Up Front 05/18
Last week I was shown a map of trees planted in 2017 in the Heart of England Forest in Warwickshire. The brainchild of the late Felix Dennis, the forest started with a small wood that he planted in 1996. At Read more »
Daily Archives: 10/05/2018
West Bay Discovery Centre
Once a refuge built to convert people away from the evils of drink, The Chapel on the Beach in West Bay is about to take the next step in its proud history. This summer it will open again to the Read more »
Together we Learn
Hooke Court in Malawi is a small charity making a big difference. It aims to provide opportunities for teachers in the UK and Malawi, Africa, to exchange ideas and learn from each other. It operates from Hooke, near Beaminster. Margery Read more »
Spring Time
It has been suggested that my recent articles have been full of doom, with invasions and so on. Recently I saw a sundial dated 1767 with the inscription “Let others tell of Storms and Showers—only count Your Sunny Hours”. An Read more »
Nurdle Hunting in Charmouth
You may have never knowingly encountered a nurdle but these small plastic pellets are the raw material of the plastics industry and are ferried around the world in their millions. About the size of a small pea, nurdles come in Read more »
People in Food Mark Evans
There is a buzz of activity in the kitchen at Tierra restaurant in Lyme Regis. It is the morning of a new seasonal menu change and Mark Evans, owner of the vegetarian restaurant, along with his sous chef, Channing are Read more »
John Hubbard: Remaking Landscapes
At an uplifting event at Roche Court outside Salisbury, to remember and celebrate the life of the artist, John Hubbard, the British Art Historian, Neil MacGregor highlighted John’s combination of ‘voracious, sensational curiosity’, his ‘endless intellectual energy’ and his ‘unshakeable Read more »
Helen Carless
‘My mother and father met in Cyprus, where my father was doing his National Service. He was Welsh, and she Cypriot, sadly both dead now. They were both quite young, perhaps a bit naïve, but terribly romantic, and they returned Read more »
People at Work Anthony Bucke
Much like the building that houses Antiques Bazaar, it’s owner Anthony Bucke, also has an interesting story. Prior to being an Aladdin’s cave to all manner of antiques and collectables, the large vaulted building used to be a textile mill. Read more »
Vegetables in May
May is a critical month for establishing so many crops, and if time is in short supply, don’t rush it, as early plantings need more work than when all is warm. It is five years since we have had such Read more »