Highcliffe Castle is a Grade I listed building owned by Christchurch Borough Council. It was built between 1831 and 1835 by Lord Stuart de Rothesay. It has been described as “the most important remaining example of the Romantic and Picturesque style of architecture.”The Castle was built on the site previously occupied by High Cliff, a [...]
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Highcliffe Castle
Posted in Dorset, tagged Capability Brown, Christchurch on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If I Only Had Time.
Posted in Dorset, tagged Bournemouth, Christchurch, Doug Bloom on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“If I Only Had Time” is sung here by the Dorset Police Male Voice Choir at the Christchurch Priory: They are based in Bournemouth under the leadership of Doug Bloom.
Black Swans
Posted in Dorset, tagged Black Swan, Christchurch on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These Australian natives are a long way from home on the river Stour at Christchurch. The Black Swan is also very popular as an ornamental waterbird in Western Europe, especially Britain, and escapes are commonly reported. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust recorded a maximum of nine breeding pairs in the UK in 2001, with an [...]
Christchurch Harbour
Posted in Dorset, tagged Christchurch, Hengisbury Head, Mudeford on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The view across Christchurch harbour from Hengisbury Head with the Mudeford beach huts and land train in the foreground.
Ardea Cinerea
Posted in Dorset, tagged Christchurch, Muscliffe on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Better known as the Grey Heron this one was spotted sitting on the bank of the River Stour at Muscliffe, near Christchurch.
Christchurch Priory
Posted in Dorset, tagged Christchurch on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The story of Christchurch Priory goes back to at least the middle of the 11th century, as Domesday says there was a priory of 24 secular canons here in the reign of Edward the Confessor.
Christchurch Castle
Posted in Dorset, tagged Christchurch on March 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Christchurch Castle was built for the Earl of Devon in the 12th century and ‘slighted’ following the Civil War
Stanpit Marsh and Nature Reserve
Posted in Dorset, tagged Christchurch, Stanpit Marsh on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A frosty day at the Stanpit Marsh and Nature Reserve which covers nearly a 130 acres of low lying land just beyond the confluence of the rivers Avon and Stour at the Western end of Christchurch Harbour.
It’s electric!!
Posted in Dorset, tagged Bournemouth, Christchurch on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A video tour of the Museum of Electricity at the Old Powerstation, Christchurch by ‘CurtisWildebeast’. Including one of the original Bournemouth eletric trams.
Hengistbury Head
Posted in Dorset, tagged Bournemouth, Christchurch, Hengistbury Head on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hengistbury Head is a headland jutting into the English Channel between Bournemouth and Christchurch. At the end is a spit which creates the narrow entrance to Christchurch Harbour. The land was declared a Local Nature Reserve in 1990.
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Dorset Echo- Weymouth parking charges set to rocket by up to 75 per cent November 25, 2009TRADERS fear shoppers and visitors will be driven away from Weymouth by a massive increase in Parking charges – some of which could be going up by as much as 75 per cent.
- Why dairy cows are listening to the 'music' of X-Factor's Jedward November 25, 2009MOOVE over Beethoven – cows at a Beaminster dairy farm prefer the songs of the X-Factor stars John and Edward to the classics.
- Fears for Dorset County Hospital breast cancer unit November 25, 2009FEARS that the breast cancer unit will be moved from Dorset County Hospital have sparked protest plans.
- Cyclists allowed back on Preston Beach promenade November 25, 2009CYCLISTS are celebrating being allowed on Weymouth’s Preston Beach promenade next month, for the first time in almost 10 years.
- Santa's schedule for Portland and Wyke November 25, 2009Portland Rotary’s Father Christmas, his elves and helpers have completed the planning of their Christmas itinerary.
- Chip in for Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust November 25, 2009Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust is appealing for people to vote for its bid to win a grant from the Big Lottery People’s Millions programme.
- Weymouth parking charges set to rocket by up to 75 per cent November 25, 2009
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- Lyme: £500,000 seafront shelters scheme scuppered November 19, 2009HOPES of securing a £500,000 grant towards the major upgrading of Lyme’s seafront shelters have been scuppered.
- Charmouth: Gardening fraudsters face jail November 19, 2009TWO Bridport men who swindled a frail pensioner have been warned they face jail.
- West Dorset: Dad wades in to save flood-trapped family and mum-to-be November 19, 2009A FATHER waded through rising floodwater in the middle of the night to rescue his family and a pregnant woman stranded on top of their car near Charmouth.
- Bridport: Gardening fraudsters face jail November 19, 2009TWO Bridport men who swindled a frail pensioner have been warned they face jail.
- West Bay: Coastguards risk their lives to save cliff fall dog November 19, 2009West Bay volunteer coastguards risked their lives in a two-day cliff top rescue to save a nine-year-old dog.
- West Dorset: Student punched into coma by Lyme thug returns home November 19, 2009A STUDENT who almost died after he was attacked by a thug has told how lucky he feels to be alive.
- Lyme: Armistice Day respects paid November 19, 2009Lyme Regis came to a halt on Armistice Day as the town paid its respects to those who lost their lives in war.
- Lyme: Box scheme bid backed November 19, 2009Lyme Regis Town Council has backed food retailers in their bid to combat one of their major problems.
- Beaminster: MasterChef judge judges a MasterChef champion November 19, 2009MasterChef winner Mat Follas out-cooked leading rivals to win further national acclaim for his new Beaminster restaurant.
- LYME: Storm watchers branded 'idiots' November 19, 2009
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- Come home Dad November 25, 2009A Christchurch family are distraught after their father left home on Saturday. The 52-year-old has not been seen since leaving the house at 11pm.
- Bournemouth language schools fear high cost of foreign student controls November 25, 2009LANGUAGE school bosses in Bournemouth fear new immigration rules for foreign students could cost the town hundreds of millions of pounds.
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- Girl gang stole purse from disabled victim in Bournemouth charity shop November 25, 2009A DISABLED Bournemouth woman has hit out at the hard-hearted thieves who targeted her in a charity shop.
- Cash stolen from Poole girl's birthday cards November 25, 2009A little girl from Poole was left heartbroken on her eleventh birthday after money was stolen from three greetings cards.
- New Forest animal rescue centre facing cash crisis November 25, 2009A STRUGGLING animal rescue service has stopped taking new cases and could cease operating altogether unless fresh funding is found soon.
- Funding for Wimborne children's centre is a 'sure' thing November 25, 2009A NEW Sure Start children’s centre and community centre is set to be built in Wimborne, and should be open by next summer.
- Full military funeral for Rifleman Philip Allen to be held at Minster November 25, 2009Wimborne Minster will be the setting of the funeral of Rifleman Phil Allen on Tuesday, December 8.
- Night swimmer sparks sea rescue operation November 25, 2009A SPANISH man discovered at Sandbanks with a wetsuit under his sodden clothes sparked a massive search and rescue operation in Poole Harbour.
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- Son death accused 'drank vodka'A man accused of killing his 10-week-old baby son drank a bottle of vodka in the lead up to the death, a court hears.
- Man held for suspected ferry leapA huge search takes place after a man says he and others jumped from a cross-Channel ferry as it approached Poole.
- Alert over life raft found adriftCoastguards launch a search after an empty life raft is spotted floating about 30 miles off the Dorset Coast.
- Wildlife concern over oil tankersConservationists say oil tankers anchored off the Jurassic Coast on the Dorset-Devon border are an "accident waiting to happen".
- Protest held for at-risk schoolAround 150 children, parents and teachers stage a protest in Dorset amid fears their rural school could close.
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