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In the damp conditions the beacon is finally alight after a couple of attempts
Dorchester from The Keep
Queen Mother Square
Poundbury Fountain
Dorchester Borough Gardens
Custom House Quay, Weymouth, England
Chesil Beach from Portland
The area north of Dorchester
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Thomas Hardy statue
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Shire Hall front
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The Community Radio Station covering Central-Southern Dorset, run by volunteers and not-for-profit

Countryside Matters 23.12.24

In today’s show: DorsetCAN is looking for a part-time Administrative Assistant: Trustee Colin Tracy explains what the charity – Dorset Climate Action Network – is and does • Can plants talk? Not as we know it, but they most certainly communicate – plant scientist Dr. Sven Batke gives us some insight into the world’s very first communicators: plants. • Sherborne Town Clerk Steve Shield and Chairman of Sherborne Abbey Fabrics Committee Mike Keating explain the background to the removal of the old lime trees (barely more than stumps!) in front of the Abbey and the 16 new young lime trees that have replaced them. • And Director of the Gardens Group Louise Burks reveals the story of the Group’s consistently prize-winning Christmas displays…

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Jenny Devitt