The BV Magazine - December 2022

In this issue

• “It’s a b****rs muddle.” A swift look at the baking aisle in your local supermarket will tell you that the UK egg industry is in crisis • Never been to the races? Me neither … and my first visit to a racecourse – on a windblown and wet November day in Wincanton – wasn’t at all what I expected • The BV’s Andrew Livingston remembers his mentor, BAFTA-winning writer, chef and, most of all, fisherman Nick Fisher, who passed away this month • We get a look inside the Gritchie brewery; hidden away in a fold of Cranborne Chase outside Shaftesbury, they show us they are more than just a famous name, they’re crafting a fine reputation • TV presenter Alice Plunkett takes on the Random 19 questions • It’s 35 years since Mike and Louise Burks opened Castle Gardens – now their Christmas displays are a staple of the region’s festive calendar. Get to know Mike through his ‘Dorset Island Discs’! • Self-taught wood-turners 84-year-old Peter Thomas and 70-year-old Trevor Ball have turned retirement into a new career.
Plus there’s the HUGE annual Festive Food & Drink special, the always-fascinating local history, some genius Christmas gift inspiration (gardeners, books, art, crafts, and anyone who eats nice things), wildlife, farming, charity news… why wouldn’t you have a flick through?