Festival of Massed Voices to Perform One-off Charity Gig

Members of different male voice choirs have joined together for a special one-off performance for local charities at the Lighthouse in Poole.

On Saturday 19 November male voice choirs from Swindon, Rushmoor, Romsey and Bournemouth will sing as one Festival of Massed Voices performing a diverse range of music from Poulenc to Eric Whitacre to Take That and Queen.

All proceeds will go to local charities Lewis-Manning Hospice, LEAF (Leukaemia Educating and Fundraising) and The Wessex Autistic Society.

Tasty Support

Diverse Abilities Plus will be able to add a few more names to its team of volunteers from now on. Tasty marketing Ltd of Poole has chosen to donate its marketing services to the local charity for the next twelve months. The company will provide their time to assist with copy writing and design for campaigns the charity are running which will fund the essential items needed for caring for children and adults with disabilities.

The local charity, also based in Poole, empowers children and adults with physical and learning disabilities through assistance, support and education. Whilst a proportion of the charity's income is state derived, they need to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds every year to deliver high levels of service and support for individuals and families and to buy vital medical, therapy and
transport equipment.

Bournemouth Canoeists Take on 300 Miles for Cystic Fibrosis

"Two tenacious lads from Dorset have got a bee in their bonnets, and that bee is heading off the beaten track to paddle their kayak 300 miles along our historic canal network from Leeds to London in just 10 days. But this is not just a flight of fancy merely for the banter; their valiant efforts will be raising money for a cause close to their hearts, Cystic Fibrosis.

Spurred on by the tenacity of youth and blind, unjustified optimism, Rupert and Fred will be embarking from Victoria Bridge in Leeds on Wednesday 17th August, where they will venture South, paddling their unwilling arms off until they reach Regents Park in London on Saturday 27th August (2011!). Their 300 mile journey will snake them through the beautiful British waterways linking the cities of Nottingham, Leicester and Milton Keynes to name but a few, prior to a well-earned ale in The Big Smoke.

Be Part of the London Olympics with Diverse Abilities Plus

With only one year to go until the London Olympics on 27 July, Diverse Abilities Plus, the Dorset charity that provides a range of support and education services for children and adults with disabilities across the county, is urging people to get involved with the 'Gold Challenge' - a national sporting Olympic inspired initiative to raise money for the charity.

The Gold Challenge is a unique opportunity for local people, of all ages and abilities, to experience and engage in up to thirty Olympic and Paralympic sports which will feature as part of the 2012 Olympic Games. Entry can be as part of a team or as an individual, with the aim of taking part in five, ten, 20 or 30 sports - which include judo, fencing, trampolining, table tennis, cycling and gymnastics - before 31 December 2012.

Glamour and Swing at The WIBN Sunflower Ball

Businesswomen from across the region and their guests danced the night away at the Sunflower Ball in aid of Lewis-Manning Hospice.

With the amazing Swing Unlimited Band providing the music at the RNLI College in Poole a great evening was completed with fine food, wine, charity auction, raffle and casino tables.

The event was hosted by Poole WIBN and Bournemouth WIBN which are part of the South & South West WIBN, run by Jacqui Frampton. Jacqui said: "Each group chooses a charity they'd like to support. We don't usually allow the same charity to be chosen for more than one group but both Poole and Bournemouth WIBN Groups really wanted to get behind Lewis-Manning and with everything the charity has going on at the moment with their re-build project and the Time to Care Appeal, I thought it would be the ideal time for us to get involved and an opportunity for both groups to make a very tangible difference to a great local cause."

Business Come Dancing with Wessex Cancer Trust

This year's 'Business Come Dancing with Wessex Cancer Trust' competition takes place on Thursday 30th June at the Hotel Piccadilly in Bournemouth. The competition sees local business people taking to the dance floor to prove that they are as dynamic a dancer as they are in the workplace. Eight Dorset business men and women are now in training with their professional dance partners, to perform their chosen dance in front of a live audience in a bid to win the 2011 trophy and raise funds for local charity, Wessex Cancer Trust.

Solicitors Take Action for Lewis-Manning’s Make a Will Week

Local Businesses Raise Money For Lewis Manning Hospice

Local Convicts Raise Money for Lewis Manning Hospice!

If you were wandering around Bournemouth town centre on March 8^th, you may have spotted a number of strange looking convicts on Old Christchurch Road. Between 9.00am to 10.30am, Lewis Manning Hospice sent four police offers to arrest six local business people.

The willing victims were from Frettons Solicitors in Christchurch, Bournemouthtown.co.uk and Tasty Marketing and, of course, the fund raising team from Lewis Manning Hospice.

Once all of the arrests had taken place, we were transported by police escort to The Print Rooms in Bournemouth where we were then tasked with raising as much money from local businesses, friends and family as we could in order to get our release bail. In a two-hour window, we managed to raise over £3000 for the Hospice – the total figure has yet to be confirmed.

We would like to say a big thank you to everyone that helped the team at Bournemouthtown.co.uk raise over £1200 to help us make bail. A particular thank you goes to local businessman and entrepreneur, Richard Carr, who donated a very generous £300 towards our cause.

Lewis Manning Hospice is currently looking to raise £2.5million towards building a new hospice. They provide free respite care to adults throughout Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, so here at Bournemouthtown.co.uk, we feel that this is an excellent charity to be involved with.

If every adult in the area gave a £5 donation for a brick, then they would reach their target of £2.5million. Help us to help Lewis Manning reach their target. Click here to visit their website and see how you can make a difference.

Local Resident re-Launches International Charity Auctions

Bournemouth Town celebrates third birthday

www.bournemouthtown.co.uk, celebrated its third birthday recently at their brand new offices in Southbourne.

The celebrations were small but perfectly formed with a handful of key clients invited to help support the magazine's dedicated charity, The British Heart Foundation.

Guests included: Sharon Moore from Move On Rentals, Steve Wells from Dave Wells Properties, Martin and Susan Spooner from Spooners Ltd, Tony Barras from Southbourne Blinds, Amanda Burger from Northwood Lettings, Amanda Clay from Amanda Clay Photography, Mike and Peter from Cracking Media and the Chapter 2 team, Karen, Tracey and Harry - who donated a total of £300 to The British Heart Foundation.

Flight Attendants take off for the Heart Charity

Students on the Cabin Crew course at Bournemouth & Poole College put on their best smiles last month as they walked eight miles in the rain to help raise cash for the British Heart Foundation.

Leading the way was their teacher, Maria Ballam, from Wimborne. Maria has been doing the fundraising walk since 2007 in memory of her father, Nick, who died suddenly of a heart attack. She calls it the 'In the Nick of Time Walk'.