A love letter to the Sherborne Brook

A few weeks ago, I wrote about paddling in my canoe with George, who was taking film along the Sherborne Brook. If you recall, I got a bit carried away with my own thoughts as George was filming.

Anyway. George has put together the following video using what he filmed that day and some other material. I'm a shy bloke, and I'm not looking for any pats on the back, but George deserves all the credit for pulling this together. I thought you'd like to see it.

A love letter to the Sherborne Brook from Roger and George

More detail and insight on the potential wildlife bridge at Sherborne.

This is a follow-up to my last post where I raised some questions about a county council strategy that seemed to include the possibility of a wildlife bridge over the A40 at Sherborne. I engaged with the Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership, who have a coordinating role in this. Although

A Bridge over Troubled Tarmac? A wildlife crossing on the A40 at Sherborne

I have picked up in my research some county level strategy development that might, possibly, include some significant and expensive engineering on the A40 here in Sherborne to create a "wildlife bridge". What is a Local Nature Recovery Strategy? First, some context. A Local Nature Recovery Strategy is

Clearing Sherborne's Broadwater in history

I spent some time today talking to a gentleman called Vaughan Taylor. Vaughan was brought up in Sherborne. The Taylor family go back several generations, and indeed his ancestor was the Sherborne turbine electrician who ran the turbine house down by the lower weir. His parents ran the village shop

Concert in Windrush

Our favourite Sherborne musician, Richard Boothby, is giving a concert in Windrush next weekend. Highly recommended!

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More detail and insight on the potential wildlife bridge at Sherborne.

A Bridge over Troubled Tarmac? A wildlife crossing on the A40 at Sherborne

Clearing Sherborne's Broadwater in history

Concert in Windrush