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Mayor Making Ceremony

The Mayor Making Ceremony will take place on Friday 9 May 2008 in the Corn Exchange. The doors open at 11am and the ceremony starts at 11.30am, lasting around half an hour.

Charter 400 Mosaic Maze

On Monday 28 April 2008 Cllr Esme Butler, Chairman of the Charter 400 Committee, officially opened the mosaic maze that was paid for through funds raised by the Committee during 2005 to commemorate 400 years of the granting of the Royal Charter to Blandford Forum. Cllr Butler informed those who had gathered to the opening that the mosaic would be a lasting credit to the work carried out by the members of the Committee and she was supported by the Mayor, Cllr Hitchings, who said it would be a lasting memento to the town. The tree in the Tabernacle represents the 300th anniversary of the Charter and now fittingly looks down over the mosaic tree in Woodhouse Gardens, and we hope that both trees will be there for future generations at the 500th anniversary of the Charter!

Members of the Charter 400 Committee, Councillors, staff and members of the public gather round to view the maze

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Long Meadow Quilters are holding a 'Quilt Day', including a quilt exhibition, lunches, tea/coffee and cake on Saturday 28 June 2008 10am - 4pm at Long Meadow (Tel: 01258 860186 for details).

Friends of Blandford Hospital events

MARKET DAYS

Farmers’ Market, Market Place

Friday 9^th May

Friday 13^th June

Friday 11^th July

Friday 8^th August

Friday 12^th September

Friday 10^th October

Friday 14^th November

Friday 12^th December

Market Place Market