Category: Out Of Doors

October diary | The Voice of the Allotment

Barry Cuff takes a look back at his diary of what happened on his Sturminster Newton plot last monthOctober was a very wet month,...

Community saddened by abrupt closure of local garden centre

Thorngrove Garden Centre, having been at the heart of Gillingham for more than 50 years, has been closed to the public, though it currently...

Time to get busy …

Autumn at Thorngrove: from hanging basket workshops to Halloween crafts, it’s a season full of events, creativity and community funAutumn is here, and we...

Why dig when you don’t have to?

The no-dig school of gardening isn’t just for the veg patch, says Pete Harcom: get healthier soil, fewer weeds and more insects, as nature...

September diary: The Voice of the Allotment

Barry Cuff takes a look back at his diary of what happened on the plot last monthI have been out of action this month...

Thorngrove on tour

Kelsi-Dean Buck takes us through Thorngrove’s last summer hurrah: join them at the Dorset County Show for plants, bugs, and more!Well, there we have...

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NORDCAT Community Transport to close after 23 Years

NORDCAT (North Dorset Community Accessible Transport), the Sturminster Newton-based charity that has provided transport services to elderly and isolated residents for over two decades,...
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47 Healthy Cows Slaughtered – James Cossins’ TB heartbreak

In the first BV Podcast of 2025, Terry and Jenny get straight on with tackling some of rural Dorset’s biggest issues. We start, as...

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