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Hello, hope you enjoy the lastest news from Boscombe. What's happening “Colourscapes” An Exhibition by Clive Hagon Launch Day: Saturday 26th. March 2011. 10.00 – 5.30 Admission Free. The Moontree Gallery’s second “Featured Artist” Exhibition of 2011. The exhibition runs until the end of Wednesday 20th. April. Gallery opening times: Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 – 5.30. Sainsbury's Boscombe Charity Silent Auction 18 March · 19:00 - 23:00 AFC Bournemouth Dean Park, Kings Park Bournemouth, United Kingdom For Red Nose Day this year Sainsbury's Boscombe are holding a charity auction at AFC Bournemouth. The auction tables shall be open from 7.30 pm to 9pm, followed by some light entertainment and the results of the auction. Tickets are priced at £5.00, please contact us for information on buying tickets. All monies raised will be donated Comic Relief Sorted Surf Festival 19th & 20th Of March 2011, 9am til 5pm Sat & Sun at Boscombe Beach Comp is open to everyone and it will be a great family day out! The Sorted Surf Festival is here again featuring our annual surf competition, loads of giveaways, demonstrations and much much more! This year Sorted re teaming up with O´Neill and we will be going all out to celebrate the world of surfing, it’s going to be an amazing weekend so bring the family, enter the competition and soak up the atmosphere! Entry forms available at Sorted Surf Shop 01202 399099  Film screening of 'In Transition'  28 March · 19:00 - 22:00 Friends Meeting House 16 Wharncliffe Road, Boscombe, BH5 1AH Transition Towns Bournemouth invites you to a film screening of 'In Transition' and an informal discussion afterwards. "‘In Transition’ is the first detailed film about the Transition movement filmed by those that know it best, those who are making it happen on the ground. The Transition movement is about communities around the world responding to peak oil and climate change with creativity, imagination and humour, and setting about rebuilding their local economies and communities. It is positive, solutions focused, viral and fun." - http://transitionculture.org/. It''s FREE entry and everyone is welcome! Help Transform Pokesdown Station We Need your Images Now! Deadline for Submissions: Thursday 25 March 2011 Pokesdown (for Boscombe) station is about to be transformed by Boscombe artist Soap (aka Adam Klodzinski). Commissioned by Bournemouth Borough Council, Soap will create an amazing artwork which will cover the entire blank wall on the platform - and he needs your help to make this happen. Soap is looking for inspiration to help him create the image. He would like YOU to submit a photograph or drawing which you feel celebrates the vibrance, the beauty and diversity of the local area. If your image is selected, you will have the opportunity to see how Soap will incorporate it into the design and YOUR name will be acknowledged alongside the artwork. Submit one image per person Provide your name, contact details (address, phone, email) deliver to: Urban Artist Soap, Shoot Studios, 901 Christchurch Rd, Pokesdown, BH7 6AX or Amanda Catlin, Boscombe Link, 3-5 Palmerston Rd, Boscombe, BH1 4HN or Email to mail@urbanartistsoap.com BECOME A QUALIFIED BEACH LIFEGUARD Wednesday 30th March at 6.30pm ENTRY CRITERIA: 16 YEARS OLD OR OVER ABLE TO SWIM 100 METRES WITHOUT STOPPING WILLING TO VOLUNTEER LOCALLY Find out more at 896 Coffee Bar, Christchurch Road, Boscombe, BH7 6DL For more information contact Lee on 07799 176 137 FREE 5-DAY TRAINING COURSE WORTH £250 FITNESS * BEACH RESCUE *FIRST AID Do you know what internal trafficking is? Eastenders has an internal trafficking storyline at the moment with the character- Whitney who's boyfriend is sexually exploiting her. It is important for everyone to understand that any young women and girls can be targeted in this way, and that some who are targeted are very young. If you have concerns you can call crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, the police on 01202 222 222, & Childline on 08001111  This video has been produced to help people to understand the issue: http://www.mydangerousloverboy.com/ LIVE MUSIC AT REEF ENCOUNTER FRIDAY Friday, 18th March Big sounds, relaxed sounds from Misty Blue playing live at Reef Encounter A great way to kick off the weekend. Admission free. From 8pm. If you’d like to eat, book a table or booth or just join us for a drink at the bar. We’re open ‘til 1am. Call 01202 280656. Music at the Urban Beach Thursday 25th March - 'Jim working on hope' - 7.30pm The Bournemouth Recycling Agency offers FREE collection and removal of all old appliances, cookers, dishwashers and various types of metal. They have just opened a new shop called "The Warehouse" on the corner of Christchurch and Wolverton Road, former premises of The Flower Shop on the Corner. The Warehouse also offers a house clearance and reclamation service.They even buy and sell furniture and would give consideration to any items. If you need their services please phone Patrick Furlong on 0796 44 67 024. Brain-computer Interfacing (The use of intelligent signal processing techniques in the analysis of biomedical signals) Saturday 19th March 2.30pm Speaker: Prof Christopher James 39 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 3NS All lectures are held in the Society's well-equipped lecture hall. Afternoon lectures are usually illustrated and last for about an hour. Tea and biscuits are available after lectures, in the Museum Room. Please check http://www.bnss.fslife.co.uk/programme.html for details The Urban Pie and Ale festival Friday March 25 from 6pm until 10pm, To get into the swing of spring the Urban Reef team, based on Boscombe promenade, have decided to hold their very own ‘Pie and Ale festival’ in association with Palmers Brewery. The team will be serving a host of delicious pies and ales out on the decking area. Some of the pies on offer will include: Steak and blue vinney pie , Chicken, lemon and coriander pie, Cheddar cheese homity pie (v) To help people get that ‘Friday feeling’ a resident urban musician will be also playing some merry tunes. Boscombe Vintage Market - A vibrant vintage market by the sea - Saturday 2nd April! VINTAGE & FASHION & TEXTILES & ART & ACCESSORIES & CRAFT & COLLECTABLES & FOOD & LIVE MUSIC! Boscombe Vintage Market is back this Saturday 5 March 2011, 10am-3pm, at The Crescent, Boscombe, BH1 4EX! Entry is free, and we're inside marquees. The market now takes place every first Saturday of the month. http://www.boscombevintagemarket.co.uk/ Musical Chairs Summer School 2011 2nd to 5th August 2011 Joanna Welsh is pleased to announce Musical Chairs Summer School for 2011. Details are below and there is a link to the application form at the bottom of the page. As last year, this Summer School is open to players of all ages and abilities and any instrument.  St. Georges Wellspring Centre, Haviland Road, Bournemouth BH7 6HW Joanna Welsh 01202 395363 (e-mail jo.magicflutes (at) googlemail.com) Coming up... The Boscombe Tea Party   A mass festival that takes place on the 1st May and incorporates 4 major parts of Boscombe: The High Street, The Crescent, The Boscombe Chine Gardens & The Seafront The event will incorporate music, performance, art displays, water sports, fire displays, community activity and much much more.  hear more about this event  O2... Roger Daltrey, Kate Nash, Scouting for Girls, Pigeon detectives, Eliza Doolittle.... what more could you wish for? Tickets Planning Applications Information on How to object Planning Aid - provides free, independent and professional planning advice to communities and individuals who cannot afford to pay consultant fees. It complements the work of local planning authorities, but is wholly independent of them. Click here. Planning Portal - Advice on all planning matters including the submission of planning applications to the Borough Council. Click here. ePlanning - Planning Delivery Grant (PDG) Allocation Criteria 2007 Click here. Planning and Transport List of Undecided Applications in Boscombe West List of Undecided Applications in Boscombe West Prepared on 17 March 2011 Date Application Location Proposal Applicant Ward Officer Conserv Area Publicity Expiry 20/09/2010 7-2010-4030-C 34 Florence Road Pruning to one Elm Lakeside Developments BW AJC Ltd 24/01/2011 7-2011-5675-N 8a Carnarvon Road Alterations and conversion of bin and cycle store to a Mr J Horton BW SC 21/02/2011 residential flat and erection of alternative bin and  cycle stores 10/02/2011 7-2011-17457-B Flat 1, 32 Churchill Road Alterations and formation of window to flat. Miss Susan Davidson BW SC M 09/02/2011 7-2011-3371-Q 637-641 Christchurch Road Alterations to front elevation and first floor extension Sainsbury's BW JMA 11/03/2011 to shop Supermarkets Ltd 17/03/2011 7-2011-1380-F Flat 3 Monkton Heights 4 Boscombe Spa Replacement of 2 timber windows with 2 PVCu Mr J White BW RC V 22/04/2011 Road windows 24/02/2011 7-2011-3371-R 637-641 Christchurch Road Erection of two internally illuminated fascia signs, two Sainsbury's BW RC internally illuminated projecting signs and various non- Supermarkets Ltd illuminated signs Editor: Lisa Northover Please email me your news and events. If you are forwarded this email and wish to subscribe direct, please go to boscalicious.co.uk. Police News Meet the team and raise local issues at the following Safer Neighbourhood events. Surgery  Every Thursday & Saturday 2.30pm - 3.30pm Police Neighbourhood Information Centre: The Sovereign Centre Boscombe Every: Thursday, 2.30pm - 3.30pm & Saturday, 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm ------------------------------- 13 April 2011, 7pm Street Corner Meeting Glen Road 4 May 2011, 11am Street Corner Meeting Boscombe Spa Road, junction with Owls Road 11 May 2011, 7pm Street Corner Meeting Boscombe Spa Road, junction with Owls Road   Report Hate crime A hate crime is any incident where you or someone else has been targeted because they or you are believed to be different or any incident you believe was motivated by: race, religion, homophobia, transphobia or disability Incidents may involve verbal abuse, harassment, attacks, damage to your property, bullying or graffiti. By reporting such incidents, even anonymously, will help us to identify the issues in the community. Report hate crime online through Dorset Police Website. Health News Boscombe and Springbourne Walk in Health Centre Open to all! is open 8am until 8pm, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Appointments can either be pre-booked by phone (01202 727969) for registered patients; or urgent walk-in appointments are available throughout the opening times by coming to the health centre. The Centre is at 11 Shelley Rd Boscombe.  You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the Boscalicious! Newsletter Our mailing address is: Boscalicious! St Clements Rd Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 4DX Our telephone: 07515 355982 Copyright (C) 2010 Boscalicious! All rights reserved.