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Fantastic Fun for Families across Dorset this Half Term
From mysterious creatures to Book Witches, Viking Gods and adventures in the woods with live music, magical puppetry and more, there’s plenty to keep children of all ages and their families entertained this February half term as three fantastic shows tour across...
The Art of Keeping Well
A new community exhibition, The Art of Keeping Well, brings together artworks that explore experiences of caregiving, memory loss, and ageing well. Developed through a collaboration between artists, community participants, local charities, and Bournemouth University,...
RNLI: Stories of Courage 1939-45
A new free exhibition focusing on the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) Second World War story is launching at Lighthouse Poole on Thursday, 15 January. RNLI Stories of Courage 1939-45 will run for six weeks until Saturday 28 February. Through rarely viewed...
Stars Appeal Christmas Raffle raises over £20,000
The Stars Appeal’s Christmas Raffle raised over £20,000 to support projects helping patients, their families, and staff at Salisbury Hospital. For winner Terry Smith, from Dinton, who scooped the top prize of £2,500, it was a brilliant start to the new year. He...
Un/Common People: Folk Culture in Wessex opens at The Salisbury Museum
A new major exhibition, Un/Common People: Folk Culture in Wessex, opens at The Salisbury Museum on Saturday, 7th February 2026. Celebrating the rich folk art, traditions, and seasonal customs of Wessex, the exhibition explores how folk culture has been shaped by...
Record‑breaking year for seagrass in the Solent
Rare underwater meadows are returning to the Solent following a record-breaking year of seagrass restoration by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. During 2025, the Trust planted more than 58,000 seagrass seeds along the Hampshire and Isle of Wight coastline....
The Greatest of these is Love
Every milestone in a relationship deserves to be celebrated. Abbey United Reformed Church in Romsey – the church by the arch – is inviting couples to attend a special service to remember the promises made to each other and the life built together. This will be held at...
Article from Vikki Slade MP
They say a week is a long time in politics, but the first week back in Westminster felt longer than most. On the very first day, Parliament debated urgent questions and ministerial statements on international issues so late into the evening that scheduled business had...
Join the Adventure at 1st St. Leonards & St. Ives Scout Group
We’re looking for adult volunteers to help shape the future of local young people. Our Scout Group is growing, and we’re excited to welcome new adults who want to make a real difference. Whether you’re great with kids, brilliant at organising, or simply keen to give...
Winter on the Riverbank
Even in the heart of winter, rivers, streams, and ponds are teeming with life – including one of our most endearing and much-loved mammals, the water vole. Known affectionately to generations as “Ratty” from The Wind in the Willows, water voles are Britain’s largest...
Later Life Letter
Award-winning Poet and Stand-up to tour Dorset Meander through a warm and honest evening of poems and stand-up as acclaimed poet Luke Wright returns to Dorset to share his adoption story – of the life he leads, and the one he might have done... The regular tour...
Opening Your Home to Support Young People Locally
Across Brockenhurst, Sway, Beaulieu, and Boldre, community life is built on people knowing one another and sharing responsibility for the place they live. At the same time, there are young people in and around the New Forest who are reaching key transition points and...