The BV Magazine (the digital Blackmore Vale magazine) is delighted to work closely with an array of local businesses across the area.
Below are some of those we have close partnerships with, who support us and enable us in turn to support the wider community.
We are excited to be working with the Royal Bath and West Show team to produce their official pre-Show Magazine. The Royal Bath and West Show will be held on Thursday 30th May – Saturday 1st June 2024.
https://www.bathandwest.com/
We are excited to be working with the Dorset County Show team to produce the Dorset County Show Magazine. The Dorset County Show will be held on 7th & 8th September 2024 at Dorchester Showground. The Show is expected to welcome 60,000 visitors through its gates and receive over 8,000 entries including the largest vegetable to a prize cow.
This year we are pleased to again be working with the G&S show team to produce the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show magazine and spring and countryside show magazine. It’s one of the largest one day agricultural shows in the south, held on the Turnpike Showground in North Dorset.
Proud sponsor of our Community Pages
Based near Blandford, Wessex Internet is a local, independent and award-winning internet provider, committed to delivering ultrafast full fibre broadband to countryside towns, villages and hamlets across the Blackmore Vale and beyond.
From Cranborne Chase to the Dorset coastline, and out to rural South Somerset, Wessex Internet is proud to offer its customers broadband the way it should be – fast, reliable and affordable.
With packages starting from just £29 per month, say hello a connection you can depend on, with no annoying disruptions. Check your address at wessexinternet.com to see if we can connect you.
With up to 20, 000 visitors each year and a 163-year history; The Frome Agricultural & Cheese Show is one of the oldest one-day Agricultural Shows in the country. We are home to the Global Cheese Awards, also one of the oldest cheese shows in the country, which attracts competitors and enthusiasts worldwide, all competing to become the Global Champion.
2024 Show Saturday 14th September.
Local community radio station Abbey 104, broadcasting live on 104.7FM in the Sherborne area. You can also listen via your favourite streaming service.
We’re excited to be working with Abbey104 in 2024 with a weekly The BV Podcast Community Show.
Museum of East Dorset sponsor our Local History section
The Museum of East Dorset, in Wimborne Minster, celebrates the rich cultural and historical tapestry of the region. Set within a beautifully restored Grade II* listed building, the museum invites visitors to explore its fascinating exhibits, which range from Roman artefacts and intricate Victorian crafts to a faithfully recreated Victorian kitchen. The serene walled garden, with its heritage fruit trees, and an inviting tea room provide a perfect escape for visitors of all ages. Following an extensive renovation in 2020, the museum now offers enhanced accessibility and interactive displays, ensuring a fun and inclusive experience.
https://www.museumofeastdorset.co.uk
Dorset Food & Drink (DF&D) is a member-based organisation that sits within the suite of projects overseen by the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
It represents Dorset’s food, drink, and hospitality community, bringing a strong and vibrant sector together under one banner and celebrating their connection to the county, by supporting and showcasing members and their businesses, and bringing top quality food and drink to visitors and local consumers here in Dorset and beyond.
But they also get out and about, hosting their own events, food fairs, pop up markets and festivals, where they encourage consumers, members, and visitors to feel it, live it, eat it, shop it, relax, holiday in it, and be proud to ‘shop’, ‘eat’ and ‘buy’ local seasonal Dorset Food & Drink.
Dorset Food & Drink Food and Drink community interest company limited by guarantee and not-for-profit.
Dorset Mind charity educates, challenges mental health stigma and inequality, and encourages recovery by empowering individuals to develop resilience.
Their 1-2-1 and group support includes counselling, mentoring, support groups, active monitoring and an accredited befriending service. These help people regain social skills and develop resilience.
The charity also delivers educational wellbeing programmes for schools and workplaces and provide volunteer opportunities across all areas of the organisation.
For more details, see dorsetmind.uk.
“Ferne has provided refuge to unwanted and abandoned animals for over 80 years and is home to over 300 domestic and farm animals. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals which through no fault of their own, find themselves in need of some care, attention, and a safe helping hand. We are passionate about animal welfare and want to encourage others to help us make a difference, whether that’s through becoming a regular supporter or volunteering time to help us continue our vital work.
The sanctuary is open to the public, and we offer a range of educational activities for children and adults, including guided tours and educational workshops. We also have an onsite café and gift shop where visitors’ contributions directly support the wellbeing and care of our animals.”
We are proud to be official media partners of the Cheese Festival Sturminster Newton: Since 1999 celebrating all that is great about local producers and artisans.
For more detail visit – https://www.cheesefestival.co.uk/
The Exchange: Arts centre, business venue, and community hub in Dorset.
The Exchange is the culmination and the focal point of a remarkable community initiative to take the lead in the regeneration of the historic market town of Sturminster Newton. The Exchange provides a social centre, a cafe, a place for markets, a home to charity and community events and above all else a performance space in North Dorset for local, national and international performers of a standing that belies Sturminster’s location and population.
www.stur-exchange.co.uk
We’re proud to be the official media partners for the Love Local, Trust Local Awards.
These awards are to recognise and celebrate small, independent businesses – including farmers and fishermen – that genuinely support and embrace everything “local” in their food & drink production. Companies entering these awards must source their main ingredients from within 30 miles of their Dorset location.
https://www.lovelocaltrustlocalawards.co.uk
A one day community festival in the heart of our Semley. Over nine hours of live music, a wide range of stalls offering food, drink and crafts with lots of free activities for children.