Category: Dorset community news

Night Sky February 2021 | What you can see this month.

February brings a host of night sky activity that will surely delight. On the 6th a very bight Venus will pass Saturn, if you...

The Vale Pantry Needs Your Help – the only community in North Dorset

A month after the Vale Pantry opened its doors in Sturminster Newton last November to help struggling local families, Rachael Rowe visited to discover...

It kicked off with a great story … | Tales from the Vale

I really enjoyed the column of my fellow scribe Roger Guttridge in the last issue – read it if you missed it first time...

Stalbridge back in the 60s and 70s … | Tales from the Vale

Stalbridge back in the 60s and 70s was a bustling village. Roughly half the size it is now, the main street was full of...

Go up Bulbarrow Hill … | Tales from the Vale

Go up Bulbarrow Hill and at the top, just off Cuckoo Lane, apart from a really beautiful view, you’ll see disused buildings, aerials and,...

Real or not real? That is the question

It appears 2020 is the year many people are switching to a real tree - the British Christmas Tree Growers Association have said there...

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Princess Royal visits Dorset riding centre championing young people

A local equestrian centre that helps young people build confidence and life skills through horses has been praised by both the Princess Royal and...

How Blackmore Vale Leisure Habits Have Radically Transformed Over the Past Decade

Picture your average Friday evening in Blackmore Vale around ten or so years ago. What did it look like? Maybe you drove into town...

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