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  • Halloween Bingo

    RSPCA Taylors Rehoming Centre RSPCA Taylors Rehoming Centre, Higher Dairy, Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester

    Join us for Halloween bingo on Saturday November 1st to raise money for the animals at RSPCA Taylors Rehoming Centre! £10 entry includes your bingo books and there will be […]

    £10.00

  • Choral Eucharist – Will Todd’s Mass in Blue with jazz ensemble

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

    You are warmly invited to our service of Choral Eucharist on Sunday 2nd November at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The setting is Will Todd’s ‘Mass in Blue’, which […]

    Free

  • Handmade for Christmas

    The Workhouse Chapel, Strurminster Newton Bath Road, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Handmade for Christmasat the Workhouse Chapel Open Daily 1st November - 24th December9.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Our gifts are all lovingly Made by Hand by real people, working in real sheds, with real tools. You won't find anything mass-produced here! We have over 70 local artists and makers exhibiting their work - you might even […]

    Free

  • Beyond the Sea – A Words and Music Concert

    St Peter’s Church Bournemouth

    A sequence of words and music exploring the distances, adventure, depths and mysteries of the sea presented by University Music Chamber Choir and musicians. The programme includes choral, vocal and […]

    Free

  • Spoon Carving

    Kingcombe Visitor Centre Lower Kingcombe, Toller Porcorum, Dorchester

    Event details View on What3Words gentle.stews.condense Date Saturday 8 November 2025 Time 9:00am - 4:00pm About the event After spending ten years swinging from trees as an arborist, Adam decided a job was needed where he could keep both feet firmly on the ground, whilst still being a part of the woodland around him. Having […]

    £100

  • Preloved and Vintage Sale at Hazelbury Bryan Village Hall

    Hazelbury Bryan Village Hall Partway Lane, Hazelbury Bryan, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Hazelbury Bryan Village Hall Preloved and Vintage Sale!Saturday 8th November 10am - 2pmPreloved clothing, shoes, hats, costume Jewellery and Accessories!Refreshments and cake too!!All proceeds for the Village Hall kitchen renovationsRegistered […]

  • CRAFT MARKET

    Penselwood Village Hall Field Lane, Penselwood, Wincanton, somerset, United Kingdom

    Beautiful handmade items for sale in time for Christmas refreshments available

    Free

  • Winter Art Exhibition at the Wild Chesil Centre

    The Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre Portland

    Join us at the Fine Foundation Wild Chesil Centre for this exhibition inspired by Dorset's incredible wildlife and beautiful natural land and seascapes. The exhibition showcases work by talented local artists Terri Peay, Lusea Warner-Gale, Stephen Yates (and others to be confirmed) in a variety of mediums including printing, ceramics and wildlife illustrations. After browsing the […]

    Free

  • Swanage Poppy Fair with Ploughman’s Lunch

    swanage royal british legion 150 High Street, Swanage, United Kingdom

    An eclectic mix of 20 stalls: crafts, jewellery, art, cakes, gifts and more. Coffee and cakes, Tombola and raffle and a Ploughman’s Lunch (please book with [email protected]) All in aid […]

  • Choral Matins for Remembrance

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

    Choral Matins for Remembrance takes place at St Peter’s Church Dorchester on Saturday 8th November at 11am.The music includes Holst’s ‘Turn back O man’, Stanford’s ‘Te deum and Jubilate in […]

    Free

  • Free Lunchtime Concert

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

    Join us at St Peter's Church Dorchester on Saturday 8th November between 12.30pm and 1pm for our free lunchtime concert. This is a thirty-minute recital of music for saxophone and […]

    Free

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