Month: December 2014

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Christmas kids’ evening fundraises for hospice

The annual Haskins Garden Centre’s Christmas Kids’ Evening at Ferndown raised over £455.88 for the Alzheimer’s Society. Over 110 children visited Santa in his grotto and enjoyed activities including face painting, storytelling, competitions a charity raffle whilst tasty food and drink tasting demos were held. Special seasonal meals were also served by the restaurant.

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Airways Aviation supports John Thornton charity

Bournemouth airport based pilot training centre Airways Aviation has announced its first charity of the year. The choice is the successful John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF), founded by parents Peter and Linda Thornton, in memory of their son Lt John ‘JT’ Thornton RM, from Ferndown, who was killed in southern Afghanistan on 30 March 2008.

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Major repairs completed at shopping centre car park

Major works to repair the Shopping Centre roof-top car park, located near Poole railway station, have now been completed. Repairs have been carried out to the car park in Serpentine Lane to provide a permanent solution to a long standing problem of rainwater leaking into the shops below. The leaks were mainly caused by the deterioration…

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New beach huts for Poole

Poole’s beaches will soon benefit from a range of brand new beach huts to help reduce the waiting list and extend the range of huts available. The huts, which will cost £1.35m to build, will be at three locations: Branksome Chine (East), Branksome Chine (West) and Flaghead Chine. In total 88 new beach huts will…

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Sunshine Midwifery Team shines at awards

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals’ Sunshine Midwifery Team has been highly commended for providing excellent care for parents and babies in their first 1,000 days. The Sunshine midwives are employed by the hospital Trust and have a base at the Providence Surgery in Boscombe. They provide care to vulnerable women, including victims of domestic…

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Bournemouth schools celebrate safer subway

Nearly 100 pupils from two Bournemouth schools got together to celebrate Christmas in a subway this year. Lowther Road subway, which passes under Wessex Way to connect Lowther Road with Lowther Gardens, was host to Malmesbury Park Primary School (MPPS) and Bethany School’s annual Christmas carol service, where students celebrated the work that has gone…

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