The Calendar

Until 5 March

Portraits of Golden Cap

2 April Sacred Music For Holy Week

Faure, Rutter, Pergolesi, Handel. Lots of fabulous vocal music to choose from. We are joined once again by the doyen of the music world, Richard Hall, who will be presenting a new piece specially written for us. St John the Baptist Parish Church, Bere Regis, Dorset BH20 7HQ

Local artist Edward Hall draws his inspiration from the dramatic coastal and inland landscapes of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. At Lyme Regis Museum’s Rotunda Gallery from 18 January until 5 March, his latest exhibition, ‘Portraits of Golden Cap’, explores the iconic form and setting of this highest point on the south coast. Hall’s formative years in rural Essex and Cumbria nurtured his love of the outdoors and a lifelong passion to explore and interpret the landscapes around him through painting. After a busy career as a chartered landscape architect that left little time for painting, he made a recent lifestyle change that resulted in a move to West Dorset.

The Rotunda Gallery, Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge St, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3QA

1-16 APRIL

Easter Holiday Bushcraft Special

Embrace Spring with us on our family bushcraft and foraging sessions (min age 4+). We have all the usual bushcraft activities and some Easter themed camp crafts for you to make in the woods with us. Connecting people to nature is our passion and our team love nothing better than helping families learn new skills to enjoy their time outside together more. We have some super bushcraft buffs on our team who love to share their knowledge and outdoor expertise with you. Gather your tribe and join us in the woods to learn all sorts of bushcraft skills. Your session will involve several short activities so you will learn lots of new skills that you can take away to develop and build on together outdoors. Our family friendly activities will include a taster of activities from shelter building, tool use and camp crafts and fire lighting – using different techniques like flint and steel and using your fire to cook tasty treats like smores. During Easter we will be making some special themed crafts too!

Middle Beach, Studland, Dorset BH19 3AP

15 March

Fore Adventure: Kayak Fishing

Join us for a guided sea kayak fishing trip with one of our qualified instructors and try out our fishing kayaks with a professional who is familiar with the area. Whether you are a beginner or experienced angler, we promise to give you a memorable experience. Depending on the time duration and conditions on the day we explore the North end of Studland Beach close to the mouth of Poole Harbour and beyond, or Old Harry’s Rocks and around to Swanage. £65pp. Middle Beach, Studland, Dorset BH19 3AP

18 March An Evening With Adam Frost

The award winning British garden designer will give advice and tell stories from a lifetime in the garden. Best known for his successes at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Adam will explore his love for the great outdoors. His interest started from a very young age whilst helping his grandparents with their allotment and he became fascinated with watching plants and vegetables grow, and the wildlife it attracted. This show is enlightening and engaging, promising to leave you eager to head home and get your gardening gloves on. Poole Lighthouse, Centre For The Arts, 21 Kingland Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1UG

7 MARCH-11 JUNE A CELEBRATION OF SKY: CLOUDSCAPE LINO PRINTS BY STEVE MANNING

An exhibition of cloudscape lino prints by Exeter-based printmaker Steve Manning. Working out of his attic studio with commanding views of sky and clouds, Steve is drawn to liminal places where sky and water merge and to ephemeral cloudscapes over big landscapes. Tues-Sun 10am-4pm; closed Mondays. The Rotunda Gallery, Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge St, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3QA

27-31 MARCH BALLROOM LATIN AND SEQUENCE DANCE

BREAK

Marsham Court Hotel together with your hosts John and Linda West, are pleased to present a Spring Dance Break with great music for Modern Ballroom, Latin American and popular Social Sequence. Dancing each evening including ‘Black & White’ theme on the last night. Learn and improve sessions available for all levels of experience (not complete beginners)

4 Nights half Board from £293pp. Single Occupancy Supplement at £15.00 per room per night

3 Russell Cotes Road, East Cliff, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 3AB