June 20, 2009
This year’s show promises to be again our biggest by far. For our 30th Anniversary we are expecting 15 plus full size Steam Engines including a Steam Car from Spain along with some working demonstrations, as well as our usual 40 plus Miniature Steam Engines. In addition to the steam section there will be over 500 Vintage & Classic Cars, Bikes, Commercial Vehicles and Tractors, together with Stationary Engines.
Our main beneficiary The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance is provisionally scheduled to fly over the arena at 12 noon (if not in service) on Saturday.
Shire Horses will be on parade Sunday only; The Wessex Birds of Prey Rescue will also be demonstrating their birds in flight conditions permitting; the No Limitz Motorcycle Display team will be performing during the weekend. Ivo the Clown will be in attendance to entertain the children and juvenile rides will be made available on site. A full timetable of Arena Events is scheduled throughout each day. (more…)
June 19, 2009
Pistonheads.com, a well-known website for motoring enthusiasts, is holding two events in Dorset for its members and all owners and enthusiasts of sports and performance cars.
The events are:
The Raleigh Rally at Sherborne Castle on Sunday 21st June.
Motors at the Manor at Kingston Lacy Estate on Sunday 19th July.
Entrance to the events is at 10.30 am, with lunch facilities at the venues or you can bring your own picnic.
There will be a charity raffle and a drive around some of Dorset’s countryside. Please register your attendance via the forum page below, and print the discounted admission pass that you will need to show on the day: http://www.tinyurl.com/phdorset
June 19, 2009
St Audries Bay Holiday Park
Music by “Chill” and Disco
June 19th 2009 – From 7.30pm
Tickets £25 including light food and some Casino Chips
All proceeds going to Air Ambulance and First Responders. Please ring 01984 618658 for more info
June 15, 2009
In aid of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.
Last June over 4,000 unwanted bras donated during Castlepoint’s Bag A Bra week raised £2293.72 for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. This year from Monday, 15 June, the retail park and the air ambulance charity hope that the special pink recycling bins will attract even more donations and that the 540 meter washing line of bras strung across the walkways will create awareness to the recycling campaign.
Tracy Bartram, Fundraising Co-ordinator for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, said that the money raised from the Bag A Bra week will not only raise crucial funds to support the life saving helicopter and its 
dedicated crews who can fly up to 6 emergency missions each day across the two counties, but will benefit women in developing countries who do not have the money or selection of bras offered by retailers in the UK.
At the launch attended by members of the Aquarians Netball team, staff from the NVU2 hair and beauty salon and M & S, Peter Matthews, General Manger at Castlepoint, said: “Our customers have been fantastic over the last year in supporting the air ambulance. Through events and recycling through the main clothing banks over £16,000 has been raised.” (more…)
June 12, 2009
(Promoted by The Bath Wine Circle)
Sponsored by:
Co-operative Group, Great Western Wines, Liberty Wines,
Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Wine Rack & Pamela Matthews
in aid of The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance
Foxhill Community Centre, Hawthorn Grove, Foxhill, Bath
Friday 12th June 2009 at 7.30pm
Please click here to download theWine Tasting Poster (pdf)
Tickets in advance £6 (to include 8 tastings & cheese & biscuits) available from Bath Wine Circle
Tel:- 01761 434953
June 9, 2009
On Monday 8th June, Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society presented a cheque for £3,250 to Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance. This sum was raised from a bucket collection made at the last YAOS production “High Society”, with a donation by YAOS.
The presentation took place at YAOS headquarters Edwards House and was made by YAOS President David Burke to Mr Jim Burroughs, representing Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance. Also present was Yeovil Town Mayor Cllr Wes Read and YAOS Chairman Andrew Helson.
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance is a Registered Charity and provides an air ambulance service for the citizens of Somerset and Dorset. The helicopter is based at a new purpose built airbase at Henstridge Airfield. Since its launch in 2000 it has attended over 6,000 missions, many of them lifesaving, and is deployed on average 3-4 times each day.
The next production by Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society is “The Gondoliers” at the Octagon Theatre from 5th to 10th October 2009. This new award-winning version vaults the action from the mid 18th Century to the exuberant 1920s, including a resetting of the “Cachucha” into a “Bee-Bopping” Charleston. Complete with squealing flappers, the odd gangster and a line-up of eccentric “Royals”, this show is full of movement and fun! For further details see the YAOS website www.yaos.org.uk.
June 9, 2009
Beverly Walls with her trolley pushing partner Danny in Morrisons for the Weymouth Rotary Trolley Dash
Beverly managed to collect the very creditable total of £186.00 goods in her trolley in the 3 minute dash.
Also in the photo is, Richard Sams, President of Weymouth Rotary Club and Phil Price, one of the organisers of the collection and the dash.
June 7, 2009
9am Motorcycle Charity Ride @ Henstridge Airfield for the Wessex Wings
Contact Graham Squibb 07767898711 APT attending.
June 6, 2009
Dorchester & District Angling Society raising funds for the, Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance.
Saturday 6th June 2009
First race at 2pm @ River Frome, Dorchester, Dorset
(Behind the Prison, adjacent to Frome Terrace)
Sponsor a duck for £2 (or 3 for £5)
‘Cash’ prizes for the winners, all profits go to: ‘The Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Fund’
This year’s show promises to be again our biggest by far. For our 30th Anniversary we are expecting 15 plus full size Steam Engines including a Steam Car from Spain along with some working demonstrations, as well as our usual 40 plus Miniature Steam Engines. In addition to the steam section there will be over 500 Vintage & Classic Cars, Bikes, Commercial Vehicles and Tractors, together with Stationary Engines.
