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Events Guide beautiful flower garden and the walled kitchen garden, which will both be open to visitors on the day of the fair. 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, 01963 440344. • Dorset tenor Kieran White is joining Sturminster Choral Society when it performs Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle at St Mary’s Church in Sturminster Newton on Saturday, May 7, at 7.30pm. The society is this year celebrating 60 years of singing in and around the town. It has also been two
years since its last full concert due to Covid-19 restrictions. One of Rossini’s few late works, intended to be given in public, was his Petite Messe Solennelle, an engaging and uplifting piece of music composed in 1863 and first performed in the following year 1864. For this performance the choir is conducted by its musical director Annemarie Lees, accompanied by Caroline D’Cruz on piano and Tracy Kennington on harmonium, with soloists Anna Gregory (soprano), Charlotte Collier (alto), Kieran White (tenor) and Pauls Putnins (bass). Tickets are £10, from 01258 820755 or on the door. • Shaftesbury Food and Drink Festival returns on Sunday 8 May. It boasts nearly 100
stalls, featuring producers from Dorset and the surrounding areas, including the Dorset Farmers’ Market and the Anonymous Travelling Market. One of the highlights of the day for many is the cheese race on Gold Hill: competitors race up the hill carrying 25kg truckles of cheese. The event is free, find out more at www. shaftesburyfestival.co.uk. • North Dorset’s famous male a capella four-part singing group are set to perform in Durweston’s St Nicholas Church on Friday 13 May at 7.30pm. The Gravellers were formed in 1999 and for many years rehearsed under the direction of the late Ros Evans at her house in Gravel Lane, Charlton Marshall – hence their name.
Mike Brown took over as The Gravellers’ director in 2014, and has managed to maintain control of this ‘sometimes’ unruly group ever since: moulding voices around an eclectic range of songs from ditties by Henry VIII and his contemporaries, via the Yale Song Book, Flanders and Swann, to the Beach Boys and the Beatles. Chris Dowie, the organist at St Nicholas’s Church, and formerly organist at Wimborne Minster, will add to the evening’s enjoyment, interspersing the Gravellers’ programme with his own performance. The evening is likely to be a sell-out, and early booking is advised. Light refreshments and a free glass of wine or soft drink will be served. All proceeds will be shared
21 & 22 MAY 2022
Dorset’s biggest and best obstacle race is here! 6km through mud, woodland, water & more with over 15 award winning obstacles to tackle including a giant water slide. Enter as a team, or an individual, bring supporters and enjoy a drink in the beer tent. STOCK GAYLARD ESTATE, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DT10 2BG
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