Many clubs and societies are seeing membership in freefall, due to modern lifestyles, and particularly after the pandemic. But the enthusiasts of the West Dorset Vintage Tractor and Stationary Engine Club, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in January, are still going strong – with an incredible 250 members aged from teens to 90s. Not only […]
From a young age, Mark Drapper struggled to read and write – but engines were his playground. His mum Ruth, who has home schooled all 11 of her children, saw that her ninth child had a natural talent that couldn’t be taught in traditional classrooms. She tailored his curriculum to nurture his practical skills – […]
Surfers Against Sewage is using Church Cliff Beach in Lyme Regis as a key case study in a high-court legal challenge against new UK government regulations. The Government is introducing a rule, Core Reform 2, that any beach or water body with poor water quality could be barred from applying for bathing water status because […]