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CROSSROADS; COFFEE & TAPAS
Welcome to Crossroads,
where it is located at 1 Crown Square in Poundbury where its customers can meet
and relax in comfortable surroundings. It is a day-time Café during Monday to
Thursday serving coffee, cakes and light lunches, and a Cocktail and Tapas Bar
on Friday and Saturday evenings. There is a fully licenced bar that also serves
beers and wines.
Free car
parking is in the Square and on the nearby streets.
Matt and
his staff welcome you all to Crossroads!
Upcoming Events
Click to ViewEvening Club - 7pm - 9pm - Light supper included (2 hours)
Wed 10th of September 2025
£24.00/ticket
Premium member price £18.00/ticket
Premium member price £18.00/ticket
MIRANDA ROBERTSON – EDITOR OF THE WEST DORSET MAGAZINE
We welcome to our September Live Laugh Love Ladies Club event Miranda Robertson, Editor of the West Dorset Magazine, winner of the Hyperlocal Newspaper of the Year 2025. Miranda will talk about her career in journalism and the creation of the West Dorset Magazine. Miranda has worked for several local papers, including the Dorset Echo, Salisbury Journal and The New Blackmore Vale. Miranda is also a Director of Bird Media that is a group of creatives specializing in content, brand, marketing, and PR. She lives locally in the village of Maiden Newton.
Booking is essential to reserve your place, please do so by 4 September 2025 as numbers are required to be advised to the venue. Please advise of any dietary requirements when you book.
Ticket Price includes Guest Speaker, a light Supper and a Free Raffle.
Premium Membership Ticket Price - £18.00
Free Member/Guest Ticket Price - £24.00
Payment can be made either by Bank Transfer (details below) or by PayPal when booking online.
Live Laugh Love Ladies Club (Poundbury, Dorchester)
Account Number: 71993727
Sort Code: 04-00-03
Optional Premium Membership is available for £35.00 per year. This includes reduced entry price to Club Events, Loyalty Scheme, Pen, Affiliate Offers, Priority for Special Events,
For further information on all the above please email sallyannchildsslade@gmail.com, or call/text 07703 171545.
Sally looks forward to welcoming you to the Poundbury, Dorchester Live Laugh Love Ladies Club and hopes you will have an enjoyable evening.
Wed 15th of October 2025
£24.00/ticket
Premium member price £18.00/ticket
Premium member price £18.00/ticket
MIKE RANDALL – CYPRUS ARCHAEOLOGY
We welcome back to Live Laugh Love Ladies Club Poundbury Dorchester Mike Randall, a volunteer from the town’s Shire Hall. With his wealth of history knowledge, he will be giving a talk on “Cyprus Archaeology.”
Cyprus is at the gateway of all ancient civilizations including Greek, Phoenician, Egyptian, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and British. It is rich in history and archaeology but so much more still lies undiscovered. See photos and images of archaeological excavations in Northern Cyprus and handle ancient artefacts and examine which are genuine and which are fake.
The place where the dig took place is called Lambousa (It means 'shining light' in Greek), and it is the place where the finest silver in the world was uncovered- 'David Plates'. Excavating has taken place there for decades (holiday times when Mike was a headteacher) and focused on early tombs. Digs have also taken place at Salamis, an ancient Greek city state that was founded by Teucer who fought with Odysseus at Troy which is an amazing site.
Booking is essential to reserve your place, please do so by 9 October 2025 as numbers are required to be advised to the venue. Please advise of any dietary requirements when you book.
Ticket Price includes a Guest Speaker, a light Supper and a Free Raffle.
Premium Membership Ticket Price - £18.00
Free Member/Guest Ticket Price - £24.00
Payment can be made either by Bank Transfer (details below) or by PayPal when booking online (www.livelaughloveladies.club/sallycs).
Live Laugh Love Ladies Club (Poundbury, Dorchester)
Account Number: 71993727
Sort Code: 04-00-03
Optional Premium Membership is available for £35.00 per year. This includes reduced entry price to Club Events, Loyalty Scheme, Pen, Affiliate Offers, Priority for Special Events. This can be purchased online or at an Event.
For further information on all the above please email sallyannchildsslade@gmail.com, call/text 07703 171545 or www.livelaughloveladies.club/sallycs.
Sally looks forward to welcoming you to an event of the Poundbury, Dorchester Live Laugh Love Ladies Club soon!
Wed 12th of November 2025
£24.00/ticket
Premium member price £18.00/ticket
Premium member price £18.00/ticket
Portia Mcmenemy – Breathwork Facilitator from The Rooms, Poundbury
We welcome to our November event Portia Mcmenemy, a Breathwork Facilitator who will bring to us everyday breathwork for relaxation that will have simple practices to our routine bringing calm, energy, and balance. Portia will demonstrate to us how effective calming breathing patterns can soothe your mind and body especially as we will soon be moving into the hectic time of Christmas! Ever find yourself holding your breath without realizing it? You are not alone! And this session might be exactly what you need.
Booking is essential to reserve your place, please do so by 9 October 2025 as numbers are required to be advised to the venue. Please advise of any dietary requirements when you book.
Ticket Price includes a Guest Speaker, a light Supper, and a Free Raffle.
Premium Membership Ticket Price - £18.00
Free Member/Guest Ticket Price - £24.00
Payment can be made either by Bank Transfer (details below) or by PayPal when booking online (www.livelaughloveladies.club/sallycs).
Live Laugh Love Ladies Club (Poundbury, Dorchester)
Account Number: 71993727
Sort Code: 04-00-03
Optional Premium Membership is available for £35.00 per year. This includes reduced entry price to Club Events, Loyalty Scheme, Pen, Affiliate Offers, Priority for Special Events. This can be purchased online or at an Event.
For further information on all the above please email sallyannchildsslade@gmail.com, call/text 07703 171545 or www.livelaughloveladies.club/sallycs.
Wed 3rd of December 2025
£24.00/ticket
Premium member price £18.00/ticket
Premium member price £18.00/ticket
Grace Lovelass - Opera Singer & Triathlete - Christmas Spectacular!
Details to Follow Soon!
Christmas Party 11th December 2025
Thu 11th of December 2025
£60.00/ticket
Premium member price £55.00/ticket
Premium member price £55.00/ticket
THIS EVENT IS NOT SOLD OUT - PLEASE CONTACT YOUR HOST TO BOOK DIRECTLY
We are so excited to announce that we are hosting a fabulous Ladies Christmas Party and YOU are invited!! The Christmas Party is for ladies from all of our clubs and their (female) guests (that’s Members and non-members alike). We are so happy that we will be able to get together and celebrate the season – we always have such fun when we are together!
This year’s party will be held at the beautiful Marsham Court Hotel in Bournemouth as follows:
Date : Thursday 11th December 2023
Time: 7pm till midnight
Location: The Ballroom at the Marsham Court Hotel,
3 Russell Cotes Rd, East Cliff, Bournemouth BH1 3AB
Tickets:
Price: Premium Members £55 Non-Members / Guests £60
Includes: Welcome Drink, 3 Course Meal with coffee and mints, Live Music with “The Cherry Pickers”, Raffle and games.
Some of you may remember our very own host, Mandy Dineley performing with The Cherry Pickers before, so know that they will certainly get us all up dancing!
If you would like to reserve a ticket for the Christmas party, please:
1. Inform your club host that you would like to come
2. Let her know of any dietary allergies, restrictions or preferences
3. Make payment for your ticket to your club host or directly to the account below. If you pay directly to Cathy please ensure you reference your payment with your surname:
Lloyds bank sort code: 77-50-25
Account no: 29570368
Account name: Cathy Mosley
Upon receipt of payment, you will receive a confirmation email from the organisers, which will also include a link to select your menu choices. Your ticket will be sent electronically closer to the event.
If you should require accommodation so that you can relax and enjoy an overnight stay, we have negotiated some excellent rates with the hotel as follows:
Double room for double (or single) occupancy including breakfast £79 per room
Double room for single occupancy including breakfast £64 per room
Please contact the hotel directly on 01202 552111 and quote Live Laugh Love Ladies Club if you would like to book a room. Don't delay as rooms are subject to availability.
Ticket sales for this event will close first week in November.
We have had some super fun Christmas parties in the past as I’m sure many of you will recall, and this year we are looking forward to another fabulous event – we hope you will be able to come and look forward to seeing you then.
SPECIAL EVENT - Athelhampton House Afternoon Tea
Tue 21st of October 2025
£29.00/ticket
Premium member price £27.00/ticket
Premium member price £27.00/ticket
SPECIAL EVENT - LIVE LAUGH LOVE LADIES CLUB EVENT FOR ALL CLUBS – AFTERNOON TEA & TALK AT ATHELHAMPTON HOUSE
DATE - Tuesday, 21 October 2025
TIME - 2.00pm - 4.00pm
CLOSING DATE FOR BOOKING & PAYMENT - Friday, 10 October 2025
Afternoon Tea will be taken in The Long Hall situated within The Coach House that is in the beautiful grounds of Athelhampton House and Gardens, a Tudor House which is a popular Dorset attraction. It was quoted by Sir Frederick Treves “that it was without question the most picturesque house in the county.”
Afternoon tea will consist of scones, with Dorset clotted cream and fruit jam, a selection of small cakes and a selection of finger sandwiches including tea or coffee. Please advise of any dietary requirements at the time of booking so that staff are aware before the event.
Also, included there will be a 30-minutes talk by Owen, the Houses’ Tour Guide on the History of Athelhampton House.
If you would like to visit the House and/or Gardens before the Afternoon Tea, there is an additional charge which has not been included in the event price ticket.
Athelhampton is located between Puddletown and Tolpuddle with excellent road links. Postcode: DT2 7LG
By road on the A35 from Dorchester to Poole or A354 from Blandford follow the brown signs at the “Northbrook” junction and turn left at the traffic lights in Puddletown. Booking is essential to reserve your place, please do so by 10 October 2025 as numbers are required to be advised to the venue. Please advise of any dietary requirements when you book.
Payment can be made either booking on-line on the Live Laugh Love Ladies Club website by PayPal or by Bank Transfer (details below).
Live Laugh Love Ladies Club (Poundbury, Dorchester)
Account Number: 71993727
Sort Code: 04-00-03
For further information on all the above Event please contact sallyannchildsslade@gmail.com or 07703 171545.
SPECIAL EVENT - Colour Me Beautiful with Pauline Bishop
Wed 1st of October 2025
£55.00/ticket
Premium member price £52.00/ticket
Premium member price £52.00/ticket
Pauline Bishop is an award-winning Colour Me Beautiful personal stylist. She offers colour, style, makeup, and wardrobe editing services in Dorset and Oxford.
After a varied career focused on empowering women in different ways, Pauline trained with Colour Me Beautiful (the industry leaders) to offer a complete image service. She is passionate about the power of knowing you look the best version of yourself, not just for special occasions, but every day.
Coco Chanel said, ‘dress shabbily, they notice the dress; dress well, they notice the woman.’ Wearing clothes that harmonize with your appearance and personality allow focus on you as a person – the clothes enhance you. Dressing well does not mean expensively or fashionably but understanding the colours and styles that work for your appearance, shape, personality, and lifestyle.
Of these, colour makes the most powerful visual impact (whether that effect is negative or positive!) The bright colours near your face make you look energized and radiant, while the wrong shades leave you looking tired and drained. In this workshop you will learn:
- how and why tonal colour analysis works
- your own dominant colouring (each person will be able to try the drapes relating to their colour palette)
- how to put colours together to reflect your colouring and personality
- the make-up colours that work for you (and try out lipsticks in flattering shades)
You will take away a leaflet to remind you about your colouring, a lipstick, and a discount voucher for money off a full consultation for either colour or style.
An email address will be required to send you preparatory information when you book.
If you would like to ask any questions, please do contact Pauline on 07557 439317 or email paulinebishopimage@gmail.com
The Workshop will include a tea or coffee and cake in the ticket price. Additional food and drink may be purchased. Please advise any dietary requirements.
Premium Member Price Ticket £52.00
Free Member/Guest Member Price Ticket £55.00
Booking is essential to reserve your place, please do so by 20 September 2025 as numbers are required to be advised to Pauline and to Crossroads to confirm that the event will run. Please advise of any dietary requirements when you book.
Payment can be made either by booking on-line on the Live Laugh Love Ladies Club website by PayPal or by Bank Transfer (details below).
Live Laugh Love Ladies Club (Poundbury, Dorchester)
Account Number: 71993727
Sort Code: 04-00-03
Optional Membership is available for £35.00 per year. This includes reduced entry price to Club Events, Loyalty Scheme, Pen, Affiliate Offers, Priority for Special Events,
For further information on all the above Event and Membership please contact sallyannchildsslade@gmail.com or 07703 171545.
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