by Lorraine Gibson.

Here’s a special date for your 2023 diary as the Wimborne Rotary announces the next in its successful series of Jazz at the Allendale concerts.

As the name suggests, the venue will again be the Allendale Community Centre in Wimborne and entertaining the audience once more will be the South Coast’s foremost 17-piece big band, Swing Unlimited Big Band.
The programme will include a broad repertoire of swing, jazz, and contemporary music, from the
golden age of swing through to the present day.
Admission is free – yes, free – with tickets available on the doors.
There will, however, be a retiring collection to raise funds in support of Youth Music Wessex and Rotary charities and it is hoped that, in this difficult year for charitable organisations, it will be generously supported.

Concert organiser, Rotarian Bob McCarthy said: “This latest charity jazz performance marks the 11th anniversary of these concerts.
“Thanks to the outstanding generosity of our audiences in the past, we have been able to raise more than £16,000 for worthy causes.”
The concert will be held on Monday, February 13, 2023, at 7.30pm, with doors opening at 7pm.