Your truly comprehensive list of local events
Thursday, 27 June
Swift Pint Surveys with ecologist and Bridport birder Tom Brereton. A convivial introduction to Citizen Science and the craft of swift surveying. You’ll hear about the Swift Pint priject and how to observe and record swifts and become a Bridport Swift Guardian. 6.30pm Tiger Inn, Barrack Street Bridport DT6 3LY. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Saturday, 29 June
Draw like a Swift with Jo Burlington from Oops Wow Messy Art Learn about these amazing birds & explore how we can move our bodies to get some of their energy into our drawings. Free & open to all, from age 3 & up! 2pm−3.30pm Youth & Community Centre, Gundry Ln, Bridport DT6 3RL. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Sunday, 30 June
Swift Town Poets with writer and performer Sarah Acton. A gentle walk around town, immersed in the sounds of a summer, pausing for readings and writing, sharing in the joy of swifts and making new poetry for Bridport Swift Town. Adults & young people aged 12+, free & open to all 7.30pm−9pm St Mary’s Hall, South St, Bridport DT6 3NN. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Wednesday, 3 July
Garden Open. Horn Park, Tunnel Rd, Beaminster DT8 3HB. Contact: Mr & Mrs David Ashcroft. Large plantsman’s garden with magnificent views over Dorset countryside towards the sea. Many rare and mature plants and shrubs in terrraced, herbaceous, rock and water gardens. Woodland garden and walks in bluebell woods. Good amount of spring interest with magnolia, rhododendron and bulbs which are followed by roses and herbaceous planting, wildflower meadow with 164 varieties inc orchids. Open: 2.30-4.30. Adm £5, chd free. Home-made teas. Location: 1½m N of Beaminster. On A3066 from Beaminster, L before tunnel (see signs).
West Dorset Community Orchestra concert in St.Swithun’s Church,North Allington Bridport at 7-30p.m. Free admission .Retiring collection. Interval refreshments and a raffle. Contact 01308 456297.
West Dorset Ramblers– Walk, 8 miles. Colmer’s Hill & Thorncombe – circular hilly walk with beautiful views. Beacon. Start 10am from Symondsbury. To book and for further details contact Carol 07902 988549.
10.00am East Devon Ramblers. Moderate 10 mile walk. Hemyock. Phone 07791-416052
Meeting Voices Community Choir, Chard. 19.30 to 21.15. Sing for fun. Learn songs in harmony by ear. Everyone welcome. Chard Guildhall. Fore St, Chard TA20 1PP. Phone 07534 116502 or email mvsecretary@outlook.com.
Thursday, 4 July
Belinda Evans in Concert. Belinda Evans, a coloratura soprano, was born and raised in Ash near Yeovil. Brenda Dor-Groot from the Netherlands, is a multifaceted harpist with classical roots and a passion for the blues. Belinda Evans-Soprano/Brenda Dor Groot-Harpist. All Saints Church, Martock TA12 6JN. 7:30 pm. Tickets: £10.00 at Guardianstickets@gmail.com /07547 213992/Martock Gallery/ Martock Newsagent (Cash only); £12.00 at door. Website:www.martockonline.co.uk/events; https://www.belindaevans.co.uk/
Lyme Voices Community Choir. 19.30 to 21.15. Sing for fun. Learn songs in harmony by ear. Everyone welcome. Baptist Church (Pine Hall round the back), Silver St., Lyme Regis, DT7 3NY. Phone 07534 116502 or email petelinnett2@hotmail.com.
Colyton town history walk leaving from Colyton Dolphin Car Park at 2 pm – Guided walk approximately one hour. Cost £5, children under 16 free. No booking required, all weathers. Group bookings by arrangement – Contact 01297 552514 or 01297 33406.
Friday, 5 July
Evening of Mediumship with Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt’ – Gateway Theatre, Seaton – 7.30pm, doors, 7pm, tickets £12. Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt is a Spiritualist Medium who is currently touring the UK with her successful Psychic/Mediumship Evenings. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue – Thur 10am – 1pm.
The Beast (15)– 19:30 An audacious, ambitious and dreamy sci-fi of epic scope, loosely inspired by Henry James’s novella, The Beast of the Jungle, and playing off contemporary concerns about a world ruled by technology gone rogue. Bridport Electric Palace , DT6 3NY. Tickets £8. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk
Saturday, 6 July
Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 7 mile walk from Litton Cheney. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. New members/visitors welcome.
Seaton Beer and District Branch RNLI. Annual Street Collection from 10am to 6pm. Table Top Sale at the Mariners Hall. EX12 3JB Open to sellers 8am. Open to buyers 9am to 12.30pm. There will be a variety of stalls including crafts, raffle, card tombola, RNLI 200 years gifts and souvenirs. Tea, coffee, hot chocolate, cake and bacon baps (subject to availability) For table hire enquires message to 07790861531 or email wac500@hotmail.co.uk.
Flocks and Flicker Books with illustrator & educator Rowan Beecham. Fly, dream, imagine. . . Ink swifts into flicker books and migrate with them through the pages; craft flying flocks from recycled fabrics & watch them breathe in the wind. Free and open to all. 11am−1pm, WI Hall, North Street, Bridport DT6 3JQ. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Stand up for Swifts! with artist, writer and activist Kim Squirrell Get the Swift Town message out there! A fun, family design and make workshop creating posters & placards to inform, inspire and declare our Swift Town message. Free & open to all. 2pm−4pm WI Hall, North Street, Bridport DT6 3JQ. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Swift Walking with RSPB’s Luke Phillips. Why have swifts returned to Bridport for 100s of years? What
is it about the town’s architecture and nearby green spaces that makes it a good place for swifts to be? Let’s swiftwalk together and find out! Free and open to all. Also 9th & 23rd July 6pm−8pm From Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South St, Bridport DT6 3NR. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Greensleeves Records Reggae Night 8:00pm. Clocktower Records Bridport proudly support Greensleeves Records in their showcase event. Picture yourself swaying to the rhythmic beats of reggae classics. This is more than just a concert; it’s a celebration of a genre that has transcended borders and united people from all walks of life through its messages of love, peace, and unity. Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR. 01308 424204. www.bridport-arts.com.
The Friends of Weymouth Library (F.O.W.L.) talk from 10-30a.m. to 12noon will be by Kevin Patience, unravelling the mystery of the model for the Rolls-Royce car mascot, the Silver Lady. It is an unusual, tragic and intriguing story. Tickets for the talk are available from the Library (phone no. 01305762410) at £2 for members and £3 for non-members. Any enquiries about the talk to 01305832613. Refreshments available; everyone welcome.
Walking into Dance a workshop with Inge Dyson, Alexander Technique teacher, and Wendy Hermelin, Laban trained dance teacher, exploring the connections between these two fields of body awareness, movement and imagination. 10am – 1pm,
Salway Ash Village Hall, Salway Ash, Bridport DT6 5QS. Contact mail@wendyhermelin.co.uk or ingedyson@tiscali.co.uk. £30 on the door.
The Garfield Movie (U)– 11am. Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! Bridport Electric Palace , DT6 3NY. Tickets £8 Adult / £6 U16. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk
IF’ (U) – Family Picnic Night Screening – Gateway Theatre, Seaton, 7pm doors 6pm, tickets Adults £7.50, Under 16s £6.50. From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue – Thur 10am – 1pm.
Sunday, 7 July
All About Fuchias Michael Follett, a member of the British Fuchsia Society and former chairman, and member, of the Exeter Fuchsia Society, will be giving a talk-demonstration in Winsham’s Jubilee Hall entitled “all about fuchsias” starting at 7.30pm. Michael has been growing fuchsias since the 80’s as a result of visiting the annual Exeter Fuchsia show where he ‘got hooked’ since then he has shown at many local and National Fuchsia shows as well as giving talks and demonstrations to all who are interested. His talk-demonstration includes how he grows the plants and his journey into showing. You’ll learn how to take cuttings, how to feed your plants and how to protect them from pests. He’ll discuss what varieties are the most hardy and which are the best trailing varieties and, time permitting, will demonstrate how to plant up pots and baskets as well as grow Fans, Standards and Towers. Entry is £4 for members (£5.50 non-members) but do bring alone some extra cash as Michael will also have a selection of plants for sale plus there will be the usual raffle and refreshments. For more details contact Debbie Murray-Snook on 07808 505357.
Chard Museum Blue Plaque Walk, from the Guildhall at 10.30am. Walk takes approximately 60 minutes, booking required £8, refreshments and museum entry discount included. Details and descriptions at www.chardmuseum.co.uk/walks. 07870697956 (10am-4pm)
Seaton Beer and District Branch RNLI. 17th Annual Duck Race Day. From 11am at Jubilee Gardens, Duck Tombola, Bric-a-Brac and various stalls. RNLI Sea Safety Team and F2F Volunteers
Inflatable Shannon 2.30pm. Display by Lyme Regis and Exmouth Lifeboats (subject to weather and operational requirements) 3pm. Duck Races start at 3pm from opposite the Dolphin Hote.
Monday, 8 July
Dance Connection, for fun, health & wellbeing, 10:30am-12, Unitarian Chapel, Bridport, DT6 3JX, 07787752201, danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com.
Dorchester Townswomen’s Guild 2p.m. After a short business meeting Steve Belasco, an offshore marine photographer will be treating the members to a cruise along the Jurassic Coast in Dorchester Community Church, Liscombe Street, Poundbury DT1 3DF. Tea and coffee will be available. Visitors will be made most welcome (£3) Enquiries 01305 832857.
Tuesday, 9 July
Divine Union Soundbath 9 PM Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Rd, Sherborne DT9 3LN The cleansing Pure Sounds of a crystal and Tibetan bowl soundbath give a sonic deep-tissue massage, while taking you into the deeper brainwave states of ‘the relaxation response’. Please book in advance via 01935 389655 ahiahel@live.com £16.
Swift Walking with RSPB’s Luke Phillips. Why have swifts returned to Bridport for 100s of years? What
is it about the town’s architecture and nearby green spaces that makes it a good place for swifts to be? Let’s swiftwalk together and find out! Free and open to all. Also 6th & 23rd July 6pm−8pm From Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South St, Bridport DT6 3NR. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Greensleeves Records Reggae Night 8:00pm.
Wednesday, 10 July
West Dorset Ramblers – Walk 9 miles approx. Parnham to North Poorton on the Jubilee Trail. Circular walk with varied terrain . Start 10am Yarn Barton, Beaminster,. To book and for further details contact Bridget 07952 517764.
Film “Where The Crawdads Sing (15)” “Whether you have read the book or not, the mystery and romance is beautifully woven together” (Quote; Looper). Doors and bar open 6.45 film start 7.15 at Kilmington Village Hall EX13 7RF. Tickets @ £5, or £5.50 on the door, can be ordered by contacting: John at wattsjohn307@gmail.com or Tel: 01297 521681.
Meeting Voices Community Choir, Chard. 19.30 to 21.15. Sing for fun. Learn songs in harmony by ear. Everyone welcome. Chard Guildhall. Fore St, Chard TA20 1PP. Phone 07534 116502 or email mvsecretary@outlook.com.
Swift Pint Surveys with ecologist and Bridport birder Tom Brereton. A convivial introduction to Citizen Science and the craft of swift surveying. You’ll hear about the Swift Pint priject and how to observe and record swifts and become a Bridport Swift Guardian. 6.30pm Tiger Inn, Barrack Street Bridport DT6 3LY.
10.10am. East Devon Ramblers. Moderate 8.5 miles walk. Colyton. Bring your bus pass. Phone 01297-552313
Thursday, 11 July
Colyton town history walk leaving from Colyton Dolphin Car Park at 2 pm – Guided walk approximately one hour. Cost £5, children under 16 free. No booking required, all weathers. Group bookings by arrangement – Contact 01297 552514 or 01297 33406.
Lyme Voices Community Choir. 19.30 to 21.15. Sing for fun. Learn songs in harmony by ear. Everyone welcome. Baptist Church (Pine Hall round the back), Silver St., Lyme Regis, DT7 3NY. Phone 07534 116502 or email petelinnett2@hotmail.com.
Big Banana Feet (12a) – 19:30. The long lost film of Billy Connolly’s 1975 tour of Ireland, newly restored. Bridport Electric Palace , DT6 3NY. Tickets £8. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk
Chard History Group. History of the London to Exeter Trunk Road By Jan Humphreys. Door open 7pm for 7.30. Chard Guildhall upstairs. Members £2.50 Visitors welcome £3.50. For further details contact Tessa 07984481634.
Film “Where The Crawdads Sing (15)” Matinee, doors open 1.45pm film starts 2pm, advance booking required for this matinee, cream-teas served during the interval but must be pre-booked with your seats @ £3.50. Can be ordered by contacting: John at wattsjohn307@gmail.com or Tel: 01297 521681 and www.kilmingtonvillage.com/other-organisations.html for more information.
The Sea Shanty Sessions. Come and see The Chantry Buoys,the local shanty group, sing Sea shanties and other well known songs of the sea. All are welcome to join in the fun and frolics. Entry is free, and all proceeds go to local charities. Licensed bar and The Buoys start at 7.30pm. Doors open 7pm. Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis. 7.30pm.
Friday, 12 July
‘Wilding’ (PG) Screening – Gateway Theatre, Seaton, 7.30pm doors 7pm, tickets £5. Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, Wilding tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The young couple battles entrenched tradition, and dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue – Thur 10am – 1pm.
Mike Denham and The Sunset Café Band – “1924: When Jazz Got HOT!” In the roaring twenties, the music was as hot as the nightlife! The Sunset Café Band will be interpreting legendary jazz icons including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and Bix Beiderbecke. Hear entertaining tales of the time and be transported back to the sizzling, syncopated rhythms and electrifying energy of the Jazz Age. 7.30pm at Ilminster Arts Centre, TA19 0AN. Tickets: £20 Earlybird: £18 Students: £5 Children 12 and under: Free 01460 54973 www.ilminsterartscentre.com
Local Olympian Eric Smiley presents a fascinating ‘behind the scenes’ look at what goes on at the Olympic Games. Eric lives in Ryall and is a renowned equestrian coach, having competed in Eventing at international level. Whitchurch Canonicorum Village Hall at 7pm. Admission free with a collection in aid of the Friends of St Candida. Cash bar available.
10.00am. East Devon Ramblers. Leisurely 5 miles walk. Tipton St John. Phone 01392-833109
Saturday, 13 July
Chard Horticultural and Craft Show has classes in fruit and vegetables, flowers, handicrafts, art and literature, homecraft and photos. Entries via our schedules available at the Guildhall or Barrons Outdoor Clothing store, 2, Holyrood Street, Chard. The Show takes place in the Guildhall from 10.30 – 1.30. Refreshments available.
‘The Beach Boyz’ – Gateway Theatre, Seaton, Live Gig, 7.30pm, doors 7pm, Tickets £22.50 After a near-decade of touring the UK with the music of The Beach Boys® – Beach Boyz Tribute Band will be performing their show called “The Beach Boys Tribute Show”, before hanging up their surfboards for the final time. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue – Thur 10am – 1pm.
A summer Concert with Musical director – james Crawshaw Accompanist – alistair Dean. In St Mary’s church, Charminster dt2 9rd At 7.30 pm Free admission with Retiring collection Interval refreshments available Proceeds towards church funds
Sunday, 14 July
Garden Open, Hogchester Farm, Axminster Road, Charmouth, Bridport DT6 6BY. Contact: Mr Rob Powell Hogchester Farm is a collaboration between those seeking connection with nature and themselves through conservation therapy and the arts. The 75-acre old dairy farm has been largely gifted to nature which has helped to preserve the overflowing abundance of natural life. Having worked closely with the Dorset Wildlife Trust, Hogchester Farm has been able to preserve wild meadows and wilding areas which are filled with local flora and fauna inc wild orchids, foxgloves and primroses. The farm offers something for everyone, making a great family day out. For children there is a giant trampoline in the meadow and a treasure hunt in a stream! You might bump into some of our many free ranging animals, inc rare breed soay sheep and pygmy goats. There will be a talk on the history of Hogchester wildflower meadows and meadows conservation at 2pm. Open For NGS: (9-6). Adm £4, chd £1. Coffee shack serving drinks, cream teas & light refreshments. For other opening times and information, please phone or email. Location: A35 Charmouth Rd, follow dual carriageway and take turning at signs for Hogchester Farm.
Open air theatre in aid of the RNLI Did you know the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is 200 years old this year? Come and join the celebrations at Meerhay Manor, Beaminster when Festival Players International will be performing Shakespeare’s The Tempest – an appropriate connection at this special time. Kindly sponsored by Mr and Mrs Michael Ryan, the performance starts at 3.00 pm. Audience members are very welcome to bring their picnics and the lovely gardens will be open from 1.30 pm. Please bring low back chairs or rugs. Tickets are £18 for adults and £10 for under 18s. Online booking is available at www.tickettailor.com/events/thefestivalplayers or Yarn Barton Centre, Fleet Street,
Beaminster on 01308 862715. For further information about the venue, please call 01308 862305. Guide dogs only. All the money raised from this event will be donated to the RNLI, an amazing charity which not only rescues ‘those in peril from the sea’ but watches over our families on the beaches each summer.
Chard Museum Lace Riot Walk from the Guildhall at 10.30am. Walk takes approximately 60 minutes, booking required £8, museum entry discount included. Details and descriptions at www.chardmuseum.co.uk/walks. 07870697956 (10am-4pm)
Garden open for the N.G.S. at Broomhill, Rampisham. DT2 0PT. 2-5pm £5 entry Ph: 07775 806 875. Glorious 2 acre garden, with extensive borders and island beds, planted with a succession of bee friendly perennials, annuals and shrubs. Lawns and paths lead to a less formal area with a large wildlife pond and a small meadow, the garden also has a productive vegetable garden, cutting garden and orchard. Well behaved dogs on leads welcome, wheel chair access. Ample parking. Delicious homemade teas and quality plants for sale.
Dance Connection, Dance Day, 11am-4pm, Bridport St Mary’s CHH, DT6 3NN, 07787752201, danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com
Le Voyage à Paris, French Chansons Celebrate Parisian chic on Bastille Day as vocalist Magdalena Atkinson sings a varied programme of well loved songs from the greats, including Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet and Charles Aznavour. Most familiar will be the classic music of Piaf, France’s most beloved entertainer, national icon and musical legend Magdalena’s singing is not an impersonation but an interpretation, always heartfelt, sometimes humorous, and musical highlights are plentiful, from ‘Milord’ to ‘La Vie en Rose’, ‘Mon Dieu’ to the inevitable ‘Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien’. Philip Clouts is the perfect accompanist for this project, being a composer and pianist both in his own quartet and also in Zubop, described in the Observer as “that spirited, hugely enjoyable jazz outfit, which takes the whole world of music as its home territory” Edith Piaf was one of the most popular performers in France during World War II. Her nervous energy and small stature inspired the nickname that stayed with her all her life: La Môme Piaf (“The Little Sparrow”). She commissioned songs that romanticised her life on the streets, emphasising her passion and inner strength. Her music was often autobiographical with her singing reflecting her life, particularly in songs of love, loss and sorrow. Piaf died in 1963; her last words were “Every damn fool thing you do in this life, you pay for.” Of Piaf’s many ballads, “La Vie en Rose” is remembered as her signature song. “What an evening! Magdalena’s sultry singing transformed us back to the smoky cafes of Paris in the 60’s – she has the vocal richness of Piaf, with her own imaginative embellishments, richly supported by Philip.” Pat Sale, Dorset Twinning Association. Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis. 8pm. £14 advance £16 on the door Tickets available at www.marinetheatre.com. You can also purchase tickets from the Lyme Regis Bookshop and Bridport TIC (01308 424901).
Monday, 15 July
Swift Dance and Movement with dancer Anna Golding of Fingerprint Dance. An inclusive and creative dance and movement session inspired by
the flight of Bridport’s swifts, accompanied with live music by Andrew Dickson. Free and open to all.
11am−12.30pm Millennium Green, Bridport DT6 3JL. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Tuesday, 16 July
West Dorset Ramblers – Walk 7 miles. A Wander in West Dorset – circular walk taking in Mangerton, Powerstock and Loders. Start 10am Higher St, Bradpole. To book and for further details contact Heather 07798732252.
‘Wimbledon’ (12A) Nostalgic Cinema – Matinee screening – Gateway Theatre, Seaton – 1.30pm, doors 1pm, tickets £3.50. Anyone who loves nostalgic films is very welcome to join us for an afternoon of fond memories and friendship. This month we are screening this romantic comedy film set in the tennis world as it is Wimbledon season! Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue – Thur 10am – 1pm.
Wednesday, 17 July
Coffee Morning, including cakes, scones & savouries, and bacon/egg rolls (made to order), 10.30am – noon; all welcome. Clapton & Wayford Village Hall. More details from Julia (01460 72769).
Colyton & District Garden Society ‘Daffodils – Royal Ladies and Country Parsons’ by Caroline Stone. Venue : Colyford Memorial Hall, EX24 6QJ, start 7.30 pm. Members free, guests £3.00. Information : Sue Price 01297 552362.
Thursday, 18 July
Colyton town history walk leaving from Colyton Dolphin Car Park at 2 pm – Guided walk approximately one hour. Cost £5, children under 16 free. No booking required, all weathers. Group bookings by arrangement – Contact 01297 552514 or 01297 33406.
Screening: Riverdance 25th Anniversary – Matinee 14:00. This screened 25th Anniversary production is a powerful and stirring reinvention of the show, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning music and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance. Bridport Electric Palace , DT6 3NY. Tickets £12. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk
NTL Screening : Present (PG) – 19:00. This multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen. Bridport Electric Palace , DT6 3NY. Tickets £16 ADV/ £17 DOOR. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk
Friday, 19 July
Freud’s Last Session (12a) – 19:30. Set on the eve of WWII and towards the end of his life, Freud’s Last Session sees Freud (Hopkins) inviteS iconic author C.S. Lewis for a debate over the existence of God. Exploring Freud’s unique relationship with his lesbian daughter Anna and Lewis’ unconventional romance with his best friend’s mother, the film interweaves past, present and fantasy, bursting from the confines of Freud’s study on a dynamic journey. Bridport Electric Palace, DT6 3NY. Tickets £8. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk.
Bob Marley: One Love Celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music. The film is snap shot into Bob Marleys short life with back to back music which really makes the film – Marley was reggae’s greatest tunesmith and lyricist, laying down spectacularly produced tracks that are yet to be equaled. At 7.30pm Village Hall, The Causeway, Milborne St Andrew DT11 0JX. Doors and bar open 7.00pm. Tickets cost £6, which includes a drink or an ice-cream.
Concerts in the West: Lumas Winds 11:30am. Winners of the 71st Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble Prize in 2023, Lumas Winds is a dynamic, young chamber ensemble based in London who are committed ambassadors for wind chamber music and the rich variety of repertoire that it offers. Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR. 01308 424204. www.bridport-arts.com.
Concerts in the West: Lumas Winds 7.30pm at Ilminster Arts Centre, TA19 0AN. Tickets: £18 Students: £5 Children 12 and under: Free 01460 54973 www.ilminsterartscentre.com.
10.00am. East Devon Ramblers. Moderate 5.5 miles walk. Dalwood. Phone 01297-552860
Saturday, 20 July
Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 7.5 mile walk from Athelhampton House. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. New members/visitors welcome.
Cream Tea, Band, Dancing, Raffle, Tombola, Produce Stall 2.30 – 4.30pm. Patronal Festival in the Church Garden. St. Swithun’s Church, Allington, Bridport DT6 5DU 07741457505.
Exploring the Historic Atlantic Triangle. For many years Lyme Regis has been twinned with St. George’s Bermuda and since 2015 ‘tripled’ with historic Jamestown Virginia. But why? Lyme Regis and Whitchurch’s famous and native resident Admiral Sir George Somers (1554 – 1610). Somers was born in Lyme, lived in Berne Manor, Whitchurch Canonicorum, worshipped and was interred in the church of St Cand
Thursday, 27 June
Swift Pint Surveys with ecologist and Bridport birder Tom Brereton. A convivial introduction to Citizen Science and the craft of swift surveying. You’ll hear about the Swift Pint priject and how to observe and record swifts and become a Bridport Swift Guardian. 6.30pm Tiger Inn, Barrack Street Bridport DT6 3LY. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Saturday, 29 June
Draw like a Swift with Jo Burlington from Oops Wow Messy Art Learn about these amazing birds & explore how we can move our bodies to get some of their energy into our drawings. Free & open to all, from age 3 & up! 2pm−3.30pm Youth & Community Centre, Gundry Ln, Bridport DT6 3RL. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Sunday, 30 June
Swift Town Poets with writer and performer Sarah Acton. A gentle walk around town, immersed in the sounds of a summer, pausing for readings and writing, sharing in the joy of swifts and making new poetry for Bridport Swift Town. Adults & young people aged 12+, free & open to all 7.30pm−9pm St Mary’s Hall, South St, Bridport DT6 3NN. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Wednesday, 3 July
Garden Open. Horn Park, Tunnel Rd, Beaminster DT8 3HB. Contact: Mr & Mrs David Ashcroft. Large plantsman’s garden with magnificent views over Dorset countryside towards the sea. Many rare and mature plants and shrubs in terrraced, herbaceous, rock and water gardens. Woodland garden and walks in bluebell woods. Good amount of spring interest with magnolia, rhododendron and bulbs which are followed by roses and herbaceous planting, wildflower meadow with 164 varieties inc orchids. Open: 2.30-4.30. Adm £5, chd free. Home-made teas. Location: 1½m N of Beaminster. On A3066 from Beaminster, L before tunnel (see signs).
West Dorset Community Orchestra concert in St.Swithun’s Church,North Allington Bridport at 7-30p.m. Free admission .Retiring collection. Interval refreshments and a raffle. Contact 01308 456297.
West Dorset Ramblers– Walk, 8 miles. Colmer’s Hill & Thorncombe – circular hilly walk with beautiful views. Beacon. Start 10am from Symondsbury. To book and for further details contact Carol 07902 988549.
10.00am East Devon Ramblers. Moderate 10 mile walk. Hemyock. Phone 07791-416052
Meeting Voices Community Choir, Chard. 19.30 to 21.15. Sing for fun. Learn songs in harmony by ear. Everyone welcome. Chard Guildhall. Fore St, Chard TA20 1PP. Phone 07534 116502 or email mvsecretary@outlook.com.
Thursday, 4 July
Belinda Evans in Concert. Belinda Evans, a coloratura soprano, was born and raised in Ash near Yeovil. Brenda Dor-Groot from the Netherlands, is a multifaceted harpist with classical roots and a passion for the blues. Belinda Evans-Soprano/Brenda Dor Groot-Harpist. All Saints Church, Martock TA12 6JN. 7:30 pm. Tickets: £10.00 at Guardianstickets@gmail.com /07547 213992/Martock Gallery/ Martock Newsagent (Cash only); £12.00 at door. Website:www.martockonline.co.uk/events; https://www.belindaevans.co.uk/
Lyme Voices Community Choir. 19.30 to 21.15. Sing for fun. Learn songs in harmony by ear. Everyone welcome. Baptist Church (Pine Hall round the back), Silver St., Lyme Regis, DT7 3NY. Phone 07534 116502 or email petelinnett2@hotmail.com.
Colyton town history walk leaving from Colyton Dolphin Car Park at 2 pm – Guided walk approximately one hour. Cost £5, children under 16 free. No booking required, all weathers. Group bookings by arrangement – Contact 01297 552514 or 01297 33406.
Friday, 5 July
Evening of Mediumship with Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt’ – Gateway Theatre, Seaton – 7.30pm, doors, 7pm, tickets £12. Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt is a Spiritualist Medium who is currently touring the UK with her successful Psychic/Mediumship Evenings. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue – Thur 10am – 1pm.
The Beast (15)– 19:30 An audacious, ambitious and dreamy sci-fi of epic scope, loosely inspired by Henry James’s novella, The Beast of the Jungle, and playing off contemporary concerns about a world ruled by technology gone rogue. Bridport Electric Palace , DT6 3NY. Tickets £8. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk
Saturday, 6 July
Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 7 mile walk from Litton Cheney. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. New members/visitors welcome.
Seaton Beer and District Branch RNLI. Annual Street Collection from 10am to 6pm. Table Top Sale at the Mariners Hall. EX12 3JB Open to sellers 8am. Open to buyers 9am to 12.30pm. There will be a variety of stalls including crafts, raffle, card tombola, RNLI 200 years gifts and souvenirs. Tea, coffee, hot chocolate, cake and bacon baps (subject to availability) For table hire enquires message to 07790861531 or email wac500@hotmail.co.uk.
Flocks and Flicker Books with illustrator & educator Rowan Beecham. Fly, dream, imagine. . . Ink swifts into flicker books and migrate with them through the pages; craft flying flocks from recycled fabrics & watch them breathe in the wind. Free and open to all. 11am−1pm, WI Hall, North Street, Bridport DT6 3JQ. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Stand up for Swifts! with artist, writer and activist Kim Squirrell Get the Swift Town message out there! A fun, family design and make workshop creating posters & placards to inform, inspire and declare our Swift Town message. Free & open to all. 2pm−4pm WI Hall, North Street, Bridport DT6 3JQ. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Swift Walking with RSPB’s Luke Phillips. Why have swifts returned to Bridport for 100s of years? What
is it about the town’s architecture and nearby green spaces that makes it a good place for swifts to be? Let’s swiftwalk together and find out! Free and open to all. Also 9th & 23rd July 6pm−8pm From Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South St, Bridport DT6 3NR. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Greensleeves Records Reggae Night 8:00pm. Clocktower Records Bridport proudly support Greensleeves Records in their showcase event. Picture yourself swaying to the rhythmic beats of reggae classics. This is more than just a concert; it’s a celebration of a genre that has transcended borders and united people from all walks of life through its messages of love, peace, and unity. Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR. 01308 424204. www.bridport-arts.com.
The Friends of Weymouth Library (F.O.W.L.) talk from 10-30a.m. to 12noon will be by Kevin Patience, unravelling the mystery of the model for the Rolls-Royce car mascot, the Silver Lady. It is an unusual, tragic and intriguing story. Tickets for the talk are available from the Library (phone no. 01305762410) at £2 for members and £3 for non-members. Any enquiries about the talk to 01305832613. Refreshments available; everyone welcome.
Walking into Dance a workshop with Inge Dyson, Alexander Technique teacher, and Wendy Hermelin, Laban trained dance teacher, exploring the connections between these two fields of body awareness, movement and imagination. 10am – 1pm,
Salway Ash Village Hall, Salway Ash, Bridport DT6 5QS. Contact mail@wendyhermelin.co.uk or ingedyson@tiscali.co.uk. £30 on the door.
The Garfield Movie (U)– 11am. Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! Bridport Electric Palace , DT6 3NY. Tickets £8 Adult / £6 U16. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk
IF’ (U) – Family Picnic Night Screening – Gateway Theatre, Seaton, 7pm doors 6pm, tickets Adults £7.50, Under 16s £6.50. From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue – Thur 10am – 1pm.
Sunday, 7 July
All About Fuchias Michael Follett, a member of the British Fuchsia Society and former chairman, and member, of the Exeter Fuchsia Society, will be giving a talk-demonstration in Winsham’s Jubilee Hall entitled “all about fuchsias” starting at 7.30pm. Michael has been growing fuchsias since the 80’s as a result of visiting the annual Exeter Fuchsia show where he ‘got hooked’ since then he has shown at many local and National Fuchsia shows as well as giving talks and demonstrations to all who are interested. His talk-demonstration includes how he grows the plants and his journey into showing. You’ll learn how to take cuttings, how to feed your plants and how to protect them from pests. He’ll discuss what varieties are the most hardy and which are the best trailing varieties and, time permitting, will demonstrate how to plant up pots and baskets as well as grow Fans, Standards and Towers. Entry is £4 for members (£5.50 non-members) but do bring alone some extra cash as Michael will also have a selection of plants for sale plus there will be the usual raffle and refreshments. For more details contact Debbie Murray-Snook on 07808 505357.
Chard Museum Blue Plaque Walk, from the Guildhall at 10.30am. Walk takes approximately 60 minutes, booking required £8, refreshments and museum entry discount included. Details and descriptions at www.chardmuseum.co.uk/walks. 07870697956 (10am-4pm)
Seaton Beer and District Branch RNLI. 17th Annual Duck Race Day. From 11am at Jubilee Gardens, Duck Tombola, Bric-a-Brac and various stalls. RNLI Sea Safety Team and F2F Volunteers
Inflatable Shannon 2.30pm. Display by Lyme Regis and Exmouth Lifeboats (subject to weather and operational requirements) 3pm. Duck Races start at 3pm from opposite the Dolphin Hote.
Monday, 8 July
Dance Connection, for fun, health & wellbeing, 10:30am-12, Unitarian Chapel, Bridport, DT6 3JX, 07787752201, danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com.
Dorchester Townswomen’s Guild 2p.m. After a short business meeting Steve Belasco, an offshore marine photographer will be treating the members to a cruise along the Jurassic Coast in Dorchester Community Church, Liscombe Street, Poundbury DT1 3DF. Tea and coffee will be available. Visitors will be made most welcome (£3) Enquiries 01305 832857.
Tuesday, 9 July
Divine Union Soundbath 9 PM Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Rd, Sherborne DT9 3LN The cleansing Pure Sounds of a crystal and Tibetan bowl soundbath give a sonic deep-tissue massage, while taking you into the deeper brainwave states of ‘the relaxation response’. Please book in advance via 01935 389655 ahiahel@live.com £16.
Swift Walking with RSPB’s Luke Phillips. Why have swifts returned to Bridport for 100s of years? What
is it about the town’s architecture and nearby green spaces that makes it a good place for swifts to be? Let’s swiftwalk together and find out! Free and open to all. Also 6th & 23rd July 6pm−8pm From Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South St, Bridport DT6 3NR. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Greensleeves Records Reggae Night 8:00pm.
Wednesday, 10 July
West Dorset Ramblers – Walk 9 miles approx. Parnham to North Poorton on the Jubilee Trail. Circular walk with varied terrain . Start 10am Yarn Barton, Beaminster,. To book and for further details contact Bridget 07952 517764.
Film “Where The Crawdads Sing (15)” “Whether you have read the book or not, the mystery and romance is beautifully woven together” (Quote; Looper). Doors and bar open 6.45 film start 7.15 at Kilmington Village Hall EX13 7RF. Tickets @ £5, or £5.50 on the door, can be ordered by contacting: John at wattsjohn307@gmail.com or Tel: 01297 521681.
Meeting Voices Community Choir, Chard. 19.30 to 21.15. Sing for fun. Learn songs in harmony by ear. Everyone welcome. Chard Guildhall. Fore St, Chard TA20 1PP. Phone 07534 116502 or email mvsecretary@outlook.com.
Swift Pint Surveys with ecologist and Bridport birder Tom Brereton. A convivial introduction to Citizen Science and the craft of swift surveying. You’ll hear about the Swift Pint priject and how to observe and record swifts and become a Bridport Swift Guardian. 6.30pm Tiger Inn, Barrack Street Bridport DT6 3LY.
10.10am. East Devon Ramblers. Moderate 8.5 miles walk. Colyton. Bring your bus pass. Phone 01297-552313
Thursday, 11 July
Colyton town history walk leaving from Colyton Dolphin Car Park at 2 pm – Guided walk approximately one hour. Cost £5, children under 16 free. No booking required, all weathers. Group bookings by arrangement – Contact 01297 552514 or 01297 33406.
Lyme Voices Community Choir. 19.30 to 21.15. Sing for fun. Learn songs in harmony by ear. Everyone welcome. Baptist Church (Pine Hall round the back), Silver St., Lyme Regis, DT7 3NY. Phone 07534 116502 or email petelinnett2@hotmail.com.
Big Banana Feet (12a) – 19:30. The long lost film of Billy Connolly’s 1975 tour of Ireland, newly restored. Bridport Electric Palace , DT6 3NY. Tickets £8. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk
Chard History Group. History of the London to Exeter Trunk Road By Jan Humphreys. Door open 7pm for 7.30. Chard Guildhall upstairs. Members £2.50 Visitors welcome £3.50. For further details contact Tessa 07984481634.
Film “Where The Crawdads Sing (15)” Matinee, doors open 1.45pm film starts 2pm, advance booking required for this matinee, cream-teas served during the interval but must be pre-booked with your seats @ £3.50. Can be ordered by contacting: John at wattsjohn307@gmail.com or Tel: 01297 521681 and www.kilmingtonvillage.com/other-organisations.html for more information.
The Sea Shanty Sessions. Come and see The Chantry Buoys,the local shanty group, sing Sea shanties and other well known songs of the sea. All are welcome to join in the fun and frolics. Entry is free, and all proceeds go to local charities. Licensed bar and The Buoys start at 7.30pm. Doors open 7pm. Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis. 7.30pm.
Friday, 12 July
‘Wilding’ (PG) Screening – Gateway Theatre, Seaton, 7.30pm doors 7pm, tickets £5. Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, Wilding tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The young couple battles entrenched tradition, and dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue – Thur 10am – 1pm.
Mike Denham and The Sunset Café Band – “1924: When Jazz Got HOT!” In the roaring twenties, the music was as hot as the nightlife! The Sunset Café Band will be interpreting legendary jazz icons including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and Bix Beiderbecke. Hear entertaining tales of the time and be transported back to the sizzling, syncopated rhythms and electrifying energy of the Jazz Age. 7.30pm at Ilminster Arts Centre, TA19 0AN. Tickets: £20 Earlybird: £18 Students: £5 Children 12 and under: Free 01460 54973 www.ilminsterartscentre.com
Local Olympian Eric Smiley presents a fascinating ‘behind the scenes’ look at what goes on at the Olympic Games. Eric lives in Ryall and is a renowned equestrian coach, having competed in Eventing at international level. Whitchurch Canonicorum Village Hall at 7pm. Admission free with a collection in aid of the Friends of St Candida. Cash bar available.
10.00am. East Devon Ramblers. Leisurely 5 miles walk. Tipton St John. Phone 01392-833109
Saturday, 13 July
Chard Horticultural and Craft Show has classes in fruit and vegetables, flowers, handicrafts, art and literature, homecraft and photos. Entries via our schedules available at the Guildhall or Barrons Outdoor Clothing store, 2, Holyrood Street, Chard. The Show takes place in the Guildhall from 10.30 – 1.30. Refreshments available.
‘The Beach Boyz’ – Gateway Theatre, Seaton, Live Gig, 7.30pm, doors 7pm, Tickets £22.50 After a near-decade of touring the UK with the music of The Beach Boys® – Beach Boyz Tribute Band will be performing their show called “The Beach Boys Tribute Show”, before hanging up their surfboards for the final time. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue – Thur 10am – 1pm.
A summer Concert with Musical director – james Crawshaw Accompanist – alistair Dean. In St Mary’s church, Charminster dt2 9rd At 7.30 pm Free admission with Retiring collection Interval refreshments available Proceeds towards church funds
Sunday, 14 July
Garden Open, Hogchester Farm, Axminster Road, Charmouth, Bridport DT6 6BY. Contact: Mr Rob Powell Hogchester Farm is a collaboration between those seeking connection with nature and themselves through conservation therapy and the arts. The 75-acre old dairy farm has been largely gifted to nature which has helped to preserve the overflowing abundance of natural life. Having worked closely with the Dorset Wildlife Trust, Hogchester Farm has been able to preserve wild meadows and wilding areas which are filled with local flora and fauna inc wild orchids, foxgloves and primroses. The farm offers something for everyone, making a great family day out. For children there is a giant trampoline in the meadow and a treasure hunt in a stream! You might bump into some of our many free ranging animals, inc rare breed soay sheep and pygmy goats. There will be a talk on the history of Hogchester wildflower meadows and meadows conservation at 2pm. Open For NGS: (9-6). Adm £4, chd £1. Coffee shack serving drinks, cream teas & light refreshments. For other opening times and information, please phone or email. Location: A35 Charmouth Rd, follow dual carriageway and take turning at signs for Hogchester Farm.
Open air theatre in aid of the RNLI Did you know the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is 200 years old this year? Come and join the celebrations at Meerhay Manor, Beaminster when Festival Players International will be performing Shakespeare’s The Tempest – an appropriate connection at this special time. Kindly sponsored by Mr and Mrs Michael Ryan, the performance starts at 3.00 pm. Audience members are very welcome to bring their picnics and the lovely gardens will be open from 1.30 pm. Please bring low back chairs or rugs. Tickets are £18 for adults and £10 for under 18s. Online booking is available at www.tickettailor.com/events/thefestivalplayers or Yarn Barton Centre, Fleet Street,
Beaminster on 01308 862715. For further information about the venue, please call 01308 862305. Guide dogs only. All the money raised from this event will be donated to the RNLI, an amazing charity which not only rescues ‘those in peril from the sea’ but watches over our families on the beaches each summer.
Chard Museum Lace Riot Walk from the Guildhall at 10.30am. Walk takes approximately 60 minutes, booking required £8, museum entry discount included. Details and descriptions at www.chardmuseum.co.uk/walks. 07870697956 (10am-4pm)
Garden open for the N.G.S. at Broomhill, Rampisham. DT2 0PT. 2-5pm £5 entry Ph: 07775 806 875. Glorious 2 acre garden, with extensive borders and island beds, planted with a succession of bee friendly perennials, annuals and shrubs. Lawns and paths lead to a less formal area with a large wildlife pond and a small meadow, the garden also has a productive vegetable garden, cutting garden and orchard. Well behaved dogs on leads welcome, wheel chair access. Ample parking. Delicious homemade teas and quality plants for sale.
Dance Connection, Dance Day, 11am-4pm, Bridport St Mary’s CHH, DT6 3NN, 07787752201, danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com
Le Voyage à Paris, French Chansons Celebrate Parisian chic on Bastille Day as vocalist Magdalena Atkinson sings a varied programme of well loved songs from the greats, including Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet and Charles Aznavour. Most familiar will be the classic music of Piaf, France’s most beloved entertainer, national icon and musical legend Magdalena’s singing is not an impersonation but an interpretation, always heartfelt, sometimes humorous, and musical highlights are plentiful, from ‘Milord’ to ‘La Vie en Rose’, ‘Mon Dieu’ to the inevitable ‘Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien’. Philip Clouts is the perfect accompanist for this project, being a composer and pianist both in his own quartet and also in Zubop, described in the Observer as “that spirited, hugely enjoyable jazz outfit, which takes the whole world of music as its home territory” Edith Piaf was one of the most popular performers in France during World War II. Her nervous energy and small stature inspired the nickname that stayed with her all her life: La Môme Piaf (“The Little Sparrow”). She commissioned songs that romanticised her life on the streets, emphasising her passion and inner strength. Her music was often autobiographical with her singing reflecting her life, particularly in songs of love, loss and sorrow. Piaf died in 1963; her last words were “Every damn fool thing you do in this life, you pay for.” Of Piaf’s many ballads, “La Vie en Rose” is remembered as her signature song. “What an evening! Magdalena’s sultry singing transformed us back to the smoky cafes of Paris in the 60’s – she has the vocal richness of Piaf, with her own imaginative embellishments, richly supported by Philip.” Pat Sale, Dorset Twinning Association. Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis. 8pm. £14 advance £16 on the door Tickets available at www.marinetheatre.com. You can also purchase tickets from the Lyme Regis Bookshop and Bridport TIC (01308 424901).
Monday, 15 July
Swift Dance and Movement with dancer Anna Golding of Fingerprint Dance. An inclusive and creative dance and movement session inspired by
the flight of Bridport’s swifts, accompanied with live music by Andrew Dickson. Free and open to all.
11am−12.30pm Millennium Green, Bridport DT6 3JL. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Tuesday, 16 July
West Dorset Ramblers – Walk 7 miles. A Wander in West Dorset – circular walk taking in Mangerton, Powerstock and Loders. Start 10am Higher St, Bradpole. To book and for further details contact Heather 07798732252.
‘Wimbledon’ (12A) Nostalgic Cinema – Matinee screening – Gateway Theatre, Seaton – 1.30pm, doors 1pm, tickets £3.50. Anyone who loves nostalgic films is very welcome to join us for an afternoon of fond memories and friendship. This month we are screening this romantic comedy film set in the tennis world as it is Wimbledon season! Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue – Thur 10am – 1pm.
Wednesday, 17 July
Coffee Morning, including cakes, scones & savouries, and bacon/egg rolls (made to order), 10.30am – noon; all welcome. Clapton & Wayford Village Hall. More details from Julia (01460 72769).
Colyton & District Garden Society ‘Daffodils – Royal Ladies and Country Parsons’ by Caroline Stone. Venue : Colyford Memorial Hall, EX24 6QJ, start 7.30 pm. Members free, guests £3.00. Information : Sue Price 01297 552362.
Thursday, 18 July
Colyton town history walk leaving from Colyton Dolphin Car Park at 2 pm – Guided walk approximately one hour. Cost £5, children under 16 free. No booking required, all weathers. Group bookings by arrangement – Contact 01297 552514 or 01297 33406.
Screening: Riverdance 25th Anniversary – Matinee 14:00. This screened 25th Anniversary production is a powerful and stirring reinvention of the show, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning music and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance. Bridport Electric Palace , DT6 3NY. Tickets £12. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk
NTL Screening : Present (PG) – 19:00. This multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen. Bridport Electric Palace , DT6 3NY. Tickets £16 ADV/ £17 DOOR. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk
Friday, 19 July
Freud’s Last Session (12a) – 19:30. Set on the eve of WWII and towards the end of his life, Freud’s Last Session sees Freud (Hopkins) inviteS iconic author C.S. Lewis for a debate over the existence of God. Exploring Freud’s unique relationship with his lesbian daughter Anna and Lewis’ unconventional romance with his best friend’s mother, the film interweaves past, present and fantasy, bursting from the confines of Freud’s study on a dynamic journey. Bridport Electric Palace, DT6 3NY. Tickets £8. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk.
Bob Marley: One Love Celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music. The film is snap shot into Bob Marleys short life with back to back music which really makes the film – Marley was reggae’s greatest tunesmith and lyricist, laying down spectacularly produced tracks that are yet to be equaled. At 7.30pm Village Hall, The Causeway, Milborne St Andrew DT11 0JX. Doors and bar open 7.00pm. Tickets cost £6, which includes a drink or an ice-cream.
Concerts in the West: Lumas Winds 11:30am. Winners of the 71st Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble Prize in 2023, Lumas Winds is a dynamic, young chamber ensemble based in London who are committed ambassadors for wind chamber music and the rich variety of repertoire that it offers. Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR. 01308 424204. www.bridport-arts.com.
Concerts in the West: Lumas Winds 7.30pm at Ilminster Arts Centre, TA19 0AN. Tickets: £18 Students: £5 Children 12 and under: Free 01460 54973 www.ilminsterartscentre.com.
10.00am. East Devon Ramblers. Moderate 5.5 miles walk. Dalwood. Phone 01297-552860
Saturday, 20 July
Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 7.5 mile walk from Athelhampton House. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. New members/visitors welcome.
Cream Tea, Band, Dancing, Raffle, Tombola, Produce Stall 2.30 – 4.30pm. Patronal Festival in the Church Garden. St. Swithun’s Church, Allington, Bridport DT6 5DU 07741457505.
Exploring the Historic Atlantic Triangle. For many years Lyme Regis has been twinned with St. George’s Bermuda and since 2015 ‘tripled’ with historic Jamestown Virginia. But why? Lyme Regis and Whitchurch’s famous and native resident Admiral Sir George Somers (1554 – 1610). Somers was born in Lyme, lived in Berne Manor, Whitchurch Canonicorum, worshipped and was interred in the church of St Candida and the Holy Cross. With other key local individuals he played a key role in the expansion of this nation in Elizabethan and Jacobean times and our development and influence at that time in the New World. John Dover will explain more about the legacy handed down by these pioneers and why we continue to recognise them today. Talk to be held at 2pm at Whitchurch Village Hall, Whitchurch Canonicorum, DT6 6RF. Light refreshments. Entrance fee £3. Free parking. For information please contact John on 07769 655362.
Winsham School Summer Fete Primary School and Pre School PTFA Summer Fete 11am – 2pm. Fun for the whole family. Refreshments and cakes, bouncy castle, ‘drench a teacher’, bottle stall, traditiobnal games, raffle. School Field, Pooles Lane. Free entry, all welcome.
‘An Evening with Dan Hadfield as Gary Barlow’ Live gig- Gateway Theatre, Seaton – 8pm, doors 7.30pm tickets £20, £22.50 on door. Dan Hadfield, the World’s Number One Tribute Artiste to Gary Barlow, continues his 2024/25 tour with a new production featuring the classic hits of Take That and Gary in a live concert. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue – Thur 10am – 1pm.
Colyford Memorial Hall. 7.30pm. The Chantry Buoys. Shanty singing group. Supporting the Seaton & District Hospital League of Friends and The Seaton Hospice at Home Service. Free entry. Licensed bar.
Sunday, 21 July
Stoke Abbott Street Fair, 2-5pm One of the region’s most popular events, the traditional Stoke Abbott Street Fair will take place from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday 21st July. There’s fun for all the family with enticing stalls, live entertainment, The Big Foolini magician, ferret-racing, a novelty dog show, cream teas and more. New for 2024, the Discover Farming team will have hands-on rural activities for all ages too. This year, proceeds will go to support Beaminster’s Prout Bridge Project as well as St Mary’s church and the village hall. Free parking from the Beaminster end. Entry £2 per adult, children under 16 free.
Dalwood Jazz Club at 3pm presents Alan Barnes (saxophone & clarinet) & Dave Newton (piano)
Dalwood Village Hall, EX13 7EG (near Axminster)
Bar for beer/wine/soft drinks and teas/coffees/cake etc. Parking at the Village Hall £12.50p If possible, please book in advance and pay (cash or card) at the door. t.mackenney111@btinternet.com
Divine Union Soundbath 2pm Oborne Village Hall, Oborne, nr. Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4LA The cleansing Pure Sounds of a crystal and Tibetan bowl soundbath give a sonic deep-tissue massage, while taking you into the deeper brainwave states of ‘the relaxation response’. Please book in advance via 01935 389655 ahiahel@live.com £16.
Monday, 22 July
Dance Connection, for fun, health & wellbeing, 10:30am-12, Unitarian Chapel, Bridport, DT6 3JX, 07787752201, danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com.
Tuesday, 23 July
Swift Walking with RSPB’s Luke Phillips. Why have swifts returned to Bridport for 100s of years? What is it about the town’s architecture and nearby green spaces that makes it a good place for swifts to be? Let’s swiftwalk together and find out! Free and open to all. Also 6th & 9th July 6pm−8pm From Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South St, Bridport DT6 3NR Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Wednesday, 24 July
West Dorset Ramblers – Walk 10 miles. Golden Cap & Stonebarrow – circular walk in a figure of eight with lovely views. Start 10am Langdon Wood To book and for further details contact Heather 07587 098079.
Circus Raj 3:00pm. Elite street circus performers combine their amazing skills in performing breathtaking acts of courage and bravery. The cast of aerialists, acrobats, musicians, slack-rope walkers, giant puppet characters and the eye-watering displays by their fakir, present a colourful, vibrant, fast-moving extravaganza of intrigue, drama, feats of daring, music, laughter and surprise. Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR. 01308 424204. www.bridport-arts.com.
10.00am. East Devon Ramblers. Moderate 7.6 miles walk. Beaminster. Phone 01308-898432
Thursday, 25 July
Garden Open. Farrs, 3, Whitcombe Rd, Beaminster DT8 3NB. Contact: Mr & Mrs John Makepeace. Enjoy several distinctive walled gardens, rolling lawns, sculpture and giant topiary around one of Beaminster’s historic town houses. John’s inspirational grass garden and Jennie’s very contrasting garden with an oak fruit cage; a riot of colour.
Glasshouse, straw bale studio, geese in orchard. Remarkable trees planked and seasoning in open sided barn for future furniture commissions. A limited number of tickets have been made available for these two special afternoon openings, hosted by John and Jennie Makepeace. There will be a warm welcome from John at 2.30pm in the main rooms of the house, with a talk on his furniture design and recent commissions. Jennie will then give a guided walk around the gardens followed by a cream tea. Some gravel paths, alternative wheelchair route through orchard. Open: (2.30-5). Adm £40. Pre-booking essential, please visit ngs.org.uk for information &booking. Cream teas in the house or garden, weather dependent. Donation to Victoria & Albert Foundation. Location: Southern edge of Beaminster. On B3163. Car parking in the Square or Yarn Barton Car Park, or side streets of Beaminster.
Colyton town history walk leaving from Colyton Dolphin Car Park at 2 pm – Guided walk approximately one hour. Cost £5, children under 16 free. No booking required, all weathers. Group bookings by arrangement – Contact 01297 552514 or 01297 33406.
Freud’s Last Session (12a) – 14:00 Matinee screening. Set on the eve of WWII and towards the end of his life, Freud’s Last Session sees Freud (Hopkins) inviteS iconic author C.S. Lewis for a debate over the existence of God. Exploring Freud’s unique relationship with his lesbian daughter Anna and Lewis’ unconventional romance with his best friend’s mother, the film interweaves past, present and fantasy, bursting from the confines of Freud’s study on a dynamic journey. Bridport Electric Palace, DT6 3NY. Tickets £7. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk.
Friday, 26 July
Greg Abate with Craig Milverton Ilminster Arts Centre welcomes Greg Abate, the talented and versatile saxophone star. Greg has played Jazz Festivals, Jazz Societies and Jazz Clubs throughout the U.S., Canada and abroad, as a soloist. Greg is supported by Craig Milverton, one of Britain’s finest Jazz Pianists. In 2010 Craig was winner of Best Jazz Pianist in the Best Small Group Category at the British Jazz Awards with Digby Fairweather and his Half Dozen.7.30pm at Ilminster Arts Centre, TA19 0AN. Tickets: £20 Earlybird: £18 Students: £5 Children 12 and under: Free 01460 54973 www.ilminsterartscentre.com
10.10am. East Devon Ramblers. Leisurely 3 mile Colyton history walk. Phone 01297-552313
Friday, 26 – 28 July
Flower Festival, “Musicals”, in St Michael’s, Colyford (EX24 6QJ) with “Pop-up” entertainments in the garden if fine. Free entry. Cash only event. 10.30 am – 4.30 pm. Tickets for Anne Swithinbank’s (BBC Radio GQT panelist) opening talk and Q & A at 11 am on Friday 26 £5.00 each on the door or from Colyford PO/Stores. Home-made refreshments throughout whole festival. Enquiries: 01297 552499.
Saturday, 27 July
Wambrook Flower Show at 2.30pm, The Tithe Barn, Cotley, TA20 3EP, near Chard. Doors open at 2.30pm. Entry by donation to our chosen charities, Chard and District Riding for the Disabled and Wambrook Church. Music by Blackdown Hills Steel Band in the courtyard, Grand raffle, tombola, stalls, teas and cakes and one of the best flower shows in the local area. Fun and games for children. Flower Show schedules are available from : The Cotley Inn, Combe Dingle Nursery and Barleymow’s Farm Shop or download a copy at www.wambrookparishchurch.com.
Lyme Bay Chorale’s Lifeboat Week concert. An hour of joyous summer music conducted by Richard Tanner, director of music at Rugby School. Lyme Regis Parish Church at 6pm. Free admission with a collection in aid of the RNLI.
Inside Out 2 (PG) – 11:00. Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone. Bridport Electric Palace, DT6 3NY. Tickets £8 ADULT / £6 U16. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk
Yeovil Railway Centre, Yeovil Junction, Stoford BA22 9UU: First day of Train & Tractor Weekend. Steam train rides to see Tractors, Land Rovers, Stationary Engines. Interested in exhibiting? Call John on 01297 32935, or visit website www.yeovilrailway.freeservers.com.
Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 8 mile walk from Martinstown. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. New members/visitors welcome.
Wambrook Flower Show, The Tithe Barn, Cotley, TA20 3EP, near Chard.Doors open at 2.30pm. Entry by donation to our chosen charities. Music by Steel the Show, Blackdown Hills Steel Band. Grand raffle, tombola, stalls, teas and cakes and one of the best flower shows in the local area. Flower Show schedules are available from: The Cotley Inn, Combe Dingle Nursery and Barleymow’s Farm Shop or download a copy at www.wambrookparishchurch.com
Cattistock Classical Concerts present an event in St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Cattistock as part of the South West Tour of The Past & I: 100 Years of Thomas Hardy. Music and arrangements by Arthur Keegan. In this exciting, unique collaboration, critically acclaimed singer Lotte Betts-Dean (winnner of the 2024 Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award) and outstanding Norway/UK guitarist James Girling invite you on a journey with Thomas Hardy through songs of the 20th century inspired by his words and the local Dorset landscape. The project is the brainchild of composer Arthur Keegan in close collaboration with the performers, and it includes new arrangements of beloved songs by Britten and Finzi, alongside beautiful songs – long forgotten and only recently unearthed – composed by quiet luminaries Imogen Holst, Ivor Gurney, Robin Milford and Muriel Herbert. There is also stunning new music by Kerry Andrew and an elegiac song cycle by Arthur Keegan. This tour supports the forthcoming release of an album of this music, on 19th July 2024, recorded with Delphian Records. www.arthurkeegan.co.uk
Powerstock Country Fete. 2-5pm. A traditional fun afternoon for all the family. Band, refreshments, Punch & Judy, dog show, vintage motorcycles, games, lots of stalls, Tug o War and a Bucking Bronco. Entry is £2.50 per adult, pay on the door, free parking. At the Sports Field, Nettlecombe, DT6 3SY.
Sunday, 28 July
Garden Open Black Shed, Blackmarsh Farm, Dodds Cross, Sherborne DT9 4JX. Contact: Paul & Helen Stickland. Over 200 colourful and productive flower beds growing a sophisticated selection of cut flowers and foliage to supply florists and the public for weddings, events and occasions throughout the seasons. Traditional garden favourites, delphiniums, larkspur, foxgloves, scabious and dahlias alongside more unusual perennials, foliage plants and grasses, creating a stunning and unique display. A warm welcome and generous advice on creating your own cut flower garden is offered. Easy access from gravel car park. Wide grass pathways enabling access for wheelchairs. Gently sloping site. Open: (1-5). Adm £5, chd free. Location: From Sherborne, follow A30 towards Shaftesbury. Black Shed approx 1m E at Blackmarsh Farm, on L, next to The Toy Barn. Large car park shared with The Toy Barn.
10.30am. East Devon Ramblers. Moderate 8 mile walk. Bickleigh. Phone 01395-579607
The Friends of St Candida present this year’s Alice Dilke Memorial Concert with professional pianist Alexander Soares. Programme includes music by Liszt, Chopin and Beethoven. St Candida & Holy Cross Church, Whitchurch Canonicorum at 3pm. Tickets £12 on the door (cash or card) to include light refreshments. Free for young people aged 16 and under.
Wednesday, 31 July
Scottish Country Dancing. Bridport Scottish Dancers invite you to an evening of dancing led by a visiting RSCDS qualified teacher on Wednesday 31st July 2024 at Church House, South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NN. Time: 7.15 for a 7.30 start. Cost: £3.00 which includes tea/coffee/soft drinks + biscuits. All welcome, no partner required but please wear soft shoes. Contact: Call Tony on 01297 560335. Check out bridportscottishdancers for more information.
Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society talk and display in aid of Lyme Regis RNLI week given by Sharandys Birds of Prey. Take a close up look at amazing raptors. Uplyme Village Hall 7.30pm. Tickets £4 from Lyme Regis Lifeboat Gift Shop and Uplyme Stores, or ring Brian 07831 533580. Refreshments from 7pm.
10.00am. East Devon Ramblers. Moderate 7 mile walk. Chudleigh. 07578-413003.
Swift Town Tales with folklorist and storyteller Martin Maudsley. Who is King of the Birds? How did Swallow get her Tail? Why do Swifts fly so high? Hear a flock of folktales to highlight the diversity of birds in Bridport, and help us create a new bird story for Bridport Swift Town. Free and open to all. 2pm Bridport Community Orchard. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
ida and the Holy Cross. With other key local individuals he played a key role in the expansion of this nation in Elizabethan and Jacobean times and our development and influence at that time in the New World. John Dover will explain more about the legacy handed down by these pioneers and why we continue to recognise them today. Talk to be held at 2pm at Whitchurch Village Hall, Whitchurch Canonicorum, DT6 6RF. Light refreshments. Entrance fee £3. Free parking. For information please contact John on 07769 655362.
Winsham School Summer Fete Primary School and Pre School PTFA Summer Fete 11am – 2pm. Fun for the whole family. Refreshments and cakes, bouncy castle, ‘drench a teacher’, bottle stall, traditiobnal games, raffle. School Field, Pooles Lane. Free entry, all welcome.
‘An Evening with Dan Hadfield as Gary Barlow’ Live gig- Gateway Theatre, Seaton – 8pm, doors 7.30pm tickets £20, £22.50 on door. Dan Hadfield, the World’s Number One Tribute Artiste to Gary Barlow, continues his 2024/25 tour with a new production featuring the classic hits of Take That and Gary in a live concert. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue – Thur 10am – 1pm.
Colyford Memorial Hall. 7.30pm. The Chantry Buoys. Shanty singing group. Supporting the Seaton & District Hospital League of Friends and The Seaton Hospice at Home Service. Free entry. Licensed bar.
Sunday, 21 July
Stoke Abbott Street Fair, 2-5pm One of the region’s most popular events, the traditional Stoke Abbott Street Fair will take place from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday 21st July. There’s fun for all the family with enticing stalls, live entertainment, The Big Foolini magician, ferret-racing, a novelty dog show, cream teas and more. New for 2024, the Discover Farming team will have hands-on rural activities for all ages too. This year, proceeds will go to support Beaminster’s Prout Bridge Project as well as St Mary’s church and the village hall. Free parking from the Beaminster end. Entry £2 per adult, children under 16 free.
Dalwood Jazz Club at 3pm presents Alan Barnes (saxophone & clarinet) & Dave Newton (piano)
Dalwood Village Hall, EX13 7EG (near Axminster)
Bar for beer/wine/soft drinks and teas/coffees/cake etc. Parking at the Village Hall £12.50p If possible, please book in advance and pay (cash or card) at the door. t.mackenney111@btinternet.com
Divine Union Soundbath 2pm Oborne Village Hall, Oborne, nr. Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4LA The cleansing Pure Sounds of a crystal and Tibetan bowl soundbath give a sonic deep-tissue massage, while taking you into the deeper brainwave states of ‘the relaxation response’. Please book in advance via 01935 389655 ahiahel@live.com £16.
Monday, 22 July
Dance Connection, for fun, health & wellbeing, 10:30am-12, Unitarian Chapel, Bridport, DT6 3JX, 07787752201, danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com.
Tuesday, 23 July
Swift Walking with RSPB’s Luke Phillips. Why have swifts returned to Bridport for 100s of years? What is it about the town’s architecture and nearby green spaces that makes it a good place for swifts to be? Let’s swiftwalk together and find out! Free and open to all. Also 6th & 9th July 6pm−8pm From Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South St, Bridport DT6 3NR Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
Wednesday, 24 July
West Dorset Ramblers – Walk 10 miles. Golden Cap & Stonebarrow – circular walk in a figure of eight with lovely views. Start 10am Langdon Wood To book and for further details contact Heather 07587 098079.
Circus Raj 3:00pm. Elite street circus performers combine their amazing skills in performing breathtaking acts of courage and bravery. The cast of aerialists, acrobats, musicians, slack-rope walkers, giant puppet characters and the eye-watering displays by their fakir, present a colourful, vibrant, fast-moving extravaganza of intrigue, drama, feats of daring, music, laughter and surprise. Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR. 01308 424204. www.bridport-arts.com.
10.00am. East Devon Ramblers. Moderate 7.6 miles walk. Beaminster. Phone 01308-898432
Thursday, 25 July
Garden Open. Farrs, 3, Whitcombe Rd, Beaminster DT8 3NB. Contact: Mr & Mrs John Makepeace. Enjoy several distinctive walled gardens, rolling lawns, sculpture and giant topiary around one of Beaminster’s historic town houses. John’s inspirational grass garden and Jennie’s very contrasting garden with an oak fruit cage; a riot of colour.
Glasshouse, straw bale studio, geese in orchard. Remarkable trees planked and seasoning in open sided barn for future furniture commissions. A limited number of tickets have been made available for these two special afternoon openings, hosted by John and Jennie Makepeace. There will be a warm welcome from John at 2.30pm in the main rooms of the house, with a talk on his furniture design and recent commissions. Jennie will then give a guided walk around the gardens followed by a cream tea. Some gravel paths, alternative wheelchair route through orchard. Open: (2.30-5). Adm £40. Pre-booking essential, please visit ngs.org.uk for information &booking. Cream teas in the house or garden, weather dependent. Donation to Victoria & Albert Foundation. Location: Southern edge of Beaminster. On B3163. Car parking in the Square or Yarn Barton Car Park, or side streets of Beaminster.
Colyton town history walk leaving from Colyton Dolphin Car Park at 2 pm – Guided walk approximately one hour. Cost £5, children under 16 free. No booking required, all weathers. Group bookings by arrangement – Contact 01297 552514 or 01297 33406.
Freud’s Last Session (12a) – 14:00 Matinee screening. Set on the eve of WWII and towards the end of his life, Freud’s Last Session sees Freud (Hopkins) inviteS iconic author C.S. Lewis for a debate over the existence of God. Exploring Freud’s unique relationship with his lesbian daughter Anna and Lewis’ unconventional romance with his best friend’s mother, the film interweaves past, present and fantasy, bursting from the confines of Freud’s study on a dynamic journey. Bridport Electric Palace, DT6 3NY. Tickets £7. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk.
Friday, 26 July
Greg Abate with Craig Milverton Ilminster Arts Centre welcomes Greg Abate, the talented and versatile saxophone star. Greg has played Jazz Festivals, Jazz Societies and Jazz Clubs throughout the U.S., Canada and abroad, as a soloist. Greg is supported by Craig Milverton, one of Britain’s finest Jazz Pianists. In 2010 Craig was winner of Best Jazz Pianist in the Best Small Group Category at the British Jazz Awards with Digby Fairweather and his Half Dozen.7.30pm at Ilminster Arts Centre, TA19 0AN. Tickets: £20 Earlybird: £18 Students: £5 Children 12 and under: Free 01460 54973 www.ilminsterartscentre.com
10.10am. East Devon Ramblers. Leisurely 3 mile Colyton history walk. Phone 01297-552313
Friday, 26 – 28 July
Flower Festival, “Musicals”, in St Michael’s, Colyford (EX24 6QJ) with “Pop-up” entertainments in the garden if fine. Free entry. Cash only event. 10.30 am – 4.30 pm. Tickets for Anne Swithinbank’s (BBC Radio GQT panelist) opening talk and Q & A at 11 am on Friday 26 £5.00 each on the door or from Colyford PO/Stores. Home-made refreshments throughout whole festival. Enquiries: 01297 552499.
Saturday, 27 July
Wambrook Flower Show at 2.30pm, The Tithe Barn, Cotley, TA20 3EP, near Chard. Doors open at 2.30pm. Entry by donation to our chosen charities, Chard and District Riding for the Disabled and Wambrook Church. Music by Blackdown Hills Steel Band in the courtyard, Grand raffle, tombola, stalls, teas and cakes and one of the best flower shows in the local area. Fun and games for children. Flower Show schedules are available from : The Cotley Inn, Combe Dingle Nursery and Barleymow’s Farm Shop or download a copy at www.wambrookparishchurch.com.
Lyme Bay Chorale’s Lifeboat Week concert. An hour of joyous summer music conducted by Richard Tanner, director of music at Rugby School. Lyme Regis Parish Church at 6pm. Free admission with a collection in aid of the RNLI.
Inside Out 2 (PG) – 11:00. Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone. Bridport Electric Palace, DT6 3NY. Tickets £8 ADULT / £6 U16. Book online -electricpalace.org.uk
Yeovil Railway Centre, Yeovil Junction, Stoford BA22 9UU: First day of Train & Tractor Weekend. Steam train rides to see Tractors, Land Rovers, Stationary Engines. Interested in exhibiting? Call John on 01297 32935, or visit website www.yeovilrailway.freeservers.com.
Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 8 mile walk from Martinstown. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. New members/visitors welcome.
Wambrook Flower Show, The Tithe Barn, Cotley, TA20 3EP, near Chard.Doors open at 2.30pm. Entry by donation to our chosen charities. Music by Steel the Show, Blackdown Hills Steel Band. Grand raffle, tombola, stalls, teas and cakes and one of the best flower shows in the local area. Flower Show schedules are available from: The Cotley Inn, Combe Dingle Nursery and Barleymow’s Farm Shop or download a copy at www.wambrookparishchurch.com
Cattistock Classical Concerts present an event in St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Cattistock as part of the South West Tour of The Past & I: 100 Years of Thomas Hardy. Music and arrangements by Arthur Keegan. In this exciting, unique collaboration, critically acclaimed singer Lotte Betts-Dean (winnner of the 2024 Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award) and outstanding Norway/UK guitarist James Girling invite you on a journey with Thomas Hardy through songs of the 20th century inspired by his words and the local Dorset landscape. The project is the brainchild of composer Arthur Keegan in close collaboration with the performers, and it includes new arrangements of beloved songs by Britten and Finzi, alongside beautiful songs – long forgotten and only recently unearthed – composed by quiet luminaries Imogen Holst, Ivor Gurney, Robin Milford and Muriel Herbert. There is also stunning new music by Kerry Andrew and an elegiac song cycle by Arthur Keegan. This tour supports the forthcoming release of an album of this music, on 19th July 2024, recorded with Delphian Records. www.arthurkeegan.co.uk
Powerstock Country Fete. 2-5pm. A traditional fun afternoon for all the family. Band, refreshments, Punch & Judy, dog show, vintage motorcycles, games, lots of stalls, Tug o War and a Bucking Bronco. Entry is £2.50 per adult, pay on the door, free parking. At the Sports Field, Nettlecombe, DT6 3SY.
Sunday, 28 July
Garden Open Black Shed, Blackmarsh Farm, Dodds Cross, Sherborne DT9 4JX. Contact: Paul & Helen Stickland. Over 200 colourful and productive flower beds growing a sophisticated selection of cut flowers and foliage to supply florists and the public for weddings, events and occasions throughout the seasons. Traditional garden favourites, delphiniums, larkspur, foxgloves, scabious and dahlias alongside more unusual perennials, foliage plants and grasses, creating a stunning and unique display. A warm welcome and generous advice on creating your own cut flower garden is offered. Easy access from gravel car park. Wide grass pathways enabling access for wheelchairs. Gently sloping site. Open: (1-5). Adm £5, chd free. Location: From Sherborne, follow A30 towards Shaftesbury. Black Shed approx 1m E at Blackmarsh Farm, on L, next to The Toy Barn. Large car park shared with The Toy Barn.
10.30am. East Devon Ramblers. Moderate 8 mile walk. Bickleigh. Phone 01395-579607
The Friends of St Candida present this year’s Alice Dilke Memorial Concert with professional pianist Alexander Soares. Programme includes music by Liszt, Chopin and Beethoven. St Candida & Holy Cross Church, Whitchurch Canonicorum at 3pm. Tickets £12 on the door (cash or card) to include light refreshments. Free for young people aged 16 and under.
Wednesday, 31 July
Scottish Country Dancing. Bridport Scottish Dancers invite you to an evening of dancing led by a visiting RSCDS qualified teacher on Wednesday 31st July 2024 at Church House, South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NN. Time: 7.15 for a 7.30 start. Cost: £3.00 which includes tea/coffee/soft drinks + biscuits. All welcome, no partner required but please wear soft shoes. Contact: Call Tony on 01297 560335. Check out bridportscottishdancers for more information.
Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society talk and display in aid of Lyme Regis RNLI week given by Sharandys Birds of Prey. Take a close up look at amazing raptors. Uplyme Village Hall 7.30pm. Tickets £4 from Lyme Regis Lifeboat Gift Shop and Uplyme Stores, or ring Brian 07831 533580. Refreshments from 7pm.
10.00am. East Devon Ramblers. Moderate 7 mile walk. Chudleigh. 07578-413003.
Swift Town Tales with folklorist and storyteller Martin Maudsley. Who is King of the Birds? How did Swallow get her Tail? Why do Swifts fly so high? Hear a flock of folktales to highlight the diversity of birds in Bridport, and help us create a new bird story for Bridport Swift Town. Free and open to all. 2pm Bridport Community Orchard. Limited Numbers! Register your free place by emailing swiftmail@commonground.org.uk.
