Day: July 1, 2013

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Vive la ‘Beer’

Teaching the French to drink real English beer could be considered to be an impossible task. Not so. A recent visit to the Blandford brewery of Hall and Woodhouse proved revealing, not just for the members of the Rotary Club of the Cote du Nacre in Caen northern France but also to their hosts, the…

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Business alert – suspicious man

It has been reported to the Ferndown Central Safer Neighbourhood Team that a white male, approximately 5`8″ tall, slim build with sandy coloured short hair, clear complexion, tattoo on his left upper arm and wearing jeans and t shirt has been seen entering businesses in the Ferndown area. Whilst in the business or shop he…

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Carnival fun

Verwood Carnival took place on 29 June with a scaled down procession of walking floats only followed by arena events in the carnival field. There were plenty of stalls to visit, including one run by Pam Smith who was fund-raising for Macmillan Cancer Support in Dorset and Hampshire. Pam said, “It was a lovely sunny…

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Fete brings village together

On Saturday 29 June, Hinton Martel held its annual village fete.

The weather was ideal, with not a cloud in the sky. Jez Barfoot, a finalist in TV’s Masterchef and the proprietor of the Tickled Pig in Wimborne, was on hand to open the event and to judge the hotly-contested Victoria Sponge competition. A meal at the Tickled Pig was the prize for the winning baker.

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Dorset Wildlife Trust unveils a piece of Dorset history

A rare piece of Dorset’s history has been brought to Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Kingcombe meadows nature reserve in the form of a living van, which has been restored by Piddlehinton based hut makers, Plankbridge. Living vans were used up until the 1950s and were often towed behind steam engines by road workers who needed to…

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Broadstone Summer Jam

A picnic in the park with a huge amount of family entertainment. Traditional, all day, family event includes: Donkey Derby, Dog Show, Vintage Car Show, Live Music, Raffle, Face Painting, Cake and Food Stalls Date: 14 July 2013 Time: 11am – 5pm Venue: Broadstone Rec, Plainfied Farm, Lower Blanford Road, Broadstone Contact: Tony Fisher bfitachairman@gmail.com…

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