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Major Conservation and Restoration Work Begins at Poole Museum

Poole Museum is preserving its long and rich past by investing in conservation and restoration work on two of the historically significant buildings on the site – Oakley’s Mill, a Victorian grain warehouse and the Grade 1 Listed Wool Hall. This work is funded by the UK Government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme which aims to […]



Poole High Street set to benefit from £80,000 cultural programme grant

Coming soon: bringing arts and culture to our high street Poole is set to benefit from an £80,000 grant from Historic England as part of the Poole High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ). The grant will be used to create and deliver community-led cultural activities on the high street over the next three years. BCP […]



Local Call Changes for Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch

For people living in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, the 1st November 2012 could bring the start of a new way to make local calls. Ofcom needs to free up more phone numbers whilst allowing people in the 01202 area to keep their normal phone numbers. The solution they came up with was to require people […]



Twin Sails Bridge Celebrations

Thousand flocked to Poole on 9th March for two hours of celebrations to mark the completion of the new Twin Sails Bridge and to mark the 85th anniversary of the original bridge. A trumpet fanfare from The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood sounded as the triangular Twin Sails Bridge lifted, allowing a flotilla […]