by Melanie | Nov 2, 2023 | News
School in a Bag is a local charity based in Chilthorne Domer near Yeovil, the strapline for which is “Transforming lives through education”.Luke explained the history of the charity, starting with the tragic death of his elder brother in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami....
by Melanie | Sep 27, 2023 | News
Elizabeth Waring on “Feline Fine? Understanding the cat’s world and what their behaviour tells us.” Elizabeth is a cat behavioural specialist. She has worked at Cat’s Protection and Blue Cross, finishing her employed career at international Cat Care based in Tisbury....
by Melanie | Jun 6, 2023 | News
The speaker at our April lunch was our very own Julia Holman on the Parole Board – her talk was joyously titled Lock ‘em up or Let ‘em Out. Julia, by profession a criminal lawyer, was for some years a member of the Parole Board and shared her experiences and insights...
by Melanie | May 11, 2023 | News
Matthew Tagney explained that a ‘Liberty’ was a mediaeval term for an area that fell outside both parish and county boundaries and was owned by a local lord of the manor. (This offered him the enormous advantage of paying no tax on its income.) ...
by Melanie | Feb 15, 2023 | News
On 8th February Matt Scott and Sarah Wheeler, respectively Commander and Watch manager of Shaftesbury Fire Station, came to talk to us about the Fire Service and how it works in Shaftesbury in particular. They arrived with a mountain of equipment – demonstrating...