On Jul 7, 8:45*am, "Martin Rowley"
wrote:
... just had a look at the programme:-

http://www.heritageconcerts.co.uk/upton.html

I wonder if the last item of the first half will be appropriate :-)

I hope not. The fireworks display at the end of the show are excellent
though.

On a weather note, I've only been in this part of the world for just
over a year, so don't consider myself a local expert. However, I have
noticed just how much influence a comparatively low range of hills
(South Dorset Downs / the Purbecks) has on the weather hereabouts:
they seem to modify the conditions *markedly* downwind, so with any
direction (of wind) from between S & WSW, things don't necessarily
turn out as you'd expect! They're hardly mountains - from a quick look
at the map, generally 150 m elevation, with spots above 180 m.

From my bedroom window the Purbecks seem to form a distant wall to the
SW of my house. There is a gap around Corfe Castle which must also
have some affect on local conditions.