- Founded in 1810 by Captain Lewis Tregonwell
- Population of Bournemouth is approx. 162,500
- Bournemouth has nearly 2,000 acres of Parks & Gardens
- Between 350,000 and 400,000 plants, 5,000 - 6,000 shrubsand an amazing 55,000 bulbs are planted in Bournemouth each year
- Winner of prestigious horticultural titles such as Britain in Bloom, Nations in Bloom, Green Flag and Entente Florale
- Annual winner of awards for beach quality including Seaside Awards and Blue Flags
- Bournemouth has 5.5 million visitors a year
- The value of tourism to the town is £480 million a year and it supports 16,500 jobs
- A total of 53,000 foreign students visit Bournemouth each year
- 34 Recognised language schools
- The new Bournemouth Library and library ICT system opened in 2002 is the first to be funded through the Government’s Private Finance Initiative scheme
- Littledown Centre is the most successful leisure facility in the south of England with approximately 1.5 million visits per annum
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