Verwood: What's On

Date		Time	Exhibitions, Festivals & Fairs	Place
Daily - ex, Sun		09:30 a.m. to noon	Exhibition in the Pottery "100 Years of Girl Guides".	Verwood Heritage Centre - Entrance FREE - Coffee Shop entry FREE
Fri to Mon. 1st to 5th Sept.		-	Great Dorset Steam Fair http://www.gdsf.co.uk/	South Down Tarrant Hinton Blandford, Dorset
Thu to Wed. 9th to 15th Sep		-	Dorset Heritage Open Days Dorset Architectural Heritage Week is an annual event which aims to stimulate public awareness of Dorset's rich architectural and cultural heritage by allowing free access to many properties that are normally closed to the public or charge for entry.	Various Venus
Fri. to Mon. 10th to 13th Sept		-	Minster Flower Festival http://www.wimborneminster.org.uk	Wimborne Minster Dorset
Sat. & Sun.. 11th to 12th Sept		11:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m.	Woodlands Flower Festival Car Park, Refreshments & Toilets.	Woodlands Parish Church Dorset
Sat. & Sun.. 11th to 12th Sept		-	Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival http://www.cheesefestival.co.uk	Sturminster Dorset
Wed to Sun 14th to 18th Sept.		10.00 a.m. to noon	Exhibition in the Pottery Art Exhibition	Verwood Heritage Centre - Entrance FREE - Coffee Shop entry FREE

Date		Time	Event	Place
SEP.
Fri to Mon. 1st to 5th Sept.		-	Great Dorset Steam Fair http://www.gdsf.co.uk/	South Down Tarrant Hinton Blandford, Dorset
Sat.	4th	07:00 p.m.	Youth Music Mayhem Night of wall to wall sound at this groovy dance party.	Verwood HUB - tickets: £3 adv, £4.50 on door - Contact 01202 828740
Sat	4th	7 to 8 p.m.	performs Vivaldi’s Gloria	Ringwood Church - Entry FREE - Retiring collection (Naomi House)
Tue	7th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Amenities Committee	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Wed	8th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Plans Consultative Committee	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Wed	8th	-	*The Fireside Theatre* reading Flare Path by Terence Ratigan To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain.	Contact for venue and details: 01202 813517 or 01202 825178 - Members Free - Visitors 30p after 1st visit.
Sat.	10th	08:00 p.m.	A HUB presentation Tenorissimo! Three Tenors in Concert.	Verwood HUB - tickets: £14, Conc. £12 - Contact 01202 828740
Thu to Wed. 9th to 15th Sep		-	Dorset Heritage Open Days Dorset Architectural Heritage Week is an annual event which aims to stimulate public awareness of Dorset's rich architectural and cultural heritage by allowing free access to many properties that are normally closed to the public or charge for entry.	Various Venus
Fri. to Mon. 10th to 13th Sept		-	Minster Flower Festival http://www.wimborneminster.org.uk	Wimborne Minster Dorset
Sat. & Sun.. 11th to 12th Sept		11:00 a.m. to 06:00 p.m.	Woodlands Flower Festival Car Park, Refreshments & Toilets.	Woodlands Parish Church Dorset
Sat. & Sun.. 11th to 12th Sept		-	Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival http://www.cheesefestival.co.uk	Sturminster Dorset
Mon	13th	07:00 p.m.	East Dorst Community Partnership *Verwood Local Action Group (LAG)*	Verwood HUB contact:- Ron Tomlin 01202 639075 email community@eastdorset.gov.uk
Tue	14th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Finance & General Purposes Committee	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Thu.	16th	08:00 p.m.	Verwood Jazz Club present Maddocks - Huxley Reeds United Doors open 07:15 p.m. Good food available. Bar and dance floor	Club 31, 17 Moorlands Road, Verwood. BH31 7PD - tickets: £8 on the door - Contact 01202 813955 - NOTE Changed Venue
Sat. & Sun. 18th to 19th Sept		-	Feast of Dorset Food & Wine Festival http://www.feastofdorset.co.uk	Deans Court. Wimborne Dorset
Tue	21st	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Historical Society "Archaeology of Corfe Castle" a talk by archaeologist Nancy Grace.	St. Michael's Parish Centre - off Manor Road, Verwood All Welcome - Members free.
Fri.	24th	08:30 p.m.	*"bernard's Camedy Coberet" Plus Curry 'n' Pint available for £5.95 The best in free range stand up. organic sketches and wheat free musical turns, all presented in a fully compostable packagin. bernard's Camedy Coberet may contain nuts*	Verwood HUB - tickets: £7 - Contact 01202 828740
Sat.	25th	09:00 a.m. 01:00 p.m.	Verwood Farmers Market	Ferrett Green - Heritage Centre - contact 01258 881274
Sat.	25th	09:00 p.m.	A HUB presentation The Agency Autnentic stax/atlantic/mptown soul & funk.	Verwood HUB - tickets: £9 - Contact 01202 828740
Sun	26th	08:00 p.m.	Jazz Evening with John Maddocks Jazzmen. Optional meals from 7pm. Jazz from 8pm until 10.30pm.	St Leonards Hotel - on the A31 nr Ringwood - Jazz Cover charge £5 - Booking essential. - Contact:- Tony on 01202 701295
Tue	28th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Full Council	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Tue	28th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Area Fiftyplus Forum Over Fifties Single Friendship Club "Cheese and Wine Party" Activities and Dancing.	Club 31, 17 Moorlands Road, Verwood. BH31 7PD - entry by ticket only: £7 - Contact 01202 814733 to reserve
Wed.	29th	07:30 p.m.	VERWOOD ORGAN SOCIETY	Verwood HUB - tickets: £5 - Contact 01202 889227

OCT.
Sun	3rd	06:30 p.m. to 08:00 p.m.	Verwood Family Church invite you to the return of:- Hope Cafe Live music in the HUB Bistro	Verwood HUB - Brock Way. - vfc@gmx.co.uk
Wed	6th	-	*The Fireside Theatre* part rehearsed reading The Tide by Ann Jellicoe Interwoven story of Thomas Whitty (Founder of Axminster Carpets), Jack Rattenbury (the beer smuggler), and Nancy Dawson (Axminster girl who became a top London actress/Dancer.	Contact for venue and details: 01202 813517 or 01202 825178 - Members Free - Visitors 30p after 1st visit.
Tue	12th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Finance & General Purposes Committee	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Wed.	13th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood & 3LX Twinning Regular monthly members mtg.	Verwood Methodist Church Hall - £2 inc refreshments
Sat.	16th	08:45 p.m.	ABBA Tribute	Verwood HUB - Contact 01202 828740
Tue	19th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Historical Society "AGM" followed by a talk "A Trip around Jordon".	St. Michael's Parish Centre - off Manor Road, Verwood All Welcome - Members free.
Wed	20th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Plans Consultative Committee	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Sat. & Sun. 23rd to 24th Oct		-	Wimborne Food Festival http://www.wimbornefoodfestival.co.uk	Deans Court. Wimborne Dorset
Sat. & Sun. 23rd to 31st Oct		-	Dorset Food Week http://www.dorsetfoodweek.co.uk	Multiple venues in Dorset
Thu.	21st	08:00 p.m.	Verwood Jazz Club present Sussex Jazz Kings Doors open 07:15 p.m. Good food available. Bar and dance floor	Club 31, 17 Moorlands Road, Verwood. BH31 7PD - tickets: £8 on the door - Contact 01202 813955 - NOTE Changed Venue
Sat.	23rd	09:00 a.m. 01:00 p.m.	Verwood Farmers Market	Ferrett Green - Heritage Centre - contact 01258 881274
Tue	26th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Full Council	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Wed to Sat	27th to 30th	07:30 p.m.	Ringwoo Musical & Dramatic Society "The Rise and Fall of LITTLE VOICE" a Comedy-Drama by Jim Cartwright	Ringwood School Theatre Parsonage Barn Lane Ringwood BH24 1SE - Box Office from 4th October - Tel :- 01425 461707
Wed.	27th	07:30 p.m.	VERWOOD ORGAN SOCIETY	Verwood HUB - tickets: £5 - Contact 01202 889227
Wed.	27th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood & 3LX Twinning 29th AGM	Verwood Methodist Church Hall - £2 inc refreshments
Sat.	30th	06:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.	VERWOOD FLAMEBURST Superb annual firework displays, with bonfire. special events, live music and funfair. ~ Proceeds to Verwood charities. Junior Display 07:00 p.m. - Main Display 08:45 p.m.	The Fuzzy Bit Verwood - Admission charge.

NOV
Tue	2nd	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Amenities Committee	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Wed	3rd	-	*The Fireside Theatre* reading My Boy Jack by David Haig Story of Rudyard Kipling's son, Jack, in WW1.	Contact for venue and details: 01202 813517 or 01202 825178 - Members Free - Visitors 30p after 1st visit.
Mon	8th	07:00 p.m.	East Dorst Community Partnership *Verwood Local Action Group (LAG)*	Verwood HUB contact:- Ron Tomlin 01202 639075 email community@eastdorset.gov.uk
Tue	9th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Finance & General Purposes Committee	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Wed	10th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Plans Consultative Committee	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Thu.	11th	11:00 a.m.	Royal British Legion 2 minutes silence
Thu.	11th	07:30 p.m.	Memorial Hall fundraising event " Quiz & Supper Evening" Teams of 6	Verwood Memorial Hall. - tickets £5 per Head - contact 01202 814785
Tue	16th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Historical Society "Basingstoke to ANZAC - a marine's Journey" an illustrated talk by Martin Willoughy.	St. Michael's Parish Centre - off Manor Road, Verwood All Welcome - Members free.
Thu.	18th	08:00 p.m.	Verwood Jazz Club present Dart Valley Stompers Doors open 07:15 p.m. Good food available. Bar and dance floor	Club 31, 17 Moorlands Road, Verwood. BH31 7PD - tickets: £8 on the door - Contact 01202 813955 - NOTE new Venue
Sat.	20th	09:30 a.m. to noon	Memorial Hall fundraising event " Tabletop Sale"	Verwood Memorial Hall. - £5 per Table - contact 01202 821251
Wed.	24th	07:30 p.m	VERWOOD ORGAN SOCIETY Michael Wooldridge The south coast Mr Music with Roland Atelier Organ	Verwood HUB - tickets: £5 - Contact 01202 889227
Wed	24th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Full Council	3LX Village Hall
Sat..	27th	09:00 a.m. 01:00 p.m.	Verwood Farmers Market	Ferrett Green - Heritage Centre - contact 01258 881274

DEC
Wed	1st	-	*The Fireside Theatre* reading a romantic comedy SABRINA FAIR by Samuel Taylor A Modern Fairy Story Followed by a Christmas Buffet Supper..	Contact for venue and details: 01202 813517 or 01202 825178 - Members Free - Visitors 30p after 1st visit.
Tue	7th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Finance & General Purposes Committee	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Wed.	8th	07:30 p.m.	VERWOOD ORGAN SOCIETY Tony Stace will serve up your Christmas treat on Yamaha HX1.	Verwood HUB - tickets: £5 - Contact 01202 889227
Fri.	10th	08:00 p.m.	*"bernard's Camedy Coberet" Plus Curry 'n' Pint available for £5.95 The best in free range stand up. organic sketches and wheat free musical turns, all presented in a fully compostable packagin. bernard's Camedy Coberet may contain nuts*	Verwood HUB - tickets: £8 - Contact 01202 828740
Sat.	11th	08:00 p.m.	Class of '87 - 80's Party	Verwood HUB - Contact 01202 828740
Mon	13th	07:00 p.m.	East Dorst Community Partnership *Verwood Local Action Group (LAG)*	Verwood HUB contact:- Ron Tomlin 01202 639075 email community@eastdorset.gov.uk
Thu.	16th	08:00 p.m.	Verwood Jazz Club present John Shillito's Select Six Doors open 07:15 p.m. Good food available. Bar and dance floor	Club 31, 17 Moorlands Road, Verwood. BH31 7PD - tickets: £8 on the door - Contact 01202 813955 - NOTE new Venue
Tue	21st	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Full Council	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Wed	22nd	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Town Council Plans Consultative Committee	Council Chambers Town Hall Vicarage Rd. - Verwood.
Thu.	23rd	09:00 a.m. 01:00 p.m.	Verwood Farmers Market (NOTE - the changed day)	Ferrett Green - Heritage Centre - contact 01258 881274
Sat.	25th	Closed	Christmas Day	Heathland Heritage Centre.
Sun.	26th	Closed	Boxing Day	Heathland Heritage Centre.
Mon	27th	Closed	Bank Holiday	Heathland Heritage Centre.

Date		Time	Exhibitions, Festivals & Fairs	Place
Daily - ex, Sun		09:30 a.m. to noon	Exhibition in the Pottery "Shops, Trades & Cottage Industries".	Verwood Heritage Centre - Entrance FREE - Coffee Shop entry FREE

Date		Time	Event	Place
Jan.
Wed	12th	-	*The Fireside Theatre* reading the thriller DOUBLE CUT by Alfred Shaughnessy	Contact for venue and details: 01202 813517 or 01202 825178 - Members Free - Visitors 30p after 1st visit.
Tue	18th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Historical Society "The Sights and Sounds of Nature" an illustrated talk by photographer John Coombes.	St. Michael's Parish Centre - off Manor Road, Verwood All Welcome - Members free.

Feb.
Wed	2nd	-	*The Fireside Theatre* reading Morning at seven by Paul Osborn	Contact for venue and details: 01202 813517 or 01202 825178 - Members Free - Visitors 30p after 1st visit.
Tue	15th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Historical Society "The Suez Crisis" an illustrated talk by David Hawkes.	St. Michael's Parish Centre - off Manor Road, Verwood All Welcome - Members free.

Mar.
Wed	2nd	-	*The Fireside Theatre* reading Sunrise at Campobello by Dore Shary Covers 34 months when in 1921 Franklin Delano Roosevelt was stricken by infantile paralysis at his summer home in Campobello, Canada to the day he was able to stand on his feet again..	Contact for venue and details: 01202 813517 or 01202 825178 - Members Free - Visitors 30p after 1st visit.
Tue	15th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Historical Society "The Undiscovered History of Kingston Lacy" an illustrated talk by David Smith.	St. Michael's Parish Centre - off Manor Road, Verwood All Welcome - Members free.

Apr.
Wed	6th	-	*The Fireside Theatre* reading The Aspern Papers by Michael Redgrave -a dapted from a story by Henry James.	Contact for venue and details: 01202 813517 or 01202 825178 - Members Free - Visitors 30p after 1st visit.
Tue	19th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Historical Society "Researching a typical rural village" (Alton Pancras) an illustrated talk by Colin Dean.	St. Michael's Parish Centre - off Manor Road, Verwood All Welcome - Members free.

May.
Wed	4th	-	*The Fireside Theatre* presents a Tribute to the One-Act play "The Midnight Caller" by Horton Foote, "The Carrier Pigeon" by Eden Phillpotts, "Just Off Piccadilly" by James Parish, "Marrakech" by Graham Swannell and "We'll Meet Again" by Piers Stockdale".	Contact for venue and details: 01202 813517 or 01202 825178 - Members Free - Visitors 30p after 1st visit.
Tue	17th	07:30 p.m.	Verwood Historical Society "Off the Beaten Track" (a look at the small churches of Dorset) an illustrated talk by Karen Mews.	St. Michael's Parish Centre - off Manor Road, Verwood All Welcome - Members free.

Jun.

Jul.

Aug.
Mon. 29th Aug.		12:00 a.m. to 05:30 p.m..	Verwood Rotary Club present VERWOOD RUSTIC FAYRE 2011 Fun day for all the family in support of local & Rotary charities. Classic Vehicles, Stalls, Refreshments (inc Cafe Rene), Craft and a Car Boot Sale. Arena events.	Potterne Park - Verwood. - Contact: 01202 824005 (Vern Harris “Rusty Chairman”)

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.
Sat.	25th	Closed	Christmas Day	Heathland Heritage Centre.
Sun.	26th	Closed	Boxing Day	Heathland Heritage Centre.
Mon	27th	Closed	Bank Holiday	Heathland Heritage Centre.