Wednesday, May 9

Sherborne & District Gardeners’ Association meets at the Main Digby Hall, Hound Street at 7.30pm for a talk by Barbara Elsmore – SDGA member, on all aspects of topiary. Admission Charge to non-members £3. For more information contact Richard Newcombe 01935 389375.

Recent work by Lucy Erskine will be on show at Gallery On The Square 1 Queen Mother Square, Poundbury, DT1 3BL until May 26. Paintings from her recent travels in oil, print making and fused glass. Meet the artist and enjoy a glass of wine on Saturday mornings. 10.30-noon.

Friday, May 10

Weymouth’s thrice-yearly fortnight of fantastic food starts today.

FEAST24 offers a whole range of great deals on restaurants until May 24. Tables must be pre-booked, quoting FEAST24WDM. See pages 47-50 of our April edition for details, & an extra voucher for WDM readers.

24 Carlton Road North, Weymouth DT4 7PY is opening its garden for the NGS from today till Monday, May 13 2pm-5pm. This is a long garden on several levels. Steps and narrow sloping paths lead to beds and borders filled with trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants inc many unusual varieties. Wildlife is encouraged. Raised beds create a space for vegetable growing. £4, children free. Home-made teas.

West Dorset Ramblers walk 10 miles. Dorset Bumps – circular walk from Beaminster via Lewesden Hill, Laverstock Farm, Pilsden Pen. Starts at 10am. Call Heather 07587 098079.

A flower festival will be held in St Martin’s Church and the churchyard in Martinstown today and tomorrow from 11am-4pm.

The theme is Dorset Life.  Refreshments will be served in the village hall, where parking is available. In the evening the church will host a choral concert In Springtime, by Parnham Voices directed by Stephen Tilton,  at 7pm. Refreshments will be served. Donations at the door.

Proceeds of both events to Dorset Poverty Action and church funds. 

Oddfellows will hold a coffee and get together with bring and buy 10.30am-noon at Crossways Village Hall.

Saturday, May 11

Milborne St Andrew Gardening Club is holding its annual plant sale from 10.30am to 12.30pm in the village hall. Plants have been locally grown in MSA soil and will be great value for money. There will also be homemade cakes and refreshments.

Dorset Patchworks – an exhibition of patchwork and quilting will be held from today until Saturday, May 18, 10am-5pm daily at Eype Centre For The Arts, St Peter’s Church, Mount Lane, Eype, Dorset DT6 6AR. Free.

Beaminster Horticultural Society is holding a plant and produce sale from 8am-noon in The Square, DT8 3AU.

Dorset Chamber Orchestra perform at St Mary’s Church, Edward Road, Dorchester at 7.30pm. They will play: Incidental music to Rosamunde Schubert, Variations on a Rococo Theme and Nocturne for Cello and Orchestra – Tchaikovsky with soloist Lionel Handy and Symphony No. 5 – Beethoven. Tickets from dorsetchamberorchestra.org or call Linda Ryall on 01305 269069.

Mapperton House, Gardens & Wildlands near Beaminster (DT8 3NR) will hold a Taste of West Dorset Market today and tomorrow 10am-4pm – tickets £5 on door or at mapperton.com

Tickets include gardens entrance, proceeds to The Prout Bridge Project.

From farm-fresh produce to artisanal cheeses, chocolate, and breads, not forgetting local wines, beers and ciders, there will be something to tempt everyone’s taste buds.

A new weekly Health Walk is being held at Thorncombe Wood Local Nature Reserve near Dorchester.

This free, guided walk is part of the Dorset Health Walks initiative, and is designed for people who would like to get more active in a sociable setting. 10am-11am Meeting Point: Hardy’s Birthplace Visitor Centre

The walk lasts an hour.

Specially trained volunteer health walk leaders will be on hand to welcome walkers and guide them through the enchanting paths of the nature reserve. Some of these paths can be uneven and hilly in parts, so walkers should be prepared for and capable of navigating this type of terrain.

Walkers are asked to complete a questionnaire on the Dorset Council website or over the phone on 01425 480811.

Oddfellows will hold a guided walk around Powerstock Common at 11am.

Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club, 7 mile walk from Symondsbury.  For info call 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. New members/ visitors welcome.

Experience the beauty of Dorchester and the Jurassic Coast at the Dorchester Walking Festival from today until May 19.

Unforgettable walks suitable for all abilities, showcasing the beauty and heritage of Dorset.

Some featured walks include: In the Trail of Thomas Hardy, Iron Age Forts, Family Scavenger Hunts, Exploring Coastal Paths, In the footsteps of the Romans, the Big Dorset Picnic Walk and family scavenger hunt walks. Go to discoverdorchester.co.uk/whats-on/dorchester-walking-festival/

The Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society holds its annual plant sale and coffee morning, 10am to 12noon. Entry £2 for all, includes a drink. ulrhs.wordpress.com

There’s prize bingo at Maiden Newton village hall, 2pm for a 2.30pm eyes down.

Avon And Somerset Constabulary Male Voice Choir will perform a concert in aid of St Nicholas Church and Henstridge Village Hall at St Nicholas Church Henstridge at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 from 01963 364063.

Bridport Choral Society presents Now is the Month of Maying, featuring works by Mozart, Karl Jenkins and Thomas Morley, traditional English folk songs and a spiritual, contemporary songs and a medley from Mamma Mia at Bridport United Church at 7.30pm. Tickets £13, including programme and refreshments, available from Bridport Music Centre, Smith & Smith or on the door.

Sunday, May 12

The Poundbury Independent Market will be held 10am-4pm, bringing you the best Dorset makers, bakers, producers and artists.

Discover over 100 amazing stalls with makers, bakers, and artisans lining the streets of Poundbury. Fabulous food, incredible Dorset produce, and talented local makers galore.

Choral Eucharist, 10.30am, St Peter’s Church Dorchester. Music for Ascensiontide by Croft, Mozart and Ole Gjeilo. Free.

Salway Ash Village cream teas 2pm-5pm at  Strongate Farm (DT6 5JD). Delicious homemade scones and fabulous variety of homemade cakes. Parking, plant stall and raffle. Proceeds to Holy Trinity Church.  Contact Tess 07792 609617.

Specialist Plant Fair at Athelhampton House, nr Puddletown 10am-3pm. £7 includes free access to the ornamental gardens until 5pm. Around 20 specialist nurseries, growers, craft & wildlife stalls arranged around the very large side lawn at Athelhampton House. A wide range of plants will be available at reasonable prices, direct from the grower. Italian Coffee Stall amongst the plants. Some stalls take cash, others have card machines. Proceeds support plant conservation, education and events in Dorset. Organised by Plant Heritage plantheritagedorset.org.uk

The 9th Dorchester Jumble Trail will take place on Sunday May 12th in Monmouth Road and the surrounding streets. With over 100 residents selling everything from clothes to cakes, books to toys, plants to cars! Come along and find something you didn’t know you needed…

Monday, May 13

Dorchester Townswomen’s Guild meet at Dorchester Community Church, Liscombe Street, Poundbury, DT1 3DF at 2pm to hear from Anna Kent about working as a midwife in a war zone. Visitors will be made very welcome (£3). Tea and coffee. Enquiries 01305 832857.

Sherborne Book Fair, featuring secondhand books, maps and printed ephemera, will be held 9.30am-4pm at the Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, DT9 3NL.

West Dorset Ramblers walk around Portland. 8 miles. Starts 10am from Portland Heights.

To book and for details contact Laraine 07889 921435.

Tuesday, May 14

Southill Gardening Club will meet at the Southill Community Centre at 7.30pm. Speaker is Amy Ralph form Abbey Farm Flowers of Abbotsbury, on growing cut flowers. Non-members welcome. Refreshments available. Info Nigel Smith on 01305 788939.

Thursday, May 16

Talk: William Barnes poet and the Dorset dialect by Barbra Willock, at Bridport WI Hall, North Street, 2.30pm. In support of Bridport Millennium Green.  £5/£4 members to include tea and biscuits. Raffle. Sandra Brown 01308 423078.

West Dorset Ramblers, 6.5 miles around Symondsbury at 10am from the car park next to Bridport FC. To book and for details contact Janet 07947 881635.

Wyke Regis Horticultural Society will enjoy a guided tour of Hardy’s Cottage Garden. Non-National Trust members £10. Meet10.30am at Hardy’s Cottage. To book come to the Trading Post, Rylands Lane, Weymouth, DT4 9PY Weds 2pm-4pm or Sat 9.30am-12.30pm.

Friday, May 17

Big Christian Aid Quiz Night at Weymouth Bay Methodist Church, Melcombe Avenue at 6.30pm. Entry £6.50 inc ploughman’s. Refreshments, raffle. Book with Jackie on 07772 595576. Teams (max 6) and individuals welcome. All profit to Christian Aid.

Saturday, May 18

The Dorset Vegan MegaMarket returns today and tomorrow at Maumbury Rings 10am to 4pm. 

50+ stalls of 100% vegan products, free entry.

Delicious food and drinks, health and beauty care, ethical clothing, eco-friendly products, jewellery, information and advice.

If weather permits, there will be an inflatable play zone and free gong bath sessions.

Well behaved dogs on a lead are welcome.

A ‘Menopause Meet Up’ will be held at 2pm at The Crafty Cuppa, 46 High East St, Dorchester, DT1 1HU. £5 inc tea and cake.

Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 8 mile walk around Portland. Call 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. New members/visitors welcome.

Beaminster Singers will be in St Mary’s Parish Church, Beaminster at 6.30pm. The programme will contain several very popular pieces and will feature the trumpet. 

Tickets £15 or free for U18s from Yarn Barton, the church office and choir members.

Free lunchtime concert, 12.30pm-1pm, St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. Recital by Winston Leese (trumpet) and Ian Davis (organ) with music by Stanley, Archer and Clark.

A coffee morning will be held at All Saints church, Wyke Regis, 10am-12pm. All are welcome to join us for coffee, tea, cakes, books, Fairtrade stall, music, catch up with old friends and make new ones.

Dorset Record Society invites you to the launch of their new book Minutes of the Dorset Standing Committee 1646 at 2pm at Dorset History Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester DT1 1RP. Author Tim Goodwin will give a talk about this important ‘missing’ part of Dorset’s Civil War history, and will sign copies of the book. Refreshments. All welcome, free.

A plant sale and cream tea will be held at Bradford Peverell village hall at 2pm. Free entry.

Poyntington is holding a May Fair from 10am-4pm (free entry and parking) in the grounds of the historic and beautiful Manor House, whose gardens will be open. Sir Walter Raleigh spent his last night as a free man here, before going to the Tower of London!  Proceeds go to All Saints Church, Weldmar Hospice and The Rendezvous charity which works with young people in the Sherborne area.

The Wessex Morris men will be dancing at 11.30am and 1.30pm, there will be stalls selling plants, local produce and wares from local artisans, refreshments, activities for children including a fancy dress “book character” competition at 2pm.

Mind Body Spirit Fayre at Digby Hall Sherborne (next to library) 11am to 5pm. Psychic mediums, therapists, lots of different therapies and treatments to try. Exhibitors selling all things spiritual. Medium demonstrations throughout the day. Delicious homemade cakes and coffee/tea served all day. Tombola. All welcome. Entry £1.

Longburton Garden Club is holding a plant sale 10.30am-noon at 6, Dene Close, Longburton DT9 5LU. There are plant stalls, a cake stall, and refreshments, all in aid of club funds. Admission free.

Dorset Art Girls: Exhibition at Poundbury Garden Centre (upstairs), Queen Mother Square, Poundbury, until Wednesday, May 29, 10am-4pm daily. Free entry. Ten Dorset artists and creators, including ceramic pottery, watercolours, abstract landscape, cyanotype photography, jewellery, coloured veneered plaques & woodwork, sculpture, textiles and cards and prints. Organised by Dorset Art Girls, four art friends, who live in and around Poundbury. Find on Instagram and FB.

Charity Quiz Night, 7pm at St Nicholas Church, Broadwey, DT3 5DN in aid of MV Freedom. 

Half of the proceeds of the ticket sales will also go towards the urgent repairs still needed to the church. Tickets £15 to include a ploughman’s must be booked in advance with Susana Malik on 07944 617553 or susanamalik@yahoo.com

Doors open 6.30pm. Cash bar, raffle.

The Potting Shed at Middlemarsh, Sherborne DT9 5QN, will be holding an NGS open day.

There will be an entrance charge of £4.50 for adults, children free, for the charities supported by the NGS. Cream teas. Gluten free & vegan scones available, freshly picked herbal teas & home-made jams.

Car boot sale at St Swithun’s Church North Allington Bridport 10am-1pm. Seller pitches £12 on 07887 483228.

Dorset County Hospital Charity’s DCH100 Jurassic Coast Challenge takes place today and tomorrow for the DCH Emergency and Critical Care Appeal. Walk or run between 10km and 100km along the spectacular Jurassic Coast. Find out more at dchcharity.org.uk

Sunday, May 19

St Mary’s Church and Tower in Bridport will be open for the Charter Fair Day, from 10am until 3pm, with refreshments and exhibition stands. Come and visit and try the bells!

The Occasional Singers 30th Anniversary Concert is at 4pm St Mary’s Church, Edward Road, Dorchester DT1 2HL. The programme will be a selection of short part songs dating from 1603 through to the romantic settings of Elgar and Holst, and culminating in some beautiful contemporary pieces. Entrance is FREE. The retiring collection will be in aid of Weldmar Hospicecare. Everyone is most welcome. Birthday cake will be served!

Monday, May 20

Bride Valley Gardening Club will enjoy a talk at Litton Cheney Village Hall DT2 9AU at 7pm – Phil Gamble on Busting the Myths of Compost Making: A light hearted approach to a serious subject.

Tuesday, May 21

A talk by Lesley Windsor for Turn Lyme Green on How to be a Fashion Revolutionary  will be held 7.30pm to 9pm at the Driftwood Cafe, Baptist Church, top of Broad Street, Lyme Regis, DT7 2NY. Free, all welcome. Refreshments available. Lesley works with Sustainable Bridport and founded the campaign Bridport Fashion Revolution. This is part of a Fashion & Textile Network that works on sustainable solutions locally, nationally and globally.

This talk will follow the AGM for Turn Lyme Green 6.30-7pm. All welcome.

Contact enquiries@turnlymegreen.co.uk

Oddfellows will hold a visit and walk around Silverlakes at 2pm followed by cream tea in Crossways Village Hall.

Wednesday May 22

The Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society hosts a demonstration by award-winning florist Angie Blackwell, Cottage Flowers of 4 or 5 flower arrangements to take us from spring into summer. Uplyme Village Hall DT7 3UY. Members free, non-members £3. Doors open at 7pm for refreshments, demonstration starts 7.30pm. ulrhs.wordpress.com

The Lyme Regis Society’s annual coffee morning will be held in the dining room at the Alexandra Hotel 11.30am to 1pm.

Come and find out more about the society. Meet other members. Everyone is welcome. 

Entrance by donation. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.

Check website for further information: lymeregissociety.org.uk

Sherborne Science Café presents speaker Daisy Meadowcroft of rewilding project Wild Woodbury at 7.30pm at Digby Memorial Hall (DT9 3NL). £3 entry on the door, no membership required. Sherbornesciencecafe.com

Thursday, May 23

The New Arts Group presents a talk entitled The Girl with the Tutti-Frutti Hat: The Magic of Busby Berkeley by John Francis at 2pm at Bridport Town Hall. £10

West Dorset Ramblers walk, 7 miles. Minterne to Hermitage – Start from Minterne Church at 10am. Contact Heather 07798 732252.

A rewilding tour for the NGS will be held at Mapperton Gardens (DT8 3NR) 10am-4pm. £40

Limited number of tickets. Meet at the Coach House Café, where you will be joined by ranger Ben Padwick. The tour will last for 2 ½ hours and covers a distance of 2 miles. Wear appropriate footwear. Parts of the tour will take you up steep hills and across uneven ground.

Friday, May 24

Pipsford Farm, Beaminster DT8 3NT will open its three acres of formal and informal gardens 2pm-5pm. Ponds surrounded by mature specimen trees, Acers, hydrangeas, ferns and bamboo. Bog garden, with raised walkway. Walled garden with herbaceous beds, pond, pergola covered in apples and productive beds surrounded by Ilex crenata. Cut flower area with paths to greenhouses and fruit cage, surrounded by mature yew hedges. Home-made teas. Refreshments included.

Saturday, May 25

Little Benville House, Benville Lane, Corscombe, DT2 0NN will open its contemporary garden today and tomorrow 11am-5pm, with landscape interventions by Harris Bugg Studio within a varied ecological ANOB and historic landscape off Benville Lane, mentioned in Thomas Hardy’s Tess. New herbaceous borders, woodland planting, walled vegetable and cutting garden, cloud pruned topiary, ha-ha, ornamental and productive trees and moat which is a listed ancient monument. Bring a racquet and try the tennis court and enjoy the view! Adm £8, chd £4. Home-made teas.

The Wessex Event Company is holding its third summer fair in the beautiful house and grounds at Bryanston School today and tomorrow, including a climbing tower, alpaca walking and the chance to meet a Disney princess..

A host of artisan foods, crafts, plants, garden furniture and accessories, why not chill out in our two Street Food Areas, where you can enjoy mid morning snacks, lunches and afternoon treats, including 

Pizzas, bratwurst, falafels, Dorset lamb burgers, hot potatoes, ice cream, churros and crepes,  all washed down with coffee, tea, soft drinks or something slightly stronger from the bar. Be entertained by fabulous local artists including Emma Hardy, Max Elmore, Tom Carr, Shannon White, and Phil Smith.

Flower arranging demos, with the chance to win a beautiful flower arrangement, falconry and classic cars, plus a bouncy castle, rides, games and face painting and a circus skills workshop, magic man, sand art and craft area. £4 adults, £3.50 concs U16 £1.

Community craft cafe 12-5pm at the Crafty Cuppa, in High East Street, Dorchester, for their grand opening. Demo workshops, meet a princess, children’s activities and enjoy a cuppa and cake. 

Dorset Arts Weeks start today. See page 7 and 62.

dorsetartweeks.co.uk

Choral Evensong for Pentecost, 4.30pm, St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. Music by Elgar, Gibbons, Ayleward and Matthias. Free with a glass of wine to follow.

Abbotsbury Swannery is holding a food and craft fair today and tomorrow, with over 30 stalls from Dorset Food & Drink, plus live music, fluffy cygnets, and the Brambly Hedge Trail.

Royal Manor Theatre, Fortuneswell, Portland DT5 1LT, hosts an exhibition by 18 Artwey artists (artwey.co.uk) as part of Dorset Art Weeks (dorsetartweeks.co.uk) until June 9, open every day 10.30am-4.30pm. Freedom is the theme. Tea, coffee and cakes, proceeds to the women’s refuge.

Sunday, May 26

Sydling St Nicholas Open Gardens will be held today and tomorrow, 2pm to 6pm. Beautiful gardens of all sizes plus an excellent selection of locally grown plants to buy. Tea, coffee and delicious cakes in the hall. Tickets from the hall from 1.30 on the day–  £5 (or £8 for both days) children free. Sorry, no dogs.

The Manor House, Beaminster, North St, DT8 3DZ will open its 16 acres of stunning parkland with mature specimen trees, lake and waterfall today and tomorrow 11am-5pm. Peaceful haven for wildlife with a woodland walk, wildflower meadow and walled garden ‘serendipity’. Ornamental ducks, black swans, pigmy goats, alpaca, chickens and guinea pigs. Partial wheelchair access. £7, chd free. Home-made teas.

Careys Secret Garden, Wareham BH20 7PG will open for the NGS 11am-3pm.

Behind a 150-year-old wall, just outside of Wareham, sits 3 ½ acres in the midst of transformation. Left untouched for more than 40 years, this garden is about to flourish again, with a focus on permaculture and rewilding. £7.50, chd £2.75.

Pre-booking essential, 07927 132148, email hello@careyssecretgarden.co.uk or careyssecretgarden.co.uk

Cream teas.

Monday, May 27

Alweston Car Boot Sale, sellers 7am, buyers before 7.30am – £5, Buyers  by donation. Info: 01963 23436

The Sherborne Castle Country Fair returns!

Set in the beautiful grounds of Sherborne Castle in Dorset, this local, much-loved event appeals to all ages. With main ring attractions, dragon boat racing on the lake, dog competitions, silent auction, rural crafts, rare breeds show, music, funfair, vintage vehicles, food and shopping there is something for everyone.

The event is organised entirely by volunteers and last year it raised an amazing £63,000 for children’s charities.  Headlining is the 3SIXTY Bicycle Display Team, and Gui Godt, the accomplished horseman and stunt rider – with a comedy twist!

Entry in advance is £15, £4 for a child: sherbornecountry fair.com/tickets

Tuesday, May 28

The next Bridport U3A monthly speaker is Alan Jenkins, on My Police Journey – Liverpool to Dorset at  United Church hall at 2pm.

Wednesday May 29

West Dorset Ramblers walk, 10 miles. Lambert’s Castle Circular – via Coney’s Castle, Marshwood Vale, Bettiscombe, Start Lambert’s Castle car park at 10am. Call Heather 07587 098079.

Friday, May 31

West Dorset Ramblers walk, 8 miles. Water Meadows – circular walk via West Stafford, Winterborne Came and Stinsford. Start 10am Kingston Maurward lower car park. Call Ian 07826 150114.

Saturday, June 1

The Gaggle of Geese in Buckland Newton, DT2 7BS is holding a craft and producers’ market supporting artisan crafters and producers. A sunny afternoon in the Gaggle gardens, stalls, crafts, local tipples and good food! Get in touch if you are local crafter or food producer and would like a stall.

Wessex Folk Festival will be held around the harbour at Weymouth today and tomorrow, 12pm-2pm. Free. Bands on two stages, dancing around the harbour, workshops and sessions in the pubs. 

Local and more widely known acts will be in Trinity Road and Hope Square. Dancers include morris, rapper and clog dancing teams. Pubs holding sessions include the Sailor’s Return and the King’s Arms. Wessexfolkfestival.com

Celtic music concert with Head North will be at All Saints church, Wyke Regis at 7pm. The 5-piece band from Weymouth, Hampshire and Wales returns for another evening of traditional and progressive Celtic music. Doors 6.30pm, tickets £6 parish ofwykeregis.org.uk/events or 

Jeff Thomas on 07710 096174 or on the door. Cash bar.

Helen Baggot will be the Friends of Weymouth Library speaker at 10.30am.

Her talk will be about her great-aunt’s travels illustrated with postcards that her great-aunt sent home, showing just how far she travelled and what adventures she had. Tickets at the library 01305 762410 £2/3. Refreshments, all welcome.

Enquiries to 01305 832613.

Bridport & West Dorset Rambling Club 6.5 mile walk from Beckford Bridge. Ring 01308 898484 or 01308 863340. Visitors welcome.

Hooke village is holding an open gardens and plant stall from 2pm-6pm. Nine varied gardens, refreshments. In aid of St Giles Church.  £8 per person U5s free.  

Start at the church, DT8 3PA.

Poundbury Art Club is holding an exhibition at Martinstown Village Hall 10am-4pm of about 40 works in mixed media today and tomorrow in aid of Amelia Rainbow, which provides holidays and experiences for life limited and seriously ill children. Refreshments available. Free, donations to charity. 10% of sales to charity.

Sunday June 2

An open mic poetry afternoon will be held at The Occasional Bookshop, 16 Durngate Street, Dorchester DT1 1JP, 3 – 5 pm (Doors open 2.30). All welcome. Free.

The Tarrant Valley 10 – a 10km race starting and finishing from Tarrant Monkton starts 10.30am followed by a children’s run. Great refreshments, BBQ, ice-creams, and raffle.

Tuesday, June 4

Dorchester and District U3a Art and Weaving Exhibition will be held from today until Sunday, June 30, daily 10am-4pm at PIP Cafe – Pavilion in the Park (closed on Mondays), The Great Field, Poundbury.

Wednesday, June 5

Dorchester Tree Walk starts today at 6pm to 7.30pm, then runs every Wednesday in June, July and August. £7.50 per adult (children accompanied by an adult go free). Meet in front of The Colliton Club, Colliton Walk, Dorchester DT1 1XJ.  A whistlestop tour of 20 trees in 90 minutes – learn how to identify them and the amazing ways in which they work. Town centre and riverside.  Walks will run whatever the weather.  No need to book. treewalksindorset@gmail.com

Dorchester and District Gardening Club host a speaker from the Gardens Group Gold Club on growing fruit and vegetables on the patio at St George’s Church Hall, High Street, Fordington, DT1 1LB, 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Visitors £4 on door. Bring and buy and draw. 01305 268523 or dorchestergardening@gmail.com

Thursday, June 6

A community coffee morning will be held 9.30am-11am at St Swithun’s Church Hall, Allington, Bridport, DT6 5DU. Friendly get together and chat, coffee and free refreshments.

D-Day 80: An Evening to Remember will be held at 6pm at All Saints Church, Wyke Regis. D-Day documentary, live music, fish and chip supper (6th June is also National Fish and Chip Day), church bells and beacon lighting at 9.15pm. Tickets £10 (inc supper) from parishofwykeregis.org.uk/events or Jeff  on 07710 096174.