Here you can read our latest stories, learn more about our social mission and how this underpins everything we do. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Brand new gym facilities at Sir David English Sports Centre in Bournemouth have opened and everyone is welcome to come and have a look. For the benefit of the local community, local registered charity and social enterprise BH Live has entirely funded the project to transform the centre’s gym facilities to inspire more people to […]
Tickle your funny bone this autumn at a jam-packed programme of laugh-out-loud performances hitting the stage at Bournemouth Pavilion. Kicking off the season is Joanne McNally’s Pinotphile (Sunday 14 September 2025). After the success of her record-breaking tour, The Prosecco Express, McNally returns with her hotly anticipated new stand-up show, navigating situationships, revenge, frenemies, and rejection. Josh Widdicombe […]
Fairfield Halls in Croydon is delighted to welcome Chineke! Junior Orchestra for a night of classical music and celebration. Chineke! and the Chineke! Junior Orchestra were founded in 2015 to create exciting opportunities for emerging and established musicians of Black and ethnically diverse heritage to engage with classical music. Made up of musicians aged 11-22, […]
This autumm, get down to Fairfield Halls’ iconic Ashcroft Theatre and enjoy a packed programme of musical-themed performance. From Tuesday 2 September – Saturday 6 September 2025, Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show, comes to Croydon as part of a new world tour. Packed with its iconic thrilling (and naughty!) […]
A project to reduce the carbon footprint of Portsmouth’s flagship leisure centre has completed thanks to funding secured by Portsmouth City Council. The council’s in-house energy services team secured funding from Sport England’s swimming pool support fund (Swimming Pool Support Fund | Sport England) to improve energy efficiency and keep running costs down at the […]
This August, expect a sprinkle of fairy-tale magic in Bournemouth as excitement builds for this year’s spectacular Cinderella pantomime at Bournemouth Pavilion. From Monday 4 August to Sunday 31 August 2025, families (and fairy godmothers alike) are invited to take part in a magical picture trail across the town for a chance to win a […]
This August, expect a sprinkle of fairy-tale magic in Croydon as excitement builds for this year’s spectacular Beauty and the Beast pantomime at Fairfield Halls. From Monday 4 August to Sunday 31 August 2025, families are invited to take part in a magical picture trail across the borough for a chance to win a family […]
A new study by Bournemouth University and University Hospital Dorset has revealed the benefits of a group-based static cycling and education programme, for patients with hip osteoarthritis. The study was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and has been published in Lancet Rheumatology. Participants within the study who took part in the […]
A Bournemouth resident is commemorating more than 12 years of sobriety with a daily steps challenge this summer to raise vital funds for a local charity. This summer, Bournemouth resident Emma is taking on a powerful and personal mission, walking over one million steps between June and August 2025 to raise funds for S.T.A.R (Steps […]
BH Live, a registered charity and social enterprise, is celebrating the launch of HAF (Holiday Activities and Food Programme Funding) funded holiday camps at Sir David English Sports Centre, Bournemouth. Funded through BCP Council’s HAF Fund, the camps are designed to inspire more young people to get active during the school holidays. Offering healthy meals […]