The Stour and its Mills - The importance and history of our local mills - a talk by Peter Loosemore. Sturminster Newton Mill is one of a series of ancient flour mills built on the River Stour. It is thought that there may have been a mill on this site in Saxon times and there is evidence that a mill existed in 1016. The Mill is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 where four mills in the Sturminster area are mentioned. The Blackmore Vale Group of The Somerset and Dorset Family History Society present this fascinating talk on Wednesday 10th April at 2.30pm in The Hub at Stalbridge. All welcome £3/£4
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Stalbridge Primary School are having a Bingo Night on Friday 29th March at Stalbridge Primary School. Doors open 6.30pm Eyes Down at 7.30pm. Refreshments will be available. There are cash prizes and prizes for the lucky winners and a raffle will take place during the evening. 
Stalbridge Singers present a fundraising concert in aid of Stalbridge Primary School on Sunday 28th April...
Worthy local groups will be appearing at the Stalbright Community Cafe and fundraiser in The Hub at Stalbridge this Saturday...
TV Chef Lesley Waters invites you to come and learn how to cook some wonderful summer recipes – and sample the results ! “Stress-Free Entertaining – Lesley’s Favourite Summer Food” will take place at Charlton Horethorne Village Hall on Thursday 16th May 2019. Tickets to Lesley's demonstration show cost £25.00 . Ticket holders should arrive at 11.00am for 11.30am. Coffee will be served on arrival. The demonstration will last between 1 - 1.5 hours.
Bring your own home-made cake and have it judged by Lesley after the demonstration in the “Great Charlton Horethorne Bake-Off”! Their will be a super Prize draw, including a recipe book signed by Lesley All proceeds will go towards the village hall external refurbishment project TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING CONTACTS
Sue Gudgeon on 01963 220249 or keithgudgeon@btinternet.com 
Charlton Horethorne Village Hall is available for
Private functions Groups’ and Clubs’ activities Meetings Educational and training purposes Fund-raising events Musical and theatrical performances the list is endless ! We are conveniently located in the centre of the village, 5 miles from Wincanton & A303 and 5 miles from Sherborne & A30. The Hall is available for hire at a cost of £10.00 per hour for non-commercial use and £12.00 per hour for commercial use. To book the Village Hall please contact our Booking Secretary: Jonathan Powe Telephone: 01963 220021 Email: chvhbookings@gmail.com 
The spacious and adaptable main hall at Charlton Horethorne
Large main hall area equipped with folding tables and upholstered chairs which can be arranged as required by the hirer.
Adaptable, modular stage for theatrical, musical or other performances with two changing-rooms back stage. Versatile overhead heating system. A comprehensive sound system, including roving microphones, and an overhead projection system with electrically operated screen. Loop system for those with hearing aids. Disabled facilities – see ‘Other Facilities’ page on our website. The hall will seat approximately 110 people (theatre-style with the stage erected) and between 70 and 90 people restaurant-style, dependent on how the hirer wishes to arrange the room. 
To the rear of Charlton Horethorne Village Hall there is a large grassed area which can be used by hirers during the summer months for barbecues or other suitable outdoor activities.
Gray's of Stalbridge Mother's Day Workshop. Saturday 30th of March 1.30pm till 4pm
Come for the Afternoon and decorate a tote bag with your own design using buttons, have you got a button box full of pretty buttons?, bring them along and create a design to show them off. If you haven't enough Mandy will have plenty for you to use and then enjoy a homemade cream tea. Come along and make a bag for mum or why not come together or treat mum to a place on the workshop or just make one for yourself. £20 per person To book a place on a workshop please text Gray's 07494620685 and a £10 deposit will secure your place. 
Helen and Vanessa invite you to their "Soup and Sweet" Charity Lunch on Friday 22nd March 2019 in The Royal British Legion, Stalbridge at 12 noon. The bar will be open. Tickets are £6.00 per head. All proceeds to The Church of St Mary in Stalbridge.
To reserve your place please call or text Helen on 07939 009 490 
Stalbridge Scout Hall (next to the Main Stalbridge Hall off Lower Road) is host to the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts of Stalbridge. Beavers runs on Tuesday from 6.15PM - 7.15PM, Cubs runs on Thursdays from 6.30PM - 8.00PM and Scouts is on Fridays from 7.00PM - 9.00PM. If you are interested in your child joining in then please contact the Stalbridge Scouts by messaging them through their facebook page, as their email address doesn't seem to work. Just click on the button below to visit them and possibly join the group.
Stalbridge Library will be closed for a time over the Easter period from 6.00pm ON THURSDAY 18th APRIL UNTIL 10.00am ON TUESDAY 23rd APRIL. Normal opening times apply up to and after the Easter Weekend. For more information about Stalbridge Library why not visit their website by clicking on the button below...
It's easy to join Stalbridge Library
Membership of the library is FREE. All you have to do is call in at the Library, just off Station Road in Stalbridge, where the duty librarian will help you fill in a form and instantly give you a Dorset Library Card. New members joining at the Community Library will be issued with a Library Card and pin number to use with it. This entitles you to use the Stalbridge Community Library as well as all Dorset Libraries and Libraries West Libraries. You can join the library at any age. Adults are required to fill in a registration form and provide proof of name, address and signature such as a driving licence. If you are under 16 your parent or guardian will need to sign your registration form and provide proof of their identity.
Bramley Care invite you to their new Friday Lunch Club at The Old Rectory Luxury Care Home in Stalbridge every Friday from 12.30pm to 2.30pm. Everyone is welcome but booking is essential, so please call them on the number below.
01963 362624
Stalbridge Congregational Church will be flipping pancakes during their "Pancake Supper and Quiz" evening on Tuesday 5th March from 7pm at The Congregational Church Hall in Station Road, Stalbridge. Sweet and Savoury pancakes will be on offer and teams of four will make up the quiz, so come along with your team of 4 or pop down and join a team on the night. The £5 entry fee includes the pancake supper. 
Connecting with your Angels Give your questions to the Angels and by aid of a pendulum connect with your Angels to seek answers and as a guidance for decision making, also receive a personal and private insightful Angel card reading with Joan Chapman Reiki/Seichem practitioner. Joan will be at Gray's of Stalbridge on Saturday 9th of March 2.30pm till 5.30pm . £20 per person to include refreshments. To book a time with Joan please text Gray's on 07494 620685 and secure your place with a £10 deposit 
Stalbridge Community Volunteer Car Scheme are looking for more drivers. The closure of Stalbridge surgery threatened to make life difficult for a significant number of people who now no longer have a GP within easy reach. To help solve this community problem, the Stalbridge Community Volunteer Car Scheme (SCVCS) was created, offering door-to-door transport to doctors and hospital appointments for anyone living in Stalbridge or its neighbouring villages (whether or not they are past patients of Stalbridge Surgery). The SCVCS has been up and running since around last Christmas, and is proving a huge success, so much so that we could really use a few more drivers! This would lighten the load both for existing drivers (like me!) and also the poor administrators who are tasked with finding a driver to meet each request received. This is proving to be quite a challenge at times! It is crucial for the success of the scheme that we are able to help most of those seeking a lift, most of the time. If we let people down too often they will naturally stop asking and the project would get a bad reputation and eventually wither. We really don't want that to happen - it's already a positive resource for the community and we want to improve and extend it further. As a driver I get far more out of the scheme than I put in. I'd be surprised if you don't find the same. So why not phone our hotline and give it a try? I think you'll be glad you did! If you might be interested, please call this number and have a chat - 07152 489531. If it goes to message bank. please leave your name and a contact number, and (as passenger requests sometimes come to this number too) please mention that you're a potential driver. And - a really big Thank You! - Tony Troughton-Smith |
