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  • “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
  • West Somerset Railway

    Church House Bathwell Lane, Milborne Port

    Joe is the author of ‘Tithe Barns’ and ‘Railway Enthusiasm in Twenty-first-century Britain’ and conducts talks on railways and the railway hobby. His railway experience comes from over a decade working within the railway hobby, including for railway modelling company PECO and the West Somerset Railway. He currently works for Dovetail Games, makers of the […]

    £5
  • Meet the Maker – creative entrepreneur Sonnaz

    Walford Mill Crafts Walford Mill Crafts, Knobcrook Road, Wimborne

    Don’t miss Sonnaz, upholstery expert on BBC’s The Repair Shop, speaking about her work, interior business, and the importance of creativity. Join us at Walford Mill, Wimborne for an inspiring evening as we welcome Sonnaz to the Mill as part of our Meet the Maker programme. Viewers of BBC’s The Repair Shop will recognise Sonnaz […]

    £17.50
  • A Folk Song Walk

    Watercombe Dogs Farthing Gate Farm, Holnest, United Kingdom

    Join Dorset folk singer Alastair Braidwood for a walk around fields and woods of the Blackmore Vale, accompanied by traditional folk songs from Dorset and further afield. Explore beautiful countryside, and hear songs relating to nature and rural ways from years before. Meet at Watercombe Dogs, Farthing Gate Farm, Holnest, DT9 5PX for 2pm. Refreshments, […]

    £10
  • BEE TALK and TEA

    Fifehead Magdalen Village Hall Fifehead Magdalen, Gillingham

    A talk by North Dorset Beekeepers Association followed by Tea and Cake  

    £8
  • ESCAPE THE MATRIX

    The Allendale Centre Hanham Road, Wimborne, United Kingdom

    In this lively interactive presentation – ESCAPE THE MATRIX – Alex Retrov reveals how you are unknowingly controlled by a system the very day the State created a ‘legal fiction’ from your Birth Certificate, effectively separating you from a valuable trust account set up by the government on the very day you were born – […]

    £10
  • Introduction to Bats

    Kingcombe Visitor Centre Lower Kingcombe, Toller Porcorum, Dorchester

    Join expert, Nick Tomlinson, to learn about our bat species and how to detect them. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Adults over 18 only please. £100 per person. All money raised helps to support the vital conservation work of Dorset Wildlife Trust, protecting wildlife now and for future generations to come.  

    £100.00
  • Beaver Ecology and Field Signs

    Kingcombe Visitor Centre Lower Kingcombe, Toller Porcorum, Dorchester

    Delve into the ecology of beavers and discover what makes them such vital ecosystem engineers. Take a trip to the Dorset Beaver Project site to see the incredible habitats created by the beavers. Beavers are nocturnal animals, so we hope to catch a glimpse of these elusive creatures during our evening visit to the site. […]

    £75.00
  • The Healing Parcel launch event

    Forum cafe, Blandford Forum, DT117PR Forum Cafe, Blandford Forum

    Wine and mini charcuterie boards available to purchase on the night launch of The Healing parcel, a new range of beautifully created Crystals gift boxes to support life’s journey Tarot reading available on the night free entry

    Free
  • To Yollow Autumn Turn’d – Tim Laycock & Alastair Braidwood

    Mill House Cider Museum 33 Moreton Road, Owermoigne, dorset, United Kingdom

    Dorset folk singer Alastair Braidwood is joined by his friend and mentor, esteemed and respected folk musician Tim Laycock, for an evening of words and music relating to the turning of the year towards Autumn: the harvest, countryside ways and, most importantly, cider! Alastair and Tim are both actors and storytellers, as well as musicians […]

    £12.00
  • Live Laugh Love Ladies Club – Poundbury, Dorchester – Guest Speaker: Mike Randall – Cyprus Archaeology

    Crossroads 1 Crown Square, Poundbury,, Dorchester, dorset, United Kingdom

    MIKE RANDALL – WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER – CYPRUS ARCHAEOLOGY  We welcome back to Live Laugh Love Ladies Club Poundbury Dorchester Mike Randall, a volunteer from the town’s Shire Hall. With his wealth of history knowledge, he will be giving a talk on “Cyprus Archaeology.”    Cyprus is at the gateway of all ancient civilizations including Greek, Phoenician, Egyptian, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and British. It is […]

    £18.000 – £24.00
  • Live Laugh Love Ladies Club – Poundbury, Dorchester – Afternoon Tea & Talk at Athelhampton House & Gardens

    Athelhampton House & Gardens Athelhampton, Dorchester

    Afternoon Tea will be taken in The Long Hall situated within The Coach House that is in the beautiful grounds of Athelhampton House and Gardens, a Tudor House which is a popular Dorset attraction.  It was quoted by Sir Frederick Treves “that it was without question the most picturesque house in the county.”  Afternoon tea will consist of scones, with Dorset clotted cream and […]

    £27.00 – £29.00