Dorset Best Village Competition entry deadline is fast approaching. Entries have to be in by 5pm on Monday 11th April. There is more than £2,000 in prize money that will be given away to winners in the available categories. The competition is organised by Dorset Community Action (DCA) and entry packs have been sent to parish councils, village hall committees and numerous other active community groups. Full story: Read more
MAKE TIME FOR MUM THIS MOTHER’S DAY WITH SHERBORNE RACE FOR LIFE
AS MOTHER’S Day approaches (March 6), Sherborne mums and daughters are being invited to spend quality time together by entering Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at Sherborne Castle. By committing to walk, jog, run and charge their way around the course, mums and daughters will be investing time in creating precious memories together. Full story: Read more
Flower Show Forum will sow seeds of change for gardening clubs around the UK
On Thursday 17 March representatives from the Royal Horticultural Society’s Affiliated Societies team, Britain’s largest network of gardening clubs and horticultural societies, will join a Flower Show Forum at Castle Gardens in Sherborne, Dorset from 2pm – 4pm. Chaired by Mike Burks, managing director of The Gardens Group, the Flower Show Forum will offer gardening clubs, which are currently seeing a decline in entries to their garden competitions, a chance to share their concerns and devise a plan to rejuvenate these traditional shows. Full story: Read more