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A Good Response

THE CATTISTOCK First Responders’ Quiz held recently in the Fox and Hounds was very well supported and raised much-needed funds for the organisation.

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Swap your handbags and gladrags at St Paul's Church

Come and join in the fabulous fun by swapping your old gladrags for handbags or vice versa. The exchange starts on Friday November 1, 6.45pm at St Paul’s Church Hall.

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Sutton Poyntz Society asks what's your favourite book and why?

• Sutton Poyntz Society Coffee Morning in the Mission Hall attracted an even bigger crowd than usual. Perhaps having to stay in during the recent bad weather made people eager to get out on what was...

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A Solid Start!

THE CATTISTOCK-based charity Children of Fiji has produced a quiz on the topic of ‘Solids, Liquids and Gases’. This is a postal quiz with all answers relating to or leading to the name of a solid,...

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Poundbury store, in association with the Dorset Echo, to put on special...

TODAY the Dorset Echo is launching the Little Waitrose Big Christmas lunch that will offer people in the community a special Christmas lunch.

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Coffee, cakes and more at the 'Tea at 3' cafe.

Tea at 3 cafe- hot drinks, cakes and good company.

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Festive Fun at the St. Paul's Christmas Bazaar.

The organiser, Helen Green was thrilled at the amount of people who turned up and made this event so very special.

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Magical Messy Church

Art and craft time with a free meal to round of a perfect family activites which is held at Westham Methodist church community centre.

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The Westham Community Group News.

The Westham Community Group would like to introduce their website which contains what is on in your area and other information.

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Mixed fortunes on the local bus route changes

• The news of changes to the First 4/4B service is good and bad. The excellent news is that Sutton Poyntz has retained an hourly service into the village, with a review of the route in June. However...

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Project Finale for the White Horse

DESPITE a bone-chilling wind, the sun shone for the formal opening of the Osmington White Horse viewing point by the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Mrs Anthony Pitt-Rivers, on 12 March, signalling...

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Teddy Bears and Pyjamas help research into ovarian cancer

• March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, and to mark the event Theresa Clayton organised a very successful Teddy Bears Picnic and Pyjama Party in the Church Rooms in aid of the Eve Appeal charity...

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Win for Town and Country!

CONGRATULATIONS to the team Town and Country for their well-deserved win in the recent Rampisham Quiz. The team, made up of members from Weymouth (town) and Rampisham (country) fought off some fierce...

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Friday the Thirteenth!

THE BIG QUIZ takes place in Melbury Osmond Village Hall on Friday, December 13, the most feared date in history! Myths, legends and superstitions make up the theme for this occasion, so see how...

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Are there any budding Robin Hoods out there?

• Osmington Archers is a small friendly archery club that meets in the Osmington Village Hall on Wednesday afternoons between 2 and 4 pm.

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Housebound readers: A few delivery slots available.

Do you know anyone who loves reading but isn’t able to get out and about? Housebound readers can have books delivered to their door by library volunteers and there are currently a few spaces on the...

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Alfs about that!!

Schools and OAPs benefit from Alfs Fish and chip shop giving at Christmas time for those in need.

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Ho! Ho! Ho!

CROWDS of people turned up to support Cattistock Christmas Bazaar, trying to find some bargains and generally get into the Christmas spirit. It was an ideal opportunity to relax with friends over a...

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Christmas carollers cheer library users

Library users were treated to a selection of Christmas carols, both traditional and modern by a choir from Westfield Arts College.  We were invited to take up sleigh bells and join in with a very...

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Local History Lesson

FROME Valley History Society meets at 2.30pm in Rampisham Village Hall.

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