Events

Join the Black Ven Verse Choir

A Choir of spoken word voices

Learning works inspired by Dorset Poets

Folk Song and Sea Shanty

9 October – 27 November, Wednesdays 1-3pm with Sarah Acton and Kathleen Snarr

£50 for 8 week course

Venue: St Swithuns Church Hall, Allington, Bridport.

For bookings and £20 deposit email blackvenpress@gmail.com

Exhibition: ‘ The Roots of Religion in West Bay’

Tuesday 29th October- 22nd March 2020

11am-4pm

West Bay Discovery Centre

This year marks the anniversary of the opening of the Methodist Chapel (170 years ago) and St John’s Church (80 years ago). Come and discover our new exhibition, which celebrates and explores the history of these two churches and the stories of those associated with them. Please check our website for winter opening hours. Admission free, donations welcomed

Contact Phone No 01308 427288

Email  info@westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk

Website http://www.westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk/

Art and Design History Course

Monday 4th November- 9th December

‘White Room’, Chapel in the Garden

2pm-3.30pm

Fee- £60

Tutor: Pam Simpson MA, who teaches at Bath Spa University. Please contact Pam to book a place or for information by email,  chris.pamsimpson@btinternet.com or tel 01300 321715.

A 6 week course, the overlap period from the end of Romanticism, early -mid 19th century painting and design. English, German and French painting and decorative arts. Barbizon painters e.g., Corot, Nazarene painters, Olympian Dreamers e.g. Alma Tadema, Landscape painting e.g. Richard Parkes Bonnington, John Ruskin as art critic and artist, Narrative painting e.g. William Bell Scott and more.

Autumn Open

Saturday 9th – Wednesday 27th November

10.30am-4.30pm

The Gallery Symondsbury, Bridport

To welcome the season, Lyme Bay Arts’s home venue, The Gallery Symondsbury, will be hosting a special month-long showcase of artwork created by over 60 artists and designers from the SouthWest who have been inspired by the theme of Autumn.  Including 2D and 3D artwork, the Autumn Open will offer visitors a rich harvest of affordable art to admire and purchase.

01308 301326

phil@lymebayarts.co.uk    http://www.lymebayarts.co.uk

Across 2017/2018 Depeche Mode embarked on their Global Spirit Tour, in which they performed to more than 3 million fans at 115 shows across the globe.

This new visually-striking film, directed by award-winning filmmaker and longtime artistic collaborator Anton Corbijn, captures the energy and spectacle of the band’s performance from the tour along with a deeper look into how their music and shows have been woven into the fabric of their fans’ lives.

Through the deeply emotional stories of six special Depeche Mode fans, the film shows not only how and why the band’s popularity and relevance has continued to grow over the course of their career, but provides a unique look into music’s incredible power to build communities, enable people to overcome adversity, and create connections across the boundaries of language, location, gender, age, and circumstance.

Artfully shot and expertly edited, Depeche Mode: SPIRITS in the Forest goes beyond the typical concert film, weaving together exhilarating musical performances, filmed at the final shows of the Global Spirit Tour in Berlin’s famed Waldbühne (“Forest Stage”), with intimate documentary footage filmed in fans’ hometowns across the globe.

BBFC classification: TBC

Date: Thursday 21 November 2019

Time: Starts 7:30pm

Ticket Price: Advance £10.00 (£9.80+20p bf)

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk

Friday 22 November 8pm

The Literary & Scientific Institute, 51 East Street, Bridport DT6 3JX

Tickets: £8.00

Available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre. Tel no. 01308 424901 or online here

Also available from LSI and Eventbrite

Horatio Morpurgo has written on Europe for over 20 years.

Starting from Prague as the Cold War ended, he will take us on a journey through Europe’s deep past, into its 20^th century conflicts and so to the present.

Whether or not we leave, he argues, only some such journey can resolve the

underlying turmoil.

A witness himself to the collapse of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia thirty years ago, Horatio Morpurgo will tell the longer story of Britain’s Czech connection and how much has depended upon it. Few people are aware of the Czech philosopher who was invited to address England’s parliament in 1641. But his visit would have far-reaching consequences. Morpurgo will show how the memory of this vital connection was kept alive even during Chamberlain’s betrayal of 1938. It turned up in songs of resistance to the Soviet invasion of 1968 – songs which were sung once again in 1989. Lest we forget.

DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s co-production Abominable takes audiences on an epic 2,000-mile adventure from the streets of a Chinese city to the breathtaking Himalayan snowscapes.

When teenage Yi (Chloe Bennet, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building, she and her friends, Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Albert Tsai), name him “Everest” and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth.

But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead of Burnish (Eddie Izzard), a wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti, and zoologist Dr. Zara (Sarah Paulson) to help Everest get home.

Date: Saturday 23 November 2019

Time: Starts 11am

Ticket Price: £4.50

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk

5KM Purple Night Run

Saturday 23rd November

Symondsbury Estate

Start time 4.30pm

Junior entry £8, Standard entry £10

A friendly multi terrain fun run open to ages 8+. (Children must be accompanied by an adult)In aid of pancreatic cancer awareness month

RUN,JOG OR WALK

Dress in Purple and remember a head torch.

Sign up via FULLONSPORT.COM

Red Joan (12A)

Saturday 23rd November

7.30pm, Doors open at 7pm

Netherbury Village Hall

Tickets: £5 (in advance)/ £6 (on door)

Refreshments available

For advance tickets, please call 01308 488411

Directed by Trevor Nunn, and starring Judi Dench, this is the story of Joan Stanley, a mild-mannered suburban widow who was exposed as the KGB’s longets-serving British spy. With Sophie Cookson.

It’s 1927 in Hollywood and the stuntman-turned-matinee-idol star of Monumental Pictures, Don Lockwood (Kelly), is caught in the bumpy transition from silent films to talkies.

When the studio’s attempts to make their own talkie turn disastrous, it’s down to Don, his songwriter best friend Cosmo (O’Connor) and ingénue love interest Kathy (Reynolds) to save the day… by turning the film into a musical!

Full of classic songs like Singin’ in the Rain, Make ‘Em Laugh and Good Morning, Singin’ in the Rain is pure singing, dancing, laughing movie-watching joy.

Date: Saturday 23 November 2019

Time: Starts 7:30pm

Ticket Price: £5.00 (£4.80+20p bf)

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk

Two Destination Language

Fallen Fruit

Home isn`t a place, it`s something we make it

Multi award winning. Two Destination Language bring us a visually rich show about breaking free, breaking up and building a future.

Burton Bradstock Village Hall

Saturday 23rd November – 7:30pm

£10, £6 (u18s), £25 (fam 4 – max 2 adults) on the door, if available, or inadvancefrom Bryan and Sue Brown:01308 897421 or online at www.artsreach.co.uk

Bar Available

Supported by ACE SW, Dorset Council and Blanchard Bailey

Candles On The Hill

Sunday 24th November 2019

St Catherine’s Hill, Abbotsbury

3pm

Decorated bags with candles inside will form a circle of light to illuminate the path to St Catherine’s Chapel.

There will also be a short service at 3.30pm in the Chapel.

Candle bags cost £2 each, on sale in advance from Abbotsbury businesses. Proceeds going to St Nicholas Church, Abbotsbury.

Please decorate your candle bag, and bring it to St Catherine’s Hill on 24th November or return it to the vendor to be put in place on the day.

Candle bags are also available from 1pm-3pm on the day with a workshop to help you decorate them at Strangways Village Hall.

The Bridport Chamber Orchestra

Autumn Concert

Sunday 24th November 2019

3pm

St Swithun’s Church, Bridport

Conductor- Arturo Serna

Leader- Alexandra Ennis

Soloists

Alexandra Ennis- Violin, Amy Whittlesea and Charlotte Ferguson- Recorders, Simon Clarkson- Harpsichord

Sonata No 1 in G- Rossini, Adagio-Barber, Brandenburg No 4- Bach, Four Pieces for string Orchestra-Bridge, Molly on the Shore-Grainger

Tickets £10 from the Book Shop, South Street, at the door from orchestra members

Students under 16 free.

Refreshments after the concert

Bridport Soup

Sunday 24th November

5pm-8pm

United Church, Bridport

1. Apply with an event idea!

2. 12 groups get 3 minutes to pitch

3. Everyone gets 3 votes each

4. 8 winners get £400 + Free Space

£4 on the door for soup, bread and 3 votes

Golden Cap Association (West Dorset)

Geology and Jewellery Mining, Materials and Design by Sian Evans

Date: Monday 25 November at 2.30pm

Venue: United Church Hall, East St., Bridport.

Members of the public welcome, admission £5

Further details 01308 863577

(In support of National Trust)

An Introduction to Psychology 

What Makes you you?

Tuesday 26th November

10am-12.30 or 18.30-21.00

Only £16 per session

LSi Bridport

A taster to explore what makes you “You” through a psychological perspective.

Collect evidence, watch classic experiments, and be amazed at how humans behave, think and feel.

To Book Your Place Call 01202 262300

Visit www.skillsandlearningace.com

What do the people who want to be Members of Parliament have to say about the Environment and Climate Crises?

Date: Tuesday 26 November

Time: 6.30-6.45 refreshments, 7pm prompt start.

Venue: Bridport united Church, East St., Bridport DT6 3LJ

Questions on the door or in advance to admin@transitiontownbridport.co.uk

Organised by Transition Town Bridport in conjunction with Churches Together in Bridport and District.

Circle Dancing 

Traditional folk and modern circle dances from around the World

The W.I Hall, Bridport

11am-12.15pm

Every Wednesday

We will dance a selection of dances from a number of traditions and to a variety of traditional, modern and classical music.

These community building dances can be joyful, powerful, meditative or simply fun to dance.

No need for a partner or previous experience. Weekly sessions £3-£5

For more information please contact Christina on 07544695789 or christina.harmonydance@gmail.com

M&B Uncorked, 100 Wines!

Christmas Wine Tasting

Thursday 28th November

6pm-9pm

Seaside Boarding House, Burton Bradstock

Informal Walk around tasting with over 100 Wines, Fizz, Port, Gin, Christmas Gifts

Book Online at www.morrishandbanham.com or call 01305 261480 or email mark@morrishandbanham.com

£5 per person, refundable against purchase of 12+ bottles on the night

Appreciation Redefined: A Talk by Tedx speaker Raj Adgopul

Thursday 28 November 7:30pm

Venue: The Literary & Scientific Institute, 51 East Street, Bridport DT6 3JX

Tickets: £12.00 available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre. Tel no. 01308 424901 or online here

Also available from LSI and Eventbrite

Raj started his career in Mumbai.

He was young and full of hope but life was hard, and he was often hungry, tired and battered by the reality of life. He had a steady job working at one of the most prestigious hospitals in the city. But despite having a professional job, Raj earned 6,000 rupees a month (about £70), and was living in a room shared with 23 other people in a railway quarter. For four years all his belongings fitted into a plastic bag: a toothbrush and some toothpaste, one spare set of clothes and one pair of shoes. For all this time he lived in a space that was 6 feet by 2 feet.

Raj arrived in England 15 years ago on a one-way ticket and with just £5 in his pocket. As far as he was concerned coming to the UK was the fastest shortcut to a good life.

As a first-generation Indian economic migrant to England and to the NHS, Raj grew up in a village knowing nothing about speaking English, let alone working in a European country.

Raj knows what is it like to arrive in a new country for the first time; when you don’t know why your bathroom doesn’t have a bucket in it, what a lunch box is, or why dogs seem to have all the fun…

Join him on this laugh-littered journey that will make you look with new eyes at the country you live in. Something for everyone in this immigrant’s tale that is bound to both enlighten and educate.

MORE ABOUT RAJ

Raj is one of 11 Tedx NHS 2019 speakers selected from over 600 applicants across the UK.

He has 20+ years of nursing experience in theatre, district nursing and public health, with a specialism in early years development.

He lives near Bridport, Dorset.

Click here for more information about TEDxNHS 

Rocketman (15)

Friday 29th November

Doors Open 7.30pm Film starts 8pm

at Litton Cheney Village Hall

Tickets £5 to include a glass a wine

Tickets from: Sally 01038 482752  Elizabeth 01308 482162 Bella 01308 482367 or on the door

The Film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into international superstar Elton John- One of the most iconic figures in pop culture.

An Evening of Entertainment from –

Bridport Young Performers

The Living Tree

Tinkers Cuss

Date: Friday 29 November, 7.30pm

Venue: Bridport Town Hall

Tickets: £7.50 from Tourist information Centre (and on the door if available)

Raffle and bar

Supporting the Mayoral Charities – BYPS and The Living Tree

Hey you, don’t watch that, watch this!
This is the heavy heavy monster sound
The nuttiest sound around…”

Ladies and gentleman it’s…COMPLETE MADNESS. The UK’s No.1 tribute to the nutty boys!

Complete Madness were formed in 1994 out of a band called ‘Beat The System’ which itself was born in 1989 with original members Mark Keegan and Derek Wood who are still with Complete Madness today, below are 2 links of Complete Madness as “beat the system” please feel free to click and watch Complete Madness in the early days.

Mark was always into the original Punk and Ska scene while Derek was more of an old School Rock person, so finding a happy medium of music was always difficult but in 1990 they decided to settle on the New Wave type of stuff featuring bands such as The Clash, Alarm, U2, Nick Lowe, Big Country and Flock of Seagulls to name a few.

In 1992 they added a few Madness songs to their set such as Night boat to Cairo and Baggy Trousers. The band started doing showcases and signed to an agency and with their growing popularity began to add more Madness and Specials songs to the set.

In 1994 with the ever-changing set becoming more Ska influenced they decided to change the name of the band from ‘Beat The System’ to ‘Complete Madness’. As well as a name change they also added Saxophonist and Pianist player Chris Halford to the line up and then in 1998 Keyboard/Organist Chris Collier also joined the band. It was at this point the band really began to become the band that it is today.

It was around this time the bands popularity really began to grow and they made the decision to quit their day jobs and go professional.
Complete Madness have performed in venues around the world including Army Bases both home and abroad, Butlins family and adult breaks, ferries and small cruises, Festivals: including the Cork Jazz Festival between 1996 and 2005 winning rave reviews and many other interesting and varying venues around the world.

Complete Madness also perform high profile theatre shows, performing over 60 theatres over the last few years.
This is one live show you will NOT want to miss. Fez optional

Date: Friday 29 November 2019

Time: Starts 8pm

Ticket Price: Early Bird (limited) £10.50 / Tier 2 £12.50 / Advance £14.50 / Door £16.50

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk

Life Drawing and Other Work Exhibition

An Exhibition of work produced at The Bull Hotel Life Drawing Sessions and other creative work.

Venue: Ballroom, The Bull hotel, East St., Bridport. DT6 3LF

Date: Saturday 30.11 and Sunday 1.12

Free admission

Traditional &  not so traditional

Lantern Making Workshop

to join in the Bridport Christmas Cheer Lantern Procession

Saturday 30th November

10.30am-2pm

at Bridport Town Hall

£4 per lantern

Suitable for adults, children & families.

Make a pyramid or bent willow lantern to carry

Join the procession on December 4th

Please Book your place & more info call Bridport Tourist Information Centre, 01308 424901

Faulty Towers- The Original Dining Experience

Comedy Dinner

Saturday 30th November

7pm in the bar ready for 7.30pm

Eypes Mouth Country Hotel

3 Course meal and show

Join us for the dinner event of the year which combines fine food and classic comedy action as Basil , Sybil and Manuel do their very best to look after you in typical ‘Faulty’ style.

Tickets £45 per person, book now on 01308 423300 www.eypesmouthhotel.co.uk   info@eypesmouthhotel.co.uk

Beaminster Singers

Advent Concert

Saturday 30th November

7.30pm

St Mary’s Church, Beaminster

Tickets £15 from Church Office, Hogshill Street and Yarn Barton Centre, Fleet Street

Mozart: Organ Solo Mass

Pergolesi: Magnificent

Haydn:Little Organ Mass

Corp: A Christmas Mass

Soprano: Amy Carson

Mezzo: Adriana Festeu

Tenor: Matthew Daly

Bass: Tim Dickinson

Bridport and District Amateur Boxing Club Presents

An Amateur Boxing Tournament 

Saturday 30th November 2019

7.30pm

Freshwater Holiday Park

Tickets £20

Officials Appointed by A.B.A

Available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre. 01308 424901

Full Licensed Bar/ Food available to the Public

This autumn, the worldwide phenomenon DOWNTON ABBEY, becomes a grand motion picture event, as the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives.

A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance.

The television series Downton Abbey followed the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who worked for them at the turn of the 20th century in an Edwardian English country house.

Over its 6 seasons, the series garnered 3 Golden Globe Awards, 15 Primetime Emmy Awards, 69 Emmy nominations in total, making Downton Abbey the most nominated non-US television show in the history of the Emmys – even earning a Special BAFTA award and a Guinness World Record for the highest critically rated TV show along the way.

Date: Saturday 30 November

Time: Starts 7.30pm

Ticket price: £5.00 adv/door

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk