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Shaftesbury Arts Centre Talent Showcase At First Big Post Lockdown Event
Shaftesbury Arts Centre has announced plans for a free variety show on the Rotary Club’s stage at Barton Hill, the day before the Gold Hill Festival on Saturday, 3rd July.
Melbury Abbas Neighbourhood Plan ‘Essentially Ready’ – But Council Chairman Is Relocating
Council chairman William Kenealy hopes Melbury Abbas and Cann’s Neighbourhood Plan can be put to the public vote soon.
Shaftesbury Home Grown Announces New Project Plans
Shaftesbury Home Grown recently launched a £4,000 crowdsourcing appeal to pay for a new polytunnel.
Access To Dorset’s Nature Important For Mental Health Says Councillor
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, and the Mental Health Foundation has revealed that many of us turned to nature as a coping mechanism during the pandemic.
Plans For Wildflower Superhighway For Pollinators Across North Dorset
There are plans to create highways of plants that appeal to pollinators across the Blackmore Vale and Shaftesbury areas.
Lockdown Changes Make North Dorset To London Travel Easier
If you rely on the railway to travel to or from London, we’ve got good news.
‘Dirty Nails’ And His Shaftesbury Wildlife-Friendly Gardening Guide
Wildlife-friendly gardener ‘Dirty Nails’ gives his views on on skylarks, spring bulb management and asparagus.
Hilltop History – Episode 8
Listen to episode 8 of Alfred’s weekly ‘Hilltop History’ show, presented by Elaine Barratt.
Why Your North Dorset Bin Collections Could Change
Shaftesbury area household refuse and recycling collections could be changing soon. Look out for a letter, which will inform you whether your collection is switching to another day.
How Farmers Are Helping Farmland Birds In The Cranborne Chase AONB
Farmers are reversing a decline in farmland birds in the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
‘Wiltshire’s Best Cakes’ At Sedgehill Plant Sale
‘Wiltshire’s best cakes’ will be sold to raise cash for the Sedgehill Village Hall at 2.30pm on Saturday 22nd May.
Shaftesbury Gallery’s Free Exhibition Of Iconic Hunting And Sporting Artist
A gallery near Shaftesbury is hosting a free exhibition of iconic hunting and sporting art by Lionel Edwards, who lived in our area and died in Salisbury in 1966.
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The Alfred Daily – 11th May 2021
On today’s show: Arts Centre planning Shaftesbury variety show | Melbury Abbas Neighbourhood Plan ready | Dorset nature boosts mental well-being | Wildflower highway planned for North Dorset bees | Travel to London is easier | Dirty Nails’ gardening | Shaftesbury jobs and events | A robin singing on Coles Lane