What’s On

____________________________ Tuesdays 10am-11am and 6pm-7pm The Heart of Yoga Classes 7 Sheeplands Lane, Sherborne Contact aristos.tropos@gmail.com for details. aristos.org.uk

____________________________ Wednesdays 10am-11am Tai Chi for Wellbeing 7 Sheeplands Lane, Sherborne Contact aristos.tropos@gmail.com for details. aristos.org.uk

____________________________ Wednesday 1st 3pm and 7pm Sherborne Arts Society – Modern Architecture, a talk by Colin Davies Digby Hall, Hound Street New members and visitors (£7) welcome theartssocietysherborne.org

____________________________ Thursday 2nd 7pm-11pm BBQ and Cadbury Castle Jubilee Beacon Lighting South Cadbury Playing Fields Yeovilton Military Wives Choir and piper. Parking sign-posted.

____________________________ Thursday 2nd 9.45pm Jubilee Lighting of the Beacon The Terraces. The Sherborne beacon will be lit along with 1,500 others around the country.

____________________________ Friday 3rd 12pm-4pm Afternoon Tea Jubilee Garden Party The Eastbury Hotel, Long Street. The Queen’s favourite treats, garden games, cocktails and live music! 01935 813131

____________________________ Friday 3rd 3pm Jubilee Abbey Service Sherborne Abbey Saturday 4th 10am-4pm Jubilee Street Market Cheap St and Digby Road. Street fair, entertainment, food and drink. sherbornechamber.co.uk

____________________________ Saturday 4th 2pm-10pm Jubilee Party in the Park Pageant Gardens. Live music, food and drink. sherbornechamber.co.uk

____________________________ Wednesday 8th 10.30am The Probus Club of Sherborne – Custer’s Last Stand with speaker James Porter The Grange Hotel, Oborne. New members always welcome. Contact John Hutchings (Club Secretary) 01935 813448. probus-sherborne.org.uk

____________________________ Wednesday 8th 7pm Sherborne Literary Society – Taking Stock: A Journey Among Cows Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road. Roger Morgan-Grenville will be speaking about his new book. Tickets available Winstone’s Bookshop and sherborneliterarysociety.com Members £9, non-members £10.

____________________________ Wednesday 8th 7.30pm Yeovil Cinematheque – First Cow (2021) 12A Swan Theatre, 138 Park St, Yeovil. Members £1, guests £5 (see preview page 8)

____________________________ Thursday 9th 7.30pm Sherborne and District Gardeners’ Association – Gardening in the Goldilocks Period Digby Hall, Hound Street. Brian Hesketh will give a talk on the effects of climate change on our gardening. All welcome. Visitors £2. Information: Richard Newcombe 01935 389375

____________________________ Friday 10th 7pm The Festival Players – A Midsummer Night’s Dream Halstock Village Hall field, BA22 9SG. Open-air Shakespeare. Share in the colour, poetry, and magical mayhem of Shakespeare’s wonderful fantasy comedy. £12 / £8 / £35 01935 891744 artsreach.co.uk

____________________________ Sunday 12th 10am-4pm The Story Pig – Open Farm Sunday Lavender Keepers, Great Pitt Lane, Sandford Orcas DT9 4FG. Live music, trailer rides, hog roast, face-painting, cider bar and more! 07802 443905, info@thestorypig.co.uk

____________________________ Sunday 12th 6pm John Osborne - A Supermarket Love Story The Gaggle of Geese, Buckland Newton. A night of poignant, enchanting and heart-warming poetic tales with Radio 4 regular John Osborne. £5. 01300 345249 artsreach.co.uk

____________________________ Thursday 16th 7pm Sherborne and Castleton Community Land Trust - Public Meeting The Digby Hall, Hound St. A public meeting to discuss the provision of low-cost housing for people of the town. A chance to become a voting member of the CLT and influence future plans. Also, an opportunity to participate in a survey of housing need in Sherborne. All welcome.

(doors open 7.30pm) Leigh Talks! Presents: Farming, Food and Community Leigh Village Hall DT9 6HL. Free entry. Bar available. Please contact cate.m.dixon@gmail.com / 07971 061335 for further information. (see article page 28)

____________________________ Saturday 18th 10am-1pm (last repair 12.15pm) Repair Cafe Cheap Street Church Hall, Sherborne. Bring household items to be repaired and avoid landfill. Volunteers and repairers needed please contact repaircafesherborne@gmail.com or @repaircafesherborne

____________________________ Saturday 18th 12pm-10pm Sherborne Summer Festival Purlieu Meadow, Sherborne. Great bands, stalls, raffle prizes and performances by our schools. Admission free.

____________________________ Sunday 19th The Sherborne Market Cheap St, Half Moon St, Digby Road and Pageant Gardens. Local producers, suppliers, amazing food and crafts thesherbornemarket.com

____________________________ Wednesday 22nd 10.30am The Probus Club of Sherborne – The History of Blandford Camp with speaker Col. Bob Brannigan The Grange Hotel, Oborne. New members always welcome. Contact John Hutchings (Club Secretary) 01935 813448. probus-sherborne.org.uk

____________________________ Wednesday 22nd 7.30pm Yeovil Cinematheque – Martin Eden (2019) 15 Swan Theatre, 138 Park St, Yeovil. Members £1, guests £5 (see preview page 8)

____________________________ Wednesday 22nd 7.30pm Sherborne Science Cafe – Test Pilot The Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road. A talk with author, instructor and test pilot Chris Taylor. sherbornesciencecafe.com

____________________________ Sunday 26th 2pm-4pm Singing Bowl Soundbath Oborne Village Hall. Quieten the mind, calm the emotions, relax and detox the body. £15 advance bookings only 01935 389655 ahiahel@live.com

____________________________ Thursday 30th 6.30pm for 7pm start A Talk and Signing with Author Polly Morland - A Fortunate Woman Winstone’s Bookshop, Cheap St. Join us for a glass of wine and hear about the compelling true story of a tireless country doctor working in the community she loves. Tickets £2 from Winstone’s.

____________________________ Thursday 30th 7pm Bristol Old Vic Theatre School – Vanity Fair The Exchange, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1FH. Adapted for the stage by Declan Donnellan and directed by Paul Chesterton, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School’s BA Acting cohort showcase an exuberant production of Thackeray’s hilarious satire. £12 / £8 / £34 01258 475137 artsreach.co.uk

Planning ahead

Sunday 3rd July 2pm-5.30pm Poyntington Open Gardens and Plant Sale The Manor House and 6 other Poyntington gardens. Tickets £5 (cash only) on the day with free parking. Tea and cakes available in the village hall. Sorry, no dogs and sadly wheelchair access to some gardens is limited. In aid of Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance and Village Church.

Sport

____________________________ Sherborne Cricket Club The Terrace Playing Fields, Dancing Hill

Men’s Senior

Saturday 4th 1pm v Martinstown (A)

Saturday 11th 1pm v Wimborne (H)

Saturday 18th 1pm v Dorchester (A)

Saturday 25th 1pm v Christchurch (A)

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Women’s Senior

Sunday 5th 1pm v Blandford (H)

Sunday 19th 1pm v Buckhorn Weston (H)

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THE CLASSIC AND SUPERCAR SHOW 2022

The Classic and Supercar Show at Sherborne Castle is a firm fixture on the calendar of events in the town and we are delighted that, after a two-year gap, we are back to the prestigious site for 2022.

Regarded as one of the premier classics and supercar shows in the South of England, the 16th show in 2019 displayed upwards of 2,000 cars, from veterans to the latest supercars. The 2019 show was the 6th show run by Rotary as a charity fundraising event, during which time the show grew significantly, and had distributed in excess of £233,000 to local charities.

For all of us, life has been on hold for the past two years, and now we can look forward again we find that the world has changed. But our show has a history of re-inventing itself, and we are delighted to announce our new organising team comprising not only Rotary members from Somerset and Dorset but also Lions and Round Table members bringing new ideas and enthusiasm to the event, with a focus on working with local businesses and on environmental sustainability.

We welcome our new sponsor, Atkins Ferrie Wealth Management, who have come on board as our headline sponsor. Having recently opened an office in Sherborne, they are a perfect fit.

This year we are celebrating 100 years of Jaguar and are delighted that the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club, the largest Jaguar club in the world, are helping us feature a breath-taking timeline of over 60 models. They aim to showcase every era of Jaguar’s incredible history over the past century, from early pre-war SS models, through to the XKs of the 1950s, E-types and Mark 2 saloons of the 1960s together with the more recent models we all know and love.

In the past two years, electric vehicles have become a significant part of the motoring scene so we have included an Electric Village. Working with a variety of local dealerships we will highlight the latest models, and provide information on the evolution and the future of electric cars. Expect an array of plug-in and hybrid models from Nissan, Fiat, Kia, BMW, Porsche,

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Vauxhall, VW, Skoda and more.

Our show would not be complete without the special vehicle exhibits our visitors bring along, providing a great day out and a fascinating mix of vehicles to entertain us all. To be part of the show, you can prebook a private vehicle entry ticket on our website. As always there will be craft stalls, trade stands and charity stalls, and our new skills activity area will feature professionals at work demonstrating engine rebuilding, upholstery restoration, car detailing and more.

This year’s new-look show of course maintains the traditional values that we all love, so join us for a fun-packed day with a variety of parades and displays (as well as the much loved ‘rev off’!). And should you need a rest, our catering village will provide a choice of interesting foods, and a place to relax and listen to a fantastic array of local music

acts, or you can picnic by the lake.

As always, surplus income will be distributed to local charities by Sherborne Classic Cars CIO. Since the event is run entirely by volunteers, and thanks to our generous sponsors, we can minimise costs and maximise charity funding. The main beneficiary this year will be Children’s Hospice South West, who have been caring for children with life-threatening conditions for over 30 years. The last couple of years have been incredibly tough on all charities but the support that they are able to provide to the children and their families has remained their focus and drive. The remaining funds will go to local charities within a 30-mile radius of Sherborne.

We encourage you to buy advance tickets online from our website classic-supercars.co.uk. All prebooked entries will benefit from early access of 9.30am – the main gates will open to the rest of the public at 10am. Look for ‘fast track’ entry points at the approaches to the castle.

There are still a limited number of spaces available for you to bring along your cherished cars to display for visitors to view. If your car would be suitable, please book your entry via our website – we can’t wait to see what you all bring!

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___________________________________________ Sunday 17th July 10am-4.30pm The Classic and Supercar Show Sherborne Castle. Tickets: Adult £15 (advance) £20 (on the gate). Child (accompanied under 16 yrs) FREE. Advance tickets available online at classic-supercars.co.uk Price includes 1 x show guide. Parking FREE. Dogs on leads welcome.