Your stories from around the World With the UK facing more lockdown measures, Margery Hookings, in the third article in a series about people and the pandemic, speaks to relatives and friends from around the world to find out how Read more »
After the news last month that rural media charity Windrose, which preserves old film and runs community projects in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, has been given a Lottery grant lifeline, Margery Hookings delves into the archives. The Close Encounters Media Read more »
Archive film shows in our village halls and bigger venues have been a real draw for local audiences over the years. Margery Hookings reports on the latest news from the rural media charity Windrose, which has just been awarded grant Read more »
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 »
Continuing her series of observations from those looking at what we may have learned from lockdown, Margery Hookings hears from more local people. Jo Neary, Team Vicar/PIoneer Priest Beaminster Area Team, wife and mother of three My first reflection is Read more »
No one can deny that lessons have been learned in the last couple of months. Margery Hookings hears some of the positive stories through COVID-19. It’s been a funny old thing, this lockdown in the time of coronavirus. We’ve all Read more »
A new project aimed at protecting Dorset’s historic hillforts has been unveiled by The National Trust. Margery Hookings finds out more. I’m lucky enough to live not far from the lower slopes of Lewesdon Hill in the west of Dorset. Read more »
West Bay has undergone massive changes in recent years, as Margery Hookings discovers. Almost eight years ago, I was asked to be a part of the Windrose Media Trust’s Forever Archive, a series of films capturing life in West Read more »
Delving into family history has proved a rich seam for Margery Hookings. Her DNA experience confirmed what she already thought, but it was a message out of the blue which proved the most exciting. I’ve been indulging myself while Read more »
This year, Bridport Folk Dance Club celebrated its one-hundredth birthday. Monty Crook and Gwenda Selley take Margery Hookings through the minute books from the club’s formation to the thriving group it is today. It was Sir Thomas Beecham who Read more »