All the shows and entertainment at The Exchange in Surminster Newton in September
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What’s on at The Exchange in September 2023
Stunning settings for an eclectic festival
Classic film noir, forgotten Yiddish voices and a star soprano – some of the delights at Purbeck International Chamber Music Festival
Audiences at the 2023 Purbeck International Chamber Music Festival, from 7th to 10th September, will be taken on an amazing journey through centuries of cultural and social upheaval and creativity – from the traditional songs and stories of London’s Yiddish community to the refined recitals of 19th century Europe, from 1940s Hollywood to the dramatic folk music of the Hungarian plains.
The festival, under its artistic director, the internationally renowned, Dorset-born cellist, Natalie Clein – a former Young Musician of the Year – has one of the country’s most eclectic and exciting programmes, with concerts and events in venues as different as Sandpit Field at Swanage, an Art Deco cinema and the ancient church of St Nicholas at Worth Matravers.
This year, with a theme of Forgotten Voices, the festival breaks new ground with the launch of a book about London’s Yiddishtown and two of the star performers playing live accompaniment for a classic cinematic thriller.
On Saturday 9th from 3.30pm, Wareham’s Art Deco Rex Cinema hosts an afternoon of time travel for music and film noir fans with a screening of the 1946 black and white classic, Deception, starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains.
The film, a tangled love triangle, has strong musical themes, including a new cello concerto. The screening will feature live excerpts of the score, including Korngold’s Cello Concerto, with Natalie Clein on cello, and Marianna Shirinyan on piano.
Also on Saturday 9th, in the morning, chamber music meets Eastern European folk at Swanage’s Sandpit Field, for a free family concert by violinists Nurit Stark and Marc Danel, who will play Hungarian and English folk songs in a collection curated by the Hungarian composer Bela Bartok in 1931. The performance is a joint event between PICMF and Swanage Folk Festival.
Historian, researcher and Yiddish performer Vivi Lachs will be at Dorset Museum in Dorchester on Friday 8th September. At 5pm, Vivi will launch her new book, London Yiddishtown, and in the evening, from 7pm, she will be one of the performers capturing the unique sounds and language of London’s Cockney Yiddish community.
The other musicians taking part in this year’s festival are the Dorset-born star soprano Kate Royal, and the Danel Quartet. The venues include Lulworth Castle Chapel, St George’s Church at Langton Matravers, St Nicholas Church at Studland, the Priory Church of Lady St Mary at Wareham, St Nicholas Church at Worth Matravers and St James at Kingston near Swanage.
- For a full progamme of events, please see picmf.org
September’s BV is out now!
We start with sadness this month – our writer, colleague and friend Roger Guttridge passed away during August. We know many readers will miss his local history columns – we’ll simply miss him.
Of course we have a full obituary of his remarkable life, written by Fanny Charles, his editor for many many years at the original BVM.
In this month’s issue:
- From desperation to media sensation – how Dorset artist Anna Hamilton’s Twitter plea dramatically shifted her from financial despair to overwhelming success
- The mysterious journey of Alan Turing’s documents, from Sherborne to America – and back. An astonishing tale of undercover archivists, FBI involvement and the triumphant return to Britain of the stolen Turing documents
- Meet Dorset’s soap star Kirsty Hearne – creator of a thriving cottage industry selling goats’ milk and the soaps she makes from it
- Stranded in the west after the Russian invasion, the Kyiv City Ballet’s never-ending ‘infinity’ tour will stop off in Shaftesbury in October
- Composer and Artmusic director Helen Ottaway selects her Dorset Island Discs – from folk to installation art, Helen talks about about her multi-dimensional journey in music as she chooses the discs she can’t live without
- Gillian Matthews, the pioneering Paralympian who redefined athleticism, leaving an indelible mark on Paralympic history and on grassroots disability sports, has died, aged 87
- Andrew Livingston is taking a nostalgic stroll through the Dorset County Showground – back to when agri show stands were someone’s caravan with an awning, and the free gifts were a particular treasure.
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The annual Dorset County Show fundraiser
Last night it was the annual Dorset County Show fundraiser, a fun evening of dinner, bingo and ceilidh. This year’s chosen charity is Dorset County Hospital Charity.
The decision to support the hospital holds personal significance for Nicki Ralph, Chair of the County Show. Her husband, Nic, experienced total kidney failure and sepsis last year. He spent almost three weeks in a coma, with 11 of those days on life support. Nicki says: ‘This truly is a cause close to my heart. My family are indebted to the incredible support the hospital gave my husband who, without a shadow of a doubt, wouldn’t be alive today without their unstinting help.’
Show stalwart Nic, 67, is now recovering well, and is aiming to do some fundraising himself for the hospital once he is fully recovered.
Simon Pearson, Head of Charity for the hospital, highlighted the overwhelming demand faced by the Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit, with over 50,000 people treated annually despite its original capacity of 22,000 attendances.
The hospital charity is running a £2.5m Capital Appeal to assist with funding enhancements to the planned new Emergency Department (ED) and Critical Care Unit of Dorset County Hospital.
If you are planning to come to the show this year (which we recommend that you do!) don’t forget to see the pre-show magazine to help you paln your day.
You can can see it here 
https://bit.ly/DorsetCountyShowMagazine
Beautifully quiet walk near Sherborne | 6.9 miles
Starting in the tiny hamlet of Folke, this circular route takes a delightful walk through Dorset countryside that feels undisturbed for a century, following green lanes.
This was a deliciously quiet walk through Dorset fields and lanes. As expected in summer, more than a few stiles were overgrown with bramble and nettle – we collected a sturdy stick to use for beating along the way! – and one stream crossing was slightly difficult to track down in an overgrown corner of a field on the approach to Butterwick Dairy House Farm. Keep an eye on the phone to stick to our tracks and you won’t miss it.
Apart from those few small hiccups the route was well signed and easy to follow, taking in surprise views across much of the way.
NB – the photos will appear ‘backwards’ as we decided, having walked the route, that it would be better in reverse. The first mile (now) is the by far the least interesting – it was our final mile, and a slightly deflating conclusion to what had been a truly beautiful walk.
A small amount of parking is available beside the church at Folke, where the route starts. Do take a minute to step into the church for a visit – it’s beautiful, and has a couple of stunning windows.
We have always created and recently walked the routes we feature (See all previously-published Dorset walks here), so you know you can trust them. You can see all our personal routes (including many which are unpublished in The BV) on Outdoor Active here, and all include a downloadable gpx file.
All images © Laura Hitchcock.
Carer Needed Lytchett Matravers
We are recruiting carers to work as part of a team helping to look after a 93 year old man in his own home.
Experience or age is of no consequence, but kindness, patience and an understanding of old age is a must!
Some aspects of personal care of a routine nature and supervision are required.
Shifts are divided into morning and afternoon and are 4 hours each. Immediate payment is made at the end of each shift.
For more details please phone/text Bridget on:
07503 953848
or email: [email protected]
Deputy Director | Future Roots Young People’s Service – Sherborne
Starting Salary will be in the region of £40,000
This is a full- time role working 37 hours per week, usually Monday to Friday. (Occasional weekend and evening work may be required).
This is an exciting new role to help Future Roots (limited by guarantee) improve, progress and develop its programs to Young people and families. We are an award-winning organisation that has been in operation for 16 years, based on a farm site between Dorchester and Sherborne on a small working farm.
The farm was set up to work with young people who needed different opportunities to reach their potential, academically and personally. We have seen the benefits for young people of working on the farm, with animals and creatively using all the countryside has to offer in partnership with schools and other organizations. Future Roots runs individual programmes, some therapeutic and some accredited qualification led. We are a registered National Open College Network centre and deliver our own accredited Future Farmers course and Functional Skills (Maths and English). The programs are funded by different commissioners in Dorset and Somerset including Dorset families matter, A.P and short breaks, early help mental health as well as other funding streams from the police crime commissioner, lottery, Dorset and Somerset community foundation.
For details of our work visit our website at www.futureroots.net
Please contact Julie Plumley 01963 210703
Closing Date: 20th October 2023 05:00 PM
Seeking Trustees | Age Concern North Dorset
Our charity, based in Sturminster Newton, seeks two Trustees to support its important work. You would need IT skills, a knowledge of Board procedure and an interest in helping the elderly in the local community.
For more information:
Phone 01258 475582, or drop in for an informal chat.
Dianne Cooper. Chairman, ACND
Stour Connect, Stour View Close Sturminster Newton, Dorset DT10 1JF
