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This time on Alfred, the podcast for Shaftesbury, The Vale and Chase areas of North Dorset and West Wiltshire: The story behind the Kipling Club’s incredible, award-winning illuminated Shaftesbury Carnival entry. We chat to twins Matt and Steve who have given up most of their spare time on making this brilliant entry. (00:24) We’re out with the judges, choosing Shaftesbury’s most creative window decorations in the Chamber of Commerce contest. (07:42) We visit Ashmore to meet Susanne Harding, boss of the film and Dorset produce festival that she loved so much, she took it on. Susanne tells us about Screenbites. (13:07) Dim the lights to boost winter tourism. How the Shaftesbury area could attract stargazing visitors and a potential observatory. We talk to Melbury Abbas resident William Kenealy, who is pushing for a reduction in light pollution. (20:11) Five minutes with Rebecca Chambers, the Shaftesbury vocal coach, helping singers around the world boost their confidence and stage presence. And Rebecca has hel