ThatsEcotainment

22/07/2023

Lazy Hazy Daze Dandy Disco so glad they are keeping the totally retro vibe alive

19/07/2023

Tip of the Pops wheelbarrow disco will be appearing this weekend Park Walk Stage 🕺 impomptu pop-ups over the weekend & a final-finale 6 til 7 Sunday. Check their app for other performers

05/07/2023

Make sure you have the 15th of July in your diary!

There will be Family-friendly Fun and Feasting in the Dowdings Orchards during the day and an Organic, Vegetarian Orchard Feast in the evening!

The free daytime event starts from 10.00am with various tours and entertainment happening throughout the day.

The Sauce kitchen will be serving from 11.30am and the feast table laid and ready. The Kitchen will close at 3pm to prepare for the evening!

For the evenings festivities its £50 a head available from
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/orchard-feast-from-the-sauce-kitchen-tickets-652438610447

And you can look forward to the following:
- Dowding's bar will be serving their award-winning cider and juices. Limited alternatives will be available.
- Orchard tour : from 6.30pm
- Dinner served from 7.30pm
- ThatsEcotainment and Fine Whines Vintage Jazz throughout the evening

Guests should arrive and have selected their seats by 7.30pm.

05/07/2023

Very Excited to Announce UNDER THE APPLE TREES part one feat. Sauce street food deli Dowdings Pitcombe Rock Falconry Tip of the Pops wheelbarrow disco A very special family friendly, organic orchard open-day as part of Somerset Food Week. Taking place on the 15th July 2023 from 10 til 4 pm. Stay Tuned for details of part two...

25/06/2023

Life Cycle Emissions: EVs vs. Combustion Engine Vehicles 🚗

From Elements—bridging the gap between global trends shaping our future, and the raw materials powering them ⚡️

https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/life-cycle-emissions-of-electric-hybrid-and-combustion-engine-vehicles/

24/06/2023

how sharks reproduce?

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19/06/2023

'Just as the computer, the bicycle is a tool that amplifies our inherent abilities to spectacular magnitudes'
— Steve Jobs

(efficiency of locomotion measured by Scientific American)

17/06/2023

Tip of the Pops decor

16/06/2023

If we want more people to cycle, we should confront the elephant in the room.

(cartoon by Dave Walker Cartoons)

09/06/2023

This is going to be fun shame I won't be there to witness the return of the ReThink Fashion Dorchester Weymouth Climate Hub

What did you do yesterday Alex? Oh, you know, washed and dried over 100 crisp packets so people can turn them into clothes on Saturday. Just the usual 😄

08/06/2023

Thank you for featuring us as one of your top three stories. .k.arnold

08/06/2023

This Weekend come find us Tip of the Pops wheelbarrow disco a free funday

07/06/2023

film we screened in October is now available on YouTube. This was shown as part of Planet Wimborne Green Festival. Please go check it out if you missed it Legs4Africa Sandblast

An international team of 4 friends undertake the Plymouth to Dakar Challenge a ‘banger rally’ which annually shadows the route of the Paris Dakar Rally. They...

05/06/2023

Dowdings are at it again! Open Farm Event taking place this weekend lots of activities, products & tastings. Wander the amazing organic apple orchards meet the makers & be merry

04/06/2023

27/05/2023

Information for acts wanting to perform at the 2023 Shaftesbury Fringe, taking place on Friday 21 - Sunday 23 July.

26/05/2023

Best Of My Love another dance floor filler '3rd best selling soul single 77'!

26/05/2023

25/05/2023

This is your last chance to buy tickets online before Defashion Dorset!

Plan ahead and book your entrance tickets and workshop spots via our website before we open for you all to join us at Hawkers Farm on Friday 26th (tomorrow) and Saturday 27th May

The weather is looking to be as stunning as the fashions that are now beginning to fill our beautiful barn and we have plenty of food and drink available to keep cool and refreshed throughout the event.

More details, tickets and our programme are available from our website

https://www.hawkersfarm.org/defashion-dorset

See you soon!

23/05/2023

catch-us this Friday evening at the event! It's going to be three days of & right on our doorstep. Promoting a local clothing culture

We are so proud of our list of Exhibitors that our joining the local clothing culture collective next week at Defashion Dorset.

It's the first event of it's kind and with the support of our panelists, exhibitors and contributors, we are looking forward to an enormously exciting launch on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th May with a whole host of thought provoking creatives and makers who are so incredibly hands on within the sustainable fashion community. We feel very lucky to have you all on board!

Read our latest newsletter to see the full list of wonderful personalities that will be joining us. With a beautifully eclectic collection of styles, there is certainly something that will catch your eye!

https://tinyurl.com/yc8kydm9

18/05/2023

Not long to go now until a weekend of Slow / Sustainable Fashion. The programme includes workshops, special guests & stalls from local designers & producers. We will be there on Friday for a bit of a party tickets & full programme of events online NOW see you there... https://www.hawkersfarm.org/

Read all about it!

Our programme has just been launched through our newsletter!

https://mailchi.mp/289af4a61896/tickets-now-available

10/05/2023

Help celebrate Somerset Day at Dowding's Somerset Day Celebrations at Dowding's, Shepton Montague. For more information you can contact [email protected]

10/05/2023

TOMORROW & for 3 days (Thurs-Sat) our friends Dowdings are celebrating . You are welcome to visit their orchard sample their award-winning apple juices & cider PLUS the Sauce catering are doing delish apple themed snacks all-day-long. There are public footpaths across the orchard where you are free to roam & explore this beautiful part of the world. They have accessible toilet and parking available all-welcome !

Help celebrate Somerset Day at Dowding's Somerset Day Celebrations at Dowding's, Shepton Montague. For more information you can contact [email protected]

07/05/2023

Tomorrow's Wimborne Foodbank Funday had been POSTPONED DUE TO BAD WEATHER FORECAST

07/05/2023

Tip of the Pops Solar Powered Wheelbarrow Disco will be appearing for FREE at in Wimborne Club tomorrow 8th May

07/05/2023

Always worth remembering when we are complaining about being stuck in traffic... also a good guideline when planning urban transport.

06/05/2023

Compere & Solar-Powered DJ

04/05/2023

Yay! Some pics from the Sustainable Fashion show last week in Dorchester (Dorset Museum). I was compere for the night we met so many wonderful creative & talented people there. Let's hope they do it again ReThink Fashion Dorchester 2024 🤔 you know it makes sense 😏

29/04/2023

📣Open Call: We're seeking a photographer living and working in the Dorset Council areas to capture culture across Dorset in 2023

⏰Deadline: 9am Monday 22 May 2023

Find out more and apply: https://theartsdevelopmentcompany.org.uk/news/jobs-and-opportunities/open-call-photographer-to-capture-culture-in-dorset/

If you have any questions or would like to arrange an informal chat about the commission please email our Marketing and Communications Lead, Jasmine: [email protected]
Please note, Jasmine works part-time and so it may be up to seven days until you receive a reply.

27/04/2023

The second-half of kicks-off with tonights SELL-OUT show. Then plenty of activities taking place for rest of the week ReThink Fashion Dorchester

26/04/2023

ALL SET for tomorrows ReThink Fashion Dorchester fashion-show? I have ironed my shirts as 3 models with be dressing up as DJ Tip of the Pops wheelbarrow disco. The window display Divine Ink Tattoos Ltd has been getting the attention of buyers and will also be taken up to the show for modelling. I am going to be on the mic all-night as compere hosting alongside some of the amazing organisers! I am definitely feeling flowered-up for this one after taking part in and seeing some of the amazing hand made creations there Extinction Rebellion Dorset

23/04/2023

Late opening on Thursday that means you can pop to SWOP shop before coming to the fashion show 😍💚

22/04/2023

21/04/2023

have dressed-up their window for ReThink Fashion Dorchester with costumes provided by Tip of the Pops wheelbarrow disco A week of Slow & Sustainable Fashion in Dorset starts tomorrow at the SWOP SHOP Brewery Square see you there ! !

15/04/2023

a week of activities and events starting on April 22nd I'll be seeing you at the fashion show💚 MODELS WANTED email [email protected] to find-out more

04/02/2023

Last year's update clarified the rule about cycling side-by-side. It now says: "You can ride two abreast and it can be safer to do so." This can deter dangerous overtaking, and is a good way to protect less experienced riders and children.

Check the changes: cyclinguk.org/highwaycode

📸: Dave Walker Cartoons

28/01/2023

27/01/2023

Amazing biodiversity 💚

26/01/2023

Our dependance on fossil fuel must end this decade pure & simple. If you don't believe me watch this short video from United Nations given to World Economic Forum. We have the solutions but our politicians are not up to the job .... its up to us!

♻ Please consider donating 1 hour's wage every month: https://juststopoil.org/donate/🎦 Join a National Zoom Session: https://juststopoil.org/zoom 🧑🏾‍🤝...