Lulworth Castle will be spreading some Christmas Magic over the festive period.

Merlin the marvellous Magician will be on hand to enchant and charm you over the festive season and he will be conjuring up lots of mystical illusions and magical spells.

There will also be lots of merriment in the Castle as it comes alive with plenty of themed activities to keep those little faces glowing with festive cheer.

Enjoy Castle games, quizzes, ‘Hunt the Cracker’ and an activity table bursting with items to make and take home, whilst the Stable Café will offer a warming festive menu.

Lulworth Castle: 21 Dec-2 Jan (closed 24&25 Dec) Normal admission price

Do your bit to support a local village and vote for Milborne St Andrew for the the Big Lottery Fund People’s Millions Award.

Milborne St Andrew has been shortlisted for the Meridian South ITV area final and the winner is entirely dependent on the number of votes they receive.

Part of the project will be to create a wildlife garden, with a focus on butterflies and moths, on part of the village hall land. The rest of the MADCAP bid is for an outside multi-gym and improvements to the village hall facilities - audio/lighting and stage facilities.

Milborne St Andrew needs your vote! You can only vote on the day, 26th November from 9am onwards. The telephone number for voting will be released on the 26th November and is the only way to vote. A video presentation of the project will be aired on the ITV Meridian news and the number to vote will be shown at the end of the clip.

The phone number to vote will also be available on the Big Lottery People’s Millions and Milborne St Andrew village websites.

The Scottish musician Dick Gaughan plays Dorchester Arts Centre on Friday 28th November.

Gaughan has been at the cutting edge of Scottish music for over three decades and his vocal prowess, instrumental virtuosity and intelligence as a composer are legendary.

The common thread running through all of Dick Gaughan’s work is his passion for social justice and telling it like it is and his influences range from Davy Graham to Big Bill Broonzy, Bertolt Brecht to Robert Burns, and Karl Marx to Groucho Marx.

Dorchester Arts Centre: Fri 28 Nov 8pm • £10

National Tree Week, which runs from 26th November to 7th December, is an annual celebration of trees and the start of the winter tree planting season.

There will be opportunities to plant trees at local events across the country. A list of events can be viewed on the Tree Council website.

Tree Council: 26 Nov - 7 Dec

The Kimmeridge Christmas Beach Clean takes place on Sunday 14th December at 1pm.

Help clean the beach for Christmas and join the marine wardens for mince pies and coffee.

The Light Cavalry Band present a Christmas concert at the Tank Museum in Bovington on Wednesday 10th December.

Join them for a heart warming and traditional celebration of Christmas featuring all your favourite seasonal songs and carols.

To book your tickets you can either call into The Tank Museum, or call 01929 405096.

Bovington Tank Museum: Wed 10 Dec 7.30pm • Adults £5, Under 16s £3 

Enjoy a night of entertaining folk music in the comfort of The Lookout at Durlston on Friday 28th November.

Gather at 7.00pm for 7.30pm start. A light supper will be served. To book tickets call The Lookout 01929 426473.

Durlston: Fri 28 Nov 7.30pm

Local stallholders will be presenting their festive wares at Corfe Castle visitor centre on Sunday 30th November.

Corfe Castle Visitor Centre: Sun 30 Nov • 10am-3.30pm

The friends of Upton Country Park are holding a Christmas Craft Show on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd November.

Entrance to the house is £1, children free. Refreshments available.

Upton Country Park: Sat 22-Sun 23 Nov • 10am-4.30pm

Purbeck School is holding a music concert on Monday 17th November.

Admission is free and all are welcome. 

• Funk Music
• Year 9 Stomp Performances
• School Choir singing popular songs
• The award winning String Quartet and Percussion Ensemble

Purbeck School: Mon 17th Nov • 7pm-9pm • Free

David Price, Richard Frewer and Andrew Bannerman bring the poems of Thomas Hardy to life through words and music at Dorchester Arts Centre on Friday 21st November.

The show will feature a lively introduction to the creation of the poems, a recital of several of the best of them, and a performance of some of their musical settings or contemporary music matching the mood of the poems.

This intimate evening of poetry and music will set the various themes in Hardy’s poetry against the important events in his life.

Dorchester Arts Centre: Fri 21 Nov 8pm • £8

The fireworks and bonfire night at Kimmeridge last Saturday night was also postponed due to the bad weather and will take place again on Saturday 6th December (weather permitting)

• Huge Bonfire (even bigger now we have an extra month to add to it!)
• Fireworks Display
• Guy competition - 50p to enter
• BBQ, Hot Soup and Soft Drinks for sale

Gates open at 6.30pm, Fireworks at 7.30pm (ish!!!) Entrance £2 Please wear wellies as this event is at a working farm.

Swalland Farm, Kimmeridge. BH20 5PD Follow the signs to Kimmeridge from the Wareham Bypass. Enquiries: 01929 480525.

Due to another Saturday night of torrential rain, the fireworks display at Bere Regis school was postponed again and will now (fingers crossed!) take place this Saturday (15th November).

Refreshments will come in the form of a Bar and BBQ. Gates open 6pm, Fireworks 7pm, Field adjacent to school, Rye Hill, Bere Regis. Adult £5, Under 16s Free.

Douglas Haig was a controversial figure of World War One and his methods have been frequently called into question by historians ever since.

In this lecture, University of Birmingham War Studies Professor Gary Sheffield talks about the final year of the First World War and discusses Haig’s role in the victory of 1918.

To book your tickets you can either call into The Tank Museum, or call 01929 405096.

 Bovington Tank Museum: Thur 20 Nov • 7.30pm • £10 

Harry Skinner and Dave Saunders perform at Lulworth Castle on 17th November.

The Blues duo have played just about every Blues and Jazz festival there is in the UK and Ireland, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, both as ex members and founders of the award winning blues band The Producers, and in their own right.

Lulworth Castle: Mon 17 Nov 7.30pm