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What's on in Higher Melcombe

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Traditional Service

Traditional Service at St Peter and St Paul's Church. Consider this your nudge. The organiser's site is your next stop for the details.

Sun 26 Jul09:00St Peter and St Paul's Church(8.9mi)

via St Peter and St Paul's Church

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Contemporary Service

Contemporary Service. St Peter and St Paul's Church. Date's on the card. That's the trailer — their site's got the main feature.

Sun 26 Jul11:00St Peter and St Paul's Church(8.9mi)

via St Peter and St Paul's Church

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Around Free

Blandford Perimeter Walk

Discover some of the history of our unique Georgian town with town guides from the Blandford Civic Society. Perimeter walks show how Blandford has developed since it was rebuilt following the Great Fire. The Walk starts at 11 am and lasts approximately two hours. There is no charge, but donations are welcome! There’s no need to book, but for more details contact Nicci Brown (details below). For more information about the activities of the Civic Society, please visit their Group page.

Sun 26 Jul12:00The Greyhound Inn(8.8mi)

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Breathing Space

We've tracked down Breathing Space at Blandford Forum Parish Church. For the rest of the intel, you'll want their website.

Sun 26 Jul18:00Blandford Forum Parish Church(8.9mi)

via Blandford Forum Parish Church

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Dragon TV&Film Racecourse Series - Southwell Racecourse

Right then — Dragon TV&Film Racecourse Series - Southwell Racecourse at Point to Point Pony Racing. We've nabbed the essentials, they've kept the juicy bits for their own site.

Mon 27 JulPoint to Point Pony Racing(8.2mi)

via Point to Point Pony RacingLocal gem

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Dragon TV&Film Racecourse Series - Southwell Racecourse (PONIES ON LICENCED YARDS) Open Race

Dragon TV&Film Racecourse Series - Southwell Racecourse (PONIES ON LICENCED YARDS) Open Race. Point to Point Pony Racing. Date's on the card. That's the trailer — their site's got the main feature.

Mon 27 JulPoint to Point Pony Racing(8.2mi)

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Drop In Mondays

Drop in and join us for a cup of tea or coffee. All welcome - no need to bring a small child or to be a 'crafty lady'! The toddler group 'Come and Play' is 0930-11am. They also welcome expectant parents and babies. Crafty Ladies - an opportunity to bring a project along to work on while having a natter or to learn to crochet or knit - is 1400-1600.

Mon 27 Jul09:00Cerne Abbas St Mary's Church(5.1mi)

via Cerne Abbas St Mary's ChurchLocal gem

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Around £280.00

Adult Off-Road Experience: (FULL)

ADULT OFF-ROAD EXPERIENCE Open to all abilities – those with no motorcycle experience through to experienced riders If you have never ridden a motorcycle before, please prior to booking Competent Riders 15+: May ride within adult groups Venue: Rotor Adventures Off-Road School, Rogershill Raceway, Briantspuddle, Bere Regis, Dorset. DT2 7HN Arrive: 9.00am Sign-On / Indemnity: Riders […]

Wed 29 JulRotor Adventures Off-road School(6.3mi)

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Adult Off-Road Experience: New to Riding – Experienced

ADULT OFF-ROAD EXPERIENCE Open to all abilities – those with no motorcycle experience through to experienced riders If you have never ridden a motorcycle before, please call prior to booking Competent Riders 15+: May ride within adult groups Venue: Rotor Adventures Off-Road School, Rogershill Raceway, Briantspuddle, Bere Regis, Dorset. DT2 7HN Arrive: 9.00am Sign-On / Indemnity: Riders […]

Wed 29 Jul10:00Rotor Adventures Off-road School(6.3mi)

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Advanced: Experienced & Enduro Competition

ADVANCED: EXPERIENCED AND ENDURO COMPETITION Age Groups: 15+ years old Competent Riders 15+: May ride within an adult groups Venue: Rotor Adventures Off-Road School, Rogershill Raceway, Briantspuddle, Bere Regis, Dorset. DT2 7HN Arrive: 9.00am Sign-On / Indemnity: Riders must sign-on to the event and in doing so, you agree to Rotor Adventures Limited Indemnity T&Cs Briefing: 09.50 Start: 10.00 […]

Wed 29 Jul10:00Rotor Adventures Off-road School(6.3mi)

via Rotor Adventures Off-road School

Theatre

Thurs 30 July | The Great Gatsby (This Is My Theatre)

Step into the roaring 1920s, where the champagne flows, the jazz trumpet blows, and the American Dream gleams with irresistible allure. This electrifying stage adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless novel brings Jay Gatsby’s glittering world to life — a place of opulence, obsession, and heartbreak. As Nick Carraway is drawn into the orbit of […]

Thu 30 JulCorn Exchange(8mi)

via Corn ExchangeLocal gem

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Ask an Archaeologist

The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a national, voluntary scheme to encourage people to report finds for recording. Every year, many thousands of archaeological objects are discovered in England and Wales. People using metal detectors unearth most of these, but chance finds are also made by those out walking, digging in their gardens, or just out and about in the countryside. In the past, very little of this material was recorded by museums or archaeologists, and lots of important information was lost. Now, under the Portable Antiquities Scheme, events are held around the country where finds can be brought in and help given with identification. Claire Pinder, Dorset Council’s Senior Archaeologist, and Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen, Finds Liaison Officer for Dorset, will be available to answer your questions about Dorset’s Historic Environment and identify your finds. By appointment only from 10 – 11:40 am; please contact or Drop-ins are welcome from 12 am to 1 pm.

Thu 30 Jul11:00Blandford Town Museum(8.9mi)

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H is for Hawk

Please note this film starts at 7.30pm H is for Hawk follows Helen who, after the sudden death of her father loses herself in the memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together and turns the ancient art of falconry-rooted in European tradition-training a wild goshawk named Mabel to navigate her profound loss. But as she teaches Mabel to hunt and fly free, Helen discovers how deeply she has neglected her own emotions and life. What begins as an act of endurance transforms into an intimate journey of resilience and healing. Starring Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson and Lindsay Duncan

Thu 30 Jul20:30The Exchange, Sturminster Newton(7.8mi)

via The Exchange, Sturminster NewtonLocal gem

Likely freeCommunity

H is for Hawk

Thu 30 Jul21:30The Exchange, Sturminster Newton(7.8mi)

via The Exchange, Sturminster NewtonLocal gem

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Around £1

Mon 27 – Fri

Calling all aspiring performers! Dorchester Arts and Dorchester Youth Theatre present a weeklong musical theatre course which gives young people aged 10 – 18 the opportunity to work together to create and perform a full length performance of ‘Peter Pan Junior’. To be involved you must be available for all dates, including the performance which […]

Fri 31 JulCorn Exchange(8mi)

via Corn ExchangeLocal gem

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Around £1

Peter Pan JR

Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travellers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, a fierce Indian tribe, a band of bungling pirates and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook.

Fri 31 JulCorn Exchange(8mi)

via Corn ExchangeLocal gem

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Around £1

Mon 27

Fri 31 JulCorn Exchange(8mi)

via Corn ExchangeLocal gem

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