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Your guide to local events and gigs, plus our previews of local music and drama.
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SAVE OUR TOWN!
There is still time to lodge your objections to council plans to build 3,500 homes on the downs north of the water meadows. West Dorset’s ‘consultation’ exercise is over, but you can still sign the petition being raised by STAND – Save The Area North of Dorchester – a protest group made up of ordinary townspeople opposed to this massive scheme that would desecrate this landscape for all time.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stand-save-the-area-north-of-dorchester
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Dorchester is one of the most creative, switched on, environmentally-aware towns in England. The town offers a wide choice of alternative therapists, and independent retailers, including health food stores and gourmet shops selling fresh local produce – much of it organic. Dorchester also has a vibrant arts scene, both in the town itself and the surrounding villages – and some great local pubs and restaurants. So if you want to know what bands are playing and like to live a greener, healthier lifestyle, look no further.
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If you can’t get hold of a copy of the Voice (they go fast!) you can pick one up from the Tourist Information Centre in Dorchester Library, Charles Street car park; Books Beyond Words, High East Street; South Street – Dodgson’s ironmongery and Mortimer’s bakery; Trinity Street – the Co-op, Shoetrees shoe repairs, Down to Earth whole foods, the Plaza cinema; and Tesco in Weymouth Avenue. Other stockists include Adams Newsagents, Maud Rd; One Stop Shop, Kings Road, Fordington; Poundbury Post Office, Butter Market Square; many local cafés and independent retailers, and shops and pubs in local villages.
Events
Coming up this week:
Provocative songs from the Undercover Hippy
Billy Rowan, aka The Undercover Hippy, is definitely not your average singer songwriter. Described by...Tribute to Noël Coward
Pianist and entertainer Peter Gill presents a tribute to the wit and song-writing skill of...Folk meets Bach
Award-winning Dutch violinist Tim Kliphuis is a legend in the gypsy world. His trio with...Stunning urban hip-hop dance bill
Hailing from Montreal in Canada, contemporary hip hop troupe Tentacle Tribe presents an award-winning double...Jazz perfection from Mike Denham
Mike Denham returns for the latest of his popular SpeakEasy nights, this time accompanied by...Don’t miss Dorchester Piano Quartet
Dorchester Piano Quartet brings two classics to their series of lunchtime concerts. Fauré’s beautiful Élégie...Enter the dragons
Enter the Dragons is a riotous, surreal odyssey which explodes the myths about getting older....Card Ninja’s got a trick up his sleeve
Sunday 24 November Corn Exchange 2pm (doors & bar 1.30pm) £8 / £6 members &...
Latest News
What’s hot this week:
Have your say on massive 3,500-home estate plan
If you oppose the massive new housing estate planned for the scenic downland around Dorchester’s...Tenth win for Alistair!
Dorchester’s well-known Town Crier, Alistair Chisholm has won the Town Crying National Championships for the...History under hammer at manor house
Hundreds of years of history went under the hammer at Athelhampton House as the auction...Drama groups raise cash for hospital
Two local amateur dramatic groups have donated cash from their performances to Dorset County Hospital....Roman town house wins lottery cash
Dorchester’s Roman Town House has won a £248,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund...Re-enactment of D-Day war effort
Hundreds of people commemorated the 75th anniversary of D-Day during October’s Portland at War weekend....Don’t miss out on all the fun of Christmas Cracker!
It’s that time of year again! Dorchester Christmas Cracker will take place on Thursday 5...Timpany’s scoops literary festival prize
The Dorchester Literary Festival Writing Prize award night was hosted by sponsors Hall & Woodhouse...