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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Steven Morris

‘It’s magical – but it’s also got the Bibby Stockholm’: arts festival showcases Portland, Dorset

Rocca Holly-Nambi
Organiser Rocca Holly-Nambi: ‘There will be people who will want to use the festival to state their position on the barge. We’ve got to let that happen.’ Photograph: Sam Frost/The Guardian

Dorset’s Isle of Portland found itself the centre of attention for a controversial reason after the docking of the Bibby Stockholm, the hulking barge towed in to house hundreds of people seeking asylum in Britain.

But now a “weird and wonderful” arts festival called b-side involving scores of artists, international and local, is taking place and should show off this out-of-the-way spot in a much different light.

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