Bridport by Night: An alternative tourism video by Stephen Banks
So, it has been over a week since I uploaded my ‘labour of love’, Bridport by Night, to YouTube. The video really took off in the first four days, accumulating some 8,000 views in that period alone. Hits from technology site Gizmodo and Anglotopia helped it along its way, but the majority of views were picked [...]
One man; 63 breweries
THIRTY years ago one of the unsung heroes of British brewing began criss-crossing the country with sacks of malt. Brian Wood started carrying malt for Hugh Baird and Sons at Station Maltings in Witham in Essex in the Autumn of 1981. When Baird’s got taken over in the mid-1990s, he set up on his own. [...]
Chesil Beach? Turn left at The Angel, Islington
“The mighty roar of London’s traffic” is to be drowned out by the crashing of Dorset surf on Chesil Beach.
Bridport: Idle Thoughts of An Idle Man
There was a popular ditty a few years ago entitled Why does it always rain on me? Well, I’ve worked out the answer. Because you live in Broadwindsor, son.
Queen Victoria and the Dorset Piddle Riddle
“Legend has it that the villages of Puddletown and Briantspuddle, which used to contain the word ‘piddle’, changed their village titles to avoid embarrassing Queen Victoria whilst she was visiting.” So says the newly-published Little Book of Dorset. Is it true?
Wanted: Artists’ views of Dorset
Bridport-based arts and heritage specialist Crystal Johnson explains why she’d like you to share any knowledge you might have about Dorset’s historic connections with artists. FOR CENTURIES Dorset’s landscapes have inspired authors, poets, scientists and artists. More than 40% of the county is classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), including virtually the [...]
Dorset children’s fruit supplier goes into adminstration
Parents of children aged four to six are being asked to provide their own fruit & veg after half-term until new supplier can be found for Dorset schools.