What's on in Poole - February
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Saturday 11 - Sunday 19 February 2012 - Close Encounters Week at the Oceanarium
Oceanarium, Pier Approach, Bournemouth, BH2 5AA
This half term, the award-winning Oceanarium will be hosting ‘Close Encounters Week', a week full of interactive fun, offering the chance for children and adults alike to get up close and personal with its incredible and awe-inspiring creatures.
From Saturday 11th to Sunday 19th February head down to the Oceanarium for some interactive family fun including:
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MEET THE CREATURE sessions
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Help FEED THE TURTLES*
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Learn more about the OCEANARIUM'S BIGGEST CHARACTERS and nominate who you think should be included in our Top Ten
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Watch our waters come alive in our NINE DAILY FEEDS & PRESENTATIONS
New for 2012 – Feeding Experiences – From February you can get even closer and help feed some of the Oceanarium's best loved creatures with our behind-the-scenes feeding experiences at our special introductory rate, see www.oceanarium.co.uk for further details.
Tickets valid all day, so visitors can come and go as they please, taking the opportunity to enjoy a relaxing break in the family-friendly Offshore Cafe, which proudly brews Starbucks coffee and serves a range of meals and refreshments.
*Activities are included in the standard admission price except Feed the Turtles - £2 donation in aid of the Oceanarium's chosen charity. Activities are subject to availability and may change without prior notice. Please see website for times.
Saturday 11 February - Sunday 19 February 2012 - Half term at Studland - Pirate Week
Studland Beach
Over the week we will have different activities on including a trail (£2), sand sculpture fun, talk like a pirate lessons, den building, design your own pirate flag, make your own edible 'pieces of eight' (£2) and Studland stories. Donations welcome.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/studland-beach-and-nature-reserve/things-to-see-and-do/events/
Saturday 11 February - Sunday 19 February 2012 - The 1940s Experience
The Tank Museum, Bovington, BH20 6JG
Visitors will learn about life on the Home Front during World War Two in a series of fun family activities, finding out about evacuation, rationing, and the menacing threat of air raids.
• Children in 1940's fancy dress go FREE*
Kids who get into the spirit of the era by dressing up in 1940's Fancy Dress are rewarded with FREE entry. See below for some top tips on creating your outfit, and our terms and conditions.
• Tour our Home Front House & meet the Home Guard
Free guided tours of the museum's Home Front House will allow visitors to see and touch a number of original artefacts from the time, and Bovington's own Home Guard will be on parade to explain their role and demonstrate their equipment.
• Make Do and Mend: Meet a 1940's housewife
A special guest appearance from a `1940's Housewife` will see the spirit of `Make Do and Mend` revived through a series of interactive demonstrations of wartime home-craft and cookery.
• Special Wartime Menu in the restaurant
You'll even be able to try out our special wartime menu in the museum restaurant; with soups, stews and Spam featuring prominently!
• FREE Museum guided tours, tank talks & craft activities
Plus, there will be the opportunity to climb in a tank, try on uniforms, enjoy family trails, tours, and explore the world's finest collection of tanks: all indoors and all included in the ticket price! Its Tonnes of Fun at The Tank Museum!
• Tracked vehicle rides all day, every day
In our arena, don't miss the opportunity to experience for yourself the thrill of riding in a tracked vehicle! (Charge of £2.50 applies pp).
• PLUS – visit once and your ticket is valid for a year!*
http://www.tankmuseum.org/ixbin/indexplus?record=ART3279
Valentines Day
Saturday 11 February - Tuesday 14 February 2012 - Valentines at Les Bouviers
Les Bouviers, Arrowsmith Road, Canford Magna, Wimborne, Poole, BH21 3BD
Come and enjoy a delicious and romantic meal with us and treat that someone special.
Menus are available online.
Saturday 11th Evening Menu - £37.50pp
Monday 13th Evening Menu - £29.95pp
Valentines Day Luncheon Menu - £29.95pp
Valentines Day Evening Menu - £55pp
Bedroom packages are available from £215 - please ask for more details .
To book your table then call on 01202 889555. £15pp deposit required on booking. More info from their website : www.lesbouviers.co.uk
Tuesday 14 February 2012 - Valentines at Salterns Hotel Restaurant
Salterns Harbourside Hotel, 38 Salterns Way, Lilliput, Poole, Dorset BH14 8JR
A Romantic Venue for Valentines Day in Poole Harbour. Salterns Hotel Restaurant is a romantic venue for Valentine's Day Dinner in Poole Harbour. The Restaurant enjoys panoramic sea-views over Sandbanks, the Purbeck Hills, Brownsea Island, and toward Poole Quay. Treat someone special to a special night in intimate surroundings, with our Valentines menu. The restaurant offers an informal and relaxed atmosphere to enjoy your night.
More info available from : www.salternshotelpoole.co.uk/valentinesday.htm
Tuesday 14 February 2012 - Valentines at Branksome Beach
Branksome Beach Restaurant, Pinecliff Road, Branksome Chine, BH13 6LP
Book now for their Special Valentines Night, February 14th, featuring Foxx Duo. Sisters, Katie and Amanda will be singing an eclectic mix of old classics, powerful ballads and current chart songs. More info from their website : www.branksomebeach.co.uk/
Tuesday 14 February 2012 - Valentines at Patricks
Patricks Bar & Restaurant, 1 Bournemouth Road, Lower Parkstone, BH14 OEG
Tuesday 14th Feb - filling up fast - £30pp for a lovely romantic 3-course meal OR be seated before 7pm (table free by 8.30pm) and the menu is just £25!
More info from their website at : www.patricksrestaurants.co.uk/whatson.php
Tuesday 14 February 2012 - Valentines at Thistle Poole
Thistle Hotel, The Quay, Poole, BH15 1HD
Valentines Dinner in the HV Restaurant - £25.00 for 4 courses
Tuesday 14 February 2012 - Valentines at Cafe Shore
Cafe Shore, 10-14 Banks Road, Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7QB
This February, show your loved one how much you care and enjoy an evening of romance in Cafe Shore's waterfront restaurant.
The intimate and exclusive venue set against the stunning backdrop of Poole Harbour at night, provides the perfect setting for a memorable evening this Valentines Day.
They will be serving a luxurious four course fine dining menu, with a glass of champagne & rose for the lady for just £55 per person.
For further information please call 01202 707 271 or e-mail enquiries@cafeshore.co.uk or visit their website at : www.cafeshore.co.uk/valentines-day.html
Friday 24 February - Saturday 25 February 2012 - Rallye Sunseeker
Rallye Sunseeker, the opening round of the MSA British Rally Championship, is unique. The only international rally staged in the south of England, it attracts top-class national and international rally drivers, along with valuable media coverage and a spectator footprint envied by other events, both local and national.
Rallye Sunseeker brings this hi-tech competition right into the heart of two of the south coast’s key locations, and injects more than £700,000 into the local economy.
The Friday evening Ceremonial Start on Poole Quay attracts thousands of local people, many of whom are seeing a rally car close up for the very first time, while similar numbers turn out to enjoy the celebrations at the Champagne Finish by Bournemouth Pier just after sundown on Saturday. The Ceremonial Start will commence at Poole Quay around 6pm on Friday 24 February. In 2011, 10,000 spectators packed the seaside harbour to meet the drivers, get close to the cars and get the chance to receive autographs.
Watch our brief video from the 2011 event below:
More information about the rally can be found here >
Friday 24 February 2012 - The spirit of New Orleans Jazz.
The Hamworthy Club in Canford Magna in Poole
The spirit of New Orleans jazz comes to Dorset in February, all in aid of a worthy cause.
The six piece Golden Eagle Jazz Band is putting on a charity gig to help raise funds for Forest Holme hospice. The Poole-based hospice is dedicated to caring for patients with cancer and other life limiting illnesses.
Kevin Scott, band leader and tenor banjo player says: "Inspired by the music of the revival, the "Golden Eagle" plays New Orleans jazz the way it was meant to be played, that is, with a powerful and melodic front line and a hard driving rhythm section."
You can see this group which has been described as "The band that has the New Orleans bounce" on Friday 24 February at The Hamworthy Club in Canford Magna in Poole.
Friday 24 February 2012 - Blake at Poole Lighthouse
Lighthouse, Poole
Vocal harmony quartet BLAKE present their stunning new UK tour ‘Love Lifts Us Up' for 2012. Join these four incredible young male singers, famous worldwide for their unique renditions of pop, classical and West-End anthems, for a wonderful evening of musical entertainment. With a rich harmony sound that brings spectacular colour to much-loved songs their live shows delight and entertain audiences.
The ‘Love Lifts Us Up' tour will see Blake – Humphrey Berney, Ollie Baines, Jules Knight and Stephen Bowman – perform the most uplifting and romantic love songs of all time including ‘She', ‘Up Where We Belong' and ‘With Or Without You'.
2011 was yet another fantastic year for Blake. In the Spring the quartet's TV schedule was busy with performances and interviews on Daybreak, BBC Breakfast, Loose Women, The Alan Titchmarsh Show and Sky News. They also made their debut appearance on US television with a performance in Trafalgar Square for NBC's Today show as part of the programme's royal wedding coverage.
Having performed over 150 concerts around the world in the last 12 months Blake are one of the most successful live touring groups of the past few years. As well as completing over 50 shows as part of their ‘An Evening With Blake' tour, Blake have continued to perform their magnificent repertoire at prestigious venues around the country - Blake were honoured to perform at both Lincoln Cathedral and Norwich Cathedral as part of the celebrations of the Royal British Legion's 90th Anniversary, whilst the summer saw them headline an evening concert at the elegant Henley Festival on the banks of the River Thames.
More recently Blake have celebrated their tenth on pitch performance at Twickenham Stadium ahead of the Rugby Heroes exhibition game, raising funds for Help for Heroes, where they entertained the crowds with their unique versions of Nessun Dorma, Jerusalem and, of course, God Save The Queen.
Blake have continued to take their music around the globe and perform for their international fan base with tours in Russia and the Far East , with the popularity of Blake and their music in Asia continuing to grow. The vocal group have just returned from a series of sold out concerts in the Philippines performing for tens of thousands, including in the capital Manila, and already have a number of engagements booked in for 2012.
2011 also saw Blake return to the studio to record their hugely anticipated fourth album. Audiences at Blake's ‘Love Lifts Us Up' Tour will be in for a treat as the band showcase tracks from their new album, in addition to performing songs from their previous albums, including their BRIT Award Winning self-titled debut album.
Developing their musical sound for the fourth album Blake have been privileged to work with a number of top US producers as well as acclaimed songwriter Diane Warren, who has previously written for Aerosmith, Celine Dion and Faith Hill.
2012 looks to be Blake's busiest year to date with the release of their brand new album in America and the UK as well as tours and concerts in the UK, China, the Philippines, USA and Bermuda thus confirming Blake as one of the UK 's busiest and most internationally in-demand bands.
More info from : www.lighthousepoole.co.uk/page/144/Blake/1312 and www.blakeofficial.com
Monday 27 February 2012 - Twin Sails Bridge opens to traffic
Twin Sails Bridge, Poole
Poole's long awaited second harbour crossing, the Twin Sails Bridge , will open to traffic on Monday 27 February 2012.
This landmark structure stretches across the Backwater Channel providing an additional road link for Poole Town and Hamworthy communities unlocking one of the largest regeneration sites in the South West.
To celebrate the completion of this 20-month construction project a community weekend will be held on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 February 2012 on the Twin Sails Bridge before it opens to road traffic.
On the Saturday The Mayor of Poole and invited local guests will lead the first group to walk across the Twin Sails Bridge. The Mayor of Poole will then invite all local residents to participate in a walk across the bridge giving a fantastic opportunity to see their new bridge close up.
To mark this special occasion Poole Rotary Club will be offering residents the chance to purchase a commemorative certificate for a minimum £2 donation with all money raised going to local charities. The Twin Sails Bridge will also be available for residents to walk across on the Sunday.
An official opening ceremony will be held on Friday 9 March 2012. This is the anniversary of the opening of Poole's current bridge which opened on 9 March 1927. A free two hour spectacular event will be held on the former power station site in Hamworthy involving music, singing, parades and much more. Due to the capacity of the site this will be a ticket only event. Further celebrations will continue on Poole Quay including music, street entertainment and a firework display at 9 pm.
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