Sherborne Town Council

A new and exciting Ninja Trail is to be installed at the Blackberry Lane Adventure and Skate Park this Autumn.

After listening to requests for more play equipment to be available in the town for a slightly older age group and consulting with the Sherborne Youth Council we decided on a smaller scale Ninja Warrior style course.

The course includes slanted steps, a climbing slope, monkey bars and a warrior ramp as well as a stopwatch to be able to see how fast the course can be completed by yourself or with friends.

Ninja trails are sports & fitness obstacle courses for children from eight years upwards and teenagers. Equipment can be used to develop strength, endurance, reflection, agility and speed.

The trail is partly funded by the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner Op Relentless Fund, following an application for a ‘Sports, Fitness and Recreation Project in Sherborne.’

The official opening will involve the Sherborne Youth Council and be held in October this year.

On Friday 10th July Sherborne Town Council’s Grounds Team were faced with the sad vandalism and resulting death of a tree in Pageant Gardens.

The tree was planted in 2016 in memory of a well-liked member of the grounds team and Sherborne resident Ady Pitman.

This has been reported to the police and CCTV footage is being looked at.

If anyone has any information about this incident please get in touch with Sherborne Police and we urge anyone who sees anything like this taking place to report it by ringing 101.

Not to be missed, taking place in Cafe D'Urberville this Wednesday at 6.30pm.

Meet Dorset’s brilliant new voice in fiction Imani Thompson at 6.30 pm in Durberville on Wednesday night. Enjoy a fascinating talk and a glass of wine AND get home in time for the match! She’s just 27 and her debut novel ‘Honey’ is the talk of the town. A female serial killer is on the loose in Cambridge, targeting misogynists. Just a handful of tickets left….
Here she is, talking to Dorset magazine.

Urgent overnight temporary closure of Cheap Street, to enable Wessex Water safe access to carry out emergency works.

To come into effect from 20.00 this evening and anticipated to be completed by 06.00 on 10th July 2026.

Restocked Sherborne Community Fridge at The Pod on Cheap Street. Pop in and pick something up - it's open to everyone 🥦🍞🫑

If you are out in this heat pop in to the Pod on Cheap Strret where you will find the re-stocked COMMUNITY FRIDGE. Produce is available to all as we are all about reducing food waste.

1. Wessex Water have notified us of an urgent closure on Newland, Sherborne due to replace communication pipe relay.

The works are expected to be completed by 03-07-2026.

For more information or any access concerns please contact - 0345 600 4 600.

2. Temporary Traffic Regulation Order for A30, Sherborne - please note that these works will now start on 6 July 2026 and end on 14 July 2026.

Sherborne is running to become the next UK Town of Culture 2028!

In celebration of our town’s culture and heritage, we have submitted a digital postcard to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
You can view our entry alongside others from across the country on the official UK Town of Culture Digital Map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1Su-761mY3NPLpd4d948m5ppY7R-bslw&usp=sharing

Join us in celebrating our amazing community and all the towns who’ve entered across the UK.

Follow our social media channels and visit our website for more information, as it comes in, on this exciting opportunity for our town.

Visit-Dorset Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Sherborne Community Kitchen have a new menu coming from 9th July to 24th September 2026.

New Menu

On Saturday 27th June 2026, the Mayor of Sherborne, Cllr Suresh Jeganathan was joined by members of the Royal British Legion which included the Chairman of the Sherborne & District branch, David Bows, along with others from the branch and Sir Andrew Graham, Dorset County President of the Royal British Legion, for the dedication of a new war memorial, situated on the Abbey Green.

Reverend Martin Lee lead the dedication with a prayer and blessing of the bench.

Steve Shield, Sherborne Town Clerk said, “This new all forces memorial bench is a simple but powerful way for Sherborne to say thank you to all who have served. It means a great deal to us to work so closely with the Royal British Legion Sherborne & District Branch, and we hope this spot becomes a special place for quiet reflection and remembrance at the heart of our town”.

A big thank you to everyone that came along for the dedication and to the Sherborne Town Council Grounds Team who prepared the area ready for the bench to be permanently situated.