Month: January 2015

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Park Rangers welcome Radcliffe

World record holder and three times London Marathon winner, Paula Radcliffe recently found out about the Christchurch & East Dorset Partnership’s Activate Coast & Countryside project whilst enjoying some time out with family and friends at Moors Valley Country Park.

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Verwood Panto ready for Wishy Washy

Verwood Pantomime Society’s 30th anniversary production ‘Aladdin’ by Bradford and Webster is almost ready to roll. The first show is on Saturday 24 January at 2pm and 6.30pm followed by 7.30pm shows on Wed 28th, Thurs 29th and Friday 30th. There are two final shows on Saturday 31st at 2pm and 6.30pm. Tickets are still…

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Laurence Jones gives charity the Blues

British Blues Award 2014 winner, Laurence Jones is appearing for charity. The event will be taking place on Thursday 5 February at Mr Kyps in Poole from 8pm. It will be raising money for Langside School, an independent, non-maintained, special day school for disabled children aged two to 19, run by the Dorset charity Diverse…

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What Price Vanity?

Lawrences in Crewkerne kicked off a busy week of auctions on 13 January with nearly 800 lots of silver and vertu. The sale was viewed by dealers and private buyers and keen international interest from the internet and telephone bidders ensured that most lots found buyers. The day’s top prices were paid for items that…

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With their handmade teddy bears and paper flowers are resident Irene Brown (left), Activity Organiser Sandra Boulton and resident Betty Elvy at Colten Care's Avon Reach care home in Mudeford, pictured with stroke campaigner Claire Whitehouse

£25,000 for good causes

A family-owned care provider with 11 homes for elderly people in Dorset raised nearly £25,000 for good causes in 2014.
The figure means Colten Care residents, families and team members have together benefited charities by more than £110,000 in the past five years.

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