Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by Roger de Caen, the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne Old Castle was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. After two sieges during the Civil War, the castle was left in ruins in 1645 and visitors to the castle today see it in its role as a romantic ruin in the grounds of the ‘new’ Sherborne Castle. Only the Southwest Gatehouse and parts of the castle including the Great Tower and the North Range survive.
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Sunday 25 February / Crystal & Tibetan Singing Bowls Village Hall, Oborne, nr. Sherborne, DT9 4LA. 2pm-4pm. Experience the healing, re-balancing effect of the Therapeutic Pure Sounds of crystal and Tibetan singing bows. Pre book: 01935 389655
Wednesday 28 February/ Organ Recital Sherborne Abbey, DT9 3LQ. 1pm. Free 40 mins recital by Paul Cheater featuring a wide variety of music.
Wednesday 28 February / Sherborne Science Cafe The Mystery of Comets Unveiled. Talk by Dr Richard Miles, British Astronomical Association. Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne. Talk starts 7.30pm.
Thursday 01 March / Pruning Shrubs And Roses Castle Gardens, Garden Centre, New Rd, Sherborne. 2:30pm. Free talk. 01935 814633
Thursday 01 March / General Knowledge Quiz Night Vineyards, 2 Tilton Court, Digby Road, Sherborne. 7:30pm-9:30pm. Every first Thursday of the Month. Teams of 4 and entry is £5 per person. Cash prize for the winning team! Booking essential. 01935 815544
Friday 2 March / Woodwind Recital II by the talented boys of Sherborne School. 1.45pm, Cheap Street Church. All are welcome. Free entry.
Wednesday 07 March / Giles - his Life, Times and Cartoons Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, DT9 3AA. 2pm & 8pm. Arts Society talk by Barry Venning. £5. 01935 474626 www.theartssocietysherborne.org.uk
Thursday 8 March / Visiting Artists’ Tindall Recital Series Henry Spencer and Juncture 7.30pm. Tindall Recital Hall, Sherborne School. Tickets £10 from Sherborne School Reception, Abbey Road. Telephone 01935 812249 or [email protected]
Thursday 08 March / Blandford’s Young Museum Volunteers: Attracting And Engaging Raleigh Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne. 2:30pm. Talk by Sylvia Andrews, Director, Blandford Forum Town Museum. £5. 01935 812252 www.sherbornemuseum.co.uk
Thursday 08 March / Sherborne Historical Society Talk: Royal Saxony Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, DT9 3AA. 8pm. Journey through the history of Saxony from the 5th Century to the present, by Frank Pattison. www.sherbornehistoricalsociety.co.uk
Friday 9 March / Soloists’ Recital II by the talented boys of Sherborne School. 1.45pm, Cheap Street Church. All are welcome. Free entry.
Friday 9 March / Sunset Cafe Stompers with Joy Parke, vocalist. 7.30pm, Cheap Street Church, Sherborne, DT9 3BJ. Tickets £10.00 (to include refreshments) available from Winstone’s 01935 816128, Sherborne TIC 01935 815341. See poster for more details.
Saturday 10 March / Spring Craft Fair Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, DT9 3NL. 10am-4pm. 1000s of collectables, antiques and crafts. An old fashioned fair for everyone. Free entry. 01749 677049 www.westcountrycraftfairs.co.uk
Saturday 10 March / AGM & The Remarkable Trees of Stourhead Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, DT9 3AA. 2:30pm. Blackmore Vale and Yeovil National Trust Assoc. talk. New members welcome. £5. 01935 425383 [email protected]
Saturday 10 March / The Jim Gibb Lecture - The Dissolution Of The Monasteries Catholic Church Hall, Westbury, Sherborne. 2:30pm. Talk by George Bernard, Professor of Early Modern History, Uni of Southampton. £5. 01935 812252 sherbornemuseum.co.uk
Sunday 11th March / Plant Fairs Specialist nurseries from across the South West. Garden artefacts and European Garden Breaks. 10.00am to 2.00pm. Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne DT9 3AA. Free admission with entrance collection.
Sunday 11 March / Steam & Waterwheel Centre Open Day Oborne Road, Sherborne, DT9 3RX. 11:30am-3:30pm. Extensive collection of Victorian engineering, inc. the 26 foot diameter waterwheel built in 1869. Entry by donation. 01935 816324 www.sswc.co.uk
Monday 12 March / Gonna Rise Up Singing Cheap St. Church, Sherborne. 2pm. Sherborne U3A Choirs singing songs from C16th to present day. All welcome. Free admission.
Wednesday 14 March / Hospital Blues Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, DT9 3NL. 2pm for 2:30pm. Hear how Sherborne and surrounding villages set trends in nursing both for Dorset & the country in WWI. £5 from Winstones & The Abbey Bookshop, Sherborne.
Wednesday 14 March / Sherborne Artslink Flicks: Goodbye Christopher Robin Memorial Hall, Digby Rd, Sherborne. 7:30pm. A film that explores the relationship between A.A. Milne and his son, whose toys inspired Winnie The Pooh. £6 from Sherborne TIC.
Thursday 15 March / AGM For Sherborne Twinning Association Catholic Church Hall, Westbury, Sherborne. 7pm for 7:30pm. 01963 251081
Friday 16 March / Wind Band Big School Room, Sherborne School. 1:45pm. Free recital by the students of the School. 01935 812249
Friday 16 March / Farmers’ Market Cheap Street, Sherborne 9am to 1pm
Saturday 17 March / Chasty Cottage Antiques Fair Digby Hall, Hound St, Sherborne, DT9 3AA. Up to 35 stands, homemade food and refreshments available within the fair. Entrance £1, opening 8:30am (trade) 9:30am (public) to 4pm. 01963 370986
Saturday 17 March / Fleamarket Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, DT9 3NL. 10am-4pm. 1000s of collectables, antiques and crafts. An old fashioned fair for everyone. Free entry. 01749 677049 www.westcountrycraftfairs.co.uk
Saturday 17 March / Passion and Glory Sherborne Abbey. 7:30pm. Sherborne Chamber Choir sing German Baroque. £5-£20 at Sherborne TIC
Wednesday 21 March / W.I. Meeting Catholic Church Hall, Westbury, Sherborne. 2:30pm A talk by Susan Elderkin entitled “How to Write a Life Changing Novel”. New members and visitors always welcome at a cost of £3, to include refreshments.
Thursday 22 March / Historical Society Talk: Wilton House - The Russian Connection Digby Hall, Hound St, Sherborne. 8pm. The Russian Connection: Sometimes a drop of foreign blood has been shown to make a difference! sherbornehistoricalsociety.co.uk
Friday 23 March Dinner & Jazz Dining Hall, Sherborne School. 7:30pm. Tickets £30 from School Reception, Abbey Road. 01935 812249
Friday 23 March / Sherborne Then & Now Sherborne Library, Hound St, Sherborne. Talk with photographs from Sherborne Museum. Free.
Wednesday 28 March / Sherborne Science Café: Funghi Will Save the World Raleigh Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne. 7:30pm. Lee Davies, Fungarium Curator, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [email protected]
Saturday 31 March / PBFA Book Fair Memorial Hall, Digby Rd, Sherborne. DT9 3NL. 10am-4pm. Entry £1. 01935 850210 www.pbfa.org
Thursday 26 April / Visiting Artists’ Tindall Recital Series Celebrating English Song. Roderick Williams (baritone). Susie Allan (piano). 7.30pm. Tindall Recital Hall, Sherborne School. Tickets £10 from Sherborne School Reception, Abbey Road. Telephone 01935 812249 or [email protected]