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Celebrating Art and Heritage at Weymouth Station
Weymouth Station has long served as a key gateway for both residents and visitors to the town. Now, in addition to its important role in transport, it stands as a vibrant showcase of local creativity and community spirit. As we mark 200 years since the invention of...
Brockenhurst Bowling Club Charity Donation
During the 2025 bowling season, Brockenhurst Bowling Club has held several fundraising events in aid of The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, the charity nominated by this year’s President, Pete Drodge. Although a relatively small local lawn bowling club, its...
BSO Strings Ensemble present Musical Families
Dorset’s rural arts charity Artsreach is thrilled to partner with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra once more this winter, presenting a programme especially for families at The Exchange in Sturminster Newton in the first of three concerts this season. In Musical...
Former Royal Marine reignites motorbike passion with Weymouth care home team’s support
A former Royal Marine enjoyed a thrilling day watching motorbike racing on the beach with the support of his care home team. Michael, who lives at Buxton House care home, was delighted to be at the heart of the action during the Weymouth Beach Motocross 2025,...
Councillor’s Column – October 2025
It’s a big month for Test Valley, as from the 13th of October, we’re launching our new weekly food waste collection service across the borough. Every household will receive a kitchen and kerbside caddy to collect their food waste. And we’ll be collecting this weekly...
Diverse Abilities Unveils Line-Up of Christmas Events
Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, is bringing the holiday spirit to life with a joyful series of Christmas-themed events. From hands-on workshops to festive concerts, the charity invites supporters of all ages to join in the festivities while raising...
What happens to the IT kit you donate?
The Minster Environment Group (MEG) in Wimborne (one of Planet Wimborne’s community groups) has been working with BlackmoreIT and DonateIT for over ten years, collecting many tons of unwanted IT devices: its last collection in April 2025 received a total of 134 items...
Brockenhurst are NFWBA Champions 2025!
Brockenhurst Ladies are celebrating finishing top of the New Forest Women’s Bowling “A” league after playing a nail-biting final game away at Fordingbridge and earning just enough points to roll them up into first place. They had had a great start to the season but...
Help shape the future of travel across BCP
BCP Council wants to hear residents’ ideas about how we can create a travel and transport network for the future that is suitable for all. We are working with partners, Dorset Council, to co-create an updated joint Local Transport Plan to set out a vision for...
Dorchester Literary Festival 2025
Books open doors to worlds that may be new or familiar, offering enlightenment, escape, adventure and much more besides. This year’s Dorchester Literary Festival has invited some incredible speakers, and whether you’re interested in fiction, crime, science, history,...
Endurance challenge in Poole Harbour for Disability Charity
This September, Jon Gilbert is taking on the spectacular endurance challenge of kayaking for 12 hours in one day to raise money for Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s Disability Charity. The challenge, taking place in Poole Harbour and starting in Lake Pier will see Jon...
Home-Start Wessex Opens New Forest School Group in Weymouth
Families charity Home-Start Wessex has opened its first-ever Forest School group, as it continues to expand its service in Weymouth. The referral-only group will take place at the Tumbledown Farm Community Grow Space and start in September. The 10-week course offers a...