Monthly Archives: September 2011

Julia’s House Enchanted Garden Ball photos

Julia’s House held an Enchanted Garden Ball on Saturday at Upton House, the photos are now online. Related PostsLast 50 tickets to Julia’s House Ball Eyes on the prizes ‘Time to Care’ art exhibition for charity Light Up A Life Services Please text us a tenner, says Julia’s House

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Darth Vader, King of Comedy

Back in 1977 when Star Wars was released I was only 10 years old, it truly was a long time ago but the galaxy wasn’t so far away – it was Southbourne. So for a recovering Star Wars fan like myself – I’d learnt every line from the original trilogy over the years but been…

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Cherries secure South Stand land

AFC Bournemouth has secured the assignment of the 999-year lease at the South End of their Seward Stadium. Negotiations with the Council are already underway on heads of terms for a new 125-year lease to erect a fourth stand, which would incorporate a hotel, offices and spa facility. After the club exited administration three years…

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Leading artist to hold hometown show

Leading British abstract painter Martyn Brewster is about to enjoy a major exhibition on home ground. A new selection of  paintings, drawings and prints – Coastal Lights – go on show at Bournemouth’s Arthouse Gallery from September 29. The exhibition runs until  October 18. Brewster, who has spent nearly 25 years working from a house…

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Beatlemania returns to Bournemouth this Sunday

Bournemouth re-asserts its links with The Beatles on Sunday when the Bournebeat Hotel hosts a special Beatles Day to mark the publication of a new book, Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Beatles & Bournemouth. The Beatles played 16 shows at Bournemouth’s Gaumont (now the Odeon) on Westover Road – more than in any other UK theatre…

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