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King’s Park Alternative Sports Club requires new recruits!Join their fun sports sessions and help with projects to raise money for local organisations. The King’s Park Alternative Sports Club is a free sports and games club for over 18’s situated in Boscombe, Bournemouth who meet every Sunday from 1pm to...
Dorset Wildlife Trust has welcomed eight new aspiring young conservationists on a year-long training programme, aiming to strengthen the conservation work force and improve job prospects. The Skills for the Future programme is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and helps individuals across the country gain the practical skills...

Wildlife Watching Cruises

Dorset Wildlife Trust has released details of its wildlife watching cruises for 2013. The cruises offer the opportunity to discover and learn about Dorset’s magnificent marine and coastal wildlife and environment (without getting wet!) and take place on Friday10th May and Saturday 8th June. The events were conceived to celebrate...
The Schemers play the Cellar Bar in Boscombe on Thursday, 11 April 2013.  Music starts about 9.30 p.m.  Free entry.  Hear a sample here https://www.facebook.com/TheSchemersUK/app_178091127385
World-renowned film maker Hugh Miles gives a glimpse into his life behind the lens with a talk and film event to raise funds for Dorset Wildlife Trust’s River Allen Project this spring.  The cinematographer and wildlife enthusiast brings his multiple award-winning  Puma – Lion of the Andes as well...
Furniture buyers can help Dorset’s woodlands this month thanks to a new initiative in Dorchester. Woods Furniture is donating £10 to Dorset Wildlife Trust for every purchase worth over £250 throughout April. Visitors to the showroom will also receive a cherry tree to plant at home, both adorning their garden and...
Don't take our word for it. We spoke to the experts, to find out why The Grand National is a uniquely cruel event we should all be ashamed to support. David Lloyd reports. We were courted by Channel 4 the other week. They were in town to film their TV...
Energy Secretary Ed Davey has given planning consent to EDF to build a new nuclear facility at Hinkley PointC in Somerset.  No new facility to deal with the toxic waste has yet been agreed.  In 2006 he warned that a new generation of nuclear power stations would cost taxpayers and...

Wildlife events: May 2013

WED 1    BOURNEMOUTH NATURALLY DROP IN 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm.    Bournemouth Natural Science Society , 39 Christchurch Road, BH1 3NS, Bournemouth.  A chance to come along & find out more about the Bournemouth Naturally project, get help with species ID or hear about any upcoming events.  Please see...
The Swanage School, an entirely new 11-16 free school founded by the local community, has announced the appointment of its first team of teachers. The school opens in September 2013 in facilities provided by Harrow House, Swanage’s world-class language school, before moving into brand new specialist facilities currently being...