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  • Manston and Hammoon Village Hall

    Village hall Manston Manston, Sturminster Newton

    Our coffee mornings are now going to be the last Saturday in every month. So for April it’s 30 April - 10.30-12.00. Lovely cakes along with tea, coffee and great company. All welcome!

    Free

  • Wincanton Tennis Club Open Day

    Wincanton Tennis Club Wincanton Sports Ground, Moor Lane, Wincanton

    Come along to find out more about our friendly club. Have a hit on a Spring Day; come along to hit with a member or join in with a free session with the coach! 2 of our 4 courts will have the following sessions: 11am - 12 noon : Junior Tennis Taster 12 noon - […]

    Free

  • Murder at Checkmate Manor

    Murder at Checkmate Manor returns Quotes from the audience: Absolutely hilarious – loved every minute of this very professional production. The Group never fail to provide a totally entertaining event. […]

    £7 – £10

  • Pop Up Cafe

    Stourton Memorial Hall Spreadeagle Courtyard, Stourton

    Pop up cafe offering delicious food and hot and cold drinks. Everyone welcome. Stourton Memorial Hall is a perfect place to visit before or after a stroll around the estate and gardens at Stourhead. All proceeds in aid of Whitesheet Primary Academy, Zeals

  • Pop Up Cafe

    Stourton Memorial Hall Spreadeagle Courtyard, Stourton

    Pop up cafe offering delicious food and hot and cold drinks. Everyone welcome. Stourton Memorial Hall is a perfect place to visit before or after a stroll around the estate and gardens at Stourhead. All proceeds in aid of Whitesheet Primary Academy, Zeals

  • 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

  • Fabric Sale

    Digby Hall Hound Street, Sherborne

    Returning to Sherborne for one of their famous travelling fabric sales, Stitch Fabrics by M Rosenberg & son are back with a bang! Visit their website http://www.stitchfabrics.co.uk for more details and to subscribe to their newsletter to be kept up to date on all future events. FREE ENTRY AND GOOD PARKING See you there!

    Free

  • Fabric Sale

    Digby Hall Hound Street, Sherborne

    Returning to Sherborne for one of their famous travelling fabric sales, Stitch Fabrics by M Rosenberg & son are back with a bang! Visit their website http://www.stitchfabrics.co.uk for more details and to subscribe to their newsletter to be kept up to date on all future events. FREE ENTRY AND GOOD PARKING See you there!

    Free

  • Sturminster Newton Wedding Festival

    Sturminster Newton is holding a unique, town-based Wedding Festival and everyone is invited. As well as a Wedding Fair featuring wedding specialists in the Stour Hall at The Exchange (10.a.m. To 2.00 p.m.) a stroll around town will reveal that our shops and businesses are providing wedding themed offers too. An exhibition entitled “Wedding Attire […]

    Free

  • Hanging Basket Workshops at Thorngrove

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

    Back again for late Spring we’re hosting hanging basket workshops with Thorngrove expert Chris Francis! Create a beautiful hanging basket full of seasonal flowers and brighten up your home. Tickets are £5 for the demo and guidance from Chris, plus cost of basket and plants used that you take home. Sessions will run 2pm-4pm on […]

    £5

  • Hedgehog Craft Fayre

    The Pavilion, Hazelbury Bryan

    Over 30 Craft stalls are booked to make our day fun, with Ice Cream and Bottle Stall and Raffle. Last year we had a great day and I hope this will be the same. We are raising funds for your local Hedgehog Rescue of Hazelbury Bryan. Please come and support us. Free Parking and toilets […]

  • Saul David at the Sherborne Literary Society

    Digby Memorial Church Hall, Sherborne

    SBS Silent Warriors, The Authorised Wartime History Saul David is a Sunday Times bestselling military historian, novelist, and broadcaster. This is the first authorised history of Britain’s SBS or Special Boat Service - the world’s first maritime special operations unit. Written with the full cooperation of the modern SBS – the first time this ultra-secretive […]

    £10

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