The New Blackmore Vale Magazine

Dressmaking and soft furnishing fabric, haberdashery, curtains. £1 entry, Cakes and drinks. Proceeds to Village Hall.

You are warmly invited to our cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist to mark Candlemas on Sunday 1st February at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Casciolini’s ‘Missa brevis’, Byrd’s ‘Senex puerum portabat’, Eccard’s ‘When Mary to the temple went’ and Amy Beach’s ‘Nunc dimittis’. All are very welcome to this free service […]

Celebrate Snowdrops at Springhead. To coincide with Shaftesbury’s celebration of all things Galanthus, Springhead’s beautiful lakeside gardens will be open to the public from 10am to 4pm on the following days: Wednesday 11th February Thursday 12th February Friday 13th February Saturday 14th February Sunday 15th February There will be a pop-up cafe serving light refreshments. […]

Come and see our magnificent drift of snowdrops growing wild in the Norman Churchyard of St George's Church. 14th & 15th February 10am to 4pm Entry is free. Refreshments, stall, toilets and ample parking.

Luna’s Technology Trail Through Time This February Half Term, step into a world where imagination takes flight! Join Luna the Globetrotter as she embarks on a thrilling Technology Trail Through Time! Explore the museum and help Luna find new (and old!) pieces of technology and inspiration from the museum's collection, improving her spaceship as she […]

Join us at St Peter's Church Dorchester on Saturday 14th February between 12.30pm and 1pm for our lunchtime concert. This is a thirty-minute organ recital given by renowned musician, broadcaster and former organist of Salisbury Cathedral, Simon Lole. Admission is free and all are very welcome. More information at www.musicatstpetersdorchester.org

Step into the magic of fungi at Happy River Retreat, tucked among the trees of Wareham Forest, Dorset. Join us for a hands-on mushroom growing workshop with Andy Knott of Jurassic Coast Mushrooms, one of Dorset’s most passionate and knowledgeable mushroom growers. Whether you’re completely new to the world of fungi or have tried (and […]

Code. Create. Navigate. Step into a hands-on adventure where curiosity takes the helm and future technology comes to life. Across a series of playful, interactive stations, families can explore the innovations shaping the Royal Navy of tomorrow - through coding, creativity, robotics and real-world problem solving. From cracking secret messages to designing next generation ships, […]

Code. Create. Navigate. Take the controls and step into the skies of tomorrow. Families explore the fascinating world of drone technology together - through hands-on coding, creative problem solving and real flying challenges inspired by the future of Royal Navy aviation. Whether you’re guiding your drone through a mission or perfecting a smooth autonomous landing, […]

Music at St Peter’s present ‘Mozart by Candlelight’ on Friday 20th February at 7pm. This is an opportunity to enjoy performances of two of Mozart’s best-loved works of chamber music in the evocative, candlelit setting of St Peter’s Church Dorchester (DT1 1XA). The programme, which lasts just over an hour and is presented without interval, […]