Corfe Castle at sunrise
Dorset Safeguarding Children Week will take place between 18 and 22 November. It aims to raise awareness about the safety of children and the fact that safeguarding is everyone’s business. Dick Stowe, Chairman of the Dorset Safeguarding Children Board, said: “Safeguarding is everyone’s business: while local authorities, the police and health services have a professional […]
A new festival is set to take place in Bournemouth in 2014. The Wheels Festival will take place on 24th-26th May and will be Britain’s biggest FREE wheels themed family festival, packed with high energy events taking place on the seafront and across the town including: A stunning Pier Jump on a motorbike – a […]
The weekend of 21 September sees the inaugural art exhibition at a converted chapel in Sturminster Newton, with a show by three talented Dorset artists. The Workhouse Chapel was opened last year as a studio and art space, following renovation. The three artists – Billie Willcocks, Colin Gosden and Mike Jackson – chose this as […]
On 31st August 2013 the world record for the greatest number of steam rollers in a formation over a set course was broken at the Great Dorset Steam Fair showground, exactly 10 years later than the previous record! 102 steam rollers took part in the world record attempt as part of the GDSF 2013 Roller […]
Enchanting audiences around the world from the Guggenheim in Spain to the Sydney Opera House in Australia, the awe-inspiring Amococo Luminarium, will be a sensational centrepiece on Bournemouth’s seafront from 5th – 8th September. Making its second only UK appearances this year, this exciting world-renowned visual art installation offers a fun and captivating sensory experience […]
The official 2013 Bournemouth Air Festival souvenir brochure is on sale now, and 10 copies have fantastic Willy Wonka-inspired Golden Tickets hidden inside, revealing some great Air Festival-related prizes. The lucky recipient of a Golden Ticket could find themselves being taken on a VIP tour of one of the Royal Navy ships attending the event, […]
