The Salisbury & Avon Gazette

Join us at St Peter's Church Dorchester on Saturday 14th February between 12.30pm and 1pm for our lunchtime concert. This is a thirty-minute organ recital given by renowned musician, broadcaster and former organist of Salisbury Cathedral, Simon Lole. Admission is free and all are very welcome. More information at www.musicatstpetersdorchester.org

Step into the magic of fungi at Happy River Retreat, tucked among the trees of Wareham Forest, Dorset. Join us for a hands-on mushroom growing workshop with Andy Knott of Jurassic Coast Mushrooms, one of Dorset’s most passionate and knowledgeable mushroom growers. Whether you’re completely new to the world of fungi or have tried (and […]

Code. Create. Navigate. Step into a hands-on adventure where curiosity takes the helm and future technology comes to life. Across a series of playful, interactive stations, families can explore the innovations shaping the Royal Navy of tomorrow - through coding, creativity, robotics and real-world problem solving. From cracking secret messages to designing next generation ships, […]

Code. Create. Navigate. Take the controls and step into the skies of tomorrow. Families explore the fascinating world of drone technology together - through hands-on coding, creative problem solving and real flying challenges inspired by the future of Royal Navy aviation. Whether you’re guiding your drone through a mission or perfecting a smooth autonomous landing, […]

Music at St Peter’s present ‘Mozart by Candlelight’ on Friday 20th February at 7pm. This is an opportunity to enjoy performances of two of Mozart’s best-loved works of chamber music in the evocative, candlelit setting of St Peter’s Church Dorchester (DT1 1XA). The programme, which lasts just over an hour and is presented without interval, […]

A concert to welcome the first signs of spring in St Peter's Church, Church Knowle with pieces performed by Miro Treharne (mezzo-soprano) and Gabriel Fry (baritone). Both singers grew up on the Isle of Purbeck before studying in London; Gabriel at the London College of Music and Miro at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire where she […]

You are warmly invited to our cathedral-style service of Choral Eucharist on Sunday 22nd February at 10.30am in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes: Howells’s ‘Collegium Regale’, Purcell’s ‘Thou knowest Lord’ and Messiaen’s iconic motet ‘O sacrum convivium’. All are very welcome to this free service and for refreshments afterwards. More information at www.musicatstpetersdorchester.org

You are warmly invited to our monthly, cathedral-style service of Choral Evensong on Saturday 28th February at 4.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. The music includes Eriks Esenvalds’s ‘O salutaris hostia’, the ‘Preces & Responses’ by Morley, Leighton’s ‘Second Service’ and Brahms’s ‘How lovely are thy dwellings’. Admission is free and there is a glass […]