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DON’T LET FERNDOWN Sarah Farmer joins Rotary IN BLOOM WILT a club for all seasons
Have you got bags of energy and enthusiasm? Would you like to share it with Ferndown in Bloom? A call has gone out from the committee for a new chairman to help take the much-loved gardening competition forward. Although it enjoyed huge success in 2016, a recent change of committee at the AGM has left the organisation three ‘bloomers’ short giving the remaining members no option but to prune the competition back and run a limited edition. Secretary Shirley Cowan said, “Sadly the majority of classes will have to be cut this year, unless a new chairman comes forward rather quickly.” If you would like to help grow Ferndown in Bloom back to its former glory, email ferndowninbloom@gmail.com
Sarah Farmer
Broadcast journalist and BBC weather presenter Sarah Farmer has joined the Rotary Club of Ferndown as an honorary member. Sarah first worked with Rotary on the Dorset and Hampshire Police Awards in 2015. She showed keen interest in supporting others through such charities as Children in Need, helping to raise millions of pounds. Living in North Bournemouth with her husband and two children, Sarah is a keen supporter
RBL National Chairman takes away piece of local history
Author Ian Dale (right) and Grant Parrott (left) present the book to Mr Terry Whittles (centre)
A copy of ‘Beyond Bravery, the story of Ferndown’s Fallen in two World Wars’ was presented to national chairman and guest of honour, Terry Whittles, at the Royal British Legion (RBL) conference in January. Written by local author
and RBL Dorset county treasurer Ian Dale, the book gives the personal and military histories of all the Ferndown servicemen who gave their lives in the two conflicts. Ferndown branch chairman Grant Parrott
of the local community. Besides her work with the BBC, she also lectures in journalism at the University of Bournemouth. She started out as an assistant programme editor with ITV but switched to the other side of the camera with the BBC where she has to vary her carefully crafted broadcasts in real time as editors either cut or extend her time according to need. Ferndown Rotary members were delighted to welcome her.
said, “It was an honour to welcome the national chairman to Dorset and we wanted him to be able to take away a piece of local history to remember his visit and the part played by the people of Dorset.”
School celebrates UNICEF’s highest award Ferndown Middle School has achieved UNICEF’s highest award for Rights Respecting Schools (RRS). The Level 2 award is granted to schools that have fully embedded children’s rights in their policies, practice and ethos. Among the outcomes met by Ferndown Middle School to attain the award is that students see themselves as rights-respecting global citizens and are advocates for social justice, fairness and children’s rights at home and abroad.
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