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Arooj Aftab and African Soul Rebels
Lighthouse is delighted to announce concerts by two of the most exciting names in contemporary world music – Grammy-winning artist Arooj Aftab and a long overdue return to Poole for African Soul Rebels. “I’m really excited for the opportunity to host these incredible...
Tools for Self Reliance Spring Activities
Tools for Self-Reliance is looking forward to a busy and social spring, and we would love to see more local people getting involved with what we do. Join us on National Quilting Day on Saturday, 21st March, when we’ll be holding a special sale. It’s a great...
Swing from Paris bring Vintage Gypsy Jazz to Dorset This Spring
Dorset-based charity Artsreach is delighted to welcome the acclaimed quartet Swing from Paris to the county this March for three uplifting evenings of gypsy jazz, vintage swing, and sparkling musicianship. ★★★★ “intelligent, interesting and inventive” The Jazz Mann...
Live and Unheard: Green Isaac + Kolumbia + Karl Thomson
Live and Unheard, the long-running monthly grassroots music night at Lighthouse Poole, returns on Saturday 21 March with the first gig in more than ten years from Bournemouth band Green Isaac. The latest fruits of a musical kinship that’s well into its fifth decade,...
Mayor visits Bournemouth and Poole College
Bournemouth and Poole College welcomed the Mayor of Poole, Councillor Mark Howell, to see how specialist facilities and training are helping young people prepare for work. The visit to the college’s Poole Campus on Monday, 2 February, is part of the College’s ongoing...
‘General Medical Emergency Ward 10’ Brings Medical Mayhem to Dorset this March
This March, the award‑winning Dyad Productions teams up with Company Gavin Robertson to bring their brilliantly funny new show, General Medical Emergency Ward 10, to three Dorset communities as part of the spring programme presented by local charity Artsreach. “If you...
Two Hampshire Businesses Partner Up for Charity Fundraising Hoe Down
Two Andover-based businesses have joined forces to deliver a standout summer charity event, with all proceeds supporting Yellow Brick Road Projects, a local charity working to prevent youth homelessness and tackle poverty and isolation among young people. The Local...
St Leonards & St Ives Neighbourhood Plan: We Need Your Views
This month, the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group are seeking your views on two issues that residents have raised with us, namely buses and passenger transport and the lack of a post office. You can complete both surveys on the Parish Council website...
Creative Careers are on Course at Lighthouse as Call Outs Launched
The first steps towards a career in the creative industries could be taken at Lighthouse Poole as the busy arts centre, one of the largest in the country, invites applications from young people for two training courses. Lighthouse is recruiting two enthusiastic and...
Retired Nurse Celebrates 100th Birthday with Friends and Family
A retired nurse has celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends at her Gillingham care home. Peggy, who lives in Fern Brook Lodge care home, was joined by her extended family and friends for a big birthday party at the home on Fern Brook Lane, which...
Jurassic Coast Challenge Participants Needed to Help Fund New Ventilator
Dorset County Hospital (DCH) Charity is inviting fundraisers to walk, jog or run the Jurassic Coast Challenge event on 16/17 May to raise £30,000 to help fund a brand new ventilator for the new Emergency Department, which is currently under construction at Dorset...
New Trail Hits the Right Note
Did you know that four multi-million-selling musical artists were all schoolfriends in Wimborne? Or that a former Mayor of Wimborne was once in a punk band? Or that Wimborne was home to a classical composer who studied with Vaughan Williams? And that more than one...