Category: Dorset community news

A call to action for the William Barnes Archive

William Barnes, the beloved Dorset dialect poet, left a rich legacy that now resides at the Dorset History Centre. The William Barnes Society has...

Join the Air Ambulance 100 Miles in October Challenge

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is thrilled to announce the return of its 100 Miles in October Challenge! Back for a second year, this...

Weaving a musical web

If you are scared of spiders (and I am), the names Black Widow, Red Backed, Dancing White Lady or Tarantula are sure to send...

Forty years on: the Bourton Village Video

A window to 1983 – a time when the village suffered endless traffic jams, but there were two pubs and two shops … and...

The Stur half marathon and 5k thank yous!

The race is over, and there were 360 entries, with 319 finishers in the half marathon – a fantastic turnout! Thomas Corbin of Poole...

Abbey104 Album of the Month:

Midas by WunderhorseCommunion The UK has gone Oasis crazy. News of their re-formation (and the widespread frustration of ticket-hunters) has been huge news for weeks...

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Naughty Newt and the Lisnaught ladies

We’re excited to welcome Team Rimmer to the BV equestrian section, kicking off a new monthly column sharing life in a busy eventing yard Team...

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...