Friends help Guys Marsh prisoners
I’VE long believed that anyone with an interest in society should take an interest in prison policy and how…
Victorians at leisure – life for the haves and the have-nots
by Laura Manning The Blackmore Vale group of the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society opened its 2023 season of…
Fun on the farm
A STUDENT is working in the fields of his dreams thanks to work experience at a North Dorset farm. Felix,…
Runner Emily an inspiration on her gap year
GAP year youngster Emily Shaw, 18, a former student of Bryanston School, near Blandford, has been encouraging children in…
Pizza party!
There’s free pizza up for grabs at the Hidden Pizza Spring Party on May 12… Head to Town Meadow, Gillingham,…
News from the Abbey
Regular guided tours of Sherborne Abbey take place on Tuesdays at 10.30am and Fridays at 2pm until December. No…
Off the hook
Two new angling lakes – carp and coarse – in Dorset are stocked and ready to fish, but with…
The Great Canny Brook Expedition
Colonel John Nicholas Blashford-Snell CBE is a former British Army officer, explorer and author. He founded Operation Raleigh and…
A stately spruce up
Expert conservators are hard at work cleaning the house and contents at National Trust property Stourhead A MAJOR spring clean…
Crafty quilters
An exhibition of quilts and associated items by the Mere-based Castle Hill Quilters, on Saturday, April 22, was a…