Today is Rogation Sunday when prayers are said for crops. It’s a time to pray for a good harvest festival later in the year. The weather is not good but this afternoon at 3.15pm there is the annual blessing of waters from a boat in Mudeford Run at the entrance to Christchurch Harbour. The choir [...]
There is overnight news of a cliff rescue at Bournemouth. Coastguard Helicopter Rescue 104 from Lee on Solent was scrambled at just after midnight following a report that a 22 year old man had fallen over the cliff. Southbourne Coastguard Rescue Team backed up by Lymington Coastguard Rescue Team and Dorset Fire and Rescue were [...]
Last week I was reading Selfridges magazine devoted to the store’s centenary so it was very interesting to be able to visit the Gordon Selfridge exhibition at Highcliffe Castle this morning. It opened this weekend and I spent an hour enjoying it. There is much new material about the years 1916 to 1922 when the [...]