A place for your Little Owl to grow, learn & have fun

Places for September 2023 now available

A small, magical Forest School for children aged 2 to 4 years

10 minutes from the centre of Wimborne Little Owls... where learning is a fun journey of discovery, exploring and playing in a loving, caring and safe environment. Giving children the opportunity to grow in confidence, in use of language and in imagination.

Rated as “Good” in all areas by Ofsted. For further information or to reserve a place for September 2023, please contact 01258 840042 or office@little-owls.org www.little-owls.org

Based in the picturesque village of Witchampton, Little Owls is a small Forest School setting for children aged 2 to 4 years. Our motivation is that learning should be enjoyable, exciting and fun and we are confident that children will find Little Owls a place where they can discover their world, learn, and explore new experiences through play, which will stay with them forever.

We are passionate about nurturing each and every child on a holistic level to ensure they achieve their best possible learning outcomes. Our highly qualified and motivated team ensures that we provide a loving, caring and safe environment to give children the opportunity to grow and develop.

Ofsted recently rated our provision as “Good” in all areas, quoting, “Staff have developed meaningful partnerships with parents. Parents explain how gentle, kind and supportive staff are to children. They share how children’s confidence, use of language and imagination have grown since starting in this setting”.

Morning Sessions

9am until 12 noon

Afternoon sessions

12 noon until 3pm

Lunchtime extension for morning sessions until 1pm Standard sessions £16.50

Full day £33.00

To reserve your place for September 2023, or find out more please contact 01258 840042 or office@little-owls.org www.little-owls.org

Teen is charged with attempted murder in town

A man has been charged with attempted murder after an alleged stabbing in Wimborne. The 18-year-old appeared at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, March 4, and will next appear at Winchester Crown Court on March 30. The charge came after an incident in the Leigh Gardens area at around 9.50pm on Sunday, February 26.

A man in his 50s was taken to hospital for treatment to suspected stab wounds, which were believed to be serious but not life-threatening.

Following initial enquiries, a 15-year-old boy and a 27-year-old man, both from the Wimborne area, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and released on police bail.

Following further enquiries, an 18-year-old Poole man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and has now been charged with attempted murder and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.

An 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, both from Wimborne, as well as a 35-yearold man from Fordingbridge in Hampshire who were all arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender remain on police bail.

A 38-year-old Wimborne woman who as arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice has also been released on police bail.

n Recycling charity Win on Waste is marking its 10th anniversary with an ambitious fundraising target for the year. The charity is hoping to raise £10,000 in its ‘10 months, 10 years, 10k’ initiative and is asking local businesses and individuals for their support. In 2022, the charity welcomed more than 4,000 households to its services and dealt with more than three tonnes of waste.

The team are pictured at St Nicholas’ Church, Corfe Mullen. For more information, visit winonwaste.org.

People living in an ‘average’ Band D property in the New Forest will pay £2,090.56 in council tax for the next financial year.

From this amount, Hampshire County Council receives £1,460.25, a five per cent increase. New Forest District Council gets £193.99, the Police and Crime Commissioner £251.46 – a 6.5 per cent increase - and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and rescue just over £80. The rest goes to town and parish councils.

Cyclist injured in fail-to-stop town incident

A 14-year-old boy was hurt in a fail-to-stop crash in Blandford. Police are appealing for information after the incident, at the junction of Salisbury Street and Damory Street, which happened at around 7am on Tuesday, January 17.

The teen was riding the bicycle when it collided with a white hatchback, leaving him with cuts and bruises. It was reported that the car failed to stop.

PC James Prowse of North Dorset police, said: “The driver of the vehicle involved would have been aware of the impact from the collision with the cyclist but did not stop at the scene.

“We are carrying out enquiries to identify the vehicle involved and I would appeal to anyone who saw what happened to please contact us.

“I would also like to hear from anyone who may have captured anything of relevance on dashcam footage.”

Contact dorset.police.uk/contact, call 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.