Events During December 2011

Shows & Concerts Thursday 1st – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Helena Mace and Grant James, and Dame Kitty and Rubyz at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 11.30a.m. and 6.30p.m. Thursday 1st – Lunchtime Organ Concert by Chris Jones on the Electric Organ at the Pavilion Ballroom, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Doors: 12.30p.m. Performance: 1.00p.m. Tickets: £3.00 payable at the door. Thursday 1st – Duran Duran at Windsor Hall, Bournemouth International Centre. SOLD OUT: Please contact box office for ticket returns Thursday 1st – Alabama 3 at the O2 Academy Bournemouth, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth. Doors: 7.00p.m. Tickets: £18.00 Thursday 1st - Friday 9th – The Hare and the Tortoise at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performances: daily (excluding Mondays and Tuesdays) 10.30a.m. Saturdays 11.00a.m., 1.00p.m. and 3.00p.m. Sunday 11.00a.m. and 3.00p.m. Tickets: £8.00 Thursday 1st - Saturday 3rd – The Wizard of Oz at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £5.00, £10.00 Thursday 1st – NT Live: The Collaborators at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7.00p.m. Tickets: £11.00, £12.00 Thursday 1st – NT Live: The Collaborators at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £12.50, £13.50 Thursday 1st – Dr Feelgood at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £17.00 Friday 2nd – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Mountain Feet and Crystal Wizard fire throwers at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 12.00p.m. and 5.30p.m. Friday 2nd – The Saturdays at Windsor Hall, Bournemouth International Centre. Performance: 6.45p.m. Tickets: £26.50, £32.50 Friday 2nd - Bournemouth University Scholars Recital at Bournemouth University, Student Hall, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Bournemouth. Performance: 7.30p.m. Free admission Friday 2nd – Paul Carrack at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £27.50 Friday 2nd – Bad Magic at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £7.00 Saturday 3rd – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Blue Noses Belly Dancers, Nicole McNally, P&P Singers, Bournemouth Concert Brass, Route 66, Samba Panashe, Dame Kitty & Rubyz, Phil Smith & Ben Sparks, and VIDA at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 10.00a.m. – 10.00p.m. Saturday 3rd December – Monday 2nd January – Jack and the Beanstalk (the Pavilion pantomime), Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performances: Saturday 3rd – 2.30p.m. and 7.00p.m., Sunday 4th – 2.30p.m., Tuesday 6th – Friday 9th – 7.00p.m., Saturday 10th – Friday 30th – 2.30p.m. and 7.00p.m. (no show on Monday’s expect Boxing Day showing and Christmas Day), Saturday 31st – 2.30p.m.,Monday 2nd January – 1.00p.m. and 5.00p.m. Tickets: £14.50, £16.50, £17.50 Saturday 3rd – Galliard Wind Ensemble at Bournemouth University, Kimmeridge Hall, Fern Barrow, Bournemouth. Performance: 3.00p.m. Tickets: £15.00 Saturday 3rd – Bedlam in Bournemouth at the O2 Academy Bournemouth, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth. Doors: 10.00p.m. Tickets: £18.00 Saturday 3rd – Rodelinda – Handel (Metropolitan Opera Live) at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 5.30p.m. Tickets: £20.00, £24.00 Saturday 3rd – Rodelinda – Handel (Metropolitan Opera Live) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 5.30p.m. Tickets: £23.00 Saturday 3rd – Dorset Wildlife Trust Golden Jubilee with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets from: £19.00 Saturday 3rd – The Comedy Works at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £13.00 Saturday 3rd – Odyssey and The Baker Brothers at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £12.00 Sunday 4th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Offbeat Groove Choir, Julie Adams’ Stage School, Stagewise Theatre, Chaos Club, Covergirlz and Jaye Parson & Jamme Tyme at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 10.00a.m. and 6.00p.m. Sunday 4th – Celebrating Christmas at The Salvation Army, Latimer Road, Winton, Bournemouth. Performance: 6.00p.m. Tickets: £3.00 Sunday 4th – An Evening with the New Forest Children’s Choir at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 5.00p.m. Tickets: £5.00, £9.00, £10.00 Sunday 4th – The Birth of a King at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £15.00 Monday 5th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Rock Choir and Sultan Issac at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 6.00p.m. and 8.30p.m. Monday 5th – Bryan Adams at Windsor Hall, Bournemouth International Centre. SOLD OUT: Please contact box office for ticket returns Monday 5th – Showstoppers at The Cumberland Hotel, East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth. Tickets: £27.50 (includes 3 course dinner). For further information visit: www.cumberlandbournemouth.co.uk or tel: (01202) 298350 Monday 5th - NT Live: The Collaborators at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 2.30p.m. Tickets: £11.00, £12.00 Tuesday 6th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Talbot Prep School Choir, BEAT and Hannah Ward at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 12.00p.m. and 5.30p.m. Tuesday 6th – Uriah Heep – Into the Wild Tour at the O2 Academy Bournemouth, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth. Doors: 7.00p.m. Tickets: £19.50 Tuesday 6th – Rodelinda – Handel (Metropolitan Opera Live) at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 1.00p.m. Tickets: £20.00, £24.00 Wednesday 7th – Christmas Market Entertainment performance by Harmony Ice at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 8.00p.m. Wednesday 7th – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra performs works by Karabits, Liszt and Stravinsky at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £12.00 - £35.00 Wednesday 7th - Christmas Jazz and Swing from Swing Unlimited Big Band at Highcliffe Castle, Rothesay Drive, Highcliffe. Performance: 7.30pm. Admission: £12.00 and pay & display parking charges apply. For further details tel: (01425) 278807 Thursday 8th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Helena Mace & Grant James, Dame Kitty & Rubyz, Dorset Youth Concert Band & Dorset Youth Percussion Ensemble, Blue Noses Belly Dancers and Bournemouth Male Voice Choir at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 11.30a.m. and 5.00p.m. Thursday 8th – Bournemouth University and AUCB Carol Service by Candlelight at St. Marks Church, Alton Road, Talbot Village, Bournemouth. Performance: 6.30p.m. Free admission Thursday 8th – Victorian Christmas with the Orlando Singers Chamber Choir at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth. Performance: 7.00p.m. Tickets: £12.50 Thursday 8th – The Producers (musicians) at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £12.00 Friday 9th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Crystal Wizard fire throwers, SAS Duo and Three Penny Pit at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 3.00p.m. and 5.30p.m. Friday 9th – Lunchtime Organ Concert BH Live’s Annual Carol Concert, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Doors: 12.30p.m. Performance: 2.30p.m. Free admission. Friday 9th and Saturday 10th – The Soldier’s Tale by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the Arts University College at Pavilion Dance, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performances: 8.00p.m. plus afternoon performance at 5.00p.m. on Saturday. Tickets: £12.00 Friday 9th – Electric Six at the O2 Academy Bournemouth, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth. Doors: 6.30p.m. Tickets: £10.50 Friday 9th – Lemon Grove (quartet) at Ye Olde George, Castle Steet, Christchurch. Doors: 8.00pm. Free admission. Friday 9th – Sunday 8th January Cinderella (Lighthouse pantomime) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performances: Daily at 7.00p.m. Mornings: Tuesday 13th – Thursday 15th 10.30a.m. Matinees: Monday 12th –Thursday 15th 1.30p.m. Matinees: Saturday 17th – Sunday 8th January 3.00p.m.Tickets: £12.00 - £35.00 Friday 9th – BeeGees Fever (tribute) at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £12.00 Friday 9th – Salvation Army – Carols for the People at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £4.00, £6.00 Saturday 10th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Switch Saxophone Quartet, Blue Noses Belly Dancers The Square, Dame Kitty and Rubyz, Bournemouth Carnival Marching Band, The Falltones, Anita Abraham, Mountain Feet and Phil Smith & Ben Sparks at The Sqaure, Bournemouth. Performances: 11.00a.m. and 5.15p.m. Saturday 10th – Handel’s Messiah – the Bournemouth Bach Choir at Christchurch Priory, Quay Road, Christchurch. Performance 7.30p.m. Tickets: £7.00 Saturday 10th – Faust – Gounod (Metropolitan Opera Live) at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 6.00p.m. Tickets: £24.00 Saturday 10th – Sarah Millican at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. SOLD OUT: Please contact box office for ticket returns Saturday 10th – No Jacket Required: A Tribute to Phil Collins at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £12.00 Saturday 10th – Faust – Gounod (Metropolitan Opera Live) at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 6.00p.m. Tickets: £20.00, £24.00 Sunday 11th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Cranleigh Community Church Choir, Nicole McNally, Born 2 Dance, Stagewise Theatre, Rising Star School, Love Soul Choir, The Floaters, Tom Caulfield, Kieran Leonard and Jamme Tyme & Tony T at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 10.00a.m. – 10.00p.m. Sunday 11th – Christmas Concert at Bournemouth University, Kimmeridge Hall, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Bournemouth. Performance: 7.00p.m. Free admission. Sunday 11th – Christmas Concert at St. Peters Church, Church Road, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Performance: 6.30p.m. Tickets: £9.00 Sunday 11th – Broadstone Community Band Concert at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £10.00 Sunday 11th – Glenn Miller Orchestra at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 5.00p.m. Tickets: £17.00, £18.00 Monday 12th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Vintage Brass Band, Bourne Harmony Acapella Choir, The Monuments and Sultan Issac at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 2.00p.m. and 6.00p.m. Monday 12th – Wednesday 14th – A Christmas Carol at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performances: Daily 7.30p.m. Tickets: £9.00, £9.50, £12.20 Monday 12th – An Evening with the Hypnotist Jonathon Chase at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £12.00, £14.00 Tuesday 13th – Christmas Market Entertainment performance by Jezebelle at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 11.00a.m. Tuesday 13th – Lunchtime Organ Concert by Dirkjan Ranzijn on the Electric Organ at the Pavilion Ballroom, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Doors: 12.30p.m. Performance: 1.00p.m. Tickets: £3.00 payable at the door. Tuesday 13th – Mediaeval Baebes at St. Stephens Church, St Stephens Way, Bournemouth. Performance: 7.00p.m. Tickets £16.25 Tuesday 13th – QuoFest 2011 (featuring Status Quo, Roy Wood and Kim Wilde) at Windsor Hall, Bournemouth International Centre. Performance: 7.00p.m. Tickets: £37.50 Tuesday 13th – Professor Green at the O2 Academy Bournemouth, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth. SOLD OUT: Please contact box office for ticket returns Tuesday 13th – Faust – Gounod (Metropolitan Opera Live) at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 1.00p.m. Tickets: £20.00, £24.00 Wednesday 14th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Helena Mace & Grant James, Sing for Fun Choir and Kieran Leonard at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 12.00p.m. and 3.00p.m. Wednesday 14th – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra performs Handel’s Messiah at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £14.00 - £35.00 Wednesday 14th – State of Undress: The Festive Show at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £5.00, £9.50 Wednesday 14th – Songs of Christmas Past at Highcliffe Castle, Rothesay Drive, Highcliffe. Performance: 7.30pm. Admission: £12.00 and pay & display parking charges apply. For further details tel: (01425) 278807 Thursday 15th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by BEAT and Hannah Ward at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 8.00p.m. Thursday 15th – Victorian Christmas with the Orlando Singers Chamber Choir at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth. Performance: 7.00p.m. Tickets: £12.50 Thursday 15th – The Rat Pack at Highcliff Marriott, St. Michaels Road, Bournemouth. For further information tel: (01202) 200800 or visit: www.highcliffgrill.co.uk Thursday 15th – Carols with Mayor at Christchurch Priory, Quay Road, Christchurch. Performance: 7.30p.m. Admission free. Limited tickets available from Christchurch Tourist Information Centre. Thursday 15th – Christmas in the Cathedral at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 1.05p.m. Tickets: £7.50 Thursday 15th – From the Jam (tribute) at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £22.50 Friday 16th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Helena Mace & Grant James, Sing for Fun Choir and Kieran Leonard at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 12.00p.m. and 3.00p.m. Friday 16th – Tony Kofi’s Standard Time at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £12.00 Friday 16th – Limehouse Lizzy (tribute) at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £12.00 Friday 16th – One Night in Vegas Christmas 2011 at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £15.50, £16.50 Saturday 17th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Anita Abraham, Covergirlz, Vengeance, Razor, D7, Mack and Jamme Tyme at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 6.30p.m. Saturday 17th – Stereophonics at the O2 Academy Bournemouth, 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth. SOLD OUT: Please contact box office for ticket returns Saturday 17th – Handel ‘Messiah’ at Ambrose Church, West Cliff Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £11.00 Saturday 17th – Christmas Celebration a charity concert in aid of Brendoncare at St Aldhelm's Church, Branksome, Poole. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £7.00 Saturday 17th – That’ll Be The Day Christmas Show at Windsor Hall, Bournemouth International Centre. Performance: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £19.00, £21.00, £23.50 Saturday 17th – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Wassail Christmas at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Doors open: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £14.00 - £29.00 Saturday 17th – Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £14.00 Sunday 18th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Stagewise Theatre, Showbiz Academy, Meridian Corps of Drums, Neil Scott, Pop 4 Diabetes, Offbeat Groove Choir and Jamme Tyme at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 10.00a.m. – 10.00p.m. Sunday 18th – Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra at Windsor Hall, Bournemouth International Centre. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £34.50 Sunday 18th – Wessex Youth Orchestra at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 3.00p.m. Tickets: £8.00, £10.00, £12.00 Sunday 18th and Monday 19th – Swish Christmas Show at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 6.30p.m. Tickets: £6.00 Monday 19th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Julie Adams’ Dance School, Voice of Reason and Funky Little Choir at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 1.00p.m. and 7.00p.m. Tuesday 20th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by New Forest Dixie Land Band, Ollie Slee and Neil Scott at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 12.00p.m. and 8.30p.m. Tuesday 20th – Bad Manners at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £15.00 Wednesday 21st – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by The Chicken Soup Choir, Bournemouth Carnival Marching Band and Neil Scott at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 6.00p.m. Wednesday 21st – Skinny Skulls at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £5.00 Thursday 22nd – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Helena Mace & Grant James, Isla Moir & Alisha Blake, Dame Kitty & Rubyz and Salvation Army at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 10.30p.m. and 7.00p.m. Thursday 22nd – Lunchtime Organ Concert by Richard Monks on the Electric Organ at the Pavilion Ballroom, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Doors: 12.30p.m. Performance: 1.00p.m. Tickets: £3.00 payable at the door. Thursday 22nd – Louis Clark’s Hooked on Classics at Windsor Hall, Bournemouth International Centre. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £22.50, £27.50, £32.50, £55.00 Thursday 22nd – Legend: A Tribute to Bob Marley at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £12.00 Friday 23rd – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by The Monuments, Crystal Wizard Fire Throwers, Nicole McNally and Ollie Slee at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 1.30p.m. Friday 23rd – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Christmas Carols at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Doors open: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £7.00 - £22.00 Friday 23rd – The Rat Pack at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £12.00 Saturday 24th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Bournemouth School CCF Band, BEAT, Ollie Slee, Isla Moir & Alisha Blake, Showbiz Academy, Covergirlz and Harmony Ice at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 11.00a.m. Tuesday 27th – Christmas Market Entertainment performance by Neil Scott at The Square, Bournemouth. Performance: 3.00p.m. Tuesday 27th – Dirty DC (tribute) at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £12.00 Wednesday 28th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Voice of Reason and Neil Scott at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 12.30p.m. and 8.30p.m. Wednesday 28th – Wrestling Spectacular at Pavilion Ballroom, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Performance: 7.30p.m. Tickets: £10.00 Wednesday 28th – Saturday 31st – Lord of the Dance at Windsor Hall, Bournemouth International Centre. Performances: Wednesday 8.00p.m., Thursday and Friday 2.30p.m. and 8.00p.m., Saturday 4.00p.m. Tickets: £25.00, £30.50, £35.50 Wednesday 28th – Groove Juice at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £12.00 Thursday 29th – Lunchtime Organ Concert by David Ingley on the Electric Organ at the Pavilion Ballroom, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Doors: 12.30p.m. Performance: 1.00p.m. Tickets: £3.00 payable at the door. Friday 30th – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Adam S, Crystal Wizard fire throwers, Jamme Tyme, Vengence and Tony T at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 1.30p.m., 3.00p.m. and 9.00p.m. Friday 30th – Nuttyness (Madness Tribute) at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £12.00 Saturday 31st – Christmas Market Entertainment performances by Showbiz Academy and Jemme Tyme at The Square, Bournemouth. Performances: 3.00p.m., 6.00p.m. and 8.30p.m. Saturday 31st – Rat Race at Mr Kyps, Lower Parkstone, Poole. Doors open: 8.00p.m. Tickets: £17.00 Saturday 31st – Berlin Philharmonic – New Years Eve Concert at Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch. Performance: 5.30p.m. Tickets: £15.00 Sunday 1st – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - New Years Day Viennese Gala at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Performance: 3.00p.m. and 7.00p.m.Tickets: £9.00 – £29.00 Contact details for theatre tickets and further information:- Bournemouth Theatres: Tickets available from the theatre box offices at Pavilion Theatre or BIC. Tel: (0844) 576 3000 or visit: www.bic.co.uk Pier Theatre: Tickets are available to personal callers at the Bournemouth Tourist Information Centre or from the theatre box office. Tel: (01202) 306126 or visit: www.thebournemouthpier.com O2 Academy Bournemouth & The Old Fire Station: Tickets are available from the box office. Tel: (0844) 477 200 or visit: www.o2academybournemouth.co.uk Lighthouse Theatre: Tickets are available to personal callers at the Bournemouth Tourist Information Centre or from the theatre box office. Tel: (0844) 406 8666 or visit: www.lighthousepoole.co.uk My Kyps: Tickets are available from the box office. Tel: (01202) 748945 or visit: www.mrkyps.net Regent Centre Theatre: Tickets are available from the theatre box office. Tel: (01202) 499199 or visit: www.regentcentre.co.uk Ongoing - Talks and lectures on the subjects of science, nature and history take place throughout the year at the Bournemouth Natural Science Society Hall, 39 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth. For further details tel: (01202) 553525 or visit: www.bnss.org.uk Saturday 3rd December – Sunday 19th February – The Rawk Ice Rink at Purbeck Hall, Bournemouth International Centre. Admission: £7.80 per 60 minute session. Under 12s must be accompanied by an adult, no children under 4 are allowed on the ice. Session times vary according to date. PLEASE NOTE: The ice rink will be closed on Christmas Day. For tickets & further information tel: (0844) 576 3000 or visit: www.bic.co.uk Sunday 4th – Christmas Parade (as part of the Christmas Market) at The Square, Bournemouth. 2.00p.m. – 6.00p.m. Sunday 4th – Poole Santa Jog in aid of the British Heart Foundation at Poole Park. Registration: 9.30a.m. Event starts: 10.30a.m. Price: £10.00 in advance, £15.00 on the day. For further details tel: (01892) 893918 or visit: www.bhf.org.uk Sunday 4th – Winter Bird Walk at Stanpit Marsh meeting at Marsh Pod Information Centre, Stanpit Marsh Nature Reserve, Christchurch. Walk starts at 1.00p.m. Tickets: Adults £2.50, Children £1.50. For further information tel: (01425) 272479 Sunday 4th – Christmas on the Quay at Poole Quay. Father Christmas is welcomed to the quay with an evening of entertainment including a flotilla of lights. 4.30p.m. – 8.00p.m. Monday 5th – Monday Morning Meander, a guided walk of Hengistbury Head commencing at 10.00a.m. and lasting up to 2 hours. Meet in the car park at the Solent Meads Golf Course, Rolls Drive, Bournemouth. Cost: £2.00 per person. Tuesday 6th – Mills, Monks and Mausoleums (History Walk) led by Terry Thomas meet under the arches of the old Town Hall, Saxon Square at 2.00p.m. Cost: £4.00. Tickets must be booked in advance. Limited tickets available from Christchurch Tourist Information Centre. Wednesday 7th – Fawlty Towers Christmas Dinner at Pavilion Ballroom, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Doors open: 7.15p.m. Tickets: £35.00 (includes 3 course dinner) Thursday 8th – Carol Service in the Park at Moore Avenue Park, West Howe, Bournemouth. Starts: 6.00pm. Thursday 8th – Children’s Lantern Procession starting at Falklands Square, Poole. Times: TBC Saturday 10th – Pound for Pound (semi professional boxing event) at O2 Academy, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth. Doors open: 6.00p.m. Tickets: £25.00 Saturday 10th – Winter Wildlife Cruise 2 hour cruises departing from Mudeford Quay, Christchurch. Departs at 10.00a.m. and 12.00p.m. Tickets: adults £12.00, children £6.00. For further information tel: 07968 33 44 41 or visit: www.mudefordferry.co.uk Sunday 11th – Santa Specials at Moors Valley Railway, Moors Valley Country Park, Horton Road, Ashley Heath. For further information tel: (01425) 471415 Monday 12th – Monday Morning Meander, a guided walk of Strouden Woods commencing at 10.00a.m. and lasting up to 2 hours. Meet by Homebase in Castle Lane retail park, Bournemouth. Cost: £2.00 per person. Wednesday 14th – Hot Steppers Present Darren and Lana (line disco with DJ James) at Royal British Legion, 593 Wimborne Road, Winton, Bournemouth. Starts 7.15p.m. Tickets: £12.00 on the door. Wednesday 14th - Geminid Meteor Shower at Hengistbury Head meet at the Solent Meads Golf Course car park, in Rolls Drive, Bournemouth. Time: 7.00p.m.Tickets: £3.00 (weather dependant) for further information tel: (01202) 451605 Saturday 17th – AFC Bournemouth v Sheffield United at Dean Court, Kings Park, Bournemouth. Kick off at 3.00p.m. For ticket prices and availability tel: (01202) 726357 or visit: www.afcb.co.uk Saturday 17th – Carols by Candlelight starts at Boscombe Chine Gardens, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth. Starts: 5.00p.m. Sunday 17th – Santa Specials at Moors Valley Railway, Moors Valley Country Park, Horton Road, Ashley Heath. For further information tel: (01425) 471415 Sunday 18th – Walking with Birds in a Winter Wonderland meeting at Marsh Pod Information Centre, Stanpit Marsh Nature Reserve, Christchurch. Walk starts at 1.00p.m. Tickets: Adults £2.50, Children £1.50. For further information tel: (01425) 272479 Wednesday 21st – Winter Solstice Ghost Walk of Christchurch led by local historian Michael Hodges. Meet under the arches of the old Town Hall, Saxon Square at 6.30p.m. Cost: £3.00. Tickets must be booked in advance. Limited tickets available from Christchurch Tourist Information Centre. Friday 23rd - Santa will be in Bournemouth Square, Bournemouth. Times TBC. For further information tel: 01202 313649 or visit: www.bournemouthchristmasmarkets.com Sunday 25th – Bournemouth Spartans Christmas Day Swim leaving from Boscombe Pier (near the changing rooms), Bournemouth. Starting at 11.00a.m. Saturday 31st – New Years Eve Ball at Pavilion Ballroom, Westover Road, Bournemouth. Doors open: 7.00p.m. Tickets: £55.00 (includes 3 course dinner) Sunday 1st January – Classic Cars On The Prom, West Overcliff Promenade, behind the BIC, Bournemouth. Event times: 11.00a.m. – 2.00p.m. Free admission to eligible vehicles and free public viewing (vehicles can arrive and depart at any time). No pre-booking - Club groups are asked to contact the organisers in advance. Open to all cars and motor bikes (in the classic spirit) registered before August 1983. For further details tel: (07504) 798282. Sunday 1st January – New Year’s Day Bath Race at Poole Quay beginning at the fishing steps by the Customs House at 11.00a.m. and ending at the fish shamble steps opposite the Lord Nelson and Jolly Sailor pubs. Join the spectators to watch the Pirates of Poole take to the water in a variety of unusual craft at this popular annual event. Exhibitions Please contact the galleries directly to confirm their opening arrangements during the Christmas and New Year period. Thursday 1st – Neil Buchanan ‘Hope Street’ at Westover Gallery, Westover Road, Bournemouth. 6.00p.m. For further information tel: (01202) 297682 or visit: www.westovergallery.co.uk Sunday 11th – Wednesday 14th – “Togetherness in Wood and Paint”, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures at The Kings, Castle Street, Christchurch. Free Admission. For opening times tel: 01202 588933 Until December 21st –The Holly and the Hayloft exhibition by CADArts at the Hayloft Studio & Gallery, 14 Wick Lane, Christchurch. Open daily: 10.00a.m. – 4.00p.m. For further details tel: (07796) 652267. For further information tel: 01202 490280 Until December 23rd – Kaleidoscope – Christmas Exhibition at Highcliffe Castle, Rothesay Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch. Open daily: 11.00a.m. – 5.00p.m. Normal admission charges apply. Tel: (01425) 278807 or visit: www.highcliffecastle.co.uk Until January 1st 2012 – “Stripped – The Body Beautiful” at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, East Cliff, Bournemouth. Open daily except Mondays, 10.00a.m. – 5.00p.m. Admission: £5.00. Tel: (01202) 451858 or visit: www.russell-cotes.bournemouth.gov.uk Until January 14th 2012 – Made in Poole exhibition by local artists at Lighthouse, Kingland Road, Poole. Open daily. Free admission. Until January 21st 2012 – Open Art exhibition by local artists at the Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch. Tuesdays – Fridays 10.00a.m. – 5.00p.m. Saturdays 10.00a.m. – 4.00p.m. Free admission. Markets & Fairs Mondays throughout the year – Christchurch Market, High Street. Mondays throughout the year – Collectors’ Market in the foyer, Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch, 10.00a.m. - 3.00p.m. Tel: (01202) 484510. Thursdays & Saturdays throughout the year – Boscombe Market in the pedestrian precinct, Christchurch Road, Boscombe, 9.00a.m. - 5.00p.m. Thursdays throughout the year – Kinson & District Country Market, Kinson Community Centre, Millhams Road, Kinson, Bournemouth, 9.45a.m. – 12 Noon. Thursdays throughout the year – General Market, High Street, Poole, 9.00a.m. – 5.00p.m. Thursdays throughout the year – Farmers’ Market, Falkland Square, Poole, 9.00a.m. – 2.00p.m. Thursdays throughout the year – Country Fare Market, Saxon Square, Christchurch, 10.00a.m. – 4.00p.m. Fridays throughout the year – Craft Fair in the foyer, Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch, 10.00a.m. - 3.00p.m. For further details tel: (01202) 485423. Fridays throughout the year – General Market, the Globe Inn car park, Lymington Road, Highcliffe, 9.00a.m. – 3.00p.m. Saturdays throughout the year – Collectors’ Market in the foyer, Regent Centre, High Street, Christchurch from 10.00a.m. Tel: (01202) 484510. Thursday 1st – Festive Gift Fair at Hotel Miramar, East Cliff, Bournemouth. 10.30am – 12.30pm. Friday 2nd – Dorset Farmers’ Market at Saxon Square, Christchurch, 9.00a.m. – 1.00p.m Saturday 3rd – Vintage Market at Boscombe Crescent, Boscombe, Bournemouth, 10.00a.m. – 4.00p.m. For further details tel: (01202) 392142 or visit: www.boscombevintagemarket.co.uk Saturday 3rd - Vintage and Collectables Sale at Old Parkstone Dairy, Ashley Cross, Poole. 10.00a.m. – 4.00p.m. Until Tuesday 3rd January 2012 – Bournemouth Christmas Market at Bournemouth Square. Opening times: Monday to Saturday, 10.00a.m. – 6.00p.m. (until 8.00p.m. between 12th & 24th December) and Sunday 10.00a.m. – 4.00p.m. The full market will trade until December 24th then will continue with catering stalls until January 3rd. Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th – Christmas Craft and Gift Fair at Highcliffe Castle, Rothesay Drive, Highcliffe. Opening times: 11.00a.m. – 4.00p.m. Admission: £1.00 and pay & display parking charges apply. For further details tel: (01425) 278807 Saturday 17th – Vintage Market at Boscombe Crescent, Boscombe, Bournemouth, 10.00a.m. – 4.00p.m. For further details tel: (01202) 392142 or visit: www.boscombevintagemarket.co.uk Saturday 17th - Vintage and Collectables Sale at Old Parkstone Dairy, Ashley Cross, Poole. 10.00a.m. – 4.00p.m. Bournemouth Tourist Information Centre, Westover Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2BU. Tel: 0845 051 1700 Visit: www.bournemouth.co.uk December Opening Hours: Mondays to Friday 10.30a.m. – 4.00p.m. Ticket Sales Tickets are available to personal callers at the Bournemouth Tourist Information Centre for the following venues: The Pier Theatre in Bournemouth Lighthouse in Poole The Mayflower in Southampton Tourist Information Centre, Westover Road, Bournemouth,BH1 2BU. Tel: 0845 051 1700 Visit: www.bournemouth.co.uk