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Such a great place to go, they do so much for community.
Toni, Ferndown · signed 4 days ago
Walk there dog Meet friends
Mary, Christchurch · signed 4 days ago
It is a wonderful, inclusive venue, the management of which has got everything spot on. It’s hugely popular and deserves an indefinite stay due to the pleasure it gives to everyone who visits
Philippa, Christchurch · signed 4 days ago
I love the quirkiness of the place....it is so different to everywhere else. There are enough expensive restaurants. This is casual & so friendly. Sunday afternoons are so so popular. We come in regularly from Highcliffe to listen to Brandon Block and co! Absolutely love it there and it will be a travesty to lose it !!
Maria · signed 4 days ago
We use sobo for morning walks and coffee meets. Our family love visiting we spend the day there in the summer. We also love Sunday sessions meeting friends there
A supporter in Christchurch · signed 4 days ago
I am a regular user of SOBO beach cafe and it’s a huge draw for us to go there with our family and friends. When it was a restaurant previously, it had a small capacity and patrons would sit for about 2 hours with their meals which meant it was not worth visiting because you couldn’t get in. In its current guise, it’s is open, popular and busy with a far higher capacity. This draws visitors and locals alike, especially during the winter months. It is also essential for community groups.
Mark, Bournemouth · signed 4 days ago
Fantastic family venue Great place to go in summer or winter, family friendly and has an amazing vibe. That part of southbourne beach was dead before sobo arrived.
Natasha, Wimborne · signed 4 days ago
Because I use it a lot and it is a great place for the local community to use. Why change something that is already serving it purpose very well.
Emile, Boscombe · signed 4 days ago
Community
Joanne, Christchurch · signed 4 days ago
The community that's been created there
Susannah, Broadstone · signed 4 days ago
They have something very good going on, they are embedded into the community
Michael, Verwood · signed 4 days ago
Community, established, gives back locally
Dan, Southbourne · signed 4 days ago
Great Space for local people
Jonathan, Christchurch · signed 4 days ago
SOBO is the only place on our prom that i like going to. I've lived here 10 years now. I feel there is nowhere else along all that coastline worth stopping for a coffee or anything. All desperately boring, money grabbing tourist traps. Finally some hope. If this place is forced to close I will be deeply disppointed and angry. Long live SOBO!!
Guy, Bournemouth · signed 4 days ago
Popular and well run could not be better
Alvin, Southampton & Hampshire · signed 4 days ago
We use Sobo on family walks, with friends, when swimming or running as a meeting point and at other times through out the year.
Claire, Christchurch · signed 4 days ago
I cycle or walk out here for my coffee in the morning or a beer in the evening . Lovely vibe and a place to meet friends
Lisa, Southbourne · signed 4 days ago
Heart if the community, we have had the beat times here with friends. It's a place you go and always bump into people you know. Fab setting, fab service, food and events;
Mrs, Bournemouth · signed 4 days ago
I spend a lot of time enjoying what the current SOBO Beach crew have set up.
Mark, Bournemouth · signed 4 days ago
With SOBO hard work they have created a thriving local community being togeather people's interests, for benefit of wellbeing. Its ridiculous to.let lesse expire and this vibrant community be evicted with no immediate plan.
A supporter in New Milton · signed 4 days ago
Best place to be amazing vibe always when i am there. They do such a fantastic job there why change something thats all ready great. Amazing icreams hot choclate. Good for familys. I also go down on my own as well. Its amazing place to be.
Loretta, Bournemouth · signed 4 days ago
It's a great community area for so many people and should be preserved.
Mary, Bournemouth · signed 4 days ago
It is a hub of community spirit. It has to stay. I do miss Bistro on the Beach though.
Melanie, Boscombe · signed 4 days ago
Brings business and fun to the community.
Luke, Bournemouth · signed 4 days ago
I enjoy walking the beach and using the facilities at Sobo regularly
Cheryl, Bournemouth · signed 4 days ago
It’s the social hub of the community.
Sean-paul, Bournemouth · signed 4 days ago
I walk there most days
Susan, Boscombe · signed 4 days ago
The community needs it
Michael, Christchurch · signed 4 days ago
It’s a great place to go.
Gemma, Ferndown · signed 4 days ago
Lovely place to stop for a coffee, a beer or lunch
Jeffrey, Christchurch · signed 4 days ago
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