Category: Dorset community news

Put yourself in the picture

If you’re going to the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show this month, don’t forget to stop by the church tent. A reliable fixture at every...

Dorset charity for bereaved children at crunch point

Mosaic, a Dorset charity founded in 2007 to support bereaved children, has launched a major fundraising appeal to continue supporting children struggling with the...

Speed painting – The Art Race at The Exchange

If you’ve never watched an Art Race, you’ve been missing out! During July the Stour Hall at The Exchange in Sturminster Newton became a...

RiversMeet – the green centre of Gillingham

In the middle of Gillingham there is a shining light of environmental excellence: the leisure centre known to all as RiversMeet, where investment in...

Could this year’s be the best Dorset County Show yet?

If you’ve ever marvelled at the incredible horses featured in TV favourites like Poldark, Victoria or Peaky Blinders, you’ll be wanting to grab yourself...

From Syria to Shaftesbury

Callum Sutherland talks to the Hammoud family, as they celebrate British citizenship and the home they have found in Dorset Do you know which British...

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Taking a welcome mid-season breath

The Tizzard yard is ticking over through the middle of winter as the quiet spell leaves focus to turn to Winter Millions and young...

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...