* Christchurch Borough Council (dorsetforyou.com) |
Old site now closed. Christchurch Borough info now incorporated into Dorsetforyou.com - a county wide web portal - a UK first |
* Christchurch Tourist Guide | Another excellent Council site, useful for visitors and residents alike |
* Christchurch Dorset | Check this out. A series of walks about the town, all illustrated with words and photographs. There's much more besides - where to stay, places to go, local links, etc. |
* Dorset Beaches - Christchurch | Just what it says. Our section on a Dorset wide website. |
* Focus Christchurch | Christchurch Community Celebration - an annual celebration of all the activities that bring Christchurch people together. |
* Xchristchurch | This excellent site is full of community
information, and encourages contributions
(stories, photos, recipes, etc). It is provided by local company Solent IT, as a service to the community |
* Discover Christchurch | This was the excellent Visit Christchurch site, now even better. Well worth a visit. |
* Christchurch Matters | Christchurch Community Partnership site. See what they are up to, and how you can get involved |
* Christchurch Online | A very nice site. Full of photos, movies,
history, games, forums. There's even a quiz
section |
* Environment and wildlife | Christchurch Council's environmental and wildlife site. Shows all the local nature reserves and wildlife areas. |
* Christchurch Area Flood Warnings | Environment Agency site for the Borough area. 15 minute updates |
* Christchurch Music Festival | Annual Summer event on the Quomps (usually July). Website now works with all browsers. |
* Christchurch & District Arts Council | Part of the Dorset Coast Protection organisation
|
* Tuttons Well | Nice site about historic Tutton's Well in Stanpit. Well worth a look if you are interested in the history of
our area. |
* Christchurch Harbour Group | Part of the Dorset Coast Protection organisation
|
* Christchurch Resort Guide | Part of Resort Guide series of websites, pretty good though |
* Highcliffe Castle | Everything you want to know about the castle, including their events, exhibitions, and concert schedules |
* This is Bournemouth | The Bournemouth Echo. More local than the Dorset version. |
* Christchurch Nights | A pub and club guide to Christchurch |
* Bournemouth Coast Path | Actually the path from Swanage to Lymington, but obviously includes our area. |
* Twynham Residents Association | Find out what's going on from the residents point of view |
* Mudeford Lifeboat | Includes history, and lists of rescues by year |
* SAMRA | Stanpit and Mudeford Residents Association |
* Alice In Wonderland | Lots of family fun - voted best attraction in Dorset by the Good Britain Guide. Renamed from Alice in Wonderland |
* Snowtrax | Voted Number 1 ski centre in the UK. Renamed from Christchurch Ski Centre |
* Aviation Museum | Dedicated to maintaining operational historic aircraft |
* Saxon Square | Lots of Christchurch based forums for locals and visitors |
* Monday Market | On line classified ads - sell or buy more or less anything |
* Solent Hosting | Local hosting for your site, or domain registration. Not the cheapest, but you get lots for your money, and they are local |
* Mudeford Phoenix Ladies Football Club | Football club running teams for ladies and girls of all ages |
* Mudeford Ferry | All the information about the ferry, including their cruises. Take a look. |
* Small Boat Angling Club | Actually called the Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club, but it's run from walkford, and includes lots of local members. They are a friendly club, and promote safety among small boat owners and anglers. |
* Two RiversMeet Leisure Centre | Their website (now part of Dorset4You) |
* Christchurch Priory | The official website (and very good it is to) |
* Regents Centre | Christchurch theatre/cinema site |
* Christchurch Food and Wine Festival | FoodFest 2008 |
* Christchurch Countryside | Council site - includes Highcliffe of course, all about our nature reserves, wildlife sites, and SSSIs. Lot's of other related information, including all the events at Steamer Point and Stanpit. |
* Stewarts GardenLands | |
Stewart's News, seasonal hints and tips for gardeners | |
* CHOG | Christchurch Harbour Ornithological Group website. Well worth a look if you're interested in local bird life. |
* Christchurch and Highcliffe Band | The multi award winning band's site, including their concert schedule |
* Hotels in Christchurch/Bournemouth | You can also look at hotels in other Dorset towns. Plus there's an advanced hotel search function. |
* Deal-Dorset.com | Advertise your sale items, goods, services, or website. A LOCAL organisation focused exclusively on serving the LOCAL community online |
* Is Fab(Christchurch) | Nice, simple to use, business listings site for Christchurch/Bournemouth area - was LOOKIT-UP. Also links for other nearby towns. |
* Local Notices | Advertise your event or society free on a local noticeboard. Almost all towns and cities are covered. This link is to Christchurch. |
* Ocean Sports | Learn anything from windsurfing to powerboating, courses for children and complete novices to experts. Watersport parties or hen/stag parties. |
* Christchurch Yachting | Yacht charter. Full range of sailing services - novice to expert. Charter by the evening, day, weekend. For corporate or private charter. |
* Avonmouth Watersports | Formerly Christchurch Sailing Centre, they offer lessons and hire. based on the Harbour side at the Avonmouth Hotel. They also offer one hour Harbour Sailing Trips - taster sessions in a skippered dinghy |
* Adventure Voyages | Based at Mudeford Quay, provides high speed RIB cruises from 30 minutes around the bay, to 2.5 hours to Cowes. |
* Christchurch Rowing Club | |
* Christchurch Beach Sports Club | At Steamer Point - great location for the local boardsailing club |
* Christchurch Angling Club | Local fishing club, both fresh water and Harbour fishing |
* Christchurch Gun Club | Encouraging safety, skill and competition |
* What A Performance | Highcliffe based entertainment agency |
* Ashby Powerboat School | Family run RYA training centre in Christchurch |
* Royalty Fishery, Christchurch | The 'official site' doesn't work, so try this one run by Davis Tackle |
* Christchurch Free Fotos | Not a neighbours site, but has lots of photos of Christchurch, and many other parts of Dorset. (Not Highcliffe though.) |
* Highcliffe Junior Choir | The Choir now has their own website |
* Mudeford | Site about Mudeford |
* Avon Beach Company | All you need for a day at the seaside, and the Avon Beach Cafe is the perfect location for a meal or a drink. |
* Red House Museum | Christchurch museum site. Free entrance for us locals. |
* Museum of Electricity | More interesting than you might think. Well worth a visit |
* CBC boundary changes | All changed now, but I'll leave the link for reference |
* Christchurch Local History Society | Exactly what it says |
* Christchurch Tidal Predictions | Exactly what it says |
* Hengistbury Head | Interesting site about the Head, including pictures |
* Hengistbury Head Study Centre | Details about the education and field studies centre |
* Friends of Hengistbury Head | They aim to preserve the Head. Interesting site. |
* Mudeford Sandbank News | The news for the Sandbank, the Harbour, and Hengistbury |
* Mudeford Beach Huts | Rentals, sales |
* Black House, Mudeford | Holiday apartments - bookings, photos, history, interesting site |
* Christchurch Ski Centre | Voted Number One ski centre in the UK |
* Christchurch Scouts | All about scouting in the whole Borough. Includes all the local groups. |
* Dorset Adult Education Service | Scroll down a little for the Christchurch section |
* Christchurch Panoramic Tour | Panoramic tour of Christchuch. No practical use, but fun anyway |
* SALMON | Christchurch Credit Union - a community Savings & Loan cooperative, owned and run by its members |
* Mudeford Junior School | Finally being kept up to date |
* Mudeford Personal Watercraft Club | All about the Mudeford Quay based club |
* Ringwood Canoe Club | Might seem a strange link for this page, but their normal meeting place is Mudeford Quay |
* SRDE at Steamer Point | About the site of the old radomes at the end of Seaway Avenue |
* SRDE | The story of the Signals Research and Development Establishment - be amazed at the things developed on your doorstep. |
* Ochiltree Bears | Teddy bears - hand made by Sue Denton in Winkton |
* Greentrack | Business site, but they do everything from painting/art trips, to off-road driving, to paint balling. Based in Walkford. |
* LiveWire | Listings of local live music events (also covers wider area) |
* Hurst Castle | One of Henry VIIIs coastal defence castles |
* AFC Bournemouth | The Red&Black's official site |
* New Milton-An Online Record | Excellent guide to our neighbour, includes message board and photos |
* Introducing New Milton | Another New Milton site |
* New Forest Villages | A really interesting site. Histories and photos of New Forest villages - including local ones |
* Barton On Sea | A smallish site, but some nice pictures, and other stuff |
* Milford On Sea | A very nice site about the village of Milford |
* Forest Arts Centre | All that's happening at the Arts Centre |
* Burton Village | A very nice site about a neighbouring village |
* Lymington | The Hants County Council site - interesting none the less |
* Bransgore | Lovely site about one of our neighbours |
* Lymington & New Milton FC | All the info on the Fawcett's Field based club |
* Our Bench Cottages | As far as I know, the first - and so far only - completely wheelchair friendly self catering accomodation in the area |