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Dorset
Sunday, May 19, 2024
BCP Council is urging local people to take responsibility and Think Twice if they get to the beach and find it’s too busy. With temperatures set to rise over the Bank Holiday weekend more local people are expected to visit the beach. In partnership with other public services across Dorset, the...
And it looks great!!! The Upper Gardens was originally laid out as a private garden for the Durrant family in the 1860s. However the lease was assigned over to Bournemouth Council shortly before the Lower gardens were laid out. The Upper gardens deviate from the theme of the other tow and has...
Winter is on its way, the temperatures have dropped, the daylight hours are limited and this usually means one thing; the bike has a long earned hibernation in the garage or shed until the first glimpses of spring. However it doesn’t have to be this way, with some carefully...
Residents and visitors will be able to enjoy a safe, fun and sustainable summer on the beach thanks to new communal electric BBQs being installed along Bournemouth and Poole’s seafront. The fixed electric BBQs will help to reduce the use of disposable alternatives that are often left as litter, impact...
  While the Coronavirus pandemic continues to spread and chaos reigns, can cycling help? If there is a silver lining to the COVID-19 and let’s be fair we could all do with a chink of positivity, however modest – it’s that there’s probably never been a better time to ride a...
Construction of the first sustainable travel route funded through BCP Council and Dorset Council’s multi-million pound Transforming Travel – Transforming Cities Fund programme gets underway on 18 January. The new 2.3km cycle path and walking improvements in Wimborne and Colehill will form the first part of a green travel route...
Lisa McKenzie, Humphries Kirk Secretary in the Crewkerne office, cycling 29 miles around the New Forest as part of the Wiggle Spring Sportive in April, raising funds for Cancer Research, Mind, Parkinson’s UK and Shelter

Tips for cycling in the winter

Clocks go back on Sunday 29th October. This marks the season of short days, dark, gloomy mornings and returning home from work in the dark. This, however, does not stop many bike commuters from cycling throughout the colder months. Cycling during the winter months requires extra care and attention due...
Dorset Council is proposing to withdraw its management from the Queen Elizabeth Leisure Centre (QELC), Wimborne in 2024, but has pledged to work with its owners Queen Elizabeth School (QES) to find a sustainable way of keeping their facilities available to those who need them. This will involve helping the school find alternative...
“It’s all about connections, belonging and support”– Poole local hails the power of community and encourages more people to join in A mum who brought her community together during the pandemic for celebrations and mutual support is calling on more local people to reach out and start making a difference where they live....
Returning from Bacon Hole to Lulworth Cove there are steps down to the famous Fossil Forest section. Unfortunately, no trees are still preserved there but you can see where the trees have been. The rocks exposed are the top of the Portland Limestone and the lowest part of the...