Events - Dorset West

Celebrating their 10th Anniversary THE SOUTH (featuring members of The Beautiful South) play LYME REGIS – Marine Theatre on Friday 22nd March! To celebrate their 10th year anniversary and 30 years since The Beautiful South released ‘Song For Whoever’, The South are back this Spring, with a March 2019 - UK Tour playing shows...

The irrepressible Mark Steel is on tour again in 2019, and heading to the Electric Palace, Bridport on Thursday, 21st March. ‘Interesting, engaging, funny’ ***** The Mirror **** The Times Not long ago, it seemed highly unlikely the UK would vote to leave the EU. We had a reasonable opposition to the Tory Government, Donald...

February: What: Superhero Week (Superheroes get to visit for free) When: Half Term February 16th – 23rd, from 10am-4pm daily More info: Calling all superheroes! Follow the trail to Shire Hall’s underground, secret lair, where you can design your own superhero badge! Afterwards, come up to Shire Hall Café for some heroic...

The exciting new era of live music at The Old Ship in Dorchester continues in 2019 with the visit of national folk-rock band The Leylines on Friday 8th February. The West Country collective, established in 2013, play a genre-defying, eclectic sound that ranges from traditional folk, to punk, to full...

Discover the fascinating story of the business tycoon who campaigned again the death penalty at a new talk at Shire Hall. From scullery maid to social justice campaigning millionaire, the story of Violet Van Der Elst will be brought to life next month at Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum in...

The number of roadworks or activity on site will wind down as contractors and highway maintenance teams take a well-earned break from planned work, but emergency responses will continue, so unplanned work may still pop up at any time over the holidays. There are also some events taking place around the county and...

Dorset’s Christmases past will be brought to life in an evening of entertainment and song to raise money for Dorset Mind in West Dorset.   The New Hardy Players will be performing several different plays in the courtroom at Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum in Dorchester on Thursday, December 13.   Together with...

Don’t miss out on Judge Santa, festive film nights and more at Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum this December. With just over three weeks until Christmas there are lots of events to keep the whole family entertained. Judge Santa will be holding court in the Judge’s seat in the courtroom every...

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Calling all kids – have you been naughty or nice? Judge Santa will be holding court at Shire Hall to find out!   Father Christmas has been making a list and will be checking it twice when he arrives at Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum on Dorchester’s Christmas Cracker night.   He will...