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Words, Music and Silence – The House of Life

Arts University Bournemouth Arts University Bournemouth, Wallisdown

This lecture recital will consider Ralph Vaughan Williams’ settings of 6 sonnets by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1904). The first of these to be composed was 'Silent Noon’; singer Julia Hollander and pianist Peter McMullin will focus on this song, its relationship to the rest of the cycle and especially the theme of silence. They analyse […]

Free

PETER OBORNE – TALK

"The Assault on Truth, Threat to Parliamentary Democracy" at Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne. 7.00 for 7.30 - Tickets: £15.00 from Winstones Bookshop or Mary marydmc38@gmail.com 01963 251255 or on door. In aid of Douzelage Conference April 2024".......

£15

Discovering bats

Bere Marsh Farm Newman's Drove, Shillingstone, Blandford

Let's see how many bat species we can discover on this exciting bat walk at Bere Marsh Farm. Led by guest expert Mariko Whyte from the Dorset Bat Group, you'll get to use heterodyne bat detectors and learn lots of fascinating facts along the way from Mariko. We have been monitoring bats at Bere Marsh […]

£10

42. The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams

The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Sturminster Newton

42, The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams (Unbound 2023) is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book which trawls through the personal papers, drafts, scripts, notebooks and diaries of the much-missed humorous author (and later tech guru) Douglas Adams, who died aged just 49, in 2001. A famous procrastinator, Adams regularly berated himself within the body […]

£8

The Long Arc with Robin Walter

Sturminster Newton Library Bath Rd, Sturminster Newton

In The Long Arc, Robin Walter reads a collection of nature and environmental-themed poems accompanied by music and imagery. ‘The Long Arc’ consists of 3 pieces of writing on environmental themes, accompanied by recorded music and visual images. ‘Arbor Vitae’ is a poetic version of Robin's book 'Living With Trees', with images by Juliet Wimhurst. […]

£8

Becoming Liz Taylor with Elizabeth Delo

Sturminster Newton Library Bath Rd, Sturminster Newton

Elizabeth will talk about how she came to write Becoming Liz Taylor, the inspiration behind the story, the research she undertook, and why she chose to set it in Weston-super-Mare. She will explore the theme of loss in the novel, and the connection between grief, memory and stories. BECOMING LIZ TAYLOR tells the story of Val, […]

£8

Running on Empty. Guy Deacon in Conversation with Jenny Devitt

The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Sturminster Newton

Aged 60 and having lived with Parkinson’s disease for over 10 years, Guy Deacon CBE set out for one last adventure, to drive solo from his home in the UK to South Africa. This incredible journey, crossing Europe and the full length of Africa, would take the former army officer and father of two over […]

£8

Marvellous moths and beautiful butterflies

Bere Marsh Farm Newman's Drove, Shillingstone, Blandford

Discover an array of moths and butterflies in the beautiful surroundings of Bere Marsh Farm in Shillingstone, Dorset. Moth expert Jack Oughton, will open the moth traps set out around the farm the night before for everyone to see and discuss. Moths are mostly nocturnal and with over 2500 species in the UK alone, moths […]

£10

Israel/Palestine a Talk by an Observer

The Balsm Centre 1, Westcourt, Somerset, United Kingdom

Israel Palestine   As the tragedy between Israel and Palestine continues Wincanton Quakers are hosting a talk by an observer who has just returned from the West Bank. Since 2002 the Quakers have managed a programme called Ecumenical Accompaniers (EAPPI) on behalf of the World Council of Churches. It has meant that over 1,500 people […]

Free

Wincanton Camera Club present a talk by Charlie Waite, landscape photographer

Wincanton Memorial Hall High Street, Wincanton, Somerset

Wincanton Camera Club present a talk by Charlie Waite. Regarded as one of this country's top landscape photographers with a worldwide reputation, his photographs are held in private and corporate collections. Charlie has lectured throughout the UK, Europe and US with solo exhibitions in places such as London, Tokyo, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, New York and […]

£12.75

Fungi foray

Bere Marsh Farm Newman's Drove, Shillingstone, Blandford

ed by expert Andy Knott, we'll explore a variety of habitats as we search for the many species of fungi on the farm. Andy will help identify what we find and have plenty of fascinating facts to share along the way. Part of the excitement of a fungi foray is the anticipation of finding some […]

£10

“What it Takes” A talk by Belinda Holdsworth

Caryford Hall Maggs Lane, Castle Cary

After over thirty years as a humanitarian worker for the United Nations, working in the Balkans, the Caucasus, across Africa and from New York and Geneva HQs, Belinda Holdsworth will share some of her experience of what it takes - personally and professionally - to deliver assistance in accordance with humanitarian values and principles in […]

£8 – £10