11 reasons to be cheerful on "Blue Monday"

The science behind the name has been thoroughly debunked (it was an equation created for a PR agency working for a travel company) but if you ARE feeling down in the dumps today then there are lots of things to smile about.

Here's our list of reasons to be cheerful to help you beat the blues.

1. There are only 129 days left until the Wheels Festival

2. And 212 days until the Air Festival

3. AFC Bournemouth could be in the Premier League in a matter of months

4. The price of petrol is going down all the time

5. We live in one of the top 40 holiday hotspots of 2015 and have views like this on our doorstep

6. There are already signs of spring with buds on the trees and Easter Eggs on sale

7. The clocks will go forward on March 29 and that means lighter evenings (hurrah!)

8. Some great TV series are set to return to our screens, such as Call the Midwife, Top Gear, Mr Selfridge, Bones, Suits and The Walking Dead. Plus some exciting new shows start soon, including Marry Me and Indian Summers.

9. Long-awaited films such as Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Ant-Man, Avengers and Jurassic World come out this year, as well as Far From The Madding Crowd which stars Carey Mulligan and was filmed in Dorset.

10. The weather should start getting warmer soon (well, we did say should...)

11. There are some big names coming to Bournemouth this year including Paloma Faith, Kaiser Chiefs, McBusted and Derren Brown, plus dates from Morrissey, Fall Out Boy and The Prodigy have all been announced within the past week.

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