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BFI partnership to bring family films to new audiences

Lighthouse is proud to announce Family Cinema, a new collaboration as part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network (FAN) and…
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Back in the wild! Poole’s wooden animals are back!

Two giant wooden animals are on display once more, enthralling visitors to Poole with memories from a bygone era.
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Katie swaps pints for paints in her first exhibition

Bar steward Katie Munro is replacing pints with paints as her first solo exhibition of artwork goes on show at…
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Interview with Justin Fletcher

CBeebies megastar Justin Fletcher is back on tour with a brand-new live show, Justin Time to Rock! We caught up…
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Reaching out to join nationwide project

Lighthouse has been selected as one of 60 arts centres and libraries to contribute to Our Freedom: Then and Now,…
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Job Lot: ‘For me, it was always light and sound’

Senior Technician Sam Coombes wanted to play around with light and sound ever since the age of five. School productions…
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Exhibition marks a ‘monumental step’

A vibrant and inclusive exhibition showcasing the entrepreneurial spirit of interns from Bournemouth’s multi award-winning SAMEE (Support and Mentoring Enabling…
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Team Pics: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Lighthouse Team Pics is a monthly curated selection of brilliant films rarely shown in cinemas. Selected by a different member…
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‘We could all do with a bit more hope and optimism in our lives’

Playing Andy Dufresne in the new national tour of The Shawshank Redemption, Joe McFadden ponders: “It's such a well-known story…
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Lighthouse on the run!

Dedicated Lighthouse staff are set to go on the run to raise money for the Poole venue’s annual Big Christmas…
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Board ready to face the future as Lighthouse welcomes new Trustees

Ahead of a busy autumn season Poole Arts Trust, the charity that runs Lighthouse, is delighted to welcome two new…
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Lighthouse support for Catalan artists at Inside Out Dorset festival

As a long-valued partner of Activate Performing Arts, Lighthouse Poole is supporting a weekend of performances by Catalan artists in…
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Four in a row for Lighthouse

There’s no business like showbusiness, and Lighthouse is ready to do the business after being named as a finalist in…
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‘Lighthouse is at the heart of everything we do’

Having fostered 50 children in 25 years, as well as bringing up her own two boys, and now helping with…
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FLASHBACK: ‘We were a close-knit group of friends’

From being invited for coffee by Kenneth Williams, to bargaining stall fees with rock band merchandisers and appearing in a…
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Sanctuary: ‘Three beautiful days of exploration, discovery and play’

Tired All the Time - there could be no other title for actors Poppy Hardwicke and Lauren Mooney as they…
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Q&A with Ryan Simons, Shock Horror

A nightmare is about to break free at Lighthouse as “Northern Horror Makers”, Thunder Road Theatre visit with their touring…
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All roads lead (back) to Poole this Christmas

All roads lead back to Poole this Christmas with a happy reunion in store for the cast of Dick Whittington,…
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