Sherborne Town Events

EXHIBITION OF NEW WORK BY

ANA BIANCHI, EMMA DUNBAR and FIONA MILLAIS

Open daily from 9.30 - 5.00 Tuesday to Saturday

All Gallery stock can be viewed online

Make up demonstration with Margaret Balfour Beauty Centre followed by afternoon tea. Free but please book: 01935 594030 

Dr Hannah Little, UWE, talks about ‘Sci Fi Influences on Evolutionary Linguistics’. Entry costs £2 on door, open to all. 

Free but please book: 01935 594030 

Joan Stanley (Judi Dench) is a widow living out a quiet retirement in the suburbs when, shockingly, the British Secret Service places her under arrest.

The charge: providing classified scientific information - including details on the building of the atomic bomb - to the Soviet government for decades.

As the interrogation gets underway, Joan relives the dramatic events that shaped her life and her beliefs.

The end credits reveal that Red Joan is loosely based on the real life case of Civil Servant Melita Norwood (1912 - 2005). She successfully passed classified information about the British Atomic program to the Russians in the 1940's & 50's.

This was only discovered in 1992 by which time the Ministry of Defence declined to prosecute the then 80 year old.

HD Trailer:  Red Joan Trailer

Come for a Halloween outing this half term and explore our giant Maize Maze. Each person will be able to take away a pumpkin as long as they can find the Pumpkin Patch hidden in the maze! There is also a Spider Turret and a Bat Bridge to discover and information sheets to complete about various bugs and insects. Getting lost has never been so much fun!

Once you’ve explored the huge maze, your children can have fun on our play equipment or try their luck around the track on our famous pedal-powered go karts. It’s an AMAZING day out for the whole family!

Doodles Cafe will be open too so you will be able to grab a coffee or hot chocolate and a snack when your intrepid explorers have finished their adventure in the Halloween Maize Maze.

To Book tickets: www.toy-barn.co.uk

Halloween Maize Maze Ticket Prices:

£7 per person (Aged 5 years +)

£24 for a 4 person group ticket – must include 1 adult

£3.00 per child (aged 1 to 4 years old)

Free for under 1s

Discounts are available for groups. Please call 01935 815040 or e-mail info@toy-barn.co.uk to book for groups of 10+ people.

Please Note:

As a working farm, we may occasionally have to close the attraction. Please check our Facebook or Twitter pages before planning your visit to confirm opening days/times.

Some walkways in the maze are narrow therefore wheelchairs and pushchairs are not recommended due to the uneven and soft ground.

It is advisable to wear stout footwear. If it is wet conditions wellingtons are advised.

Dogs are welcome and must be kept on a lead at all time.

Blackmore Vale Lions present Treorchy Male Voice Choir, in aid of D and S Air Ambulance. Entry costs are £12-£25 from Sherborne TIC or  the website

On Saturday 26th October the Blackmore Vale Lions are promoting a charity fundraising concert by the world famous Treorchy Male Choir at Sherborne Abbey. 

The combination of unique Choir harmonics within the surroundings and acoustics of Sherborne Abbey is without doubt a joy to witness.  With a mixture of traditional Welsh hymns and songs coupled with modern day classics there will be something there for everyone including a sublime performance by the fantastic Welsh Soprano Angharad Morgan and some well-rehearsed light-hearted banter from the Choir Compere Selwyn Jones.

The main beneficiary from the event will be the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.

Tickets prices are £25, £18 and £12 and can be purchased on line at www.thellittleboxoffice.com/blackmorevalelions or Sherborne Tourist Information Centre in Digby Road

EXHIBITION OF NEW WORK BY

ANA BIANCHI, EMMA DUNBAR and FIONA MILLAIS

Open daily from 9.30 - 5.00 Tuesday to Saturday

All Gallery stock can be viewed online

A talk given by Robert Frankcom about his trip to Georgia in his classic car.  

Tickets £10 to include a glass of Georgian wine and canapés.

For tickets please email Annie Dove at anniedove1@btinternet.com or telephone on 01300345450.  For more information please see the village website https://glanvilleswootton.org/events/

Tour Guide and Dorchester Town Crier Alistair Chisholm tells stories of Dorset’s spooky pubs, stately homes and historic buildings.

Free but please book: 01935 594030

Our annual Charity Chase consists of a 1k / 2k / 5k / 10k around beautiful Sherborne - suitable for all the family to get involved in followed by fun and games in the hub!

This year our chosen local charity is Headway Dorset, the Brain Injury assosiation due to the amazing support they have given to our much loved member Max Brimble after an accident.

Fancy dress theme : Headwear for Headway!!

Canon Angela Tilby explores how the church can express her gospel in the modern world. Entry costs £5 .

Gates open, Fireworks and Bonfire at 7pm.

Hog Roast and drinks. Adults entry costs £6 Childrens entry costs£4. (Leweston parents Adults £5, pupils £3) 01749 677049 

Sherborne Historical Society talk by John Rochester. Tea and coffee.

Entry costs £5; members and students free.

A 40 minute organ recital by Michael Robertson will be given.  There wqill be a Retiring collection.

Sherborne School's string players play music ranging from 18th to 20th centuries.  

An evening of wine tasting, led by ex wine merchant, the Queen Thorne Vicar, Rev. David Bond

Paddleboat Theatre Family Show (suitable for 4+) Entry for Adults £8 entry for U18s £5.

Violin, viola and cello players from Sherborne School take part in a masterclass with an element of competition. Free.  

A 40 minute organ recital will be given by Paul Ellis. There will be a Retiring collection.  

A bottle of Chartreuse is expected to sell for £1,000 in the Charterhouse November two day auction in Sherborne.

Please click on the attached PDF to read the full article.

A free health and wellbeing event for the Sherborne community with many local organisations and groups.

Free.  

Sherborne Schools' Sinfonia,Sinfonietta, Leweston Cantemus, Sherborne Prep School Chamber Choir. Free.  

David Burnett: Dorset's villages and rural way of life shown through photographs. Entry costs £10 Winstone's Bookshop, or Sherborne TIC.

Stories & crafts for children to celebrate the 20th birthday of The Gruffalo. Free. 

Coffee Morning to raise money for Oxfam.

Workshop for all levels and all acoustic instruments.

Learn to play new tunes and harmonies by ear. £10 in advance, £12 on door. 

8am registration, 8.25am warm up, 8.30am 5km run organised by CommuniFit.

Reflect on Advent - painting, drawing and creative work. Please sign up in the Parish Office -free  

'Lawrence of Arabia’s War.' Dr Neil Faulkner analyses the war in Egypt, Arabia, Palestine and Syria between 1914 and 1918, with particular focus on the character, role and achievements of T. E. Lawrence.

This full-length musical has been adapted to become content-appropriate for youth performers, whilst still containing all the favourite musical numbers including All That Jazz, Cell Block Tango, When You're Good to Mama and Razzle Dazzle..
Broadway’s longest-running American musical, Chicago is a dazzling and satirical look at fame, justice, and the media machine. Set in 1920s Chicago and based on real-life murders and trials.
Chicago follows Roxie Hart, a wannabe vaudevillian star who murders her lover and is arrested, despite her attempts to convince her pushover husband, Amos, to lie for her. In the Cook County Jail, Roxie meets her hero, the famed double-murderess and nightclub performer Velma Kelly. When both acquire the same lawyer, the greedy and lustful superstar, Billy Flynn, tensions come to a head as they vie for the spotlight-- though instead of onstage, they’re performing for the flashbulb of the newspaper reporters.
With catchy music and timeless lyrics by John Kander

Warren Bicheno, South Cost Rep of 'Surfers against Sewage' will be addressing this important topic.

Warren is the South Coast Rep of SAS and was a volunteer at the Kimmeridge Marine Centre.

Andrew Fawbert, trombone and Benjamin Davey, piano. Entry costs £10 per person, tickets can be bought from Sherborne TIC and Sherborne School Reception.  

Entry costs £5 per person andincludes canapes and wine. Tickets from Winstone's Bookshop.  

Stalls, refreshments, tombola in aid of The Hidden Needs Trust and Village Hall fund.

Refreshements and stalls . £1.

Reflect on Advent - painting, drawing and creative work. Please sign up in the Parish Office - free.

Talk by Prof Lindsay Nicholson, Bristol University: ‘Autoimmunity from Horror Autotoxicus to Miracle Cure.’ Entry costs £2 per person.  

Light up a Life Service for families to reflect and remember someone special.  

A 40 minute organ recital will be given by Peter Bray. There will be a Retiring collection.  

”Seasonal Sparkle” Floral demonstration by Coral Gardiner, National Demonstrator. 6.45 doors open for refreshments, sales table. Raffle of arrangements. Come and get into the Christmas Spirit.

CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION

NEW WORK BY 15 SELECTED ARTISTS

Open daily from 9.30 - 5.00 Tuesday to Saturday

All Gallery stock can be viewed online

Members of Sherborne School Choirs perform solos. Free.  

An antiques, crafts and collectors market, up to 35 stalls, West Country Fairs. Free  

Cricket raconteur Henry Blofeld talks about his new book. Entry costs £12 tickets from Winstone's Bookshop, Sherborne.

Opening time is 6.30pm, music 7.30pm, music and stories. Entry costs £15 (includes a glass of mulled wine) Sherborne TIC, The Gugg, Stalbridge PO. On door £20.

CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION

NEW WORK BY 15 SELECTED ARTISTS

Open daily from 9.30 - 5.00 Tuesday to Saturday

All Gallery stock can be viewed online

The St. Margaret’s Hospice Light up a Life celebration service offers a way to commemorate loved ones at this time of year, and we warmly invite you to join us at St John’s Church, Church Street, Yeovil BA20 1HE.

These events help families and friends to come together to remember and celebrate the lives of loved ones. The events are open to anyone, not just people whose loved one was cared for by a hospice. Each gentle, uplifting service provides an opportunity to come together, to pay tribute to cherished family members or friends, and to light a candle in their memory. Usually, the most important part of these events is the opportunity to dedicate a message in memory of a loved one by lighting a candle, hanging a message on a tree, recording the name of someone special in a book of remembrance, or reading it aloud.

Do join us, we would love to see you there to light a candle and share your memories.

https://www.st-margarets-hospice.org.uk/lual-19-yeovil

For more information please contact Terena Gill, Community Fundraiser, on 01935 709484/07736 886183 or email: terena.gill@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk

Join as for a selection of gins and other beverages whilst dancing the night away with live music from Black River Sinners.

Tickets £15 (includes a gin glass, 4 free drinks tokens and nibbles). Pre-booked tickets only. Payment by cheque or BACS transfer.

Further Information: All monies raised will be split between St Margaret's Hospice (Yeovil) and School in a Bag.

RNAS Yeovilton, the spiritual home of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm, will open their gates to 40,000 visitors to enjoy the spectacular five hour flying display. The focus will very much be on saluting the past, showcasing the present whilst offering a glimpse into the future of Maritime Aviation Capability along with the capabilities of our sister services the Army and Royal Air Force, as core themes.

With 2020 being the 75th anniversary year of VE and VJ Days, RNIAD will be a marvellous opportunity for nations to come together in commemoration of the end of WW2, reinforcing that international cooperation continues to be vital to us all.


There will be a huge array of educational ground attractions from interactive Service displays to engineering fairs and state-of-the-art defence technology exhibitions. Families will also be able to enjoy trade stalls, arena displays, helicopter pleasure flights, simulators and fairground rides.

Further information on tickets will be announced in due course.