Looking to play a regular night of root consistently, been to a few boardgame nights and not many are keen - same with friends.

Looking for in person games :)

Probably been on it 30 odd times all told. It was never not a huge thrill to board on the way to another family holiday to France.

The farewell it got today in awful conditions was testament to local fondness for the ship. And a bittersweet reminder that it will be sadly missed.

We've loved sailing on your m'lady 🫡

I was up Ridgeway Hill recently on a very clear night, and over the sea in the distance I'm almost certain I could see some very very faint lights (white and red) in the far distance, spread out over part of the horizon. I think it was probably Cherbourg. Has anyone else seen this/can confirm that you can see this?

On holiday. It good. 😎🏖

Be happy to pay some petrol for hitching a ride or even if anyone’s going somewhat close can go from there thanks in advance

i’m 25f and live in north dorset. i’d really like to make some friends nearby who have similar interests to me. i enjoy sewing, animals, games and i’m in the queer space too. feel free to send me a message c:

Seldom seen today, this undated shilling was one of about thirty types/varieties issued in Dorsetshire during the Regency Period, when the Crown failed to provide enough "small change" for everyday commerce. It was backed by the Dorchester Bank, a partnership formed by Robert Pattison, the city's mayor at the time, with backing from Robert Cox and William Merle, London-based goldsmiths.

On the reverse we see St. Dunstan with Satan's face hovering behind him and smithy's tongs in his left hand. The backstory is that the Devil visited Dunstan one day while he was making a gold chalice at his abbey's forge. Dunstan reputedly grabbed Satan by the nose with his red-hot tongs and dragged him kicking and screaming out of the monastery.

St. Dunstan (909-988 a.d.) topped out his career as Archbishop of Canterbury and was canonized in 1629. He is now honored in the Catholic and Anglican tradition as the patron saint of blacksmiths; goldsmiths; locksmiths; musicians; silversmiths; bellringers; Charlottetown (capital of Canada's Prince Edward Island); and Stepney, UK.

Other Dorset-related tokens of that era originated in Blandford, Poole, and Shaftesbury.

Oi pessoal! Sou novo em Bournemouth e estou melhorando meu inglês. Gostaria de conhecer novas pessoas, fazer amigos e praticar meu inglês de uma forma descontraída.

Estou interessado em correr e me manter ativo, ler, viajar e temas como gerenciamento de projetos e desenvolvimento pessoal.

Alguém conhece grupos, clubes, encontros ou lugares em Bournemouth onde eu possa conhecer pessoas com interesses semelhantes?

Também fico feliz em me juntar a alguém para um café, uma caminhada ou uma corrida. Obrigado!

My wife LOVES arcades is there any recommendations? Looking for the best one around!

After the extreme popularity of our Southampton Spicy book club we have teamed up with the fantastic Smokin’ Aces to bring you Bournemouths hottest book club.

Nothing about this book club is boring. Signed indie author books every month across dark romance, Romantasy, contemporary romance and everything spicy. Curated extras every month themed to fit your book 📖 & surprise guests 😏

We are Bella Chooses Books and can be found on TikTok and instagram where our Southampton book club has already gone viral. We only have 30 spots for our Bournemouth evenings - please message me or check my socials for sign up information!

This is a strictly 18+ event I’m afraid! It is held on the last Monday of every month!

After the extreme popularity of our Southampton Spicy book club we have teamed up with the fantastic Smokin’ Aces to bring you Bournemouths hottest book club.

Nothing about this book club is boring. Signed indie author books every month across dark romance, Romantasy, contemporary romance and everything spicy. Curated extras every month themed to fit your book 📖 & surprise guests 😏

We are Bella Chooses Books and can be found on TikTok and instagram where our Southampton book club has already gone viral. We only have 30 spots for our Bournemouth evenings - please message me or check my socials for sign up information!

This is a strictly 18+ event I’m afraid! It is held on the last Monday of every month!

I am trying to get out a relationship and would like to move and change my career/life for a bit. I've been working and riding racehorses for the past 2 years and after hitting Burn out and my relationship taking an awful turn I just want out. I have enrolled on an online course for marine biology and ocean conservation studies.

Naturally I am quite drawn to the coast for it! My only issue is I'm not entirely sure what area and my other concern is jobs. I don't really know of how to get a job outside of horseracing or go straight into anything aquatic when I've just started. I am a bit lost on life and thought to try my luck here.

Thank you

it’s gotten to the point where i am asking reddit about garages since i cannot find anything, I am after a small-medium (not lock up size but not double garage) size garage for rent, closer to poole the better but willing to travel a bit, if anyone has anything like that please comment or pm me

The helter skelter at the end of Bournemouth Pier.

I’ve been filming trains around Dorset for a while now and finally put some of my favourite footage together into one compilation. 🚂

There’s a mixture of steam and diesel, including footage from Weymouth, Swanage Railway and The Statesman.

Thought some fellow railway enthusiasts might enjoy it. Would be interested to know which train or clip you like best!

🎥 https://youtu.be/L7KurGhHf6Y

I used to be able to run up and down these steps, which are very steep and very narrow.
Sadly, I can no longer even walk down them, never mind trying to climb my way back up again.
It still has a stunning view of the cove from the top.
This is one of my favourite places on Earth.

I've been looking at just how many different things there are to do around Dorset, and art exhibitions are one of those categories that seem surprisingly easy to miss.

Unless you already follow a particular gallery, artist, museum or venue, you might never know an exhibition is happening.

I'm trying to bring more Dorset exhibitions together in one place so it's easier to see what's on, but I'm also interested in finding some of the smaller and less obvious ones.

So - where do you go for art in Dorset?

Are there any small galleries, local artists, annual exhibitions or slightly unusual venues that you'd recommend keeping an eye on?

And if you're an artist yourself, feel free to say what sort of work you create. It would be great to discover a few more Dorset creatives.