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  • Sherborne Travel Writing Festival

    Powell Theatre, Abbey Road, Sherborne

    Venture on foot, by bicycle, astride an elephant - or even on board the Rolling Stones’ private jet - from Mughal India to modern Istanbul, and from the Bronze Age […]

  • Stalbridge Sold exhibition

    Stalbridge Village Hall Lower Road, Stalbridge

    Stalbridge History Society presents a NEW exhibition ‘Stalbridge Sold- A town under the hammer’, at Stalbridge Hall from Friday 13th June to Sunday 15th June 2025 We invite you to […]

    Free

  • Book launch: Edge of the Shore by Francesca Tyer

    Westbourne Bookshop, Bournemouth 65 Poole Rd,, Westbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Celebrate the launch of multi-genre author Francesca Tyer’s latest novel, Edge of the Shore, at Westbourne Bookshop on 25th April 2026. Drop in between 11am and 2pm for this relaxed, […]

    Free

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