Winning photo makes Alfie the premier pooch

by Lorraine Gibson

Sporting bright pink sunglasses and a cowboy hat, festival fashionista golden doodle Alfie was voted the winner of Dacombes of Wimborne’s selfie booth competition at this year’s Wimborne Folk Festival.

Alfie, aged 10, won his owners, Amie and Alex Sweet a state-of-the-art Sonos speaker from the home entertainment store.

Amie, who grew up in Colehill and returned to the town for the festival said: “Alfie loves dressing up and being the centre of attention. He was even the ring bearer at our wedding.

“He also loves loud music so the speaker will be as much a prize for him as us!”

Dacombes sponsored the main festival stage in Willow Walk. Managing director, Matt Renaut, pictured above with Amie, said: “Our business loves supporting local events and we’ve been involved in Wimborne Folk Festival for the past six years.

“The Selfie competition was a real hit, with animals, children, family and friends of all ages joining in the fun. We had more than a hundred entries.”