Event News and Courses

May EVENT NEWS AND COURSES

May 2 - 29

Unique Framecraft welcomes artist Barbara Green. Exhibition of artwork includes oil on canvas, collographs and silk screen prints etc all will be displayed in the reception area. This is a nonprofit venture and was started after the first lockdown to support local artists and all money from sales go directly to the artist . Unique Framecraft, 4-5/Millwey Rise Workshops, Second Avenue, Axminster EX13 5HH. Tel :- 01297631614. Instagram: uniqueframecraft

May 8

Martock Farmers Market 10-1 in the Co-Op shopping precinct off North Street, Martock, TA12 6DH. Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 8 mile walk from Beaminster. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. ‘The Devon Bluebell’ an online painting workshop on Zoom, 10am – 1pm. Cost £15. Bluebells have many names including Cuckoo’s Boots and Wood Bell. Using watercolours learn how to paint these beautiful flowers as a single flower or in a woodland. To book a place please visit the What’s On section of our website: www.axminsterheritage.org For more info and a materials list contact gina.youens@btinternet.com

May 14

Lyme Regis Farmers’ Market 9am-4pm Monthly artisan market returns with a fantastic selection of producers, growers and makers from a 30-mile radius of Lyme Regis. The Shelters, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis. DT7 3JE www.lrdt.co.uk/lymeregisfarmersmarket Lyme Regis u3a presents a talk on Assistance dogs, online via Zoom, at 11am. Please see the web site www.lymeregisu3a.org for details of membership and all the activities of this learning cooperative for people no longer in full time work.

May 15

Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 8 mile walk from Chilcombe. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340.

May 19

Scottish Country Dancing. Classes are due to resume on Wednesday May 19th. We meet every Wednesday evening from 7.30 to 9.30 at Hatch Beauchamp village hall TA3 6SG . Learn the steps, formations and dances in a fun setting and led by a fully qualified teacher. £3.00 per session, pay as you go. Come and join us. For more information please contact Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com . We look forward to welcoming you.

May 20

Bridport & District Gardening Club Zoom Lecture “A Look at Costa Rica’s Wildlife” by David Boag. May 21

Lyme Regis u3a SciTec Group has a talk on Lucretius, the Roman poet and philosopher, by Ian Black online via Zoom at 10am. Please see the web site www.lymeregisu3a.org for all the activities of this learning co-operative and how to join this event.

May 22

Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 6.75 mile walk from Charmouth. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. Kilmington (Shute Road) Gardens EX13 7ST in East Devon near Axminster - Opening three gardens for the NGS on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 May, 1.30 - 5.00pm. Further details: https://ngs. org.uk/view-garden/35539. Pre-booking available or pay on the gate. Neighboring garden at Well Cottage and Pilsdon View will be open as part of the National Garden Scheme. Opening times 12.00 to 17.00 with joint ticket £7 for adults and children free. Refreshments including home made cakes available at Well Cottage. Well Cottage has featured in Amateur Gardening magazine and Pilsdon View is a past winner of the best garden at the Melplash show. Also open May 23 and 24.

May 23

Kilmington (Shute Road) Gardens EX13 7ST in East Devon near Axminster - Opening three gardens for the NGS, 1.30 - 5.00 pm. Further details: https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/35539. Prebooking available or pay on the gate. Singing Bowl Soundbath 2pm-3.30pm The David Hall, Roundwell St, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5AA £15 Lie down, relax, and allow the Pure Sounds of a crystal and Tibetan bowl soundbath plus sacred vocal overtoning take you into the deeper brainwaves states of ‘the relaxation response’, while charging and balancing the aura and chakras of the subtle body, and detoxing the physical body. Numbers restricted to ensure social distancing, so please book firmly in advance–no ‘on the spot’ admissions. Covidsecure venue operating hand sanitiser, track and trace, etc.01935 389655 or email ahiahel@live.com

May 24

Hawkchurch Film Nights, in association with Devon Moviola, presents ‘Military Wives’, (cert. 12A, 112 mins), an uplifting true-life tale from the director of ‘The Full Monty’, starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan, who organise a choir while their husbands are on a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Tickets are £5 and are available in advance only from Chris at csma95@gmail.com or leave a message on 01297 678176. Two performances, allocated seating, social distancing and full Covid-19 counter-measures will be in place. Hawkchurch Village Hall, EX13 5XW. Performances at 4.45pm (doors 4.30pm) and 7.45pm (doors 7.30pm).

Village Magic. Professor Ronald Hutton M.A.(Cantab.), D.Phil. (Oxon.), F.R.Hist.S., F.S.A., FLSW, FBA will talk on Village Magic and Witchcraft. 7.30 pm. He is a leading authority on history of the British Isles in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, on ancient and medieval paganism and magic, and on the global context of witchcraft beliefs. Also the leading historian of the ritual year in Britain and of modern paganism and a prolific author. The lecture is by zoom, apply to fergus.dowding@btinternet.com for the free link. Bridport and District u3a presents a talk by Prof. Gerald Seaman, titled ‘My Musical Life in Russia’, online via Zoom. 2 pm. Bridport and District u3a is an organisation for people who want to undertake learning for its own sake, with like minded people, in a social setting. There is no minimum age, but you should be no longer in, or seeking, full time employment or raising a family. Since March 2020 most of our face-to-face activities have been moved online, and over 20 new online groups have also started. We continue to run our full programme of scheduled monthly talks, currently using Zoom. Please visit our website for specific details and contact information www.bridportu3a.org.uk, or email membership@bridportu3a.org.uk

May 26

Scottish Country Dancing. Classes are due to resume on Wednesday May 19th. We meet every Wednesday evening from 7.30 to 9.30 at Hatch Beauchamp village hall TA3 6SG . Learn the steps, formations and dances in a fun setting and led by a fully qualified teacher. £3.00 per session, pay as you go. Come and join us. For more information please contact Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com . We look forward to welcoming you.

May 28 - 31

Jazz Jurassica, Lyme Regis. Socially distanced weekend of indoor and outdoor concerts for jazz enthusiasts. More information and tickets from: www.jazzjurassica.co.uk.

May 30

Singing Bowl Soundbath 2pm-4pm Oborne Village Hall, Oborne, nr. Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4LA £15Lie down, relax, and allow the Pure Sounds of a crystal and Tibetan bowl soundbath plus sacred vocal overtoning take you into the deeper brainwaves states of ‘the relaxation response’, while charging and balancing the aura and chakras of the subtle body, and detoxing the physical body.Numbers restricted to ensure social distancing, so please book firmly in advance–no ‘on the spot’ admissions. Covid-secure venue operating hand sanitiser, track and trace, etc.01935 389655 or email ahiahel@ live.com

May 31

Severalls Jubilee Bowls Club in Crewkerne is having an Open Day from 10am to 4pm to welcome people of all ages and abilities to come and try outdoor bowling. Safe coaching, bowls and refreshments will be provided throughout the day. All we ask is that you wear flat soled footwear to protect our green. We are pleased to announce that we will be offering Free membership to anyone who joins our club on the day. For more information phone Geoff on 01308 867221 or 07849 600366 or email geoffkerr47@btinternet.com