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Land & Spirit

Shaftesbury Arts Centre 13 Bell St, Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom

Lin & Jemima studied ceramics together at Bath Academy of Art. After graduating Jemima moved to Shaftesbury and taught Art & Design at William Barnes School, Sturminster Newton before moving […]

Free

Thermal Imaging

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children's Activity: Thermal Imaging with Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Free

Riverside Family Fest

Riverside Meadows, The Bridge Sturminster Newton The Bridge, Sturminster Newton

Riverside Family Fest, is a fun family festival raising money for Children With Cancer UK, and a couple of local charities, The Vale Pantry in Sturminster Newton and The Big […]

Teddy Bear’s Parachute Jump – Teddy20

Blandford Fire Station

CALLING ALL TEDDY BEAR'S AND THEIR OWNERS FOR THE TEDDY BEAR PARACHUTE JUMP! Sign up and bring your best dressed Teddy to the Blandford Fire Station on Saturday 20th August, […]

£2

Iwerne Minster Summer Show

Iwerne Minster, Parish Field

Horticultural show with exhibition tents. Live music from the Bell Street Jazz Band. Grand raffle, tomboys and stalls selling books, tools, plants, jewellery and handicrafts. Vintage cars and opportunity to […]

£1 – £16

Twelfth Night by Three Inch Fools

Higher Orchard Sandford Orcas

Mischief and hilarity in this rip-roaring Shakespearean comedy, fit for all the family! The Three Inch Fools are dusting down their instruments and hitting the road this summer with Shakespeare's […]

£8 – £40

Planet Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Come to Shaftesbury Library to discover some simple ideas, which can help you make a difference to your planet!

Free

Make and Take Gadgeteers Workshop

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children's Activity: Make and Take Gadgeteers Summer Reading Challenge workshop.

Free

Community Policing Drop In Surgery

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

PCSO 5382 Leatt will be at Shaftesbury Library to offer Crime Prevention advice and leaflets and to hear any local concerns.

Free

Life Drawing Sessions

Marnhull Village Hall Burton St, Marnhull

Friendly life drawing sessions, all abilities welcome. At Marnhull Village Hall 10.30am - 12.30pm Last Friday of each month. £8 per session Contact Katie on 07766 311 810

£8

Child Okeford Village Arts Trail 2022

The Child Okeford Art Trail is Back ! Bigger than Ever ! Friday 26th August - Monday 29th August 2022 11 - 4 pm 19 Artists, Sculptors, Jewellers, Textile Artists […]

Free

Craft Fair & Afternoon Teas

Sixpenny Handley Village Hall Common Road, Sixpenny Handley, Near Salisbury

Our increasingly popular Craft Fairs with Afternoon Tea at Sixpenny Handley Village Hall continue on Saturday 27 August from 11.00 am to 2.00 pm. There will be various arts, crafts […]

Free