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!!!’

If you live in in Cranborne, we’d love you to join us on Friday 9th May to celebrate the re-opening of the Village Hall. It’s been a fantastic community effort to get to this point and this is a chance to mark this achievement together. Come to the hall between 6.30pm and 9pm for drinks and nibbles (first drink free!).

After 18 months with the Hall closed, we were so happy to welcome our first event yesterday: a great children’s birthday party complete with bouncy castle.

And our regular groups are starting up over the next week or two: yoga, pilates, badminton, Local History…and coming soon, the Cranborne Craft Cafe.

It’s been a real community effort to get here so thank you to everyone who’s helped. Watch this space for details of our re-opening party.

Remember: it’s the Cranborne Duck Race on Saturday 26th April. This is always a brilliant community event and it’s a really important fundraiser for our First School, so please show your support. 

The Village Hall will be open with lots of stalls and refreshments. And it’ll be a chance for you to find out what’s happening as we re-open.  

We’ll have lots of information about our regular activities, including badminton, yoga, pilates, Cranborne Local History Society and the Cranborne Craft Café (more news to come!). And we’ll have details on events coming up including our re-opening party on Friday May 9th. 

And if you have any ideas for ‘Clubs for Cranborne’, then get in touch or come and see us on the 26th. 

Hope to see you there.