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The screening of Sheep Actually is hosted by Defashion Dorset as part of Dorset Art Weeks. The exhibition will be open, featuring work by Jane E Hall, Cloth of Nature, the Makers and Shakers of Wimborne with their craftivist embroideries and Hawkers Re-Creatives. Join our spinning group from 6-8pm then enjoy the film screening. Paul […]
Church Flower Festival - A celebration of Flowers, Prose and Poetry Prose, Poetry & Pimm’s at 7pm on Fri May 29 Teas from 2pm to 4pm on Sat May 30 and Sun May 31 Donations welcome for Flower Festival and Pimm's evening. Small charge for teas on Sat and Sun.
After Karina's successful exhibitions in 2023 at Thelma Hulbert Gallery Open Exhibition, Southwest Academy Open Exhibition and Winner of Young Artist of Southwest. She had taken a break to pursue her career in landscaping. Due to the high level of interest in her artwork. She has decided to pick up her brushes again and pursue […]
Step into a world of smuggling, secrets, and seaside adventure as local children’s author Will Adams brings his reimagined classic Moonfleet Crimson Tide to life in this lively, immersive family event. Inspired by the original tale of mystery and daring along the coast, Moonfleet Crimson Tide is a thrilling story designed for young readers who […]
Join us for the fourth Defashion Dorset; an opportunity to celebrate local fibre growers and makers in the stunning setting of Hawkers Farm, overlooking the Blackmore Vale. Enjoy delicious home made food and farm pressed apple juice, free demonstrations and talks as well as hand picked stalls selling unique clothing and local wool. Adults £5 […]
This year's Tarrant Gunville Fete takes place on Saturday 6th June at 2.15pm in the glorious gardens of historic Gunville Manor. There will be tea and homemade cakes, produce stall, Pimm's station, bric-a-brac, books, bottle tombola, games and lots more. Izi Styles and Back to the Shack will be performing live. Family fun for all! […]
You are warmly invited to our cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist on Sunday 7th June at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Thomas Tallis’s ‘If ye love me’, Rheinberger’s ‘Missa brevis’ and Howells’s ‘O pray for the peace of Jerusalem’. All are very welcome to this free service. More information at www.musicatstpetersdorchester.org
Join us at St Peter's Church Dorchester on Saturday 20th June between 12.30pm and 1.00pm for our monthly lunchtime concert. Jonathan Prentice (baritone) and Rob Taylor (piano) perform an eclectic programme of songs and arias. Admission is free. More information at www.musicatstpetersdorchester.org
You are warmly invited to our cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist on Sunday 21st June at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Bruckner’s ‘Locus iste’, Gabrieli’s ‘Missa brevis’ and Fauré’s ‘Cantique de Jean Racine’. All are very welcome to this free service. More information at www.musicatstpetersdorchester.org
Two new gardens open for charity under the National Garden Scheme in Orchard Close. Teas, cakes and plants for sale. £10 for both gardens children are free
Armed Forces Day 11am-5pm Saturday 27th June 2026 Plant Sale in aid of Combat Stress (UK's leading charity for veterans' mental health) at the Sherborne Summer Festival (11am-9pm) Pageant Gardens, Sherborne, DT9 3LP Donations of plants greatly appreciated on the day!
You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong for the feast of St Peter on Saturday 27th June at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes Duruflé’s ‘Tu es Petrus’, Ayleward’s ‘Preces & Responses’, Kelly’s ‘Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C’ and Sumsion’s ‘They that go down to the […]
