Dorchester breakfast briefing: What's on, roadworks, opening times and more

By Lottie Welch

9th Feb 2022 | Local News

Dorchester breakfast briefing: What's on, roadworks, opening times and more
Dorchester breakfast briefing: What's on, roadworks, opening times and more

Start your day with Dorchester Nub News' breakfast briefing.

Find weather, things to do, opening times, roadworks and more.

Weather

The Met Office forecasts it will be cloudy with highs of 11 degrees.

Sunrise and sunset

Sunrise: 07:33

Sunset: 17:16

Things to do today

  • Sculpture by the Lakes' first art exhibition of 2022, Light, is on until February 26
  • Dorchester market is staking place in Weymouth Avenue

In case you missed it

Week-long festival celebrating Dorchester's wonderful brewing history

Attraction opening times

Dorset Museum: 10:00 - 16:00

Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum: 10:00 - 16:00

The Keep Military Museum: 10:00 - 16:30

The Teddy Bear Museum: CLOSED - opens March 2022

The Tutankhamun Exhibition: CLOSED

The Dinosaur Museum: CLOSED

The Terracotta Warriors Museum: 10:00 - 16:00

The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum: CLOSED

Supermarket opening times

Tesco: 06:00 - 22:00

Co-op: 06:00 - 22:00

Lidl: 08:00 - 22:00

Waitrose: 08:00 - 20:00

Roadworks

  • SGN will be carrying out works in Casterbridge Road until February 11 and Came View Road until March 4, 2022
  • The A35 between the football club roundabout and Stinsford roundabout will be closed overnight until February while National Highways carries out works. A signed diversion will be in place
  • Wessex Water will be carrying out works High East Street until February 9
  • Dorset Council will be carrying out works in North Walk, and the footpath will be closed, until March 2
  • Highgate Lane, Woodsford, will be closed from 11.30pm to 5.30am until February 18 while Network Rail carries out works
  • Jurassic Fibre will be carrying out works on Monkton Hill until February 9
  • The B3143 in Piddletrenthide between Church Lane and Alton Mill will be closed from 9.30am to 2.30pm until February 9

Cinema screenings

Plaza cinema:

Belfast - 14:00, 19:30

Jackass Forever - 17:15, 20:00

Moonfall - 13:30 (subtitled), 16:45, 20:30

Sing 2 - 12:30, 15:30, 19:00

Spider-Man: No Way Home - 12:00, 16:00

Odeon:

Sing 2 - 15:00, 17:45

Belfast - 14:30, 17:30, 20:00

Jackass Forever - 18:15, 20:30

Spider-Man: No Way Home - 14:45

Scream - 20:45

Fun fact of the day

In the Middle Ages, Gillingham was the site of a royal hunting lodge, visited by kings Henry I, Henry II, John and Henry III. A nearby royal forest was set aside for the king's deer Don't forget to sign up to our newsletter below! You can submit your own news straight to Dorchester Nub News by using the 'Nub It' button on our home page. This can also be done for events on our What's On page and businesses, groups and organisations on our Local Listings page , also by using the 'Nub It' button. Please like and follow our online newspaper on your favourite social media channel. You can find us @DorchesterNubNews on Facebook and @DorchesterNub Twitter.

     

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