Poole's Summer Breeze festival starts June 4

Summer Breeze on the Quay kick-starts the summer programme of events with its usual host of family fun, street entertainment, live bands and spectacular fireworks every Thursday in June and July from 7pm.

Pond dipping at Moors Valley, June 20&21

 This month sees the return by popular demand of the Freshwater Festival. Launched in 2008, it takes place over two days (Saturday 20 and Sunday 21) and features tuition from fishing experts, children’s activities, crafts and displays. Call 01425 470721 or visit the website click here...

Father’s Day, June 21

“Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope,” Bill Cosby.

What do you get the dad who’s got everything? Book him in for a spot of fishing and fabulousness at The Captain’s Club next month. On their ‘Catch and Cook’ VIP weekend he’ll try sea trout fishing onboard the hotel’s motor boat, ‘Nauti Girl’ and the catch will be cooked by the chef for dinner. Available between Friday 10 and Sunday 12 July, the package includes a day sea trout fishing, accommodation, dinner each night – one meal to be the guests catch of the day! Call 01202 491358 or email office@captainsclubhotel.com

Wimbledon fortnight starts June 22

Green lawns, strawberries and cream and the constant threat of a downpour – it must be time for Wimbledon.

Rafael Nadal will get a bumper pay rise if he successfully defends his men’s singles title this year as both the men,s and women’s champions will walk off with £850,000, £100,000 an increase of 13.3 per cent on last year. In fact the total prize money has gone up by 6.2 per cent to £12.55million, the capacity has risen by 3,500 to 40,000, and applications for tickets via the public ballot were also up by 20 per cent. Recession? What recession?! wimbledon.org

A bit of A-list glamour - Helen Mirren Live At The Regent, Christchurch via satellite from The National Theatre, June 25

Catch ‘live’ performances from the National Theatre in London on to the Regent’s cinema screen, in this innovative pilot scheme. The season is launched with Nicholas Hytner’s production of Phedre by Jean Racine with Helen Mirren.

The performance will be filmed in high definition and broadcast via satellite to approximately 150 cinemas across the UK and worldwide. nationaltheatre.org

An evening of Midsummer Music at Exbury Gardens, June 27

Nicholas de Rothschild will open up Exbury Gardens for an evening of Midsummer Music in aid of youth charity Fairbridge and Friends of Children in Romania. Hatstand Opera will perform Vocal Vices and guests can picnic in the beautiful gardens. There’s also the opportunity to join a guided walk with the extraordinarily knowledgeable head gardener, John Anderson and for adventurous types, weather permitting, there will be tethered hot air balloon rides, offering views across Exbury, Beaulieu River and the Solent or across the New Forest and beyond. Call 020 7902 1243 or email exbury@fairbridge