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Credit card being held over a laptop keyboard.
31st May 2023

Payments unavailable from 9.30am to 2pm on 5 June

Our payment system is being upgraded. It won't be possible to make payments by phone or online while the system is down.

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25th May 2023

Fun in the sun this May half-term

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23rd May 2023

Christchurch Meadows paddling pool opens on 27 May

Get ready to make a splash this summer – Christchurch Meadows popular paddling pool reopens from Saturday 27 May, in time for the half-term.

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23rd May 2023

Young volunteers needed to support Summer Reading Challenge 2023

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