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Author Archives: MV

Vegetables in August

July was pretty full on in the garden—its a time when a lot of change happens, as early crops are cleared and autumn crops are planted. Beds were prepared for planting salad turnips, more salads—the first of the chicory, endive, Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
Posted in Gardening | Tagged Ashley Wheeler | Leave a reply

The Internet of Things

As we all continue to emerge from isolation, it’s really great to be able to view real people and real places again. We’re like a troupe of bears slowly shuffling out of our winter hibernation and rubbing our eyes with Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
Posted in Laterally Speaking | Tagged Humphrey Walwyn | Leave a reply

The Tolpuddle Six

To the north-east of Dorchester the River Piddle meanders, giving its name to several villages, including Tolpuddle, a pleasant village, which has been bypassed, enabling through traffic to avoid it. Normally an annual Festival takes place in Tolpuddle, when it Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
Posted in History & Community | Tagged Cecil Amor | Leave a reply

Anthony Hurst

‘I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to my mother Peggy Hurst who told me much about my family and even after his death talked so much about my father Gordon. Although I remember Gordon as a person in my Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
Posted in Features | Tagged Fergus Byrne | Leave a reply

Down the Track

West Bay Discovery’s new exhibition ‘Down The Track’ features the story of the railway line that ran from Bridport to West Bay. This year marks the 90th Anniversary of the closure of the passenger service that ran for 46 years. Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
Posted in History & Community | Tagged John West | Leave a reply

A Letter From France

I’m writing this from the Occitanie region of south-west France. I came over with my husband on a Brittany Ferries sailing the day after travelling restrictions were lifted on 4 July. This was also the day the pubs were allowed Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
Posted in History & Community | Tagged Margery Hookings | Leave a reply

Driky van Hensbergen

‘Moving back to Dorset, my childhood home, after a busy life in Bristol until very recently, it seems like life has come full circle. I was actually born in East Sussex in 1988, but in the mid 80s my parents Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
Posted in People | Tagged Robin Mills | Leave a reply

Up Front 8/20

Growing up in a pub, when my father was also the village undertaker, gave me a unique opportunity to listen to people speak when they had let their guard down. As we all know, a couple of drinks or an Read more »

Posted by MV on 15/08/2020
Posted in Editorials | Tagged Fergus Byrne | Leave a reply

Help at Hand July 20

Steps2Wellbeing (S2W) is a psychological therapies service designed to help people in our community suffering mental or emotional distress. We offer therapies to people who are finding that distress is stopping them living the life they’d like to. We treat Read more »

Posted by MV on 03/07/2020
Posted in History & Community | Tagged Ellie Sturrock | Leave a reply

The Lit Fix July 20

In a new book column, the Marshwood Vale-based author, Sophy Roberts, gives us her slim pickings for July. I picked up a new reading habit during lockdown. Profoundly distracted, I was unable to click away from the ‘always on’ news cycle. Read more »

Posted by MV on 03/07/2020
Posted in Arts | Tagged Sophy Roberts | Leave a reply
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