{"id":2987,"date":"2022-04-04T09:30:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T09:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/?p=2987"},"modified":"2022-04-01T14:36:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T14:36:16","slug":"broadwindsor-the-place-i-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2022\/04\/04\/broadwindsor-the-place-i-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadwindsor: The Place I Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

The village of Broadwindsor in Dorset well and truly put itself on the map with the culmination of a community project led by Windrose Rural Media Trust.<\/p>\n

Artist Megan Edwards created an interpretive map as part of The Place I Love<\/em>, which celebrates the local landscape and rural heritage. The project included field names research, local folk songs, poetry and an art exhibition.<\/p>\n

Margery Hookings, who managed the project for Windrose, said:<\/p>\n

\u2018The idea for The Place I Love came during the first lockdown when I was walking to Lewesdon Hill and wondered what the fields were called. As a farmer\u2019s daughter, I\u2019m aware that all fields have names but I didn\u2019t know the ones in Broadwindsor, which has been my home for the past 21 years.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, as a member of the Windrose team, she set about finding out.<\/p>\n

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The Place I Love<\/em> was launched on 16 October 2021 with a village art exhibition and display of the 1840 parish tithe map. The project grew into something bigger than just field names, with the lynchpin being the creation of a village map by local artist Megan Edwards.<\/p>\n

The map was unveiled recently at the Comrades Hall, Broadwindsor, by Barry and Denise Dennett. Margery said:<\/p>\n

\u2018I was so pleased when they agreed to do the honours. They\u2019ve lived in the area all their lives and walk everywhere. They probably know the fields, paths and lanes around Broadwindsor better than anyone.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The map will be encased in a protective frame and installed in a central location in the village later in the year.<\/p>\n

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A recent event included a poetry recital by professional poet Peter Roe, who is working with the village primary school as part of the project, and local folk songs collected and performed by Amanda Boyd, a member of the Windrose team.<\/p>\n

Maps showing field names around the village, collated by volunteer Kenzie Bicher, were the subject of much interest, as were photos by 1st<\/sup> Broadwindsor Guides and bloodthirsty limericks by pupils from the local primary school.<\/p>\n

Margery added:<\/p>\n

\u2018The project was not just about heritage and the past but also the present and future and how we connect with and protect our local landscape. So I was pleased that the village\u2019s eco group had a stand at the event. They\u2019ve recently planted trees in the village as part of the \u201cGurt Darzet Hedge\u201d project and are keen to work with people of all ages to look after the place we love.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The project was funded through Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty\u2019s Sustainable Development and Stepping Into Nature funds , Dorset Council\u2019s Community and Culture Project Fund and Broadwindsor Group Parish Council.<\/p>\n

A video of the project made by Windrose cameraman James Harrison was released in March and form part of a village film show, and you can view the film via the Windrose Rural Media Trust website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Windrose specialises in saving old films from Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire and creating new film to add to the archive. The charity uses the media to carry out educational, archival and creative work in rural communities. For more information, visit windroseruralmedia.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Windrose Rural Media Trust has deposited the bulk of its collection with the Dorset History Centre. It is an enormous resource which will inform and entertain, taking the past into a far future through innovative digital storage technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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