Category: Dorset community news

A whirlwind tour of all that’s coming up in Sturminster Newton this month

Pauline Batstone shares her monthly round up of what’s happening among the town’s collection of community enterprises and events Make Stur Sparkle 2024 Thank you to...

Championing rural Britain

The BV takes a look inside the Countryside Alliance’s fight to protect rural traditions and livelihoods and to drive sustainable countryside policies Many people have...

The value of local knowledge and intelligence

The Dorset Insider, a new sporadic column dedicated to shedding light on local matters with unfiltered honesty and a critical eye. The author –...

Child of the 90s? Your Tamagotchis and Furbies are in a museum …

Within the 200 items on display as part of the MED’s I Grew Up 90’s exhibition, curator Rob Gray says that two items stand...

Fun, fundraising and fine musicians at The Exchange

The Exchange ended 2024 with a fantastic night of fun with Mad Dog McCrea, a true ‘live’ band who gave the crowd an amazing,...

Same bikes, new mission

Giles and Annie Henschel’s return to the Mediterranean highlights the crisis facing olive farmers and the resilience that is keeping hope alive In March 2024,...

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Toots settles into the Fox-Pitt yard with Freebie, Jago and new boy Taran

New columnist Toots Bartlett can’t hide her excitement as she leaves home to move into William Fox-Pitt’s yard near Sturminster Newton, buys a horse...

The BV becomes Dorset Life – a new chapter begins

If you’ve been reading The BV for a while, you’ll know we’ve never stood still for long. What began in 2020 as a local,...