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  • Milborne Port: Community Matters

    Church House Bathwell Lane, Milborne Port

    Community groups, voluntary organisations and businesses showcase what is on offer in this great village!

    Free

  • RURAL FUTURES: LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL PROBLEMS

    Messums West Place Farm, Court Street, Tisbury, Salisbury.

    JOIN US AT MESSUMS WEST TO ENGAGE IN THE DEBATE - RURAL FUTURES: LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL PROBLEMS Rural Futures: Local Solutions to Global Problems is a weekend of talks and events, bringing together people working on the ground in rural places across the UK, on community-based projects which aim to build social and economic resilience […]

    £5 – £60

  • Choral Eucharist

    st peters church

    You are warmly invited to our cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist on Sunday 10th May at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: William Harris’s ‘Holy is the true light’, Michael Haydn’s ‘Missa brevis in C’ and Gorecki’s ‘Totus tuus’. All are very welcome to this free service. More information at www.musicatstpetersdorchester.org  

    Free

  • Milton Abbey School Scholarships

    Milton Abbey School Blandford Forum, dorset, United Kingdom

    Milton Abbey School is the the only truly full boarding school in England offering the broadest possible selection of academic, vocational and sporting qualifications for children aged 13-18. Our next scholarship assessment day is on Saturday 16 May, for children interested in applying for an Academic, Sports or Dorset scholarship. Please email [email protected] or telephone […]

    Free

  • Milton Abbey School Scholarships

    Milton Abbey School Blandford Forum, dorset, United Kingdom

    Milton Abbey School is proud to offer scholarships in 'Sport', 'Dorset', and 'Academic'. Our next scholarship assessment day is Saturday 16 May, and you can register your interest here. As a school, we deliver outstanding education with one of the broadest curriculums in the independent sector, sports everyday, co-curricular evening and weekend activities, small class […]

    Free

  • Sherborne Tennis Club 24 Hour Tennisathon

    Sherborne Tennis Club Terrace Playing Fields,, Sherborne, United Kingdom

    Rally for a CauseSherborne Tennis Club 24 Hour TennisathonNoon Sat 16th to Noon Sun 17th May 2026at The Terraces, Sherborne, DorsetAll funds raised will go to the Motor Neurone Disease […]

    Free

  • Lunchtime Concert

    st peters church

    Join us at St Peter's Church Dorchester on Saturday 16th May between 12.30pm and 1.00pm for our monthly lunchtime concert. Natalie Burton (clarinet) and Rob Taylor (piano) perform the Copland ‘Clarinet Sonata’ and Finzi’s ‘Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Piano’. Admission is free. More information at www.musicatstpetersdorchester.org  

    Free

  • Plant Sale

    The Pamela Hambro Memorial Hall West Street, Winterborne Stickland

    Plant Sale in aid of The Valley Gardening Club Entrance Free Raffle • Refreshments

    Free

  • Quartet

    Village Hall, Lytchett Matravers High Street, Lytchett Matravers

    Quartet by Ronald Harwood, performed by Castle Players Theatre Company A Heartwarming Tale of Second Chances Cecily, Reggie, and Wilfred are living out their days in a beautiful English country […]

    £14.00

  • SKYDIVE FOR TEDDY20

    Old Sarum Airfield, Salisbury 59 Lancaster Rd, Salisbury, dorset, United Kingdom

    Join our team and take on the Skydive to support children and young people with cancer! They say fear is loud, but love is louder.  It’s time to step out […]

  • Andrew Thomas S.W.A.C – Major Solo Art Exhibition

    Stoborough Village Hall West Lane, Stoborough, Wareham

    Purbeck-based sculptor Andrew Thomas S.W.A.C. presents a major solo exhibition spanning nearly four decades of work. Primarily working in wood and bronze, Thomas blends traditional craftsmanship with a deep understanding […]

    Free

  • Choral Eucharist for Pentecost

    st peters church

    You are warmly invited to our cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist for Pentecost on Sunday 24th May at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Tallis’s ‘O Lord give thy Holy Spirit’, Mozart’s ‘Missa brevis in F K.192’ and Grayston Ives’s ‘Listen sweet dove’. All are very welcome to this free service. More […]

    Free

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