A new arts and heritage project culminating in an interpretive map is being launched on Saturday 16 October at Comrades Hall, Broadwindsor. Work by village artists, much of it inspired by the local area, will be on show and for sale between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm. The WI has kindly offered to provide refreshments throughout the day. Organised by a local art group, the event will feature work by Maggi Ouin, Gill and Peter Coates, Mandy Selhurst, Izzy Masey, Carolyne Kardia, Victoria Saines, Donna Heys, Dave Shaw, Norma Roberts, Liz Ridley, Bev Gillard, John Iveson and Libby Jukes. Work by pupils from Broadwindsor Primary School will also be on display. Entry to the exhibition is free. There are no card payment facilities, so please bring cash, your cheque book or make an arrangement to pay the artists by bank transfer.

During the day, Margery Hookings, a writer who lives in the village and is leading the project on behalf of Windrose Rural Media Trust, will be inviting locals to tell her what they love about Broadwindsor. Research into field names and land use now and in the past is another strand of the project. Material gathered will be lodged with Dorset History Centre. The interpretive map of the village is being designed by artist Megan Edwards, whose family live in the village, and will incorporate points of interest highlighted during the course of the project. It will be unveiled in the village in February 2022.

The Place I Love project is funded by Dorset Council, Dorset AONB and Broadwindsor Group Parish Council and supported by volunteers in the community.