'Activate Performing Arts' is preparing to transform the local landscape with 'Inside Out Dorset' in September 2016, with 10 days of high quality, large-scale outdoor theatre, dance, installation, and performance across Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole.

Boscombe Market, which has been in existence for nearly 25 years, has received a lift in its appearance thanks to the funding of the Coastal Business Improvement District (BID). The thriving market has recently applied for planning permission for a new footprint and more regular markets and is enjoying a surge in popularity for its Thursday and Saturday markets.