Bournemouth Council is asking for views on what should replace the IMAX building next to the Pier. The path to the East Cliff rises on its southern side.
Suggestions include a water park, tropical garden, spa, family play park and ’boutiques and bistros’.
A swimming pool has already been ruled out due to cost which is a [...]
Les Lawrence who is part of a Mudeford fishing co-operative supplying London markets is featured in today’s Evening Standard.
I hear that Christchurch shoppers will have a chance to enjoy Les’s fresh catches at the food and wine festival in May. Look out for ‘Christchurch Fish’.
See page 63.
Bournemouth Pier Approach was deserted this morning but it was good to see the Cornish flag flying outside the Bournemouth International Centre.
Today is the birthday of Bournemouth founder Lewis Tregonwell who 200 years ago this year decided to buy a plot of land for a house. The flag was raised at 9.30am this morning by the [...]
Today’s Time Out magazine has an interesting profile of fisherman Les Lawrence who is part of a new small co-op based at Mudeford.
He has recently appeared at London’s Bermondsey Market selling fresh fish. Customers love his stall and its sensible prices and are sad he is not there every Saturday.
The feature highlights Les’s move from [...]
“I began to discover that Swanage was definitely, as the saying is, surrealist” said artist Paul Nash.
The Paul Nash exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery in London has reminders of the artist’s time living on the Dorset coast.
From his thousands of black and white photographs there is ‘Shelter and Stock Pen near Swanage’ 1935. This is [...]
Digging, diving and data-recording opportunities are on offer to volunteers who would like to take part in the Coastal Heritage Project being led by the New Forest National Park Authority.
The project was set up to fully record the archaeology of the coastal area
“We are looking for willing volunteers with an interest in the outdoors, archaeology [...]
The IMAX at Bournemouth has been bought by the Council and will be demolished.
The building, alongside the coast path and voted Britain’s second most ugly building, ruins the Pier Approach and blocks the view of the bay and Isle of Purbeck to those arriving by way of Bath Hill.
This is a surprise and very welcome [...]
The Crown Estate has announced nine sites for offshore wind farms including one visible from Bournemouth clifftop and Swanage.
There has been little comment over the past few months and yesterday’s news was greeted warmly by Bournemouth Council and Friends of the Earth.
However, the picture in tonight’s Bournemouth Daily Echo of the turbines massed behind Old [...]
Last night I was in Bournemouth’s Lower Pleasure Gardens for the launch of the town’s 200th anniversary celebrations.
The event at dusk was very low key with a small crowd. There was no public transport available! But the fireworks by the Bourne stream with The Pavilion as a backdrop were an impressive start.
In June 1810 Lewis [...]
The rescue helicopter was called out yesterday after a man fell down the cliff at Barton-on-Sea during darkness.
He dropped 30 feet but survived with just bruised ribs.
This is the third time this year that the coastguard helicopter has had to respond to a person tumbling down the cliff after dark.
Early morning and dusk has a [...]