General news

Defibrillator installed at St. Nicholas’ Church

13/08/2024 (General news): As agreed at the members meeting in June, HENRA gave £330 towards the cost of a defibrillator at St. Nicholas’ Church. After the meeting, Regency Living gave us a further £600 so we could get a temperature controlled outdoor cabinet meaning that the device is available to all, 24/7. The total cost was £1,438.80 and [...] from Defibrillator installed at St. Nicholas’ Church

HENRA boat trip and BBQ

13/08/2024 (General news): The boat trip and barbeque was held in perfect weather – hot sunshine with hardly any wind; a perfect evening to be on the river. Following the boat trip was a lovely barbeque laid on by Tuckton Tea Gardens and the evening was enjoyed by all. This was a popular annual fixture in the past, [...] from HENRA boat trip and BBQ

HENRA’s Pop-Up Bar at the Summer Fayre

13/08/2024 (General news): It was great to see so many HENRA members enjoying the pop-up bar at the Summer Fayre held in the Community Garden at St. Nicholas’ on 6th July. The bar made a profit of £252 which was donated to the roof fund, taking HENRA’s total contribution to £1,145. Thanks to the generosity of Hall & [...] from HENRA’s Pop-Up Bar at the Summer Fayre

HENRA and Southbourne Forum Hustings

25/06/2024 (General news): On Friday, June 21st, a lively hustings event took place for the Bournemouth East constituency, featuring candidates Tobias Ellwood (Conservative), Tom Hayes (Labour), Jon Nicholas (Liberal Democrat), Joe Salmon (Green Party), and Martin Houlden (Reform UK). [...] from HENRA and Southbourne Forum Hustings

The hidden Charles Rolls Memorial Plaque 

23/06/2024 (General news): On Saturday 13th July the Charles Rolls Heritage trust is providing the opportunity to view the plaque. Full details of the event can be found on their website [...] from The hidden Charles Rolls Memorial Plaque 

Helping Homeless Veterans music festival

30/05/2024 (General news): June 14-16th at Longthorns Farm, Wareham. Inaugural music festival for this charity which raises funds to help homeless veterans. Day tickets and weekend tickets are still available but they need to be purchased in advance [...] from Helping Homeless Veterans music festival

Tuckton Bridge tree art renewed

13/05/2024 (General news): You may have noticed the tree at the Hengistbury end of Tuckton Bridge had a piece of art incorporated in the barkless section near its base . This had deteriorated over time and the local artist, Matthew Byrom, renewed it last week with a new design, shown here. Matthew has installed a number of these [...] from Tuckton Bridge tree art renewed