Eve Simmonds from Sherborne presented an evening of poetry on the theme of relationships.

Reception to announce the winners of the East Coker poetry writing competition.

Anne Bingley’s clever and entertaining collection of Poetry, Parodies and Puzzles.

Shaftesbury poets Sebastian Hayes and Keith Walton.

Journeys with Sally Jackson.

Youth and Age with Christina Walkley.

Catherine Simmonds, who won the poetry writing competition in 2004 with her poem Passion Fruit for Mrs McGrath, hosted “Moving On” an event around an audio piece about the working life of Karl Edwards, horse logger and farrier.

Burns supper and an evening of Scottish poetry with Mike Mould and Patricia Stewart.

Local poet Mark Greenstock and Judith Anthony read poems from her book An Anthony Anthology.

Clive Bingley recruited talented actors Trevor Peacock and Tilly Tremayne as readers for his poetry evening entitled Going Going Going Gone!