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Margery Hookings
I was born in the sitting room at Park Farm in Donyatt, where my parents...
The Art of the Photograph – Chris Hilton
For many photographers, the goal is simple: find the angle that looks most like a...
More than a War Zone
Shortlisted for a travel writing prize, Jen Stout’s book unlocks the soul of a nation...
Nature Studies – Michael McCarthy
After that long sodden winter, wildflower time is with us once more, and I am...
From Page to Screen 2026
Joe Michell highlights some of the films showing at this year’s Bridport Film Festival
The approach...
Preview: The best from Stage and Screen in April 2026
Multi-cultural musicLyme RegisTHE Marine Theatre at Lyme Regis hosts one of the most exciting and...
Frances Hatch: Sensing Place at Bridport Arts Centre
The opening of a new exhibition by locally based artist Frances Hatch is a highlight...
April in the Garden – Russell Jordan
The month which gave its name to a certain meteorological occurrence; ‘April Showers’. The kind...
Inaugural ‘Bookery’ Event in Bridport
A new initiative founded by locally based writers Ros Huxley and Lesley Gillilan is set...
Ilaria’s Italian Kitchen
There is little doubt that the atmosphere created by a flickering candle can set a...
Sally McLaren: Retrospective at Sladers Yard
Sladers Yard Gallery in West Bay is hosting a solo retrospective celebrating the remarkable career...
Six at the Flix – April 2026
It is April and that means only one thing in the filmgoer’s diary… From Page...
Another Milestone for CW Groves
It doesn’t take a lot of research to learn that very few family run businesses...
This Month – in the not too distant past
Looking back at historical moments that happened in April, John Davis highlights Laurence Stephen Lowry
Laurence...
Books and The Box
Long Island by Colm Tóibín
Review By Bruce Harris
Tóibín has been short-listed for the Booker Prize...
The best from West Dorset, South Somerset and East Devon
The Marshwood Vale magazine is the most popular free community magazine throughout West Dorset, South Somerset and East Devon. It is read by more than 50,000 people per month. Locally owned and operated, it represents all that is unique about the wider local community.
