Lunch Clubs in Dorset
A Guide to Lunch Clubs and Other Eating Opportunities for those 50+ in Dorset
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Contents
Eating Opportunities in West Dorset 3 Eating Opportunities in Weymouth and Portland 7 Eating Opportunities in North Dorset (including Sherborne) 9 Eating Opportunities in Purbeck 12 Eating Opportunities in East Dorset 13 Eating Opportunities in Christchurch 16 Eating Opportunities in Bournemouth and Poole 17
Additional Information
This directory aims to hold up to date information for all lunch clubs and other eating opportunities in Dorset. It is updated regularly so if you have an old copy please contact POPP to see if there is a more current version. For those with internet access it is also available on: www.dorsetforyou.com/eatingopportunities
Other guides are also available for meals on wheels and shopping services. See the website or contact POPP for more information
Before you go…When attending a lunch for the first time, call first to check there is space available, many lunches like you to book in advance so they know how many to cook for.
Helping out…The majority of lunch clubs will always welcome an extra pair of hands. If you are able to offer some time to help out please contact your nearest club.
New Opportunities…If you can not find an opportunity in your area and want to be involved with setting one up please contact POPP who will be happy to work with you to develop a new club
Transport
√ Some of the clubs are able to help with transport please see the individual lunch listings for details √ There may be other community transport schemes in your area who can help you to get around, to access this information please call the new community transport number: 01305 221053 , if you are on the internet you can access this information at: www.dorsetforyou.com/2495
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Eating Opportunities in West Dorset (1 of 4)
Club Location Time Contact Transport Monkton Wyld Lunch Monkton Wyld Court, Charmouth Most 2 nd Wednesdays 01297 560342 No Club Bridport, DT6 6DQ Morecombelake James Hargreaves Community Hall 3rd Friday of the month Sheila Chambers Yes Luncheon Club Morecombelake, Bridport, DT6 6EA 01297 489349 The Five Bells Pub Higher Street, Wed, Thursday & Friday Pat or Stacey No Lunch Deal Whitchurch Canonicorum, 2 course meal deal 01297 489262 Bridport, DT6 6RH available Booking advised The Five Bells Pub Higher Street Thursday evenings Pat or Stacey No Supper Club Whitchurch Canonicorum Supper Club from 01297 489262 Bridport DT6 6RH January – April. Must book Thorncombe Lunch Thorncombe Village Hall Chard Street, Fortnightly on a Friday. Pauline Holt Please ask Club Thorncombe, TA20 4ND Not on Jul – Sept 01460 30428 will help if able to Lyme Regis Lyme Regis Baptist Church 2nd Tuesday of the 01297 444570 No Community Lunch Silver Street, Lyme Regis, DT7 3NY month Alice’s bear shop Charmouth Village Hollands Room, Bridge Road, Every Thurs 9.00-12.30 Jan Gale Yes Breakfast Charmouth Sept – April only 07897 511 075 Charmouth Village Hollands Room, Bridge Road, 1st Tuesday of the Jan Gale Yes Lunch Charmouth month 07897 511 075 Charmouth Community Hall, Lower Sea Lane, 3rd Tuesday of the Pauline & Peter Yes Community Lunch Charmouth month 01297 560251 Please book as space limited Excluding Jan & Aug Beaminster Social Skyrm Room, Beaminster Public Hall 1st Thurs of the month Joan Wilkinson Yes Lunch club Fleet Street, DT8 3AR 01308 488375
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Eating Opportunities in West Dorset (2 of 4)
Club Location Time Contact Transport St Mary’s Lunch Club St Mary’s Gardens, Beaminster, DT8 4th Thurs of the month Sue Park No 3DB 07977 175093 Abbeyfield Lunch Abbeyfield, Yarn Barton, Fleet Street, Call Kate for details Kate No Beaminster, DT8 3EQ 01308 863210 Over 60s lunch deal The Greyhound Pub , 11 The Square Every day between 11.30 01308 862496 No Beaminster, DT8 3AW & 3pm Fullers Lunch Club Fullers, Broadwindsor, DT8 3PY 2nd Thurs of the month Sue Park No 07977 175093 Chancery House Chancery House Day Centre, Chancery Monday to Friday 01308 424357 No Lunch Lane, Bridport, DT6 3JT Tea and Chat (T&C) Bridport United reform Church Hall, East 3rd Sunday 3-4.30pm Tom Murphy Please ask Street, DT6 3LJ NOT Aug or Dec 01308 455674 will help if able to Shipton Gorge Pub The New Inn, Shipton Road, Shipton Every Thursday 12.30pm 01308 897302 No Lunch Gorge, Bridport, DT6 4LT (Must book in by Tue) King's Head Pub 304 Saint Andrews Road, Bridport, 2nd and 4 th Tues of month Ruth No Lunch Club Dorset DT6 3DS 01308 424 641 Puncknowle, Swyre & Puncknowle, Swyre & West Bexington 3rd Tuesday of the month Ken Martin No West Bexington Village Hall, Puncknowle 12.30pm 01308 897622 DT2 9DJ Loders Lunch Club Loders Village Hall, Loders, Bridport, 2nd Tues of the month Jessie Barrett No DT6 3SA Food served at 12 noon 01308 423127 All welcome
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Eating Opportunities in West Dorset (3 of 4)
Club Location Time Contact Transpor t Charlestown Coffee Victory Hall, Putton Lane Fish & Chips monthly Marion No morning Chickerell, DT3 4DA 01305 761744 Langton Herring Lunch Langton Herring Village Hall, Church Last Tuesday of the Sheila Milton No Club Hill, DT3 4HU month 01305 871202 Chickerell Lunch Club Lugger Inn, 30-34 West Street, 1st Thurs of the month Anne 783002 No Chickerell, DT3 4DY WAITING LIST Janet 750232 Portesham Lunch Club Portesham Village Hall, Malthouse First Monday of the 01305 871217 No Meadow, DT3 4NS month Abbotsbury Lunch Strangways Village Hall Generally Last Friday in 01305 871944 No Club Market square, Abbotsbury DT3 4JR the month Denise and Philip Bilton Stratton Lunch Club Stratton Village Hall 2nd Wednesday of the Anne Newton Yes Stratton, DT2 9WG month (NOT August) 01305 265895 Piddletrenthide Lunch Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall 4th Fri of the month Sue Jennings No Club DT2 7QF 01300 348076 Frampton Thursday Frampton Village Hall 4th Thursday of the Mike Keene No Club Dorchester Road, DT2 9NB month (not Aug or Sept) 01300 320109 Maiden Newton Lunch Village Hall, Maiden Newton 3rd Wednesday of the Rev Linda Wilcock Please Hour Dorchester, DT2 0QL month 01300 321 112 ask Tuesday Lunches Village Hall, Bradford Peverell 1st Tuesday of the Ruth Smith Yes Dorchester, DT2 9SF month 01305 263834
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Eating Opportunities in West Dorset (4 of 4)
Club Location Time Contact Transport Buckland Buckland Newton Village Hall 2nd Friday of the month Jan Burnett Yes Newton Lunch DT2 7BZ 01300 345356 Pub every other month Sydling Fish Club Sydling Village Hall 3rd Tuesday of the month Jo Cropp No 12.45 01300 341620 Dorchester Age Rowan Cottage Every Tue, Wed & Fri 01305 269444 No Concern Lunch 4 Prince of Wales Street, DT1 1PW 12pm Martinstown Stevens Farm 1st Tuesday of the month Ann 01305 Yes Martinstown, Dorchester, DT2 9JR 889383 Monthly Lunch Club Puddletown Village Hall, 11 Willoughby 2nd Monday of the month Gladis Antell No Close, DT2 8SE 01305 848646 Cowleaze Lunch Club Broadmayne Village Hall 3rd Thursday of the month Marilyn No Cowleaze Road, DT2 8EW 01305 261337 Sutton Poyntz Ladies Springhead Pub, Sutton Rd, Sutton 2nd Wednesday of the Richard/Debbie No Lunch Poyntz, Nr Weymouth, DT3 6LW month 01305 832117 Osmington Lunch Osmington Village Hall 4th Monday of the month Martin and Tess Yes Club Shortlake Lane, Nr Weymouth DT3 01305 835122 6EG
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Eating Opportunities in Weymouth and Portland (1 of 2)
Club Location Time Contact Transport Weymouth Age Pilgrim House Every Tues & Thurs 01305 761828 No Concern Lunch 1 Hope Square, DT4 8TU Saturday Club Acorns Day Centre Every Saturday Melanie No 5 Grosvenor Square, DT4 7QL 10.30-3.30 01305 767243 (except before a bank holiday) St Francis Lunch Club St Francis of Assisi Church, Merredin Every Friday 12pm (except Steve Walbridge No Close, Littlemoor, DT3 6SJ Good Friday or August) 07708 562002 Patsy’s Club Rembrandt Hotel, 12-18 Dorchester 1st Wednesday of the Pat Staff No Rd, Weymouth, DT4 7JU month for Carvery 01305 779393 Patsy’s Club The Crown Hotel, 51/53 St Thomas One Friday per month Pat Staff No Street, Weymouth, DT4 8EQ 01305 779393 Munch Club St Pauls Community Hall, 58 Every other Friday 01305 771217 Please ask Abbotsbury Road, Westham, DT4 12 th & 26 th March will help if able to Waterside Pub Trips to local pubs and restaurants 1st Wednesday in the month Ken No Lunches Sign up at The Park Community 01305 839579 centre On Chelmsford street Wellworthy Sports and Dunbarton Road Wyke Regis, Every Thursday 12 to 2 01305 779316 No Social Club Weymouth open for lunch (special rate) Booking Also Sunday carvery advisable Angels community The Church Rooms, 4 Church Road, 2nd Monday of the month 05601 792905 Yes lunch Preston, DT3 6BU
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Eating Opportunities in Weymouth and Portland (2 of 2)
Club Location Time Contact Transport Soup & Cheese Easton Methodist Church, The Square, 3rd Friday of the month Just turn up No Easton, Portland, DT5 2AB 12.00pm Salvation Army Easton Methodist Church 1st Monday of the month Geoff Lucas Please ask Lunch The Square, Easton, DT5 2AB 12.30pm 01305 830479 will help if able to Lobster Pot Sunday Monthly minibus lunch trip to the lobster One Sunday per month Island Yes Lunch Trip pot Next: 30 th June Community Portland Friendly Community 2000 Hall 1st and 3 rd Monday Action Food Club Lunch Portland (excluding Bank Holidays) 01305 823 789 £4.50 for two courses, menu choice From 12.30 available New Inn Lunch Club New Inn, Portland 4th Monday of the month Yes Two course set menu for £6 Booking is essential Next lunch: Mon 24 th June
Food, Fund and St John's Hall, Ventnor Lane, Every Wednesday 11:45am Neil Biles or No Friendship Fortuneswell, Portland DT5 1JE to 2pm lunch served at Lindsay on Gathering Lunch 12:30pm 01305 824381 CLub
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Eating Opportunities in North Dorset including Sherborne and Surrounds (1 of 3)
Club Location Time Contact Transport Sturminster Newton The Exchange Every Thursday 12.30 – 01258 475582 Yes Age Concern Club Old Market Hill, DT10 1FH 1.45pm Hillside Hungry Village Hall, Part Way Monthly on a Tuesday Gillian 01258 Yes Lunch Club Hazelbury Bryan, DT10 2DP 818121 Stalbridge Lunch Stalbridge Village Hall, Lower Road, Every Wednesday Marigold Please ask Club Sturminster Newton,DT10 2NJ 12 Edwards will help if 01963 363875 able to Gillingham Day BONES Youth Club, The Cottage, Every Wed 10-3 term time Teresa Kinsmill Yes Club Cemetery Rd, SP8 4AZ only 01747 826878
Silton Village Silton Village Hall, Silton Mews, Church 2nd Sunday of the month Marian No Sunday Lunch Rd, Gillingham, SP8 5PR Honnywill 01747 840507 Silton village soup Silton Village Hall, Silton Mews, Church 3rd Monday of the month Marian No club Rd, Gillingham, SP8 5PR Honnywill 01747 840507 Bourton Lunch Club Bourton Village Hall 2nd Monday of the month Harriet Palmer Yes SP8 5BN 01747 840057 Marnhull Lunch Marnhull Village Hall 1st Friday of the month Norval Faro Yes Club Burton Street, DT10 1PS 01258 820058 Marnhull Marnhull Methodist Church 3rd Friday of the month Deborah Please ask Community Cafe 11-12 01258 471419 will help if able to
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Eating Opportunities in North Dorset including Sherborne and Surrounds (2 of 3)
Club Location Time Contact Transport Shaftesbury Fountain Inn, Enmore Green, Quarterly 0750 805 6763 No Fiftyplus lunches Shaftesbury, SP7 8LE Next: 12 th June 12noon Blandford Blandford Methodist Church Every Tues & Fri Mrs. White No Methodist Church The Close, DT11 7HA 01258 454020 Lunch The White Horse The White Horse Pub, Shaston Rd, Mon-Sun lunchtime 01258 453535 No Senior Citizens Stourpaine, Blandford Forum Wed & Thurs evening Booking is Lunch Club 2 course £6.50 advisable Tarrant Hinton Tarrant Hinton Village Hall 3rd Wednesday of the month Ann Yes community lunch (excluding Jan, July and Aug) 01258 830517 group Christmas date TBC Okeford Fitzpaine Okeford Fitzpaine Village Hall Quarterly 01258 473797 No Lunch Club Mar- June – Sept - Dec Charlton Marshall The Church Room, 1st Friday of the month Tina Yes Lunch Club 1 The Close,DT11 9PA 01258 452380 Milborne St Andrew Milborne St Andrew Village Hall Last Saturday of the month Josie No Village Lunch The Causeway, DT11 0JF 01258 839090 Milton Abbas Lunch Milton Abbas Reading Room 2nd Wednesday of the month Angela No 01258 880561 Thornford Lunch Thornford Village Hall, Pound Road, Fortnightly on a Thursday Helen No Club Sherborne, DT9 6QB Need to book 01935 872 706
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Eating Opportunities in North Dorset including Sherborne and Surrounds (3 of 3)
Club Location Time Contact Transport Wriggle Valley Leigh Village Hall 3rd Tuesday of the month Connie Wallis No Lunch Club Chetnole Road, DT9 6HJ 12pm 01935 872946 Pot Luck Lunch Halstock Village Hall Every Weds during term time George No Yeovil, BA22 9SG 12.30pm 01935 891359 Tuesday Lunch Digby Hall Every Tuesday Trish Hart Yes Club Hound Street, Sherborne, DT9 3AB 01935 873918 Meet and Eat St Pauls Church Hall Eight week courses on set 01935 816444 No Cookery Class and St Pauls Close, Sherborne, DT9 4DU Mondays Lunch Club Please book a place Can also go just for lunch Senior Lunch Club Digby Road, Sherborne, DT9 3NL Every Wed, Thurs & Fri Hillarie Floyd No Book by 11 on the day 01935 814680 Abbeyfield Lunch Abbeyfield House, Coldharbour, Monday - Sunday No Club Sherborne DT9 4HA 4-6 spaces available 01935 812761
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Eating Opportunities in Purbeck (1 of 1)
Club Location Time Contact Transport Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Matravers Methodist Church Last Wednesday of the Sheila Please ask Lunch Wareham Rd Month Newnham will help if Lytchett Matravers, Poole, BH16 6EA 01929 459319 able to Open House St Dunstan’s Church Every Thursday 12-13:30 01202 621509 No Lunches New Road, Lytchett Minster, BH16 6JQ Carole Singleton Wareham Parish Parish Hall, The Quay, Wareham 2nd and 4 th Friday of the Carol Turner Yes Hall Lunch Club BH20 4LP month 01929 556761 United Reform Church street Every Tuesday 12.30 Ken Bird No Church Lunch Wareham, BH20 4NF 01929 556976 Lunches at the Masonic Hall, Howards Lane, Wareham Tuesday-Sunday Anne-Marie and No Masonic Hall Jenny Church Knowle Church Knowle Reading Room Monthly Colin Page No Luncheon Club Church Knowle 01929 551406 Swanage United Reformed Church Hall 1st and 3 rd Wed of the month Maureen Yes Friendship 137b High Street, Swanage, BH19 2NY Sept - May Marriott Club 01929 426325 Swanage Hopper The bus will collect you from your home Various Tuesdays Linda Peterson Yes Lunch Trips and take you to a pub or restaurant in 01929 427097 the Swanage area for lunch Mo Andrews 07825 206055 Pearl Cullen 01929 425426
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Eating Opportunities in East Dorset (1 of 3)
Club Location Time Contact Transport St Nicholas Church 30 Wareham Rd, Corfe Mullen, BH21 Every Wednesday Sylvia Yes Lunch Club 3LE 12.15pm 01202 692720 Wimborne Methodist 4a King Street, BH21 1DY Every Wed Isobel Reed Yes Church Lunch (Room above church) 01202 695718 Wimborne Minster Wimborne Minster 1st Friday of the month Just turn up No Soup Club High Street, BH21 1HT Wimborne Salvation Church Street Every Tuesday & Thursday 01202 884194 No Army Lunch Wimborne, BH21 1JU Wimborne British 4 Redcotts Lane Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun 01202 885541 No Legion Lunches Wimborne, BH21 1JX 12-2pm St John’s Church 71 Leigh Rd Every Tues during term time Mo Stokes No Lunch Wimborne, BH21 1AE 01202 604047 Centre Rendezvous St Michael’s Church Centre Every Wednesday 11.30- All welcome No Colehill Lane, BH21 7AB 1.30pm 01202 825105 Sturminster Marshall Old School Hall 1st Wednesday of the month Carol Yes Seniors Lunch Club 147 Church Street, BH21 4BN 01258 857 814 Chase Community of Village Hall 2nd Friday of the month Vic Hatton Yes Friends Social Day Six penny Handley, SP5 5NJ 10.30am 01258 841321 Centre Alderholt Lunch Club Augustus John Pub, Station Rd, Monthly, usually 2 nd Monday Jill Loden Yes Fordingbridge, SP6 1DG For residents of Alderholt 01725 517318
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Eating Opportunities in East Dorset (2 of 3)
Club Location Time Contact Transport Alderholt Chapel Alderholt Chapel Hillbury Road Last Friday of the month Joyce Please ask Luncheon Club Alderholt SP6 3BQ 01425 654710 will help if able to Rae Stratton Lunch Avon Way community Centre, Every Tuesday 11-2pm Peter Adams Yes Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 1JF 01425 653419 West Moors Lunch St Anthony’s Church Hall, 8 Pinehurst Weds, lunch then games Joan Wyrille Yes club Road, West Moors, BH22 0AP 11am onwards 01202 891519 Senior Lunches West Moors Middle School, Thursday: 18 th Oct, 8 th Nov, 01202 872 474 No Heathfield Way, BH22 0DA 13 th & 20 th Dec Verwood Age The Band Hall, Moorlands Road, Every Mon & Wed Mike Daymond Yes Concern Day Centre Verwood, BH31 7PD Referral – call for details 01202 822549 Thursday Lunches United Reform Church 2nd Thursday of the month Gillian Yes Manor Road, Verwood, BH31 6DS 01202 825242 St Michaels & all St Michaels & all Angels Church 3rd Sunday of the month Catherine Gibson No Angels Church lunch Manor Road, Verwood, BH31 6DZ 01202 826880 Tuesday Lunch Club The Methodist Church, Vicarage 1st Tuesday of the month Kate No Road, Verwood, BH31 6DR 01202 814162 Methodist Church The Methodist Church, Vicarage 4th Saturday of the month at Jean 825 533 Please ask Lunch Club Road, Verwood, BH31 6DR 12.30 Lin 07906 will help if 303212 able to
Braeside Age Braeside Village Hall, Braeside Road, Every Monday Judy Jones Yes Concern Day Centre St Leonards BH242PJ Waiting List 01425 476935
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Eating Opportunities in East Dorset (3 of 3)
Club Location Time Contact Transport Colehill Age Concern Colehill Sports and Social club Every Friday Jenny Raymond No Day Centre (Referral Only) 01258 840421 Soup Lunch St Mary’s Church Hall Every Monday from 11.30 01202 897087 No Church Road, Ferndown, BH22 9EU (coffee, short service, lunch) Just turn up Heatherlands Age Heatherlands Centre Every Thursday Pat Hoddy Yes Concern Day Centre Barns Road, Ferndown, BH228AS Referral – call for details 01202 383 618 Waiting List Ferndown Lunch United Church, Wimborne Rd East Every Tuesday from Rosemary Turner No Ferndown, BH22 9NF September 01202 895136 Parley Lunch Club Parley Sports Club, 275 Christchurch Every Wednesday 12-2pm Simon or Sheila No Road 01202 573345
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Eating Opportunities in Christchurch (1 of 1 )
Club Location Time Contact Transport Homelands Lunch Homelands Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 01202 486043 No Kings Avenue, Christchurch BH23 1NA
Greystones Lunch Greystones House Tuesday, Thursday & Friday Grace 01425 Yes Waterford Road, Highcliffe WAITING LIST 277106 BH23 5LF
Portfield Hall Lunch Portfield Hall 2nd and 4 th Thursday in the Beth No Club Portfield Road, Christchurch, month 01202 473965 BH23 2AQ Closed in August
Somerford Lunch High Cross Church 3rd Wednesday in the month Mark No Club Amethyst Road, Somerford 01425 274734
Burton Village Lunch Burton Green Church, Salisbury 4th Thursday in the month Val No Club Road, Burton 01425 270 410
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Eating Opportunities in Bournemouth (1 of 1)
Club Location Time Contact Transport African & Caribbean Boscombe Resource Centre Monthly 01202 452755 No Lunch Club for 2a Owls Road 11-3 Or people 50+ of Boscombe call for dates 01202 443112 African and BH5 1AA Caribbean Heritage Bournemouth Lunch Bournemouth Life Centre 1st Monday of the month Suzie Please ask 711-715 Wimborne Road, BH9 2AU Lunch at 1pm followed by 01202 530265 will help if entertainment able to
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