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Donheads Wedding Organiser Calls For COVID Clarity For Event Businesses
Wedding planner Rosie Barrett is based in Donhead St Mary. Rosie tells Alfred how much money has been lost to the Shaftesbury area economy because her 2020 events have been cancelled.
John Brickell’s Melbury Lions Cycle Speedway Memories
In the late 1940s and 1950s, cycle speedway was the big weekend event in the Shaftesbury area.
Shaftesbury Business Park Blooming With Wildflowers And Butterflies
A corner of a Shaftesbury business park is now a colourful and vibrant space, bursting with wildflowers and filled with butterflies and insects.
Former Half Moon Pub Quizmaster’s On His Post Lockdown Challenges
David Morton is a professional pub quiz host, but he faces challenges as the hospitality industry starts to reopen.
Restoring Finger Post Signs At East Melbury’s Fine Art Foundry
Alfred visits Stephen Coles of Coles Castings in East Melbury to see how he’s restoring Dorset’s traditional round-topped metal finger post signs.
How Shaftesbury Area Farmers Are Helping To Boost Barn Owl Numbers
Dorset Council farm tenants are helping to boost barn owl numbers in the area.
New House Building Target Could Put North Dorset Countryside At Risk
The Dorset branch of the countryside charity, CPRE, warns that Dorset Council and BCP’s annual homebuilding target could be increased by 48%.
The Mystery Of The Motcombe Signpost Censor
Someone has gone to a great deal of effort in covering up part of a footpath sign in Motcombe.
More Of John Cluett’s North Dorset Dialect
John Cluett shares more local North Dorset dialect words.
Bid To Buy St Mary’s School From Administrators Is Unsuccessful
A bid to rescue St Mary’s School from administration has been unsuccessful.
A High Street Retail Expert Shares His Assessment Of Shaftesbury
Graham Soult is an expert on town centre commerce and is employed by dozens of independent shops, multiple retailers and councils as a consultant.
Shaftesbury Arts Centre Under 18s Act Out Radio Play Using Zoom
Members of the Shaftesbury Arts Centre Youth Theatre have recorded a radio play using Zoom as a lockdown challenge.
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The Alfred Daily – 6th August 2020
On today’s show: Donheads wedding organiser calls for COVID clarity | Wildflower planting at a Shaftesbury business park | Melbury Lions cycle speedway memories | Pub quizmaster’s post lockdown challenge | Shaftesbury poet Richard Foreman | Wrens at Fontmell Down