Donate your old IT equipment Simon Barfoot from Donate IT will be in Wimborne Minster church from 2-3pm on 20 March for a collection of PCs, laptops, tablets and mobile phones. DonateIT securely wipe the kit collected and the Minster receives 50 per cent of any profit made from the sale of items. Since the collections started just under £40 has been raised. Some of the monies from the first collection went to the Hilfield Friary, the remainder has gone to the Minster Church.
Flying Scotsman visits Purbeck
The daughter of the man who saved Flying Scotsman from the scrapyard is to wave off the 17-year-old Penny wit h her world’s most famous locomotive father on Flying Sco tsman. Picture courtesy of Pen at the start of its visit to the Isle of ny Vaudoyer Purbeck. Penny Vaudoyer will be flying in from her home in Portugal to perform the honour on Swanage station at 10.05am on 22 March. It was her enterprising and charismatic father, the late Alan Pegler, who purchased Flying Scotsman from British Railways for the scrap value of £3,000 in 1963. Flying Scotsman will be running on the Swanage Railway between 22 and 26 March. It will operate five services a day each way between between Swanage and Norden non-stop. Tickets are for a round-trip only and Flying Scotsman can only be boarded at Swanage station. A steam hauled ‘feeder service’ will operate between Norden and Swanage calling at Corfe Castle and Harmans Cross. This service can be used by those booked to travel on Flying Scotsman as well as those wishing to see Flying Scotsman in action - but not travel on it. From 27 March until 10 April the iconic locomotive and the Devon Belle Pullman observation carriage Car 14 will be on static display at Corfe Castle station with ticket-only access to board. For tickets visit swanagerailway.co.uk.
Could you be a councillor?
Have you ever thought about standing as a local councillor? Dorset goes to the polls on 2 May to elect the 82 members of the new Dorset Council, so now’s your chance to get involved. Playing a key role in local democracy, councillors are the voice of their communities and help shape future services for the benefit of local people. Visit dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/become-a-local-councillor to find out more. There is also practical information on the time commitment, allowances and support provided. The nomination period to stand in the 2 May Dorset Council election opens on 18 March and the deadline to put your name forward is 3 April.
Man jailed for stalking former Miss Dorset
Jonathan Jay Deal, 39, from Bournemouth, was sentenced at Poole Magistrates’ Court on 18 February after pleading guilty to stalking Samantha Bumford between 31 August and 10 September 2018. He was sentenced to a six-month jail term. Deal was also issued with an indefinite restraining order and must not contact Samantha Bumford directly or indirectly or like, comment or share anything on social media in relation to her. He is also banned from contacting a witness in the case directly or indirectly. Samantha was 4Dorset’s cover girl in December 2018.
If you attended Melverley School in Wimborne, you have the chance to meet up with old friends. A reunion, which may be the last, is being held on Saturday 27 April. For details contact 01202 825774 or 01202 872423. Please respond by 12 April. Pictured are former pupils at a previous reunion.
End of the road for council
Tuesday 19 February was a momentous day for Poole. After more than 770 years, its right to self-govern, first granted by the Longspee Charter of 1248 came to an end with the last ever meeting of Poole Council. Poole will join forces with Bournemouth and Christchurch on 1 April to become the BCP Council.
Businesses urged to take part in Discover Wimborne
Discover Wimborne makes its return for a third year in April, giving local businesses an opportunity to showcase their services in a programme of exciting events and activities. Coordinated by Wimborne BID, the event will see a month’s worth of entertainment and offers for visitors and residents. A range of businesses have already signed up, offering a mixture of events, competitions, special offers and fairs. Handmade Wimborne, who exhibited the previous year, will be holding a craft fair in the Allendale Centre, showcasing a variety of contemporary local crafters and artisans. Mandy Payne, interim manager of Wimborne BID, said, “I’m so pleased to see the return of Discover Wimborne for its third year. The businesses of Wimborne have the opportunity to really show-off what makes them unique. Last year’s turnout was incredible, with thousands of people visiting the town to see what the excitement was all about. Many of the business who participated the previous year are returning for a second time after the success of Discover Wimborne 2018. There are still spaces left for businesses who want to join in this occasion.” Any businesses who want to be part of Discover Wimborne should email Wimborne BID at office@wimborne.info. For more information on the event, visit www.wimborne.info
East Dorset District Council planning appeals DISMISSED: 1.
Dog kennels and cattery with associated office at Misty Meadow, 147, Ringwood Road, Longham.
2.
A new holiday let at 81 Church Road, Three Legged Cross.
3.
Severing a plot to erect a threebedroom property at 23 Chine Walk, West Parley.
4.
The demolition of buildings at 133-135 Christchurch Road, West Parley and the construction of nine homes.
5.
The provision of a new building to provide hay, tractor and an implement store for use in the management of the Glendon Estate at Brog Street, Corfe Mullen.
6.
The conversion of an agricultural building to residential at Little Manor Farm, Waterloo Road, Corfe Mullen.
7.
The siting of a caravan to be used as offices in conjunction with the equestrian yard at 147 Ringwood Road, Longham.
8.
The siting of a storage container at 147 Ringwood Road, Longham.
ALLOWED: 1.
Raising the roof to form a twostorey house at 86 Lonnen Road, Colehill
2.
The demolition of 129, Christchurch Road, West Parley and the construction of four homes at 129-131 Christchurch Road.
3.
The construction of a detached bungalow at the rear of 24, Camel Green Road, Alderholt.
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