Dorset Blog

Celebrating Our Volunteers: Award Announcement
We are thrilled to announce that four of our extraordinary volunteers at Countrymen UK have been awarded the Volunteer Team of the Year at the Volunteer Centre Dorset yearly Awards evening !

Countrymen Chatter Autumn 2025
Hasn’t the weather been
fabulous these past few weeks .
I know we’re all anxious for some
rain but we must be grateful for
what we have.

Countrymen Chatter Spring 2025
At last we have seen some sunshine and can enjoy being outside. All the beautiful bulbs which we planted last year are blossoming and we’ve had snowdrops and daffodils all around the farm.

A Country Journey One man and his horse
A Country Journey is a 200-mile multi-day cross-country walk by Roger Sewill and his horse, Scarlet, a native Dales Pony. Together they are journeying from Surrey to Dorset. The expedition will take two weeks and cross five Counties: Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Dorset. Roger and his horse will travel

Spring Newsletter 2024
Welcome to our Spring Newsletter! We have introduced a few new features over the past few months including: A WhatsApp group for the staff and volunteers which has proved successful in keeping us all in touch (and helping when we forget the milk!). A New Poster which we are distributing

Winter Newsletter 2024
WELCOME TO OUR WINTER NEWSLETTER! Welcome to 2024 and our Winter Newsletter. We want to extend our warmest wishes to you all, and to thank our sponsors and everyone who has donated to Countrymen UK over the past year. Your continued support means the world to us, we really do

New Donor
We would like to say a big thank you to an anonymous donor, who has enabled us to revamp the car park as well as creating a warm space for the Countrymen to use in the depths of winter. A very happy 30th birthday to Harry who is busy helping
