We all love Southbourne, but today we’re going to jump on the bus and head for Bournemouth town centre.

What’s happening in the lower gardens?

We’re visiting Bournemouth Writing Festival which is a great festival with loads of things happening all weekend, but we only have time to pop into the poetry hub on the bandstand where you can write a contribution for the community poem or buy a poem from a machine kindly lent by the National Trust.

https://www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/

Time to go for a wander.

Of course we are bound to come across more mermaid tails.

https://www.juliashouse.org/tail-trail

Now up to Bournemouth Square wot’s round.

Waterstone’s cafe, one of the venues for the festival and a good coffee stop any time.

Suitably refreshed take a walk in the central gardens.

And some surprises