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Dorset Events for January

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1^st

A Celebration of Morgan 09:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

Bournemouth Christmas Tree Wonderland
Various Locations, Bournemouth

ADVENTURE WONDERLAND HALF PRICE TICKET S
Adventure Wonderland, Hurn

Artisans on the Beach 10:30 to 16:00
Artisans on the Beach, Shore Road, Swanage

Jack & The Beanstalk 11:00 to 16:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Cinderella - Christmas Pantomime 14:00 to 16:30
Weymouth Pavilion

2^nd

A Celebration of Morgan 09:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

Bournemouth Christmas Tree Wonderland
Various Locations, Bournemouth

ADVENTURE WONDERLAND HALF PRICE TICKET S
Adventure Wonderland, Hurn

Artisans on the Beach 10:30 to 16:00
Artisans on the Beach, Shore Road, Swanage

Jack & The Beanstalk 11:00 to 16:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Cinderella - Christmas Pantomime 14:00 to 16:30
Weymouth Pavilion

3^rd

A Celebration of Morgan 09:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

ADVENTURE WONDERLAND HALF PRICE TICKET S
Adventure Wonderland, Hurn

Jack & The Beanstalk 11:00 to 16:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Cinderella - Christmas Pantomime 14:00 to 16:30
Weymouth Pavilion

4^th

A Celebration of Morgan 09:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

ADVENTURE WONDERLAND HALF PRICE TICKET S
Adventure Wonderland, Hurn

Jack & The Beanstalk 11:00 to 16:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Cinderella - Christmas Pantomime 14:00 to 16:30
Weymouth Pavilion

5^th

A Celebration of Morgan 09:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

ADVENTURE WONDERLAND HALF PRICE TICKET S
Adventure Wonderland, Hurn

Jack & The Beanstalk 11:00 to 16:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Haynes Breakfast Club 09:00 to 12:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

6^th

A Celebration of Morgan 09:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

7^th

A Celebration of Morgan 09:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

8^th

A Celebration of Morgan 09:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Shaftesbury Lights
Shaftesbury

9^th

A Celebration of Morgan 09:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Adult Panto: Snow White Rotten to the Co
Shelley Theatre Boscombe

Doggie Splash & Stroll 11:00 to 12:00
Knoll welcome hut

Morris Dance Practice 19:30 to 21:30
Old Town Hall, High West St, Weymouth

10^th

A Celebration of Morgan 09:00 to 16:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Adult Panto: Snow White Rotten to the Co
Shelley Theatre Boscombe

Panto: Dick Whittington
Mowlam Theatre Swanage

Bowjangles: Excalibow 19:30 to 21:30
Frampton Village Hall

11^th

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Adult Panto: Snow White Rotten to the Co
Shelley Theatre Boscombe

Panto: Dick Whittington
Mowlam Theatre Swanage

Nordic Walking on the Jurassic Coast 09:30 to 13:00
Discovery Centre, Knoll Beach.

Bowjangles: Excalibow 19:30 to 21:30
Corfe Castle Village Hall

12^th

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Adult Panto: Snow White Rotten to the Co
Shelley Theatre Boscombe

Weymouth Pavilion CIC Wedding Fair 11:00 to 15:00
Weymouth Pavilion

Bowjangles: Excalibow 19:30 to 21:30
Shillingstone Village Hall

13^th

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Adult Panto: Snow White Rotten to the Co
Shelley Theatre Boscombe

Coastal Change Walk 13:30 to 15:00
Discovery Centre, Knoll Beach.

14^th

Christmas at Shire Hall 10:00 to 16:00
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse, Dorchester

Adult Panto: Snow White Rotten to the Co
Shelley Theatre Boscombe

15^th

Adult Panto: Snow White Rotten to the Co
Shelley Theatre Boscombe

Nordic Walking on the Jurassic Coast 12:30 to 16:00
Discovery Centre, Knoll Beach.

The Sleeping Beauty 19:00
Lighthouse, Poole

16^th

Adult Panto: Snow White Rotten to the Co
Shelley Theatre Boscombe

The Sleeping Beauty 19:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Community Craft 10:00 to 13:00
Faith House, Livability Holton Lee

Doggie Splash & Stroll 11:00 to 12:00
Knoll Welcome Hut

The Bankes Family History 14:30 to 16:00
Carey Hall, Mistover Road, Wareham

Morris Dance Practice 19:30 to 21:30
Old Town Hall, High West St, Weymouth

People’s String Foundation: Res Publica 19:30 to 21:30
St George’s Church, Langton Matravers

James Rowland: Revelations 19:30 to 21:30
Broadoak Village Hall

Jonny Fluffypunk: How I Came to Be Where 20:00 to 21:00
The Oak at Dewlish

17^th

Adult Panto: Snow White Rotten to the Co
Shelley Theatre Boscombe

Panto: Dick Whittington
Mowlam Theatre Swanage

Swanage Winter Market
Main Beach Car Park, Swanage

End of Lines Designer Clothing Sale 10:00 to 17:00
The Room Upstairs, Lyme Regis

RSPB Wildlife Walk 10:00 to 11:30
Livability Holton Lee - Meet in Car Park

The Nutcracker 19:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Sandi Toksvig Live! National Trevor 19:30 to 22:30
Lighthouse, Poole

James Rowland: Revelations 19:30 to 21:30
Melbury Osmond Village Hall

People’s String Foundation: Res Publica 19:30 to 21:30
West Stafford Village Hall

18^th

Adult Panto: Snow White Rotten to the Co
Shelley Theatre Boscombe

Panto: Dick Whittington
Mowlam Theatre Swanage

End of Lines Designer Clothing Sale 10:00 to 17:00
The Room Upstairs, Lyme Regis

The Nutcracker 19:00
Lighthouse, Poole

Author Talk & Book Singing 11:00 to 12:30
Dorchester Library and Learning Centre

People’s String Foundation – Res Publica 19:30 to 21:30
Burton Bradstock Village Hall

James Rowland: Revelations 19:30 to 21:30
Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall

19^th

Adult Panto: Snow White Rotten to the Co
Shelley Theatre Boscombe

Communifit 5k run 08:00
Terrace Playing Fields, Sherborne

Communifit 5k Run 08:00
Terrace Playing Fields, Sherborne

Mindfulness Meanders 09:00 to 12:00
Discovery Centre, Knoll Beach.

Haynes Bikers' Breakfast 09:30 to 12:00
Haynes International Motor Museum

Jonny Fluffypunk: How I Came to Be Where 16:00 to 17:00
The Red Lion Inn, Sturminster Marshall

People’s String Foundation: Res Publica 19:30 to 21:30
Tarrant Gunville Village Hall

21^st

The Mousetrap 19:45
Lighthouse, Poole

22^nd

The Mousetrap 19:45
Lighthouse, Poole

23^rd

The Mousetrap 19:45
Lighthouse, Poole

Morris Dance Practice 19:30 to 21:30
Old Town Hall, High West St, Weymouth

Alvorada 19:30 to 21:30
Wootton Fitzpaine Village Hall

24^th

The Mousetrap 19:45
Lighthouse, Poole

Swanage Winter Market
Main Beach Car Park, Swanage

Doggie Splash & Stroll 11:00 to 12:00
Knoll Welcome Hut

Alvorada 19:30 to 21:30
Portesham Village Hall

Spitz & Co: Les Gloriables 19:30 to 21:30
Buckland Newton Village Hall

Macbeth: The Pantomime 19:30 to 22:00
Lytchett Matravers Village Hall Lytchett Matravers

25^th

The Mousetrap 19:45
Lighthouse, Poole

Macbeth: The Pantomime 19:30 to 22:00
Lytchett Matravers Village Hall Lytchett Matravers

Shaftesbury Snowdrops
Shaftesbury

Nordic Walking on the Jurassic Coast 09:30 to 13:00
Discovery Centre, Knoll Beach.

Protein Dance :The Little Prince 14:30 to 16:00
Cerne Abbas Village Hall

Spitz & Co: Les Gloriables 19:30 to 21:30
Drimpton Village Hall

Alvorada 19:30 to 21:30
Chetnole Village Hall

26^th

Macbeth: The Pantomime 19:30 to 22:00
Lytchett Matravers Village Hall Lytchett Matravers

Shaftesbury Snowdrops
Shaftesbury

Spitz & Co – Les Gloriables 19:30 to 21:30
Winfrith Village Hall

27^th

Macbeth: The Pantomime 19:30 to 22:00
Lytchett Matravers Village Hall Lytchett Matravers

Shaftesbury Snowdrops
Shaftesbury

Photography Group 10:30 to 13:00
Livability Holton Lee

Coastal Change Walk 13:30 to 15:00
Discovery Centre, Knoll Beach.

28^th

Macbeth: The Pantomime 19:30 to 22:00
Lytchett Matravers Village Hall Lytchett Matravers

Shaftesbury Snowdrops
Shaftesbury

29^th

Macbeth: The Pantomime 19:30 to 22:00
Lytchett Matravers Village Hall Lytchett Matravers

Shaftesbury Snowdrops
Shaftesbury

30^th

Macbeth: The Pantomime 19:30 to 22:00
Lytchett Matravers Village Hall Lytchett Matravers

Shaftesbury Snowdrops
Shaftesbury

Doggie Splash & Stroll 11:00 to 12:00
Knoll Welcome Hut

The Neil Maya Quartet: The Brubeck Proje 19:30 to 21:30
Ashmore Village Hall

Morris Dance Practice 19:30 to 21:30
Old Town Hall, High West St, Weymouth

31^st

Macbeth: The Pantomime 19:30 to 22:00
Lytchett Matravers Village Hall Lytchett Matravers

Shaftesbury Snowdrops
Shaftesbury

Swanage Winter Market
Main Beach Car Park, Swanage

The Neil Maya Quartet: The Brubeck Proje 19:30 to 21:30
Evershot Village Hall

Gonzo Moose: Once Upon a Time... 19:30 to 21:30
Broadmayne Village Hall