It’s certainly been a busy month for the students of Verwood CE First School. Sycamore Base’s children (year one) had great fun making sandwiches at Emmanuel Middle School for their Picnic in the Park. They all made healthy sandwiches and enjoyed sharing them with their parents during the afternoon. The sun shone just long enough…
Wimborne Minster’s congregation and choir held their annual Palm Sunday procession from the Allendale Centre to the Minster, commemorating the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. After opening prayers outside the Allendale Centre and the blessing of the palms held aloft by the congregation, they marched on the square singing ‘Lift High The Cross.’ After reading…
Following a fatal road traffic collision on the A31 in Ringwood, the hit and run driver of the Volvo XC90 involved in the accident on 24 February has been charged. Sixteen-year-old Jade died at the scene from a severe head injury. Brian Hampton a health and safety consultant from Ashford, who works on the railways…
If you’re a Star Wars fan, the Farthest From on Sunday would have been right up your street. The fact that it was up Fordingbridge High Street was a bonus for local people. The Vintage Toy Collection was on show at the Town Hall and attracted fanatics to browse and buy figures, spacecrafts and other…
Less than a second might have separated the first and second placed runners in the 5km race at the rain sodden Ferndown Rotary’s Charity run, but in age terms they were 50 years apart. Fourteen-year-old Jordan Fudge took the top slot, with 64 years young Brian Long cruising to second place – just half a…
There will be over £500 worth of prizes in this year’s Ferndown in Bloom competition sponsored and supported by the Haskins Garden Centre. mags4dorset will be sponsoring the Business, Retail, Commerical and Public House category once again, with a prize of a half page of advertising worth £350. Other main categories are Best Front Garden, Best Park…
Officers in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a burglary at a house in Wyke Regis. The incident happened sometime between 7am and 5pm on Thursday 21 March at a property in Broughton Crescent. The victim, a 55-year-old Weymouth man, returned home from work to find thieves had…
Dorset Wildlife Trust is launching a series of Sunday Strolls in West Dorset this spring. Starting in April and running through until the end of September, the walks will be based around the Kingcombe Centre and surrounding Kingcombe Meadows Reserve, a beautiful ancient landscape spanning the full width of the River Hooke valley. Victoria Vincent,…
A founding member of the Absolutely WI in Ferndown has welcomed in a very special addition to their ranks. Rebecca and Andy Barber are over the moon with the birth of Ellie May and the WI is excited to have its youngest member yet. Meetings for Absolutely WI are held at the Barrington Centre every…
Wimborne Town are hoping for the return of experienced midfielder Kevin Gill in time for the Easter Bank Holiday programme.
