COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
Spirit
Poundbury is a flourishing development with an ever-growing community. There are now more than 3,000 people living in Poundbury and a whole host of activities for everyone to participate in
Communities take time to mature and require nurturing. With this in mind, many Poundbury residents and businesses have time and effort to make a community to be proud of. Now in its 24th year, Poundbury has a range of community voices who have set up committees, networks of friends and clubs for common interests. There are also now established annual events for the community such as the Dorset Food & Arts Festival, held every August, open gardens and the Dorchester FC Great Annual Field Fun Day. The square dance held in Pummery Square every July is cherished by lots of local families. Resident and local business owner Katie Gallego of Poundbury Wealth Management organises the event and says she likes the fact it gives‘ Poundbury a village feel.’ At Easter, Boo’ s Toy Shop organises a great Easter Egg hunt, which draws in families from near and far, who also flocked here for the store’ s recent Christmas market and Santa’ s Grotto.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE REGULAR COMMUNITY EVENTS
Monday 11.45am Body Conditioning with Maggie Moone, Brownsword Hall- contact Maggie 01305 259377
Monday 12.30pm Burn to the Beat with Maggie Moone, Brownsword Hall- contact Maggie 01305 259377
Monday 7.15pm Dorset Camera Club, Brownsword Hall – contact Neil 01305 751567
Tuesday 9.15am Fitness Club, Brownsword Hall – contact Lindsay 07811451585
Tuesday 2-4pm Butterflies Cancer Support Group( every second and fourth Tuesday of the month), in The Quiet Space, contact 01300 341900
Tuesday 6.15pm Zumba with Maggie Moone, Brownsword Hall- contact Maggie 01305 259377
Tuesday 7pm and 8.30pm Heart & Soul Choir, The Quiet Space, contact Kathie Prince on 07826385301
Wednesday 5pm Brownies, Brownsword Hall- contact Christine 01305 757442
Thursday 10am and 6.30pm Line Dancing, Brownsword Hall – contact Bob 01305 852026
Friday 10am – 11.30am( every Friday in term time) Cheeky Monkeys Parents & Toddlers group, Brownsword Hall- contact Miriam 07779764007
Friday 12.15pm Yoga, Brownsword Hall – contact Claire 01305 751984
Dates for your diary
Saturday 3 December: The Poundbury Photographic Exhibition commissioned for the visit by Her Majesty The Queen. 9am-2pm in Jubilee Hall( next to Waitrose)
Sunday 4 December: Poundbury Childrens’ Christmas Party from 2pm-4pm in the Brownsword Hall
Thursday 8 December: Christmas Carols at Poundbury Gardens, 6.30pm in the Engine Rooms
Wednesday 21 December: Late night Dorset Farmers’ Market from 4pm until 7pm
Saturday 15 April: Easter Egg Hunt in the Buttermarket
July( date to be confirmed): Poundbury Square Dance in Pummery Square
Saturday 5 August: Dorset Food & Arts Festival, Queen Mother Square
If you run an event or club and would like us to feature it please email miriam @ celebratingpoundbury. co. uk
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For more information about Poundbury’ s community visit wwww. celebratingpoundbury. co. uk / events
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