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Poole school wins top award

Victoria Education Centre (VEC) in Poole, Dorset – run by the national charity Livability – has been awarded the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom.

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Adopters encouraged to parent older children

 Bournemouth Council’s award winning adoption service are using this year’s National Adoption Week (19 – 25 October) to focus on encouraging potential adopters to parent older children. Figures show that nearly half of the Bournemouth children who are waiting to be placed with adoptive families are aged 4 years old or older. Deputy Leader, Councillor Nicola Greene…

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Posy holders bloom at auction

A delightful pair of Victorian Posy holders attracted great interest at Lawrences Auctioneers in Crewkerne last week. They were discovered at a property in Beaminster. Made in silver by William Neal of London in 1874, they were offered in identical leather cases. “Originally made in the 18th Century to mask unpleasant smells, posy holders became…

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Horrible Haunted House

The Priest’s House Museum & Garden in Wimborne Minster is the place to be for a fantastic day of activities for all the family on Thursday 29 October, 10am to 4pm. Visitors can get creative with Halloween craft activities. There will be the opportunity to get hands on with a range of ghoulish art and…

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Wimborne’s silver gilt lining

The results are out! Wimborne Minster was awarded a silver gilt in the RHS Britain in Bloom UK Finals at the awards ceremony held in Sunderland last Friday. The hosts included RHS President, Sir Nicholas Bacon, who gave an address whilst the Master of Ceremonies was James Alexander-Sinclair, garden designer, writer and broadcaster. The Small Town…

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Assault in Bournemouth: CCTV appeal

Detectives investigating an assault in Bournemouth have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to. At 2.31am on Sunday 11 October, police were called to Saxo bar in Charminster Road following reports that a man had been assaulted in the toilets. The victim, a 46-year-old man from Bournemouth, was knocked…

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