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Catch up over a brew for Dementia

Bournemouth Hospital Charity is asking you to catch up over a cuppa as part of its ‘Brew Up’ for Dementia campaign which runs throughout April. The ‘Brew Up’ campaign involves supporters flicking the kettle on, getting some cakes and biscuits out and inviting friends, family, colleagues or neighbours over for an afternoon tea or a…

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Grant helps hospice move towards end of life care

Thanks to a grant from the Dorset Cancer Care Foundation, Lewis-Manning Hospice is currently equipping a new treatment room, which is an important step towards the hospice providing end of life care for patients. The hospice, having provided specialist palliative nursing day care for over 22 years, recently moved into a new facility in Poole…

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Former David Lloyd site to become housing

A Bournemouth eyesore is to be redeveloped by Juno and Bayview Developments in conjunction with Anders Roberts Cheer architects. The former David Lloyed Leisure Centre was demolished years ago after the sports facilty became run down. The site had a chequered planning history with many refusals before this new application was approved. Juno and Bayview…

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533 bags of rubbish in a week!

462 volunteers helped National Trust teams collect a staggering 533 bags of rubbish during the National Trust’s Big Beach Clean Week (15-22 March) in the South West. The 19 beach cleans kicked off a year-long Coastal Festival of events celebrating the 50th anniversary of Neptune, a campaign created to help protect our coastline from inappropriate…

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