August 2002

Billed as ' ... the best one-day agricultural show in the country', the annual Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show returns in style after a two year break due to restrictions imposed as a result of the foot and mouth epidemic in 2001
Traditional entertainment – the Punch and Judy show – a key part in the continuing appeal of summer beach resorts such as Swanage
One of the few truly bright days during August this year, at the quayside in Wareham
To cover the running costs of entering the Southern England in Bloom competition, the Wimborne in Bloom team organise a duck race along the River Allen
Approaching sunset in late August at Arne – overlooking the heathland towards Purbeck