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• Attractions
  This page contains links to the menu items. It is superfluous, but is needed in order for the Site Map to show correctly. The following…
  • Castlepoint Shopping
    Castlepoint, like Hengistbury Head, is included on this Christchurch website because it is both very local and very popular in Christchurch and across the whole…
  • Christchurch Priory
    Click either image, below, for a larger version of the guide: There is a printable version (one sheet of A4) here. History There was a…
  • Hengistbury Head
    Hengistbury Head is in the Borough of Bournemouth, but is included here because is closest to Christchurch and a beautiful place for residents and tourists…
  • Highcliffe Castle
    First, here are two scans of the latest guide, available from the Tourist Office in Christchurch. And now click for a pdf version of both…
  • Mayor’s Parlour
    This is in reverse order. Scroll to the end to get to the beginning (if you see what I mean!) 19 March It’s finished! Today they were taking the…
  • More To See
    This section is completely random. Walking around one day, it struck me that there is much to see in Christchurch which isn’t in the guide…
  • Selfridges
    Although Highcliffe, particularly in summer, can be a pleasant experience for a wander while visiting the local cliffs and seashore, there is no branch of…
  • Stanpit Marsh
    Stanpit Marsh is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). It is famous for a wide variety of wildlife and flowers. Rather than writing an…
  • The Constable’s House
    The Famous View from the Bridge! The Constable’s House is on the right. Click for a larger image The inside – entry is free. Click…
  • The Ducking Stool
    One of the lesser-known attractions of Christchurch is the ducking stool, though when you see this one you definitely have to use your imagination. This…
  • The Great Tower
    Before getting down to some facts, it is worth quoting an online Tripadvisor review: An Interesting Old Ruin … … and it’s not often I…
• Buses Christmas & New Year 2020
  This information is taken from the summary in the Bournemouth Echo. Note that Southwestern Railway is included at the end. MoreBus Boxing Day – A…
• Christchurch Food Festival 2020
  As you no doubt know, the COVID-19 virus has resulted in the postponement of many local, national and international events. The Christchurch Food Festival was…
• Christchurch Health Walks
  Christchurch Walking for Health Scheme is restarting the health walks in accordance with the guidance from Walking for Health. This decision is effective from 21st September 2020.   We…
• Christchurch Town Council
  About Christchurch Town CouncilInformation and Links Latest Tonight, 10 November 2020 at 6pm the Planning Meeting for the Town Council will be broadcast live. There…
• Coming Up
  If you have anything to advertise, please email confer@ThisIsChristchurch.com and it will be added.  Note that because of the Coronovirus crisis and the easing of…
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• Governance
  From April 1 2018 Christchurch became part of the BCP Council, a unitary authority, by combining with Bournemouth and Poole. There had been considerable discussion,…
  • BCP Council
    2 October: The New Leader Yesterday, after rate vote of confidence recently, there was an Extraordinary Full Council meeting to elect the new Council Leader.…
  • BCP Information
    Get In Touch The Council recommends that you contact them using the online services if possible, rather than visit the offices. The Offices are open on Monday-Friday,…
  • Beryl Bikes for Christchurch
    They’re Here! 11 September 2020 Yesterday I was surprised and delighted to see that they have finally arrived in Christchurch. The first two were on…
  • Local Elections 2021
    Highcliffe Polling Station, General Election,Thursday 12 December 2019. It was raining very heavily that morning. Thursday, 6 May I will publish information here for every…
  • Local News
    20 July 2020 Not Goodbye – Hello: Beryl Bikes It is intended that these will be introduced to Christchurch in the near future. It is…
  • Politics & News
    General Election, 12 December 2019 Down to the Local News Items Inception of the Unitary Authority -Archive Discussion and refutation of Super Council Advantages: November…
    • 2017 – Take Action
      For information only: Late 2016-Early 2017 Message from Cllr DC Jones (from Facebook) This is the most crucial month for Christchurch for almost 800 years. The…
    • Brexit
      Just in case you want to see even more about Brexit, this page is available for historic interest. Note that it only refers to local…
      • Chris Chope’s Speech
        Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con) European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill – 4 September 2019 It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the…
    • Christchurch BID
      Latest I admit that I was puzzled when I heard about this, so where else to look it up but Wikipedia! A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID)…
    • Christchurch Lions
      Good News? It has been reported in today’s Christchurch Times (6 February 2020) that the Bournemouth Branch of the Lions Club has ‘adopted’ the Christchurch…
    • Coronavirus – Information
      On this page (in order from top to bottom): Coronavirus Cases: 16 April 2021 Lockdown Easing From Monday: 11 April 2021 Coronavirus Cases: 9 April…
    • Coronovirus (COVID-19)
      This page is hopefully fairly temporary, and just contains information which I have not seen elsewhere, and local material where relevant. Comments have been enabled…
    • Council Elections 2019
      Thursday, 2 May 2019 I can do no better than start with a quote from The Echo, which sums up local feeling after Christchurch almost…
    • Debate – Sir Christopher Chope
      Below is  the link to Christopher Chope’s Adjournment Debate in the Commons yesterday, 1 December 2016. Serious questions were raised about the rather secretive procedures employed. The…
    • EDDC – Two views
      TWO DIFFERENT VIEWS This page was stimulated by an article in The Echo on Tuesday, 17 January. On Monday East Dorset council voted for another…
    • Entertainment
      Entertainment Although I would like to see Christchurch separate from Bournemouth (well Highcliffe really), I still think our council make little effort on ideas to…
    • General Election 2019
      Postscript On Thursday, December 19, 2019, the Christchurch Times published a short item about Sir Christopher Chope’s general election results, shown below. The heading is: Vote…
    • Getting There
      OUR LEADER SPEAKS – updated 16 December Here is an Echo report about the Council Leaders’ meeting, which apparently is in favour of merging with Poole…
    • Housebuilding
      It was reported in the Christchurch Times (10 October 2019) that housebuilding is not proceeding as quickly as it should be. As this article is…
    • Life Under a Super Council
      One interesting feature about the material which has been circulated by our nine Councils is that all of it fails to address the reality of…
    • Merger – What Next?
      HOW IT HAPPENED – FROM JULY 2017 TO THE DECISION This is in reverse order, latest at the top. There are some items of interest…
    • More Action Needed!
      You can still do something. The item by Christchurch Citizens Association (below the line) was published on the local website StreetLife. It is important that…
    • Plans for Our Coast?
      An interesting comment added on Streetlife today by Lynn R. Is the operation of Planning something to be concerned about? Currently there are restrictions, for…
    • The New Council
      Basic Facts About the Council These few facts are taken from the Constitution. See all the documents. The councils previously serving Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole…
    • The Referendum and Judicial Review
      In view of general opposition, late in 2017 it was decided that a referendum of local Christchurch residents and businesses would be undertaken. This was…
    • The Unitary Authority Questionnaire
      The proposal was that Christchurch, Bournemouth and Poole would merge, to become a Unitary Authority. The definition of a unitary authority is one in which an administrative…
    • The Wishes Cafe
      THE WISHES CAFE October 2017 There are proposals to demolish this and rebuild with two flats above. As you can see from the pictures below,…
    • True Democracy?
      Merge – Yes // Merge – No // ADMIN – The two comments below were taken from the Echo today (17 November 2016). They do raise…
      • Merge with Bournemouth/Poole – No
        Merge – Yes // True Democracy? Christchurch has much to offer Bournemouth in many ways, yet … I cannot for the life of me think what…
      • Merge with Bournemouth/Poole – Yes
        Merge – No // True Democracy? Christchurch COUNCIL might be ok financially, but the services to us as residents aren’t, because most of the budget goes to…
  • Recycling – The New Regime
    See the arrangements for the re-opening of the facilities on May 11. From April 1, 2020 The Christchurch Times in September reported that the waste…
    • Household Recycling Centres
      Summer Opening Times This was received from BCP Council this afternoon, 8 April 2021: ‘Our recycling centres have now changed to their summer opening times…
  • Resources
    BCP Introductory Guide – April 2019 Click to view. Opens in a new window. The Council Magazines These are delivered to homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch…
  • Statistics So Far
    16 April: The full set of figures is not very informative, because the most recent columns are so tiny. I have therefore updated this page.…
  • THE COUNCILS
    Archived & General Council Elections, May 2019 // General Election December 2019Merger: Background (2019)
  • Town Council
    IMPORTANT From the Town Council website: If you live, work in or visit the town, you may be interested in how the town may change…
• Large Pictures
  These are for larger versions of pictures published on ThisIsChristchurch.com. They are hosted on the SmugMug site, as they are too large for a ‘normal’…
• Local AccuWeather Forecast
• Local Happenings
  There are three items in this section. Use the menu or click below. Site Updates This is a list of every update from 14 May…
  • Events
    These links are to local events covered since August 2017. Sadly, unavoidably there are only four for 2020 because of the pandemic. 2020Holocaust Memorial Day…
    • 2017 (a) – Stompin’ on the Quomps, 5-6 August
      Saturday & Sunday, 5 & 6 August The largest smooth jazz festival of its kind Unfortunately I was only able to stay for an hour…
    • 2017 (b) – Hoburne 5 Mile Run, 1 October
      Any feedback or comments to confer@thisischristchurch.com This year (2017) the race took place on Sunday, 1st October at 11am, and started as usual from Hoburne Park,…
    • 2017 (c) – Stanpit Running, 15 October
      Sunday, 15 October 2017 Today the Christchurch Running Festival took place. Though competitive, this is a friendly, local run. It started and finished on Stanpit…
    • 2017 (d) – Remembrance Sunday, 12 November
      12 November The First World War had ended on the 11th November 1918, the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For many…
      • Christchurch
        As is usual, this began with a procession through the town at 10 o’clock, from The Royal British Legion on Bargates, down the High Street…
      • Highcliffe
        This took place in St Mark’s Parish Church on the Sunday afternoon, in bright but cold weather. The ceremony was very well attended, with most…
      • Purewell Cross
        This was the first service in the area, taking place at 9.15am on Sunday, 12 October 2017 at Purewell Cross, about half a mile from…
    • 2017 (e) – Christmas Festival, 25 November
      This year, 2017, it took place on Saturday, 25 November, exactly a month before Christmas Day. As usual the town was packed with stalls, fast-food…
    • 2017 (f) – A Local Christmas, 3-16 December
      This page just gives a flavour of the community getting together to entertain and have fun. By no means all of the events are represented…
    • 2017 (g) – 10K Christmas Run
      What a great way to spend a cold, windy and very wet Sunday! This took place on Sunday, December 10th, 2017, starting from Ambury Lane…
    • 2018 (a) – Holocaust Memorial Day, 29 January
      MONDAY, 29 JANUARY This is a record of a day in which many Christchurch people, young and not-so-young, came together to remember those millions who…
    • 2018 (b) – Civil War in Highcliffe, 24-25 March
      On the weekend of 24-25 March SOSKAN came to perform at Highcliffe Castle. They undertake re-enactments of skirmishes from the America Civil War. SOSKAN is…
    • 2018 (c) – Classic Cars, 15 April
      This event took place on Christchurch Quay on Sunday, 15 April 2018. It is actually one of the many events of Classic Cars on the…
    • 2018 (d) – Food Festivals, May-June
      Two of the major local festivals each year are in Christchurch, and then in Highcliffe. The Christchurch Festival takes place in May, the Highcliffe Festival…
    • 2018 (e) – Supercar Show, 10 June
      10 June: This was another incredibly busy, and very successful, event, with funds raised supporting the Walking With the Wounded charity. I was hoping to…
    • 2018 (f) – Highcliffe Fete, July 28
      Another year passed, and another Highcliffe Rotary Club Fete took place on the Recreation Ground on Lymington Road on July 28. We were luckier this…
    • 2018 (g) – Mudeford Fun Day, 5 August
      This annual event is one of the major annual happenings in Mudeford. It is a great day out and brings people from far and wide.…
    • 2018 (h) – Christchurch Carnival, 18-19 August
      The best introduction to this is to quote some information about its history from the Carnival website: Christchurch Carnival originated before the war and is…
    • 2018 (i) – Remembrance Sunday, 11 November
      Two Brief Reports We were lucky with the weather. After a night of rain, even some flooding, the day began with even more. Fortunately the…
    • 2018 (j) – 10K Christmas Run, 9 December
      There were two differences between this one and last year’s. Last year’s was 10th December, this year’s was 9th! Much more significant: The weather was…
    • 2019 (a) – Holocaust Memorial Day, 28 January
      First, an apology. As last year, I went to the Memorial Ceremony, and waited by the Memorial on 28 January, and set up the video.…
    • 2019 (b) – Pancake Day, 5 March
      This year it took place on Tuesday March 5. It is always on a Tuesday (the clue is in the name, Shrove Tuesday!), and the…
    • 2019 (c) – Classic Cars, 14 April
      The first of these events this year took place on Sunday, 14 April. Last year’s was rather drizzly and dull, so it was great to…
    • 2019 (d) – Mudeford Seafood Festival, 25-27 May
      25-27 May The First Day This afternoon I went to have a look at this Festival, on the first day of three for the new…
    • 2019 (e) – Highcliffe Food & Arts Festival, 1-2 June
      More Than Just Food The Highcliffe Food, Arts and Crafts Festival SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 1 June, 10am-5pm; 2 June, 10am-4pm The weather was excellent this year,…
    • 2019 (f) – 75th D-Day Anniversary, mid-June
      Model Exhibition // Library Display // Burton Veterans’ Day Background There was an excellent letter published in The Echo, and online, on Thursday 6 June.…
    • 2019 (g) – FlowerFest, 14-16 June
      Friday – The Event Begins This is just a small section of the various displays around the town in June this year (see the map…
    • 2019 (h) – Highcliffe Charity Fete, 27 July
      Another Successful Highcliffe Charity Fete Saturday, 27 July 2019 The afternoon weather was variable between hot, breezy and occasional short periods of cloud. We were…
    • 2019 (i) – Stompin’ on the Quomps, 3 August
      Another Great year This year it took place on Saturday, August 3. For some background I can do no better than quote the co-founder of…
    • 2019 (j) – Fun on the Quomps, 26 August
      Organised by the Christchurch Lions, this took place on Bank Holiday Monday, 26 August 2019. The heatwave of the previous few days continued, and queues…
    • 2019 (k) – Hoburne 5-Mile Road Race, 29 September
      Sunday, 29 September 2019 at 10.30am. The header picture above was of runners about 200m from the finish. Downhill to the end. The sepia tone…
    • 2019 (l) – Remembrance Sunday, 10 November
      Remembrance Day Parade – The Royal British Legion As has been usual for these ceremonies, the day dawned bright and frequently sunny. The crowds, almost…
    • 2019 (m) – Highcliffe Christmas Lights, 22 November
      Highcliffe Tesco Express Well, it’s over! Surprisingly, though I have lived in Highcliffe for some years, it is the first time I have been to…
    • 2019 (n) – 10K Christmas Run, 8 December
      This report is different from the others: there are fewer photographs, and their groupings will hopefully give an impression of what the event was like.…
    • 2019 (o) Vintage Brass While Shopping
      This is not one of my notorious famous lengthy reports, but a few snapshots of a happy morning at the entrance to Sainsbury’s in Christchurch.…
    • 2019 (p) Byron Road Lights
      This year was a special opening, as it will be the last for which there is a specific ceremony. However, the display will continue in…
    • 2020 (a) – Holocaust Memorial Day
      This year it took place on Monday, 27 January. This is a brief report on the event, and the speeches are reported in full on…
      • Holocaust Memorial Day (2)
        The Speeches (Go to summary on Page 1) REV’d JONATHAN EVANS Good morning, everyone. My name is Jonathan, Jonathan Evans. I’m part of the team…
    • 2020 (b) Christchurch Food Festival
      This year it is taking place from Friday 8th – Sunday 10th May. Rather than describe the many events and stalls, have a look at…
    • 2020 (c) Highcliffe Food Festival
      Here is part of a statement from the organisers: Because of the overwhelming interest in this year’s event, with record trade stalls and increased participation…
    • 2020 (d) Funfair
      From 6-22 August, 1pm-9pm. (Closed on Sundays) This is the first event which has been held in Christchurch since the start of the Covid-19 virus.…
    • 2020 (e) Remembrance Sunday, 8 November
      This page is not a record of an event, for the Remembrance Services and Parades could not take place this year because of the Coronavirus…
    • 2020 (f) Christchurch Christmas
      Although Christmas in Christchurch is always a fantastic occasion, this year it cannot be as spectacular: Coronavirus has put paid to that. So, while there…
    • 2020 (f) Paddleboard Christmas
      Nautical Santas, 20 December I came across this while on a walk by Tuckton Bridge and the Quomps. It was organised by BH Activity Junkies…
• Logistics
  How to get here, how to get around, districts, where to stay, and lots more.
  • Getting Around
    By Train    
• Market Returning – in part
  Header image – Market on 23 March this yearMain image, bottom – Market on 11 September 2017 Christchurch and Boscombe markets can reopen from 1…
• Oddments Index
  CURRENT MONTH 2021January // February // MarchApril // May // JuneJuly // August // September October // November // December 2020January // February // MarchApril…
  • (-i) April 2021
    Norris and Binglewort Not Too Busy Great Scenery Dangerous Crossing Getting Ready For Summer … Prince Philip Nothing Happening Except … Restrictions Easing The Prince…
  • (-j) March 2021
    You Wouldn’t Believe It’s Winter You Still Wouldn’t Believe It! Knitting and Teals A Bit Better First Day of Spring In and Around Burton Almost…
  • (-k) February 2021
    Stormy Sea – a Little! Captain Sir Tom Moore A Christchurch Morning A Sprinkling Danger to Birds Highcliffe Castle Quiet Market Day East Christchurch Sports…
  • (-l) January 2021
    A Seaside Walk Update and Uplifting Covid Testing Ambury Lane Barrier A Chilly Lockdown A Quiet Lockdown A Calm Scene Transylvania in Highcliffe After the…
  • (0a) December 2020
    Shops Open, Hungry Bird Footy’s Back! A Musical Interlude At the Market Hengistbury Head Last Day of the Market Impressive Flood The Next Day Lots…
  • (0b) November 2020
    Three Ships, Three Ducks One Cat Lockdown, and More Lockdown, Again Just a Picture I Saw Two Ships … Raised to Rest A Rainy Avon…
  • (0c) October 2020
    Heavy, heavy rain Hereford Stones Rockin’ Pigeon Four Ships Ferry, and Warning A Hengistbury Variety Cars and Pumpkins The ‘Waitrose’ Horses Beautiful Beautiful Car Park…
  • (0d) September 2020
    Sign and Tower Two Real Oddments Disappointment and Intrigue It’s Not All Glamour! Football Yesterday Bob’s Gardens Beryl Bikes Are Here Stylish Video Ready! A…
  • (0e) August 2020
    Teddy, Dog, Butterfly, Romanians Much Happening In Christchurch I Saw Three Ships Jersey Tiger Moth Early Warning of Crowd Teddies and Butterflies Done It! About…
  • (0f) July 2020
    Countryside View, With River Robert’s Garden A Windy Day Library Reopens A Tragedy, 1995 Stones on the Beach Fading Beauty Happy, and Not So Busy,…
  • (0g) June 2020
    It Is Fantastic MacDonald’s Re-Opens Cute Cygnets, Good Jokes! Market, and Toilets McDonald’s, Again Happy Families Aeroplanes Back to Normal? Non-Travelling Teddy! Nice House, Then…
  • (0h) May 2020
    Lonely Teddy, Praise, and the Carnival Hope, and an Opportunity Yet Another Snake in the Woods A Quiet VE Day Bank Holiday – Believe It…
  • (0i) April 2020
    Highcliffe Methodist Church The Discipline of the Event Obeying the Rules Lambs, and a Sign Justified Anger in Highcliffe All Quiet on the Dorset Front…
  • (0j) March 2020
    Beauty and the Beast Opening Next Thursday The Silent Nurse A Very Odd Oddment! The Cupboard is Bare All Quiet It’s All Happening in Burton…
  • (0k) February 2020
    Not Long Until Spring After the Storm Baddish News, and Good! Catching Up? Opening Soon After the (Second) Storm A Built-up Beauty Spot The Bear…
  • (0l) January 2020
    The ex-Manor, Burton Soon to be history? Highcliffe Damage The Beach Clean The Beach Clean (2) After the Storm Christchurch Prepared Acrimony in Somerford One…
  • (1a) December 2019
    My Mistake It’s Gone It’s Beginning to Sound … Great Fun Found It! Baggies … or Not A Brief Item Byron Road Lights The Lidl…
  • (1b) November 2019
    The Aftermath What Now? The Purewellhog! More Football Repairing the Fence It Was Cold! Cats, Santas, Cyclists It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas…
  • (1c) October 2019
    Baggies For Longer? Old Man and Bikes Local Football Always Well-Prepared A Christchurch Health Walk A Good Place to Rest The Co-Op, or CHP (Christchurch…
  • (1d) September 2019
    They Are No More! A Brilliant Surprise Missing Post Box Leaders in Saxon Square Macmillan Coffee Morning The Good, the Bad Two Minor Distractions Praise…
  • (1e) August 2019
    Good Work in Christchurch Heartwarming! Event Cancelled A Sad End The Christchurch Carnival A Happy Family Fun on the Quomps Highcliffe Site – and Map!…
  • (1f) July 2019
    More Flowers, and a Map The Burton Scout Carnival Preparations Short, True, Amusing Update Christchurch Music Festival Better Late … or not It’s Not Just…
  • (1g) June 2019
    Play Up, Play Up Bad News – and Good Burton Veterans’ Day A Brilliant Display Fame at Last? Worth the Wait Job Done! 1 June,…
  • (1h) May 2019
    A Zig Zag Issue? Christchurch Food Festival Much Happ’ning on the Marsh The New, the Old 1 May Not an Exciting Update! But just to…
  • (1i) April 2019
    Did You Know About This? Two Town Centre Changes Will the Path be Ready for Easter? A Bit of Brexit It’s Summer! Yellow Bus Toilets…
  • (1j) March 2019
    Somerford Road Demolition Shrove Tuesday Nearing Completion? Stepping in to Help! A New Eatery for Highcliffe? The Grange School – Some News Not, After All,…
  • (1k) February 2019
    The Friars Cliff Slope Meteor Centre – Another update Demolition Started Demolition Done! Progress on Two Fronts Working in the Rain Was Open, now Shut…
  • (1l) January 2019
    Not Anytime – Now! Goodbye Santa, for another year Update on the Beach Slope A Rural Idyll? Saxon Square Toilets The Crossing, Again The Toilets,…
  • (2a) December 2018
    Christmas Lights Sir Christopher in The Echo Highcliffe & Walkford in Bloom The Somerford Roundabout Meet Peppa Highcliffe Christmas Video It’s Christmas A Bracing Christmas…
  • (2b) November 2018
    Zig Zag – and Thatch Christmas is Coming Now You See It … Poppies What’s Happening? 6 November Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow …  Creeps…
  • (2c) October 2018
    Talbot Village Trust So Good I’ve Done It Twice The Rothesay Wall in Detail The Rothesay Wall Smart House For Sale A Silent Soldier in…
  • (2d) September 2018
    The Hoburne 5 Peaceful path closed Thomas & Lucia Closed Mr Simms for Sale! A New Shop for Christchurch The Somerford Road Works Bins -…
  • (2e) August 2018
    Another Path Closed An Old Wives’ Tale? Christchurch’s Silent Soldier Bypass anybody … anybody? A New Shop Soon Stompin at the Quomps A Couple of…
  • Genuine Oddments!
    This page is for various uncategorised items, placed in chronological order. Snow – March 2018 The A35 Pine Trees – May 2018 January 2018 Christchurch…
• Photographs
  This page is not about the merger, but a chance for you to send your favourite pictures for publication to show what really makes Christchurch…
• Picture Page
• Planning and Development
  Note – these are in reverse chronological order of latest update. It is not an exhaustive list, nor is it updated as often as it…
  • 153 Somerford Road
    8 August 2019 This application has been accepted. Scroll down for the background. Note that it is for change of use, rather than demolition and…
  • 165 Lymington Road
    19 January, 2020 A Bit of an Update This is the bungalow this morning. As you can see, work has not yet started. but they…
  • 20 Chewton Farm Road
    January 16, 2021 As you can see from the slideshow below the bungalow is still there, and as smart as ever. It is inhabited, you…
  • 261-275 Lymington Road
    261 & 273A & 273B & 275B, Lymington Road, Highcliffe The header picture is from StreetView. Demolish existing buildings and erect 3 shops (class A1),…
  • 280 Lymington Road
    There has been considerable development around this building. This rather nice house is to be demolished and replaced with – yes, you’re guessed it! -…
  • 401 Lymington Road
    It’s Finished This entry is dated 18 January 2021, though the flats were actually completed some weeks ago. They are impressive, though perhaps rather utilitarian,…
  • 63 Somerford Road
    You may be familiar with the derelict office building next to the car wash, at 63, Somerford Road. It has been like that for some…
  • Bistro My Way (Was The Crafty Wood Shop)
    8 January 2020 It’s Open! I should have known before, but this has been open for some time. It already seems popular, and has had…
  • BizSpace
    It was reported in the Bournemouth Echo (5 Sept 2019) that these buildings in Airfield Way are to be made into 85 smaller units. From…
  • Chewton Common Road
    I was alerted to this by an article in the Christchurch Times. Although the address is a ‘proper’ road, in fact it is set back…
  • Chiropractic Clinic
    7 February And Again! A third planning application has been put in. Originally planned for eleven flats, it was then reduced to seven. Those having…
  • Christchurch Emporium
    It was reported in The Echo on 3 December that planning permission has been granted to demolish this building and replace it with a three-storey…
  • Christchurch Post Office
    April 2016 – August 2017 At the beginning of April 2016 the town Post Office closed its doors. This was because it was no longer…
  • Christchurch Retail Park
    Latest, January 2021 At the beginning of the new year, I was surprised to see how much it has changed. The garden centre is completed…
  • Costa Coffee
    Permission refused. Click for details The Proposal It is likely that the proposal to build a Costa Coffee establishment in the car park of Somerford…
  • Druitt Hall
    Go to the latest update Druitt Hall was built in 1953, the year of the Coronation. In 2012 there was a proposal by Christchurch Borough…
  • Highcliffe Post Office
    The Official Opening – 10 November 2017 Today our local MP, Chris Chope, came to open the Post Office. There was a surprise on entering,…
  • Highcliffe Tandoori
    Go to latest 23 December 2018 – Development? I was surprised in the Bournemouth Echo today (27 December 2018) to read about possible development of…
  • HP Music
    I was surprised to read in the Christchurch Times today – July 25, 2019 – that the music studio has relocated to Southampton Road, Ringwood.…
  • Lewis-Manning Hospice
    27 July – Important Conclusion I was surprised last weekend to walk past this shop. It is not a coffee shop, but a branch of…
  • Local McDonald’s Reinvented!
    Today, 17 October, the McDonald’s on Somerford Road reopened. It had been closed for some days so that it could be transformed into what looks…
  • More Apartments!
    Go to the latest update Today, September 11, 2018, I saw a surveyor at work outside 169 Lymington Road. This surprised me, so here are…
  • More Retirement Flats?
    Update, 29 April: Interestingly, the previous application was for 48 flats. There is another article in today’s online Echo. Having looked again at the application,…
  • New Highcliffe Flats
    18 January 2020 Change of Plan Ethos Care, plus empty shop As I write, it is still empty, so a few days ago a letter…
  • Newtown House
    You may be aware that the Newtown House care home in Waterford Road, Highcliffe, closed this year. Five months before the closure, the CQC (Care…
  • Old Police Station
    Latest news here __________ There has been a lot of discussion about the old police station, near to the Fountain roundabout. It has been empty…
  • Pinebeach
    See the Latest Update This saga has been going on since December 2015, when the nursing home finally closed its doors. Click the picture below…
  • Premier Inn, Highcliffe
    New Plans Submitted – 24 July Today it was reported in The Echo that new plans are under consideration, which avoid the detrimental effect on…
  • Red House Museum
    Worth a Visit The Red House Museum is near The Priory. Built in 1764 as the Parish Workhouse, in 1953 it was designated a Word…
  • Steamer Point
    28 March 2021 It is reported in the Bournemouth Echo on March 23 that the proposal has been refused. BCP council has rejected it because…
  • The Ducking Stool
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    This is the summary of the planning application: Erect replacement 2-storey dwelling with detached garage/ workshop with associated parking and access. Construct external decking area…
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    Sad News – March 2020 The bar is now closed, as it was financially unviable. Read this article in The Echo. There is little detail…
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    A Dull but Important Afterthought – July 2019 This was probably already installed at the opening, but I hadn’t noticed it. There is a water…
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    A proposal has been lodged to demolish two houses and build flats: ‘Demolition of existing properties and erection of two blocks of apartments (Block A…
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  26 October 2016: Our MP was chosen to ask a question during today’s session of PMQ. You are welcome to comment below. Christopher Chope OBE, MP…
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  Today (23 November 2016) the winter issue of the free paper ‘Your Dorset’ dropped through my letter box. This is the main article. It describes progress so…
• Removal
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