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String Telephones

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children's Activity: Learn how sound travels by making your own non-electrical 'secret' gadget.

Free

Wriggle Valley Jazz Band

St Cuthberts Church Oborne, Sherborne

The superb Wriggle Valley Jazz Band performing in atmospheric church with great acoustics. BBQ and bar available..

£5 – £7.50

Newspaper Challenge

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children's Activity: Will you be able to complete our newspaper challenge? Free children's event.

Free

Lucky Pigeons by Brainfools

Litton Cheney Village Hall Litton Cheney

Open Air Circus for all the Family to enjoy this summer with Artsreach! A young businessman struggles with the demands of city life and, after losing his job, takes his […]

£5 – £25

Lucky Pigeons by Brainfools

Stalbridge Village Hall Lower Road, Stalbridge

Open Air Circus for all the Family to enjoy this summer with Artsreach! A young businessman struggles with the demands of city life and, after losing his job, takes his […]

£5 – £25

Blandford Art Society Annual Exhibition

Blandford Art Society is pleased to announce its annual Open Exhibition in The Corn Exchange, Blandford Forum. www.blandfordartsociety.weebly.com A wide variety of work will be on display and for sale. […]

Free

Storytime and Crafts with Children’s Author, Angela McAllister

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children's Activity: Come and enjoy a very special story time at Shaftesbury Library with prolific children's author, Angela McAllister, reading one of her much loved […]

Free

Family Musicals

St Cuthberts Church Oborne, Sherborne

An hour of family friendly music including Disney Classics.

£5 – £7.50

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