EVENTS AND COURSES

produce – Eggs, Cakes, Plants, Jams, pickles, Woodwork, Metal work, Pottery , also Bric a Brac and Homeware – Come and have a Coffee and Cake -Yarcombe Village Hall EX14 9BN. Any queries please contact Helen 07858625421. Upyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society Coffee morning. Container and tuber for the summer show potato-in-a-bucket competition class on sale for £3. All welcome. Uplyme Village Hall 10am-12noon. More information www.ulrhs.wordpress.com

Scottish Dancing Party in Chardstock Evening of Scottish Dancing at Chardstock Village Hall 7.30 - 10.30 p.m. No partner required. Please bring your own mug and a plate of food to share. Tea and coffee provided. Cost £5.00 Contact David on 01460 65981 www.chardscottishdancingclub.org.

‘Valentine’s Gala Night’ doors 6.30pm, Magic 7.15pm, Music 8.15pm: table seating tickets £23, row seating £20. Celebrate Valentine’s Day at our Gala Night featuring tricks from awardwinning magic circle magician ‘Simply Simon’ and live music from ‘The New West End Jerseys’, a tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton. co.uk or in person Tue - Thur 10am - 1pm. Beekeeping for Beginners East Devon Beekeepers, Hunthay Farm, Nr Axminster EX13 5RH. 14 hours of classroom tuition over several weeks covering all the basic aspects of beekeeping, plus a full summer of practical sessions in the apiary and winter meetings indoors will equip aspiring beekeepers to take up the craft. Details on edbk.co.uk or from Richard Simpson, education@edbk. co.uk or 07900 492242. Cost: £100 (includes a free text book and annual membership of Devon Beekeepers and British Beekeepers’ Assoc’s). Booking required as places limited.

11 - 19 February

Half Term Fun at West Bay Discovery Centre come and make a paper boat, see our latest exhibition ‘ West Bay memories’ and enjoy our hands on interactive displays. West Bay Discovery Centre 11:00am -16:00. Please note we will be shut on Monday 13th February. Admission free. Further details http://www. westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk/

12 February

East Devon Ramblers 10.00am. 9 mile moderate walk. ‘Viaduct View’ Trinity Hill, Newcastle, Uplyme. Tel 07759-324849.

Divine Union Soundbath Bell Street United Church, Bell St, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AL 2-3.30 PM. Lie down, relax, and allow the Pure Sounds of a crystal and Tibetan bowl soundbath plus sacred vocal overtoning take you into the deeper brainwave states of ‘the relaxation response’, while charging and balancing the aura and chakras of the subtle body, and detoxing the physical body.£15 Please book in advance.01935 389655 or email ahiahel@live.com Last minute booking queries or cancellations 07798530515.

13 February

Scottish Dancing in Chardstock Evening of Scottish Dancing in Chardstock Village Hall 7.30 - 10.00 p.m. Tea and coffee provided but please bring your own mug. No partner required. Cost £2.00 Contact David on 01460 65981 www.chardscottishdancingclub. org.

Bridport Folk Dance Club dance sessions in the W.I. Hall on

Monday evenings from 7.15pm-9.30pm. All welcome, especially beginners. With Angela and Tim Laycock calling and providing the music. Tel: 863552 or 459001 for more information.

Meeting Fun Quiz Dorchester Townswomen’s Guild 2 p.m. Mr Iain Campbell will be hosting this fun, non-Mastermind Quiz. Visitors very welcome (£2.50). Tea and Coffee available. Dorchester Community Church, Liscombe Street, Poundbury DT1 3DF. Any queries 01305 832857.

14 February

Scottish Country Dancing at Ashill Village Hall Nr Ilminster TA19 9LX every Tuesday evening 7.30 to 9.30 pm with break for drink and biscuits. Please wear soft , flat comfy shoes if possible. £3.00 per evening. All abilities welcome including beginners so why not come along and join us ?. Further information contact Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com.

14 - 18 February

The Addams Family Hilarious family musical presented by Honiton Community Theatre Company. 7pm + 2pm Sat matinee The Beehive Honiton www.beehivehoniton.co.uk 01404 384050.

15 February

East Devon Ramblers 10.00am. 9 mile moderate walk. ‘Saints and Sinners’ Broadhembury. Tel 07771-935117.

Coffee Morning including cakes, scones & pastries, and bacon/ egg rolls (made to order), 10.30am – noon; all welcome. Clapton & Wayford Village Hall. More details from Julia (01460 72769)

Scottish Country Dancing at 7.30 at Church House, South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NN. All welcome, no partner required but please wear soft shoes. First evening free, thereafter £2.00, which includes soft drinks, tea, coffee and biscuits. Contact: Malcolm on 07790 323343. Check out bridportscottishdancers for more information.

16 February

Talk on Banking in the 1950s by Sandra Brown. 2.30pm at Bridport WI Hall, in support of Bridport Millennium Green. £5/£4 members to include tea and biscuits. More details 01308 423078.

Thorncombe Environment Group Eco Fair 11am-2pm at Thorncombe Sports and Social Club, Horseshoe Road, TA20 4PS. Local eco-friendly community groups, wildlife and conservation organisations, children’s activities. All welcome. Entry free. Refreshments available. Bar open. For more information or to book a stand please e-mail ThorncombeEnvironmentGroup@outlook. com.

‘Strange World’ (PG), matinee, doors 2.30pm, screening 3pm, tickets adult £7.50, under 16s £6.50 age 15. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue - Thur 10am - 1pm.

Dance Connection movement for well-being £12, 7:15pm, Bridport St Mary’s CHH DT6 3NN, 07787752201, danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com.

Bridport & District Gardening Club will meet at 7.30 pm at the W I Hall North Street Bridport when Colin Varndell will talk about Garden Birds. He has been photographing the landscape and wildlife for over 42 years. His evocative photographs of animals, birds, insects, wild flowers and the landscape are reproduced in books, magazines, newspapers, greetings cards, calendars and in advertising worldwide. He has won awards 4 times in the prestigious International Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. The meeting is open to non members for the fee of £2.00 and further information about the club can be found at bridportgardeningclub.co.uk.

16 - 19 February

Brew Dorch, Dorchester’s Festival of Drinks Venues across the town are celebrating the town’s prestigious brewing and distilling history and have organised some refreshing events that will involve a fair amount of frivolity! Follow the Brew Dorch Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/BrewDorch and book tickets at: www.DiscoverDorchester.co.uk/BrewDorch

17 February

East Devon Ramblers 5.5 mile moderate walk. Beer. ‘Coffee on the beach’Tel 07772-069940.

Fisherman’s Friends One and All at 7.30pm Village Hall, The Causeway, Milborne St Andrew DT11 0JX Doors and bar open 7.00 Tickets cost £6, which includes a drink or an ice-cream. Voices of Hope Beautiful songs from around the world taught in harmony. Group is accessible to all ages and abilities. £5 suggested donation per session. Very relaxed atmosphere, uplifting and fun. No singing experience necessary. Drop in 11am to 12am Borough Gardens Bridport near Buckydoo Square (benches in gardens for those who need to sit or rest) If it is very wet we sing in The Unitarian Chapel in the Garden on East Street Bridport Jane Silver Corren 07887675161. janesilvercorren@gmail.com

Flying Folk Jemima Farey and Friends at Ilminster Arts Centre, TA19 0AN. Jemima and her talented family will be joined this time round by folk stars Danny Ward, Colin Elliott and Toadflax. Concert starts 19:30, bar available. Tickets: £12. To book: 01460

54973. https://www.ilminsterartscentre.com/music. Mrs Harris Goes To Paris is the film to be shown by T & F Movies, in Tatworth Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm. The doors open at 7.00pm, the entry charge is £5, and there is the usual bar and raffle. Felting Workshop at Ilminster Arts Centre, TA19 0AN. Transform wool into a wearable scarf, or make a 3D model of a bird or animal using special barbed needles and lots of stabbing! Most techniques can be taught in this workshop with experienced tutor Geraldine Field. Suitable for all levels from complete beginners to those returning. 10:00-15:00. Cost: £30. To book: 01460 54973. https://www.ilminsterartscentre.com/workshops.

17 - 18 February

Giovanni Lonati; classical piano Tincleton Gallery, The Old School House, Tincleton, nr Dorchester, DT2 8QR. Opening / performance times: doors open 19:30; concert starts 20:00. Admission fee: £15. 01305 848 909. http://www.tincletongallery. com.

18 February

Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 6 mile walk from Abbotsbury. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340.

Bridport Folk Dance Club Come and join the regulars for a stomp and swing at their Saturday Night Barn Dance in the W.I. Hall ,7.30 -10.30 pm. All welcome including children. Tea, biscuits and soft drinks available or BYO. £5.00 entry...children free. Proceeds will go to Julia’s House Hospice. (The last Barn Dance raised £85 for Air ambulance). Tel:863552 or 459001 for more information.

Paddleboat Theatre – Hansel and Gretel doors 2.30, show 3pm, tickets adults £8 Under 16s £6. Family £26. This inclusive version of Hansel & Gretel is a sensory story full of magic, gentle interaction and integrated signing. With an enchanting woodland