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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 […]
Dore & Rees are set to offer more than 300 lots from Turville Grange and Eaton Square, the British residences of the Ford family. Head to www.doreandrees.com to view the complete auction catalogue, Curated Interiors including the Collection of the Late Mrs Henry T Ford II.
Corfe Castle to cater for all at new Food and Drink Festival The National Trust is hosting Love It Local’s inaugural Food and Drink Festival at Corfe Castle. On Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July the castle grounds will be home to a celebration of local produce, showcasing food and drink sourced from across the […]
A talk and exhibition by Christina Walkley sharing her love of quilting and her collection of vintage American quilts, called Passion and Tradition: The American Quilt, is taking place July 7 at Jubilee Hall in Yetminster. Tickets are £6 to include an afternoon tea on the door or in advance from the Spar or the […]
Steve Belasco, an offshore marine photographer who has been sailing the waters of the Devon and Dorset Coast for 25 years and a production journalist for even longer will be treating the members of Dorchester Townswomen’s Guild to a Cruise along the Jurassic Coast on Monday 8 July in Dorchester Community Church, Liscombe Street, Poundbury […]
Labyrinth Arts Festival is a brand new celebration of outdoor live performance encompassing theatre, storytelling, music and dance located on the outskirts of Wimborne Minster. Showcasing the very finest local and nationwide talent, the festival melds the joyous spirit of a music festival with the invigorating energy of a fringe to create a wholesome experience […]
Dorset Chamber Choir Friday 12th July at 7:00 pm Merley House, Wimborne BH21 3AA Tickets are £15 (students/children £5) on the door or choir members See www.dorsetchamberchoir.com for full info Madrigals & folk songs, items by Byrd, Elgar, Monteverdi etc and settings of Te Deum by Vaughan Williams & Charpentier
Saturday 13th July 12pm - 4:30pm The event will be raising funds for the village hall renovation.
Encore singers' musical director, James Crawshaw, and accompanist, Alistair Dean, present a summer concert in St Mary's Church in Charminster on July 13. Free admission with retiring collection. Interval refreshments available. Proceeds towards church funds.
You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist on Sunday 14th July at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Lassus ‘Missa Octavi Toni’, Parry ‘My soul there is a country’ and Gibbons ‘Almighty and everlasting God’. All are very welcome to this free service and for refreshments afterwards.
Come and enjoy a Summer Concert by the North Dorset Singers on Friday 19th July, 2024 in St Eustace Church, Ibberton DT11 0EN @ 7 pm. Free entry but a donation to the fabric fund would be gratefully received.
Join us at St Peter's Church, Dorchester on Saturday 20th July between 12.30 and 1pm for our monthly lunchtime concert given by percussionist, Graeme Thew. Graeme will be performing on a range of percussion instruments, including the marimba. Do join us for a fantastic and fascinating half hour of music with us in the midst […]
The unmissable summer event Ballet Under the Stars returns to Hatch House this July, 25th-28th. With internationally acclaimed dancers from The Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin, Béjart Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet, book your tickets for a spectacular evening of ballet in the magical setting of Hatch House. The 17th […]
Kimbers’ on the racecourse road between Wincanton & Bruton, is the perfect place to wile away a few hours. The farm shop offers home produced award winning meats, a deli full of local and handpicked cheeses, cold meats, pies and lots of other deliciousness. Make your own hamper and ship anywhere in the UK or […]
Wincanton Town Band, Bouncy Castle, BBQ, Raffle, Refreshments Pony Rides, Stalls & Crafts, Tombola, Prize Skittles and much more... All money raised will go straight to Wincanton Community Hospital!
You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 27th July at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes Parry ‘Never weather beaten sail’, Howells ‘Gloucester Service’, Readings ‘Preces & Responses’ and Balfour Gardiner ‘Te lucis ante terminum’. Do join us for this free event and stay for […]
Saturday 27th July from 7pm with a cash BBQ and cash bar raising funds for the Ibberton PCC Fabric Fund held at Ibberton, Belchalwell & Woolland Village Hall & Marquee DT11 0EL Event cost: £10 Tickets/Bookings alicechurch90@gmail.com
Join us at St Peter's Church, Dorchester on Wednesday 31st July between 12.30 and 1pm for a weekday lunchtime concert given by our outstanding choral scholar, Helena Dougherty. Helena has just graduated from Bournemouth University (where she is also a music scholar), receiving a first-class degree and her singing diploma in the same week! Her […]
Dorset Arts & Crafts Showcase 2024 Friday 2nd – Tuesday 6th August Purbeck School, Wareham BH20 4PF Come and be inspired by the skill and creativity of Dorset Arts & Crafts. The main hall in Purbeck School hosts the largest sales gallery in Dorset with work by members of the Dorset Arts & Crafts Association. […]
Event cost: £1 1.00 pm Bar & BBQ opens 1.00 -1.30pm Entries for Flower Show received 2.30 pm Fete opens 3.00 pm Dog Show begins https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/9314/service-and-events/events-all/