This section provides news of forthcoming shows at which The Dorset Charcoal Company will be exhibiting, seasonal notes on the current locations being worked, latest business news, as well as all other loose ends.

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Telegraph Weekend Sat August 2nd 2008

Daily Echo Magazine Sat August 2nd 2008

BBC Wildlife Magazine July 2006

Telegraph Weekend Saturday June 7th 2008

Country Life June 2nd 2008

Country Smallholding Magazine July 2008

BBC CountryFile Magazine July 2008

Blackmore Vale Magazine 6/3/09, 13/3/09, 20/3/09, 27/3/09

BBC Good Food Magazine July 2008

Countrywise ITV 26/3/09

The Dorset Charcoal Co. will again be the official charcoal wholesaler for the 2009 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Arts at the end of June.

Our charcoal was used this year at the spectacular Inside Out Festival of Light in Bournemouth Gardens at the end of the summer.

We shall be exhibiting at the fifth Stock Gaylard Oak Fair Sat 29th August 2009 for more details visit www.stockgaylard.com

Charcoal Burning Course at The Living Classroom - Bonsley Wood. Saturday 4th April 2009. More details the Dorset Coppice Group.

To avoid disappointment, if you particularly wish to visit the company at any of the shows it is always worth contacting us nearer the time, as due to the seasonal nature of the business, plans have a habit of changing!

The Dorset Charcoal Co has recently been featured on the ITV Local Regional show Country Lives aired across the south of England. This proved to be a lovely piece of filming explaining what we get up to and why!

2008 saw some of our product going halfway around the world to Antarctica. Although this sort of goes against the grain of what we are trying to achieve, we believe the cause is a good one. Having spent the last couple of years on a mission clearing tons of rubbish from Antarctica the organisation www.2041.com are looking to establish a truly sustainable educational base. To this end the first expedition set out armed with wind and solar power generators and some of Dorset`s finest sustainable charcoal to help with the cooking!

Please email enquiries@dorsetcharcoal.co.uk for more details.

• We are proud to be a member of the Direct from Dorset Scheme

• Charcoal powder supplied to cosmetics firm for the production of soap among other products
• Softwood charcoal supplied to research companies for laboratory testing has extended beyond these shores to France and Germany.
• We recently supplied powder samples to Connings Glass Manufacturers of New York
• Charcoal powder used as a poxylan and pigment in mortar by specialised building firms for restoration of Windsor Castle among many other conservation building projects
• Charcoal powder supplied to artists and firework manufacturers
• Oak and chestnut charcoal has been supplied to aid in a number of iron age smelting experiments.