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Hedgehog Craft Fayre

The Pavilion, Hazelbury Bryan

Over 30 Craft stalls are booked to make our day fun, with Ice Cream and Bottle Stall and Raffle. Last year we had a great day and I hope this will be the same. We are raising funds for your local Hedgehog Rescue of Hazelbury Bryan. Please come and support us. Free Parking and toilets […]

Saul David at the Sherborne Literary Society

Digby Memorial Church Hall, Sherborne

SBS Silent Warriors, The Authorised Wartime History Saul David is a Sunday Times bestselling military historian, novelist, and broadcaster. This is the first authorised history of Britain’s SBS or Special Boat Service - the world’s first maritime special operations unit. Written with the full cooperation of the modern SBS – the first time this ultra-secretive […]

£10

Concert for Ukraine

Gillingham Methodist Church High St, Gillingham, United Kingdom

A fundraising concert for Ukraine featuring Celebrity Organist Thomas Trotter (Birmingham City Organist) and Guests: David Briggs (Organist, St John the Divine, NYC), Keith Hearnshaw (Concert Organist), Jonathan Hope (Organist, Gloucester Cathedral), Duncan Honeybourne (Concert Pianist) and Rex Wickham (Treble). The concert has been organised to raise money for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and […]

£20

Have a go at bowling – Open Day

Shaftesbury Bowling Club Bleke Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Bowling Club are holding open days on: Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th May From 10am Full instruction for newcomers Tea and coffee available

Free

‘Looking at Texture’

Gold Hill Museum, Shaftesbury Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Dorset Button Workshop ‘Looking at Texture’ using ethically sourced yarns For all of you who have followed me on Instagram and/or Facebook know who much I enjoy working with textiles and different yarns. This workshop, ‘Looking at Texture’, is designed using some of my favourite supplier, Yarn Yarn, and we will be using ethically sourced […]

£65.00

Have a go at bowling – Open Day

Shaftesbury Bowling Club Bleke Street, Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury Bowling Club are holding open days on: Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th May From 10am Full instruction for newcomers Tea and coffee available

Free

Coffee Concert

St Peter's Church Dorchester 26 High East Street, Dorchester

Music at St Peter's Dorchester present the first in their series of summer Coffee Concerts on Sunday 15 May at 11.45am. Join us for coffee and a short recital of song performed by one of our choral scholars, Amy Bolster. In September Amy leaves us to read music at Selwyn College, Cambridge where she has […]

Free

Valuations Day with Charterhouse Auctioneers’ Richard Bromell

Bring any valuables or collectables to Maiden Bradley Church for valuation by Charterhouse Auctioneers on Wednesday 18th May 4pm-7pm. There will also be refreshments, cake stall and tours of the church tower. Only £2 per item valued. Proceeds to the upkeep of the Church

Still Alice

Village Hall, Lytchett Matravers High Street, Lytchett Matravers

Adapted for stage by Christine Mary Dunford from the award winning book by Lisa Genova, Still Alice gives an extraordinary window into the experience of living with dementia. It is a story that tells us that no matter what trials, trauma or chronic illness life throws at us, we can overcome it with love, patience […]

Free

Still Alice

Village Hall, Lytchett Matravers High Street, Lytchett Matravers

Adapted for stage by Christine Mary Dunford from the award winning book by Lisa Genova, Still Alice gives an extraordinary window into the experience of living with dementia. It is a story that tells us that no matter what trials, trauma or chronic illness life throws at us, we can overcome it with love, patience […]

Free

Still Alice

Village Hall, Lytchett Matravers High Street, Lytchett Matravers

Adapted for stage by Christine Mary Dunford from the award winning book by Lisa Genova, Still Alice gives an extraordinary window into the experience of living with dementia. It is a story that tells us that no matter what trials, trauma or chronic illness life throws at us, we can overcome it with love, patience […]

Free

Sherborne Second Hand Book, Map & Ephemera Fair

Digby Hall Hound Street, Sherborne

Sherborne Second Hand Book, Map & Ephemera Fair Saturday, 21st May 2022 - 10am - 4pm with free entry Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3NL Our fair attracts sellers from the West Country, selling second hand to antiquarian books on many subjects, together with local maps and ephemera. A warm welcome […]

Free