Sherborne is definitely a town best explored on foot. This illustrated map shows where some of the attractions are to be found.
Map courtesy of Kate Chidley
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Wednesday 23 January / Lunchtime Organ Recital by Peter Bray. Sherborne Abbey. 1pm for about 40 minutes. Free entry, with retiring collection
Wednesday 23 January/ Brain Rhythms: From Speed of Thought to Alzheimer’s Disease and Novichok (Sherborne Science Café). Prof Roland Jones who is Professor of Neuropharmacology will give the presentation in Digby Memorial Hall at 7.30pm. Suggested donation £2.
Thursday 24 January / Sherborne Historical Society – Exeter Cathedral: the early years Professor Sarah Hamilton discusses the history of Exeter Cathedral up to the end of the twelfth century. What did Exeter’s churchmen know about the history of their see and its place in the wider world? 8pm. Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne.
Friday 25 January / Friends of the Yeatman Hospital Quiz Night with Fish & Chip supper. The Digby Memorial Church Hall Digby Road Sherborne at 7:00pm for 7:30 dinner. Tickets can be purchased from Midwest Office Supplies , 21 Cheap Street Sherborne, or admin@friendsoftheyeatman.org.uk. £10.00 per person. Come as a team of up to 6 or we’ll put together teams on the night.
Wednesday 30 January / Lunchtime Organ Recital by Stephen Bell. Sherborne Abbey. 1pm for about 40 minutes. Free entry, with retiring collection
Friday 01 February / Snowdrop Service Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart & St Aldhelm, Sherborne 11.30am Weldmar Hospicecare is holding services of remembrance for those wishing to remember loved ones this winter. £10 donation
Saturday 02 February / Capability Brown Digby Hall, Hound St, Sherborne, DT9 3AA. 2.30pm Blackmore Vale and Yeovil NT Association presents a talk by David Copp.M£3.00, guests £5.00. 01935 425383 www.bvyntassoc.wordpress.com
Wednesday 06 February / The Arts Society Sherborne: The Art of the River Digby Hall, Hound St, Sherborne, DT9 3AA. 3.30pm and 6.45pm Talk by Alexandra Epps. Guest of members £7 www.sherborne@theartssociety.org
Wednesday 6 February / Lunchtime Organ Recital by Paul Ellis. Sherborne Abbey. 1pm for about 40 minutes. Free entry, with retiring collection
Thursday 07 February / William Sleeman and the East India Company (Sherborne Historical Society talk) Miranda Carter considers the army officer and civil servant who suppressed the Thugs uprisings in India. But were the Thugs who he said they were? Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, DT9 3AA. 7.15pm for 8.oopm Member and students free, visitors £5.
Friday 08 February / Sherborne Literary Society talk Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne DT9 3NL 7 for 7.30pm Talk by Lulu Taylor (Kirsty Crawford) about ‘The Winter Secret’. £5 from Winstone’s Bookshop or on door (if available)
Saturday 09 February / Sherborne Fleamarket Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne DT9 3NL 10am-4pm An antiques, crafts & collectors market, up to 35 stalls. Free admission. West Country Fairs 01749 677049
Saturday 09 February / Sherborne Artslink Talk Raleigh Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne DT9 3NL 2.30-4.30pm Illustrated art history talk by Joanna Cobb: Renaissance Women Artists. £8 from Sherborne TIC. 01935 815341 www.sherborneartslink.org.uk
Saturday 09 February / Bacon Bap & Tea/Coffee Cheap Street Church Hall, Sherborne 9.30-12.30pm. Raising funds for Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline
Saturday 09 February / The Rendezvous Charity Whist Drive Cheap Street Methodist Church 2-5pm. £10 inc. from Sherborne TIC/ 01935 815816 vicki@addey.co.uk
Saturday 09 – Sunday 10 February / Sherborne Artslink Pastel Painting weekend Digby Hall, Hound St, Sherborne, DT9 3AA. 10am-4pm Demonstrations and tuition from Keith Stott SWAc. £89/£80 Friends. Book at Artslink Office: 01935 815899 www.sherborneartslink.org.uk
Wednesday 13 February / Sherborne Artslink Flicks Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne DT9 3NL 7 for 7.30pm. Leave no Trace (PG). £6 from Sherborne TIC. Pre-film Supper £12 in the Raleigh Hall (pre-book). 01935 815341 www.sherborneartslink.org.uk
Wednesday 13 February / Lunchtime Organ Recital by Paul Ellis. Sherborne Abbey. 1pm for about 40 minutes. Free entry, with retiring collection
Thursday 14 February / Sherborne & District Gardeners’ Association Digby Hall, Hound St, Sherborne, DT9 3AA. 2.30pm In-House Quiz. 01935 389375
Thursday 14 February / Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Fires & Fire-fighting in Sherborne Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne DT9 3NL 1.30pm for 2pm Talk by George Tatham:. £5 for non-members. www.sherbornemuseum.co.uk
Friday 15 February / Charlie Parker Tribute Evening Sherborne School Dining Hall Jazz played by the Freddie Graham Jazz Quartet along with a 3 course dinner. £22.50 01935 812249 tickets@sherborne.org
Wednesday 20 February / Lunchtime Organ Recital bySimon Gregory. Sherborne Abbey. 1pm for about 40 minutes. Free entry, with retiring collection
Wednesday 20 February / Life of William Barnes and his Poetry Catholic Church Hall, Westbury, Sherborne 2.30pm. Sherborne WI talk by Brian Caddy. New members/visitors welcome (£4)
Wednesday 20 February / Sherborne Group of the Dorset Wildlife Trust a talk by Alex Butler from the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West. ‘Farming and Wildlife – Compatible or not?’ 7.30pm in Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne. Cost £2.50.
Thursday 21 February / ‘The Bird in the Cage’: Sir Walter Ralegh and Henry, Prince of Wales (Sherborne Historical Society) Dr Christopher Thornton examines how the ‘Great Famine’ (c.1315) and the ‘Black Death’ (c.1348) contributed to a fundamental historical turning point. Using evidence from the Vale of Taunton Deane, he asks how the impact on population levels of these two disasters can be measured. Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, 8.oopm Member and students free, visitors £5.
Thursday 21 February / Sherborne Artslink Arts Buffet Digby Hall, Hound St, Sherborne, DT9 3AA. 10am-12 noon Art & craft workshop forr children under 12 years. Parental supervision required. Donations welcome. 01935 815899 www.sherborneartslink.org.uk
Wednesday 27 February / Waterfalls and Warplanes- a History of Cataracts and their Treatment (Sherborne Science Café). Simon Frackiewicz an Optometrist will speak in the Digby Memorial Hall at 7.30pm. Suggested donation £2.
Wednesday 27 February / Sherborne Artslink & Arts Society Talk Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne DT9 3NL 7.30pm An illustrated lecture by Julian Halsby: Pierre Bonnard – The Colour of Memory. £9 from Sherborne TIC. 01935 815341 www.sherborneartslink.org.uk
Wednesday 27 February / Lunchtime Organ Recital Sherborne Abbey. 1pm for about 40 minutes. Free entry, with retiring collection
Sunday 10 March / Sherborne Steam and Water Wheel Centre Open Day Come along and see the new waterwheel and the Hindley steam engines under steam on open days. 11.30am to 3.30pm. Oborne Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3RX. Limited parking on site, additional parking available nearby on Oborne Road.
Saturday 16 March / The carriage age in Somerset and Dorset (SDFHS talk). Roger Marsh covers various aspects of our local roads in both Somerset and Dorset, including the Turnpike Trusts, Toll Houses, Coaching Routes and Inns. Raleigh Hall, Digby Rd, Sherborne DT9 3NL, 2.30pm. £5 (SDFHS members: £3).
Thursday 21 March / Claretta Petacci and Benito Mussolini: a Fascist love story (Sherborne Historical Society talk) Professor Richard Bosworth reviews what Mussolini’s ‘last lover’ and her extensive diary reveal of life, family, Catholicism and politics in the ‘Italian dictatorship’. Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, 8.oopm Member and students free, visitors £5.
Wednesday 27 March / Propelling Ourselves Quickly to a Low Carbon Future (Sherborne Science Café). John Fraser, Senior Director of Start Here Impeller and Propeller Systems will talk in the Digby Memorial Hall at 7.30pm. Suggested donation £2.
Sunday 07 April / Sherborne Steam and Water Wheel Centre Open Day Come along and see the new waterwheel and the Hindley steam engines under steam on open days. 11.30am to 3.30pm. Oborne Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3RX. Limited parking on site, additional parking available nearby on Oborne Road.
Saturday 4 May / Families divided by war: the strange fate of Channel Islanders in World War Two (SDFHS talk). Paul Radford tells the little known story of the civilian evacuation of the Channel Islands in 1940 and the disruptive five-year occupation that followed. Raleigh Hall, Digby Rd, Sherborne DT9 3NL, 2.30pm. £5 (SDFHS members: £3).
Sunday 12 May / Sherborne Steam and Water Wheel Centre Open Day Come along and see the new waterwheel and the Hindley steam engines under steam on open days. 11.30am to 3.30pm. Oborne Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3RX. Limited parking on site, additional parking available nearby on Oborne Road.
Monday 27 May / Sherborne Castle Country Fair a one-day rural event held in the grounds of Sherborne Castle. This family day-out is held to raise funds for local children’s charities and youth organisations. It is a traditional country fair with displays and attractions, trade and craft stands and a rare and native breed animal show. The 2019 date is Bank Holiday Monday 27th May. Tickets on the day cost: adult £12.50, child (5-16) £4.00, family* £30.00. Under 5’s free. *Admits 2 adults and 3 fee-paying children.
Save 15% when you purchase your tickets in advance: telephone 01749 813899.
Car parking is free. Dogs are welcome, on a short lead. Sherborne Castle, New Road, Sherborne DT9 5NR
Sunday 02 June / Sherborne Steam and Water Wheel Centre Open Day Come along and see the new waterwheel and the Hindley steam engines under steam on open days. 11.30am to 3.30pm. Oborne Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3RX. Limited parking on site, additional parking available nearby on Oborne Road.
Saturday 29 June / Better than church – the history of pubs and brewing in Sherborne (SDFHS talk). Barry Brock’s talk will investigate the history of the inn and the alehouse in Sherborne, taking a look at some of the people involved and the tales associated with them. Raleigh Hall, Digby Rd, Sherborne DT9 3NL, 2.30pm. £5 (SDFHS members: £3).
Sunday 14 July/ Sherborne Steam and Water Wheel Centre Open Day Come along and see the new waterwheel and the Hindley steam engines under steam on open days. 11.30am to 3.30pm. Oborne Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3RX. Limited parking on site, additional parking available nearby on Oborne Road.
Saturday 27 July / The Photographic Legacy of the American Civil War (1861-1865) (SDFHS talk). Robin Ansell will briefly touch upon some of the earlier conflicts that were photographed, before reviewing in greater detail the extensive and amazingly varied photographic legacy of the Civil War. Raleigh Hall, Digby Rd, Sherborne DT9 3NL, 2.30pm. £5 (SDFHS members: £3).
Sunday 21 July / Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars Show 16th Annual Charity Classic & Supercars Show. Porsche will be the 2019 marque feature, with an historic line up of cars including race, rally and road cars from 1948 to the present day. Visitors will also see over 2,000 Classic, Supercars, Veteran, Race, Rally, American, Custom, Hot Rod and Special cars, together with 40+ car clubs, all in the magnificent grounds of Sherborne Castle. With 150+ Trade, Autojumble and Craft stands plus children’s amusements, live music, large catering village and beautiful picnic areas, the show has something for all the family. Sherborne Castle, New Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 5NR Contact : Show Secretary Telephone 07769 114211
Sunday 11 August / Sherborne Steam and Water Wheel Centre Open Day Come along and see the new waterwheel and the Hindley steam engines under steam on open days. 11.30am to 3.30pm. Oborne Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3RX. Limited parking on site, additional parking available nearby on Oborne Road.
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 September / Sherborne Steam and Water Wheel Centre Open Day Come along and see the new waterwheel and the Hindley steam engines under steam on open days. 11.30am to 3.30pm. Part of Dorset Heritage Week. Entry by donation. Oborne Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3RX. Limited parking on site, additional parking available nearby on Oborne Road.
Sunday 13 October / Sherborne Steam and Water Wheel Centre Open Day Come along and see the new waterwheel and the Hindley steam engines under steam on open days. 11.30am to 3.30pm. Oborne Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3RX. Limited parking on site, additional parking available nearby on Oborne Road.