Blackmore Vale Events

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Young People’s Art Competition 2024

Gold Hill Museum Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

We are delighted to be partnering Swan’s Trust in organising an Art Competition for local  primary schools in 2024. Six schools will be participating in the Competition, which will culminate in an exhibition in the Garden Room at the Gold Hill Museum in Shaftesbury. The schools are: St Andrews - Fontmell Magna, Motcombe, William Barnes […]

Ballet Under the Stars

Hatch House West Hatch, Tisbury, Wiltshire

The unmissable summer event Ballet Under the Stars returns to Hatch House this July, 25th-28th. With internationally acclaimed dancers from The Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin, Béjart Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet, book your tickets for a spectacular evening of ballet in the magical setting of Hatch House. The 17th […]

The Friends of Wincanton Community Summer Fete

Wincanton Sports Ground Moor Lane, Wincanton

Wincanton Town Band, Bouncy Castle, BBQ, Raffle, Refreshments Pony Rides, Stalls & Crafts, Tombola, Prize Skittles and much more... All money raised will go straight to Wincanton Community Hospital!

Choral Evensong

St Peter's Church High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 27th July at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes Parry ‘Never weather beaten sail’, Howells ‘Gloucester Service’, Readings ‘Preces & Responses’ and Balfour Gardiner ‘Te lucis ante terminum’. Do join us for this free event and stay for […]

Ceilidh with Tim Laycock and Friends (caller Angela Laycock)

Ibberton, Belchalwell & Woolland Village Hall

Saturday 27th July from 7pm with a cash BBQ and cash bar raising funds for the Ibberton PCC Fabric Fund held at Ibberton, Belchalwell & Woolland Village Hall & Marquee DT11 0EL Event cost: £10 Tickets/Bookings alicechurch90@gmail.com

The Gondoliers

Manor Farm Corsley, Warminster, Wiltshire

An evening of fun Open Air Theatre promising fun and laughter! This light-hearted operetta is set in a world of blissful romance, barbed satire and comedic chaos. Two charming gondoliers suddenly find themselves elevated to the status of royalty. Hilarity ensues when the rightful Queen arrives… Gilbert’s witty lyrics and Sullivan’s catchy melodies are expertly […]

Lunchtime Concert

St Peter's Church High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

Join us at St Peter's Church, Dorchester on Wednesday 31st July between 12.30 and 1pm for a weekday lunchtime concert given by our outstanding choral scholar, Helena Dougherty. Helena has just graduated from Bournemouth University (where she is also a music scholar), receiving a first-class degree and her singing diploma in the same week! Her […]

Dorset Arts and Crafts Showcase 2024

Purbeck School Worgret Road, Wareham

Dorset Arts & Crafts Showcase 2024 Friday 2nd – Tuesday 6th August Purbeck School, Wareham BH20 4PF Come and be inspired by the skill and creativity of Dorset Arts & Crafts. The main hall in Purbeck School hosts the largest sales gallery in Dorset with work by members of the Dorset Arts & Crafts Association. […]

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Hillside Village Fete, Dog and Flower Show

Ibberton, Belchalwell & Woolland Village Hall

Event cost: £1 1.00 pm Bar & BBQ opens 1.00 -1.30pm Entries for Flower Show received 2.30 pm Fete opens 3.00 pm Dog Show begins https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/9314/service-and-events/events-all/

Three Inch Fools present ‘The Comedy of Errors’

Higher Orchard Sandford Orcas, Dorset

Acclaimed theatre company The Three Inch Fools are dusting down their musical instruments and heading back to Dorset this August with a hilarious and vibrant take on Shakespeare’s shortest (and wildest) comedy, The Comedy of Errors, performing their brand new open-air show as part of the summer programme by touring arts charity, Artsreach. The clock […]

Tarrant Gunville Horse and Comic Dog Show

Eastbury Park Tarrant Gunville, Nr Blandford, Dorset

This years show, the 77th Tarrant Gunville Horse Show and Gymkhana, is taking place on Saturday 17th August. Lots for everyone: Showing Classes, Best Veteran, Family Pony, Mountain and Moorland, Best Ridden, a Have a Go Cross Country Course, Working Hunter classes, Show Jumping, Fancy Dress, Gymkhana, Comic Dog Show, Dog Races, Stalls, Raffle, Bar […]

Celebrating 75 Years of Craftsmanship with the Somerset Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers!

Hatch Beauchamp Village Hall Village Road, Taunton, TA3 6SG

The Somerset Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers are delighted to invite you to celebrate a truly remarkable milestone  – their 75th anniversary! Join them on 17th August, from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM at Hatch Beauchamp Village Hall (TA3 6SG) for a day filled with creativity, history, and community. Including: - Live Demonstrations: Witness […]