This listing contains a selection of events taking place across West Dorset this month. For full event information pop into your local Tourist Information Centre.
Don’t miss this month…
All Month Maritime Lyme 2011 – events throughout the month www.maritimelyme.co.uk
All Month Georgian Faces : Portrait of a County – exhibition, Dorset County Museum www.dorsetcountymuseum.org
5th The Occasional Singers, St. Mary’s Church, Edward Road, Dorchester www.occasionals.org
11th ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star Julian Smith at The Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis www.marinetheatre.com
12th An Evening with Eric Knowles at Burton Bradstock
19th Sherborne Chamber Choir – Bach B Minor Mass, Sherborne Abbey www.sherbornechamberchoir.org.uk
26th Lyme Regis Beer Festival
26th-27th Spring Bulbs & Daffodils Weekend, Sherborne Castle www.sherbornecastle.com
WALKS
Fossil Walks Regular guided fossil hunting walks in Lyme Regis and Charmouth are run year round by Dr Colin Dawes 01297 443758, Brandon Lennon 07944 664757 www.lymeregisfossilwalks.com, Lyme Regis Museum 01297 443370 www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk, Lyme Regis Fossil Shop 01297 442088, the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre 01297 560772 www.charmouth.org and Chris Pamplin 0845 00943757 www.fossilwalks.com Times vary according to the tides, telephone for full details and booking information.
Sunday Strolls With the Ramblers Association from Bucky Doo Square, Bridport, 2.15pm. Tel: 01308 863754.
Walking the Way to Health in Bridport, with trained health walkers. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 10.30am from Bridport TIC. Walks last approx 30mins, all welcome, free of charge. Tel: 01308 452263 for more information.
Dorchester Strollers, walks with trained health walkers. Every Monday at 10.30am and Tuesday at 2.30pm. Walks last up to one
hour, all welcome, free. Tel: 01305 263759 for more information.
Literary Lyme walking tours available throughout the year. Tel: 07763 974569 for details and to book.
Mary Anning Walks, Lyme Regis. Explore the paths and streets of Old Lyme as Mary knew them with expert guide Natalie Manifold. Details from Lyme Regis Museum. Tel. 01297 443370. www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk
The Ramblers : South Dorset Group Walks on a Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. www.southdorsetramblers.org.uk
COUNTRY WORKSHOPS
Highway Farm, Bridport www.highwayfarm.co.uk 01308 424321
Local artists and craftspeople share their skills at one and two day workshops including willow sculptures, hazelwood garden furniture, watercolour painting and many more. Small groups, booking essential. Gift vouchers available.
Kingcombe Environmental Studies Centre, Toller Porcorum www.kincombe.org
Natural history, wildlife, archaeology and art and craft courses run all year. Booking essential. Gift vouchers available.
Mallinson Woodland Workshop, Holditch www.mallinson.co.uk
A wide range of two and five day courses, April-November, including carving a bowl, green woodworking, pottery, chair making and more. Also offer one day children’s courses suitable for ages 8 and up. Gift vouchers available. Booking essential.
The Dorset Wildlife Trust runs a programme of walks, talks, workshops, workparties and other wildlife events. Tel: 01305 264620. www.dorsetwildlife.co.uk
Monkton Wyld Court runs a programme of walks, talks, workshops and courses and other countryside events. Tel: 01297 560342. www.monktonwyldcourt.co.uk
The Bodger’s Barn Nr. Bridport. Green woodwork courses throughout the year – short courses and evening classes, all small groups. Also workshop sessions for groups including special needs. Tel. 01308 425455 www.brightwater.org.uk
Arty Crafty Workshops – Cake Decoration, Textiles and Creative Crafts Contact Dennie Rose for details of this month’s workshops 01308 459100 www.dennierose.co.uk
Marilyn Allis water colour artist www.marilynallis.co.uk E-mail : info@marilynallis.co.uk Tel. 07789 026 546
Local events diary
01 Light and Contrast Woodmead Halls, Lyme Regis, 2-4pm. Demonstration by Terry Whitworth, Lyme Regis Art Group. Visitors £4
02 Sanctus Sacred Songs United Church, South Street, Dorchester, 7-9pm. Cost £5 sanctusdorset@hotmail.com
02 Made in Dagenham – flm Milborne St. Andrew Village Hall, 8pm
03 Quiz Evening St George’s Church Hall, Dorchester, 7.30pm. Come as a team of 4 or come and make up a team. Tickets £5 including supper- please bring drink. Tickets from Harmony Music in aid of The Children’s Society. 01305 262436 / 262668
03 Local Birds – Their Magic and Mystery Woodmead Halls, Hill Road, Lyme Regis, 2.30pm. David Cox talks about the birdlife of Lyme Regis and surrounding area – with pictures. 01297 443370 www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk
03-05 Bridport Youth Dance present Reflexions Bridport Arts Centre, South St, Bridport A collaborative production of work created by Nikki Northover with additional choreography. Tickets £9 adults/children & students £6. 01308 424204
03-05 Something Old Something new by Burton Bradstock Players Burton Bradstock Village Hall, 7.30pm. A revue to celebrate 30 years of the players. Tickets £7 adults, £5 under 16s – available from Burton Post Office.
04 Women’s World Day of Prayer Service St Michael’s Church, Church Street, Lyme Regis, 2pm. By the Christian Women of Chile.
04 Hidden Dorset W.I. Hall, North Street, Bridport, 7.30pm. Friends of Bridport Millennium Green present an evening with Colin Varndell Tickets £5/£2.50 from The Book Shop, Bridport. 01308 422286
05 Acrylic Workshop with Marilyn Allis The Village Hall, Gussage All Saints, Wimborne, 10am-3.30pm. Special offer – each student will receive £80 worth of materials free. Cost £60 07789026546 www.marilynallis.co.uk
05 Craft and Country Garden Market Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, 10am – 4pm West Country Fairs 01749 677049
05 Mind Body & Spirit Fayre Electric Palace, South Street, Bridport, 10am-4pm. Free entry. www.psychicfayre.com
05 The Occasional Singers – Sacred Choral Classics St Mary’s Church, Edward Road, Dorchester, 7.30pm. Tickets £8 / £2 students – refreshments included, available from Dorchester TIC 01305 267992 www.occasionals.org
05 Yoga Day Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, 10am – 4pm. With Corrie van Rijn. Course £50 to include lunch and refreshments. Book all 4 courses throughout the year and receive a discount. 01300 320684 www.kingcombe.org
05 Dorset Women’s Day Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, 10.30am-4pm. Workshops, crafts, activities and creche. All day café from Vintage Dorset Free event. 01305 252204 (day), fantasticdorsetwomen@yahoo.co.uk www.wandwomen.org.uk
05 – 13 Forde Abbey Crocus Week Forde Abbey, Nr Winsham, Dorset, 10am – 4pm,
05-06 Fossil Fantastic Weekend Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth. Booking essential.01297 560772 www.charmouth.org
06 The Forde Abbey Plant and Gardening Fair Forde Abbey, Nr Winsham, Dorset,10am – 4pm. Entry to the fair, together with the tea room, Abbey Nursery, gift shop and kitchen garden is free. 01460 220231 Email : info@fordeabbey.co.uk
06 Muddy Wellies Volunteering Day Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum,10am – 4pm. Free lunch and refeshments. Any or no skills appreciated so get involved make new friends and contribute to the success of Kingcombe 01300 320684 www.kingcombe.org
08 Bridport History Society Talk: The Hidden Treasures of Dorset Bridport United Church Hall, East Street, Bridport, 2.30pm Talk by Chris Tripp who leads groups from the Kingcombe Centre. Members 50p, guests £2 including refreshments. 01308 456876
08 Stress Reduction Through Mindfulness Othona Community Centre, Burton Bradstock, 10am-12pm. New 8 week course from £160 01308 898337 www.susanhowse.co.uk
10 Prize Bingo The Vic Pub, 33 Maud Road, Dorchester, tickets on sale 7pm, eyes down 7.30pm. In aid of The Special Baby Care Unit at Dorchester County Hospital. Prizes donated by local shops and attractions plus raffle. 01305 267944
11 Dogs Without Collars Comrades Hall, Broadwindsor, 7.45pm. Rock the night away. Ticket £8 (to include light supper) Beer,wine and soft drinks available. In support of Broadwindsor, Burstock and Blackdown Churches. 01308 868120 / 01460 30661
12 The 18th Century Gentleman’s Pleasures and Pastimes Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester, 7.30pm. An evening with Marcus Cannon, Georgian re-enactor. Tickets £7.50 01305 262735 www.dorsetcountymuseum.org/events
12 Dance – Ballroom, Latin and Sequence Uplyme Village Hall, Uplyme, Near Lyme Regis, 8-11pm. Everyone welcome. £4
12 Dorchester and District Action Bible Group Society Coffee Morning United Church, South Street, Dorchester, 9.45 – 11.45am
12 Sensory Herbcraft Workshop Mind Body Spirit Centre, Dorchester, 1pm-3pm. Workshop exploring the 4 most commonly found plants and the potential of herbal medicine. £15.00 07830 195745 www.sensorysolutions.co.uk
12 Sherborne Jazz Plume of Feathers, Half Moon Street, Sherborne, 8pm. Sherborne Jazz presents pianist John Law’s new “Opt” Trio. Tickets £12 on the door, £8 full-time students, £6 under 16s 01935 816569 www.myspace.com/sherbornejazzclub
12 Sherborne School All Stars Swing, Food and Wine Music School Atrium & School Dining Hall, Sherborne School, 7.30pm. Enjoy a buffet dinner to the sound of Sherborne School Swing. Tickets £20 available from School Reception 01935 812249
13 Barry Long Foundation International DVD Showings 2011 Age Concern, Rowan Cottage, 4 Prince of Wales Road, Dorchester, 2pm Cost £15. Speaking on Love, Life, Truth, Death and God. 01305 889533 www.barrylong.org
13 Willow Weaving Sculpture Workshop with Caroline Sharp Calmers View Bridport, 10am-4pm. Learn to create an abstract sculptural cone form using freshly harvested willow . Cost £45 plus materials. 01308 458787 www.escaoetidirset.co.uk-courses
13 Know Your Fossils Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge Street, Lyme Regis, 2.30pm. A talk on how fossils lived and how to find, identify and handle, with the museum’s experts Paddy Howe and Chris Andrew. 01297 443370 www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk
13 Fair Trade Food Tasting ( suported by the Cooperative ) Uploders Chapel, Uploders, 2-4pm. Teas / coffees and bricabrac stall in aid of Indian Street Children. 01308 425037
13 Herb Walk Bridge by allotments, Dorchester, 11am. Join a herb walk along the river next to Dorchester. Tickets £5.00 07830 195745 www.sensorysolutions.co.uk .
13 Gardens Open Q-113 Bridport Road, Dorchester, 2pm-4.30pm. Open as part of NGS and featured on Gardners’ World. £3
13/27 Beth is Back! The Old Tea House, 44 High West Street, Dorchester 4pm-5.30pm. Beth Blake, Debbie & Derrick Dalley invite you to Cream Tea and Poetry on second and last Sundays of each month. £8.00 per person 01305 267293
14 Thomas Hardye School Community Lecture Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester, 7pm. Antarctica The Expedition – Miss Lyndsay Hilton. Admission free but by ticket only – available from the school. rcain@thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk
14 Drawing a Portrait Woodmead Halls, Hill Road, Lyme Regis, 10am – 1pm. Workshop by Maria Barbashina – Lyme Regis Art Group, 10am – 1pm £10 per workshop. Places usually open to members first but open to visitors if there are vacant places
16 Weymouth Operatic Society – Four Part Harmony United Church, South Street, Dorchester, 7.30pm. Tickets £6 from Friends of Samaritans or on the door. In aid of Samaritans of Dorset. 01305 265575
16 Jazz at The Three Compasses – Jam Night The Three Compasses Inn, The Square, Charminster, 8.30pm. Resident Jazz trio – all musicians and audience welcome. Free admission 01305 263618
16 Charlton Down Local History Group Herrison Hall, Charlton Down, 7.30pm. An illustrated talk by Bernard Paul, a retired Civil Engineer, on Dorset’s Highways and Byeways looking at some of Dorset’s hidden bridges. Entry fee £2.50 01305 269522
16,23,30 IAM Driving Road Safety Committee Room, County Hall, Dorchester 6.45pm. Dorset Group of Advanced Motorists. 3 free lectures by a Class 1 Civilian Police Driving Instructor. secretary@dorsetiam.org.uk 01305 820963
17 Euro Travel Evening – “Gardens of the French Impressionists” Castle Gardens Butterfly House, Sherborne, 7.30pm. An illustrated talk by Anna Pavord, bestselling author of “The Tulip” and gardening correspondent for The Independent. 01935 814828
17 The History Of Lyme In Ten Objects Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge Street, Lyme Regis, 2.30pm. The Shot From The Seige of Lyme and The Iron Age/Roman Mirror – the story of two objects. 01297 443370 www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk
18 Bridport Music Club Performance – Aquinas Piano Trio Sir John Colfox School, Bridport, 7.45pm. Includes Mozart, Beethoven and Shostakovich. 01308 423110
18 The Dorchester Association for Research into Local History & Archaeology County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester 7.30pm – approx 9pm. Visitors £2 charge. The Changing World of Museums. Dr John Murden, Director of the County Musuem.
18 Café Sci Dorchester Arts Centre, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Dr Simon Singh celebrating National Science & Engineering Week ” Trick or Treatment? Alternative medicine on trial”. An informal talk and discussion. 01305 266064 jwardlaw@thomas-hardye.dorset.sch.uk
18 March Market St Martin’s Community Hall, Broadmayne, 2 – 3.30pm All proceeds for St Martin’s Community Hall. 01305 853765
19 Blackmore Vale & Yeovil Association – A G M and talk by Alan Power, Head Gardener at Stourhead Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, 2.30pm 01747 838810 Email:- brijo@waitrose.com
19 Table Top Sale United Church, South Street, Dorchester, 10am – 1pm. Rotary Club of Dorchester Casterbridge host a table top sale with new and nearly new clothes, books, bric-a-brac, greetings cards, crafts, knitting, home made cakes and much more.
19 What Work were you Meant To Do Buckland Newton, 9.30am-1pm. A practical, fun, half day workshop on alternatives careers and how to get started. Cost £10. Booking essential – 01300 348637 suewheeler@hotmail.com
19 Photographing Maritime Lyme Photography day with local photographers Maisie Hill and Peter Wiles. Advice, discussion, fun. Digital cameras and all weather clothing needed. 15 people max. Cost £20. Book on .01297 443069 or peter@lymescapes.co.uk
19 Local Birdsong Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge Street, Lyme Regis, 2.30pm. Recognising local birdlife by their song, David Cox tells how and why birds sing – with sound and pictures. 01297 443370 www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk
19-20 Fossil Fantastic Weekend Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth. Join the Warden Team and guests for a fossil weekend – Booking essential. 01297 560772 www.charmouth.org
20 Table Top Sale Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, 10.30am-4pm. Entrance 50p including tea/coffee. Fundraising events organised by the TheatreFriends. 01297 444209 www.marinetheatre.com
20 Walk on the Wild Side Blackdown Village Hall, near Beaminster, 11am. Long or short walk followed by two course lunch. £7.50 01460 30517 or 01935 83086
21 Sherborne Over 50s Group Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, 2.30pm. Guest speaker solicitor Chris Thorne. 01935 813150
22 ” A Short History of the Long Bow “ Beaminster Museum, Whitcombe Road, Beaminster, 3.30pm. Speaker – Neil Eddiford, fletcher & expert on the 100 Years War. 01308 863577
22 Dorset Industrial Archaeology Society talk on ” The Swanage Railway ” by a trustee of the Railway Dorset Room, Colliton Club (opposite County Hall), Dorchester, 7.30pm. Non members welcome at £2 per person
23 Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society – AGM Uplyme Village Hall, Uplyme, Near Lyme Regis, 7.30pm. AGM folllowed by talk ‘Bach Flower Remedies’ with Dr Andrew Tresidder. 01297 444034
23 Dorset Wine Society The Brownsword Hall, Pummery Square, Poundbury, Dorchester. £30 pp inc wine & canapes. Wine tasting followed by a two course supper with wine. Advance booking required 01308 427500 www.palmerswinestore.com
24 Thomas Hollis and His Legacy to Lyme Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge Street, Lyme Regis, 2.30pm. John Dover talks about Thomas Hollis, the 18th century benefactor. 01297 443370 www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk
24 Michael Partington Classical Guitarist in Concert St. John’s Church, Milborne Port, Nr Sherborne, 7.30pm. Tickets £10 (under 16s £5) from Waynes & Post Office in village/Booklore & Marsh’s in Sherborne. Iin aid of Church / Friends of Milborne Port Library.
25 ” William Cuming: 18th century Dorchester Physician “ Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester, 7.30pm. An evening with Dr Peter Down (Dorset County DFAS) Tickets £5.00 01305 262735 www.dorsetcountymuseum.org/events
25 Coffee Morning Bethany Chapel, Coombe Street, Lyme Regis, 10am – 12pm. In aid of Lifeboat / Air Ambulance. 01297 443210
25 Palmers Wine Society Palmers Brewery, West Bay Road, Bridport, DT6 4JA. Tickets £12.50 per person includes wine and
canapes. 8-10 wines presented with the evening focused on the understanding and enjoyment of wine. Advanced booking required
01308 427500. www.palmerswinestore.com
26 Lyme Regis Beer Festival Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis Run by three local breweries (Mighty Hop, Town Mill and Art Brew). Entertainment, food, beer and views! Tickets available from the Town Mill Shop and other outlets 01297 445358
26 Dance – Ballroom, Latin and Sequence Uplyme Village Hall, Uplyme, Near Lyme Regis, 8-11pm. Everyone welcome. £4
26 Don Carlos Rides Again – Barn Dance Party Milborne Port Village Hall, Nr. Sherborne, 7.30pm. .No experience necessary. Bring and share style supperl. Tickets £6 01963 251533 colin@ceverest.demon.co.uk
26 Dorchester Choral Society St Mary’s Church, Dorchester, 7.30pm. Easter Tide Concert of Faure’s Requiem and Panis Angelicus with Caesar Franck’s Seven Last Words from the Cross. Tickets £15 and £12 from Harmony Music, Dorchester or by post from DCS Box Office, 1 Pitcote Lane, Poundbury, Dorchester DT1 3GH (please enclose sae). antganon@gmail.com
26 Artslink Study Day: Impressionism Lecture Theatre, Sherborne Girls School, 9.30am – 4.30pm. Lectures and study day on Impressionism. £45 members, £55 non-members including lunch and refreshments. 01935 815899 info@sherborneartlink.org.uk
26-27 Spring Bulbs Weekend Sherborne Castle Open 11am – 4.30pm 01935 813182 www.sherbornecastle.com
27 Owermoigne Antiques Fairs 2011 Owermoigne Village Hall Coffee, lunches, afternoon teas. Free entry/parking 01305 854835
27 Know Your Fossils Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge Street, Lyme Regis, 2.30pm A talk on how fossils lived and how to find, identify and handle, with the museum’s experts Paddy Howe and Chris Andrew. 01297 443370 www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk
27 Painting like the Masters: Oils on Canvas Kingcombe Centre, Toller Porcorum, 10am-4pm. An introduction to working like the Masters. No artistic ability necessary. All welcome. £50 to include lunch and refeshments. 01300 320684 www.kingcombe.org
27 The Dorchester Breakthrough Walk Maiden to Monument Starts from The Brownsword Hall, Poundbury. A 4 or 9 mile circular walk in aid of Breast Cancer Research. Registration 9am – forms from Dorchester TIC. 01305 812015 janefoot@googlemail.com
28 Annual General Meeting – Golden Cap Centre of The National Trust ( West Dorset ) Bridport United Church Hall, East Street, Bridport, 7.30pm. Speakers; Nicola Andrews, , Wessex National Trust and Helen Mann, West Dorset National Trust. 01308 863577
31 “Objections To Humanism” Wessex Royale Hotel, 32, High West Street, Dorchester, 8pm. Talk by Andrew Copson – Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association. Free. 07921 -311518 Email:- westdorsethumanists@hotmail.com
MARINE THEATRE
3rd March Concerts In The West: Glorious Viola
5th March So and So Circus: The Hot Dots
6th-13th March LYT Company: The Beauty Manifesto
11th March Julian Smith (Britain’s Got Talent)
16th March TheatreFriends Quiz Night
19th March Lady Sings The Blues
26th March The Lyme Regis Beer Festival
27th March Hazel O’Connor & The Bluja Project
Daytime classes & activities including Ballroom – for full details 01297 442394
www.marinetheatre.com
Marine Theatre Box Office: 01297 442138 (Lyme Regis TIC)
ELECTRIC PALACE
2nd March Dyland Howe Quartet
4th March Bristol Silent Film Festival Slapstick 2011with live piano accompaniment by silent film maestro Stephen Horne
6th March The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia present Don Quixote
12th March Comedy Night – Shappi Khorsandi & Arthur Smith
17th March National Theatre Live presents Frankenstein (dir. Danny Boyle)
18th March Dreadzone
19th March Met Opera Live present Donizetti’s Lucia Di Lammermoor
24th March A Laugh a Minute with Nicholas Parsons
26th March Alabama Three
Electric Palace Box Office: 01308 424901 (Bridport TIC)
ARTS
Regular Art Exhibitions are held at Dorset County Museum, Dorchester (www.dorsetcountymuseum.org)- don’t miss the Georgian Faces Exhibition taking place now until 30th April 2011, Lyme Regis Museum (www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk), the Town Mill Gallery, Lyme Regis (www.townmill.org.uk) and Bridport Arts Centre (www.bridport-arts.com).
Dorchester Arts Centre (www.dorchesterarts.org.uk), Bridport Arts Centre (www.bridport-arts.com) and Eype Centre for the Arts www.eypechurcharts.co.uk run a full programme of performances and events – drama, music, comedy, dance and more – suitable for all ages.
Artsreach present a range of live professional arts events in rural Dorset. Full programme online at www.artsreach.co.uk
Opening times, programmes and further details from your local TIC
MARKETS
Bridport Weekly Market in the Town Centre every Wednesday and Saturday, Farmers’ Market 2nd Saturday in each month – Arts Centre 9.30am-2pm, West Dorset Country Market in the WI Hall, North Street every Saturday 9am-12 noon.
Dorchester Weekly Market in Fairfield Car Park, Weymouth Ave 8am-3pm every Wednesday, Farmers’ Market 1st Saturday in each month at Poundbury, 9am-1pm, Country Market at The Corn Exchange every Friday (exc Easter) 8.30-11am.
Sherborne Pannier Market on the Parade every Thursday and Saturday; Country Market in Church Hall, Digby Road, Thursday mornings, 9.15am-11.15am; Farmers’ Market 3rd Friday in each month – Cheap Street, 9am-1pm. Saturday Antiques & Flea Market – held the fourth Saturday every month (except April and December), Church Hall, Digby Road. 9am-4pm . Monthly Book Fair – held third Saturday every month, Church Hall, Digby Road. 9.30am-4pm.
Owermoigne Monthly market in the village hall 2nd Saturday of the month, 10.30am – 12 noon. Homemade produce, bric a brac, plants, crafts, books.
