There is a whole weekend of festive fun this December at the Chesil Beach Christmas Bazaar. Dorset Wildlife Trust’s three-day extravaganza at the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre will be a chance to shop for original gifts, sample Christmas fayre and get into the Christmas spirit with all the family....
Did you ever hear the story of how I got my first play on Radio One? People think it’s apocryphal, involving as it does the procurement of an Indian take-away, but I’m here to tell you that it really happened.
I was in my mid-20s at the time, a veteran...
Friday November 23rd Chesil Cove A beach-combing session the morning after a very windy night produced some very interesting records, most notably the Portugese Man-o'-war pictured here. The day's list: Birds: Common Scoter, Mediterranean Gull, Sparrowhawk, Pied WagtailPlants: Sea Kale, Sea Beet, Yellow Horned-poppy, Scarlet Pimpernel, Sallow, Tree MallowAlgae:...
Step back with me in time. The year is 1810 Lewis Tregonwell's eyes rolled over Bath Hill along the golden sand coast line and out to sea, A picture of mere perfection, The distant Black hills of the Purbecks shone on the white of Old Harry Rock, Peveril point...
Featuring festive, seasonal, warming songs in fantastic 4-part harmony with the addition of a dazzling array of instruments. This show brings the nationally renowned carollers Barry Coope, Lester Simpson, Fi Fraser and Jo Freya to your door. Material features songs old and new seasoned with anecdotes that will inform...
In just over a weeks time Alice Roberts with be visiting Bournemouth University to speak on the importance of public engagement. You can register for this exciting event by following this link. When: Thursday 6th December, 3.30pm – 6pmWhere: Kimmeridge House, Talbot Campus, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB Alice is...
Volunteers from J. P. Morgan have been helping Dorset Wildlife Trust to protect the wildlife of Upton Heath. The office workers joined wardens as part of national Make a Difference Day (MADD), giving up their free time for a day of hard work on the nationally important wildlife site near...
The countryside could suffer from proposed cuts to EU's agriculture budget Last night the EC President proposed almost 20% cuts to a key part of the EU agricultural budget* – a move that would create a new crisis in the UK countryside. This proposed cut to the Common Agricultural...
You’d have to think Starbucks was regretting the day that they first started trying to sell their milky, syrupy coffee-based confections in the UK. Last month it was announced that for the third year in succession the US-based multinational coffee chain had been unable to make a profit in...
Purbeck-based actor Edward Fox is among the celebrities whose original drawings are currently being auctioned for Dorset’s wildlife. The Wild Art Auction, launched online this month by Dorset Wildlife Trust, features more than 50 sketches of wildlife especially created by famous people from David Cameron to Daniel O’Donnell and...
