The Visitor. Covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire
The Visitor. Magazine covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. Since 1983.
Forget modish grey minimalism, Prue Piper’s fantastical decorated earthenware zings with colour and life, testament to her love of diverse cultures, North African, South American, Indian. A collection of her pieces will be on view at Bruton’s Museum from Saturday, 5 November, until January 2017, with a small number of mugs and jugs for sale. Full story: Read more
Four green activists from South West England still plan to cycle to climate talks in Paris despite Friday’s terrorist attacks that left 129 dead and more than 350 injured. The cyclists are Euan McPhee, 68, from Falmouth, Cornwall, Roger Creagh-Osborne, 63, from Launceston, Cornwall, Ricky Knight, 66, from Barnstaple, Devon, and Ewan Jones, 45, from Bruton, Somerset. The group begin the 300-mile journey to the French capital tomorrow (Thursday 19 November), via ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo in France. Full story: Read more
Wyke Farms, one of the UK’s largest independent cheese producers and milk processors, has been selected as National Champion for the United Kingdom in the 2015 / 2016 European Business Awards in the category for Environmental & Corporate Sustainability. The European Business Awards is now in its 9th year and its primary purpose is to support the development of a stronger and more successful business community throughout Europe. Full story: Read more