Music festivals, Winton Carnival and a visit from the Red Arrows are just some of the things going on across the area this weekend.
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The weather is looking sunny on Saturday with highs of 19C and overcast on Sunday with heavy rain predicted from 4pm.
The cream of the folk scene will be coming to Poole this weekend for Folk on the Quay. The free two-day extravaganza will see more than 25 acts performing across five stages. On Saturday there will be music from Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson from Australia, five-piece folk-pop-indie Bonsai Pirates and BBC Young Folk Awards finalists, Jaywalkers. Then on Sunday, award winning headline act The Roving Crows will be performing. On the Saturday the morris dancing starts at 11am. There’s live music performances from 12.30pm until 9pm on the outdoor stages, with many acts continuing into the evening at pubs and bars along the Quay. On Sunday, morris dancing starts from 11am with live music performances from 12.30pm with the final live act of the evening, Quinns Quinney playing on the Custom House stage 7.15-9pm.
A football tournament will take place to remember family man and keen footballer Shane Stanley on Saturday. The 31-year-old died suddenly from an undetected heart condition in January 2014 at the age of 31. The event, which is being staged from 10am to 6pm at Turlin Moor Recreation Ground, will see 32 six-a-side teams battling it out for The Stanley Cup. There will also be cake stalls, 100ft inflatables for children, a climbing wall, pottery, photo-booth, nail and face painting and a raffle.
Hundreds are expected to line the route for the Winton Carnival Parade on Saturday. The event, celebrating its tenth anniversary, will involve more than 600 people parading from Wimborne Road to Winton Recreation Ground. Attractions include a funfair, stalls and live music and dancing on stage from 14 local musicians in the afternoon and evening, and it will also be the site of the carnival ‘voting machine’, allowing people to choose the best in parade. The parade kicks off at 10.45am. Go to wintoncarnival.co.uk or email info@wintoncarnival.co.uk.
Tank Fest takes place at Bovington Tank Museum this weekend. Tickets for Saturday are sold out and will not be available at the gate but tickets are still available for the Sunday. Visitors are being strong recommended to buy online in advance to avoid disappointment. Guest tanks running in the arena this year include a 38t, designed and built in former Czechoslovakia, and two Sherman Tanks from the Brad Pitt Fury film set. A World War II Douglas C-47 Dakota from the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will complete a flypast on both days. Visit tankmuseum.org for Sunday tickets and information.
The Bournemouth Aviation Museum and Bournemouth Red Arrows Association will be holding a fun day on Saturday at Hurn. There will be an open cockpit of a Vulcan, bouncy castle, tombola, face painting, stalls, and representatives from The Jon Egging Trust. Red Arrows fans are also in for a special treat as the aerobatic team will be based at Bournemouth Airport this weekend. They are expected to jet in at 2.46pm on Sunday on their way back from France. They will leave Bournemouth at 5.18pm for a display at Goodwood and will return at 6.01pm before staying overnight. They will then leave Bournemouth at 12.45pm on Monday.
A guided walk of Upton Heath taking in the regeneration after a fire is taking place on Saturday at 10am. Dorset Wildlife Trust warden Andy Fale will be leading the walk, which is limited to 15 people so booking is essential. Contact Andy by email at afale@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk or Anne Wheatcroft on 01300 320168 for details.
Staff and pupils at Lytchett Minster School will be hosting their first ever fun day on Saturday. The event, held at 11am-3pm, includes a human football table, coconut shy, live bands and numerous stalls and displays.
Wildlife enthusiasts are invited to take part in a 24-hour 'bioblitz' in Christchurch. The event will take place from 10am on Saturday until 10am on Sunday at Steamer Point Nature Reserve. Saturday events include guided botany walks, pond dipping, dragonfly identification and a minibeast hunt. The evening will include a bat talk and walk from 8pm and a late night moth trap. Sunday morning begins with a dawn chorus walk at 6am, with early risers treated to a fully organic cliff-top breakfast. The finale will be a review of the overnight sightings from the trail camera and the grand opening of the previous night’s moth and mammal traps. Most events are free but the breakfast requires booking in advance. Visit facebook.com/christchurchcountrysideservice for more information.
There will be a fun day and dog show at Christchurch Quay from 10.30am to 4.30pm on Sunday, in aid of pets charity the PDSA. Registration for the dog show starts at 1pm, and the show itself starts at 2pm. There will be stalls, children's rides and refreshments.
A summer fayre in aid of Cats Protection's Ferndown rehoming centre will be held on Saturday. From 1.30pm to 4pm there will be a host of items for sale including plants, crafts, tombola, cakes, books and more at the free admission event at West Parley Memorial Hall, on Christchurch Road. Everyone is welcome to come along to the fayre. For more information, go to Cats.org.uk/ferndown A summer craft fair is being held at Kinson Community Centre, on Millhams Road, this Saturday. There will be a host of items available for purchase from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. Entry costs £1 per adult and is free for under-15s. For more information, go to Tabletoptreasure.co.uk.
An event to mark the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival 2015 is being held on Sunday at Moordown Community Centre. There will be children's land-based dragon boat racing, a Chinese cooking challenge featuring the Mayor of Bournemouth and a kung-fu demonstration from Hollywood film fighter Hayward Ho. There’s also a raffle with prizes including return tickets to Hong Kong, an Apple iPad mini and an overnight stay in a 4-star hotel. Entry is free and it takes place between 1.15pm and 5pm.
Ladies can join a group of cyclists riding from Alum Chine to Sandbanks on Saturday. The group will meet at 9.30am outside Vesuvio restaurant at Alum Chine. For details and to sign up, visit Goskyride.com.
The Broadstone Choir will be holding two performances in Poole this weekend. They will be performing David Everett’s Requiem Light Everlasting, Parry’s I Was Glad, Purcell’s Te Deum and Purcell’s Jubilate at St George’s Church in Oakdale on Friday and at Broadstone Methodist Church on Saturday, both to start at 7.30pm. Wessex Chamber Orchestra will also be playing at the event. Cost is £11 per person in advance and £5.50 for under-19s, with tickets available from Broadstone Health Foods, on Dunyeats Road, or by calling 01202 848127. For more information, go to bcc.webs.com
If you’ve ever wanted to dine with a Bond girl then you’re in luck. Caroline Munro and Martine Beswick will be at Chaplin’s on Boscombe on Sunday to lunch with fans. The event will include cocktails, a Q&A with the two stars, lunch, a screening and a signed photo of one of the stars. VIP tickets are £30, tickets for screenings and a photo are £20. Call 07932 783434 or 07530 277494.
A free Armed Forces Day celebration will be held on the Bickerley Green in Ringwood on Saturday. It is being hosted by Ringwood Town Council and will feature fair rides, stalls, food vendors, military re-enactors and more from 10am to 4pm. For more information, go to See ringwood.gov.uk
A charity football match and fun day will be taking place at the Everyone Active Ashdown Leisure Centre on Sunday. Players are needed for an 11-a-side match to help raise money for Diverse Abilities Plus. There will also be face painting, Henna tattooing, cake stall, BBQ and more. Kick off at 3pm, but players needed to arrive from 2pm and will cost £5 per person to play. More at https://www.facebook.com/events/1637004513203564/
A unique dance performance takes place on the top floor of Richmond Gardens multi-storey car park on Friday and Saturday evening. Of Riders is a sunset dance event that will see six female dancers and a live band conjure a new kind of English Folk dance, as the Still House company performs amidst the Bournemouth town centre rooftops. Takes place at 9pm with tickets on a pay what you like basis (recommended £3-£15). For more information please contact www.pdsw.org.uk
A pop-up vintage and craft fair is being held at the Pamphill village hall in Wimborne on Sunday. It runs from 10am to 4pm and will feature a host of quality crafts, vintage finds and handmade gifts at the free admission event.
An evening with the Verwood Concert Brass ensemble takes place at Wimborne United Reformed Church on Saturday. Doors open at 6.30pm ready for the performance at 7pm at the church in Chapel Lane. The cost is £6 per person, including refreshments. Car parking available at Allenbourn Middle School in East Borough by permission of the head teacher. For more information and to reserve tickets, call 07895 021472.
The first-ever Out Loud festival takes place in Weymouth this weekend. The free event will see performers take to five stages across the town in aid of charity. Acts include indie-rock band from Spindlefish and rock-funk band Kung Fu Chicken Fighters. Local shanty singers the Dorset Wrecks, WOW and the voice of cool swing himself, Darron Garnett. Buskers, morris dancers, face painters, amongst other street performers, will also be filling the town with music and entertainment. For more visit weareweymouth.co.uk/event/out-loud-festival.
Vegans and veggies will be heading to Bournemouth Vegan Fair on Sunday at the Pavilion on Westover Road. There will be 70 stalls, free food samples and five vegan caterers. There will also be pampering treats, a talk by world record holder Fiona Oakes and a screening of Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret.
The fair starts at 11am but make sure you get down there quick, as the first 75 visitors will receive a free goody bag. For details visit the website.
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