Category Archives: Events in and around Dorchester

Traffic calming survey

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The County Council has recently announced a plan to encourage 20mph speed limits where local communities support them. So, your Parish Council wants your view. The survey below, closing on Christmas Day, is how we would prefer you to submit your feedback (there will also be a paper copy in Dorchester News this month). To provide some background, we recently did a speed survey in the village, the results of which were shared in the last edition of Dorchester News. With your feedback the Parish Council will then form a view in consultation with the highways authorities and share it with residents in the new year. Thank you. Councillors John Edwards & Mike Corran

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VDTQ7P5

A Fond Farewell to Rev Canon Sue Booys

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Our wonderful Dorchester and Team Rector is retiring! We are organising several opportunities for you to say thank you and goodbye to Sue so please save the following dates.

Saturday 8 January 10am-12noon there will be a drop in café in the Abbey so you can have a cuppa with Sue and say thank you and goodbye.

Sunday 16 January 10.30am Festival Eucharist at the Abbey for all ages at which we will celebrate with Sue and share memories from her ministry among us. There will be a bring and share fork lunch afterwards at the back of the Abbey and an opportunity for you to say your personal farewells to Sue.

Malcolm Lucas and Gail Thomas
Churchwardens

Christmas and New Year 2021

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With Christmas and New Year coming up, there are several things coming up to look forward to, whether listening to a concert, making some purchases from local artisans, or just enjoying the sparkling lights.  So I wanted to create a special christmas/new-year page to share all the things you could do in the village.  Note that I hope this page will show more over the coming weeks, so please do look back.

If you know of any other events happening in the village (or that would be of strong interest to the local villagers), things being sold which would be ideal for presents, please do let me know using the sites contact form, and I will try to get them added.

 

Some seasonal articles

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Upcoming seasonal events

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Dorchester Abbey Christmas Shopping Events

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Saturday 27 November, 2.00-5.00pm and Tuesday 30 November, 10.00am to 12.00 noon

Come to the Museum Gift Shop and buy your Xmas cards and presents early!

We have Abbey Xmas cards and others, and lots of lovely Xmas gifts: books, jewellery (including special Xmas earrings), as well as a wide range of stocking fillers for children.

Also our popular greetings cards for birthdays and other occasions.

Edith Stedman’s Yankee in an English Village The perfect Xmas present!

To mark the 60th anniversary of the Museum’s opening by Edith, we’ve reissued her charming and amusing account of life in Dorchester during the 1950s-1970s, with detailed explanatory notes by Margot Metcalfe.

Beautifully illustrated with photos of Edith and the village during her time here. Price £9.99.

Also available:

Edith Stedman’s Monastery Guest House Cook Book

Price £7.50.

Please be assured that you’ll feel safe in the Museum as we have careful Covid-19 protection protocols in place.