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Town Mayor’s Civic Thanksgiving Service Celebrated in Wimborne Minster
Wimborne Minster hosted the Town Mayor’s Annual Civic Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, 10 May 2026, led by the Town Mayor, Cllr Jeff Hart and Mayoress, Mrs Barbara Hart and organised in collaboration with Wimborne Minster. The annual service brought together civic...
Landmark HOME project confirmed for Wimborne Town of Culture 2026
Wimborne Minster Town Council is delighted to announce that HOME, a landmark project for Wimborne Town of Culture 2026, will move forward following a successful funding award from Arts Council England through an Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant....
New Sanctuary Site for Nature in Hampshire
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is pleased to announce the acquisition of Court House Meadows, a water meadow alongside the River Meon, which will be protected as a sanctuary site for wildlife. Water meadows are a threatened habitat across Hampshire and...
South West Home Cooks Invited to Enter Prestigious Competition
The hunt is on to find the best home cook in the South West. Are you, or do you know someone who’s a wizard in the kitchen and deserves to shine? Do you have a passion for cooking? Are you always being told you should do something with your culinary talents? Entries...
Andover Chamber Choir presents “Rhymes and Recollections”
Andover Chamber Choir is set to transport audiences back to the carefree days of youth with their charming and evocative upcoming concert, “Rhymes and Recollections: A Choral Collection of Childhood Songs”. This unique performance weaves together familiar nursery...
What can happen when the Town residents get involved?
Weymouth Area Development Trust, or WADT, has been quietly getting on with projects to bring benefits to Weymouth for many years, but do you know what WADT is, or what it does? Nationally, Development Trusts are run by a group of residents who want to do something for...
Inspired by his brother, Dorset man to run 100km ultra challenge for ME/CFS awareness
Eddie Smith (30) from Portland, Dorset, is set to embark on a challenging 100km ultra-marathon along the Jurassic coast. His goal is to raise awareness of ME/CFS, and to fundraise for The ME Association. The motivation behind the challenge comes from his brother,...
RAF Lymington
About 1 mile east of Lymington lies the location of an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) constructed in the summer of 1943 in preparation for D-Day. For security reasons, the USAAF referred to Lymington Station AAF-551. ALGs consisted of temporary runways constructed from...
Longstock Park Water Garden Open Day for the RNLI
Courtesy of the Waitrose/John Lewis Partnership, the wonderful water garden at Longstock Park will be open for the RNLI on Monday, 8th June 2026. The event runs from 10.00 - 4.00 at Longstock Park Water Garden, near Stockbridge SO20 6EH. The site is in the lovely...
Poole-based founder launches directory for things to do across Dorset
There's a moment most of us know well. It's Friday afternoon, the weekend is stretching out ahead of you, and you're desperately trying to figure out what to actually do with it. You've got seventeen tabs open. One for paddleboarding, one for some kind of forest...
Dorset Drafters raise £3,600 for Dorset County Hospital
Local cycling group, the Dorset Drafters, collectively cycled the distance to the moon (over 230,000 miles) in one year, in an epic ‘Moonshot’ cycling challenge which also saw them raise £3,600 for the Emergency and Critical Care Appeal. The group, which was formed in...
Former Midwife Granted Special Visit to Maternity Unit
A retired midwife living in a Weymouth care home visited a hospital’s maternity unit as part of a special wish to honour her 40-year career. Lin, who lives in Buxton House, on Radipole Lane, spoke to the care home team about her dedicated career in midwifery while...