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Dorset Council: New round of community grants open
The latest round of Community and Culture Project grants is now open for applications.
Small is Beautiful - Dorset’s smallest museum gets a makeover
Over the past year, a volunteer team has been working hard to redisplay Dorset’s smallest museum, the Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum at Corfe Castle, in Purbeck.
Newquay Harbour Festival 2023
On Saturday 16th September from 10 am until late, the bustling Newquay Harbour will celebrate all it has to offer with the inaugural Newquay Harbour Festival.
Behind the scenes tours of Kresen Kernow strongrooms for Heritage Open Days
Kresen Kernow, home to the world’s largest collection of documents, maps, books and photographs about Cornwall’s history, is opening its strongrooms for exclusive behind the scenes tours as part of the national Heritage Open Days festival of history and culture from 9 – 14 September.
Cornwall's Clotted Cream Sales Soar As Visitors Flock To The Region
Trewithen Dairy is witnessing a remarkable surge in clotted cream sales, which is great news for the dairy and farming industry in Cornwall.
Major boost for History Centre’s Thomas Hardy project fundraiser
Dorset History Centre, the county’s archive service has been awarded a £35,000 grant by the Archives Revealed programme at The National Archives.
Roman road network spanning the South West identified in new research
A Roman road network that spanned Devon and Cornwall and connected significant settlements with military forts across the two counties as well as wider Britannia has been discovered for the first time.
St Austell community event celebrates town centre improvements
The St Austell community came together at the town’s annual Garden Festival on Last weekend (Saturday June 24) to celebrate the landmark completion of St Austell’s Townscape Heritage Scheme – a five-year project to reimagine the town for the benefit of residents, visitors and the local economy.
Last call for funding round to help Dorset communities thrive
It’s not too late to apply for grants of up to £5000 for a project that brings communities across Dorset together.
Bristol military memorial service
Some 200 people attended a service at Bristol Memorial Woodlands at Alveston, near Bristol, in honour of those who have given their lives in the service of their country this century.
Over £560,000 for heritage and culture projects across Cornwall from Shared Prosperity Fund
Truro Cathedral, the Old Duchy Palace in Lostwithiel and 13 other historic sites are set to benefit after three organisations successfully bid for support from the Shared Prosperity Fund to ensure these cultural assets can be enjoyed by residents for years to come.
Annual service of remembrance returns to Memorial Woodlands
A service commemorating the men and women who have lost their lives while serving their country will take place at Bristol Memorial Woodlands on Wednesday 14 June.
City centre hotel celebrates 50th anniversary
A city centre hotel in Bristol – described as a “beacon of hospitality and hope” by its general manager – has celebrated serving the city – and many of its visitors – for 50 years.
The Matthew launches new film & learning resource bringing Tudor Bristol back to life
In 2022, to celebrate the modern Matthew’s 25th anniversary and the 525th anniversary of John Cabot’s voyage across the Atlantic on the original Matthew in 1497, The Matthew of Bristol Trust embarked on a year-long project to further advance the educational aims of the ship and the Trust.
Matthew event in Winterbourne
On 25 May in the Winterbourne Medieval Barn, Clive Burlton will tell the story of the modern Matthew - a representation of the medieval Matthew that was sailed across the North Atlantic by John Cabot in 1497.
Local businesses back West Backwell Bowls Club
West Backwell Bowls Club has signed Parker’s Estate Agents as principal partner and shirt sponsor with exciting new kit set to be revealed in time for the summer season.
Farleigh Fields plan scrapped
Persimmon South West has withdrawn its planning application to build a housing estate on Farleigh Fields, Backwell.
Cornish town's siren song for a GP in face of predicted UK doctor mass exodus
With the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) warning that general practice faces a 'mass exodus' of doctors over the next five years, with almost 19,000 out of 45,000 GPs and trainees set to quit, a Cornish community has taken recruitment matters into its own hands - and voices.
Iconic Cornish Hedging could be classified as an endangered craft
Cornish hedgers are being asked to complete a short online survey which will help determine whether the ancient skill should be classified as an endangered craft.