Month: March 2016

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Ferndown Middle School beats the drum

Funding to purchase a set of 30 TOCA Djembe drums has been received by Ferndown Middle School. The new drums have already been put to good use with several year groups energising and creating beautiful music and sounds. The school wishes to thank John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation, Ferndown Town Council and Mike Downton for…

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Celebrating Commonwealth Day on Ferrett Green

Prior to the raising of the Commonwealth Flag in Verwood on 14 March, the town mayor, Cllr Mrs Sandra Grove read a letter from Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary General explaining to those attending that the theme is ‘An Inclusive Commonwealth’. She then read out the Commonwealth Affirmation. All five schools in the parish were at the ceremony: Emmanuel…

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Work underway to replenish Bournemouth Beach

Bournemouth’s famous golden sands will be replenished over the coming months to replace sand gradually washed away over the years due to coastal erosion. A total of 320,000 cubic metres of new beach material will be pumped onto the beach using specialist equipment with work starting between Bournemouth and Boscombe Piers and then continuing East…

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