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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Inside Out Dorset, the biennial international arts festival produced by Activate, has pulled some strings to bring together different communities from across Weymouth and Portland to make puppets. Moors Valley Country Park and ForestPoole Old Town & QuayChristchurchSymondsbury Estate, BridportWeymouth  FREE  For the festival’s final weekend on 24 and 25 September, the spectacular...
You may have seen in the news that a number of Afghan families who have managed to leave the country have been housed in Essex, and after discussing the situation today with some work colleagues it is clear that these people are going to need help in a number...

Dawn Walk for Samaritans

On Saturday 18 September, wherever you are, take on​ Dawn Walk for Samaritans. Go solo or get together with​ others and walk 5k or 10k while you watch the sunrise*.​ Sign Up For Free! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising-page/creation/choose-url?pcid=aeada85f-4eb8-4599-979b-8a0aadd3a993&parentActivityTypeId=Sporting Set up your JustGiving fundraising page Enjoy the quiet or embrace new conversations, wherever you walk, it’ll...

The Spirit of Woodstock

World's Largest Free Festival Hits Salisbury / Dorset Something Underground's latest Open Air show  plays The Rifles Wardrobe Museum, Salisbury, 29th â€“ 30th July (3pm) plays Mill Farm, Bradford Abbas, Dorset, 19th Aug  (3pm & 7pm) plays The Abbey House, Abbotsbury, Dorset, 20th Aug (7pm)  How is it possible, in this strange time, to attend, right here in Salisbury...
Slavery justice: ‘It’s time, Mr Drax.’ In a unique initiative, this week Dorset is linked direct to the Caribbean as campaigners challenge Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, about his ownership of the Drax Hall estate in Barbados. Barbadian MP Trevor Prescod will address a rally on Saturday 17 July outside Drax’s Charborough Park estate in Dorset....
Popular Dorset festival goes online for second year runningDynamic programme will include live streamed content direct from the village to re-create ‘Festival vibes’ Earlier this year, organisers of the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival  announced the popular event commemorating the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs would once again go online. With safety concerns...
Dorset Arts Festival, the smash-hit event of summer 2020, makes a welcome return to Sculpture by the Lakes in Dorset in June 2021 - even bigger and better than before. Following the sell-out success of last year’s inaugural event Sculpture by the Lakes is launching Dorset Arts Festival 2021, which...
May 22 to June 6, 2021 - Dorset Art Weeks Miranda Pender, Abbots Fee, Greenhill, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4EP. Tel. 01935 815497 Rita Brown, West Lodge, Frampton, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 9NH. Book a visit by calling 07974216417 (Closed May 24, 25 and June 2) VENUE 86 About the artists: Bright, vibrant, fun – Miranda’s...
Above all be sensible. Under the latest easing of lockdown restrictions from next Monday: • People in England will be able to meet outdoors in groups of up to 30 people; and meet indoors in groups of up to six people, or as two households. Children of any age, including babies,...
A mini heatwave could enable the UK to break its record March temperature of 25.6C (78F) next week. A southerly air flow will bring conditions similar to those in southwest France and southern Spain on Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures are forecast to get very close to the record figure, set in...