The Circus is 250 Years Old
Hurray—The circus is coming! Yes, the circus more or less as we know it was first created in 1768. Philip Astley a retired cavalryman and war hero was its creator and he marked out a ring on an abandoned piece Read more »
Author Archives: MV
People at Work Robert Mühl
“Follow the bubbles” to find Ocean Bathrooms in Bridport where Robert and Sharon Mühl are celebrating 25 years of trading in Bridport. No small feat for a business that was started with £2000 and a friend’s help. Last year, Robert Read more »
Philip Sutton at 90
‘I work in metaphors’, says Philip Sutton surrounded by his colourful, vibrant work in his West Bay home. He is eager to tell the story. ‘I saw something the other day, which I thought was a perfect metaphor for creativity’, Read more »
Greg Rowland
‘I live in Honiton now but I was born and bred in Coly View, Colyton and moved to Honiton after I left the army. There’s quite a few generations of us in Colyton. We go back as far as 1331, Read more »
Future Shock
We live in troubled times—particularly as there are so many future unknowns. Shock Horror… By the end of 2018, who will be our Prime Minister? Will Trump still be President after the November mid-term elections? Will Brexit happen at all Read more »
August in the Garden
In the summer of ’76 I had yet to progress from growing cacti to ‘proper’ gardening. By some strange alignment in the heavens, a few weeks ago, I acquired a collection of mature cacti in a chance encounter. Having soaked Read more »
A Rural Walk Back in Time
A visit to Somerset Rural Life Museum sends Margery Hookings on a nostalgic trip into the past, as it tells the story of how things used to be in the countryside. Many years ago, I visited Somerset Rural Life Read more »
Vegetables in the Garden
It looks like this month will again be all about water management, with little rain in sight until at least September. Crops that need most water are newly sown seeds and transplants, followed closely by leaf crops such as salads Read more »
UPFront 08/18
At a small gathering of what one person described as ‘concerned citizens’, West Dorset MP, The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Letwin, suggested that the result of Brexit may well be that everyone will be very disappointed—but that no one will Read more »
Postcards from the 48%
In August, film Director, Producer and Distributor David Nicholas Wilkinson will come to Lyme Regis for a screening and a talk about his new film Postcards from the 48%. He spoke to Fergus Byrne about his motivation, his passion and Read more »