Blackmore Vale Events

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Halloween Lantern Walk

Quaker Meeting House High Street, Wincanton, Somerset, United Kingdom

Families can get all dressed up in their best spooky outfits for Shaftesbury Rotary Club’s Lantern Halloween Walk at the end of the month. Participants are also encouraged to take along their home-made or bought lanterns – battery or solar powered – for the event, which will raise money for the good causes the group […]

£10

Tuesday Matinée Film: Pride (15)

Shaftesbury Art Centre Gallery 13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury

During the 1984 National Union of Mineworkers strike, a group of gay and lesbian activists in London decide to raise money to support the families of striking miners in South Wales. But there’s a problem – the union seems to be embarrassed to receive their support. Director: Matthew Warchus, 2014, 119 min Featuring: Bill Nighy, […]

£5

Wilton Vintage Fair

Michael Herbert Hall South Street, Wilton

We invite you to join us for Wilton Vintage Fair, our next decorative antiques & vintage fair based in the historic saxon town of Wilton, Wiltshire. You can expect the regular dealers you love and some new faces – all armed with a freshly sourced & wonderfully displayed selection of decorative antiques & quality vintage […]

£1.00

Lunchtime Concert

St Peter's Church High St West, Dorchester

Join us at St Peter's Church, Dorchester on Saturday 21st October between 12.30 and 1pm for a lunchtime concert given by Sue Adams (soprano) and Natalie Burton (clarinet). The programme includes songs by Debussy, Mozart, Handel, Vivaldi and Schubert along with the adagio from Mozart's clarinet concerto. Admission is free and all welcome.

Handel in Wardour Chapel

Wardour Chapel Tisbury

Glorious concert by Cherubim Chorus & Orchestra with outstanding soloists. Tickets available online at; http://cherubimtrust.org/tkts

£18 – £32

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Belchalwell & Woolland Village Hall Ibberton

Family film show. PG rating. Popcorn & ice cream available. Tickets Family ticket £12.50 Child £2.50 Adult £5 Bookings 07771 561099 ibbertonvillagehall@gmail.com

Bonfire Night and Firework Activities with DWFR

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Library will be hosting Karen Towner from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service for a jam-packed children’s half term activity session. There will be a firework story, pumpkin hunt, dressing up in fire kit, craft and colouring activities. This activity is free!

Friday Film: Return to Seoul (15)

Shaftesbury Art Centre Gallery 13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury

A young French woman, adopted as a baby, returns to Korea, the country of her birth, and decides to search for her birth parents. Her continuing search takes her life in new and unexpected directions. Director: Davy Chou, France, Cambodia, 2022, Subtitles, 118 mins Featuring: Park Ji-min, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han Tickets: £7.50. SAC members […]

£7.50

Choral Evensong

You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 28th October at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Elgar ‘They are at rest’, David Bruce Payne ‘Preces & Responses’, Kelly ‘Evening Canticles in C’ and Purcell ‘Rejoice in the Lord, alway’. Do join us for a glass […]

Duo – Flamenco Fusion

Shaftesbury Arts Centre 11-13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Duo play songs you know in ways you probably don’t and also their own compositions for their electro-acoustic guitars. In their unique mix of flamenco, pop and classical styles they regularly amaze audiences with their finger-work and imagination. Although they have just released their sixth CD, the best way to enjoy them is at a […]

£16

Halloween Film Special: Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horrors With Music By Chris Green (PG)

Shaftesbury Art Centre Gallery 13 Bell Street, Shaftesbury

The silent film masterpiece Nosferatu is brought to you with a brand-new live score by Chris Green. Nosferatu (1922) is arguably the film that gave birth to the horror genre. Notable as the first cinematic interpretation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, its combination of expressionistic acting and unforgettable images render it just as powerful and unsettling […]

£12

University Music Choir and Orchestra Concert

Christchurch Priory Quay Road, Christchurch

University Music Bournemouth’s Choir and Orchestra present their autumn term concert on Wednesday 1 November, 7.30pm at Christchurch Priory. The music includes Mozart’s ‘Solemn Vespers KV339’, Monteverdi’s ‘Beatus vir’, Vivaldi’s ‘Magnificat’ and Bach’s ‘Brandenburg Concerto No. 5’. Tickets are priced £18 & £12 (50% student concession) and available online at: www.christchurchpriory.org/boxoffice/26522 or at the door.

£18