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  • Festive Family Fun

    Space Inflaters 22 Brickfields Business Park, Gillinghan

    Join us for some FREE festive family fun: * Jack & the Beanstalk Panto * Father Christmas * Inflatables and lots more Free lunch for each child with a HAF […]

    Free

  • The Fairy Tale Forest

    Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham, Dorset

    Angel Exit Theatre bring to you The Fairy Tale Forest - Wander through a magical wintery woodland and meet Mary Godmother in her gingerbread emporium. Look around her shop, hear […]

    FREE

  • Jazz Night with “The Scarlet Stone Trio”

    Tolpuddle Village Hall Main Road, Tolpuddle

    The Scarlett Stone Jazz Trio Doors at 7.00p.m. Cocktails and Canapés 7.30-8.30 p.m. Performance from 8.30 p.m. Bar available from 7.00 p.m.-11.00 p.m. An evening taking you back to the golden age of the 20’s 30’s . Well know songs from the Stage and Silver screen. American songbook Classics. This fabulous Trio will be covering […]

    £10.00

  • The Fairy Tale Forest

    Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham, Dorset

    Angel Exit Theatre bring to you The Fairy Tale Forest - Wander through a magical wintery woodland and meet Mary Godmother in her gingerbread emporium. Look around her shop, hear […]

    FREE

  • The Fairy Tale Forest

    Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham, Dorset

    Come and visit The Fairy Tale Forest. Wander through a magical wintery woodland and meet Mary Godmother in her gingerbread emporium. Look around her shop, hear the latest fairy tale […]

    Free

  • The Fairy Tale Forest

    Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham, Dorset

    Angel Exit Theatre bring to you The Fairy Tale Forest - Wander through a magical wintery woodland and meet Mary Godmother in her gingerbread emporium. Look around her shop, hear […]

    FREE

  • The Fairy Tale Forest

    Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham, Dorset

    Come and visit The Fairy Tale Forest. Wander through a magical wintery woodland and meet Mary Godmother in her gingerbread emporium. Look around her shop, hear the latest fairy tale […]

    Free

  • The Fairy Tale Forest

    Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham, Dorset

    Angel Exit Theatre bring to you The Fairy Tale Forest - Wander through a magical wintery woodland and meet Mary Godmother in her gingerbread emporium. Look around her shop, hear […]

    FREE

  • The Fairy Tale Forest

    Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham Thorngrove Garden Centre, Gillingham, Dorset

    Come and visit The Fairy Tale Forest. Wander through a magical wintery woodland and meet Mary Godmother in her gingerbread emporium. Look around her shop, hear the latest fairy tale […]

    Free

  • Choral Evensong for Epiphany

    St Peter's Church Dorchester 26 High East Street, Dorchester

    You are warmly invited to our cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong for Epiphany on Saturday 28th January at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Poulenc ‘Videntes stellam’, […]

  • Family Beetle Drive

    United Church Charles Street, Dorchester

    A family beetle drive in aid of the Dorchester Child Contact Centre. Your ticket includes a jacket potato, tea, coffee and punch. Tickets: £6 adult, £3 child, £15 family (4), […]

    £3 – £15

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