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  • Seafood Fizz Friday

    Langham Wine Estate The Tasting Room, Crawthorne Farm, Dorset

    Join us at Langham Wine Estate on Friday 30th August. Live music from Weymouths Under the Carousel is to start at 7pm. The Vineyard Cafe will be serving fresh caught […]

    £55.00

  • Oborne Village Fete

    Oborne Playing Field, Oborne, Nr Sherborne DT9 4LA Oborne Playing Field, Nr Sherborne, United Kingdom

    Traditional fete with all the usual much loved stalls - Granny's Attic, Produce, Tombola, BBQ, Tea and Cake, Children's Corner, Duck Race and lots, lots more! All to the sound of the Wriggle Valley Jazz Band in the background.

    £1

  • Bag A Bargain Pre-Loved Charity Fashion Sale

    Manor Farm Longbridge Deverill, Warminster

    Organisers of the perennially popular ‘Bag A Bargain’ sustainably-oriented sale of pre-loved fashion and accessories welcome members of the public for this annual charity for the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust.  Located in Longbridge Deverill, Warminster (BA12) the bi-annual pop-up style bazaar has become an eagerly anticipated event for savvy fashionistas in South Wiltshire.  Typically selling […]

    £25

  • Health Promotion Evening

    Wincanton Memorial Hall High Street, Wincanton, Somerset

    Wincanton is having a Health Promotion Evening on Wednesday 11th September from 17:30-19:30 at Wincanton Memorial Hall. Wincanton Health Centre has organised this event and Dr Campbell Murdoch a GP […]

    Free

  • Dorset Studio School Open Morning

    dorset studio school Kingston Maurward House, Dorchester

    If you have a child in year 6 and looking for them to start secondary school in Year 7, September 2025. then please come along to our Open Morning on 21st September 2024 10.00 - 1.00pm. A chance to have a walk around our wonderful facilities, meet staff and pupils. There will be a Principal […]

    Free

  • The Big Top Boogie

    Hethfelton House Hethfelton House, Wareham

    Do you love to Boogie? We love to boogie! Join us for an amazing night with live music from Abba’s Angels & the Rat Pack Bournemouth, This party is set to be our best one yet, so don’t miss out! To book, or for further information please contact us on 01929 462487 or email us […]

    £35.00

  • Wessex Heavy Horse Show & Country Fair

    SP7 9PL Turnpike Showground, Motcombe Road, Shaftesbury

    Incorporating the West of England Heavy Horse In-hand and Harness Championship. Lots of horses to see, craft stalls, trade stands, classic vehicles and stationery engines, fun dog show - starting at 12noon, Punch and Judy, magic shows, free children’s Treasure Hunt, and All-Steps Formation Riding. Tickets available in advance via the website or become a […]

    £10

  • VINTAGE Theare in Child Okeford

    Child Okeford Village Hall Child Okeford

    Child Okeford’s own theatre group, COMPACT, have gathered together local talent to present the premiere of the new play “Vintage”. This full-length drama is a new and exciting undertaking for COMPACT, and a very community focused enterprise. The play’s authors and the entire cast are village residents. The support crew from director through stage manager […]

    £10.00

  • Parkstone Jumble Trail

    Parkstone

    On Saturday 28 September, residents of Parkstone will be taking part in our first ever Jumble Trail! From 11am to 3pm, either set up outside your home to sell your pre-loved items or take to the streets to hunt for a bargain! You might also want to sell baked goods, arts and crafts, provide face […]

  • Choral Evensong

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

    You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 28th September at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes Parry ‘My soul there is a country’, Brewer ‘Evening Canticles in D’, Beeby ‘Preces & Responses’ and Bairstow ‘Blessed city, heavenly Salem’. Do join us for this free event […]

    Free

  • Film Screening & Clothes Swap

    The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Sturminster Newton

    As part of Sustainable Fashion Week Defashion Dorset is hosting a film Screening of The Red Dress followed by a clothes swap at The Exchange in Sturminster Newton. The Red Dress was conceived by Somerset textile artist Kirstie Macleod, who began the Red Dress in 2009. Over the next 14 years pieces of the dress […]

    £10

  • The Quangle Wangle Choir

    Cerne Abbas Village Hall Kettle Bridge Lane, Cerne Abbas

    The Quangle Wangle Choir will entertain at Cerne Abbas Village Hall. Songs of the sea and the seasons, from pop to folk to more serious fare. A smorgasbord of musical and poetic delights! Tickets available through the website, at Cerne Abbas Village Stores or on the door. Accompanied children go free.

    £10

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