Blackmore Vale Events

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Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols (Bournemouth)

St Peter's Church (Bournemouth) Hinton Road, Bournemouth

All are welcome to the Universities’ Carol Service, led by University Music Chamber Choir on Thursday 14th December at 6pm in St Peter’s Church, Bournemouth. Enjoy glorious choral music alongside the best-loved, traditional Christmas carols. This free event is open to everyone in the local community. Free.

Sixpenny Handley Community Cinema

Sixpenny Handley Village Hall Common Road, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset

Village Hall, Common Road SP5 5NJFriday 15 December | 6.30 for 7.00 pm £6 | Bar & snacks

£6

Christmas Lunchtime Concert

St Peter's Church (Dorchester) High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset

Join us at St Peter's Church, Dorchester on Saturday 16th December between 12.30 and 1pm for a Christmas lunchtime concert! Britten’s ‘A ceremony of carols’ will be performed by vocal consort and talented young harpist, Marni Lai. Enjoy a restful half an hour in the midst of this busy December Saturday! Admission is free and […]

Charity Christmas Concert

The Grove Building Church Street, Mere

You are invited to Shreen Harmony & Friends Charity Christmas Concert, this year in support of Dorothy House Hospice.All welcome.Light refreshments and mulled wine.Free admission. https://www.shreenharmony.co.uk/concertdetails

Shaftesbury Artisan Christmas Fair

A last minute Christmas shop maybe? The hall will be filed with wonderful handmade products from artisans, crafters and bakers from the local area. The perfect place to get your last minute presents, decorations or even a little treat for yourself.

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (Dorchester)

St Peter's Church (Dorchester) High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset

You are warmly invited to our very traditional carol service on Saturday 23rd December at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. Alongside fantastic choral settings by composers including Morton Lauridsen and Philip Stopford, you can enjoy singing the best-loved, traditional Christmas carols. We are delighted to welcome Simon Lole as organist for the service. All […]

St Margaret’s Hospice New Year’s Day Charity Dip

Minehead Beach Minehead, Somerset

St Margaret’s Hospice New Year's Day Charity Dip proudly sponsored by Wilkie May & Tuckwood. Are you brave enough to take the plunge and do something amazing for St Margaret’s Hospice Care? Start 2024 off in the best way possible and join us for our New Year’s Day beach dip, and why not dust off […]

£10

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 […]

English Barn Dance Evenings

Lively, light-hearted, friendly get-together, doing English country dances. BYO drinks and snacks if you wish. No need to come with a partner, just turn up! £7 at the door Accompanied under 16s and first-timers free Accompanying non-dancers £3 For more details contact; Jenny & Ian Edlin 01258 861184

£7

Peter Pan with Shaftesbury Arts Centre

Shaftesbury Arts Centre 11-13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury

A new term has begun and maybe you are looking for something different for your children to get involved with; a new hobby to expand their horizons, build confidence and, most of all, to enjoy.  How about the theatre?!Look no further than Shaftesbury Library’s Hobbies Season, which is starting on January 13th 2024! Shaftesbury Arts Centre will […]

Choral Eucharist

St Peter's Church (Dorchester) High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset

You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist on Sunday 14th January at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Victoria’s ‘Missa O magnum mysterium’, Cornelius’s ‘The Three Kings’ and ‘The Shepherd’s Farewell’ by Berlioz. All are very welcome to this free service and for refreshments afterwards.