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this month 7 October 7.30pm-10pm Proms Concert by the bands of Verwood Concert Brass. A selection of music including a Proms feature. Tickets £10 (under 19s £6) from The Hub, Verwood 01202 828740.
9 October 2.30pm Talk: A Walk on the Wild Side by Eric Watson with West Moors Horticultural Society at West Moors Memorial Hall.
10 October 7.30pm Bournemouth & Beyond Discovery Group talk – Travels in Thailand, Japan and Korea by David Warhurst at St Andrews URC main hall, St Steven’s Road, BH2 6JJ. Visitors welcome £3. For details: www. bournemouthandbeyond.co.uk
11,18 & 25 October 2pm-5pm Open garden for the National Gardens Scheme at Edmondsham House, nine miles NE of Wimborne on Wednesday afternoons. Admission £2.50, 50p for children. Tea, coffee and cake available to buy between 3.304pm.
12 October 7.15pm Wimborne Horticultural Society Harvest meeting with talk by Mr M Tuck on walking sticks. Take a plate of food for a shared supper. Held at the Minster Room at the Community Learning & Resource Centre, 41-44 King Street, Wimborne. Admission – members £1 and non-members £3.
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4DORSET October 2017
Details were correct at the time of going to print but readers are advised to check before attending events
13 October 10.30am-1pm Safety awareness course for mobility scooter users or those thinking of purchasing a mobility scooter in Dorset. Sessions cost £10. Tea and coffee will be provided. Places limited so book by emailing helen@safewise.org or by calling SafeWise on 01202 591330.
14 October 6pm Gospel evening and Americanstyle supper featuring The United Church Ferndown Choir and Bournemouth Community Church Choir, Tracyanne and Arthur. New hymns – some old, some blue. Tickets free, reservations required. Contact Church office 01202 871440 or Carole 01202 573032.
14-21 October Arts By The Sea Festival in various venues, Bournemouth; includes free outdoor events. Organised by Bournemouth Borough Council with the support of Arts Council England. At Bournemouth’s gardens, beachfront and pier, and other venues which participate in the Fringe. Theme this year is ‘Plastic Beach’. More details on: www.bhlivetickets.co.uk
16-28 October 10.30am-4.30pm (closed Sunday) Bournemouth Electric Camera Club exhibition at Bournemouth Library at The Triangle in aid of Macmillan Caring Locally.
17 October 9-11am
Dynamic Women in Business (DWIB) event at Urban Reef, The Overstrand, Undercliff Drive, Boscombe BH5 1BN. Tickets £15 + booking fee. Details www.dwib.co.uk
17 October 7.15pm
Bournemouth Electronic Organ Society presents concert of popular music by Ian Griffin at Queen Elizabeth’s School, Wimborne. Visitors welcome. £5 payable at door. More information 01202 895254.
17 October 7.30pm
Bournemouth & Beyond Discovery Group talk on Roman Life by John Smith. St.Andrews URC main hall, St.Steven’s Road, BH2 6JJ. Visitors welcome £3. Details www.bournemouthandbeyond. co.uk
18-22 October
Dorchester Literary Festival at various venues across the town, includes Tracy Chevalier and Christopher Biggins. For tickets see website www. dorchesterliteraryfestival.com
19 October 2pm
U3A at Greyfriars Community Centre, Ringwood with speaker Jeremy Prescott on “WW1 Sacrifice and Remembrance”. Visitors welcome, more information from www.ringwoodu3a.org.uk
19 October 2pm
Author talk at Fordingbridge Library with Pauline Rowson, thriller/crime writer. More details and tickets from Fordingbridge Library or call 01425 657524.
19-30 October 10am4pm ‘Coastal Reflections’ textile exhibition by All Ways Threads at The Gallery Upstairs, Upton House, Upton Country Park, Poole BH17 7BJ. Details www. allwaysthreads.co.uk
20 October Quiz night at Ringwood Library, Christchurch Road, BH24 1DW. Contact the library for more information.
20-21 October Bournevaria: Oktoberfest beer festival at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth in Solent Hall. With German beer, German food and live music. Tickets £10.50, for groups 1 in 10 goes free. Over 18s only. Tickets and more details from www. bhlivetickets.co.uk
21 October Wimborne Minster Food & Drink Festival, including Dorset Farmers’ Market, with stalls around the High Street, Square and Minster Green. Cookery demos and wine tasting in the Cornmarket. Details: www. foodevents4u.co.uk
21-29 October 11am-3pm Enjoy Halloween at Corfe Castle. Take part in a spooky trail and enjoy other activities. Zip-wire challenge and watch the castle trebuchet in action. Event is free but normal castle admission applies. Details: 01929 481294 or www. nationaltrust.org.uk/corfe-castle
22 October 10am-4pm Model Railway Show by The Central Southern Gauge O Group, with layouts, demonstrators traders and bring and buy. Refreshments available. At the Allendale Community Centre, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1AS. Adults £4, accompanied children free.
24 October 5pm-6.30pm Family Halloween Night Cycling at Moors Valley Country Park & Forest, Ashley Heath, near Ringwood, BH24 2ET. £10 per person. Pre-booked bike hire £2.50 per bike. Night lights/ helmets provided. Details: 01425 470721
24 & 26 October Halloween Family Fun Shows with Mervyn Cole at Wimborne Model Town. More details from 01202 881924
25 October 7.30pm Verwood Keyboard Society concert with Michael Wooldridge on Roland Atelier keyboard in the Hub theatre. Tickets £10 on the door. Further information from Janetta, 01202 822936 or Organfax website.
25 October 7.30pm The Christchurch Branch of Save the Children is holding a fashion Show at M & Co, 38 High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AY. Tickets £5 available in the store (01202 475016) with complimentary glass of wine and nibbles. Also raffle.