The Coombe Keynes Trust

SPAB Dorset Regional Group Meeting
2024-05-18 12:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London)
Peter Brachi, the current temporary Chairman of the group invites Members in Dorset (and surrounding areas) to Coombe Keynes for a special meeting, which will be centred in the Church of the Holy rood.

The day will include a talk about the church and the Trust and a walkabout in the village to learn its history and development and experience it’s character, focusing on the way local geology has influenced the character of its historic buildings.

Programme:11am – Meet at Holy Rood Church for refreshments and discussion 12pm – Talk about the church and the establishment, achievement and ambitions of the Coombe Keynes Trust 1pm – Buffet lunch 2pm – Introduction to the history of the village and local geology, followed by a short walk to see the village and look at one or two of the older buildings

It may be that these elements of the day will merge together to some extent; and it is imagined that the meeting will fizzle out naturally during the afternoon.

If you would like to attend for the whole day, please reserve your spot through the SPAB website (see below). Alternatively, trust members and friends are encouraged to come along at 2pm and enjoy the walk for free.

Purbeck Art Weeks – Private View – 7pm
2024-05-24 02:30 - 21:00
We’re delighted to be taking part in Purbeck Art Weeks this year. Local artist Kimberley Day has been invited to put on an exhibition in the church. We’re inviting Trust members and friends to come to the church for drinks, nibbles and a chance to see the exhibition and meet the artist the day before it opens to the general public.

The exhibition will be on display for the following two weeks (25 May – 9 June).

Learn more about Kim and her work here: https://purbeckartweeksfestival.co.uk/artist/kimberley-day/

Entry is free, but please RSVP to events@coombekeynes.com if you’d like to attend.

Purbeck Art Weeks - Free Exhibition
2024-05-25 11:00 - 2024-06-09 17:00
Join us to see a selection of landscape works by Kimberley Day in the beautiful setting of Coombe Keynes Church.

Kim’s work is both a celebration of the Dorset landscape but also an exploration of the human condition – the constant search for meaning, which seems almost always over the next horizon. Through her work she tries to capture that innate curiosity and desire to make clear what evades us. Her painting is both a literal interpretation of the Dorset landscape but also an expression of feeling through mark making, composition and colour – as an attempt to capture both our internal and external landscapes. Ever changing, shifting and surprising us.

Kim will be on hand in the church every day, working on her paintings.

Tea and coffee will be available.

Coombe Keynes 10k – 10am
2024-06-23 11:00
It’s back! Our annual 10k race. The usual help with marshalling and making cakes would be greatly appreciated – get in touch at hello@ck10k.com

We’ll email with more details nearer the time, or visit the Events Page of our website for updates.

All the best,

The Coombe Keynes Trust

Summer BBQ
2024-08-17 16:00 - 19:00
Join us for the Coombe Keynes Annual Summer BBQ on the Green.

3pm til whenever you fancy (after all you won’t need a taxi!)

We are planning an Olympic theme for our food – pick a country and create your cuisine!

Any questions, contact Nicola or email events@coombekeynes.com

Harvest Supper and Music Night
2024-09-28 19:00 - 23:30
Harvest Supper and Music Night at Coombe Keynes Church

September 28 @ 7:00 pm – 11:30 pm

Join us for a baked potato supper and live music from the fabulous Phil Mills and his band Smokestack.

There will be a pay bar on the night.

Book your tickets below!

Purbeck Film Festival: Past Lives
2024-11-01 19:30 - 23:30
Book on www.purbeckfilm.com

Friday Night is film night!

We’re delighted to be taking part in the Purbeck Film Festival again this year.

The film will be ‘Past Lives’ – an American / Korean film highly recommended by our very own Olivia Hetreed!

Celine Song’s beautifully crafted debut film tells a decades-spanning love story preoccupied with all the fine details of life that decide the destination of one’s adulthood. The things we decide for ourselves and those that are chosen for us, the people you know now and those you once knew, the feelings that fade and the ones that remain with achingly sharp clarity. It is not a failed love story, but it is a lost love story, as its characters fall victim to the realities of time and circumstance and are left wondering what may have been if either of those things had been different.

“Past Lives isn’t quite the woozy, lovelorn drama that its trailers have sold… But it is an eloquent attempt to understand how our memories can end up turning other people into projection screens for our own, confused desires.” The Independent

“Past Lives may be a weepie, but it’s a hyper-sophisticated one.” The FT

“Song finds the political in the personal and avoids seeming indulgent or niche.” London Evening Standard.

There will be a pay bar and we will be serving Korean Rice Bowls on the night.

You can pre-book your meal on the Purbeck Film Festival website.

Book on www.purbeckfilm.com

AGM and Pub Night
2025-04-26 17:00 - 22:00 | The Coombe Keynes Church, Church of the Holy Rood, Coombe Keynes, Dorset, BH20 5PS, United Kingdom
Join us for the Coombe Keynes Trust Annual General Meeting followed by a BYO Pub Night at The Royal Rood.

Purbeck Art Weeks Exhibition
2025-05-24 00:00 - 2025-06-08 23:59
We’re delighted to welcome four local artists to take over the church as an exhibition space as part of Purbeck Art Weeks.

The exhibition will be open in the church everyday from 10am – 4pm and tea, coffee & cake will be also be available.

On the evening of Saturday May 24th at 7pm, we’ll be holding a Private View Event for friends & members of the Coombe Keynes Trust who will be invited to join us to meet the artists and enjoy a canape or two and a glass of fizz.

Find out more about other exhibitions nearby at purbeckartweeksfestival.co.uk

This is a free event.

Purbeck Art Weeks Private Preview
2025-05-24 19:00 - 21:00
This year, the church will be hosting a mixed media exhibition by four local artists as part of Purbeck Art Weeks.

On the evening of Saturday May 24th at 7pm, we’ll be holding a Private View Event for friends & members of the Coombe Keynes Trust. Join us to meet the artists and enjoy a canape or two and a glass of fizz.

This is a free event but please RSVP to events@coombekeynes.com.

Find out more about other exhibitions nearby at purbeckartweeksfestival.co.uk

CK10k Race 10th Anniversary with Village Fete
2025-06-22 08:00 - 14:00
Join us to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the CK10k.

The race kicks off as usual at 10am after which we’ll be holding a village fete in the Vicarage gardens – join us for tea & cake, tombola, cider & pasties, welly wanging, splat-a-rat and all the fun of the fair!

Sign up to run our 10th Anniversary 10k Race (www.ck10k.com) or just come along to show your support and enjoy a traditional village fete.

8.30am: Coffee & Breakfast BBQ opens

10am: Race kicks off

11am: Fete opens

Please be aware if you arrive by car before 11.30am you will be asked to approach via East Lulworth to avoid the race route. Please follow the signs and the marshals’ directions.

Garden Tours
2025-07-12 10:00 - 14:00 | The Coombe Keynes Church, Church of the Holy Rood, Coombe Keynes, Dorset, BH20 5PS, United Kingdom
Actual Gardens TBC

Summer BBQ
2025-08-24 14:00 - 17:00
Updates to follow – save the date!

This is a free event.

Harvest Supper - *Postponed to Oct 4th**
2025-10-04 19:00 - 23:30 | The Coombe Keynes Church, Church of the Holy Rood, Coombe Keynes, Dorset, BH20 5PS, United Kingdom
This year we’re celebrating the mighty onion!

Thanks to Rod Miller (and his consignment of specially imported Roscoff onions), the evening will feature:🧅 An onion-themed quiz🧅 A hearty bowl of French onion soup with Gruyère croutons🍷 A glass of Beaujolais to keep things lively

To finish, we’d love to offer a spread of desserts. If you are able to contribute a pudding – ideally with a French flavour – please let us know in advance so we can plan accordingly.

NB We’ll be providing a glass of wine to go with the meal, but you’re invited to BYO drinks to supplement the rest of the evening.

PS This event was originally planned for Sept 27th but was postponed due to illness. If you’re unable to attend on 27th and have already bought tickets – please let us know and we’ll organise a refund – events@coombekeynes.com

Purbeck Film Festival - Halloween Screening
2025-10-31 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for our fourth Purbeck Film Festival screening!We’ve done history, comedy, queer romance, and indie Korean drama – but this year (on Halloween, no less!) we couldn’t resist something spooky.

We’ll be showing The Borderlands (2014), a found-footage supernatural horror that’s fast becoming a cult classic. Set in a remote Devon church that looks uncannily like our own Holy Rood, it’s rated 15 – but don’t worry, it’s not gory. This is all about atmosphere, tension, and proper old-fashioned jump scares.

To keep you warm before the chills begin, we’ll be serving Shepherd’s Pie. If you’d like to lend a hand with the cooking, we’d love the help – email events@coombekeynes.com

Tickets (and your Shepherd’s Pie supper) are available now on the Purbeck Film Festival website.

https://purbeckfilm.com/product/the-borderlands-coombe-keynes-church/

Brakelight: Live Band & Bar
2026-04-04 19:00 - 23:00
Brakelight are playing in the church on Saturday 4th April. An amazing covers band from Wiltshire, they play an eclectic mix of songs you’ll know and love. There will also be a bar serving a range of drinks. Doors and bar open at 7 p.m., with the band starting around 7:30 p.m.

You can buy tickets online now. The church has a limited capacity, so buy your tickets before they sell out – tickets are not available on the door and sales close at 16:00 on 4th April. Email us for child tickets & we will move Adult tickets to Child tickets: events@coombekeynes.com

Find out more about Brakelight on their Facebook and Instagram pages:

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBrakeLightBandPage

https://www.instagram.com/brakelightband

AGM & Pub Night
2026-05-09 17:00
We invite all Coombe Keynes Trust members to our Annual General Meeting and stay on afterwards for a BYOB Pub Night.

Spring Exhibition - PAW & DAW
2026-05-30 10:00 - 2026-06-07 16:00
Local artists Kimberly Day, Alix Harwood, Sarah Mazdon, Claire Tozer will be back with a mixed-media display of their artwork in the church.

Watch this space for details of our Private View Event.

They’ll be exhibiting as part of Purbeck Art Weeks and Dorset Art Weeks.

Coombe Keynes 10k Race
2026-06-14 10:00 - 14:00
Join us for the annual 10k race through the village and stay for a mini-fete in the Vicarage gardens afterwards.

Enter now – more info at https://ck10k.com/
