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Verwood
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town |
Verwood |
Constituencies
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Postcode district |
BH31
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| District |
East
Dorset |
UK Parliament |
Christchurch |
Dialing code |
+44
(0)1202 |
| Shire county |
Dorset |
European Parliament |
South
West England |
OS grid reference |
SU0808 |
| Region |
South
West |
 Why
not listen live to Verwood's Own
Community Radio Station
"ForestFM"
while you browse this site. Select
the AE. |
Police |
Dorset |
| Constituent country |
England |
Fire |
Dorset |
| Sovereign state |
United
Kingdom |
Ambulance |
South
Western |
Latest News & Updates.
- Verwood Dorset UK.
also check the Verwood
Noticeboard. |
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Dont Forget
Verwoods' 5th Talented Youth Concert
Verwood HUB - Saturday the 20th March 2010.
- 2 performances at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- tickets £5 children £3 - Contact 01202 828740
- www.thehubverwood.co.uk
A variety show by young people up to age 18 including music, song, dance
and drama.
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In
2010 Verwood Celebrates 25 years of twinning with Champtoceaux in
France.
Our friends from Champtoceaux are visiting us from Thursday 13th
May to Sunday 16th. They plan to bring over 60 people this
year, If you are prepared to host, you’ll not only get a reciprocal
stay next time we visit Champtoceaux but you’ll qualify for free
inclusion in our programme for the visit. This will include a visit to a
local National Trust property with lunch included, attractive
“freebies” we are having specially produced, and of course you will
be our guest at the Saturday soiree, with dinner and entertainment.
If
you would like to to be involved -
then why not join the Verwood Twinning Association.
Contact
Terry Bright on +44 (0)1202 822959
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The
Verwood Community
Club
17 Moorlands Road
Verwood
Dorset
BH31 7PD
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Club31
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Verwood Community Club.
(Ownership transfer of the Old British Legion Club
is now expected in March 2010.)
The Old British Legion
club complete with all its fixtures and fittings, has been bought by a Cambridge developer
and ownership transfer is now expected to be finalised in March 2010. It will be run as a
separate company limited by guarantee so that all profits will be
ploughed back into the club. Mr Giddings stated that until the details
are finally agreed the following are the salient points.
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Club31 will have a 25 year lease. |
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It will be a separate company
limited by guarantee. |
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As a Community Club it is open to
all. |
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It will be run purely as a Verwood
Community Club. (It is NOT an RBL Club) |
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A Club membership will be required.
(RBL membership no longer applies) |
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(Membership forms
now available) |
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Membership is open to ALL those of 18
and over. |
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Opening will be every day from 11
a.m. till at least 11 p.m. |
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It is expected that all the existing
facilities will still be available. |
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Ringwood Brewery / Marstons will be
the main suppliers. |
Please note that most Verwood RBL
Memorabilia and the "Book of Rememberance" will transfer to
the Town Hall which now has its own flagpole.
A press release is expected when further details are expected. |
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Lionel
Jeffries Dies in Poole
BRITISH actor, screenwriter and film
director Lionel (Charles) Jeffries, who had life-long links with Dorset,
died on the 19th February 2010 at the age of 83. He was born in Forest
Hill, London, on June 10, 1926, but lived most of his life in Verwood
and Bournemouth (Westbourne). While in Verwood he
lived in a house near the Crossroads and attended Wimborne Grammar
School. In later life he deeply regretted the loss of the old
school buildings in Wimborne and branded their replacement “like
something out of Belsen.” He was awarded the Burma Star for his World
War II service, before training at RADA. For a time he was also
president of the "Verwood Dramatic
Society". He made his screen debut in 1950 appearing in over
70 films, as well as television in his later years (including Inspector
Morse) and famously directed “The Railway Children” in 1970. William
Allison, his great grandfather had a barbers’ shop in Bournemouth
Square which displayed the royal standard as he had cut the hair of King
Edward VII, the Prince of Wales, during a stay at the Royal Bath Hotel.
His grandmother was born in Bournemouth and his mother lived in
Charminster. He married Eileen Mary Walsh in 1951 and had a son and two
daughters. He died in Poole at the age of 83 after a long illness.
The picture shows Lionel
Jeffries with Aubrey Barrow in Verwood Memorial Hall.
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Mayors
Reception
On Sunday the 6th December 2009, Verwoods Mayor Cllr Mike Dolan and the Town Council welcomed dignitaries
from the local areas with a visit to the Verwood Heathland Heritage
Centre where they enjoyed an illustrated talk on the area given by Pam
Reeks and later enjoyed a reception and meal in the Verwood HUB. |
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Verwood Youth Group.
Ran from 1940 to 1968.
Past members and their partners are shown in Verwood Methodist
Church, during their re-union
on Saturday
26th September 2009 where they
enjoyed a meal and presentation. |
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Verwood
Country
Market
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Weekly on Friday
10.00 - 11.30 in Verwood Memorial Hall.
(except
for breaks during major holidays e.g. Christmas, New
Year and Easter).
The market sells locally produced items
including cakes, jams and honey; seasonal vegetables
and fruit; house and bedding plants in season as
well as cut flowers; household and craft items, baby
clothes, cards etc.
Many markets have closed and so
it's either use it or lose it.
To keep the market open then Officers are
urgently required !!!! |
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Verwood
Historical Society are pleased to
announce
the publication of a new book
"VILLAGE TO TOWN"
Written and compiled by
Jill Coulthard.
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Priced at £10 it can
be obtained from
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Verwood Heathland Heritage
Centre |
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Verwood Post Office |
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Three Legged Cross Post
Office. |
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Dorset Family History Society |
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Priest’s House Museum,
Wimborne |
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Fordingbridge Bookshop |
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Paperview Ringwood |
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Please visit the the Historical
Society Website
for information about Postal Copies |
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Snippet
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Some think that Three Legged Cross may have
been named after the gallows,
which were often nicknamed the three legged
mare.
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Verwood
has a namesake ...
... in Saskatchewan, Canada. It appears now to be mainly a Ghost
Town with few families remaining It has many old buildings included houses,
church, grain elevator and an old wooden pavement.
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