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Performance related play

31/8/2018

The Swan Theatre Company in Yeovil presents The Tempest By William Shakespeare. Directed by Ian White. Performances run from Monday 17th - Saturday 22nd September 2018, with the show starting at 7.45pm

"On a distant island a man waits. Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this no ordinary island. Prospero is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to his will. When a sail appears on the horizon he creates a vast magical storm that wrecks the ship and washes his enemies up on the shore. When they wake they find themselves lost on a fantastical island where nothing is as it seems".

Doors open 7:15 pm, show starts 7.45pm.

TICKETS ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC FROM 27th August 2018

book tickets online

or email swantheatreboxoffice@gmail.com or ring the box office on 07500 37 60 31.

Let them eat cake

30/8/2018

ScreenBites Food Film Festival presents the film 'Marie Antoinette' at Milborne Port Village Hall on Saturday 20th October 2018. Made in 2006 and directed by Sofia Coppola the film is an impressionistic portrait of the life of the young queen of France, who famously told the bread-starved 'miserables' of pre revolution france to "Eat Cake!" Book your slice by visiting the screenbites website.

You must be crackers

29/8/2018

You must be crackers if you're not going to the Cheese Festival in Sturminster Newton on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September. With food demonstrations, Music and entertainment and Children's activities there's something for all the family! Tickets are for sale on the days of the Festival only, £6 per adult, 14 years and under are free. For more info see the website below.

Cheese Festival website

Eclair in the Community

28/8/2018

Come and have a cake and a catch up at the Stalbright Community Café and Fundraising Fair! Saturday 1st September, 10am until 12pm in The Hub@stalbridge.
Please help support these local groups
Angel Rabbit Rescue
Anne Harris Children’s Charity
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
Stalbridge Archive Group
Stalbridge Community Information Office
Stalbridge Congregational Church
Stalbridge History Group
and
Stalbright and the Armistitch Project
Come and enjoy a cuppa, cake and a catch up
The Hub Pop Up Café

Behind the wheel

28/8/2018

A meeting of Stalbridge Community Volunteer Car Scheme will be held on Tuesday 4th September 2018 at 7pm in The Hub, Station Road, Stalbridge to Recruit Drivers to, and explain how, the Car Scheme will work.
With the imminent closure of our Surgery, we need Volunteer Drivers to come forward and join the scheme so that we do not have a situation where people without access to transport are unable to get to a Doctor or Hospital appointments.
If you have a car, can drive and have some free time then please can we have your support?
If you are interested in coming, would you please ring
Mary Moore on 01963 365848 beforehand.

Magnum Force

22/8/2018

Age Concern are hosting a Car Treasure Hunt on Sunday 2nd Sep 2018
Start Point: The White Hart Car Park, Bishops Caundle.
Start Time: Staggered between 1000 and 1045 hours.
Finish Point: The White Hart Car Park, Bishops Caundle.
Winner: The person who answers the most questions correctly (Tie Breaker – Distance Travelled). A magnum of Prosecco is first and only prize.
Route: If navigated correctly, less than 50 miles, less than 2 hours but no time limit applied.
Lunch: If required book in advance at White Hart on 01963 23301.
Fee: £10/car. Monies raised go to Age Concern North Dorset.
Maps: No maps required. Full written instructions issued at Start Point. Drivers will need a navigator with a pen/pencil.

Walkies!

21/8/2018

Fran Drake is expanding her Sturminster based dog walking service to include Stalbridge!
The service offers interesting and exciting path and woodland walks for your dog, from a 30 minute 2.5km walk to a 3 hour Adventure Hike! Find out more about this service by clicking on the button below...

ROADWORKS UPDATE

21/8/2018

We contacted Dorset Highways and First Bus about the planned closure of Station road in Stalbridge and what was happening to the routes of the X10 and 58a buses, and here's what happened...
Dorset Highways told us that they had informed First bus of the planned road closure and that we should contact them to find out their diversion plans, so we managed (after an hour) to get someone on the phone, who kindly went off to enquire. The result....they haven't formulated a diversion route yet but should have that sorted in the next few weeks, when they hope it will be posted on their website. So we will keep an eye out for this and let you know when we know. Fingers Crossed!

The Bus Stops Here?

20/8/2018

What is going to happen to the X10 bus when Station Road in Stalbridge is closed? The short answer is that no one seems to have any idea, but Stalbridge Info is going to find out tomorrow morning (wish us luck!) by phoning Dorset (and Somerset) Highways departments and The 'latest' entity that operates the X10 service through Stalbridge.
Station Road is due to be closed for 'essential' works, which is a welcome thing (it looks like a WW2 bombed airfield strip at the moment) but when the Highways dept issued their notice to say that the road would be closed 24 hours a day on weekdays, between 17th and 28th September they neglected to mention what would happen to the route of buses. There is nothing on the website for X10 either - we have spent an hour trying to find any info there. We even filled in a contact form request for information to be told after filling in that our request would be handled speedily, within the next 14 days or so. Not good enough! we here you cry... Anyway, to cut a long journey short, we will be on the phone on your behalf tomorrow morning, trying to find out what will happen to your bus, and will let you know as soon as we do. Wish us luck - I think we're going to need it! If you would like to try and find out for yourselves and (please let us know) you can call Jason Loibl - Highways dept 'Site Agent', Dorset Highways on 01305 228100, or First Bus 0345 646 0707 0700-1900 Mon-Fri 0900-1700 Weekends and bank holidays.

Raleigh Cars

20/8/2018

Every last Wednesday in the months between April and September The Virginia Ash Pub in Henstridge hosts a Classic Car Display in the Car Park. This month's 'Classics at The Ash' event will be special... We're having a Barbecue (indoors or outdoors) to celebrate. So grab a pint, drool over some amazing classic cars on show, then drool over our barbecue feast on Wednesday 29th August !

The Virginia Ash Pub website

Location, Location, Location...

16/8/2018

Local Cancer Support group SCARS have relocated to Gray's of Stalbridge in the High Street. After an Open Day on 5th September Stalbridge Cancer and Recovery Support will be holding their group meetings there on Wednesdays and Fridays from Friday 7th September.

Parish Ploughmans

15/8/2018

St. Mary's Church In Stalbridge are hosting their Annual Parish Harvest Supper on 22nd September 2018 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the 1st World War... Join them for Ploughmans, 7pm for 7.30pm on the night. Tickets available from Stalbridge Post Office from 22nd August onwards.