The Visitor. Covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire
The Visitor. Magazine covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. Since 1983.
A Level Textiles students at Strode College had some fantastic news recently, when they secured substantial funding from The Doris Southcott Bursary. Sue Green, Textiles teacher at Strode College, said: “I originally applied for £9000, so I was incredibly surprised and extremely grateful to be awarded £30,000! This will enable our students to achieve goals that may previously have been unfeasible due to costs.” Full story: Read more
On Wednesday 19 July, RHS qualified gardener, author and journalist, Kate Bradbury, will give a captivating talk on making the most out of what the natural world has to offer at the Wildlife Friendly Garden Competition Awards Ceremony, which will be held at Castle Gardens in Sherborne. Full story: Read more
Exhibited alongside work from a carefully selected group of contemporary makers, a ground breaking collaboration between Textiles and Architecture students is on show at Dorset’s only Arts Council-funded crafts centre, Walford Mill Crafts in Wimborne, as part of the Textile Textures exhibition. Full story: Read more