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Site title: The Blackmore Vale Magazine – Bringing Dorset’s Rural Stories to You
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There is something uniquely British about voluntarily spending a significant portion of your August weekend standing in a field in Motcombe, surrounded by pristine tractors, very large cows, the distinct aroma of trampled grass, and a sea of green wellies.
The Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show is a massive staple of the
You’re either a 4* minimum (preferably 5*) hotel prude who says a big “no thank you” to the idea of motorhome touring as you sip your margarita by the pool, or you’re the type of person who literally buzzes off the idea of motorhome touring around the UK and Europe.
Hopefully, you’re reading this because you’re the latter, but even if you’re on the fence and open to...
Across the Blackmore Vale’s village pubs skittle alleys are being swept clean, dartboards rehung, and cribbage cards shuffled again on Tuesday evenings. Far from being relics, these games are treated as essential social infrastructure — a deliberate counterweight to the forces pulling communities apart.
The revival isn’t nostalgic in a passive sense. Landlords, pari...