Dorchester’s Coronation Weekend

The booking site for the Dorchester-on-Thames coronation party on Sunday 7th May is now open to take your orders for places at our long party table in Queen St. Your tickets also get you tea and cup cakes with the modest booking fee going to support youth groups in the village. Of course you can bring your own picnic and drinks but our booking site also offers sandwiches and more exotic cakes if you’d rather we did the hard work for you. And finally you can pre-book BBQ food and order your coronation mug (please note those lucky enough to be under 16 will be getting a free small mug from the Parish Council). So, everything you need for a grand day out. Click here to join the party:

www.ticketsource.co.uk/dorchesterabbey

Mark the coronation weekend in your diary and celebrate our community in Dorchester with a fun weekend of street party, village fundraising to help our young people and volunteering to improve our environment!

Sunday 7th May 3pm-8pm – The Big Dorchester street party in Queen St – Book your seats and also get your free tea and coronation cake. Add to it with your own picnic or tea to share with friends. Enjoy the pop up tea room, cake stall, bar, BBQ and live music. £2 per adult and £1 per child raising money for the local youth groups who are running fun activities in the school playground to entertain all ages.  Why not organise a group for your street to sit together?

BH Monday 8th May – ‘The Big Help Out’ – Volunteering in our community – Support a local group, contribute to our community and have fun by volunteering for just a few hours. Activities from cleaning to gardening will be on offer with something to suit any age or skill! More details in the next Dorchester News, on facebook and the village website. Simply sign up on the village website for something that works for you and your family.

Can you help? Thank you to those who have already put their names forward to help with set-up and/or on the day. Please do contact the event organisers Nick and Steph Forman, Mike and Jill Corran and Geoff Russell – via parishclerk@dorchesteronthames.co.uk

Street party and volunteer booking link: will be open by early March

The Big Help Out – volunteering in our community

People across the nation are being encouraged to do some volunteering on the Bank Holiday Monday, 8th May.

Here in Dorchester we have worked with some fabulous people who have set up some brilliant volunteering opportunities for you. We have something for all ages, interests and energy levels. And you don’t need to have any experience to volunteer.

What do you need to do? It’s simple. Just look at the activities in the table, choose the one you fancy and contact them to get more details and sign up. They’re waiting to hear from you.

Book your slot early. And thanks for volunteering. Enjoy it.