BCP Council

Bournemouth Beach Hut bookings are now open for 2025!
Book your beach hut online today for fabulous days down on our seven miles of beautiful golden sands!☀️

Visit: bournemouth.co.uk/beachhuthire or call 01202 123 800

In sport, Ryan Christie on his frustration after the draw at Spurs. Story by @alexandersmithecho.bsky.social

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Have your say! BCP Council is seeking your views on two new applications for forum and area designation for East Cliff (only) and for East Cliff and Springbourne.

The Mayor of Bournemouth with his official consort a black greyhound called Billy meets Jessica Toale MP for Bournemouth West with her bulldog companion Bertie. Both crouched on the steps of the old Bournemouth Town Hall in bright sunshine.

When Consort Billy met Bertie at work at @bcpcouncil.bsky.social

@jessicatoale.bsky.social

🎄 More than 5.5million people visited Bournemouth town centre over the festive period - and exciting plans have already been announced for 2025 onwards.

🎁Read more about what's in store for Christmas 2025 here:

☃️ Nearly 13million people visited Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole over the festive period.

⬆️ That's 1.3million more than across the same seven week period in 2023

❄️🥶️We are expecting cold weather this week, stay warm in a network of welcome spaces across BCP.
☺️ Find friendly warm community spaces where you can spend a few hours out of your home somewhere warm, have a cuppa and chat to others.

Christmas is nearly here! 🎅

To keep you all informed, we've put together some Christmas pages where you can find the relevant information on these changes, as well as some useful information on how to reduce your Christmas waste ♻️

Bournemouth among first towns set to benefit from new policy to revive empty shops with rental auctions Local councils have this month been granted new powers to breathe new life back into high streets and transform long-term empty shops through rental auctions, with Bournemouth among the first towns se...

So pleased @bcpcouncil.bsky.social is an early adopter of the new 'right to rent' policy designed to rid our high streets of empty properties. Reviving the town centre is one of my top priorities for Bournemouth West & this is an important step.

Find out more > www.jessicatoale.com/post/bournem...

Our Trading Standards Team has received reports of selling counterfeit perfumes, aftershaves, and electricals, like iPhones, from carrier bags around #Poole High Street.

If you spot suspicious activity, report it to Citizens Advice: 03454 040506

Thank you all so much for supporting our local businesses! Don't forget to:

👇Tag them in the comments
✅ Follow them on social media
🗞️ Join their newsletters
✍️ Post a review
📢 Tell your friends, family and work colleagues about them

Find out more:
bcpcouncil.gov.uk/supportlocal

Thank you all so much for supporting our local businesses! Don't forget to:

👇Tag them in the comments
✅ Follow them on social media
🗞️ Join their newsletters
✍️ Post a review
📢 Tell your friends, family and work colleagues about them

Find out more:
bcpcouncil.gov.uk/supportlocal

Plenty of Kingfisher activity along Poole Quay this winter. Anywhere between the old lifting bridge and Baiter stands a good chance of seeing several @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @bcpcouncil.bsky.social

⚠️ Recycling centres closed ⚠️

All three BCP Recycling Centres - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole - have been closed due to heavy winds. 🌬️

Winds are expected to remain strong throughout today (Saturday 7 December). We will provide an update once it is safe to reopen. 📣

Shoutout to our CSAS Team who are working hard to help keep our town safe during this busy festive period🎄👏🏼💜

🧤Are you aged 66+ & worried about heating your home this winter? 💜Pension credit can help.
❄️You could receive an average of £3,900 per year, plus other benefits like the Winter Fuel Payment.
Check if eligible: gov.uk/pensioncredit

We've got some great festive travel offers for you over the Christmas period, including the @Morebusco 'Fiver for a Fiver' Group Ticket 
for up to 5 people when travelling together.

Plus 2 great offers available from @BerylBikes!

🤍⚽ Workshops at Vitality Stadium for Year 9 and 10 pupils are taking place tomorrow to help end gender-based violence. The event is part of a series of activities planned during the UN 16 Days of Activism

We can now update that Christchurch Recycling Centre has reopened.
Thank you for your patience as we prioritised safety during the high winds.

🎄The festivities will kick off in Christchurch this year on Saturday 23 November 2024 with Christchurch Town Council’s exciting Christmas Lights Switch On.

🎅Activities run from 11am to 7pm, with the big switch-on at 5pm.

Check your eligibility for winter support schemes!
Households receiving certain benefits inc. Pension Credit could be eligible for extra money to help keep warm during the cold weather. Further information:
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What would be your top 3 changes to attract people back to our town centre ?

A gnarled tree in the New Forest lit by the sun from behind

We love this pic taken in the New Forest by Dorset Camera Club member Hang Ross 😍 see more here: www.facebook.com/groups/echoc...