Year: 2014

Families flocked to Ferndown to enjoy a day of entertainment prior to the Christmas lights switch on organized by the Chamber of Commerce with the help of Ferndown Town Council.

100 years on from the very first Christmas in the trenches of the Great War, military voices are once again raised in harmony for a moving song of tribute to bravery and sacrifice. The song, simply titled ‘1914 – The Carol of Christmas’ celebrates the power of Christmas to bring peace in the midst of…

Father Christmas is on his way to switch on the Ferndown Christmas tree lights tomorrow (29 November). There will be amusements throughout the day as well as hot chestnuts, doughnuts, burgers and children’s rides. At 12 o’clock Evelyn Walsh will inspire you with soul and R&B from the 60s. Jenny Oag takes centre stage at…

This year’s Christchurch Christmas Festival takes place tomorrow evening (29 November). The parade, which includes Father Christmas and his reindeer will leave Reid Street at 4pm arriving in the town centre at 4.30pm. Santa will take his reindeer to the Priory Church and accept children’s Christmas wish letters before setting off to help switch on…

Competition winners from Wimborne’s first schools will be turning on the town’s Christmas lights along with the Mayor and the Chairman of Wimborne Minster and District Chamber of Trade on Saturday 29 November at 4.45pm. There will be entertainment on stage in The Square from 11am provided by local musicians, choirs and dancers. Carols will…

Dorset County Council’s trading standards service is warning residents about the safe use of electrical chargers following a dangerous incident at a house in Weymouth.
A consumer had bought the charger for his mobile phone last summer at Bowleaze market. Last week he put his phone on charge and after one minute smoke came out of the charger, and then flames as it exploded, firing the back of the plug across the room and leaving scorch marks on the wall socket.

Verwood Concert Brass earned themselves a fantastic result at the 68th Annual Championships of the South West Brass Band Association held on Saturday 1 November. Not only did they win the special award for the highest placed First Section Band but also won the contest out right. The band travelled the 100 miles down to…