Summary

Polo, packed beaches, pride and jazz - welcome to your weekend in Bournemouth

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  • Thousands of people flocked to Bournemouth and Poole for the weekend
  • Bournemouth was the hottest place in the country with weather station at Hurn reaching 31C on Sunday
  • Friday sees the start of the Swanage Jazz Festival and Asahi Beach Polo Championships at Sandbanks
  • Saturday is Bournemouth's Bourne Free festival, featuring Rylan of X Factor fame, while the Cherries take on West Ham in their first pre-season friendly and hundreds of town criers are taking part in the annual Town Criers Competition in Wareham
  • Sunday is the New Milton Pedal Car Grand Prix, the family festival at Slades Farm and Wareham Carnival
  • Hundreds of swimmers will take to the water for this year's Pier to Pier Swim, which has been split into two for the first time because of the number of entrants
  • Hotel rooms are virtually sold out across Bournemouth
  • Bournemouth council has put several new measures in place to prevent a repeat of last weekend's traffic and litter chaos

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