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Old Baby Mackerel

Winterborne Stickland Village Hall Winterborne Stickland

Old Baby Mackerel play high-energy, foot-stomping Bluegrass featuring a dizzying line-up of renowned musicians from some of the UK’s best folk, Americana and festival bands, including Artsreach favourites Flats & Sharps. The rhythmic sounds of fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar and double bass are sure to get knees bouncing and elbows swinging to the virtuosic sound […]

£5 – £27

All you need is words- a poetry workshop

Sturminster Newton Library Bath Rd, Sturminster Newton

The workshop is aimed at anyone interested in poetry; a love of poetry is essential. I will focus on alliteration and assonance as a means of making our poems vibrant and accessible. Maybe we will work in pairs. All you need is words! Pen and paper or iPad desirable. Sense of fun very welcome ! […]

£8

Ukraine Charity Concert 3rd July

Clementina's Garden, High Street, Wincanton Clementina's Garden High Street Wincanton BA9, Wincanton, United Kingdom

The Pilgrim Singers present Singing for Ukraine on Sunday 3rd July at Clementina's Garden, High Street Wincanton. Tickets £14 (to include Pimms-or soft drink, strawberries and cream) U 16s free. From Wincanton PO and Wincanton Fruit and Veg (Coles Yard). Gardens open 4.30 pm so bring a picnic. Enquiries 01963 33695.

£14.00 – £16

Free Taster Lectures

Interested in The Arts? This Spring, The Arts Society Blackmore Vale has some free taster places for its Thursday lectures: 5th May: Peggy Guggenheim 9th June: Georgia O'Keefe in New […]

Free

Hillbrush Charity Tours

Hillbrush Norwood Park, Mere, United Kingdom

To celebrate 100 years in business, Hillbrush are hosting a charity day for the public. This is an opportunity to see behind the scenes at Hillbrush and tour our factory grounds. Our staff will provide insight into the history of the business, machinery and brush making. You will get a chance to see a real […]

£10

GARDEN OPEN

SP5 4AT MANOR HOUSE, STRATFORD TONY

OPEN GARDENS MANOR HOUSE STRATFORD TONY SP5 4AT 01722 718 496 WEDNESDAY 6TH JULY 2022 2-5pm The gardens will be open in aid of the National Gardens Scheme charities Admission […]

£6

Chetnole Church Flower Festival

St Peter's Church Chetnole, Sherborne

A celebration of our church and community through flowers, art and music. Flower arrangements celebrating life in our beautiful village. Music twice a day, art on display, concert on Saturday […]

Free

Quinfest Charity Festival

The charity event will take place at Milborne St Andrews Sports Pavilion. Quinfest is a family music festival in memory of Amy Quin to be held on 8/9th July 2022 ( Saturday as the main day ) to raise much needed funds for the Poole Hospital Charity and Marie Curie. Quinfest was formed in 2019 […]

Old Baby Mackerel

Marnhull Village Hall Burton St, Marnhull

Old Baby Mackerel play high-energy, foot-stomping Bluegrass featuring a dizzying line-up of renowned musicians from some of the UK’s best folk, Americana and festival bands, including Artsreach favourites Flats & […]

£5 – £18

Chetnole Church Flower Festival

St Peter's Church Chetnole, Sherborne

A celebration of our church and community through flowers, art and music. Flower arrangements celebrating life in our beautiful village. Music twice a day, art on display, concert on Saturday […]

Free

Chetnole Church Flower Festival

St Peter's Church Chetnole, Sherborne

A celebration of our church and community through flowers, art and music. Flower arrangements celebrating life in our beautiful village. Music twice a day, art on display, concert on Saturday […]

Free

Music in the Park

Pageant Gardens Sherborne

Sherborne Town Band are pleased to be back in the beautiful Pageant Gardens for an exciting concert.