Friday, 27 March 2015
CRIME PREVENTION EVENT
On Saturday 28th March 2015 between 10am and 2pm at The Hall On The Hill, Marlow Drive, Christchurch.
Dorset Police, Christchurch Borough Council and Homewatch will be hosting a crime prevention awareness day.
The purpose of the day is to offer crime prevention and security advice, learn more about Homewatch, we will also be selling smartwater, which is a forensic property a forensic property marking kit, which will be available at the reduced cost of £10.00.
There will also be a number of other organisations on hand to give practical advice.
Please come along and support this event and hopefully pick up some useful advice
Dorset Police, Christchurch Borough Council and Homewatch will be hosting a crime prevention awareness day.
The purpose of the day is to offer crime prevention and security advice, learn more about Homewatch, we will also be selling smartwater, which is a forensic property a forensic property marking kit, which will be available at the reduced cost of £10.00.
There will also be a number of other organisations on hand to give practical advice.
Please come along and support this event and hopefully pick up some useful advice
SCAMS SCAMS SCAMS - BEWARE,!!
Warning about cut-price council tax phone scam
Residents in Christchurch are being warned about telephone scammers offering to reduce council tax for a fee of £55. The callers are claiming to be from a Dorset Council, but the authorities said their staff would only ask for bank account details over the phone to make or arrange payment of council tax.
Highcliffe Castle Wedding Fair
Wedding fair date
A spring Wedding Fair is being held at Highcliffe Castle from 10.30am to 4pm on Sunday.
Highcliffe Castle Tours - Mr SELFRIDGE
Mr Selfridge is just the man for the job
Enjoy a tour of fascinating discovery, history and local heritage in Dorset. Highcliffe Castle has many stories to tell and visitors can now marvel at its sights and take in the history, courtesy of the Real Mr Selfridge Experience tour taking place every Wednesday and Thursday.
HEALTH WATCH DORSET
Healthwatch Dorset
The latest newsletter from Healthwatch Dorset is now available online highlighting, amongst other things, the work they do and the nature of recent comments on health and social care services that they have received.
Please go to http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=8c817cb4724009913844df91a&id=6de201336e&e=56587526a8 to see it.
Council Offices Closed over Easter
Friday 3 April Bank Holiday- Good Friday
Monday 6 April Bank Holiday – Easter Monday
Easter Activities
Easter holiday activities in Christchurch and East Dorset
Kids at a loose end over the Easter holidays in Christchurch and East Dorset have plenty of choice of activities to keep them busy.
Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre in Christchurch has activities for children aged 5 to 13 running from 9am to 4pm during the holidays as follows:
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Monday 30 March – Mini Olympics fun day
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Tuesday 31 March and 7 April & Friday 10 April – Multi Sports fun days
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Wednesday 1 and 8 April & Thursday 2 and 9 April – Bounce, Bend & Boogie fun day
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31 March to 2 April and 7 to 9 April – Soccer Academy
Cost is £17.50 per day.
There are lots of other activities during the holidays, including trampolining, roller discos, archery and swim and fitness sessions.
Details at www.dorsetforyou.com/2-rivers-meet or call 01202 477987.
QE Leisure Centre in Wimborne is running a Fun First Club for children over eight from 31 March to 2 April and from 7 to 9 April. This offers a daily programme of sporting activities as well as creative arts and crafts. Activities run from 8.30am to 5.30pm and cost £17.50 a day or £46.50 for any three days.
QE is also running the Arsenal Soccer School from 7 to 9 April from 10am to 3pm for young soccer stars aged five to 12 and a Mini Gunners Course for four to six-year-olds.
In addition QE Leisure Centre is offering a number of other sporting courses, including swimming, trampolining, indoor climbing and gym sessions as well as dance workshops. Full details at www.qe-leisure-centre.co.uk or call 01202 888208.
Children can find a whole host of activities at Verwood Hub – everything from arts and crafts activities to Nerf Wars, bouncy inflatables, Easter disco and children’s cinema.
Emmanuel Sports Hall has a Fun Gym & Trampoline session and a multi-sports day. More details of activities at Verwood Hub and Emmanuel Sports Hall can be found at lifestyleverwood.com or call 01202 828740.
For kids who like the rugged outdoors Moors Valley Country Park has a number of activities including Little Egg-splorers sessions for accompanied children up to seven years of age on Tuesday 31 March, 7 and 14 April and a Woodland Quest for children over eight on Wednesday 1 April. Full details of these and other activities at www.moors-valley.co.uk or call 01425 470721.
Families can enjoy a day out at Highcliffe Castle on an Easter trail running every day from Friday 3 to Monday 6 April from 11am to 4pm. People can drop in any time to find the Easter chicks hidden in the grounds and could win a chocolate prize. £1 per trail.
Highcliffe Castle Consultation
HOP OVER TO HIGHCLIFFE CASTLE THIS EASTER and HAVE YOUR SAY
Public consultation continues at Highcliffe Castle over the Easter holidays, as Castle staff seek the community’s opinion on proposals for further restoration, public use and grounds improvement. The Castle has been granted £2.9m from the Heritage Lottery Fund, with a prerequisite that all plans are sustainable and meet with the approval of the general public, taking into account their needs and aspirations.
The restoration project is entitled ‘The Phoenix Flies’, a reference to the fires which started the Castle's decline in the 1960s before repairs started to lift the Castle from the ashes in the mid 1980s.
Said David Hopkins, Highcliffe Castle Manager: “This will be a further stage of consultation aimed at not only the local Castle users but also our visitors from further afield. Easter is recognised as the beginning of the tourist year and is a time when we start to get increased numbers of visitors from not only all over the UK but also from around the world. The process is very simple and is part of the visitor experience. The proposals, including those for the grounds, will be on display and visitors are invited to comment on post-it notes.”
The consultation runs between Saturday 28th March and Monday 6th April. Although the public are invited to comment at any time, during this Easter period volunteers and staff will be available to explain proposals in more detail to those taking part and to answer specific questions.
The Castle will also be trialling family craft activities, intended to be incorporated into future programmes.
Explained David, “As part of the Phoenix Flies Project, we intend to restore and display our spectacular Medieval stained glass collection, within a dedicated training studio. To give our visitors a taste of this beautiful craft, we invite families to join us from Tuesday 7th to Thursday 9thApril, 11am-4pm, to have a go at painting their own glass designs.”
Details of the proposals for the future restoration and development of visitor attractions and displays can be found on the Castle’s website www.highcliffecastle.co.uk END
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
Kelly Mitchell, Activity & Learning Officer, 01425 278807
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