Katie Scorgie Interview in the Dorset Year Book 2025
I was thrilled when John Newth, editor of ‘The Dorset Year Book 2025’ for the Society of Dorset Men, contacted me last year to ask if he might interview me for a feature article in the publication. It is a really well-written piece. Download it here. The book is available from bookstores throughout Dorset including the Udder Farm Shop at East Stour.
Find out more about the Dorset Year Book
The Dorset Year Book 2025 is an annual publication from the Society of Dorset Men that features a variety of articles about the people and places of Dorset. It’s a key publication for anyone interested in the local history and culture of the county.
More information may be found on their website at www.societyofdorsetmen.co.uk
KATIE SCORGIE
Katie talks about her life and work in this warm and open interview in the Dorset Year Book, 2025.
Artist Katie Scorgie’s love of horses, dogs and Dorset is the inspiration for much of her work. John Newth has been to meet her.
The transition from jump jockey to successful artist is an unusual one, but Katie Scorgie exchanged point to-points for the palette and has made her living as an independent artist for the past 24 years. She has a well-established reputation in Dorset and further afield, but she was originally from Surrey, vvhere the family lived while her father commuted to his work in the City.
She was schooled initially at Downe House, but when her father retired and her parents moved to Dorset, she transferred to Sherborne School for Girls for A level. There she showed early artistic promise, being one of only five girls in her year to take Art at A level.
An Art foundation course in Bournemouth followcd, but then she rejoined the mainstream of her contemporaries and gained a secretarial qualification:
‘It’s very useful even today,’ she says. She worked for the Jockey Club in Portman Square for two years before moving to jobs in the City.
Read more below by downloading the PDF. or geting yor own copy of the Dorest Year book form stockists below.
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The Dorset Yeat Book 2025 – Content and Features
The 2025 edition of the Dorset Year Book is filled with fascinating and informative articles.
- From Sadle to Studio: Katie Scorgie Fine Artist
- Minterne Gardens
- The Roman Town House
- GIs in Gillingham
- Worth Matravers
- Portland horses
The yearbook is renowned for its diverse range of content, frequently featuring historical figures, distinctive locations, and notable events within Dorset.
How to Obtain a Copy
The Dorset Year Book 2025 is available for purchase from several locations throughout Dorset and can also be ordered by post. You can find copies at various bookshops across the county, including:
- Weymouth: Books Afloat
- Dorchester: Waterstones
- Bridport: Waterstones
- Wimborne: Gullivers Bookshop
- Poole: D J Brookings
- Portland: Cards and Celebrations
- Swanage: Blanchards Bookshop
- Blandford: The Bookshop
For mail orders, you can contact the editor of the Society of Dorset Men.