British Library reveals Dorset songs and stories
A NEW service from the British Library allows users to search through an online map of Dorset for old recordings of songs and stories.
Legacy funds Dorset’s unique woodland college
THE ARCHITECTURAL Association’s biggest ever legacy will help to fund new buildings and a new MA course at Hooke Park College near Beaminster.
New film celebrates Dorset designer John Makepeace
A FILM about Beaminster’s renowned furniture maker John Makepeace has been produced to celebrate his 50 years at the forefront of British design.
Council submits plans to move Mountjoy School
PLANS to rebuild Bridport’s Mountjoy School in Beaminster have been submitted by Dorset County Council. The county council wants to move the special school on to land next to Beaminster Technology College (BTC). A…
New Radical History School to show Dorset’s “hellish” past
THE YETTIES’ front man Bonny Sartin will look back to the days when towns like Beaminster had riots when he speaks – and sings – at a new Radical History School. The event…
Woodland school plans new course and buildings
A VISIONARY scheme putting West Dorset at the forefront of architectural and environmental education is bursting with new life. Hooke Park near Beaminster already boasts some of the most extraordinary buildings in Britain…
Are carnivals relevant to West Dorset countryside and coast?
An opinion piece about plans to spend £45,000 studying carnivals along the Jurassic Coast of Dorset and East Devon IS THIS country too anchored in its past or feeling too guilty to be…