Champagne in a Broken Teacup by Greg Duncan

Champagne in a Broken Teacup by Greg Duncan

In the spring of 1940 recently married Marie-Claire was blissfully pursuing her career as a freelance artist in Paris. She had no idea that in early May Hitler’s armies would invade France and rip her life apart. We follow her life as tragedies strike and she is...
Dorset ME Support: Empowering Chronic Fatigue Patients

Dorset ME Support: Empowering Chronic Fatigue Patients

Fundamental in setting up the specialist CFS/ME Clinic at Wareham Hospital the Dorset ME Support Group went on to secure funding from the NHS in 2009 for my full-time post of Self Care Coordinator. We continue to work in partnership with the Clinic and patients are...
Planting Trees

Planting Trees

Human activities are producing more and more carbon dioxide, causing our planet to warm. BUT trees absorb carbon dioxide and store it in their wood, leaves and roots. Is that it?… DEFINITELY NOT! TREES DO SO MUCH MORE: Trees are excellent sources of pollen and...
What’s On at The Mowlem – December 2024

What’s On at The Mowlem – December 2024

On The Stage: Budapest Cafe Orchestra Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires, The Budapest Cafe Orchestra plays a blistering barrage of traditional folk and gypsy-flavoured music from across the Balkans and Russia, from...
Christmas Tree Festival 5th – 7th December

Christmas Tree Festival 5th – 7th December

This year, the Purbeck Christmas Tree Festival will be held on Thursday 5th, Friday 6th and Saturday 7th December from 10am-6pm each day, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 160 Victoria Avenue, Swanage. There is also a Remembrance Service called ‘Lights of Love’ at 4pm on...
Swanage Lifeboat Crew Honoured, Save Sailors

Swanage Lifeboat Crew Honoured, Save Sailors

The volunteer lifeboat crew are one of the organisations that receive the King’s Coronation medal to recognise five or more complete years of public service. At Swanage Lifeboat Station, we are fortunate to have a number of longstanding volunteer lifeboat crew, and 34...