Sat Aug 02 @10:00AM -
16:00
Join a free Summer Sound Walk on the South Dorset Ridgeway on Saturday 2 August leaving from Portesham........
Join DIVAcontemporary for a free Summer Sound Walk on Saturday 2 August, with the option of joining an editing workshop on Sunday 3 August 2014. On Saturday you will receive tuition from course leaders as you go on a circular walk between Portesham and Abbotsbury recording sounds in the field using professional equipment. On Sunday you have the option of learning to edit your recordings in the DIVAcontemporary studio in Bridport and uploading them to the global soundmap Aporee.
For further information go to: DIVAcontemporary What's On
Sat Aug 02 @10:45AM -
22:00
On the 2nd of August the Dorset Food & Arts Festival will take place in Poundbury's Queen Mother Square.
The event, now in its third year, is being organised by Dorset Food and Drink, Dorset Farmers' Markets and the Duchy of Cornwall. The event coincides with the monthly Dorset Farmers Market, but in addition to this there will be a host of other local food and drink producers. Among them will be a number of the county's leading chefs giving demonstrations. There is a programme of musicians, bands and singers who will perform throughout the day.
For more information about the event, visit the Facebook page
Mon Aug 04 @10:30AM -
Vikings Go Wild - Children's Workshop - Monday 4 August - near Hardy Monument - live the life of a Viking Raider around a campfire on the South Dorset Ridgeway. Click on the link for more info: Artsreach - Vikings Go Wild
Tue Aug 05 @10:00AM -
Woolly Tiles - Children's Workshop - Tuesday 5 August - Toller Porcorum - Make a Roman mosaic out of felt using fleece from sheep local to the South Dorset Ridgeway. Click on the link for more info: Artsreach - Woolly Tiles
Wed Aug 06 @10:00AM -
Archaeology guided walk on the South Dorset Ridgeway - Wednesday 6 August at 10am
Join a guided walk exploring the fabulous prehistoric landscape of the South Dorset Ridgeway with John Gale of Bournemouth University. Weds 6 August at 10am, meeting point & route to be confirmed (3-4 hours, some slopes). Booking essential (Adults £3 in advance or £5 on day, £1 for children). For more details please contact Jill Hearing: j.hearing@dorsetcc.gov.uk or tel 01305 228273
Thu Aug 07 @10:30AM -
Raiders of the Ridgeway - a stop-motion animation workshop for children recreating the story of the Viking raiders and the Weymouth 'Pit of Doom' - Fontmell Magna - Thursday 7 August. Click on the link for more details: Artsreach - Raiders of the Ridgeway
Thu Aug 14 @10:00AM -
Really Wild Wool - Children's Workshop - Thursday 14 August - Toller Porcorum - Collect and use plants that grow on the South Dorset Ridgeway and dye a skein of wool to take home. Click on the link for more info:Artsreach - Really Wild Wool
Sun Aug 17 @ 2:00PM -
Guided Walk at Long Bredy -
Sunday 17 August
Join a guided walk exploring the manorial history of Long Bredy with Peter Northover from Oxford University - Sunday 17 August at 2pm (2-3 hours, some slopes.) Booking essential (Adults £3 in advance or £5 on day, £1 children.) For more information please contact Jill Hearing
j.hearing@dorsetcc.gov.uk or tel 01305 228273.
Wed Aug 20 @ 8:30AM -
18:30
Popular agricultural show in North Dorset, where you can sample lots of local produce.
For more information, visit website
Thu Aug 21
Traditional West Dorset agricultural show where you can sample lots of local produce.
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