West Dorset
What's on in and around West Dorset
January 2010
Information supplied courtesy of West Dorset District Council & West Dorset Tourist Centres
This listing contains a selection of events taking place across West Dorset this month
Pop into your local Tourist Information Centre for full event information and programmes for all local theatres and art centres
| MARKETS & FAIRS |
Bridport - Weekly Market in the Town Centre every Wednesday and Saturday, Farmers’ Market 2nd Saturday in each month – Arts Centre 9.30am-2pm, West Dorset Country Market in the WI Hall, North Street every Saturday 9am-12 noon. Dorchester - Weekly Market in Fairfield Car Park, Weymouth Ave 8am-3pm every Wednesday, Farmers’ Market 1st Saturday in each month at Poundbury, 9am-1pm, Country Market at The Corn Exchange every Friday (exc Easter) 8.30-11am. Antiques and Collectables Fair in Brownsword Hall, Poundbury every 2nd Sunday of the month, 8.30am-12.30pm Sherborne - Pannier Market on the Parade every Thursday and Saturday; Country Market in Church Hall, Digby Road, Thursday mornings, 9.15am-11.15am; Farmers’ Market 3rd Friday in each month – Cheap Street, 9am-1pm. Saturday Antiques & Flea Market – held the last Saturday every month (Jan-Nov), Church Hall, Digby Road. 9am-4pm. Monthly Book Fair – held third Saturday every month, Church Hall, Digby Road. 9.30am-4pm. Owermoigne - Monthly market in the village hall 2 nd Saturday of the month, 10.30am – 12 noon. Homemade produce, bric a brac, plants, crafts, books. |
| WALKS |
Fossil Walks - Regular guided fossil hunting walks in Lyme Regis and Charmouth are run year round by Dr Colin Dawes 01297 443758, Brandon Lennon 07944 664757 (www.lymeregisfossilwalks.com), Lyme Regis Museum 01297 443370 (www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk), Lyme Regis Fossil Shop 01297 442088, the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre 01297 560772 (www.charmouth.org) and Chris Pamplin 0845 00943757 (www.fossilwalks.com). Times vary according to the tides, telephone for full details and booking information. Sunday Strolls - With the Ramblers Association from Bucky Doo Square, Bridport. 2.30pm. Tel: 01308 863754. Walking the Way to Health in Bridport - with trained health walkers. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 10.30am from Bridport TIC. Walks last approx 30mins, all welcome, free. Tel: 01308 452263 for more information. Dorchester Strollers - walks with trained health walkers. Every Monday at 10.30am and Tuesday at 2.30pm. Walks last up to one hour, all welcome, free. Tel: 01305 263759 for more information. |
| ARTS |
Regular Art Exhibitions are held at Dorset County Museum, Dorchester (www.dorsetcountymuseum.org), Lyme Regis Museum (www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk), the Town Mill Gallery , Lyme Regis (www.townmill.org.uk) and Bridport Arts Centre (www.bridport-arts.com). Dorchester Arts Centre (www.dorchesterarts.org.uk), Bridport Arts Centre (www.bridport-arts.com) and Eype Centre for the Arts run a full programme of performances and events - drama, music, comedy, dance and more - suitable for all ages. Artsreach present a range of live professional arts events in rural Dorset. Full programme online at (www.artsreach.co.uk) Opening times, programmes and further details from your local TIC |
Local events diary
01 Duck Race Woodmead Road Bridge, Lyme Regis, 12 noon. In aid of Christmas Lights Fund.
01 Lyme Lunge Sand Bar, Lyme Regis, 1.00pm. Fancy dress swim.
08 Wake up to the New Year– Pete’s House Charity Country and Western Night Dorchester Trinity club, Dorchester, 8pm-1am. Live Country and Western music from Ridgeway Country. Tickets £6 . Tel. 01305 269095 or Joseph Weld Hospice 01305 215315
09 West Dorset Group, The Somerset and Dorset Family History Society Loders Village Hall, Nr Bridport, 2-4.30pm. AGM followed by Graham Archard “The Archards”. Members £1.50, Non-members £2 – afternoon tea included
09 The National Trust – The Blackmore Vale and Yeovil Association Talk Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, 2.30pm. “Bulbs – Showing and Growing them to Best Effect” by Christopher Ireland-Jones. Members £3, Guests £3.50. 01747 838810
16 Market at Broadmayne St Martin’s Community Hall, Broadmayne, 10am – 12pm. Raffle, crafts, plants, books, jigsaws, cards, local trout, sausages and eggs, cakes and preserves and a cup of tea! Proceeds for St. Martin’s Community Hall 01305 852886
16 Sherborne Jazz Club– Kairos Plume of Feathers, Half Moon Street, Sherborne, doors open 7.30pm. 01935 816569
22 Bridport & West Dorset Music Club concert – Jenkinson Farr Duo Sir John Colfox School, Ridgeway, Bridport, 7.45pm. Single tickets £12, membership £45 01308 424673
23 Baroque by Candlelight – Christchurch Sinfonia Sherborne Abbey, 7.30pm Tickets available from Sherborne Tourist Information Centre 01935 815341
25 Beyond Old Harry Bridport United Church, East Street, Bridport, 2.30pm. Illustrated talk by Rob Lawrence. This walk follows on from last year’s Ecology of the Jurassic Coast. Presented by the Golden Cap Centre of the National Trust. Non-members welcome. 01308 863577
25 The Thomas Hardye School Community Lectures - Boomerangs, Bouncing Balls and Other Spinning Things The Thomas Hardye School, Coburg Road, Dorchester, 7pm. Lecture by Dr Hugh Hunt. Free ticketed entry.
26 Smuggling Tales and Trails Beaminster Museum, Whitcombe Road, Beaminster, 3.30pm. A talk by Rob Curtis on some of Dorset’s smuggling history. 01308 863577
26-30 Jack and the Beanstalk The Electric Palace, South Street, Bridport, 7.30pm plus afternoon matinees at 2.30pm on Thursday and Saturday. Performed by Bridport Pantomime Players. Tickets £7 (seniors & children £6) available from the Pets Pavilion, South Street, Bridport. Tel. 01308 420045
28 Tank Museum Evening Lecture Tank Museum, Bovington, 7.30pm. “From Lincoln to Milan : The development of armour protection and the evolution of the infantry anti-tank weapon threat” – a lecture by Stuart Wheeler. 01929 462359
30 Rhythm of the Night Charity Ball Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, 7pm – midnight. Fundraising event for St. Margaret’s Hospice. An evening of glitz and red carpet glamour – dress : black tie, ladies : hot frocks – accessorise with sequins. Drinks reception, 3 course dinner, grand raffle, casino, auction, photographer, disco, music courtesy of band Cloud 10. Tickets £38 available from 01935 479756, 01935 410091 or 0845 345 967
| SPECIAL INTEREST |
The Dorset County Museum and the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society hosts a programme of events, including lectures (on natural sciences, geology, travel, literature and more), study days and concerts. Tel: 01305 262735. (www.dorsetcountymuseum.org) Sherborne Science Café has a programme of presentations, talks and meetings and provides a forum to discuss all aspects of science. (www.sherbornesciencecafe.co.uk) The Dorset Wildlife Trust runs a programme of walks, talks, workshops, work parties and other wildlife events. Tel: 01305 264620 (www.dorsetwildlife.co.uk) The Sherborne Historical Society organises a programme of lectures by noted historians and summer field trips. Tel: 01963 364075. Dorset Moviola brings the cinema to village halls across the county – see (www.moviola.org) for full details. There are many other special interest clubs, societies and groups across West Dorset. for a full list see (www.dorsetforyou.com) or contact your local TIC. |
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Dorchester TIC, Antelope Walk, Dorchester. Bridport TIC, South Street, Bridport. Sherborne TIC, Digby Road, Sherborne. Lyme Regis TIC, Church Street, Lyme Regis. |
dorchester.tic@westdorset-dc.gov.uk bridport.tic@westdorset-dc.gov.uk sherborne.tic@westdorset-dc.gov.uk lymeregis.tic@westdorsset-dc.gov.uk |
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