Event News and Courses

November

EVENTS AND COURSES

29 October

Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 8 mile walk from Smitten Corner. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. ‘Halloween Spooky Trail and film’ Trail starts at 2pm, film from 3.30pm Tickets: Trail £1 per trail sheet, on the day, film £7 per person. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue - Thur 10am - 1pm. Axe Valley Centre, National Trust Autumn Fair 10.00-12.00 at Colyford Memorial Hall, cakes and produce, books, plants, crafts, bric-a-brac and Sidmouth National Trust Shop. Admission £1.00 including tea/coffee and biscuit. Mark Simmons: Quip Off The Mark As Seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ 8pm Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NR. White Tara 2:1s Stour Row Village Hall, Stour Row nr. Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 0QG £60 per individual session please book via ahiahel@live.com 01935 389655. 30 October

East Devon Ramblers 10.00. 10.5 miles moderate walk. Shipton Gorge. 07759-324849. Dorchester Repair Cafe 10-12 am in Brewery Square at The Seventh Seal. Bring your broken things for volunteers to repair. Details on Instagram/Facebook @dorchesterrepaircafe. Singing Bowl Soundbath 2pm-4pm Oborne Village Hall, Oborne, nr. Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4LA £15 please book via ahiahel@live.com 01935 389655. Bridport Vintage Market St Michael’s Trading Estate, Bridport. 31 October

Scottish Dancing in Chardstock Evening of Scottish Dancing in Chardstock Village Hall 7.30 - 10.00 p.m. Cost £2.00 Contact David on 01460 65981 www.chardscottishdancingclub.org. Bridport Folk Dance Club dance sessions from 7.15 to 9.30 on Monday evenings in the W.I.Hall. Occasional live music. All welcome especially beginners. Tel 458165 or 459001 for details. Grace Petrie Protest singer Grace Petrie has an army of loyal fans across the alternative, folk, political and comedy scenes. 7:30pm Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NR. Illustrated talk by well-known garden and travel writer Rosemary LeGrand – Lyrical-La Mortella. Talk about the Italian island garden of the late Sir William and Lady Walton and the gardens of Capri and Pompeii. 2.30 pm at United Church Main Hall, East Street, Bridport. Members £2.00, Visitors £5.00. Information 01308 459855. 1 November

Scottish Country Dancing at Ashill Village hall Nr Ilminster TA19 9LX every Tuesday evening from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. £3.00 per evening. Further information contact Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com. 2 November

West Dorset Ramblers Moderate 8 mile walk taking in Puncknowle, Chilcombe and Hammiton. Contact 07952 517764. East Devon Ramblers 10.00am 8 mile moderate walk. Colyton. 01395-488959. Bridport Scottish Dancers will meet for an evening of social dancing at 7.30. Church House, South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NN. All welcome, no partner required but please wear soft shoes. £2.00 which includes tea/coffee & squash (please bring your own mug). Contact: Malcolm on 07790 323343. Check out bridportscottishdancers. Scottish Country Dancing every Wednesday evening at Ash Village Hall Nr Martock TA12 6PB from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Hot drink and biscuits at the interval. Further information contact Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com. All welcome. 3 November

Dance Connection restorative movement practice, Bridport St Mary’s, 07787752201, danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com. National Theatre Live: ‘The Seagull’ (12A) -doors at 6.30pm, starts at 7pm. Tickets £13.50 adult £7 age 15 & under. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue - Thur 10am - 1pm. Archaeology for the Autumn ‘Face the Past 2’. A 6 week course 2pm-3.45pm. Fee: £96. East Dorset Heritage Trust, Allendale House, Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster BH21 1AS. Tatworth Flower Club have Ash Stockton as our demonstrator Doors open at 2pm and we raffle the arrangements. There is also cake and tea for a donation. On 1st December we have the famous Pam Lewis as our open Christmas demonstrator. £10 non members. Christmas Flower Arranging Demo by Angie Blackwell of Cottage Flowers - 3rd November 2022 at 2.30pm. Morcombelake Gardening Club - JH Hall, Morcombelake, contact J Coates 01297 678303 for more details. Free for Members, Guests £4 on the door. Only Human (2004, Spain, 15, 89 mins, Subtitles, Directors: Dominic Harari) Doors 6:45 pm, 7:30 pm start. Clapton & Wayford Village Hall (TA18 8PS).). Membership £25, guests £5 per film. Contact mickpwilson53@btinternet.com or ring Mick Wilson on 01460 74849 or Di Crawley on 01460 30508. West Dorset Ramblers Moderate 10 mile walk around Winterbourne Stickland and Stourpayne. Contact 07715 760884. Life in the Lias Seas new Discoveries using the Lyme Regis Museum Collection The Friends of Lyme Regis Museum are hosting this talk by Dr Paul Davis, museum geologist, on 3rd November 2022 at 2.30 pm in theWoodmead Hall, Hill Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3PG. Admission £2 for members, £3 for visitors. Tickets not required. For enquiries please contact David Cox 01297 443156. Dorset lunch with a bring and buy sale and a raffle. Soup and Apple Cake £5 per head. Loders Village Hall 12pm – 2.30pm. Contact Rosemary Hendry, 01308 426698 or rosemaryhendry@ hotmail.com. 3 - 5 November

Agatha Christie’s The Hollow presented by Honiton Community Theatre Company. 7.15pm The Beehive Honiton www. beehivehoniton.co.uk 01404 384050.

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4 November

East Devon Ramblers 10.00am. 6 mile moderate walk. Woodbury common. 07812-433184. Local Band Jess Upton, Robbie McIntosh and Steve Wilson to perform at Eype Centre for the Arts, 7.30 – 10.30 p.m. Cost £13.50 Tickets: https://concertsateype.eventbrite.com. Venue: St. Peter’s Church Eype DT6 6AP. Bar available and plenty of parking. Or contact: Simon@eypechurcharts.co.uk or see https://www. eypechurcharts.co.uk. 5 November

Bonfire Big Breakfast full English breakfast + fruit juice, toast, tea/coffee; advance booking advisable, £6.50; on the door, £7.50. 9 – 11.30am, at Clapton & Wayford Village Hall. Further information from Julia (01460 72769) or Adrienne (01460 75313). The Friends of Weymouth Library (F.O.W.L.) monthly talk will be held in the library (DT4 8NM) at 10-30 a.m. The speaker will be Brian Margetson and his subject is his search for his great grandmother’s farm in East Germany. Admission fees are £3 for non-members and £2 for members. Contact no. for F.O.W.L. speakers secretary is 01305 832613. Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 6 mile walk from Portesham. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. Fireworks The Friends of Perrott Hill and North Perrott Cricket Club from 5:30pm to 8pm. Hot Food & Drink. Licensed Bar. North Perrott Cricket Club Bar open 8pm til late. Tickets: Child under 3 Free; Child aged 3-16 £5; Adult £10; Family, 2 Adults and up to 3 Children £25. Advance Tickets from North Perrott Farm Shop & School Reception. Tickets also available on the Gate. Indoor Bowls Session at the Bridport & W D I Bowls Club St Andrew’s Trading Est. DT6 3EX. Every Sat in Nov from 10 - 12 noon. All equipment and tuition provided. (1st session FREE) Tel. Arthur 01308 425278. 6 November

Dance Connection Dance Day Workshop, 07787752201, danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com. East Devon Ramblers 10.00am. 12 mile strenuous walk. Branscombe. 01395-445872. Film: Limbo 7.45pm Warehouse Theatre, Brewery Lane, Ilminster Contact: robrainbow5@gmail.com. 7 November

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. Hawkchurch Film Nights in association with Devon Moviola, proudly presents ‘Operation Mincemeat’ (122 mins, Cert. 12). Doors open 6.30pm, film starts 7.00pm at Hawkchurch Village Hall, EX13 5XD. Ticket reservations £6 from csma95@gmail. com or leave a message on 01297 678176 (socially-distanced seating available if booked in advance) or pay at the door. Art lectures for the Autumn 2pm-3.30pm, ‘Observing the everyday and new approaches to British painting’. 6 consecutive wks course. United Hall East St, Bridport. Fee £65. 1950’s British Art and culture. Contact Pam to book via email: chris. pamsimpson@btinternet.com or tel 01300 321715. The same course runs on Fridays online via Zoom 2pm, fee £60. Bridport Folk Dance Club dance sessions in the W.I. Hall on Monday evenings from 7.15pm-9.30pm. All welcome, especially beginners. Occasional live music, and always a caller. Tel: 458165 or 459001 for more information. Indoor Bowls Session at the Bridport & W D I Bowls Club St. Andrew’s Trading Est DT6 3EX Every Mon in Nov from 7.30 - 9.30 pm. All equipment and tuition provided. (1st session FREE) Tel. Arthur 01308 425278. 8 November

West Dorset Ramblers Leisurely 5.5 mile walk from Mapperton Hall. Contact 01308 538101. Laughter and Loss: British Artists in WWII a lecture by James Russell. The Beehive, Dowell Street, Honiton EX14 1LZ at 2pm. www.theartssocietyhoniton.org.uk. Email: info@ theartssocietyhoniton.org.uk. Visitors welcome at £10 each, please email for details. Seasonal crafting workshop with local artist Sara Butterworth, making sustainable and novel decorations. Loders Village Hall, Time 7.30p, Cost £5 toward materials. Tea and coffee and cake served after. Further info see: LodersWI.org. Scottish Country Dancing at Ashill Village hall Nr Ilminster TA19 9LX every Tuesday evening from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. £3.00 per evening. Further information contact Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com. 9 November

East Devon Ramblers 10.30. 7.5 miles leisurely walk. Otterton. 01395-266668. Colyford Memorial Hall at 2.30 pm. Talk by Kay Townsend entitled “Fairgrounds at War 1939-45. Members £1.00 nonmembers £2.00 including refreshments. Bridport Scottish Dancers will meet for an evening of social dancing at 7.30. Church House, South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NN. All welcome, no partner required but please wear soft shoes. £2.00 which includes tea/coffee & squash (please bring your own mug). Contact: Malcolm on 07790 323343. Check out bridportscottishdancers. Scottish Country Dancing every Wednesday evening at Ash Village Hall Nr Martock TA12 6PB from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Hot drink and biscuits at the interval. Further information from Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com. All welcome. 9 - 10 November

Operation Mincemeat (12A) Kilmington Community Cinema will be screening at the Village Hall (EX13 7RF). Doors open

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6.45 film starts 7.15. Matinee on Thursday 10th doors open 1.45pm film starts 2pm advance booking required for this matinee, limited seating, cream teas (£3) available if booked with the ticket reservation. Tickets can be pre-booked by email: wattsjohn307@ gmail.com or Tel: 01297 639758 see www.kilmingtonvillage.com/ other-organisations.html for more information. 10 November

Dance Connection restorative movement practice, Bridport St Mary’s, 07787752201, danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com. National Theatre Live: The Seagull (12A) Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) makes her West End debut in this 21st century retelling of Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness. 7pm The Beehive Honiton www.beehivehoniton.co.uk 01404 384050. 11 November

East Devon Branch, Devonshire Association A photographic journey around the SW Coast Path; Gary Holpin, a professional photographer, will describe how an initial fascination with walking the SW Coast Path led him into a career change. He will take us on an illustrated journey around the Coast Path and describe his many and varied experiences over the last few years as he has completed the route; 2.30pm, Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth EX10 8RP; contact Brian Ludford 01395 513232 or edevon.sec@devonassoc. org.uk. Operation Mincemeat 7.30pm at the upper site of Holyrood Academy. Tickets £5 in advance from Eleos, Barron’s & the PO or online at Ticketmaster/ cinechard. Holyrood has well-lit free parking, level access, tiered seating and refreshments. Snazzback explode onto the dance-floor with an exciting mix of latin, African rhythms and dubstep. 8.00pm, Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis DT7 3BG. More: www.jazzjurassica. co.uk. Lyme Regis u3a at 11am at Woodmead Hall, Lyme Regis My TV Times – 40 years behind the scenes: Eric Harwood. We are guaranteed an entertaining hour. Guests of the u3a are welcome for a donation of £2. Details available on www.lymeregisu3a.org East Devon Ramblers 10.00am. 6 mile moderate walk. Aylesbeare common. 07706-078143. Mrs. Harris goes to Paris (PG) The enchanting tale of a widowed cleaning lady in the 1950s, who falls in love with a couture Dior dress. 7.30pm The Beehive Honiton www.beehivehoniton. co.uk 01404 384050.

‘See How They Run’ (12A) Picnic Night screening, 7th - doors 6.30pm, Screening 7.30pm. Tickets £7. In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after the film’s Hollywood director is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theatre underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue - Thur 10am - 1pm. The Ile Valley Flower Club present A Christmas Demonstration by the popular Pam Lewis from Devizes Titled The Bell’s Ring out for Christmas Tickets £12 Broadway Village Hall close to Ilminster. Doors open at 1.30 pm for a 2. pm Start. Tickets are Available by phoning 01460 75025/67149/419755. Firelight Trio Scotland based ensemble Firelight Trio play European folk music that is evocative, inventive, and endlessly exciting. With over 25 years of experience as professional musicians in bands including Moishe’s Bagel, Gavin Marwick’s Journeyman and more, Firelight Trio’s repertoire is built upon a bedrock of European folk music, encompassing both traditional material and superb original compositions which are strongly influenced by the band members individual, diverse and broad musical experience. Driving fiddle and stately nyckelharpa meet deep accordion grooves in a rich tapestry of lively Swedish polskas and Scottish reels, lilting French waltzes, toe tapping klezmer, dazzling original tunes and more at 7.30pm Wooton Fitzpaine Village hall DT6 6ND with European Food on sale from Claire’s Country Kitchen food van from 6.45. Tickets £10 from www.artsreach.co.uk or from 01297 560948. 12 November

The Odyssey The fabulous Dave Mynne brings to Shipton Gorge a tale of gods and monsters more exciting than excitement itself. A love story. The journey of all journeys. To Hell and back again. Meet a host of exciting and daft characters including a one-eyed Cyclops, Circe the sorceress and the terrifying sea god Poseidon. Based (very loosely!) on the epic poem by Homer, with all the boring bits removed. Utterly compelling and laugh-out-loud funny. Recommended age 12+. Cash bar. 7.30pm Venue: Shipton Gorge Village Hall Tickets: £10, £5 (u18s), £25 (fam 4 – max 2 adults) online at www.artsreach.co.uk For enquiries, call 01308 897407. Lyme Bay Moonrakers ‘Songs for the Wellerman’ 7.30pm. Royal Manor Theatre, Portland. Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 6 mile walk from Netherbury. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. Riviera Dogs – Back to the 80s - Gig doors 7.30pm, show 8pm tickets £20. The Gateway is excited to welcome back the amazing Riviera Dogs, a 5 piece band based in South West England who deliver quality music from the decade that taste forgot. They are guaranteed to keep you dancing all night! Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue - Thur 10am - 1pm. Prize bingo Raffle tea and cakes children’s games doors open 2pm eyes down 2.30 Maiden Newton village hall. Yarcombe village market 10- 12 noon in Yarcombe village hall. Local produce stalls – cakes,pies and pasties, plants,eggs, metalwork and woodwork , gifts and bric a brac, christmas gift ideas and much more ..tea, coffee and cake stall – any queries – Helen 07858625421. Guardians of Martock Church Concert The Glastonbury Brass Band. The Band perform a variety of music from popular songs to a traditional brass band repertoire. An excellent opportunity to see a first-class band. Martock Church; TA12 6JL.

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Performance time: 7:30pm Tickets: £12 or £10 at Guardianstickets@gmail.com /Martock Gallery/ Martock Newsagent www.martockonline.co.uk/events www.facebook.com/ glastonburybrass. Dalwood Jazz. “Three Good Men” The music of Benny Goodman featuring Nick White (from the Chris Barber Jazz Band) on clarinet, James Clemas - keyboard & Jim Newton - drums.at 3pm Dalwood Village Hall EX13 7EG (near Axminster) Bar for beer/wine/soft drinks and tea & coffee etc. Parking at the Village Hall. Ticket £12.50p info: t.mackenney111@btinternet.com 07999 553477. 13 November

East Devon Ramblers 10.00am. 11 mile moderate walk. Ashclyst forest. 07792-024346. Lyme Bay Chorale sing Duruflé’s Requiem for Remembrance Sunday. Free with a retiring collection in aid of the Royal British Legion. Lyme Regis Parish Church at 4pm. Robert Vincent at The Ilchester Arms Symondsbury 5pm (doors open at 4.30) and lunch is available before the show from 12 - 4pm. Tickets are £12.50 - Call us on 01308 422600 to book Fresh Fiction – Fire Fresh Fiction is a series of new short story nights read live by writers at The David Hall, South Petherton, Somerset. Original short stories on a theme are hand-picked from writers across Somerset and surrounding counties. 7.30pm. The David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton. Somerset TA13 5AA. Contact details for tickets www.thedavidhall.org.uk. 14 November

Devon & African Enslavement at Emancipation an impartial look at the evidence’. 7pm Hawkchurch Village Hall Doors open from 6.30pm. Todd Gray. Dorchester Townswomen’s Guild Meeting 2 p.m. Richard Cunningham from the Royal National Lifeboat Institute will be the Speaker. The meeting will take place in Dorchester Community Church, Liscombe Street, Poundbury, DT1 3DF. Enquiries 01305 832857. Bridport Folk Dance Club If you like exercise, socialising and maybe learning something new, then come along to our dance sessions in the W.I. Hall on Monday evenings from 7.15pm9.30pm. All welcome, especially beginners. Occasional live music, and always a caller. Tel: 458165 or 459001 for more information. West Dorset Flower Club will be holding a demonstration by Nicky Heal entitled “Christmas at Home”. This will take place at the WI Hall in North Street, Bridport at 2.30 pm. Visitors welcome, entrance £5. Further details 01308 456339. 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. 15 November

West Dorset Ramblers Moderate 8 mile circular walk in the area of Frampton. Contact 07498 604486. Barrington and District Gardening Society Barrington Village Hall 7.30pm. Talk – ‘Conservation on the Somerset Levels’ by Damon Bridge, RSPB. Members free, Guests welcome £2. Refreshments and raffle. More info: 01460 54691. The Lyme Regis Society present A Talk The Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy: Behind the Workshop Doors by Will Reede at 2pm Woodmead Halls, Hill Road, Lyme Regis. DT7 3PG. All Welcome. Members Free. Visitors £3.00. Refreshments Included. Check website for further information: www.lymeregissociety.org. uk. Beaminster Museum Winter Talk 2.00pm. One of the most dramatic shipwreck disasters on an English shore will be the subject of a talk by Dorset writer, Philip Browne. Entry £5. Scottish Country Dancing at Ashill Village hall Nr Ilminster TA19 9LX every Tuesday evening from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. £3.00 per evening. Further information contact Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com. 16 November

East Devon Ramblers 10.00am. 10 mile moderate walk. Broadhembury. 07922-651426. Coffee Morning including croissants, cakes, and bacon rolls, 10.30am – noon; all welcome. Clapton & Wayford Village Hall. More details from Julia (01460 72769). Colyton & District Garden Society Talk - ‘Bulbs and their Selection’ by Micky Little from Avon Bulbs. Colyford Memorial Hall at 7.30pm. Members free, guests £3. Information: Sue Price 01297 552362. The Beehive Folk Café Perform or listen in the Beehive bar. Free entry. 7.30pm The Beehive Honiton www.beehivehoniton.co.uk 01404 384050. Bridport Scottish Dancers will meet for an evening of social dancing at 7.30. Venue: Church House, South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NN. All welcome, no partner required but please wear soft shoes. Cost: £2.00 which includes tea/coffee & squash (please bring your own mug). Contact: Malcolm on 07790 323343. Check out bridportscottishdancers. Scottish Country Dancing every Wednesday evening at Ash Village Hall Nr Martock TA12 6PB from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Hot drink and biscuits at the interval. Further information from Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com. All welcome. 17 November

Dance Connection restorative movement practice, Bridport St Mary’s, 07787752201, danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com. West Bay Memories Open Morning Join us for tea and coffee and share your memories of West Bay through the years with us and visit our new exhibition ‘ West Bay Memories’ at West Bay Discovery Centre 10:00am -12:00 noon. Admission free .Further details http://www.westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk. Illustrated talk popular speaker and local author Anne Mosscrop will give a lively and humorous ;account of her Himalayan trekking expedition. £6 includes cheese & wine; please book in advance if possible. 7.30pm, at Clapton & Wayford Village Hall. Further information from Mary (01460 74849). India Electric Company Fabulous Indie Pop/Folk. 7.30pm The Beehive Honiton www.beehivehoniton.co.uk 01404 384050.

The Breeding Birds of the Bridport Area Talk by Professor Tom Brereton and Gavin Haig. Tickets £5 are available in person from West Bay Discovery Centre or in person or on-line from Bridport Tourist Information Centre. Further details http://www. westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk. Arts Society West Dorset Sadler’s Wells-The Theatrical Mothership. Speaker: Nigel Bates. 2.30pm Bridport Town Hall. Visitors welcome-£7.50. Further details: www.taswestdorset.org.uk. Antarctica, The Falklands and South Georgia – Birding in the Footsteps of Shackleton. 2.30pm at Bridport WI Hall, North Street. In support of Bridport Millennium Green. £5, Friends of BMG £4. Raffle. Details Sandra Brown 01308 423078. Sea Shanty Sessions Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis. Devon Shanty Men, The Chantry Buoys start at 7.30pm. Tel 07761 469676. Bridport & District Gardening Club monthly meeting is on at 7,30pm at the W I Hall North Street Bridport when Paul Atterbury returns to give a talk: Don’t be afraid of the Digger. The meeting is open to non members for a fee of £2.00 and further information can be found on the website bridportgardeningclub.co.uk. 18 November 19 November

Operation Mincemeat at 7.30pm Village Hall, The Causeway, Milborne St Andrew DT11 0JX. Doors and bar open 7.00.Tickets cost £5, which includes a drink or an ice-cream. It’s 1943. John Law/Iain Ballamy – The Art of the Duo Pianist John Law, a regular at Tincleton, features the world-renowned Iain Ballamy, a multi-award winning saxophonist and composer and acclaimed ECM recording artist in this new duo. 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. Tel 01305 848 909. www.tincletongallery.com. Lyme Bay Moonrakers ‘Songs for the Wellerman’ 7.30pm Gateway Theatre, Seaton. Hamstonelive Presents “The Syrian Baker-Knowing Where You Belong” 8pm at Norton Sub Hamdon Village Hall. Tickets available at Norton Community Shop. Adults - £11; £6 Children( 12-16) or purchase online at takeart. org/event/the-syrian-baker (subject to a booking fee). Ticket To Paradise (12A). 7.30pm The Beehive Honiton www.beehivehoniton.co.uk 01404 384050 Lyme Bay Moonrakers – music doors 7pm, starts at 7.30pm, tickets £12. Lyme Bay Moonrakers, a Lyme Regis based vocal group of twenty men and women, bring you ‘Songs for the Wellerman’ Tickets from 01297 625699, www. thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue - Thur 10am - 1pm. East Devon Ramblers 10.00am. 5 mile moderate walk. Seaton and Beer. 01297-552860. West Dorset Ramblers Moderate 5.5 mile circular walk around the Giant Hill at Cerne Abbas. Contact 07974 756107.

Concert by the Axminster and District Choral Society of Gabriel Fauré’ Requiem and other works by him and César Franck with professional orchestra and soloists in the Minster, Axminster 7.30 pm. The concert will be conducted by Judy Martin. Tickets are £15.00 central aisle or £12 side aisles. Under 18s are half price. Covid-19 precautions will be followed including wearing of masks as appropriate and not attending if suffering from a cold or other symptoms. Tickets will be refunded if potential Covid symptoms prevent attendance or if covid rules change. BYO cushion! Refreshments will be available in the interval. Tickets may be purchased from Archway Bookshop, Trinity Square, Axminster (cash only), online via the link on the website, https:// www.axminsterchoral.co.uk/ or direct from members. There may still be some available on the door at the event. Registered charity no.900458. John Law/Jon Lloyd – Renaissance Revisited Earlier in 2022 John Law and Jon Lloyd toured the UK for the Arts Council, appearing in major cathedrals such as Gloucester, Durham, Truro, Malmesbury Abbey and Christchurch Priory, presenting John’s project Renaissance, which mixes samples of sacred vocal music with electronics and improvised saxophone and keyboard. 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. Tel 01305 848 909. www.tincletongallery.com.

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Beaminster Museum 10.00 – 12.30, there is a bric-a-brac sale at the museum. Items for sale can be left at the museum on Friday mornings 10 – 12, or phone for collection - 863912. Anything decorative, useful or smallish; no clothes, furniture or electricals please. Dorset Chamber Orchestra Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture Dvorak Serenade for Strings. Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 Conductor Walter Brewster. St Mary’s Church, Edward Rd, Dorchester DT1 2 HL 7.30pmTickets £16, (18yrs and under £1) available from www.dorsetchamberorchestra.org. Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years – live tribute. 7.30pm The Beehive Honiton www.beehivehoniton.co.uk 01404 384050. Autumn Fair raffle tombola bric a brac jumble 2pm Maiden Newton village hall in aid of the Ivy Club. Beginners Sewing Workshop 10 until 2 pm at Axminster Heritage Centre, Silver St , Axminster EX13 5AH. Contact for a materials list. Contact : gina.youens@btinternet.com or Axminster Heritage Centre on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays to book a place. Bookbinding workshop 10am - 3.30pm. Hand made photo album - a portable boasting book for 6x4” photos. Suitable for beginners. £45, includes all materials. James Hargreaves Community Hall, Morcombelake, DT6 6EA. Details and booking: nesta@leafwork.co.uk or call - 07984 001830. Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 8 mile walk from Powerstock. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. Liane Carroll the queen of British jazz , launches new jazz supper club in Seaton. Tickets include 2-course supper. 7.00pm, The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton EX12 2LD. Booking essential. More: www.jazzjurassica.co.uk. Art and Craft Fayre at Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, DT6 6LL. 10.00 - 4.00 Raising money for the CHCC a small educational charity. Entry free. Concert No.1 Ladies Accordian Orchestra returning to Bridport from across the U.K., playing tunes from around the 7.30 Bridport United Church East street, Bridport DT6 3LJ. Tickets £12 /£10 concessions from www. brown paper tickets.com/event/5578575or on the door. Tea and home-made cakes available. Check out our website page: www.no1ladiesaccordionorchestra.co.uk. 20 November

Bridport Chamber Orchestra Autumn Concert, 3 pm. Music for string orchestra by Nordic composers, including Grieg, Sibelius and Neilson, followed by teas. St Swithun’s Church, Bridport. www.bridportchamberorchestra.co.uk Tel: 01935 824786 for further information. The Royal Opera: ‘A Diamond Celebration’ (12A) doors 1.30pm screening 2pm, tickets £13.50 adult, £7 age 15 & under. The Royal Ballet’s dazzling Principles lead an evening not to be missed, their sparkling talents a perfect fit for a diamond anniversary. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton. co.uk or in person Tue - Thur 10am - 1pm. Relate Dorset and South Wiltshire are holding a Christmas craft fair on Sunday 20th November from 2 – 4pm at their centre in Poundbury, Dorchester. Entry is free and it is indoors, so no need to worry about the weather! There will a range of local crafts people selling their products as well as a tombola and cake and drinks available. Money raised from stall hire, the tombola and refreshments will be used by Relate to help fund those who cannot otherwise afford it to access their services. They still have a few tables available to hire so email conference@relatedorset.org.uk if you would like a stall’. 21 November

West Dorset Ramblers Moderate 7 mile walk around Powerstock and Eggardon Hill. Contact 07952 517764. 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 If you like exercise, socialising and maybe learning something new, then come along to our dance sessions in the W.I. Hall on Monday evenings from 7.15pm9.30pm. All welcome, especially beginners. Occasional live music, and always a caller. Tel: 458165 or 459001 for more information. 22 November

Scottish Country Dancing at Ashill Village hall Nr Ilminster TA19 9LX every Tuesday evening from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Beginners, returners and dancers of all abilities are very welcome to come and join us . Biscuits and hot drink at the interval. please wear soft, flat comfy shoes if possible. £3.00 per evening. Further information contact Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com. Charles Dickens: Christmas and the Carol Dr Keith Hooper will present an entertaining and informative discourse on Dickens’ moral crusade to expose the plight of the poor in this talk for Seaton u3a. The talk will take place at The Gateway, Fore Street, Seaton at 2pm. All welcome. Entrance free for members; a charge of £2 for non-members will include refreshments. More information about the many and varied activities available to members can be found on or website: https://u3asites.org.uk/ seaton/home. Bridport U3A Monthly Meetings & Talks Bob Ayers Charles Dickens & Ghosts in London. Bob Ayers was a City of London Police Officer for over 30 years and is well placed to highlight London locations which have a relevance to the works of Charles Dickens. Who knows what may await down a dark alley .... whoooo..! The talk begins at 2pm in the Bridport United Church Hall in East Street. The talk will last for about an hour and there will then be an opportunity to ask questions. Refreshments will follow. The talk is free to members and there is a £2 charge for non-members. Please see the Bridport U3A website for further information about this and future talks and if you are interested in becoming a member: bridportu3a.org.uk. 23 November

West Dorset Ramblers Moderate 7.5 around Rodwell and Castle Cove Beach. Contact 07826 150114. East Devon Ramblers 10.00am. 8 mile moderate walk. Bickleigh

The therapeutic joys of ballet have attracted farmer’s wives, nurses, lawyers, psychotherapists, house keepers and business women over the last ten years. What will the future bring?

My Ballet is a local dance company that specialises in teaching women the therapeutic joys of ballet and was founded by Carla Sheills in 2012. Ten years later nobody thought that farmer’s wives, nurses, lawyers, psychotherapists, house keepers and business women would still gather every week to learn ballet.

Carla runs groups in Winsham and The Bull Hotel in Bridport. Her programmes are tailored for all abilities with ages running from 19 to 90+. Carla says that over the last ten years it has been ‘a very organic process’. It is very inclusive. ‘Some did ballet when they were young and the experience never left them. Others have never done ballet before.’ There are eight groups and each group has its own identity.

My Ballet has also developed internationally in a very exciting way. Carla’s film Let me Dance, made by Justin Owen went viral and was seen by millions across the world including America, Australia, France, Italy, Holland, New Zealand and Brazil inspiring many groups. Carla was consulted by the Boston Ballet Company and the Royal Academy of Dance who subsequently started Silver Swans.

‘Ballet for adults is becoming a bit of a craze just as yoga did some years ago. Not surprising, because ballet brings with it tremendous health benefits which builds up your stamina, develops your core strength and gives you better balance. It can help prevent falls, improve agility and fitness. It also keeps the little grey cells active…’

Carla trained in ballet in South Africa from the age six with the Royal Academy of Dance and when she came to England in 1994 she studied Dance Movement Therapy in Bristol. Since then she has pioneered a holistic approach to ballet classes which includes traditional barre work and centre practice. My Ballet is unique in that it combines two very different methods which has many therapeutic benefits. ‘It is not so much about what you look like, it is all about how you feel within yourself.’

Comments from her dancers show not only their commitment but the true value of dancing and the inherent benefits it gives including good posture and a sense of well being. ‘An oasis of beauty and peace’ that brings ‘Space and Joy’. It is also described as ‘A tremendous confidence booster.’

Carla uses ballet music to uplift everybody and she is helped by several very experienced teachers. Fiona Harvey was a Tutor for the Royal Ballet and former ballerina herself. Salud Botella trained in ballet at the Valencia Conservatoire in Spain. She is also an accomplished flamenco dancer. Christine Wylde has taught for 40 years and runs a My Ballet Zoom class from South Africa. Ele Hodgson has trained with My Ballet for over five years. She is also a ballet fitness instructor and an occupational therapist. Who knows what the next ten years will bring?

For more info email myballetuk@gmail.com or phone 07866 896978.

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Mill. 01884-32039. Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society AGM and talk on Lyme Regis Town Mill. 7.30pm, Uplyme Village Hall. Short AGM followed by talk on how this medieval was brought back to life by the local community. Flour on sale. More information www. ulrhs.wordpress.com. Dalwood Coffee Concert “Shiraz” Singer/song-writer Duo Shirley Ewart & Sharon Muhl from Dorset at 10.30am. St. Peter’s Church, Dalwood EX13 7EG (near Axminster) Free entry, coffee & biscuits. Retiring collection for local Cancer Charity FORCE info: t.mackenney111@btinternet.com 07999 553477. Bridport Scottish Dancers will meet for an evening of social dancing at 7.30. Venue: Church House, South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NN. All welcome, no partner required but please wear soft shoes. Cost: £2.00 which includes tea/coffee & squash (please bring your own mug). Contact: Malcolm on 07790 323343. Check out bridportscottishdancers. Scottish Country Dancing every Wednesday evening at Ash Village Hall Nr Martock TA12 6PB from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Hot drink and biscuits at the interval. Further information from Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com. All welcome. 24 November

Dance Connection restorative movement practice, Bridport St Mary’s, 07787752201, danceconnectionwessex@gmail.com. West Dorset Ramblers Leisurely 4.4 mile walk around Symondsbury Estate. Contact 01303 538101. Alan Bowley’s talk, Wetlands, a Story of Change describes the new thinking that led to the Great Fen landscape project. Alan Bowley worked for almost 40 years as a reserve warden on grassland, fen and woodland national nature reserves throughout England, where he oversaw major habitat restoration and wildlife research programmes. In 2001 he co-founded the Great Fen landscape project in East Anglia, which spear-headed a new approach to breaking down the barriers between nature conservation, farming and business, re- awakening our relationship with the natural world. 7pm start. Doors at 6pm, bar and hot snacks available. Sladers Yard, Contemporary Art, Furniture and Craft Gallery West Bay Bridport DT6 4EL www.sladersyard.co.uk. t: 01308 459511 e: gallery@sladersyard.co.uk. Nostalgic Cinema: Chariots of Fire (PG) Dementia-friendly with subtitles. 2pm The Beehive Honiton www.beehivehoniton. co.uk 01404 384050. Royal Ballet Cinema: A Diamond Celebration (12A) A dazzling showcase marking 60 years of the Friends of the Royal Opera House. 7.15pm The Beehive Honiton www.beehivehoniton.co.uk 01404 384050. 25 November

Somerset Wildlife Trust Ilminster/Chard group “From the Ocean to Otterhead – the Aquatic Wanderings of an Underwater Photographer”. Henley Spiers, professional photographer with a keen interest in underwater photography will give an illustrated presentation (probably including video clips) of his exploration of wetland habitats. Some of these are likely to be local and photography will be superb. www.henleyspiers.com. 7.30-9.00pm Parish Hall, North St. Ilminster TA19 0DG, roadside & town car parks. £3 SWT members, £4 non-members, no charge for children. Sales table and raffle. Refreshments will be available. Enquiries Valerie Godsmark 01460 234551. Cotley Christmas Fair Cotley Christmas Fair, The Tythe Barn, Cotley, Nr Chard Somerset TA20 3EP Doors Open 2pm until 7pm Handmade Christmas gift ideas, refreshments, free parking, free entry, charity raffle prize. The Outfit is a slick crime drama, that will be shown by T & F Movies in Tatworth Memorial Hall at 7.30pm. It stars Mark Rylance, as a prim, English, master, taylor, who gets caught up in the underworld of 1950s Chicago. The doors open at 7.00 pm, there will be the usual bar and the entry charge is £5. The History of Rock Exceptional live band celebrating Rock through the ages. 7.30pm The Beehive Honiton www. beehivehoniton.co.uk 01404 384050. ‘Mrs Harris Goes to Paris’ (PG) Picnic Night Screening, doors 6.30pm, screening 7.30pm tickets £7. Mrs Harris Goes To Paris is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris. Tickets from 01297 625699, www.thegatewayseaton.co.uk or in person Tue - Thur 10am - 1pm. East Devon Ramblers 10.00am. 5.5 mile moderate walk. Dorset. 07966-300919. 26 November

Chideock WI Christmas Fayre at Chideock Village Hall. 12 noon until 3.00pm. Entrance Free. Light lunch available plus cakes, produce and crafts. Dorchester Repair Cafe 10-12pm at the Colliton Club in Trinity Street Dorchester. Refreshments available at the bar. Plenty of parking. Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 7 mile walk from Symondsbury. For further information please ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. Film: Compartment No. 6 A Finnish student and an uncouth miner forge a hesitant connection when thrown together in a train on a journey across Russia. Time: 7.45pm Warehouse Theatre, Brewery Lane, Ilminster Contact: robrainbow5@gmail.com The Lost King (12A) The story of the amateur historian who became convinced that she knows the final resting place of King Richard III. 7.30pm The Beehive Honiton www.beehivehoniton. co.uk 01404 384050. Cantamus presents ‘Angel Tidings’ beautiful choral music for Advent. St Mary Magdalene, Loders DT6 3RZ at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 on the door. Christmas Craft Fair 2pm – 8pm Free entry. A lovely selection of craft stalls to look at and buy from. The café and bar will be open. We will be selling mulled wine and mince pies! Combe St Nicholas Art Exhibition in the village hall from 10.00 until 4.00 pm, the artwork is a result of a term’s work, a minimal entrance fee of 50p children free. Flamenco Fiesta An evening of traditional flamenco dance

featuring Bridport based Salud Botella who will light up our November evening with her pasionate and fiery performance of traditional Andalusian flamenco folk dance. plus Special Guest Appearance of her husband renowned local author Jason Webster, “A clever, hugely readable interpreter of Spain” (The Independent), who will bring copies of his books. Bar and soft drinks available. 7.30pm Drimpton Village Hall. £10.00 per person, accompanied children under 16 free. Advanced booking preferred. Bookings: Amanda Fogg 01308 868531. White Tara Day 10am-5PM meditation workshop Oborne Village Hall DT94LA ffi www. centreforpuresound.org/events, www.white-tara.co.uk. 26 November - 8 December

Pop-Up Vintage in a different venue this year: The

November

EVENTS AND COURSES

Malthouse Gallery, Town Mill, Lyme Regis. 10.00am to 4.00pm everyday. All the usual lovely things, sourced, renovated, repaired and up-cycled by us so that you don’t have to. Shop at Pop-Up Vintage for a truly sustainable Christmas. 27 November

East Devon Ramblers 10.00am. 9 mile moderate walk. Kilmington.07748-618089. Advent Concert given by The Occasional Singers at 3.00pm St Mary’s Church, Edward Road, Dorchester DT1 2HL. St Mary’s Church in Dorchester will once again be filled with the glorious sounds of choral music, as the Occasional Singers perform a programme of Advent part songs. Taking us from 1600 through to the present day, the songs and carols will range from contemplative to joyful. Admission is free. There will be a retiring collection in aid of Weldmar Hospice at Home. Everyone is most welcome. Singing Bowl Soundbath Oborne Village Hall DT9 4LA £15 advance bookings ahiahellive.com 01935 389655. 28 November

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 If you like exercise, socialising and maybe learning something new, then come along to our dance sessions in the W.I. Hall on Monday evenings from 7.15pm9.30pm. All welcome, especially beginners. Occasional live music, and always a caller. Tel: 458165 or 459001 for more information. UK Islands, Wildlife and Volunteering NT Golden Cap Association illustrated Talk by Colin Butcher. Colin and his wife and a small group of friends have been volunteering on small islands around the UK for over 20 years. Many of the islands are uninhabited and they have been checking on the wildlife and natural history which sustain these islands. United Church Main Hall, East Street, Bridport. 2.30 pm. Information from Mike Nicks 01308 459855. 29 November

Scottish Country Dancing at Ashill Village hall Nr Ilminster TA19 9LX every Tuesday evening from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Beginners, returners and dancers of all abilities are very welcome to come and join us. Biscuits and hot drink at the interval. please wear soft, flat comfy shoes if possible. £3.00 per evening. Further information contact Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com. Beaminster Museum Pauline Thorne, a museum volunteer, shares her research on Medieval Beaminster, 1330-1380: a time of change. Examining how a Pandemic, Climate Change and a war in Europe changed the lives of the people of Beaminster and the surrounding villages! 2.00pm. Entry £5. 30 November

West Dorset Ramblers Moderate 8.6 mile walk through the villages around Beaminster. Contact 07715 760884. East Devon Ramblers 10 mile moderate walk Dartmoor. 07940572330. Bridport Scottish Dancers will meet for an evening of social dancing at 7.30. Venue: Church House, South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NN. All welcome, no partner required but please wear soft shoes. Cost: £2.00 which includes tea/coffee & squash (please bring your own mug). Contact: Malcolm on 07790 323343. Check out bridportscottishdancers. Scottish Country Dancing every Wednesday evening at Ash Village Hall Nr Martock TA12 6PB from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Hot drink and biscuits at the interval. Further information from Anita on 01460 929383 or email anitaandjim22@gmail.com. All welcome.