What's On and Things To Do Around Bournemouth

Coffee Companions - come and make new friends! Maybe you are new to the area, or lonely or would just like to have a coffee and a chat - then come along to this event.

Come and join us for a concert of classical and popular music that will have something that appeals to all - a soundtrack to the summer. Featuring music from Pirates of the Caribbean, The Greatest Showman, Marriage of Figaro and many more!

Our Wine Club offers regular themed events for wine lovers which take place on the first Wednesday of every month. All events are different allowing you to sample exquisite wines with the option to purchase afterwards.

Dust off your glad rags and polish up your bling! Come and enjoy this fun evening and help us to raise funds for the East Dorset and New Forest branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

This is a 5k suitable for all abilities. This is women, young women & children uniting with one purpose, to raise valuable funds for Cancer Research. THIS IS BEATING CANCER. 5k (or just over 3 miles) is an achievable distance for all ages and abilities.

Calling all temporal adventurers, Time Lords, and wormhole wanderers! It’s time to dust off your tailcoats, lace up your corsets, don your goggles and fire up your time machines…and join us at the Time Travellers’ Reunion. Saturday 23rd June 2018 7.

Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital has announced its May and June complimentary advice sessions, covering a range of health topics.

Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital has announced the next in its series of complimentary advice sessions covering a range of health topics in July.

Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and many more! HILARIOUS; NOBODY MAKES ME LAUGH LIKE PAUL TONKINSON. SIMPLY ONE OF THE GREATEST COMICS AROUND. GO SEE HIM!

Friday 22nd June Back to the 80’s - www.facebook.com/80sonshow Period Dress Welcome! Dress to Impress as Prizes for the Best Dressed Male and Female. Step back in time with this dynamic duo to when pop music was at its best! Grab your leg warmers or shoulder pads (or both), we’re going back to the... 80s!

Friday 29th June Broadway to Bournemouth Starring Laura Fealy, Lea Martin & Paul Shinar A fun night out guaranteed Celebrating Musical Theatre Music with a contemporary twist

www.scaredofjazz.com Four-piece band ‘Scared of Jazz’ celebrate the classic Hammond Organ sound of the 1950s & 60s, when organ trios or quartets blurred the lines between blues, R&B, and jazz.

Garry Foley as Elvis - www.elvisshow.co.uk Having spent quite a few years in Musical Theatre, Garry had the opportunity to enter into the Tribute world and fulfilled a life-long ambition to entertain people by singing Elvis’ music and has since travelled the world doing so.

Unique Chine garden adjacent to public footpath leading to beach. Features incl extensive terraced rockery incorporating 330 tons of Purbeck stone, palladian rotunda, subtropical plants and profusion of azaleas and rhododendrons.

Join us for a great collection of preloved toys, clothes, equipment and much more at great prices for your little treasures. We have complimentary goody bags for the first forty customers and tasty treats in our tea and coffee lounge. Now with EXTRA PARKING! Tasty treats and refreshments available.

As part of our ongoing links with the First World War Centenary, we will be performing The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins again. As before, this will include the incredibly moving Armed Man Film to accompany the live music.

Humphries Kirk is putting the finishing touches to its plans for the Bournemouth Business Lunch on Wednesday June 20. The Lunch Club will take place at The Liston Hotel in Bournemouth and guests are encouraged to arrive at 12.30pm for a 1pm start. Those interested in attending should email A.Scott@hklaw.eu.

Give your little ones a love of nature. Come along for a different activity each week. For ages 2 - 4. No need to book.

Come to Kingfisher Barn and pick up a pond ID sheet and tray, then go for a dip. Take a look at the amazing creatures to be found in the wildlife pond, or why not check out the river! Lots of fun for all ages. Children must be supervised. No need to book.

Try your hand at stone painting - wildlife, scenery, flowers - whatever you can imagine. Use acrylic paint to create a lasting work of art. No need to book.

A guided walk with the Rangers along the fascinating Gulliver’s Trail. Starts at St. Andrew Church, Millhams Mead. Booking essential.

Get into nature in 2018 and live a healthier life! These weekly walks will help you get active in nature. No need to book. For more information on health benefits call LiveWell Dorset on 0800 840 1628 and ask about Natural Choices.

(for adults) A walk, stand and connect with the river session lead by a local poet. Booking essential

Join the Rangers on this fascinating guided walk along the Stour. Rounded off with a cream tea! Booking essential

Join the Rangers for a Stour walk to discover some of the species of butterflies to be found on the reserve. Booking essential.

Join the Rangers to learn the names of the colourful and varied moths caught overnight. No need to book.

Take a stroll with the Rangers to find out about the trees to be found in the Stour Valley Local Nature Reserve. No need to book.

Women Inspiring Women Business Networking Group we would like to invite you to attend our Networking event featuring How to Use Linkedin for Your Business Effectively.

Bournemouth & Poole College will host a ‘Women in STEM’ event on Wednesday, June 20 from 3pm-6pm in the STEM Centre at its North Road site in Poole. The event is open to careers advisers, teachers and educational professionals from local schools and organisations.

Join us and the thousands of people across the UK who are walking to make a difference for everyone affected by stroke. Step Out for Stroke is a fun sponsored walk for the whole community.

The Ark in Poole Park are thrilled to announce the first in a series of summer concerts, kicking off with the incredible Natalie Anne performing ‘Hometown Glory’ the UK’s number one Adele tribute act.

Little Fins kids’ club for pre-schoolers will take place on Wednesday June 20 at Poole’s Dolphin Shopping Centre from 9.30am to 11.30am. The free activity session will have a butterfly theme, where children can join Freddy the Frog for interactive storytelling and soft play.

The Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole has a varied and exciting schedule of free events coming up in its Eco Hub. On Thursday June 21, a Vegan Cooking Demo will take place with nutritionist Emi Looker.

The Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole has a varied and exciting schedule of free events coming up in its Eco Hub for members of the public. On Saturday June 23, a Repair Café will take place with group leader Jennie Allen, in the shopping centre’s Eco Hub from 11am-3pm.

Enchanting 150 yr-old cottage, home of two Royal Academy artists. 32ft x 12½ft garden on 3 patio levels. Pencil gate leads to colourful scented Victorian walled garden. Sculptures and paintings hide among the flowers and shrubs.

The Grange Choral Society are performing a concert of Brazilian and French Choral Music directed by Marcio da Silva. Organ: Christopher Dowie. Requiem - Pe.J.M. Nunes Garcia, Gloria - Poulenc, Ave Maria - Villa Lobos, Ave Maria-Marcio da Silva, 3 Chansons - Debussy.

You’re invited to come and explore a range of exciting wines hosted by WEST-certified Jose Oldroyd from the General Wine Company - along with guest wine ambassadors on selected dates.

Monday 25th June; The Bluebird Jazz band at the Bournemouth Bluebird Jazz Club, starting at 7:30 PM. The club meets at the Bluebirds Social Club in Longham, BH22 9DP (opposite Haskins garden centre) and features a large dance floor, plenty of free car parking and affordable drinks. £10 admission, £12 for visitors.

Join John House to make some very realistic-looking fossils using natural materials. This is a great event for anyone, young and old, interested in fossils. John has been published in the Who’s Who in Visual Art, and has exhibited in London. No need to book.

Join Sally for a fun and very popular activity for children and adults alike. Make a lovely picture by peeling section of paper away and then pouring colourful sand on the sticky surface revealed. Very easy to do, and very relaxing.

Come along and join this friendly and informal group of writers. Writers of all abilities and interests are welcome, from complete beginners to novelist and poets, and article writers to script writers. Come and share your knowledge, experience and ideas, and receive helpful feedback.

Taking an experimental approach to create a sketchbook, recording the varied landscape of the head with multimedia materials such as charcoal, graphite, ink and wax to develop composition and a selective eye. Bring the sketchbook, packed lunch and a portable stool. All other materials provided.

Join John House to a cave painting session. Create some unique artwork to take home, using various materials. This events are suitable for children and adults.

Using paints of your choice -oil, watercolour, and/or oil/chalk pastels to develop a response to the colours of the landscape. Some materials provided. Please bring a sketchbook, paints and brushes of your choice, a portable stool and a packed lunch. Suitable for all levels of ability.

Join craft expert Debra Marsh to learn some of the basics of needle felting, and then take your work home with you.

**THE BARRINGTON** Ferndown Friday 6th July - 7.30pm Tickets £12.00 - BOX Office : 01202 894858 www.ticketsource.co.

Join Neil Lucas for a walk around his acclaimed garden at Knoll as he explains his ethos and some of the concepts and techniques that have gone into the creation of this naturalistic, wildlife-friendly garden.

Meet up with representatives of Dorset’s largest conservation charity on this special day and discover how Knoll’s naturalistic gardening ethos continues to create a garden that welcomes wildlife as well as providing year-round beauty.

Organised by the garden’s charity – the Knoll Gardens Foundation, Bugs and Buds is a Saturday morning monthly toddler club. Created to inspire a love of nature from a young age, the club encourages interaction with the garden’s many wildlife inhabitants as well as its trees and flowers.

Open your eyes to the wonderful world of bees at this special event set in Knoll’s beautiful naturalistic garden.