The BV

Free Taster Lectures
2022-05-05 11:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
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: sheilawilliams51@btinternet.com
or telephone 01747 840220 to secure your seat.

Bees a-Swarmen!
2022-09-03 19:30 - 21:30
North Dorset Beekeepers Associa1on
Bees a -Swarmen!
Traditonal Music and Song
With Tim Laycock and Colin Thompson
A country garland of dance tunes and folksongs collected in Dorset, played on fiddle, viola, guitar, concer&na and melodeon. Readings from William Barnes, Thomas Hardy and other Dorset writers
https://buy1ckets.at/northdorsetbka/717111
All proceeds to the North Dorset Honeybee Centre.
Tim Laycock and Colin Thompson are both renowned performers of Dorset tradi&onal music. Drawing on their extensive repertoire, they present an informal evening of folksongs collected in Dorset by Henry and Robert Hammond, dance tunes from the Hardy collec&on and Benjamin Rose of Belchalwell. Interspersed with readings and local poetry, the evening is a celebra&on of country life and the natural history of the county.
The concert is to raise money towards the building and equipping of the North Dorset Honeybee Centre at Holloway Farm, Shillingstone.

WIMBORNE MINSTER FLOWER FESTIVAL
2022-09-02 10:00 - 2022-09-05 18:00 | Wimborne Minster, High St, Wimborne Minster,, Wimborne, BH21 1EB
The first major Flower Festival to be held in Wimborne Minster for seven years will take place from Friday 2nd to Monday 5th September 2022. In recent times the Minster has held a major Flower Festival every five years and the one planned for this year should have been held in 2020 but was postponed due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The event is to celebrate the Minsters 900th anniversary of the start of the Minster building as we know it today. The original foundations go back to the year AD705 and the 1300th anniversary was celebrated in 2005 when a host of events were held including a Flower Festival.
Sharon Austin from Carnival Flowers is designing the Festival and has been working hard with a small team from the Minster to ensure that the whole event will be a success. There will be a number of Tableaux and many other Floral Arrangements throughout the Minster all depicting the Festival theme which is “Trades – Past and Present”. A number of Flower Clubs from across Dorset and one from Hampshire are taking part in addition to the Minsters own and other local Arrangers.
The Festival will be open on the Friday, Saturday and Monday from 10.00am to 6.00pm and on Sunday from 2.00pm until 6.00pm. On the Sunday The Minster will be celebrating its Patronal Festival and the new Bishop of Salisbury The Right Revd Stephen Lake will Preside and Preach at the 9.30am Parish Eucharist when he will also dedicate the rebuilt Minster Organ. Entrance charge to the Festival will be £5.00. There will be no concessions but entry for children will be free. All proceeds will be for the everyday costs of running the Minster together with a donation to the Forest Holme Hospice.

The Heist - Laserguys/Laser Tag
2022-08-29 10:00 - 14:00, 2022-08-28 15:00 - 16:30, 2022-08-27 12:30 - 14:00 | Laser Tag, Langton Long, Blandford Forum, DT11 9HT, Laser Tag, Langton long, DT11 9Ht
Finish summer holidays with a bang – join our outdoor laser tag heist! Two teams will attempt to pull off the most daring heist. Team with the biggest haul wins! There’s a lot on the line – dollars, gold bars, diamonds, gems, silver & gold coins and valuable paintings.
Tickets need to be booked at our website: https://www.laserguys.co.uk/dorset-events

Craft Fair & Afternoon Teas
2022-08-27 11:00 - 14:00 | Sixpenny Handley Village Hall, Common Road, Sixpenny Handley, Near Salisbury, SP5 5NJ
Our increasingly popular Craft Fairs with Afternoon Tea at Sixpenny Handley Village Hall continue on Saturday 27 August from 11.00 am to 2.00 pm.
There will be various arts, crafts and homemade produce stalls, including wood turned products, jewellery, bags, cards and many more. There will also be a spinning demonstration by our resident village crafter where you can learn how to spin simply using a stick! Children and adults will also have a chance to have a go at using a spindle.
To accompany your pot of tea or mug of coffee, there will be a variety of freshly made sandwiches, scones with jam and cream (or cream and jam if you prefer!) plus an array of delicious homemade cakes.
We are a friendly bunch of volunteers who are running this free event for all the family to raise funds for our village hall. So, if you’re looking for something to do for a couple of hours on 27 August why not come along and join in the fun; we look forward to welcoming you to our hall. There’s plenty of parking and we are keeping our fingers crossed that the sun will shine so that you can enjoy your tea outside.
We are intending to continue to run these events monthly so if you are interested in having a table at a future event, please do get in touch. The next event is planned for Saturday 24 September. For more information or to book a table, please contact us at: 6dhandleyhall@gmail.com or 07951 056069

Child Okeford Village Arts Trail 2022
2022-08-26 11:00 - 2022-08-29 16:00
The Child Okeford Art Trail
is Back !
Bigger than Ever !
Friday 26th August – Monday 29th August 2022
11 – 4 pm
19 Artists, Sculptors, Jewellers, Textile Artists and Potters
will show and sell a variety of quality work
Art Trail Leaflets will be available in local shops.
Free Admission
Why not walk our Art Trail and visit venues throughout Child Okeford.
Take the opportunity for refreshments along the way at our two splendid Pubs -The Bakers Arms and The Saxon inn: The Village Hall: our splendid Child Okeford Village shop: The Cafe on GoldHill Farm : GoldHill Organic Farm shop.
(Do check their opening times as they vary)

Life Drawing Sessions
2022-04-29 10:30 - 12:30 | Marnhull Village Hall, Burton St, Marnhull, DT10 1PP
Friendly life drawing sessions, all abilities welcome.
At Marnhull Village Hall 10.30am – 12.30pm
Last Friday of each month.
£8 per session
Contact Katie on 07766 311 810

Community Policing Drop In Surgery
2022-08-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Shaftesbury Library, Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury Library SP7 8AE
PCSO 5382 Leatt will be at Shaftesbury Library to offer Crime Prevention advice and leaflets and to hear any local concerns.

Make and Take Gadgeteers Workshop
2022-08-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Shaftesbury Library, Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury Library SP7 8AE
Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children’s Activity: Make and Take Gadgeteers Summer Reading Challenge workshop.

Planet Shaftesbury
2022-08-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Shaftesbury Library, Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury Library SP7 8AE
Come to Shaftesbury Library to discover some simple ideas, which can help you make a difference to your planet!

Twelfth Night by Three Inch Fools
2022-08-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Higher Orchard, Sandford Orcas, DT9 4RP
Mischief and hilarity in this rip-roaring Shakespearean comedy, fit for all the family!

The Three Inch Fools are dusting down their instruments and hitting the road this summer with Shakespeare’s riotous comedy, ‘Twelfth Night’. Prepare for an open-air evening of mischief and hilarity as five actors present an inventive take on this rip-roaring comedy, fit for all the family. Touring across the UK, this Shakespearean classic will be getting the full Three Inch Fools treatment: expect fast-paced drama, endless costume changes, and much music-making along the way as the company perform just once in Dorset this summer with Artsreach!

Suitable for all ages
Running Time: 120mins plus interval
Picnics welcomed from 6pm, licensed bar available.

* Please note that this is an outdoor performance – dress for all weather and bring your own seating and a torch. Assistance dogs only.

Iwerne Minster Summer Show
2022-08-21 14:00 - 16:30 | Iwerne Minster, Parish Field
Horticultural show with exhibition tents. Live music from the Bell Street Jazz Band. Grand raffle, tomboys and stalls selling books, tools, plants, jewellery and handicrafts. Vintage cars and opportunity to ride in a vintage steam car. Ice-creams and refreshments available. Free parking.

Teddy Bear’s Parachute Jump - Teddy20
2022-08-20 13:00 - 15:00 | 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, help get them into a parachute and then watch as the firemen launch your teddy bear from a tower, in an effort to make Teddy Bears fly!
It’s £2 to jump and there will be small prizes for the longest flight and best dressed bear. Certificates for all jumping bears and their owners. Repeat jumps are just 50p. If you have raised sponsorship for your Teddy they get to jump for free! Sign up/Sponsorship forms can be posted to you (if local) or sent via email.
Picnic refreshments at Angus Wood, (2mins from fire station) will be on sale during the event so be sure to pop up, you might even find Mr Bear in there.
Come along for a family fun day, support our local fire station, Blandford Environmental Trust, Teddy20 and the brave jumping teddies on the day.
Contact sophieferry@teddy20.org for more info or to sign up.

Riverside Family Fest
2022-08-20 12:00 - 22:00 | Riverside Meadows, The Bridge Sturminster Newton, The Bridge, Sturminster Newton, DT102BS
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 Yellow Bus Garden Project in Shillingstone. There will be live bands, BBQ, Bar, childrens entertainment, ice cream, cream teas, stalls bouncy castle, rides and much more!

Thermal Imaging
2022-08-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Shaftesbury Library, Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury Library SP7 8AE
Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children’s Activity: Thermal Imaging with Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Land & Spirit
2022-08-17 10:00 - 2022-08-23 16:30 | Shaftesbury Arts Centre, 13 Bell St, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8AR, 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 to the hills of West Wales to farm with her husband and young family. Recently she and her husband have retired to Cornwall to be with their son and his family. Her work is exhibited at The Maritime Gallery in St Ives.
“I have been so fortunate to live in such beautiful surroundings,” she says, “and I have continued to work in ceramics, inspired by the landscape around me. I often return both to West Wales and to Dorset so my work is infused by my love of all these places”.
Lin moved to London after her degree to study at Goldsmiths, followed by teaching
in Inner London before bringing up a family in Surrey where she completed an
MA at the University of the Creative Arts. When the opportunity arose to relocate to
Wiltshire she followed a dream to set up a studio and pursue her own work full time.
‘My Work evolves from a preoccupation with the residue of human existence and
the beauty of an unconscious or fleeting mark . The marks made and the residue left
are the result of societies engagement with , and attempts to map and control, the
environment ‘.

Family Musicals
2022-08-15 18:00 - 19:00 | St Cuthberts Church, Oborne, Sherborne, DT9 4LA
An hour of family friendly music including Disney Classics.

Storytime and Crafts with Children's Author, Angela McAllister
2022-08-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Shaftesbury Library, Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury Library SP7 8AE
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 stories followed by a fun craft activity.

Blandford Art Society Annual Exhibition
2022-08-15 10:00 - 2022-08-20 17:00
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.
Our guest artist for 2022 is Michael Hemming.

Lucky Pigeons by Brainfools
2022-08-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Stalbridge Village Hall, Lower Road, Stalbridge, DT10 2NF
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 frustrations out on a group of pigeons. Karma soon returns however, and the man finds himself turned into a pigeon, where he quickly learns about the playful world of this misunderstood animal.
With a mix of absurd and extravagant theatre, impressive acrobatics, empathetic and funny stories and a pinch of satirical spice and puppetry, a cast of seven Lucky Pigeons will perform daring aerials and acrobatic feats in this soulful story.
Brain Fools is led by two graduates of National Centre for Circus Arts.
Suitable for ages 6+
Running Time: 60mins no interval
* Please note that this is an outdoor performance – dress for all weather and bring your own chair/blanket to sit on. Assistance dogs only.

Lucky Pigeons by Brainfools
2022-08-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Litton Cheney Village Hall, Litton Cheney, DT2 9AU

Newspaper Challenge
2022-08-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Shaftesbury Library, Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury Library SP7 8AE
Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children’s Activity: Will you be able to complete our newspaper challenge? Free children’s event.

Wriggle Valley Jazz Band
2022-08-12 19:00 - 22:00 | St Cuthberts Church, Oborne, Sherborne, DT9 4LA
The superb Wriggle Valley Jazz Band performing in atmospheric church with great acoustics. BBQ and bar available..

String Telephones
2022-08-08 10:30 - 11:30 | Shaftesbury Library, Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury Library SP7 8AE
Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children’s Activity: Learn how sound travels by making your own non-electrical ‘secret’ gadget.

A Supermarket Love Story by John Osborne
2022-08-07 18:00 - 19:00 | The Royal Oak, Bridport Road, Drimpton, DT8 3RD
A story about supermarkets and the people who use them…
Love will bloom, lives will continue as they always have, and you’ll meet two paramedics by the crisps. As staff untuck their shirts and sit on kick stools stacking shelves, we join them all for a storytelling feast and find that every aisle really does tell a different story.
John Osborne is a Radio 4 regular and creator of the cult show, ‘John Peel’s Shed’. Weaving words to create wonderful worlds out of the most ordinary of situations, join John in Dorset pubs this summer for a night of poignant, enchanting and heart-warming poetic tales. Recommended 14+
This show is part of the national INN Crowd project, and tours Dorset with Artsreach.

Sturminster Newton Half Marathon & Fun Run
2022-08-07 10:30 - 14:00
The Stur Half, organised by the Dorset Doddlers, is now in its 30th year.
The start is in Station Road, and the route takes the runners through Manston, Margaret Marsh, Stour Row and Todber, returning through Moorside and Hinton St Mary to finish on the High School playing field. Enter the half, or our new multi-terrain 5K Fun Run, or come out and support the runners along the route. For more information and how to enter, visit www.sturhalf.co.uk

"Who dunnit?"
2022-08-01 10:30 - 11:30 | Shaftesbury Library, Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury Library SP7 8AE
Shaftesbury Library Summer Reading Challenge Children’s Activity: Finger Print Detection with PCSO Su Leatt
