in & around the area
what’s on
this month Details were correct at the time of going to print but readers are advised to check before attending.
Until 20 April
Forestry Commission Gruffalo Trail. Adventure in the heart of the New Forest to discover the story of the Gruffalo and the Mouse. Bolderwood car park, Hampshire. 02380 283141.
Tuesday summer nights 6pm
BLD Dream Machines (Bike Night) on Poole Quay.
Every Wednesday 9.30am-12.30pm
Ferndown Art Society meets at the Barrington Centre Conference Room, Penny’s Walk, Ferndown for a group painting session. Non-members charged £3. Contact Michael Ward on 01202 896719.
17 April 8pm
Verwood Traditional Jazz Club present Richard Leach’s ‘ 7 Stars of Jazz.’ Doors open 7pm. The Hideaway, 17 Moorlands Road, Verwood. 01202 873725 or 07798 721405.
18 April 10am-4.30pm
Friends of Upton Country Park annual book sale in Upton House. Car parking and admission free. Refreshments in Friends’ kiosk or tea rooms. 07889 857961.
18 April 2-3.30pm
DWT Great Kimmeridge Eggcase hunt. What does a mermaid keep in her purse? Find out and hunt for empty eggcases to win a chocolate egg reward. £2 per person. 01929 481044.
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19 April 8am-12 noon
Guided bird walk with Birds of Poole Harbour, Poole Wildlife Watch. Spring Song walk at Soldiers Road and Sunnyside Farm. £3 per person. Booking essential – only 15 places available. 01202 641003.
19-27 April 10am-6pm
Broadstone Art Society spring exhibition ‘This is Me’. Youth Centre, Moor Road, Broadstone. Free entry. 01202 382882.
20-21 April 11am-3pm
Easter Egg Trail and crafts. Follow the clues at Kingston Lacy, near Wimborne, to find the golden eggs. Cadbury chocolate Egghead prize. £4 per trail and materials.
20 April and18 May 1-5pm
The Glade, Woodland Walk, Ferndown, NGS open for charity. Award-winning 1 3/4-acre spring garden. Terraced lawns, woodland walks through blossom trees, wild anemones, primroses and bluebells. Extensive shrubbery with camellias, azaleas and rhododendrons. £3.50, children free. 01202 872789.
22 April 10.30-11am
Tour of cliffs – seabirds, flowers and spectacular views. Durlston Country Park, Swanage. 01929 424443.
Viewpoint April 2014
23 April 12 noon–4pm
Ringwood Bowling Club Ladies’ Day. New members welcome at the clubhouse, Mount Pleasant Lane. Debbie Senior 01202 821296
24 April 10am-12.30pm
‘Birds, Binoculars and Biscuits’, Upton Country Park, Poole. Join the RSPB for sociable walk to explore the wildlife, then relax with a drink and biscuit. Beginners very welcome. Meet at the Education Centre. www. uptoncountrypark.com/ events
27 April
Beaulieu Boatjumble -1000 stands of boating bits, new trailerable boats, dinghies, equipment and craft from classics to nearly new. www. beaulieu.co.uk/beaulieuevents/boatjumble
27 April
Ramblers’ Group - 13 mile Martin Down (Cranborne Chase) circular walk. Start at Martin Down nature reserve car park. 01794512999.
4 May
DWT East Dorset/ARC work party. Conservation work at Sopley Common Reserve. Tasks include scrub clearance, pine and sycamore control, and path clearance. Meet at Ramsdown car park. Jon Crewe on 07989 777757.
5 May 12 noon–4.30pm
Bournemouth North Rotary Club, Donkey Derby, dog show and fete, Pelhams Park, Kinson.
7 May 11am – 6pm
Grainger String Quartet Concert, St Catherine’s RC church hall, Wimborne. 01202 292128.
RSPB Festival of Nature, Upton Country Park.(Poole Wildlife Watch) Fun family activities for all, including craft stalls and themed guided walks. Free entry. 01202 262753.
NGS open garden Deans Court, Wimborne. Thirteen acres of peaceful partly wild gardens in ancient setting with mature specimen trees, Saxon fish pond, herb garden and apiary beside River Allen. Lunches and teas served in garden and tea room, using estate produce (also for sale). £4, children free (share to Friends of Victoria Hospital). 01202 849314.
26 April 9am-1pm
30 April 10am
7 May 7.30pm
25 Apr 7.30pm
Verwood Farmers’ Market. Ferrett Green.
26 April 10am – 4pm
Cranborne Bowling Club’s 1st open day at the bowling green, Mick Loader Recreation Ground, Penny’s Lane, Cranborne. 01202 826685
26 April 7.30pm
Verwood Concert Brass Spring Concert. Music from all three bands. Verwood HUB tickets on door: £8 (U12 £4). Contact 01202 828740.
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27 April 11am-3pm
Ramblers’ Group 10 mile walk. Start at Potterne Playing Field, Verwood. 01202 690628
30 April 7.30pm
Verwood Organ and Keyboard Society present Steve Hubble playing a Yamaha Tyros Midi System, Verwood HUB. Contact 01202 828740.
Ferndown French Circle, ‘La musique ou la poésie?’ Christina Phillippo on the music of Yves Duteil. Members £2, visitors £4, students £2. 01202 526918.
8 May 7.30pm
Verwood & 3LX Twinning Association Quiz, Verwood Heathland Heritage Centre. £3. twinning.verwood.org
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