Category: Dorset community news

How do we prep for a holiday?

A local expert from Citizen’s Advice provides timely tips on consumer issues. Q: We’re planning a summer getaway to Greece and I’m worried we’ll forget...

Bring on the spring!

After the runaway success of its debut, the Dorset Spring Show is back – bigger, better and in a brand-new location. The second edition...

Gillingham student delivers powerful Articulation speech

Tucked into the rolling chalk and flint-filled fields near Salisbury is an iconic art institution. NewArtCentre was once known simply as Roche Court –...

Hanford RDA celebrates 50 years of life-changing riding sessions

Pupils, staff and ponies came together last month at Hanford School to mark a major milestone – the 50th anniversary of the Hanford Group...

Dorset Doddlers go the extra mile for local families

The highly-anticipated Vale Pantry Family Hub Food Bank Run returned on Saturday 22nd February. It’s an event that has become a cherished tradition over...

Grab your needles! Dementia Action Week needs your finest forget-me-nots

The Museum of East Dorset is inviting local knitters and crocheters to contribute handmade woollen flowers to marking Dementia Action Week (19th–25th May) with...

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One man, his horse, his birds -and the spirit of freedom

Moving crowds to tears is all in a day’s work for Jonathan Marshall, the horseback falconer starring at the new Spring Countryside Show. Talking to...

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...