Author: gordonfong

The great events held locally are organised through the sheer determination of volunteers. Shake & Stir, and also Frankenfest were done by the team at…

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Casa Carlos has made the move to Southbourne, bringing authentic Spanish tapas to the high street. Terroir Tapas brings its own unique take on small…

View More Well, both Tapas bars are now open

If you like authentic Spanish tapas or a modern approach to tapas style dining and drinking then you are in for a treat soon. Southbourne…

View More Tapas, tapas, my Southbourne for tapas

Great to see a new business opening up on the Grove, and it seems to fill a slot that many people have been remarking on…

View More New book store on the rove – welcome to BH6 Books

Starting on Thursday night in the Larder House with a vintage event, then onto Friday at the Cliff House Hotel, and then the main event…

View More It’s the Shake and Stir Festival this coming long weekend.

Whilst many of the acts are performing more in the Bournemouth and Poole area, there are some acts closer to home, as in Southbourne. Please…

View More Jazz by the Sea festival 2017

A planning application is under way for the old Lady Mary’s shop for a change of use from a shop to a restaurant/bar. Hopefully open…

View More Tapas & wine bar is coming to Southbourne

The Larder House are holding an oyster shucking festival on May 29th, Bank Holiday Monday. Oysters from £1+ There will also be a shucking contest…

View More Love oysters, love Southbourne? Bank Holiday Shucking Festival.

Just shows how busy I’ve been that it is May and I have only got round to uploading something from Velo Domestique’s first year party…

View More Velo Domestique first year party

Coffee #1 has just opened at the site of the old HSBC bank, opposite the Larder House. There is a lot of coffee shops and…

View More More coffee….?