Verwood Rotary and Forest FM have teamed up once again this year to take Santa in his mobile Grotto to local first schools.
Verwood-based radio station Forest FM has added another frequency for listeners in Ferndown.
The station, which is on 92.3FM in Verwood, can now be heard on 98.9FM giving it a bigger area to cover.
Verwood Rotary Club has teamed up with Verwood-based Forest FM to allow Santa to visit local schools this year.
A short service will be held at the Memorial Stone on Ferrett Green this year for Remembrance Sunday, but Verwood Town Council is urging people not to attend.
Verwood-based radio station Forest FM is celebrating two decades of broadcasting this weekend, as the team covers the Verwood Carnival for the 20th time.
Forest FM started life in 1999 as Verwood FM, broadcasting on a temporary licence from the Radio Academy. It was many years later when it was granted a permanent licence that it changed its name to Forest FM to reflect a slightly larger coverage area.
The station will once again be in the procession and providing music and entertainment from its outside broadcast unit at the Carnival.
Station founder Steve Saville told VerwoodToday.co.uk: “I never imagined we’d still be doing this twenty years later – but it certainly hasn’t lost the buzz and excitement and we love doing live broadcasts from local community events. A few beers may be consumed!”
Plans are underway to improve the FM signal of the service, and a £7,000 donation has been granted from the National Lottery Awards for All fund. The changes are subject to approval from the radio regulator Ofcom.
Here’s a flashback to ’99:
