Month: May 2014

There’s no better way to say it than with flowers, which is exactly why Colehill Floral Arrangement Club members used beautiful little bunches to spread some love around the area on Friday 2 May, National Flower Arranging Day. It was part of NAFAS (The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies) Emerald Anniversary celebrations with the…

Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole is calling on parents across her constituency to check for warning signs of possible heart problems in babies and follow life-saving guidance from the UK’s leading children’s heart charity.
Annette is supporting ‘Think HEART’, a campaign by the Children’s Heart Federation to increase the early diagnosis of children’s heart conditions.

An octogenarian stroke patient has presented Royal Bournemouth Hospital staff with a painting of the Dorset coast in gratitude for the treatment and support she received while in their care.
Southbourne resident Mary Smallman, 88, suffered a mini stroke two months ago and temporarily lost her speech. She was treated in the hospital’s Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) clinic, which specialises in picking up the warning signs for strokes and looks at active ways to prevent them happening in the future.

Abacus the Ferndown based vehicle hire specialists have increased their support for the 7th annual Bournemouth 7s Sports Festival and presented the keys to a Ford van sporting a special livery to Craig Mathie, Senior Project Manager at Diamond Sporting Group, the festival organisers. The sponsorship deal will also include discounted rates for other vehicles required including trucks and motorhomes.

Caring Swanage Railway volunteers organising their annual three-day Diesel Gala and Beer Festival (9-11 May) are helping to raise £200,000 towards a new lifeboat house – thanks to a special train from Salisbury, Southampton, Bournemouth and Poole to Corfe Castle and Swanage.

As part of the programme of events for Dorset Art Weeks, Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) has teamed-up with Dorset based outdoors activity company Jurassic Electric to invite visitors to the Kingcombe Centre and nature reserve to enjoy the local landscape and wildlife in west Dorset by electric bike.