Bucky-Doo SEASIDE tradition was upturned when Palmers Brewery director Cleeves Palmer used beer – not champagne – to christen a Dorset rowing boat. Palmers’ Dorset Gold was used instead of the usual bottle of fizz to mark Palmers’ sponsorship of Bridport’s new Gig Rowing Club. Palmers’ brewery in Bridport is a mile from Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. Sponsorship of £7,000 over two years has... 

the Royal Oak, Charmouth THE ROYAL Oak in Charmouth has new landlords attracted by the family feel of Palmers Brewery ‘We wanted to go into a family set-up because we’re a family set-up ourselves,’ said Richard Grundy, who previously served for 32 years as a policeman. Richard and his wife Sue, a former conference and banqueting manager for hotels, have moved to Dorset from Aldershot with their...