November 2019
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WHAT’S ON in and around November 2019 WEST DORSET This listing contains a selection of events taking place across West Dorset this month. For full event information pop into your local TIC Don’t miss this month… WEST DORSET Cards for Good Causes – all TICs Fireworks 02-08 Bridport Literary Festival 03-09 Christmas Lights Launches 30 HIGHLIGHTS Fossil Walks Regular guided fossil hunting walks in Lyme Regis & Charmouth are run year round by Lyme Regis Museum 01297 443370 www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk, Brandon Lennon 07944 664757 www.lymeregisfossilwalks.com Jurassic Gems 01297 444405, the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre 01297 560772 www.charmouth.org, Jurassic Coast Guides 07900 257944 [email protected] Chris Pamplin 0845 0943757 www.fossilwalks.com Times vary according to the tides, telephone for full details & booking information. Walking the Way to Health in Bridport, with trained health walk leaders. Starts from CAB, 45 South Street every Tues & Thurs at 10:30am. Walks last approx 30mins, all welcome, free of charge. 01305 252222 or [email protected] Durotriges Roman Tours Every day at Town Pump: 11am, 1pm & 4pm. A£8 C£4 from Dorchester TIC 07557472092 Booking Essential [email protected] Dorchester Strollers, walks with trained health walkers. Every Mon at 10:30am & Tues at 2:15pm. Occasional Thurs & Sun afternoons. Walks last up to one hour, all welcome, free. 01305 263759 for more information. Literary Lyme walking tours available throughout the year. 07763 974569 for details & to book. Mary Anning Walks Lyme Regis. Old Lyme as Mary knew it with Natalie Manifold. 01297 443370. www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk Jurassic Electric Guided electric bike tours in West Dorset throughout the year. 07796 135256, www.jurassic-electric.co.uk or ask WALKS & CYCLING at your local TIC. Ghost Walks From Kings Arms Dorchester. Thurs 8pm West Dorset Ramblers Regular walks around the area. 01297 631130 www.westdorsetramblers.org.uk Jurassic Coast walks with the Jurassic Trust https://jurassiccoast.org/news-events/events/ South Dorset Ramblers Walks in Dorset on Sat, Sun & Wed. www.southdorsetramblers.org.uk 01305 262839 / 269381 Cyclists’ Touring Club West Dorset [email protected] http://www.akweb.org.uk/wdccalendar/ Kingcombe Environmental Studies Centre, Toller Porcorum www.kingcombe.org 01300 320684 Natural history, wildlife, archaeology & art & craft courses run all year. Booking essential. Gift vouchers available. Dorset Wildlife Trust runs walks, talks, workshops, work parties & other events. 01305 264620. www.dorsetwildlife.co.uk Dorset Centre for Creative Arts Poundbury Art & Craft courses, workshops & open days 01305 764713 http://dorsetcreativeartclasses.co.uk / [email protected] Monkton Wyld Court Walks, talks, workshops, courses & other events. 01297 560342. www.monktonwyldcourt.co.uk The Bodger’s Barn Nr. Bridport. Green woodwork courses throughout the year - short courses & evening classes, all small groups. Also workshop sessions for groups including special needs. 01308 425455 www.brightwater.org.uk Arty Crafty Workshops – Cake Decoration, Textiles & Creative Crafts For more info: 01308 459100 www.dennierose.co.uk Crafty Camping Holditch, TA20 4NL. 2-5 day green woodworking courses 01460 221102 www.mallinson.co.uk Langhams Vineyard Tours & tasting 01258 839095 https://langhamwine.co.uk/ Furleigh Estate Vineyard Tours & tasting Every Wed, Fri & Sat at 11am & 2:30pm. 01308 488991 www.furleighestate.co.uk & CLASSES Arts Classes 1/2 day workshops on painting & drawing. The Chapel, Dewlish. 01258 837199. www.artist-anita-law.co.uk Marilyn Allis Briantspuddle DT2 7HJ. Watercolour, Acrylic & Mixed Media. 07789 026546 www.marilynallis.com Broadwindsor Craft Studios Workshops DT8 3PX. A wide range of workshops, many in the evening. Info: 01308 867504 The Slipped Stitch Workshops The Julian, Cheap Street Sherborne. Knit & Natters (Tue & Thurs, 10am-12noon), plus crochet, knitting & needle felting classes. 01935 508249 www.theslippedstitch.co.uk Historical Dancing Monthly – Dorchester Thurs 7:30-9:30pm; Bridport Sun 1:30-4pmFor dates contact 01935 472771 WORKSHOPS [email protected] Studio Art Classes Upwey http://www.thestudioartschool.co.uk/painting-classes/4587164445 Divine Sound Union/ White Tara workshops in Sherborne, Bridport & Dorchester 01935 389655 [email protected] www.centreforpuresound.org Gardening for Brain Health Bridport Community Orchard. Alternate Thursdays 0300 123 1916 [email protected] Creative Clay for All Dorset’s Crafty Barn, Milton Abbas Workshops [email protected] 07815819825 Bridport Camera Club Regular talks, club events 01935 82352 www.bridportcameraclub.co.uk Ariel Silks Classes various times & locations 07958480557 or [email protected] Dorchester Library, South Walks, Dorchester 01305 267992 Bridport South Street, Bridport 01308 424901 Sherborne Digby Road, Sherborne 01935 815341 www.visit-dorset.com Lyme Regis Church Street, Lyme Regis 01297 442138 To receive the monthly What’s On sheet by email, please forward your details to [email protected] You can now keep up with West Dorset news and events via Twitter: @BridportTIC @DorchesterTIC @LymeRegisTIC @SherborneTIC Local events diary 20/09-10/11 Coastal Impressions Tincleton Gallery, DT2 8QR 10am-5pm Friday -Monday. 01935 872742 www.tincletongallery.com 21/09-17/11 Desire, love, identity:exploring LGBTQ histories Shire Hall, Dorchester 10am -5pm daily. Entrance free with Annual Pass A £9.50 C £5 01305 848909 http://shirehalldorset.org/visit/ 02/10-27/11 Music Appreciation Classes: 'The Romantic Period' United Church, Dorchester 2-3.30pm Led by Dr Richard Hall for Dorset Rural Music School. £8/session 01258 452511 [email protected] 09/10-27/11 Black Ven Verse Choir St Swithuns Church Hall, Allington, Bridport. Wednesdays 1-3pm. A Choir of spoken word voices. £50-8 week course [email protected] 18/10-08/11 Exhibition of New Work Jerram Gallery, Half Moon Street, Sherborne DT9 3LQ 9.30-5.00 Tues to Sat. New art works by Ana Bianchi, Emma Dunbar & Fiona Millais. 18/10-22/11 Exhibition The Courtyard Café, The Town Mill, Lyme Regis 9.30-4pm Exhibition- hand crafted and unique mosaic mirrors by Liz Hollingworth. Free. 26/10-02/11 Halloween Maize Maze The Toy Barn, Blackmarsh Farm, Sherborne DT9 4JX. Free pumpkin for every person who finds the pumpkin patch hidden in the Maze. Café, play equipment, go-karts. Ticket & info from www.toy-barn.co.uk or 01935 815040 26/10-03/11 Half Term Halloween Fun Shire Hall, Dorchester 10am -5pm daily. Entrance free with Annual Pass A £9.50 C £5. 2 children free with every adult. Additional charge for Slime of £2 01308 863577 http://shirehalldorset.org/visit/ 26/10-03/11 Drawn to Life: Spiders, Ghosts & Phantoms Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Yeovil BA22 7LH 10am-4pm Spooky, fun, Big Draw & Halloween-themed activities in the Museum, 4-10yrs. Free admission with Museum admission. 01305 261849 https://www.haynesmotormuseum.com 29/10-22/03 Exhibition - 'The Roots of Religion in West Bay' West Bay Discovery Centre 11am-4pm New exhibition; the history of the Methodist Chapel and St John’s Church. Free. 01308 427288 http://www.westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk/ 01 Afternoon Tea Dance Digby Hall, Hound St, Sherborne, DT9 3AA. 2.30-5pm Ballroom, Latin & popular sequence. 18+ all levels, smart casual dress. £5 01460 240112 [email protected] 01 An Adventure in Georgia Glanvilles Wootton, Holnest & Middlemarsh Village Hall 7pm Talk by Robert Frankcom, Close up to the Russian border. £10 (inc. a glass of wine & canapés) 01300 345450 [email protected] https://glanvilleswootton.org/events/ 01 Little Forest' Village Hall, Moreton DT2 8RE 7pm Food film festival with Screenbites. £8 www.screenbites.co.uk 01 Dorset’s most haunted places Trinity Manor Care Home, Bradford Road, Sherborne DT9 6EX. 12.00-2pm Tour Guide & Dorchester Town Crier Alistair Chisholm tells stories of Dorset’s spooky pubs, stately homes & historic buildings. Free but please book: 01935 594030 02 Lyme Regis bonfire and Fireworks Main beach 6.30pm 02 Fireworks display Forde Abbey, Somerset, TA20 4LU 5pm Live music, pipe band, food, drink; fireworks 7pm. Adv. A£10, C£8, Fam(3x C) £30, Gate: A£12.50, C£10, Fam £35. 01460 220231 www.fordeabbey.co.uk 02 BVYNT talk: Hospital Blues Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne DT9 3AA 2.30pm Talk by Luke Mouland: Nursing in Sherborne during the First World War. Members £3, Guests £5. https://BVYNTassoc.wordpress.com 02 Halloween Disco West End Hall, Sherborne DT9 6AU 7.30pm til late. Disco, bar, fancy dress optional. Everyone welcome. Free entry. 01963 211011 02 Prehistoric Dorchester Dorford Centre Dorchester 9.30 am. In collaboration with Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society in memory of Peter Woodward. Members £20, Nonmembers £25, Students £15 07780 992799 www.screenbites.co.uk 02 Romantics Anonymous' Village Hall, Briantspuddle DT2 7HS 7pm Food film festival with Screenbites. £8 www.screenbites.co.uk 02 Fireworks display Dorchester RFC, Coburg Road, Dorchester 6.30pm for 8 pm. A £5, C £2 Family £12 (2 + 2) https://twitter.com/DorchesterRFC 02 Coffee Morning for Weldmar Hospicecare United Church Hall, South Street, Dorchester 10am-12pm £1 inc. coffee and mince pie. Various stall, tombola and fund-raising events. www.weld-hospice.org.uk 02 Bridport Round Table Fireworks Display Bridport Leisure Centre 7pm for 8pm. Refreshments, children’s entertainment, sparklers and much more. U12s Free. 12 + £4 http://www.bridportroundtable.co.uk/fireworks 02 Mumblecrust Theatre presents The Time Machine The Lyric Theatre, Barrack Street, Bridport DT6 3LX 11am & 2pm Reimagining of Wells' thrilling Sci-Fi classic; puppetry, music & storytelling. 4+ . A £10 ,C £5 www.bridportandwestbay.co.uk . 01308 424901 http://aloadofstuffandnonsense.co.uk/lyric/ 02 All Soul's Service St Swithun's Church, Allington 7pm A service to remember all our beloved departed. Light a candle and hear their names read out in service. 02 Talk: 50 Years of Counselling: My Presenting Past Cheap Street Church, Sherborne DT9 3BJ.