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The Standing Stones
The surprising story of Sherborne's "megaliths" and why we should hit stones with sticks
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National Trust response to Parish Council asking for movement on community Working Group to discuss Big Nature Better Access Plan
This is an important update from the Parish Council who have been diligent in trying to push forward this issue. Read the correspondence here: https://sherborneparish.org/history-info/pc-nt-correspondence/pc-request-for-sherborne-estate-plan-consultation-update-22-january-2025-2 It is now a year since this matter came to light via the CDC Local Plan process. It is 11
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Sherborne’s Standing Stones
This is just a taster, for a project I’ll publish on in a few weeks time. If I asked you how many ancient standing stones there are in the local area ( either in Sherborne or very, very close by) would you be able to guess at the number? Two?
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Human Aspects of Sherborne’s Heritage
I came to loving history a little late in life. As a schoolboy, history was the driest of subjects, and I felt disconnected from it. There was a separation between me and the subject that I had little interest in bridging, it seemed to have little relevance. Sherborne has changed
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Sherborne’s Grassy Verges.
Hello there. This is the second attempt at the first formal email via the new Substack system. I hope you find it okay? Let me know because I’m worried I’m shouting into the void. I’d like to let you know about a survey being conducted by the
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A Midsummer Mystery
https://youtu.be/zk1jM9ceEqE?feature=shared In this video I explore a peculiar summer solstice alignment between a church in Cirencester and a church in Great Rissington.
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Stone Age Sherborne
Dear All I have being doing more research into another site in Sherborne (not the Northern boundary) and would like to share what I have found. So: Stone Age Sherborne - a short walk through time into the Neolithic period. Date - Sunday 23 March - 1 pm. We’ll
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Stone Age Sherborne
Dear All I have being doing more research into another site in Sherborne (not the Northern boundary) and would like to share what I have found. So: Stone Age Sherborne - a short walk through time into the Neolithic period. Date - Sunday 23 March - 1 pm. We’ll