It’s only just over a week until the fabulous Sea Show comes to Cranborne village hall. You’ll meet Morwenna the ‘beautiful’ mermaid, Ruan the reformed seagull and Salty Seadog Captain Pemburthy, as well as mischievous sea-squirts, anemones, limpets, crabs and pilchards. Come and celebrate the sea!

It all takes place at 10.30am on Friday 25th July. Afterwards there’s a children’s puppet-making workshop – book now as places are limited.

Come and join in the fun at this brilliant Artsreach event performed by the wonderful Squashbox Theatre. Email events@cranbornevillagehall.org.uk or call Alison on 01725 517028 to book tickets. It’s £6 for adults, £5 for children, £20 for a family. The workshop is £3 per child.

Interested in family history or local history? Come along tomorrow evening to the History Hub at 7.30pm at Cranborne village hall, for a chance to collaborate, share experience or just see how other people go about their research.

You can talk to others about your own genealogy research and get help if you’ve hit a brick wall.  The Cranborne archives will also be open for those who’d like to have a look.

If you can’t make evening sessions, then the next one is at 2.30pm on Monday 27th July. 

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Join us at the village hall this Saturday between 10.30am and 12.30pm when we’ll be open for coffee, tea and delicious homemade cakes. It’s a chance to catch up with friends and neighbours or meet new ones. Also, if you have any spare produce you’d like to swap, sell or give away, then bring it along. Just pop in!

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It’s not long before The Sea Show comes to Cranborne. A crazy mix of puppet show, natural history programme and comedy cabaret, it’s unmissable for children (and adults) 4yrs+. It’s all happening at Cranborne Village Hall at 10.30am on Friday 25th July.

Afterwards there’s a fantastic children’s puppet-making workshop but places are limited so book asap.

Get your tickets now for this brilliant Artsreach event by emailing events@cranbornevillagehall.org.uk, or by calling Alison on 01725 517028. It’s £6 for adults, £5 for children, £20 for a family. The workshop is £3 per child.

Come and join in the fun!

The Cranborne History Hub is for anyone interested in local history or genealogy. It’s a chance for history buffs to share information, expertise and ideas, and get some help when you hit a brick wall. Also, the extraordinary Cranborne archive will be open for anyone interested.

The first session is on Monday 14th July at 7.30pm, and the second on Monday 28th July at 2.30pm. We’ll be alternating evenings and afternoons so there should be a time to suit you.

Come along to the village hall for what should be a great collaborative group. It’s only £3 a session but your first one is free. More info from dl@cranbornevillagehall.org.uk

Photo courtesy of Jon Tyson on Unsplash.

Join us on the second Saturday of the month when we’ll be opening the hall for Chaturdays. Just pop in for coffee, tea, delicious home-made cakes, and a chance to catch up with friends and neighbours.

Also, if you have any produce you’d like to swap, sell or give away, then bring it along.

The first session is on Saturday July 12th, between 10am and 12 noon.  We’d love to see you there.

Photo courtesy of Allie Reefer on Unsplash.

Dust off your dancing shoes: The Belters are coming to Cranborne Village Hall on Friday June 20th.

Dan Baker, Rich Baker, and Chris Pedley have been entertaining dancefloors since 2001, and if there’s one thing they know, it’s how to keep the party grooving. From rock ‘n’ roll bangers, to soul, funk and disco to 80s dance anthems, their setlist is stacked with crowd-pleasers. Straight outta the Dorset countryside, The Belters are reuniting for a proper knees-up to celebrate the start of summer at Cranborne Village Hall.

Lace up those dancing shoes and come let loose— it’s gonna be a Belter!

Doors open at 7.30pm and tickets are £10 https://www.facebook.com/thebeltersband

More info from events@cranbornevillagehall.org.uk or get tickets here: https://buytickets.at/cecilmemorialhall2025

Funky Fries (https://www.facebook.com/funkyfriesdorset) will be on site throughout the event serving loaded fries with a range of (delicious) toppings

OR make a night of it – show your ticket confirmation and enjoy special discounts on the other fabulous dining options that Cranborne has to offer:

o La Fosse, who are doing a ‘pre-event’ menu from 6 – 7.15 https://www.facebook.com/lafosseDorset

o Get 10% off at The Sheaf of Arrows, Cranborne https://www.facebook.com/sheafofarrows.in.cranborne

o Get 20% off at Orchard Bay Bakery Pizzas, based at Holwell Farm alongside the Sixpenny Tap Brewery https://www.facebook.com/orchardbay

Dust off your dancing shoes and put Friday 20th June in your diaries. We’re delighted to announce that The Belters will be coming to Cranborne Village Hall, with their fantastic live party classics from the last 50 years. Let’s all let our hair down!

All ages welcome. Tickets on sale soon – watch this space. 

‘Unashamedly rinsing the best party classics!!!’