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A View From the Saddle: two riders, one ridiculous adventure

Two old bikes, two older riders and one dog-eaten pair of bifocals – Giles and Annie Henschel return to the road after 30 years Giles...

BabyBank Gillingham – a little space holding families together

Community kindness still changes lives, says Joanne Platt, who offers struggling families a lifeline from her packed garage in Gillingham All the bills have come...

West Farm: where futures are being rewritten

Vulnerable young people in Dorset are about to be given an opportunity to rewrite their futures, thanks to an innovative and inspirational partnership between...

ROKiT choir: raising voices, lifting spirits

With his joyful, no-audition ROKiT choir, Mark James invites everyone to ditch the sheet music and discover the power of easy, communal, feel-good singing When...

December’s BV – and a formal apology from the BV Team.

After a year-long internal review, we regret to report that The BV has repeatedly caused unexpectedly high levels of enthusiasm across rural Dorset. Findings include: •...

Win a 55″ Smart TV worth £400 for Christmas!

****NOW CLOSED**** EB Marsh & Son have very generously offered one lucky BV reader the chance to win a fantastic £400 LG 55" 4K Ultra...

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Polo’s back in the saddle

Sally Cooper looks beyond 1980s Jilly Cooper to polo’s fast-paced, bruising but surprisingly inclusive world, with rare gender equality The recent wave of publicity for...

Dorset’s secret soldiers and George Hosford on the failing TB system | BV Podcast

From secret Dorset saboteurs preparing for Nazi invasion to the 19th-century TB tests still dictating modern farming,  February’s BV podcast is a deep dive...

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