Today’s Time Out magazine has an interesting profile of fisherman Les Lawrence who is part of a new small co-op based at Mudeford. He has recently appeared at London’s Bermondsey Market selling fresh fish. Customers love his stall and its sensible prices and are sad he is not there every Saturday. The feature highlights Les’s [...]
“I began to discover that Swanage was definitely, as the saying is, surrealist” said artist Paul Nash. The Paul Nash exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery in London has reminders of the artist’s time living on the Dorset coast. From his thousands of black and white photographs there is ‘Shelter and Stock Pen near Swanage’ 1935. [...]
Digging, diving and data-recording opportunities are on offer to volunteers who would like to take part in the Coastal Heritage Project being led by the New Forest National Park Authority. The project was set up to fully record the archaeology of the coastal area “We are looking for willing volunteers with an interest in the [...]
The IMAX at Bournemouth has been bought by the Council and will be demolished. The building, alongside the coast path and voted Britain’s second most ugly building, ruins the Pier Approach and blocks the view of the bay and Isle of Purbeck to those arriving by way of Bath Hill. This is a surprise and [...]
The Crown Estate has announced nine sites for offshore wind farms including one visible from Bournemouth clifftop and Swanage. There has been little comment over the past few months and yesterday’s news was greeted warmly by Bournemouth Council and Friends of the Earth. However, the picture in tonight’s Bournemouth Daily Echo of the turbines massed [...]
Last night I was in Bournemouth’s Lower Pleasure Gardens for the launch of the town’s 200th anniversary celebrations. The event at dusk was very low key with a small crowd. There was no public transport available! But the fireworks by the Bourne stream with The Pavilion as a backdrop were an impressive start. In June [...]
The rescue helicopter was called out yesterday after a man fell down the cliff at Barton-on-Sea during darkness. He dropped 30 feet but survived with just bruised ribs. This is the third time this year that the coastguard helicopter has had to respond to a person tumbling down the cliff after dark. Early morning and [...]
The Poole and Christchurch Bays Shoreline Management Policy is now out for consultation. The message for Poole Bay, better known as Bournemouth seafront, is hold the line. East of Point House in Southbourne the report uses the phrase ‘robust defence’. Christchurch Bay, Mudeford to Barton-on-Sea, looks less safe. The recommendation for Mudeford Spit is “allow [...]
Coastguards are warning people to stay off beaches at Sandbanks and Branksome and Purbeck cliff paths to avoid severe weather on Saturday.
The winter route between Southbourne and Mudeford is likely to be flooded tomorrow (Saturday) according to the Environment Agency. Its message tonight warns about “areas in close proximity to Christchurch Harbour including Mudeford, Stanpit, the Quomps and Wick “. This includes Wick Ferry. There has been heavy overnight rain in Bournemouth and more is to follow [...]