The BV Magazine - September 2021

In this issue

• A new Dorset Crop Circle appeared last week just outside Blandford – we’ve got stunning aerial photography of it just before it was cut. • Our Random 19 guest this month is internationally renowned sculptor Simon Gudgeon (Sculpture by the Lakes) • Chris Loder MP is discussing the Afghan Crisis, and locally The Vale Pantry have been examining causes of food poverty in North Dorset. • Bere Marsh Farm have had huge success with their barn owls this year – we‘ve found out exactly what old sandwiches had to do with it. • We’re thrilled to welcome Lucy Procter from The Glanvilles Stud Ltd. as a new equestrian columnist – she’ll be giving us an insider’s peek into a life breeding Throughbreds. Plus gratuitous shots of this year’s foals, obviously. • We're excited about the launch of the latest in the wonderful Deepest Books series - following on the heels of Deepest Wiltshire, Fanny Charles and Gay Pirrie-Weir have produced Deepest Somerset, sharing the fascinating secrets of the county (TOP Christmas gift suggestion!). • Young local wildlife photographer Jasmine Shiner has her first exhibition in Blandford • We discovered how baking cheesecakes helped The Dorset Cheesecake Company, who are celebrating a first birthday of a business borne out of an anxious lockdown.