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Fighting for (or with!) our footpaths

My husband looks more like Indiana Jones than a rural dog walker, always armed with secateurs to hack back bully-boy brambles and nettles or...

Garden jobs for November | 2021

Here are this month’s jobs from Sherborne gardener Pete Harcom for you to get on and do in the garden before the Christmas rush! •...

The voice of the allotment | November 2021

The key to plentiful vegetables from your garden are top quality seeds and the best varieties. Barry Cuff spills the beans. Our plot continued supplying...

Is it really the season?

Cyclamen, Wreath Making workshops, Gifts for loved ones, and of course, the trees... yes, it’s all on our minds. Cohle said that ‘Time is a...

Garden jobs for October 2021

Autumn is officially here! We can look forward to the spectacular display of colours from our deciduous trees and shrubs. Here are a few jobs...

The voice of the allotment | October 2021

Due to the lack of any substantial amounts of rain for many weeks (at the time of writing!), all the later plantings and sowings...

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Saddling up for success

Hard work paid off for Team Rimmer at Nunney and Kingston Maurward – but ongoing yard work shows it takes an army to raise...

Christmas under Concorde returns to the Fleet Air Arm Museum

The Fleet Air Arm Museum’s much-loved Christmas Concert returns on 11th and 12th December, set once again beneath the awe-inspiring wings of Concorde. Performed...