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Auction of Promises and Items

martinstown village hall St Martins Field, Martinstown, Dorchester

Join us for a fun evening with unique promises and items up for bid, at our exciting auction event in aid of the Family Counselling Trust Dorset! We have gathered an impressive collection of items that will be up for auction, including exclusive experiences, one-of-a-kind artwork, and luxury items. Whether you're looking for something special […]

£10.00

Sturminster Choral Society Spring Concert

St Mary's Church, Sturminster Newton Church Lane, Sturminster Newton

For their first event of the year the Sturminster Choral Society have great pleasure in performing a full and varied evening of music consisting of Feel The Spirit by John Rutter, The Angel’s Farewell, a movement taken from The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar and arrangements of Shenandoah, Stranger in Paradise and Vocalise by […]

Free

Robert Young Themed Walk Around Sturminster Newton

Sturminster Newton Museum Old Market Cross, Sturminster Newton

Robert Young (1811-1908) served as Parish Constable in Stur during Victorian times. His chronicles give an insight into the superstitions, squalor, sanitation and sermonising in the town and how things changed during his lifetime. Young witnessed the celebrations for victory at Waterloo, a man beaten to death in a bare-knuckle fight and the coming of […]

£5

Coronation Coach Craft

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Celebrate Charles III's coronation by making your own Royal Coach! Children's craft activity. Shaftesbury Library Saturday 6 May11:00am - 12:00 noon. Drop in session, no booking required. For further information please call : 01747 852256

Free

Mental Health Awareness Week

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Mental Health Awareness Week. Are you or anyone you care about feeling anxious about the cost of living crisis or have any other worries and concerns regarding mental health? Come and meet Emma Roper, Rural Coordinator, Mind Dorset for an informal drop in advice and guidance session. Shaftesbury Library Monday 15 May 10:00am - 12:00 […]

Free

Community Policing Drop In Surgery

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Community Policing Drop In Surgery: PCSO 5382 Leatt will be at Shaftesbury Library to offer Crime Prevention advice and leaflets and to hear any local concerns. Shaftesbury Library 20 April, 18 May, 15 June and 13 July 10:00 am - 11:00am. For more information please call Shaftesbury Library on 01747 852 256.

Free

Shared Reading

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Shared Reading: Do you enjoy a good story and would you like to discover poetry without the need to read ahead? Join Shaftesbury Library's Shared Reading Group. Fortnightly on a Thursday from 18 May to 27 July1:45pm - 3:15pm. Booking is essential, please call the library on:01747 852256

Free

Villages in the Shaftesbury Area

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Remembers, Gold Hill Museum Community Project. Villages in the Shaftesbury Area: A presentation of Edwardian photographs taken by Albert Tyler. Shaftesbury Library Thursday 18th May 4.30 –5.30 pm. Please book a place by contacting: Shaftesbury Library 01747 852256 or [email protected]

Free

Knitting Workshop

Shaftesbury Library Bell Street, Shaftesbury

Whether you're new to knitting and fancy giving it ago or are a regular knitter in need of some tips, come along to the library and chat to our friendly Knit & Natter group for some helpful advice and guidance. Shaftesbury Library Saturday 20 May 11:00am to 12:00 noon For further information please call 01747 […]

Free

Self Publishing Workshop with John Jenkins

Sturminster Newton Library Bath Rd, Sturminster Newton

A two-hour self-publishing workshop with John Jenkins. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/self-publishing-workshop-with-john-jenkins-tickets-613290457267

£10

PRELOVED SALE

Sale of lots of clothes , bric a brac , toys & books. 20th May 2pm - 4pm Upwey & Broadway Memorial Hall DT3 5NH Entry £1 Donations for the heart foundation.

Free