Corfe Castle at sunrise
When RMS titanic struck an iceberg and sank the loss was felt in Dorset. Whilst some were lucky enough to be rescued, other perished in the icy waters. Alfonzo Meo, 48, was a musician from Bournemouth who boarded the ship in Southampton. He was heading for Washington. When the ship went down he was one […]
The 2012 Purbeck Art Weeks Festival runs from the 26 May to the 10 June, celebrating visual art, music, dance, film and story-telling. Since 2002 the annual PAW Festival has developed a substantial following. The 2012 Festival embraces such international names as: Author and TV/radio presenter, Melvyn Bragg, who gives a stirring talk about the […]
Today the Olympic torchbearers were announced and many inspirational people in Dorset will get to carry the flame through the county. The Dorset torchbearers (and their home towns) are: Shaftesbury 12th July Alan Surtees MBE, 59 (Woodgreen) Dan Davies, 20 (Christchurch) Darren Rowe, 23 (Sherborne) Hannah Meecham, 31 (Bournemouth) Kerry Barker, 17 (Winchester) Nicola Webb, […]
Animating Weymouth, Portland and the Jurassic Coast, the Maritime Mix – London 2012 Cultural Olympiad by the Sea will deliver the complete Olympic experience with over 80 inspirational events from 9th March to 9th September. The unique creative celebration will include World class outdoor theatre, circus, visual arts, earth science and art, sound installations, open-air […]
Thousand flocked to Poole on 9th March for two hours of celebrations to mark the completion of the new Twin Sails Bridge and to mark the 85th anniversary of the original bridge. A trumpet fanfare from The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood sounded as the triangular Twin Sails Bridge lifted, allowing a flotilla […]
Wild Purbeck has been selected as one of 12 Nature Improvement Areas. The 12 regions were chosen from 70 schemes that were bidding against each other in a DEFRA competition to gain a share of £7.5 million over three years. The funding has been awarded to the Nature Improvement Areas by the Government to help […]
The 27th Rallye Sunseeker event ( first round of the MSA British Rally Championships), was held in the Wareham Forest. The event started with a civic parade from Poole Quay on Friday and spectators packed the seaside harbour to see the drivers, get closer to the cars and get a few autographs. The racing kicked off from Gore […]
Swanage Blues Festival takes place next weekend (2nd – 4th March). With free admission to around 60 gigs across 20 indoor venues it’s a must for any Blues lover. The festival is known as The Big Blues Parties and they happen every March and October. As well as blues musicians there is a daily open mic, […]
