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Ukraine farmers Charity Music Evening at The Langton Arms

Join us at The Langton Arms, Tarrant Monkton, DT118RX for a charity music evening. There will be a ploughman's supper served between 7.30-8.30pm. Rock waves band will be playing from 9pm. All profits will go towards the Ukrainian farmers fund. Tickets are £15 per person.

£15.00

Ukraine farmers Charity Music Evening at The Langton Arms

The Langton Arms THE LANGTON ARMS, BLANDFORD FORUM, United Kingdom

Join us at The Langton Arms, Tarrant Monkton, DT118RX for a charity music evening. There will be a ploughman's supper served between 7.30-8.30pm. Rock waves band will be playing from 9pm. All profits will go towards the Ukrainian farmers fund. Tickets are £15 per person.

£15.00

Garden Teas for Julia’s House

Littlebrook Farmhouse Belchalwell Street,, Belchalwell, United Kingdom

"Jackie Abbott is once again opening her garden and grounds at Littlebrook Farmhouse in Belchalwell on Sunday 12th June to raise funds for Julia’s House,  the much loved Dorset Childrens Hospice.   The charming garden feature a large landscaped pond area as well as fruit trees, formal terracing and vegetables all with spectacular views of the Blackmore […]

£5

A Supermarket Love Story by John Osborne

The Gaggle of Geese Buckland Newton

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 […]

£5

The Musical Heritage of Thomas Hardy with Bonny Sartin of The Yetties

The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Sturminster Newton

Thomas Hardy was not only a brilliant writer and poet, but also a talented fiddle player. This is the story of his music, his instruments and the characters he created, many of whom were involved in traditional song, music or dance. With poems, songs and readings by Bonny Sartin of The Yetties. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-musical-heritage-of-thomas-hardy-tickets-301824413947

£8

Thomas Hardy and His Correspondents

The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Sturminster Newton

Professor Angelique Richardson and Dr Cath Sawyer discuss their work with the University of Exeter’s Hardy's Correspondents project. This presentation will introduce the University of Exeter’s Hardy's Correspondents project, a digital humanities collaboration with Dorset Museum, and look at ways in which the letters Hardy wrote, received, and respondd to, shed light on his many-sidedness, […]

£10

Lewis-Manning Hospice Care’s Rick Stein Coffee Morning

Rick Stein 10-14 Banks Road, Poole

Rick Stein in Sandbanks are hosting a coffee morning event in aid of Lewis-Manning Hospice Care and we would love you to join us for coffee, cake and a raffle! WHERE: Rick Stein, Sandbanks, BH13 7QB WHEN: 10am – 11.30am – Thursday 16th June 2022 COST: £12.50 per ticket (includes 5 raffle tickets & fabulous […]

£12.50

Literary Lunch with Christopher Nicholson at Crown Inn, Marnhull

Crown Inn, Marnhull Marnhull

Christopher Nicholson is the author of several highly-praised works of fiction, including ‘The Elephant Keeper’, which was short-listed for the Costa Novel Prize, and ‘Winter’, a study of Thomas Hardy in old age. ‘Winter’ was described by the Times as ‘pitch-perfect….shrouded in ice, fog and the dark shadows of the trees that tower over Max […]

£25

School Open Morning

St Gregory's CofE Primary School New Street, Marnhull, United Kingdom

St Gregory’s CofE Primary School Open Morning - Friday 17th June 2022 9am until 11am Meet the staff, visit classes, tours by Young Governors Refreshments New / Existing Parents – all welcome

Free

Great Expectations by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Village Hall, Lytchett Matravers High Street, Lytchett Matravers

From humble beginnings in the marshlands of Kent, young Pip is determined to make strides in the big city and get a leg-up in society. Pip is quickly caught up in a world of compelling characters - the elderly jilted bride Miss Haversham, the criminal Magwitch and alluring Estella. Can our ambitious protagonist realise his […]

£8 – £32

William Barnes, Robert Young, and the Spirit of Stur

The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Sturminster Newton

“William Barnes, Robert Young and the Spirit of Stur” David Fox shares insights into the past of the town and Vale life as depicted in the poetry and writings of William Barnes (1801-86) and Robert Young (1811-1908). Both were Sturminster-born and David puts this into the context of local history. Young witnessed local celebrations of […]

£8

Open Gardens – Pimperne

Pimperne Dorset

Pimperne Gardens Open Saturday 18th June and Sunday 19th June 11am To 5pm Tickets £5 From Pimperne Village

£5