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. The Horace and Ellen Hannah Wakeford Bequest is meant to encourage the return of a kind of experimental and eco-friendly craftsmanship. The first graduate students on the Association’s new Design and Make [...]

Red Arrows offer to support Drimpton in 2011

Mike Saunders, chairman of Drimpton Fun Day Trust, reflects on this year’s village event, sadly affected by bad weather, and reveals that the Red Arrows are keen to appear next year.

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.

Steam wins Dorset film maker new business

FOLLOWING his success on The Guardian’s website with his film about The Electric Palace in Bridport, Eype film maker Dave Young has shot a colourful and characterful piece about the annual West Bay steam rally. “He don’t want to go. He’s shy,” says one enthusiast, as he hand-cranks his engine until finally it runs. “These small combustion engines, they’re actually a [...]

Broomhills top choice for Bridport waste station

THE BEST SITE around Bridport for a new household recycling centre and waste transfer station is Broomhills, just off the A35. So concludes the final stage of an independent review of seven possible locations, published this week by Dorset County Council. THE MUNICIPAL SEVEN From west to east:  Miles Cross 1, Miles Cross 2, Eype Junction, Broomhills [...]