Category: Dorset community news

Marston Music Returns for 2025

After a short break, Marston Music is back with a vibrant 2025 programme of concerts and events.Kicking off the season on Saturday 3rd May...

A brush with movie magic

Pinewood Studios, the beating heart of UK cinema, is usually a closed-off and secretive place where movie magic is made. However, one sunny weekend...

RDA Auction of Promises with buffet supper

Every Tuesday evening and Friday morning during term time, Luccombe Riding Centre in Milton Abbas comes to life with a special kind of energy....

‘Be nice to people – it’s infectious’

From wartime skies to quiet evenings of music – meet Jim Freer, the centenarian who says there’s still plenty more to learn yet Jim Freer...

Lighting the world purple for Sienna and CHAMP1 Awareness

A rare diagnosis, purple buildings, and a little girl’s laughter: how one Dorset family is championing hope for children with CHAMP1 Every 20th March, landmarks...

Easter in Stur is looking egg-cellent

Spring has arrived, and Sturminster Newton is bursting into life with a basketful of Easter events for all ages. Whether you’re a chocolate lover,...

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A foal named Lettuce

Selling from the field, the calorific need of pregnant mares and a galloping success story – Lucy Procter has had an intense few weeks Scrolling...

How Dorset Villages Are Keeping Traditional Pub Games Alive

Across the Blackmore Vale's village pubs skittle alleys are being swept clean, dartboards rehung, and cribbage cards shuffled again on Tuesday evenings. Far from...