The Dorset Doughnut Hole

15/05/2026

Looking forward to a lovely day at Three Okefords Preservation Society LTD tomorrow

29/04/2026

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31/12/2025

Happy New Year to all 🥳🎉🍩

19/12/2025

Come and get the last doughnuts of the year 🍩🍩🍩🍩🎄🎄🎄🎄

Rich Mullins, the chairman of Shaftesbury Carnival, previews what should be a spectacular Sunday evening event, the illuminated tractor procession. He hopes that up to 100 vehicles will join the convoy around North Dorset from the Turnpike Showground. Full details and timings in the audio report. The procession will pass through Motcombe at 7 p.m., into Shaftesbury at 7.30 p.m., along Christy’s Lane and into the town centre for 7.45 p.m.
LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/thisisalfred/shaftesbury-carnivals-illuminated-tractor-rally-preview

14/12/2025

Join us before the run for HOT FRESH DOUGHNUTS, NACHOS and MULLED CIDER at the showground. 🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩

06/12/2025

We will be there at the showground 🍩🍩🍩🍩 along with The Burger Grill

The Shaftesbury Carnival illuminated tractor run was a huge success last Christmas. They’ve refined the timings and planned a more detailed route so they know where they should be and at what time, because there was a bit of waiting around in the cold, wintry weather last year. And on Sunday 21st of December it's happening again,

If you want to enter, it’s £15 a tractor and £5 per passenger and there’s a prize for the best decorated tractor. It's a fundraiser for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Contact Shaftesbury Carnival if you want to book in or just turn up!

So, the route leaves the G & S showground at 4.30, it will be at the Aldi roundabout in Gillingham at 4.45, High Street at 4.50, Peacemarsh at 5.10, then off to Bourton, the Zeals, Mere, getting to Motcombe at 7.00, Shaftesbury at 7.30, and in particular - the Ivy Cross roundabout at 7.35, the Royal Chase roundabout at 7.40, and finishing along Shaftesbury High Street at 7.45pm.