Entries to be submitted by Sunday 12th August 2018 DOMVS delight in showcasing the the best from Dorset’s landscape photographers, both budding and seasoned. Featured here is the winning photograph, ‘View from the Top of Lanehouse Rocks’ by Ben Tizzard which graces the front cover of the summer issue of the DOMVS Enterprise club ‘Inspired […]

1st – 2nd September 2018 A huge event in the county’s annual events calendar, Dorset County Show celebrates Dorset’s rich heritage of agriculture and rural life. Having first exhibited in 1840, Dorchester Agricultural Society has been continually developing and expanding the show for over 175 years. This year’s event encompasses competitive classes from cattle, sheep, […]

27th September – 2nd October 2018 Artists Supporting the Army’s National Charity DOMVS is delighted to be supporting the Art4Army fundraising exhibition of contemporary paintings, photography & sculptures. There will also be daytime talks by artists and celebrities all in aid of the ABF, The Soldiers’ Charity (formerly the Army Benevolent Fund). There will be six […]

The team at DOMVS are hoping to raise much-needed money for people living with cancer by hosting an event as part of Macmillan Cancer Support’s World Biggest Coffee Morning. The event is being held on Friday 27th September at 10:00am at the DOMVS Dorchester, Wareham and Preston (Weymouth) offices. Organisers are inviting people to come […]

Sunday 23rd September 2018 DOMVS is delighted to be sponsoring the Smedmore Open House and Gardens in aid of Kimmeridge Village Hall. Tickets for admission to the gardens are £5 on the door and are not available in advance. House Tours £3 Children under 16 free House Tours are conducted by the owner of Smedmore […]

Christmas Craft and Gourmet Food Fair The Kingston Maurward Christmas Craft and Gourmet Food Fair returns this November for its 32nd year. Come along and see over 100 stalls selling brilliant crafts, food and drink, and you can find lunch in the street food area in front of the house. November 3rd and 4th 10.00am […]

THE MACMILLAN CHRISTMAS SHOPPING FAIR CELEBRATING THREE DECADES OF FUNDRAISING DOMVS is delighted to be supporting the highly popular Macmillan Christmas Shopping Fair, which is being held on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th November at Kingston Maurward College and is celebrating thirty years of fundraising. Over that time, it is estimated that the fair has […]

We’re offering you the chance to WIN a place at a Christmas Wreath Making Workshop (worth £45!) The winner will be invited to join Katie Priestley on Saturday 1st December (09:30 – 11:30) in the warm and welcoming environment of Studio 1 at Sculpture by the Lakes for a two-hour workshop making Christmas wreaths. Enter […]

‘Story House: The DOMVS Children’s Writing Prize in Association with Dorchester Literary Festival’ returned for its third year with rousing success. The competition was devised to inspire creativity, imagination and passion for the written word and, this year, received entries from talented young writers from Dorchester and surrounding areas.  The stories were judged in two rounds; the […]