A village swimming club has celebrated half a century of teaching kids. Bere Regis & District Swimming Club – The Orcas – was launched in June 1976, in the village school’s 10m pool. The first session attracted an incredible 120 people. As the years passed and more and more children’s clubs closed, the swimming club […]
Clay Pigeon Raceway, the West Dorset karting track which helped to launch the careers of world champions Lando Norris and Jensen Button, is to be closed and turned into a holiday park. Dorset councillors approved plans to demolish the circuit near Dorchester, along with a static caravan park and a disused clay pigeon shooting ground, […]
Six rowers are in a traditional Cornish pilot gig, pulling hard in practiced unison, and Dagger skims across Lyme Bay like she’s grown wings. From the pilot seat, there’s a breath-taking view of sunlight dancing on waves as they roll in towards the cliffs rising at West Bay and Burton Bradstock. Dolphins, seals, barrel jellyfish […]
Beaminster Cricket Club has smashed its ambitious £8,000 funding target to enhance facilities and support the development of the club’s rising academy stars thanks to big hearted supporters, team members and the committee. The club launched the Crowdfunder to plug gaps in funding caused by the coronavirus restrictions which put a stop to the club’s […]