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  • 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 […]

    £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 […]

    £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 […]

    £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 […]

    Free
  • 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 […]

    £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 […]

    £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 […]

    £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 […]

    £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, […]

    £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