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	<title>Exploring the Bournemouth Coast Path</title>
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	<description>Updates from author Leigh Hatts</description>
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		<title>Mudeford Sandspit &#8220;strangely wonderful&#8221; says Simon Calder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s Independent Simon Calder looks at hidden gems for stay-at-home travellers. He describes Mudeford Sandbank as &#8220;one of the most strangely wonderful locations in Britain&#8221; and just as good as Venice Beach, California. See pages 55 and 59.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bournemouthcoastpath.org.uk/2010/07/17/mudeford-sandspit-strangely-wonderful-says-simon-calder/</link>
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		<title>Archaeological investigation at Moses Dock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Moses Dock on Pennington Marshes has not only Creek Cottage but two Tudor buildings which may have been sea salt boiling houses. Now the ground around them is being excavated over two weerks by volunteer archaeologists as part of the Festival of British Archaeology which starts on Monday 19 July. The New Forest National Park [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bournemouthcoastpath.org.uk/2010/07/16/archaeological-investigation-at-moses-dock/</link>
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		<title>Eric Pickles visits Boscombe Pier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eric Pickles has been to Boscombe where he says that he remembered it as &#8220;being a dreadful place&#8221;. Now he says he is &#8220;impressed&#8221; and compares the seaside there  to the revival of the canal in Birmingham. All these thoughts come after  a brisk walk along Boscombe Pier.  The Daily Echo has a report. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bournemouthcoastpath.org.uk/2010/07/08/eric-pickles-visits-boscombe-pier/</link>
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		<title>Durley Chine fire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is Thursday today but Monday&#8217;s fire on the east side of Durley Chine has just been reported by the national press. It was not the main local news on Tuesday as there were two other major fires that night -one in the Bourne Valley. The 20 foot flames looked dramatic from the Highcliff Hotel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bournemouthcoastpath.org.uk/2010/07/01/durley-chine-fire/</link>
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		<title>Polo at Sandbanks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sandbanks will be extra busy with people attending the annual beach polo matches on Friday 9 July and Saturday 10 July. Among those expected is Jodie Kidd who will be there to watch her brother. For the first time there will be a game where camels take the places of ponies. The British Beach Polo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bournemouthcoastpath.org.uk/2010/06/28/polo-at-sandbanks/</link>
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		<title>Dolphins appearing on Dorset coast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is going to be hotter than yesterday. Maybe it&#8217;s the heat but there are reports of lots of dolphins in Poole Bay. The Bournemouth Daily Echo has film. Not  a day for  a long walk unless you are up early in my view but the bay will look wonderful.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bournemouthcoastpath.org.uk/2010/06/26/dolphins-appearing-on-dorset-coast/</link>
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		<title>Looking to a better Solent Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New Forest National Park Authority’s Recreation Management Strategy has been published following public consultation. The report touches on the start of the Solent Way which continues the Bournemouth Coast Path beyond Milford-on-Sea. The &#8220;coastal path between Lymington and Hurst Castle including Hurst Spit&#8221; is highlighted as a &#8220;honey pot&#8221; site. Looking to the effect of the Marine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bournemouthcoastpath.org.uk/2010/06/21/looking-to-a-better-solent-way/</link>
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		<title>Bournemouth Bicentenary Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, Monday 14 June, is the 200th anniversary of Lewis Tregonwell coming to Bournemouth with his wife Henrietta. The couple drove over by carriage from Mudeford so that Tregonwell could show his wife the delightful spot known as &#8216;Bourn&#8217;. She loved it and both resolved to build a house on the side of the chine. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bournemouthcoastpath.org.uk/2010/06/14/bournemouth-bicentenary-day/</link>
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		<title>Mudeford promenade improved</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although completed just before Easter, the coast path between Mudeford Quay and Avon Beach has just been officially opened. The Mayor of Christchurch blew a horn to mark the reopening in the presence of guests who included residents&#8217; assocation representatives from each side. The path, for walkers and cyclists, is now being called the Gundimore [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bournemouthcoastpath.org.uk/2010/06/06/mudeford-promenade-improved/</link>
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		<title>Hengistbury Head visitor centre plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The thatched barn at Double Dykes near Hengistbury Head is to be turned into a visitor centre. The plans are on display at the Hiker Café (at the end of Broadway) this week 2pm-5pm until next Sunday 6 June. Bournemouth community parks and countryside officer Mark Holloway says: &#8220;It is hoped that the project will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bournemouthcoastpath.org.uk/2010/06/01/hengistbury-head-visitor-centre-plan/</link>
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