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Gillingham | Then & Now

Step back in time with our ‘Then and Now’ feature, where vintage postcards from the Barry Cuff Collection meet modern-day reality. Explore the past...

Alderholt : POSTCARDS FROM A DORSET COLLECTION

This month Barry Cuff has chosen two postcards sent from Alderholt in the early part of the 20th century Sent on 8th April 1920 to...

The woman who built a museum

In recognition of International Women’s Day, it feels fitting to look back this month at MED’s founder – Hilda Coles was a woman ahead...

Spetisbury | Then & Now

Step back in time with our ‘Then and Now’ feature, where vintage postcards from the Barry Cuff Collection meet modern-day reality. Explore the past...

Fontmell Magna | POSTCARDS FROM A DORSET COLLECTION

This month Barry Cuff has chosen two postcards sent from Fontmell Magna, by the same person and to the same person, sent just a...

Weddings: then, now and back again

From parish churches to country barns – have modern weddings come full circle to their historic roots? Today, we think of a ‘traditional’ wedding as...

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Where the horse work happens

Margaret Millward agreed to help with the show’s equestrian classes – temporarily – in the 1990s. She’s still there and does most of the...
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When dressage meets a speed round

Working Equitation welcomes every horse – part dressage, part obstacle course, all excitement, and possibly the most inclusive equestrian sport While The Sass Queen is...

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