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This is the place for all your information
about Verwood and the surrounding area
and is an independent, non-commercial site
with no paid advertising.
It also hosts the official Websites of
the following:-
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Local Societies and event organisers
who have any updates, or event dates, that they
would like included for FREE in the
"WHAT'S
ON" page
(normally local and none commercial). Information/articles may be emailed to the .

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Verwood
Details |
| Post
town |
Verwood |
Constituencies
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District
Postcode |
BH31
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| District |
East
Dorset |
UK Parliament |
North
Dorset
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Dialing code |
+44
(0)1202 ---- |
| Shire county |
Dorset |
European Parliament |
South
West England
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OS grid reference |
SU0808 |
| Region |
South
West |
Why
not listen live to Verwood's Own
Community Radio Station
"ForestFM"
while you browse this site. Select
the AE. |
Police |
Dorset |
| Constituent country |
England |
Fire |
Dorset |
| Sovereign state |
United
Kingdom |
Ambulance |
South
Western |
Latest News & Updates
- Verwood Dorset UK.
also check the Verwood
Noticeboard. |
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Dont Forget
Verwoods' 7th Talented Youth Concert
Verwood HUB - Saturday the 11th February 2012.
- 2 performances at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- for tickets Contact the HUB on 01202 828740
- www.thehubverwood.co.uk
A variety show by young people up to age 18 including music, song, dance
and drama.
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Has now
ceased trading |
"Club
31" - IMPORTANT NOTICE
PLEASE
NOTE that
"Club 31"
ceased trading on the 28th of December 2011 and NO
further events will occur at that venue.
New
venues are as follows.
| Verwood
Twinning Association meetings |
- the
Parish Rooms behind
St. Michael's Church.
meeting start time now 8 p.m. (hall
open from 7.30 p.m.)
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| Verwood Jazz
Club |
The new venue is:-
Drusilla’s
Inn
, Wigbeth, Horton, Dorset
BH21 7JH.
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Mayors
Christmas
Reception 2011
On Sunday the 4th December 2011, Verwoods Mayor Cllr Toni Coombs and the Town Council welcomed dignitaries
from the local areas with a visit to the Heritage
Centre where they enjoyed a talk given by Sue Gardiner on the
"Origins of Pantomime". Later they were entertained by the
Dorset Junior Jazz Band before enjoying a reception and meal in the HUB. |
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The
latest
verwood & Three Legged Cross
Official Guide is now available.
 You
can pick up
your Personal copy
from the Town Hall in Vicarage Road.
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Verwood
and Three Legged Cross Twinning Association
returned from France on the 6th of June 2011 after their visit
to Champtoceaux.
Please
select here for a full report with pictures |
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every Friday
from 10 a.m.
to noon. |

Normally held Every Friday from
10
a.m. to 12 noon in Verwood Memorial Hall.
It has stalls
offering,
Crafts, Art, Toys, Cakes, Preserves, Teas, Veg and Plants, etc. |
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A
new book about Verwood has recently been published in 2010,
"Memorial
Hall Jubilee Book"
which
recounts 50 years of memories and anecdotes with photos, some in colour,
of the Verwood Memorial Hall.
It is now on sale priced at £6 at the Verwood Heathland Heritage
Centre (9am – 12 noon, Mon. to Sat. & Sun. from 2 - 4 p.m.) .
Copies can also be ordered by post at £7 inc. post and
packing from:-
Angela Daymond, 24 Aspen Drive,
Verwood BH31 6TE.
(make cheques payable to Verwood Memorial Hall Trust),
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Verwood
Historical Society are pleased to
announce
the publication of a new book
"VILLAGE TO TOWN"
Written and compiled by
Jill Coulthard.
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Priced at £10 it can
be obtained from
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Verwood Heathland Heritage
Centre |
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Verwood Post Office |
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Three Legged Cross Post
Office. |
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Dorset Family History Society |
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Priest’s House Museum,
Wimborne |
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Paperview Ringwood |
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Please visit the the Historical
Society Website
for information about Postal Copies |
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Snippet
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Some think that Three Legged Cross may have
been named after the gallows,
which were often nicknamed the three legged
mare.
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Verwood
has a namesake ...
... in Saskatchewan, Canada. It appears now to be mainly a Ghost
Town with few families remaining It has many old buildings included houses,
church, grain elevator and an old wooden pavement.
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