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Zulu ballet comes to Poole

Celebrating 20 years of democracy in South Africa, Inala presents choral legends Ladysmith Black Mambazo in a unique artistic collaboration with multi award-winning choreographer Mark Baldwin at Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts on Thursday, 2 October. Created by a team that includes the talents of current and former members of the Royal Ballet and…

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Knit and natter

Knit and Natter sessions organised by Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors for Preemies UK have become so popular that more groups are joining in. The funeral directors are the local co-ordinators for the not-for-profit organisation that aims to keep neonatal intensive care units across the country supplied with ‘tiny togs for tiny tots’. Knitters at…

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Vote for Autism Wessex

Autism Wessex is asking for the community to vote for the charity in the Lloyds Bank Community Fund award. Autism Wessex has been selected as one of the causes to benefit from the Community Fund after being nominated earlier this year. There are 4 local causes in each area and each will be awarded funding.…

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1,500 have fun at East Dorset Community Art Weeks

1,500 young people and their parents took part in 15 fun-filled community art, craft and sport days in four different locations in East Dorset over the school summer holidays.
The events were targeted at local communities at Leigh Park Community Centre and Allendale Community Centre in Wimborne, Heatherlands Community Centre in Ferndown and Three Legged Cross First School.

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Sturts Farm fete accompli

A fete on 6 September at Sturts Farm rounded off summer in West Moors in style.
Held to raise funds for educational equipment for Sturts Farm Community Trust, families flocked to the farm to enjoy tractor rides, craft and market stalls, an organic meat barbecue and delicious home made cream teas.

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CashUnity winner lives in Verwood

The latest CashUnity draw was carried out by James Edgar, the President of Ferndown Chamber of Commerce and director of Ferndown Photographs on 8 September. He drew Mr T Richards from Verwood from over 600 entries. The lucky winner of the August draw had entered through Xerocad in Ferndown and will be presented with his £1,000 prize later this week.

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Lease lays tracks for trains from Swanage to Wareham

An historic lease for railway land means an important trial passenger train service linking Swanage and Corfe Castle with the main line at Wareham can run for the first time in more than 40 years.
Dorset County Council has acquired three miles of trackbed from fellow Purbeck Community Rail Partnership member Network Rail, the line running from a quarter of a mile south of Worgret Junction to Motala, half a mile east of Furzebrook, which is the start of the existing Swanage Railway.

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Bournemouth’s World-Class Pier Approach Coming Soon

Work to transform the eastern side of Bournemouth’s Pier Approach begins today as part of Bournemouth Council’s 20-year vision to develop a world-class seafront. Pier Approach will be one of the first sites to benefit from Bournemouth Council’s Seafront Strategy after planning consent was granted in July this year. The new look Pier Approach will…

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