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  • Spring Handmade Craft Market – Yandles

    Yandles Arts & Crafts Hurst works Hurst, Martock

    Timber|Tools|machinery|Hobbies|Gifts Free Family Day Out Special Offers in the Arts & Crafts shop Demonstrations in the tool shop. Free onsite parking Find us just off the A303 at Martock

    Free

  • Earth Day

    The Great Field, Poundbury Peverell Avenue East, Dorchester

    Earth Day is a positive event, celebrating what is already being done to help the environment and what we can do next! There will be local groups, sustainable sellers, yummy […]

    Free

  • Earth Day

    Earth Day is a positive event, celebrating what is already being done to help the environment and what we can do next! There will be local groups, sustainable sellers, yummy […]

    Free

  • Spring Craft Fair

    The Corn Exchange 17 Market Place, Blandford Forum

    Blandford & District Lions Spring Craft Fair - Saturday 30th April 9.30am - 2.30pm At the Corn Exchange Blandford Forum Entry via donation to: PTSD Resolution We look forward to your support

    Free

  • Fabric Sale

    Digby Hall Hound Street, Sherborne

    Returning to Sherborne for one of their famous travelling fabric sales, Stitch Fabrics by M Rosenberg & son are back with a bang! Visit their website http://www.stitchfabrics.co.uk for more details […]

    Free

  • Fabric Sale

    Digby Hall Hound Street, Sherborne

    Returning to Sherborne for one of their famous travelling fabric sales, Stitch Fabrics by M Rosenberg & son are back with a bang! Visit their website http://www.stitchfabrics.co.uk for more details […]

    Free

  • Hanging Basket Workshops at Thorngrove

    Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham, Dorset

    Back again for late Spring we’re hosting hanging basket workshops with Thorngrove expert Chris Francis! Create a beautiful hanging basket full of seasonal flowers and brighten up your home. Tickets […]

    £5

  • Play with Clay Workshop

    Winterborne Whitechurch Village Hall Dolway Lane, Winterborne Whitechurch, Blandford Forum

    Do you help to look after someone? Join Carer Support Dorset this Carers Week for free events to celebrate Dorset's unpaid carers. Come and have a go at making figures with clay. A fun introduction to working with clay and to portray the Queen. We will be using air dried clay, so you can take […]

    Free

  • Puppet Workshop

    Do you help to look after someone? Join Carer Support Dorset this Carers Week for free events to celebrate Dorset's unpaid carers. Come and make a puppet of the Queen, or one of her Corgis. Make your own moving mouth puppets head then add fabrics, yarn and embellishments to costume your character.

    Free

  • Intro to Linoprinting Workshop

    Gillingham Library Chantry Fields, Gillingham

    Do you help to look after someone? Join Carer Support Dorset this Carers Week for free events to celebrate Dorset's unpaid carers. A session on learning lino printmaking. All materials to be provided and you can take you prints home. Artist Tara Harland Vinney will show you how to cut into lino, print and enjoy […]

    Free

  • Intro to Linoprinting Workshop

    Gillingham Library Chantry Fields, Gillingham

    Do you help to look after someone? Join Carer Support Dorset this Carers Week for free events to celebrate Dorset's unpaid carers. A session on learning lino printmaking. All materials to be provided and you can take you prints home. Artist Tara Harland Vinney will show you how to cut into lino, print and enjoy […]

    Free

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