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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 a raffle and refreshments on the night. Please get in touch to book your place by calling 01305 259672 or emailing [email protected]

    £10.00
  • Bubbling Potions and Spooky Science – Halloween Spooktacular at Larmer Tree Gardens

    The Larmer Tree Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Little witches, wizards and mad scientists are invited to Larmer Tree Gardens this November for a spellbinding day of spooky family fun. The much-loved Halloween Spooktacular returns on Sunday 2nd November 2025, running from 10am to 4pm. This year’s highlight is the brand-new Spooky Science Show, packed with bubbling dry ice, smoking potions and magical […]

    £5.00 – £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 will be accompanied by jazz ensemble! Other music in the service includes Bruckner’s ‘Ave Maria’ and Will Todd’s ‘Stay with me Lord’.  This service is […]

    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 instrumental music by Esenvalds, Sullivan, Faure, Beethoven, Massenet, Parry and others. Admission free.

    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 Charity No. 301138

  • CRAFT MARKET

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

    Beautiful handmade items for sale in time for Christmas refreshments available

    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 of the Poppy Appeal

  • 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 C’, the Seal ‘Responses’, Ireland’s ‘Greater love hath no man’ and ‘For the fallen’ by the contemporary Northern Irish composer Alex Patterson. The service is […]

    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 piano given by Maddie McCoubrie and Rob Taylor. Admission is free and all are very welcome. More information at www.musicatstpetersdorchester.org

    Free
  • Mere School Fireworks Display – FREE

    Mere Primary school Springfield Rd,, Mere, wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Our legendary School Fireworks Night is back this November - and it's going to be bigger, brighter & better than ever!! Mark your calendars now - trust us, you won't want to miss the food, fun & fabulous fireworks! When? Saturday 8th November Where? Mere Primary School, BA12 6EW Will we see you there? Of […]

    Free
  • An afternoon of fungi feast and forage with Andy Knott of Jurassic Coast Mushrooms

    Happy River Retreat Wareham

    Back by Popular Demand: A Mushroom Adventure with Andy Knott from Jurassic Coast Mushrooms Step into the fascinating world of fungi with Andy Knott – one of Dorset’s most passionate and knowledgeable mushroom minds.   Andy’s enthusiasm is contagious, and he’ll guide you on a woodland walk of discovery through the forest from Happy River Retreat. […]

    £35