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Lego model building extravaganza at Shaftesbury Library! Guided freestyle Lego model building with Natalia Steppa from Mind, Brain, Body cic. Saturday 18th November 11:00am - 12 midday. Places are limited and booking is essential. Booking available via Eventbrite or call 01747 852 256 or email shaftesburylibrary@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Join us at St Peter's Church, Dorchester on Saturday 18th November between 12.30 and 1pm for a lunchtime concert given by flautist Nadia Divincenzo. From the Netherlands, Nadia is a music scholar at Bournemouth University, where she studies Computer Animation, Art & Design. Admission is free and all welcome. Do support this talented young musician […]
A unique and inspiring musical collaboration performed by Shaftesbury’s own St Peter’s Choir and the talented Bournemouth Youth Handbell Team. An afternoon not to be missed! Box Office 01747 854321
A Christmas Fair showcasing the amazing talents of local crafters, artisans and bakers from the local area. We are now taking bookings for this event, if you would like a stall please get in touch. HANDMADE only. Full for Crochet and knitted products
Otto is a grump who’s given up on life following the loss of his wife. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around. Director: Marc Forster, 2022, 126 min Featuring: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller Subtitled for the […]
A fabulous evening of songs from the shows! From My Fair Lady to Hamilton, there is something for everyone in this musical extravaganza. Featuring professional performers including the Belle Street Duo alongside our incredible local cast of adults and children. Performances on: Fri 24 Nov at 7.30pm Sat 24 Nov at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Sun […]
These talented young musicians will enthral us with quartets by Haydn and Beethoven — and no doubt receive another standing ovation as they did on their last visit to Shaftesbury! Since the quartet’s inception in 2021 they have played in collaboration with prominent musicians and composers, and in venues from the Royal Academy of Arts […]
Cllr. Derek Beer will be holding a community drop-in information and guidance session on all things Shaftesbury, from social wellbeing and loneliness to housing and highways, and to hear other local concerns.
St James Church, Shaftesbury Christmas Fair Cakes, Preserves, Gifts, Festive Fare, Prize Draw, Tombola, Hot Snacks, Tea & Coffee Saturday 25th November. 10am till 2pm in the Town Hall.
You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 25th November at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music marks 400 years since Thomas Weelkes’ death and includes his ‘Hosanna to the son of David’ and ‘Sixth Service’, Byrd ‘Preces & Responses’ and Bach ‘O Jesu Christ meins Lebens […]
Now in it's 9th year, this has become a firm favourite in the local calendar. A Fabulous family day, this is the perfect place for Christmas Shopping. All items are handmade by local artisans, crafters, bakers and brewers. We will have choirs singing to entertain you while you are shopping to get you in the […]
A film of the play captured live from Wyndham’s Theatre in London’s West End in 2014. Returning to the big screen after nearly ten years, Bill Nighy (Living) and Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) feature in the critically acclaimed revival of David Hare’s play, directed by Stephen Daldry (The Audience). On a bitterly cold London […]
