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    30 July Verwood Age Concern
  • New minibus arrives!
  • 30/07/2010
  • Age Concern Verwood took delivery of their new 16-seat minibus on 28 July 2010. Read about it in the next issue of Viewpoint Magazine due out on 12 August 2010. Age Concern Verwood provides activities, refreshments and lunches on Mondays and Wednesdays at the...
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    30 July Wimborne in Bloom
  • Blooming jubilee barrels
  • 30/07/2010
  • East Boro Housing Trust has supported Wimborne in Bloom by donating flower barrels within Wimborne town centre. The sponsorship of the two flower barrels is just one of many activities/events during 2010 to mark East Boro’s Golden Jubilee, which celebrates its fifty year...
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    30 July Dorset Wildlife
  • Discover Dorset’s sea secrets
  • 30/07/2010
  • Kimmeridge Bay’s Fine Foundation Marine Centre has unveiled a new series of marine wildlife displays. Specially designed for Dorset Wildlife Trust, the displays give visitors an exciting and in depth look into the wildlife of Dorset’s seas. Dorset's Jurassic Coast geology extends beneath...
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    27 July Dorset MP
  • Read six books this summer
  • 27/07/2010
  • Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, helped to launch the 2010 Summer Reading Challenge at a special reception held in the House of Commons earlier this month. The popular and successful initiative aims to keep children reading throughout...
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    27 July Dorset Wildlife
  • Dorset's top four!
  • A competition to find the most wildlife friendly gardens in Dorset attracted over fifty entries.
  • 27/07/2010
  • Run by Dorset Wildlife Trust and The Gardens Group, the competition was judged in a range of categories, including a community and ‘large extended’ category for those with additional land such as a wood or meadow. The winning wildlife gardeners are: Mrs...
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  • Park & Ride for Bournemouth Air Festival
  • 27/07/2010
  • Bus operator Wilts & Dorset will operate the Park and Ride services during the Bournemouth Air Festival (19-22 August) for the third consecutive year. The service will operate from three sites within the town at: *King’s Park Bournemouth University Littledown * Last year...
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    26 July Olympic Sailing
  • Optimist tack to mark Olympic countdown
  • 26/07/2010
  • The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) Open Weekend took place at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) at the weekend. On Sunday, 25 July, three hundred Optimist sailors took to the water to attempt a challenge...
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    26 July Ferndown Rotary
  • Lady president in waiting
  • 26/07/2010
  • Ferndown Rotary is on its way to having a lady president, the first in its 36-year history. Ann Banks has joined the club’s top team for 2010/11 as president nominee, the first step to becoming president. Speaking of Ann’s appointment, incoming...
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    23 July Dorset Floral
  • Floraltastic
  • 23/07/2010
  • Green-fingered pupils have scooped a top floral award with the generous help of a Christchurch organics recycling company. Sylvan First School was declared winner of the school section in this year’s Poole in Bloom contest. Eco Sustainable Solutions donated a tonne of its multi-purpose compost...
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    23 July Wimborne
  • Wild about Wimborne!
  • 23/07/2010
  • You can find out about the River Allen at the Wild about Wimborne! event on the Minster Green on Saturday 24 July from 10.30am to 3.30pm.
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    23 July Dorset Moped
  • Have moped, will travel
  • 23/07/2010
  • Community First New Forest has taken delivery of a new supply of mopeds for its ‘Wheels to Work’ scheme. The latest additions bring Community First New Forest’s fleet of mopeds to thirty-six. The successful Wheels to Work scheme covers the New...
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    22 July Dorset Relay
  • Massive turnout for Relay for Life
  • 22/07/2010
  • The Ferndown Relay For Life community event raised a magnificent £45,000 for Cancer Research UK. Forty teams with over 500 team members took turns to walk around the track behind Ferndown Leisure Centre for 24 hours. The first lap was led...
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