Events

• The Marnhull Royal British Legion (Sodom Lane, Marnhull DT10 1HR) will be hosting the following events over the coming weeks: 16 April, Moonrush; 23 April, Jack’s Quiz; 30 April, Frank E Finn.

• Don’t forget to come on down to the Big Yellow Bus Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday 16 April between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Entry is free and it’s great fun for the whole family. With thanks to Shillingstone Co-op for supporting this event once again.

• North Dorset Railway at Shillingstone station are holding their annual Easter hunt competition on Sunday 17 April between 11am and 3pm at the railway station in Shillingstone. With an entrance fee of just £1, every child will receive a mini egg before starting the hunt. It’s open to two groups of children: up to 6 years old, and 6 years plus. Winners in each category with the highest number of correct answers will win a much larger Easter egg!

The starting point for questions will be from the station shop on the up platform from 11am. There is a café serving hot and cold food with a full range of beverages. A day out for the whole family, with a museum, signal box, station shop, and garden with good views across to Hambledon Hill.

North Dorset Railway is at Station Road, Shillingstone, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 0SA. Tel: 01258 860696 (Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday only). will see Nunney’s annual village Easter bonnet competition and subsequent duck race revived after the enforced curtailment. Visitors will again be welcome to cheer their ducks along the Nunney brook. Ducks remain £1 each, although prize money has been increased. In addition, a percentage will go to the Ukraine support fund. A range of drinks, home-made cakes and hot food will be available.

• This Easter holiday, Durlston Country Park is full of egg-citing events to get stuck into, including spring seed-bomb making and ranger-led sessions including ‘Let’s Go Fly a Kite’ and ‘Dolphins and the Deep Blue Sea’. Artist Mark Page will be leading a children’s nature and woodland art session and a glass-engraving workshop for beginners and improvers.

Durlston’s Easter trail will take you on a route around the park to find the bunnies as they prepare for Easter. For more information, prices and to book all events visit www.durlston.co.uk.

• Someone once said, “a landscape is where you stand”, and Dorset artist Kim Pragnell (pictured above) has been standing, with his paints and easel in hand, across the county in an attempt to capture the sweeping majesty that surrounds us. His exhibition, imaginatively titled Where Buzzards Fly as High as Kites, is based on both local landscapes and studio developed work. This well-known former seascape artist will be hosted at Shaftesbury Arts Centre Gallery on Bell Street until 19 April. It’s open 10am-4pm every day.

• Looking for something to do with the kids this Easter Holidays? On Tuesday 19 April from 10:30am to 12noon the Dorset Museum will be hosting an Easterthemed workshop. Create and decorate your own colourful Easter tree using twigs, branches and natural forms. These events are included as a part of your entrance ticket/annual pass or membership to the Museum. The activities are ideal for children 11 years and under. Children must be supervised at all times. For further information contact the Museum on 01305 262735 or visit www.dorsetmuseum.org.

• The Sherborne branch of the Dorset Wildlife Trust is holding an illustrated talk by Wren Franklin on Wednesday 20 April in the Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne. The talk is titled The Wildlife and Habitats of Ryewater Nursery – 100 Acres and 40 Years’ Work.

The hall will be open from 6.45pm for refreshments, with the talk starting at 7.30pm. No need to book, just turn up – everyone’s welcome.

The Dorset Wildlife Trust will close local groups from April, therefore this will be the last talk presented by the Sherborne branch. Entry and refreshments will be free as a thank you to all our loyal supporters from the past 25 years.

More info at www. dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/ events or contact lynnedoodney@hotmail.com.

• Benedict Allen will be speaking at the Sherborne Literary Society on Thursday 21 April at Digby Memorial Church Hall, Sherborne. Doors open 6.30pm, starts at 7pm. (This event was rescheduled from 13 April.) Part meditation, part memoir, Explorer: The Quest for Adventure and the Great Unknown is an enquiry into the mind of an explorer and what it means to explore in the 21st century. Explorer is the story of what led Benedict Allen to travel to the farthest reaches of our planet. It is also the story of why, 30 years later, he is still exploring, and of what it is to be ‘lost’ and ‘found’. Tickets from www. sherborneliterarysociety.com or Winstone’s Bookshop, Sherborne.

• Thursday 21 April, 2pm, The Exchange, Sturminster Newton. With Happy & Glorious, Neil Sands and his wonderful West End cast are back to celebrate the 70 glorious years of Her Majesty’s record-breaking reign. This uplifting afternoon, coincidentally on the Queen’s 96th birthday, will bring back golden memories. £15/£14 conc 01258 475137.

• Raising Awareness on Climate Change: MidSomerset Quakers are holding a vigil in front of

INTERESTED IN THE ARTS? This Spring, The Arts Society Blackmore Vale has some free taster places for its Thursday lectures: 5 May: Peggy Guggenheim 9 June: Georgia O’Keefe in New Mexico 7 July: The Artworks Top 20 Coffee from 10.30, lecture 11.30-12:30 Details on our website: www.theartssocietyblackmorevale.org.uk email sheilawilliams51@btinternet.com or phone 01747 840220 to secure your seat.

SATURDAY 16TH APRIL - BUTT OF SHERRY PUB MERE. Easter Family Fun with ‘any themed hat competition’, Easter egg hunt and lots more. The event is to raise money in support for Ukraine. If attending message Trudie on 07552 931624 or trudie3081@gmail.com

STALLHOLDERS WANTED. Halstock Fete are inviting stallholders and other interested parties to book their pitches for Saturday 3rd September 2022. Phone Peter for details 01935 891822

THE POTTING SHED’S PRE MOVING SALE 16th April 10am until 18th April 5pm. Plants, Pots, Statues, Gifts & Metalwork. Princes Place, Dorchester rd, Yeovil BA22 9RH 07940 803927

BRIC-À-BRAC SALE (good quality items) on

Saturday April 30 th @ St James Church Longburton DT9 5 PG 10.30 am till 12.30 pm . China, glass , toys , jewellery, pots , pictures and much more . Refreshments. For pancreatic cancer research

HOUSE CLEARANCE / GARAGE SALE

Easter Monday 18th April 10am - 6pm 16 Deanesly Way , Wincanton, BA9 9RG Mobility scooter, Mobility car, Motorized wheelchair, wool / material / crafts furniture, kitchen equipment, bric brac.

QUICKSILVER LIVE AT THE CARPENTERS ARMS, Sherborne Friday 15th April 8.30pm

COME AND SING CLASSICAL CHORAL CONCERT, 7pm on Saturday 23 April at St. Mary’ s Church, Bradford Abbas. Tickets £5 on the door

REMEMBER ROCK AND ROLL, Listen, have a dance. Tea and cake Raffle £3 Tuesday 19th April 2-4pm vicarage school room Gillingham

BISHOPS CAUNDLE CHURCH “LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS”, The Royal Marines Association – a quartet performing popular music. Saturday 2nd July 7pm, tickets £15.00 to include refreshments available from 1st May from Bishops Caundle Community Store, Winstone’s Book Shop (Sherborne) and Bishops Caundle Filling Station.

GARAGE SALE, craft items and ladies clothes ect. Tuesday 19- Friday 22 April. 10am -4pm, 31, the meads, Milborne Port, DT9 5DS

THE VINTAGE BAZAAR

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Frome, Somerset

BATCOMBE JUMBLE SALE Leigh Village Hall Saturday 23rd April 2.30pm

11 5 40 64 22 BINGO! Stalbridge Hall Thursday 28th April Doors Open 6.30pm Eyes Down 7.30pm In aid of hall funds

NOW WE ARE 10!

Sherborne’s Independent Bookseller Celebrates 10 years Join us on Saturday 16th April to help us celebrate! Meet The Gruffalo Children’s Story Telling Face Painting Cake! Spend £30 and receive a £10 voucher for your next visit... 8 Cheap Street, Sherborne DT9 3PX Tel: 01935 816128

BEAULIEU MOTOR MUSEUM* ...................... 21st April £65 EASTER IN WEST YORKSHIRE 1 – 5 Apr £515HIGHCLERE CASTLE* ....................................... 30th April, £79 SUNDAY LUNCH 25 Apr £45RHS MALVERN SPRING SHOW* .................................................. RHS MALVERN SPRING SHOW* 8 May £7 ............................................... 7th May, £75 Adult, £50 under 16 9 RHS HYDE HALL* MAY SUNDAY LUNCH IN LOOE ................... 15 May £6522nd May, £45 AGATHA CHRISTIE WEEKEND 21 – 24 May £375MYSTERY SUNDAY LUNCH JUNE ............ 26th June, £75 LEED’S CASTLE* 22 May £75CUMBRIA & THE LAKE DISTRICT ................................................ GUERNSEY DAYTRIP MAY* 22 May £65.............................................................. 30th May – 3rd June, £565 SUNDAY LUNCH SUDELEY CASTLE & GARDENS* ................ 30 May £4512th June, £65 SUDLEY CASTLE & GARDEN’S* 6June £65HAMPTON COURT FLOWER SHOW* ........... 9th July, £85

SAINT FAGAN’S MUSEUM* KELPIES, LOCHS AND GLENS 12 June £55

JAMES HERRIOT’S WORLD 14 – 18 June £529AT THE WINNOCK LOCH LOMOND .. 3rd – 7th Aug, £565 BRYAN’S MYSTERY TRIP* 19 June £60PAIGNTON & DARTMOUTH RAILWAY* ... 10th Aug, £75 HISTORIC DOCKYARD CHATHAM* 19 June £69LOOE, CORNWALL ...................................... 12 – 15 Aug, £495 GUERNSEY DAYTRIP JUNE* 20 June £80LIVERPOOL & MERSEY TOUR ............... 21 – 25 Aug, £535 HARRY POTTER STUDIO TOUR* HIGHGROVE GARDENS & TETBURY .......... 26 June3rd Sept, £89

£101 ADULT / £91 CHILD*Packed lunch included in these trips

RHS HAMPTON COURT SHOW* 10 July £89 LOOKING GOOD DEAD 10 July £95 SUNDAY LUNCH 25 July £45 HIGHCLERE CASTLE* 28 July £75 Book your getaway! 01963 363000

HAIRSPRAY PEAK PERFECTION 2 ARUNDEL CASTLE* www.valecoaches.com Find us on Facebook 31 July £115 – 6 Aug £479 8 Aug £75 LOOE CORNWALL 13 – 16 Aug £525 BOWOOD HOUSE & GARDEN’S 14 Aug £69 PAIGNTON & DARTMOUTH RAILWAY* 25 Aug £79

Sherborne Abbey on Earth Day (22 April, 11am–12 noon). Everyone is welcome to join the vigil. For more information about the MidSomerset Quaker vigils contact: wellsvigilscop26@ gmail.com.

• On Friday 22 April at 7pm at Guggleton Farm Arts (Station Road, Stalbridge, DT10 2RQ), auctioneer Gordon Brockman (as seen on Antiques Road Trip and Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is) will be overseeing the sale of many donated works of art in a bid to raise funds for the relief of those suffering the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine.

Guggleton has been delighted by the response from the artistic community to their ‘shout-out’ for donations. There will be a wide variety of work on offer directly from their studios. Original oil paintings, drawings, watercolours, photographs and sculpture will be up for grabs from 80 of the region’s most appreciated artists including Day Bowman, Matthew Hayward, Patricia Burns and Rachel Sargent. Also on offer will be items donated by members of the public from their personal collections, including three prints by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

This is a great opportunity to indulge your passion for art while helping a worthy cause, and there will no doubt be some great bargains to be had! Tickets for seats at the sale, which are free, can be reserved at www.citizenticket. co.uk/events/guggleton-farmarts/art-auction-for-ukraine

The auction will be available at www. guggletonfarmartsauctions. com for a week prior to the sale for pre-bidding, or for anyone who cannot make it on the night. Any items that do not sell on the evening will also be available to bid on for another week after the sale. Online bidding pre-sale will be suspended 24 hours prior to the auction.

All proceeds from the sale will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, recommended by The Guardian as the most effective place to send funds from the UK. For further information please contact Vins Carey on 07770 476160

• Tickets are now on sale for Rock for Ukraine (Westlands Entertainment Venue, Friday 22 April, doors at 7.30pm), an event that will mark solidarity and support for the humanitarian and emergency response work in Ukraine and neighbouring countries affected by the refugee crisis.

The event will be raising funds for School in a Bag’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal and the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. All ticket proceeds will go towards both of the charities, as will bar sales, and many of the theatre staff working the event have offered to donate their time too.

Rock for Ukraine gives you the opportunity to also show solidarity with Ukraine through the power of live music at a stand-up event. Acts for the evening will include Bad Cowboys, IOU’s, Snakebyte and DJ Frazer Mitchell.

Adam Burgan, Arts & Entertainment Venues Manager, said: “Since the invasion of Ukraine began, I think we have all been horrified by images and stories filling our news feeds and screens and feeling somewhat helpless at what we can do. Stories soon came through of multiple humanitarian aid runs leaving the South West. Something we can do is help raise awareness, show our support and raise much-needed funds that reach those in need and displaced by the current situation in Ukraine.”

The event is ‘pay what you can’, with a suggested ticket fee of £15. However you can also choose £10, £20 or £25 options.

Book tickets for Rock for Ukraine at westlandsyeovil. co.uk or call the Box Office on 01935 422884. You can also book tickets through the Box Office in person when it’s open.

• Oddments Theatre (a Christian theatre company based in Yeovil) is bringing its new production The Road to the Cross to St Paul’s Church on Friday 22 April and Saturday 23 April 2022 at 7.30pm. Written by Barry Boyton, it tells the story from Palm Sunday through to Pentecost; following the story of Jesus and his disciples as they embark on a journey together through the highs and the lows. It’s a powerful and passionate story of the message of God’s love to humanity. Tickets are £12 in advance from St Paul’s Church Office (admin@ spcsherborne.co.uk), online at www.oddments-theatre.co.uk or £14 on the door.

• Shaftesbury Library continues its fun Children’s Easter Holiday activities with a dragon-making craft activity and story time on Saturday 23 April from 10-10.30am. Reserve a space at this free event to avoid disappointment.

• Dorset Family History Society is looking forward to hosting a Family History Day on Saturday 23 April from 10am until 3pm at St George’s Church Hall, Darbys Lane, Oakdale, Poole, Dorset, BH15 3EU. Admission is free and parking is available. Other Family History Societies and commercial companies will be attending and there will be research advice and a raffle. Tea, coffee and snacks will be available. Please check www.dorsetfhs. org.uk as more details will be added and confirmed.

• On Saturday 23 April, come along to Sturfit Leisure Centre (www.sturfit.org) from 10am-1pm and take part in the fitness and family time fundraiser, supporting St Andrews Primary School, Fontmell Magna and the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Cash donations are welcomed in exchange for tea and cake, bouncy castle fun, short taster exercise classes and more. For more information contact 07901 597129.

• Shaftesbury Library Lego Time resumes on Saturday 23 April. This popular regular children’s event is back! It is free and there is no need to book. A fantastic way to entertain children on a Saturday morning and develop creativity for all the family.

• Join the family and friends of Richard Batterham (19362021), as well as collectors of his pottery, for an appreciation of his life and work at 7pm on Saturday 23 April at Durweston Village

Hall (Church Road, Durweston, DT11 0QA).

Richard first began making pots at as a student at Bryanston School at the age of 13, and worked in his Durweston pottery for over 60 years.

The evening will include a short film, Richard Batterham: Independent Potter, directed by Richard’s friend and fellow Durweston resident George Young. George will share his personal reminiscences, along with Imogen Batterham, Richard’s daughter, and Sarah Griffin, co-editor of the new book Richard Batterham: Studio Potter.

Free admission, complimentary drink on arrival and cash bar.

• The Shaston Social Club in Shaftesbury is holding a charity dance on Saturday 23 April, in aid of The Friends of Westminster Memorial Hospital 2022 Appeal. Tickets are £5, on the door or in advance from Shaston Social Club, Bleke Street, Shaftesbury SP7 8AW (01747 852348), from Shaftesbury Tourist Information Centre, or by email lynjean48@gmail. com. The bar will be open from 7pm to midnight, and music will be provided by The Sturminstrels and DJ Craig from 8pm.

• Sherborne Town Council’s Annual Parish Meeting will take place at 7pm on Monday 25 April (Digby Hall, Hound Street). Local organisations are invited to give a threeminute presentation. This is a public meeting at which all are welcome. ceremony at 11am on 25 April to commemorate the 107th anniversary of ANZAC Day at the Town Memorial on Park Walk, Shaftesbury.

A short service will be held at which the Mayor or a senior Town Councillor will lay a wreath inscribed from the Gallipoli Association on behalf of the citizens of the town. If you wish to attend please assemble at the Town Memorial at 10.50am and, if possible, wear a sprig of rosemary, a plant of significance because it grows wild on the slopes of the Gallipoli Peninsula.

• Dorset Council Foster Care Team will be at Shaftesbury Library on Thursday 28 April from 10am-12 noon. Anyone who feels they might like to embark on a new journey and challenge is welcome to drop in for more information.

• Anna Mcdowell, Dorset button maker and textile artist, will deliver her fascinating illustrated talk – Dorset Buttons: The Rise and Fall of a Cottage Industry – at 7pm on Thursday 28 April, at the Museum of East Dorset. She follows the history of this local cottage industry, started by Abraham Case in the 1600s, to its demise 200 years later. There will be time for questions, and Anna will explain what is happening now to keep this heritage craft vibrant, including an upcoming event at the museum to celebrate 400 years of the Dorset button industry. In addition, Anna’s personal collection of original Dorset buttons will be on display, together with a selection of related items available to purchase on the evening. Tickets £7 per person. museumofeastdorset. co.uk/project/dorset-buttonsthe-rise-and-fall-of-a-cottageindustry

• In the folk-drama Mr Hardy’s Words take Wing (7.30pm on Thursday 28 April at Cecil Memorial Hall, Water Street, Cranborne BH21 5PZ), the musicians and actors of the group Wyvern take you on a journey back to the 19th-century Wessex of fated characters and mysterious landscape. Magazines and newspaper articles that author Thomas Hardy recorded in his ‘Facts’ notebooks were transformed by him – using both factual and apocryphal sources as the base for his own towering imagination – to become part of his literary canon. These extracts, presented by Wyvern, with local traditional songs and tunes, bring to life Hardy’s inspiration.

The ancient Saxon kingdom of Wessex is Hardy’s geographical map, and its people are those on whom he based his characters. The warp and weft of life for ordinary folk is woven into his writing with sharp observation and a keen comic eye. Words take wing under the pen of the novelist. Specific images form in poems, comic or tragic incidents direct his novels, historical and social themes suffuse short stories.

Wessex is a landscape criss-crossed by anecdotes, traditions and old beliefs, its region stretching from Cornwall’s coasts, past plains and heath-lands to the great cities of Winchester and Oxford; in the 19th-century a place of poverty and distress as much as an opportunity for advancement or happiness. The ancient symbol of the Wessex region is the dragonlike Wyvern.

Words take Wing follows Thomas Hardy’s ‘Facts’ notebook entries as they are absorbed into his writing; they can be uplifting, sadly nostalgic, informative or imaginatively comic - always observant and quirky. Join Wyvern’s harpist Sarah Deere-Jones leading the musicians and Martin Stephen voicing Mr Hardy as the group recount stories from and of Wessex, granted immortality by Thomas Hardy, enhanced by music, song and a backdrop of beautiful images of his world.

Book tickets online at www.wegottickets.com/ event/540542. For more information contact John Meriton on 07943 880454, john@johnmeriton.co.uk.

• Sherborne Library will be hosting An Introduction to Managing Your Mental Health on Friday 29 April from 3–4pm. Join Amanda Whitlock from Total Wellbeing Matters as she discusses mental health awareness. Booking is essential – visit Eventbrite online or call 01935 812683.

• Fancy a hit on a spring day? Everyone’s welcome at the Wincanton Tennis Club open day taking place on Saturday 30 April from 11am to 3pm. Come along to hit with a member or join in a free session with the coach.

Wincanton Sports Ground, Moor Lane BA9 9RA wincantontennisclub.co.uk.

• There will be a bric-a-brac sale in aid of pancreatic cancer on Saturday 30 April from 10.30am to 12.30pm at St James’ Church, Longburton.

Now we are 10!

Sherborne’s independent bookshop will be kicking off its 10th birthday celebrations with a big birthday party on Saturday 16 April.

It’s been 10 years since Winstone’s independent bookshop first opened its doors in Sherborne and it has weathered many changes in the bookselling landscape. By being community focused, tailoring the titles it stocks to meet its customers’ needs and providing a first-class service, Winstone’s proves that indies can thrive.

Founded by Wayne Winstone in 2012, Winstone’s is an award winning professional independent bookseller staffed by knowledgeable, passionate staff. Winstone’s has three stores, in Sherborne, Frome and Sidmouth, and has won UK Bookseller of the Year and South West Bookseller of the Year several times. The stores specialise in a wide range of titles with a particular focus on children’s titles.

There are lots of celebrations planned throughout the year, beginning on Saturday 16 April. There will be a visit from the Gruffalo, face painting and storytelling, offers on the best books of the last 10 years, as picked by Winstone’s booksellers, and a £10 Winstone’s voucher for any purchase over £30. Winstone Books, 8 Cheap St, Sherborne DTP3PX. 01935 816128, www.winstonebooks.co.uk.

Green-fingered delights at the 20th Yarlington Plant Fair

The Count and Countess Charles de Salis held the very first Yarlington Plant Fair in the courtyard of their beautiful home in 2002, and have been fundraising for local good causes every year since (bar Covid-ridden 2020).

Now in its 20th year, this is not just any old plant sale – specialist growers and dealers from all over the South West bring with them rare and unusual plants. The Yarlington House stall is also a big draw and is stocked with home-germinated and grown-on plants – many interesting and unusual flowering annuals and perennials, as well as numerous vegetable varieties.

The fair is an annual highlight for keen gardeners and also provides a special day out for garden enthusiasts. There is the chance to explore the beautiful flower garden and walled kitchen garden, which will both be open to visitors on the day of the fair. The Count and Countess have lived at Yarlington House since 1961, and have developed the gardens over that time – introducing, among other things, a ha-ha, a sunken garden, hedges-on-stilts and, most recently, a beautiful wildflower meadow. The result is a beautiful combination of formal and informal areas. The walled kitchen garden is a short distance from the house and is cultivated to provide an abundance of fruit and vegetables year-round.

This year the fair will be set in the spacious park (to allow plenty of space between stall-holders). The fair runs from 10am to 4pm with tea, coffee and cake available all day.

Entrance is £5 (under 16s free) and payment can be made by cash or card. All the money raised goes to charity – this year funds will go to the Church of St Luke and St Teresa in Wincanton. Yarlington House, Yarlington, Nr Wincanton, Somerset BA9 8DY.

New summer programme of things to do in East Dorset out now!

by Lorraine Gibson

Ever fancied yourself as a detective? A life-drawing artist? Best-selling author? Or a potter, perhaps?

These are just some of the things you can try your hand at via East Dorset Heritage Trust’s new programme of events and courses.

EDHT is encouraging our readers to enjoy an interesting summer with a great line-up of activities that includes coach trips to stately homes (even a royal residence), talks on the QE2 and The Great Plague and a murder mystery.

You can brush up on your holiday Italian, French and Spanish and if fresh air’s your thing, there are walks around Lymington, through our stunning Dorset countryside and along the Jurassic Coastline.

So what are you waiting

BSO creates inclusive performance

by Faith Eckersall

Join the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Yeovil for a stirring concert featuring music from the Upper West Side to deepest Somerset, with BSO Principal brass and wind players on Sunday May 29.

The ‘Homelands’ concert by the BSO On Your Doorstep players will feature a programme journeying to New York with Bernstein, Amelie’s Paris with Yann Tiersen, and rural England with Vaughan Williams and The Wellerman, with a few sea shanties thrown in!

This relaxed and friendly concert at Westlands Yeovil is specifically adapted for concertgoers with autistic spectrum conditions, those with sensory, communication or learning difficulties, families with young children and anyone else who would benefit from a less formal environment.

The concert starts at 2.30pm and tickets are from £5. Find out more at bsolive.com/events/bso-on-your-doorstepyeovil-3.

TURNWORTH DT11 Sunday 29 May 11am4:30pm. Friendly event for all the family: teas; plants & produce; bric-a-brac; music; kids’ fun. Free entry/parking

COUNTRY LINK SOCIAL GROUP. Fresh air, fun, food and friendship. Tel. Andy 01225 834834 or Val 01749 342918 www. country-link.org.uk

FRIENDLY UNTUTORED LIFE DRAWING SESSIONS. All abilities welcome. Last Friday of each month. £8. 10:3012:30. Marnhull Village Hall Tel: 07766 311810

LYN’S BINGO AT MARNHULL ROYAL BRITISH LEGION on Monday April 18th. Eyes down 7pm

JUMBLE SALE – LYDLINCH VILLAGE HALL Saturday 30th April 2pm. Tea’s, Cake’s and Raffle

“IMPRESSIONS” Exhibition at The Slade Centre, Gillingham, SP8 4AY Continuing to 7 May, 2022 Eric Bailey, Jane Barnard, Victoria Garland and Caroline Hughes Paintings, Ceramics and Etchings

UKRAINE APPEAL BINGO at the Memorial Hall Wincanton, Saturday 29th April. Great Prizes, all donated by local businesses and surrounding areas. All Proceeds to go to the charities supporting the Ukrainian Appeal. Doors open at 6:30pm, eyes down at 7:30pm

NATURAL STONE & TIMBER FLOORING PORCELAIN & DECORATIVE TILES EVERHOT RANGE COOKERS