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Q&A with music legend PP Arnold

Sixties soul survivor PP Arnold s not a new kid on the block – she has been wowing audiences since…
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Q&A with Adenike Adewale

A shy, quiet child who loved music, Adenike Adewale honed her vocals in her bedroom listening to powerhouse performers and…
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Meet our Friends: Lyn Glass

Lyn Glass, a former chair of Poole Arts Trust – the charity responsible for running Lighthouse – has generously offered…
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Poole Pride: Classic movies and Iris Prize showcase

With its home at Lighthouse, Poole Pride is a joyful celebration of queer culture and our beautiful LGBTQ+ community with…
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‘For one week of the year, she gets to feel like everyone else’

In a heartfelt and moving blog, Tim Berry, who works on the bar at Lighthouse, explains why his nine-year-old daughter…
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Dance chance as open auditions called

Aspiring actors and dancers are invited to go for gold as Lighthouse Poole announces open auditions to join the ensemble…
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Poole Pride: A festival of LGBTQ+ creativity with Pecs appeal

With its home at Lighthouse, Poole Pride is a joyful celebration of our beautiful LGBTQ+ community with a fun-filled family-friendly…
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Family shows hit the spot at half term

Theatre can play a crucial role in developing empathy – allowing children to step into the shoes of others.
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What does ‘good’ look like?

As part of Creativity and Wellbeing Week, Lighthouse Poole is to host a special in-person forum meeting supported by Arts…
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Exhibition marks Poole’s part in largest evacuation in history

At the heart of Poole’s VE Day commemorations, the Poole At Dunkirk 1940 exhibition at Lighthouse highlights the part played…
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Lighthouse to feel the Force For Good in global IT partnership

Lighthouse is partnering with a team of software engineers from a major financial institution to explore ways of using technology…
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Poole Pride: Love, laughter… and a little bit of drag chaos

A celebration of our beautiful LGBTQ+ community, Poole Pride with its home at Lighthouse is set to follow a day…
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Young Writer’s catch of the day

A poem called Fisherman has landed a prize catch for 14-year-old Neave Stenning after it was selected for a new…
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Lighthouse inspired garden wins Gold

A garden celebrating Lighthouse as a platform for creativity won a Gold Award at the BBC Gardener’s World Live Spring…
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Connecting over classics, cake and conversation

The power of music to connect people is a remarkable thing and rarely does it sound sweeter than at one…
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‘Music is part of my everyday – I love making music’

One of the most exciting youth orchestras in the world, the National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) will see 16 brilliant…
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‘He lived such a full life and yet hardly anyone knows of him’

The remarkable story of Sam Rabin, who taught life drawing at Poole Arts Centre from its opening in 1978 until…
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Lighthouse – always ready for its close up

Lighthouse has landed a starring role in a new feature film made for the Lifetime channel. I Was Honey Boo…
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