Dorset Life

A thread: part 1 So, in this period of deep reflection, I thought I'd take you on a journey behind the scenes at Dorset Life Towers back to 2010. I'd not long been at the magazine and we had a story about an ecclesiastical spat known as the 'Mustard and Cress Libel'...

2. We were struggling for illustrative material, other than a picture of the presiding judge in the case, which was about when one clergyman Rev. William James Vernon wrote 'Whitehead is a Scamp' – in mustard and cress plants along the bank leading up to his church

3. Rev George Whitehead sued for defamation, and won. I decided that I would try to reproduce the libellous phrase on my back lawn, in Mustard and Cress. I got a bit carried away and had exhausted my supply of seeds after just writing the word 'White'...

4. I left the house shortly afterwards, so if your lawn often shows the word 'White' in darker green, I'm sorry. Meanwhile, in the office, we tried to grow a smaller version of the libel on blotting paper. That too failed, although we did manage to satin the carpet...

5. So I ended up driving to Sydling St Nicholas, ironically a watercress growing centre, to shoot pictures of where it all happened. Here's how the piece was illustrated... and not a cress or mustard plant in sight. For more Dorset stories, visit dorsetlife.co.uk/on-screen/

@HerFaithness @Lordteazyweazy Thanks for the kindness, but please do avail yourselves of the free back issues and do please make a mental note to support the businesses whose adverts appear in those back issues. We wouldn’t have been around for 50 years without their support. See you on the other side:-)

A very sad day. I've been writing for the wonderful @DorsetLifeMag for many years. A beautiful tribute to our beautiful county every month. Please read it online. Wishing Joel & the team the best of luck and the best of health. See you when the clouds clear, guys. #dorset

A message from the publisher of Dorset Life. Publication suspended after April 2020 issue. All back issues from June 2012 now available free via dorsetlife.co.uk/on-screen/

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It’s #TBThursday and after a chance conversation with @Lordteazyweazy we present a look back to her first @DorsetLifeMag feature in Nov 2012

The March 2020 issue of Dorset Life is out now! Buy it online at dorsetlife.co.uk/on-screen/ or in print at any good newsagent or supermarket in and around Dorset.

Take a trip back to March 2013, courtesy of our online archive at issuu.com/dorsetlifeed and see all this lovey stuff (and a feature on @KKarabits of @BSOrchestra thrown in for fun). Any issue, from 2012-today, is just £2.49 to read on PC, Mac, tablet & smartphone.

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We have set a booking deadline date of 31st March. You can still book after that date, but we may not be able to guarantee you an important conference goody bag. Don't be disappointed! @Mammal_Society @WildlifeTrusts

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If you are looking for an intelligent read, have a look out for @LaurenceAnholt‘s excellent “Art of Death” with the Lyme Regis-based Mindful Detective. It’s out in @LittleBrownUK paperback today. Beautifully plotted, brilliantly written and with a slew of Buddhist gags thrown in.

The new issue of Dorset Life is out now! See video for details.

Feeling like you want to work off some of the Christmas turkey? Try The Dorset Walk, recommended here by the nice people at @DorsetLifeMag - 3hours & 8 miles of Dorset countryside to enjoy. ow.ly/ggRw30q7Plu #countrywalks #newyearresolution #tarrantvalley #turkeyoffset