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Quo Connection
Friday 23rd October, doors 7.30pm, music from 8.15pm
www.theallendale.org/quo

The authentic and approved sound of classic 70s QUO!

#livemusic #music #tribute #show #statusquo #stage #performance #concert #allendale #wimborne #dorset

Seagrass meadows in Dorset recover after introduction of eco-moorings

#GoodNews #UK #Dorset

Woman arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after fire at flats

#Dorset

From the Bond family archives in Dorset, I've found evidence of 16-year-old witness of a religious massacre becoming Captain of Portland Castle during the Armada!

#portlandcastle #englishheritage #dorset #familytree

D-BOC/UA/Accession 889/Box22 published with permission from Dorset History Centre

Top-floor flat fire leaves residents out of homes

#Dorset #BBCNews

Island post service resumes after jetty collapse

#Dorset #BBCNews

#Dorset friends! On Saturday 3 October I'll be at the King's Arms Hotel, #Dorchester, as the guest of the brilliant Teasel & Skylark bookshop. I'll be sharing stories and behind-the-scenes insights from A History of England in 25 Poems. Come and join us!
www.teaselandskylark.com/events/a-his...

Plus, we profile a #Dorset café which is said to offer the best brunch around www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2656123...

Morning everyone. Monday's paper features the chance to win £1,000 in Love2Shop vouchers, plus a competition to win a kitchen set. Here's today's front page and headlines #Dorset #LocalNews

The 4th century ‘Leopard and Gazelle Mosaic’ from Dewlish Roman Villa in Dorset. The mosaic is now part of the collections at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery in Dorchester. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #Dorset

Record number of families in crisis supported in last year as demand rises

#Dorset

Shadows of the evening, stealing across the fields.
#Dorset #landscape

The grass forgives the drought.
I've never seen it looking so verdant in September, in the vale.
#Dorset #Landscape

Some news from south of the border, the extractive landscape of #Purbeck #ballclay #Dorset is commemorated in a new walking trail.

Silent Movie with Piano Accompaniment:
The General (Buster Keaton)
Friday 25th September,7.30pm
www.theallendale.org/tickets

Buster Keaton's most famous film with live piano accompaniment by Mike Hatchard

#cinema #movie #silentmovie #films #vintage #culture #wimborne #dorset