Category: Dorset

Bournemouth Air Festival has started with many of the aircraft including The Red Arrows being based at Bournemouth Airport.
It carries on until Sunday 31August with flying and fireworks taking place at night.

A rare dragonfly is now thought to have bred successfully at Moors Valley Country Park near Ringwood.
First recorded in Britain in 1996, the Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope) is one of several species of dragonfly to have come over from Europe in the last 20 years to set up home in Britain. Two confirmed sightings have been recorded at the park in the last month.

A Green Flag has been raised at Christchurch Quay for the third year running.
The Mayor of Christchurch, Cllr Denise Jones, raised the flag at the splash park on the Quomps saying: “Congratulations to everyone involved in achieving this honour for the third year in succession.

Christchurch Life Saving Club, whose members volunteer as lifeguards at many of Dorset’s popular beaches, has been able to purchase £1,000 worth of essential lifesaving equipment thanks to a donation from Saxon Square Shopping Centre in Christchurch.

Officers caught hundreds of motorists flouting the law during a targeted ‘no excuse’ operation in Dorset. Enforcement officers staged the operation during the evening of Tuesday 26 August 2014 on the main routes around Poole, including the A35, A31, A348, A350 and A352. The aim of the ‘no excuse’ day of action was to target…

Lewis-Manning Hospice, based in Lilliput, Poole, will be opening up its garden to the public for a Vintage Garden Party, including an arts and crafts fair on Saturday 6 September. Running in the afternoon from 1-4pm, attendees will be able to celebrate the summer in a typically English fashion with a cup of tea and…

Residents, councillors and officers from Christchurch Council and Dorset Police gathered to pick up litter and clean graffiti in Purewell as part of the Care for Christchurch campaign.

West Moors Parish Council has awarded a grant of £500 to the memorial hall to help with the maintenance of the car park.

Despite an appalling weather forecast, the Rustic Fayre at Potterne Park in Verwood went ahead as planned on August Bank Holiday Monday.