Events - Dorset West

Are you a rebellious woman? Then a new project coming soon to Dorchester’s Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum needs to hear from you!   The Rebellious Sounds Archive is a Heritage Lottery Funded project created and undertaken by Dreadnought South West, designed to tell the inspiring stories of activism from women...

The Big Green Event Expo is a dedicated environmental and facilities management exhibition, held annually at the Hilton Ageas Bowl just outside Southampton in Hampshire. The 2018 Expo will take place on October 2nd, between 10.00am and 4.00pm, with free entry and complimentary parking. The Expo features 3 areas...

Film: ‘The Divide’, with discussion led by Dorset Equality Group   7 for 7.30pm 3 October 2018   Learning Room, Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum   £5.00 pp   Dorset Equality Group will be screening ‘The Divide’, a film about social inequality, as well as hosting a discussion about the themes raised by it.   ‘The Divide tells’ the...

On Saturday 8th and 15th September two members of the Dorset Eye team will be in Dorchester at the Shire Hall Courthouse Museum between 10am and 4pm. Come and meet us and have a chat. With the rapid growth in Dorset Eye over the last year or so we aim to...

Oscar Wilde fans are in for a treat at this year’s Bridport Literary Festival when writer Matthew Sturgis unveils the first major biography on the poet and playwright in thirty years. The talk on Oscar: A Life takes place in the ballroom of The Bull Hotel, Bridport, on Thursday 8 November at...

Groves Nurseries in Bridport will be holding a charity auction on Saturday, October 6th in aid of local charity Julia’s House. The charity provides practical and emotional support for families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition. Local businesses like Palmers Brewery, Moores Biscuits, Footeprints and Abbotsbury...

Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Bridport Literary Festival, a week packed full of fiction and non-fiction. The 14th festival, from 4–11 November, is for all those who read books and love literature. It’s more intriguing and illuminating than ever, with an eclectic mix of authors on a variety...

For everyone who visits across August a free ice cream to cool you down. September: Event: Learn how to be a community reporter in 30 minutes. When and Where: September 8th and 15th from 10am – 4pm, at the Shire Hall Café. This event is free. More Info: The aim of the session is to introduce...

The well know musician and LGBT activist, Tom Robinson will be at the Lyme Regis Marine Theatre on Friday 5th October. Tom Robinson first became known in the late 1970s as a musician and LGBT activist with the Tom Robinson Band who were early supporters of Rock Against Racism and...

Toys will go on trial at Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum this summer as part of their programme of free family activities.   The Big Bad Wolf is charged with the attempted murder of the Three Little Pigs – will his huffing and puffing go down well with the jury? Will...