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Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children's Activity: Finger Print Detection with PCSO Su Leatt

Free

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 Mexico 7th July: The Artworks Top 20 Coffee from 10.30am, lecture 11.30am - 12.30pm Details on our website : www.theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk or email: [email protected] or telephone […]

Free

Sturminster Newton Half Marathon & Fun Run

The Stur Half, organised by the Dorset Doddlers, is now in its 30th year. The start is in Station Road, and the route takes the runners through Manston, Margaret Marsh, […]

A Supermarket Love Story by John Osborne

The Royal Oak Bridport Road, Drimpton

A story about supermarkets and the people who use them... Love will bloom, lives will continue as they always have, and you'll meet two paramedics by the crisps. As staff […]

£5

String Telephones

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children's Activity: Learn how sound travels by making your own non-electrical 'secret' gadget.

Free

Wriggle Valley Jazz Band

St Cuthberts Church Oborne, Sherborne

The superb Wriggle Valley Jazz Band performing in atmospheric church with great acoustics. BBQ and bar available..

£5 – £7.50

Newspaper Challenge

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children's Activity: Will you be able to complete our newspaper challenge? Free children's event.

Free

Lucky Pigeons by Brainfools

Litton Cheney Village Hall Litton Cheney

Open Air Circus for all the Family to enjoy this summer with Artsreach! A young businessman struggles with the demands of city life and, after losing his job, takes his […]

£5 – £25

Lucky Pigeons by Brainfools

Stalbridge Village Hall Lower Road, Stalbridge

Open Air Circus for all the Family to enjoy this summer with Artsreach! A young businessman struggles with the demands of city life and, after losing his job, takes his […]

£5 – £25

Blandford Art Society Annual Exhibition

Blandford Art Society is pleased to announce its annual Open Exhibition in The Corn Exchange, Blandford Forum. www.blandfordartsociety.weebly.com A wide variety of work will be on display and for sale. […]

Free

Storytime and Crafts with Children’s Author, Angela McAllister

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children's Activity: Come and enjoy a very special story time at Shaftesbury Library with prolific children's author, Angela McAllister, reading one of her much loved […]

Free

Family Musicals

St Cuthberts Church Oborne, Sherborne

An hour of family friendly music including Disney Classics.

£5 – £7.50