Category: Dorset community news

Late Summer Soirée raises £27,000 for Salisbury Hospital’s Stars Appeal

A special evening hosted by the Stars Appeal Fundraising Committee at The Rifles Museum in Salisbury raised more than £27,000 for Salisbury Hospital’s charity....

A glorious 60 years of flower arranging

Sturminster Newton Floral Group are this year celebrating their 60th anniversary. To commemorate this event, the group invited international flower arranging judge and demonstrator...

RBL raises more than £2k at Cheese Fest

The Sturminster Newton Royal British Legion branch, ably led by Poppy Appeal Organisers Tracy and Anthony Walsh, were provided with a charity pitch at...

Could you share the magic of history?

Wimborne’s Museum of East Dorset has welcomed a familiar face as its new Learning and Family Assistant. Rachel Simpson-Fernandes, with over a decade of...

Wimborne Community Garden does it again!

On September 20th, Wimborne Community Garden was crowned Winning Community Garden at the South & South East In Bloom Awards at RHS Wisley –...

Princess Anne in Sherborne

Save the Children patron HRH The Princess Royal comes to Sherborne – Jenny Devitt speaks to organiser Anne Dearle about her 30th concert Friday 13th...

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Chris Wald’s insider’s guide to Team Tizzard at Cheltenham

We have been so lucky to finally enjoy some spring-like weather over the last couple of weeks – it always comes as a welcome...

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,...