| Fri 22 September | Medals, Coins, Stamps, Clocks and Collector’s Items
Three groups of medals from the same family are entered into todays auction.
To read the full details please click on the attached PDF.
A scale model of a live steam train looks to fire up the bidders when it goes under the Charterhouse hammer in their auction today.
To read the full details please click on the attached PDF.
The Symonds Family Medals
Model of a British Railways steam locomotive and tender
| Character House Long Street Sherborne | Contact: Richard Bromell or Justine Jackson
Telephone: 01935 812277
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Sun 01 October
19.30 | Yeovil Concert Band
Yeovil Concert Band will be performing an evening of Stage and Screen at The Octagon Theatre also featuring the vocal talent of Matthew Rock.
A great line up of well known tunes from Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Trek, Jersey Boys, Ratatouille, Broadway Selections, film music by John Williams and much more.
Tickets available from the Box Office 01935 422884 or the website.
| The Octagon Theatre | Contact: Sarah Baker
Telephone: 07871189849
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Thu 05 October
8pm | The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House between the Wars
An illustrated talk in aid of the Friends of Holnest Church.
Patron of the Friends, Adrian Tinniswood OBE, will uncover the truth about a world half-forgotten, draped in myth and hidden behind stiff upper lips and film-star smiles. Drawing on the eye-witness testimonies of belted earls, unhappy heiresses and bullying butlers, he gives a voice to the people who inhabited the world of the English country house, both above and below stairs.
Adrian is the author of fourteen books on social and architectural history. His most recent being, "The Long Weekend", was a Sunday Times bestseller, a New York Times bestseller and a Daily Telegraph Book of the Year.
Doors open 7.15pm. Tickets cost £5 from Sherborne TIC.
| Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, DT9 3AA | Contact: Sherborne TIC
Telephone: 01935 815341
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Sat 07 October
14:30 | In One Lifetime: Rapidity and Change in 19th century New Zealand
Blackmore Vale and Yeovil NT Association presents a talk by Peter Tait (ex-Headmaster, Sherborne Preparatory School).
Peter has an abiding interest in the history of New Zealand and is interested in the different interpretations of history, and offers a view of New Zealand from a colonial viewpoint.
| Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne DT9 3AA | Contact: Elizabeth Gowers
Telephone: 01935 425 383
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Sat 07 October
10am - 4pm | Yeovil & District Philatelic Society - Stamp and Postcard Fair
The Yeovil & District Philatelic Society will be holding its Annual Stamp & Postcard Fair at the Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road from 10am until 4pm.
There will be both stamp and postcard dealers attending and refreshements (including light cheese ploughman lunch) will also be available.
| Digby Memorial Hall, DT9 3NL | Contact: David Bryant
Telephone: 01460 74422
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Sat 28 October
10am - 12pm | The Big Bibic Bake Off
Much loved Great British Bake Off contestant and Cake Whisperer Val Stones is joining us for a very special Big bibic Bake Off event at family friendly Vida Comida in Sherborne, today.
A retired headmistress with a fondness for talking to her cakes, Val is the perfect baker for us to partner with. Val’s passion for baking is infectious and magical.
Val will be with us from 10am-12pm. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to meet Val whilst supporting a great cause.
There will be fun for all the family, games, raffle prizes, a cake auction and BBBO goodies to buy.
Fancy sharing your baking passion with us? Take part in our #bibicshowstopper competition on the day. Val will be judging entries, all ages welcome!
Tickets will be £5 per adult (no advance purchase) to include a delicious cake and hot drink. Donations for children please. All proceeds to bibic – you will help change children’s lives.
Val has also kindly donated her Virtuous Cake recipe to the Big bibic Bake Off. Find the secrets to Val’s delicious and nutritious recipe in your free fundraising pack. ORDER YOUR PACK TODAY from the website.
| Vida Comida | Contact: Molly Johnston
Telephone: 01458253344
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Thu 02 November
6pm - 8pm | Leweston Bonfire and Fireworks Display
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Leweston
Gates open from 6pm. Fireworks at 7pm.
A family event open to all. Come and enjoy our bonfire, with a spectacular fireworks display provided by Imperial Lotus Limited. There will also be food, refreshments and a sweet stall!
To book please visit www.leweston.co.uk/events
Admission prices: Adults £5, children £3
Leweston Bonfire
Leweston Bonfire poster
| Leweston School, Sherborne, DT9 6EN | Contact: Events Coordinator
Telephone: 01963211011
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Sat 04 November
14:30 | Mediaeval Masons and Tumbling Towers
Blackmore Vale and Yeovil NT Association presents a talk by Pam White (NT Corfe Castle).
A translation from the Latin of the Exchequers Accounts of Edward I has given us quite detailed information about the castle build from 1280 - 94. This, together with the access afforded by the recent conservation work, has fuelled our curiosity about both the castle build and subsequent 'home improvements'. It's an exciting time to be involved with such an iconic building.
| Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne DT9 3AA | Contact: Elizabeth Gowers
Telephone: 01935 425 383
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Sat 04 November
14:30 | Mediaeval Masons and Tumbling Towers
Blackmore Vale and Yeovil NT Association presents a talk by Pam White (NT Corfe Castle).
A translation from the Latin of the Exchequers Accounts of Edward I has given us quite detailed information about the castle build from 1280 - 94. This, together with the access afforded by the recent conservation work, has fuelled our curiosity about both the castle build and subsequent 'home improvements'. It's an exciting time to be involved with such an iconic building.
| Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne DT9 3AA | Contact: Elizabeth Gowers
Telephone: 01935 425 383
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| Sat 04 November | Events Crew - Sherborne Castle Fireworks!
This year is our 38th Annual Sherborne Castle Fireworks Event.
Gates open and Entertainment featuring the cast of Cinderella from the Octagon Theatre from 5pm.
Bonfire is at 7.00pm and Fireworks at 7.30.
There will be Refreshments/ food and live music from ‘Headland’.
TicketPrices:
Adult- £8.00
Children (5-16) and Senior Citizens: £6.00 - Under 5’s: Free and Car Parking: £4.00
| Sherborne Castle | Contact: Events Crew
Telephone: 01963364399
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Wed 15 November
7.30pm | Evening with Saba Douglas-Hamilton
A Life With Elephants:-
Join Saba Douglas-Hamilton, the highly acclaimed elephant conservationist and wildlife TV presenter of This Wild Life and Big Cat Diaries for an evening of exciting animal stories and intimate behind the scenes tales of life in Kenya with her young family.
| The Octagon Theatre Hendford Yeovil Somerset BA20 | Contact: Box Office
Telephone: 01935 422884
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Wed 15 November
7:30pm | SABA DOUGLAS-HAMILTON: A LIFE WITH ELEPHANTS
Join Saba Douglas-Hamilton, the highly acclaimed elephant conservationist and wildlife TV presenter of This Wild Life and Big Cat Diaries for an evening of exciting animal stories and intimate behind the scenes tales of life in Kenya with her young family.
| Octagon Theatre | Contact: Octagon Theatre
Telephone: 01935 422884
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Sat 02 December
14:30 | Christmas Concert by The Trinity Entertainers
Blackmore Vale and Yeovil NT Association presents The Trinity Entertainers who will get the Christmas season off to a festive start.
| Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne DT9 3AA | Contact: Elizabeth Gowers
Telephone: 01935 425 383
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Sat 06 January
14:30 | The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard
Blackmore Vale and Yeovil NT Association presents a talk by Shaun McCormack.
Shaun will entertain us with a descriptive talk on how he became a Yeoman, what it entailed and how the Queen’s Bodyguard came into existence.
| Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne DT9 3AA | Contact: Elizabeth Gowers
Telephone: 01935 425 383
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Sat 03 February
14:30 | T E Lawrence: his life & friends in Dorset
Blackmore Vale and Yeovil NT Association presents a talk by Susan Vincent (Member of the Lawrence Society).
Susan's talk will cover the time T E Lawrence spent in Dorset from 1923 to his death in 1935. She will focus on his time as Private Shaw at the Army Barracks in Bovington, why he bought Clouds Hill nearby and who he had as visitors there, and his closest friends in Dorset, who included Thomas Hardy and his wife.
| Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne DT9 3AA | Contact: Elizabeth Gowers
Telephone: 01935 425 383
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Sat 10 March
14:30 | The Remarkable Trees at Stourhead
Blackmore Vale and Yeovil NT Association will hold its AGM @ 2.30pm at the Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne. After tea and cake there will be a talk by Emily Utgren (NT Stourhead).
Tree care is core to a lot of the work at Stourhead, ensuring that there are young trees preparing to be magnificent one day. They are currently re-visiting the past to explain why Stourhead was built and how it was conserved since the 1700 to make the estate we see today.
| Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne DT9 3AA | Contact: Elizabeth Gowers
Telephone: 01935 425 383
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