A pioneering mental health surf project for young people, the Wave Project, is in line for a national award and is calling upon local residents to help them achieve this prestigious recognition. Originally starting in Cornwall, the Wave Project came to Dorset in 2013 with support from Dorset HealthCare, which funded a successful pilot scheme.…
Cream teas held for Animal Care in Egypt (ACE) raised £400 over two days. Ceilia Marker who organised the event at her home in St Ives near Ringwood said, “The Saturday was particularly fine and people enjoyed sitting in the garden and chatting and having a go at the tombola. It was a nice social…
Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce (BCTC) is encouraging the town’s businesses to let their imagination take flight by taking part in a competition to decorate their windows and shop fronts for Bournemouth Air Festival. The festival, which takes place from 20 – 23 August, is one of the region’s biggest events attracting more than…
Oakmeadians RFC, in Meyrick Park, Bournemouth celebrated the arrival of Rugby’s greatest prize, the Webb Ellis Cup, on Sunday 12 July as part of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. The trophy, which is in the South West region for 10 days as part of the Trophy Tour, visited Meyrick Park to take part in…
A decision granting permission to Yorkshire Evergreen to farm thousands of beagle dogs and other animals for experiments has been condemned by the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS). Today’s announcement by Secretary of State Greg Clark overturns the decision of East Riding of Yorkshire Council and contradicts a ruling by the previous Secretary of State who…
Callum Watson received a Christmas gift worth waiting for when he was presented with his first tricycle at Castle Gardens in Sherborne. Callum, 18, was diagnosed with Fragile X Syndrome at an early age, a genetic condition causing learning disabilities, and asked Father Christmas for the bike when he met him at Castle Gardens last December.
As part of National Care Home Day on Saturday Amberwood House Care Home in Ferndown hosted a commemoration of the ‘Battle of Waterloo,’ the proceeds of which will be donated to local charity, the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation. A great afternoon was had by all with superb entertainment, tea and cakes and even a ‘Welly Throwing Competition.’
The Beach Bus will return to the New Forest a week earlier this summer – renumbered ‘Route 99’ to highlight its free ice cream offer. Passengers can claim their ice cream at Lepe beach on the summer service from Hythe to Lymington, which will now run every day from 19 July to 31 August. Last…
A total of 120 years of volunteering at Green Cottage RDA Group was celebrated on 9 July by the presentation of certificates of long service.
Jane Dowding was also honoured with an ‘Overand Above’ award from the SW Region of RDA for her outstanding work as a Riding for the Disabled volunteer.
A young woman who suddenly lost her ‘incredible best friend’ to meningitis braved a broken toe to raise over £1,000 running her first ever race.
