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Video trailers for events and live shows at the Allendale, Wimborne. If you like what you see here, you'll love the live show! What's On - videos Try before you buy - if you like what you see here, you'll love the live show. Tap the orange button or see all our ticketed events here . Keep it live! See LEGENDS OF MOTOWN, 26/9/25 - BOOK HERE See VOULEZ TWO, 28/9/25 - BOOK HERE See QUO CONNECTION, 4/10/25 - BOOK HERE FLEETWOOD MAD, 18/10/25 - tap image to watch. BOOK HERE See RICHARD SMITH, 14/11/25 - BOOK HERE See THE SOUNDS OF SIMON, 29/11/25 - BOOK HERE See DIRTY/DC, 27/12/25 - BOOK HERE

Vehicle access and parking at the Allendale, Wimborne. Location & vehicle access: We're on Hanham Road, Wimborne (BH21 1AS), opposite The Olive Branch pub and next door to Allendale House . By the pedestrian crossing you'll see an entrance that leads to Allendale House (East Dorset Heritage Trust) car park and then, through gates that are normally open, into our car park . Delivering: Pull into our car park and go to Reception, inside the front entrance (unless you have a different instruction from The Allendale Café). Unloading: If you're unloading, e.g. to trade at a market or craft fair etc., you may unload in our car park. It's then preferable to park in adjacent Allenview car park: turn left back onto Hanham Road, left at the 2nd roundabout, then left into the public car park. At the end of the event you're welcome to return to our car park to load up. Parking (Sunday to Thursday): If you're attending an event at the Allendale or using facilities including The Allendale Café, you're welcome to use our car park if a space is available. Please do not park in the 'Staff Only' bays, or a disabled bay unless you have an entitlement. If there's no space available, please use adjacent Allenview car park (free after 6pm): turn left back onto Hanham Road, left at the 2nd roundabout, then left into the public car park. Parking (Friday): Please note there is no access to our car park on Fridays, until 3pm. Parking available in Allenview car park. After 3pm, see Sunday to Thursday info. Back to About the Allendale

Which room at the Allendale is best for your event? Find out here. Which room at the Allendale is best for your event? Here’s a guide. If your event isn’t listed, or if you'd like to come and view the rooms, just get in touch! Conferences Minster Hall Quarter Jack Hall Canford Room and/or Julian Room as break-out spaces or for catering/hospitality Or hire any combination of the above Children's activity classes/workshops Minster Hall, Quarter Jack Hall or Canford Room Craft/antique/wedding fairs etc. Minster Hall Quarter Jack Hall Canford Room and/or Julian Room as extra spaces or as event office space Or hire any combination of the above Craft workshops Minster Hall, Quarter Jack Hall or Canford Room Dance classes/Dance events Minster Hall and Quarter Jack Hall both have sprung floors Canford Room (hard floor) or Julian Room (carpeted floor) for smaller classes, or as dressing rooms Or hire any combination of the above Exercise classes Minster Hall and Quarter Jack Hall both have sprung floors Canford Room (hard floor) or Julian Room (carpeted floor) for smaller classes Film showings / Video presentations Minster Hall Quarter Jack Hall (if playing direct from laptop) Hobby society meetings Minster Hall, Quarter Jack Hall, Canford Room or Julian Room - depending on numbers and facilities required Live music Minster Hall has pros arch stage, lighting, sound, largest capacity and seating or standing options Quarter Jack Hall good for smaller events or acoustic music etc; various seating options Canford Room and/or Julian Room as Green/Dressing rooms, or as event office Or hire any combination of the above Martial Arts tuition Minster Hall and Quarter Jack Hall have sprung wooden floors Canford Room has hard floor Julian Room (for very small numbers) has carpeted floor Meetings/presentations Minster Hall Quarter Jack Hall Canford Room or Julian Room for smaller meetings, as break-out spaces or for catering/hospitality Or hire any combination of the above Music lessons (voice/instrument) Minster Hall Quarter Jack Hall Canford Room (smaller class) Julian Room (individual/small class) Parties Minster Hall or Quarter Jack Hall, depending on numbers and facilities required Produce markets Minster Hall Quarter Jack Hall Canford Room and/or Julian Room as extra spaces or as event office space Or hire any combination of the above Rehearsals Minster Hall (especially if stage required) Quarter Jack Hall Canford Room or Julian Room (small band/company etc.) Or hire any combination of the above Small meetings (family meetings, counselling etc.) Canford Room Julian Room Talks/presentations - business or leisure Minster Hall Quarter Jack Hall Canford Room for small groups Theatre shows Minster Hall has pros arch stage, lighting, sound, largest capacity and seating or standing options Quarter Jack Hall good for smaller events; various seating options Canford Room and/or Julian Room as Green/Dressing rooms, or as event office Or hire any combination of the above Trade fairs/shows Minster Hall Quarter Jack Hall Canford Room and/or Julian Room as extra spaces or as event office space Training/tuition (various) Minster Hall, Quarter Jack Hall, Canford Room or Julian Room, depending on numbers and facilities required

Cabaret table layout, Minster Hall/Minster Theatre at the Allendale.

Grass Roots Theatre Company are the resident company at Allendale Community Centre, Wimborne. This September, Grass Roots Theatre Company presents two comedies by David Tristram: The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish & Women Only Presented on one bill and running at approximately an hour each, with interval between, this is a chance to see Grass Roots Theatre Company and enjoy some great comedy! The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish For Henry Smith, the leading socialite, actor, business tycoon, secret agent, casanova and acting President, life was rarely dull. For Alice Smith, housewife, life was rarely anything else. Enter Michel, a tall, dark and available French waiter. Exactly what happened next, no one is quite sure, except that it involved a rotting melon, a deckchair and a bottle of neck rub. Women Only After a stressful year for both of them, divorcee Laura decides to take her recently widowed mother Ruth on a much-needed holiday. A few gin and tonics later, Laura's whole world is turned upside down. Book your GRASS ROOTS THEATRE tickets here

The Allendale Cafe, Wimborne offers a tasty selection of food and drink, plus regular live music sessions. The Allendale Café offers a mouth-watering range of hot and cold food and drinks to refresh you. Whether you're attending an event at the Allendale, meeting friends or just taking a break, visit Natalie and her team for a warm welcome and great catering! Normally open every day. Regular live music at the Café 2nd & 4th Mondays Brunny Folk Club, 7pm - 10pm Thursdays Wimborne Folk Club, 7pm - 10pm Every Friday Live music, 6pm - 8pm

Useful information from the Allendale, Wimborne for visitors with a disability or mobility issues. Access at the Allendale, Wimborne This information may be of use to visitors with a disability or mobility issues. Please get in touch if you have further questions - call 01202 887247 or email info@theallendale.org The Allendale is entirely on the ground floor, except for the Minster Hall & Theatre stage and sound/lighting control area The front entrance has automatic sliding doors and a very gentle incline Cafe @ the Allendale has ramped access for entry/exit, and level access to/from toilets and the rest of the Centre Minster Hall & Theatre, Quarter Jack Hall and Café @ the Allendale all have wide entrances Julian Room and Canford Room have slightly narrower entrances, wide enough for most manual wheelchair users There's an accessible toilet, about halfway between the front and rear of the building, plus other toilets near the front and rear There are descending-ramped emergency exits: the main front entrance/exit (close to the Minster Hall & Theatre and Reception), from the Quarter Jack Hall corridor, and the side exit Outside emergency assembly points are all on level ground Please note re. ticketed events: If you're unable to access a ticketed performance without the support of a carer/personal assistant, we can offer a complimentary ticket for your carer/assistant. Complimentary tickets are not available online – please contact us before you make your booking: phone 01202 887247 or email info@theallendale.org

Marketing assistance and ticket sales information for hirers and event organisers at the Allendale, Wimborne. Marketing & ticket sales for event organisers Thank you for choosing the Allendale for your event If your event/activity is open to the public, we can offer marketing assistance to support your own advertising, and we'll set up ticket sales if the event's ticketed. Marketing assistance Digital Please provide a good quality, preferably portrait-orientation, jpg or png event image (not pdf, please - won't display on website), and u p to 50-60 words of copy, in a Word document or email (not pdf or image format please). Include info about age suitability and any theatrical hazards, if appropriate. Print Please provide 2 x A4 posters and a quantity of A5 or A6 flyers, if you have them. You can supply further print but we may not always have room to display it Is print still effective? Good question. We have some events that do well without any print being provided, and events with plenty of print that don't do quite so well. If your event attracts mostly older people then print, especially flyers to take away, could be handy. It's generally more important that your event appears on our website. We occasionally have organisers who fail to provide image & copy, despite requests, but if customers can't see the event on this website, they may not know it's on or assume it's been cancelled. Video If your event or activity has a promo video, let us know and we'll link to it. Outdoor banner advertising We have options for mounting outdoor banners. Read more here . We also distribute a monthly e-newsletter, Allendale Monthly (subscribe for free, here) and aim to include all events in the month ahead, and we produce a monthly What's On Guide that can be collected by visitors to the Allendale and from selected local libraries. Reception TV image display For a small fee, we can display your event image on our Reception TV. We need a jpg , preferably in landscape but portrait will do. Usually displayed for a month before the event; longer periods available. Tickets We offer a professional ticket sales service, partnering with TicketSource We'll set up tickets and y ou'll be given the TicketSource page address, to use in your publicity (you can also use theallendale.org/tickets , as a general address) Customers can book online 24/7, or over the phone or in person at the Allendale Card payment accepted online and over the phone; card or cash in person We'll handle both your advance and on the door sales (on the door from 45 mins. before curtain up and for 30 mins. after) Your event and tickets will benefit from the extra publicity, being listed on TicketSource For security and fraud prevention, only advance tickets sold through our TicketSource account are valid (Fees apply - see below) What do we need to put tickets on sale? A completed booking form, with event name, event date and start time. Your event image (jpg or png) and some copy. Required seating layout (if appropriate, including allocated or unallocated) and total number of tickets for sale. Ticket price(s), including any concessions etc. Any minimum/advised minimum age for entry. Info about strobe, smoke or other hazards used in the event. Any other relevant information requested. Ticket handling fees charged to the hirer/event organiser 6% admin fee on all tickets we sell for the event is charged to the hirer (contract-agreed theatre shows may be different; please enquire). Please note this policy, offered to customers with a disability or additional needs. Any such complimentary tickets would be drawn from your total tickets on sale: If you're unable to access a ticketed performance without the support of a carer/personal assistant, we can offer a complimentary ticket for your carer/assistant. Complimentary tickets are not available online – please contact us before you make your booking: phone 01202 887247 or email info@theallendale.org Enquiries & submissions Please send d igital images & copy, banner frame enquiries and ticket sales enquiries/info to Gary Cox: marketing@theallendale.org Please mark supplied print/banners for attention of Gary Cox.

We're often looking for volunteers to help day-to-day. Read this page and get in touch if you'd like to help! Volunteering at the Allendale Allendale Community Centre is run by a small team of employees, greatly assisted by a number of volunteers. We’re often looking for extra volunteers to help out – could that include you? Meeting people If you enjoy meeting and helping people both on the phone and face to face, maybe you’d like working on our busy reception desk where there’s always plenty to keep you occupied. Would that interest you? Why not pop in and do a trial morning with us? On with the show With a huge increase in the number of theatre shows, live bands and films on offer at the Centre, we’re always looking for people to greet theatregoers and check their tickets. Your reward would be free entry to the show! Practical & Technical If you prefer something more practical or physical, we can use your skills for setting up rooms, light maintenance, or gardening around the Centre. If you have sound or lighting skills then maybe you could assist backstage in the Minster Theatre. Catering Café @ the Allendale and Wimborne Community Food Supply, based at the Centre, are often looking for volunteers – contact us to find out more. Why volunteer at the Allendale? It’s a lovely place to work, everyone’s friendly, you get to meet new people, it’s an opportunity to socialise, and you get a great sense of satisfaction! To find out more about volunteering at the Allendale, please email info@theallendale.org , call 01202 887247 or pop in between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Weekly Chitter Chatter group at The Allendale Cafe.

Privacy Policy of Allendale Community Centre, Wimborne. ALLENDALE COMMUNITY CENTRE PRIVACY POLICY Last updated August 23, 2023 This privacy notice for Allendale Community Centre CIO ('we', 'us', or 'our'), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ('process') your information when you use our services ('Services'), such as when you: Visit our website at www.theallendale.org , or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice. Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing or events. Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at marketing@theallendale.org SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS This summary provides key points from our privacy notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for. What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to us below. Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information. Do we receive any information from third parties? We do not receive any information from third parties. How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about how we process your information by using the tables below. In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties. Learn more about when and with whom we share your personal information below. How do we keep your information safe? We have organisational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals or other unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Learn more about how we keep your information safe by using the tables below. What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights below. How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by submitting a data subject access request, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Want to learn more about what we do with any information we collect? Review the privacy notice in full. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? 2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION? 3. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? 4. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION? 5. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE? 6. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS? 7. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS? 8. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES 9. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE? 10. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE? 11. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU? 1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? Personal information you disclose to us. In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us. We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us. Personal Information provided by you. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following: a) names b) postal address c) phone numbers d) email addresses e) contact preferences f) debit/credit card numbers Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information. All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information. 2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION? In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including: a) To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with the requested service. b) To fulfil and manage your orders. We may process your information to fulfil and manage your orders, payments, returns and exchanges made through the Services. c) To send you marketing and promotional communications. We may process the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time. For more information, see 'WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?' below. d) To comply with our legal obligations. We may process your information to comply with our legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and exercise, establish or defend our legal rights. 3. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or withthe following third parties. We may need to share your personal information in the following situations: a) Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. 4. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION? In Short: a) We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law. b) We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). c) When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymise such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible. 5. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE? In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organisational and technical security measures. We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorised third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment. 6. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS? In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from, or market to, children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependant’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at info@theallendale.org 7. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS? In Short: a) You may review, change or terminate your account at any time. b) If you are in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority or UK data protection authority. c) If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner. d) Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section 'HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?' below. However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent. e) Opting out of marketing and promotional communications: You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send, or by contacting us using the details provided in the section 'HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?' below. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you — for example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes. f) If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at marketing@theallendale.org . 8. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applicationsinclude a Do-Not-Track ('DNT') feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognising and implementing DNT signals has been finalised. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice. 9. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE? In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws. We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated 'Revised' date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information. 10. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE? If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at info@theallendale.org or contact us by post at: Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1AS 11. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU? Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please email your instruction to marketing@theallendale.org

Venue security at Allendale Community Centre, Wimborne. Venue Security at Allendale Community Centre To keep visitors, performers and staff safe at Allendale Community Centre, we employ measures including but not limited to: 24-hour CCTV recording, inside and outside the building Bag searches on entry to events (large bags or similar may not be permitted and may have to be left outside – avoid bringing if possible) Uniformed and/or plain-clothed security staff Rehearsed evacuation and invacuation plans Monitoring the current National Threat Level and adapting our measures to any change Please speak to us in advance if you're organising an event and have any security concerns. If you're visiting the Centre and have concerns while you're here, speak to a member of staff without delay.