Corfe Castle at sunrise
A Dorset button maker, a blacksmith and a herbalist as well as a sculptor and a coastguard have been collaborating with two artists as part of an unusual project – 26 & 7 Bones – that’s been gathering pace in West Dorset over the past six months as part of the Jurassic Coast Earth Festival. […]
The 2012 Lyme Regis Fossil Festival turned out to be the biggest one yet. With top palaeontologists and earth scientists from around the globe, the festival was THE place to be for fans of the Jurassic era. Making a special appearance this year was Horace the 32ft long Jurassic Sea Lizard and pliosaur cinema. The […]
Records were smashed as the 5th Dorset Knob Throwing Festival got under way in Cattistock on Sunday. Competitors were tasked with throwing the small Dorset biscuits as far as possible. Max Nuttall from Weymouth, set a new record in the under 12’s category with a distance of 22.55 metres, beating the 2009 record. In the […]
For Richard Lee and Jane Dennison, there have been many milestones along their journey to RHS Chelsea 2012. They are making the first ever shepherd’s hut to be exhibited in a Chelsea show garden, of which they are justifiably proud. Designed by Adam Woolcott and Jonathan Smith, the Plankbridge Hutmakers garden is an authentic Dorset […]
Dorset novelist Tracy Chevalier has been advising Plankbridge Hutmakers on the writer’s hut for their garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. The special shepherd’s hut they are building for Chelsea has been adapted as a writer’s retreat in honour of Thomas Hardy, Dorset’s most famous writer. Scenes from Far From the Madding Crowd, including […]
The people of Dorset came out in less than perfect weather to give a big welcome to Her Majesty The Queen and her husband The Duke of Edinburgh. The visit formed part of her Diamond Jubilee tour of the South West. The Queen arrived by Royal Train at Sherborne station wearing a colourful pink coat […]
The 7th Lyme Regis Fossil Festival will take place from 4th–6th May. The theme for this year is ‘Discovering Earth’. Many of the events are free and it’s a great opportunity to learn more about fossils and the history of Earth. Scientists from the Natural History Museum will be in the Grand Marquee with some […]
