It’s been two years since I last posted on here and I don’t think I will get far in my original aim of getting to really understand the economic makeup and contribution of the foodie scene across Dorset. Over the… Continue reading
29% of Dorset’s population is 65 or over. The county has reached where the rest of the world will be in 2050. That level of “winning” is not ideal as per previous posts made here, and the NIMBYism will block… Continue reading
I’m not one of those “digital creators” but I thought, what the heck, let’s try something as a bit of fun. I will get cracking on these Dorset Foodie Breaks that I’ve been meaning to do for a while. #dorsetfoodiebreaks… Continue reading
Ha, I knew I would always struggle with progress and Pandemic made it a little bit more so but don’t worry I still have ideas and want to gather more stats and information. Lockdown has given all of us isolation… Continue reading
See, Dorset sparkling wine is amongst the best in the world. From 700 entrants they won the International Wine and Spirit competition, sparkling wine producer of the year 2020. The previous year’s winner was Veuve Clicquot no less. Langham website… Continue reading
This is an aside to the main journey but wanted to include it as I believe there is more that businesses, across all the sectors, can do to celebrate and attract customers and staff. Every pair of eyeballs that looks… Continue reading
I’ve just come of a video call with Drew Davis, the inspiration behind this quest. He said stop trying to set it up all neatly and just go for it. Announce it and go. Subscribe to the email list please.… Continue reading
Dorset LEP have valued the county’s tourism at £1bn per year and employing 40,000 people. https://www.dorsetlep.co.uk/news-article/tourism-crucial-to-dorset-s-economic-recovery The Visit Dorset website has a report that estimates the tourism employment to be 32k. Visit Dorset 2018 Report (The Economic Impact of Dorset’s… Continue reading
Something I was going to do later but I’ve started it off now, is a map, or a series of maps to highlight foodie trails. The first one is a Sparkling Wine map for Dorset. Dorset Sparkling Wine Trail (Google… Continue reading
Whilst I agree that the return of hospitality and tourism customers is a quick win for the region and agree it is a necessary part of recovery from the impact of Covid-19, the over reliance on those two aspects does… Continue reading