Celebrating the Thank You awards
by Lorraine Gibson. The return of an annual charity award ceremony that recognises stalwarts for their help and commitment was…
Surprise party for centenarian Dot
A Ferndown care home resident was delighted by a surprise party to celebrate her 100th birthday. Dorothy ‘Dot’ Brown, a resident…
Exploring Stour & Avon… with Chris Slade (Tarrant Crawford)
Tarrant Crawford is a small parish so this walk is quite short, less than four miles, but (unless you’re…
High-flying circus team make a wish come true
A Dorset care home brought the circus directly into its garden to help make a wish come true for…
Cooking… with Martha Legg- Lunchtime Spaghetti
Lunchtime spaghetti Now that I have sort of semi-retired, we needed some lunchtime ideas, as sandwiches can get a bit…
£10,000 Trust grant for school
Talbot Village Trust, a local grant giving charity that supports worthy causes in south east Dorset, has donated £10,000…
Making the great outdoors a classroom
by Lorraine Gibson. Hillside First School’s new headteacher has pledged to put children at the heart of everything they do…
Jubilee Stage honours late Queen
by Lorraine Gibson. The whole of Beaucroft Foundation School gathered to celebrate their new outdoor performance area and enjoyed an…
Care home residents’ boost for Christmas
Residents from Colten Care homes have filled more than 100 shoeboxes with gifts for disadvantaged babies and children in…
It’s high time we had a general election
It’s becoming increasingly hard to write a political column that is current, considering we file these about a week…