Dorset Garden Trust DORSET GARDENS TRUST 2010 GARDEN DAY  CHIDEOCK MANOR  (DT6 6LF A35 2 miles west of Bridport) Sunday 27th June 10am – 5pm Every two years, one of Dorset’s most spectacular manor houses throws open its doors to gardeners, offering a chance to hear world-class speakers, buy unusual plants from specialist nurseries, and to enjoy a garden not usually open to the public. This... 

Bridport Rowing Gig SEASIDE tradition was upturned when Palmers Brewery director Cleeves Palmer used beer – not champagne – to christen a Dorset rowing boat. Palmers’ Dorset Gold was used instead of the usual bottle of fizz to mark Palmers’ sponsorship of Bridport’s new Gig Rowing Club. Palmers’ brewery in Bridport is a mile from Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. Sponsorship of £7,000 over... 

The Royal Oak, Charmouth THE ROYAL Oak in Charmouth has new landlords attracted by the family feel of Palmers Brewery ‘We wanted to go into a family set-up because we’re a family set-up ourselves,’ said Richard Grundy, who previously served for 32 years as a policeman. Richard and his wife Sue, a former conference and banqueting manager for hotels, have moved to Dorset from Aldershot with their...