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Shaftesbury Singer Starts 2024 On High Note With New Single Reason

In November, Shaftesbury singer-songwriter Ben Francis packed out Shaftesbury’s Arts Centre with a concert to launch his EP.

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Summer Attractions – Motcombe Announces Music Festival, Semley Event Extends

If you love live music, you’ll have plenty of choices in the Shaftesbury area this summer with a new music festival in Motcombe on 29th June.

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Easter Challenge For Shaftesbury Kids – Make A Movie In A Week

Arts Centre manager Charlie Hamilton loves putting kids through a time-pressured creative challenge.

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Eclectic Charity Concert At St Peter’s To Build Classroom For Ugandan Children

A diverse range of music, mixing Beethoven, Latin beats, and lively Nigerian vibes, will fill Shaftesbury’s St Peter’s Church this Saturday at 7pm.

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Fewer Miles, Less Money For The Latest Movies – Full House For Shaftesbury Cinema Launch

Almost four decades after Shaftesbury lost its last cinema, Bimport’s Savoy, there’s a new venue for watching the latest films.

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Melbury Director’s Rural Mental Health Movie Debuts in West End

Melbury filmmaker Rebecca Rose’s short film on mental health, ‘Wake’, has been showcased in the West End by the charity Yellow Wellies, which focuses on the mental wellbeing of those…

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Popular Blackmore Vale Band Disband

For the past five years, the Blackmore Vale band, the Sturminstrels, have entertained local lovers of music.

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Loss Of Assembly Room Would ‘Rip The Guts Out’ Of Shaftesbury Fringe

Shaftesbury Town Council opposes proposals to turn The Grosvenor Arms Hotel’s first-floor function room into two large bedrooms.

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Spring Into Art – Shaftesbury Gallery Blossoms With Seasonal Showcase

The Spring Open art exhibition is now underway at the Shaftesbury Arts Centre Gallery, showcasing a wide range of works from emerging and professional artists, including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and…

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Hole And Corner – Global Makers’ Magazine Crafted In Fontmell

‘Hole and Corner’, an international magazine celebrating craftspeople worldwide, has just marked its 10th anniversary.

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