NOTICE
The Charlton Down Website will be undergoing changes from the 1st October. Due to the ever increasing amount of activities at the hall, we will be creating a new dedicated website for the Village Hall and the people and groups who use it. The contact details will remain the same, click here for details.

The Residents Association are looking for a person to take over the Village website and if you are interested in this please contact John Gillard on 01305 251 099 or email him at jirton.gillard@virgin.net

Welcome to the Charlton Down village website

Charlton Down village is in the Parish of Charminster, just a few miles north of Dorchester, the county town of Dorset. The village is home to nearly 1400 residents and is still a relatively new. You can find out more about the history of the village in the pages of this website and of Herrison Hospital if you click here.

Map of Charlton Down With Google Street View.

We welcome new ideas and contributions. Any one or any Club, Association, Business or Group may have their interests featured on the website, including anyone hiring The Herrison Hall Ballroom or other facilities in the Village Hall. If you have any comments about the website or wish to add some content, please drop us a line. Click here for contact details. You can see what is being planned and discussed at local and parish level with minutes of the Charminster Parish Council Meetings.

What's to do in Charlton Down

The current week's events in the Village Hall

A day by day listing of all bookings for the current week.

Regular events in the Village Hall

Monday Martial Arts, Taikwondo, Kick boxing.

Tuesday - Brownies, Table Tennis.

Wednesday - Jelly Tots, W.I. (Monthly).

Thursday - Yoga, Ballroom Dancing lessons.

Friday - Pilates, Weight Watchers, Ballroom dancing.

For details of these events click here

The Dorset Youth Orchestra

The Dorset Youth Orchestra - Saturday 30th July Director - Walter Brewster Conductor - Mark Forkgen Solo Piano – Richard Keohane.

The evening started with Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2 ‘A London Symphony’. Then with Richard Keohane playing the magnificent Steinberg ‘Hamburg’ full size grand piano the audience were treated to Sergei Rachmanoinov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op 18 whom many associate with the celebrated film ‘Brief Encounter’.