Random selection & lockdown bargains

There’s such a large number of listings in this directory, you might miss some. So if you’re looking for ideas why not check out the listings below? If you don’t like what you see, refresh the page and you’ll see another random selection.

Many suppliers are offering great deals during the lockdown. Why not take advantage (and help their businesses as well) by seeing what they have to offer?

Click check ‘Show details’ to view specific details, as some premises are open for click and collect only.

The drawing office

07831850479
https://thedrawingofficedesign.co.uk/
Poundbury
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

  • Free consultations
  • Home visits following Government guidelines
  • Email: [email protected]

Empire Kebab & Pizza

01305 257111
https://www.love-takeaway.com/empire-kebab-pizza
31 High East Street, Dorchester DT1 1HF
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

  • Order by phone or online
  • Open from 4pm every day
  • Delivery to local areas from 5pm

Poundbury Gardens

01305 257250
https://www.thegardensgroup.co.uk/
Peverell Avenue, Poundbury, Dorchester DT1 3RT
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

  • Monday – Saturday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am – 4:30 pm (tills open at 10.30 am)
  • The government has recognised garden centres as essential retailers, which will allow us to continue providing the products and services that can enhance your time spent at home and in the garden.
  • Since reopening back in May, we have established a comprehensive set of systems and measures designed to keep both staff and customers safe.
  • These include separate entrance and exit doors, one-way systems, additional space, reorganised displays to avoid congestion, hand sanitising points throughout and screens at the tills, where we request card payments wherever possible. We also benefit from a great deal of open and airy space within all of our garden centres, which is hugely beneficial to our ventilation and social distancing efforts.
  • Following so many people discovering or rediscovering the joys of gardening this year, one of the few positives to come out of the crisis, we’re here to provide everything you need to continue benefiting from all the physical and mental benefits that this activity can bring.

Queens Avenue Surgery

01305 262886
https://www.queensavenue.co.uk/
14 Queens Avenue, Dorchester DT1 2EW
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

All appointments initially booked as a telephone consultation. A healthcare professional will call back and will either deal with the request by telephone or arrange attendance at the surgery if necessary. A video consultation may be offered. Alternatively complete an eConsult by clicking the link here: https://queensavenue.webgp.com/

Myras Kaiseki Restaurant

01305 751859
http://www.myraskaisekirestaurant.com
20 High East Street, Dorchester DT1 1HH
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

  • Open for collection and delivery by appointment

Castle Veterinary Clinic

01305 267083
https://www.castlevets.co.uk/
3 Poundbury Business Centre, Middle Farm Way, Dorchester DT1 3WA
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

  • Open 8am–4pm Mon–Fri, 8am–12pm Sat and 10am–12pm Sun at Poundbury for urgent care.
  • Providing remote consultations and advice via Petsapp (available to download from the website or the App Store.
  • Medicines and food can be collected by appointment or delivered for a small fee. Free delivery for Castle Club members.
  • Please direct non-urgent enquiries through the app to keep the phone lines available for emergencies.
  • Offering kitten, puppy and rabbit vaccinations, neutering done on a case by case basis.
  • Working in line with guidance from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the British Veterinary Association. Under weekly review, any updates will be posted on the website or Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/CastleVeterinaryClinic

Kirsten Sare Makeup Artist

07751 248783
http://www.kirstensare.co.uk
Poundbury
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

Copper Street Brewery

07970 766622
https://www.facebook.com/copperstreetbrewery/
8 Copper Street, Brewery Square, Dorchester DT1 1GH
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

  • Shop open Tuesday–Saturday, 9am–5pm
  • Delivery in Dorchester

Cook

01305 756571
https://www.cookfood.net/shops/Dorchester
7A Tudor Arcade, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1BN
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

  • Homemade frozen dishes
  • Offering click and collect orders online and over the phone + payment
  • Home delivery available to elderly or vulnerable and NHS

From Shore to Door

07740 981765
https://www.facebook.com/fromshoretodoor/

Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

  • Place orders via mobile number. Fish is available for collection in Dorchester or free local delivery, a minimum order value applies to out-of-town-areas. Accepting contactless payment.
  • Delivering seabass, pollock and other fish. Approx £10 per bass – whole fish, gutted and scaled, and oven-ready. One fish will feed 2-3 people.
  • Follow on the Facebook page for updates about what fish is available.

Milton Abbas Surgery

01258 880210
https://www.masurgery.co.uk/
Catherines Well, Milton Abbas, Blandford Forum DT11 0AT
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

  • We are moving most of our appointments to telephone, or patients can email the surgery on [email protected] or use the eConsult service. Only patients who urgently need to be seen in person will be invited in by a clinician.
  • If you have a pre-booked appointment, please cancel it if you possibly can.
  • If you think you may need to be seen or would like some help or advice, please ring and speak to one of the reception team. Reception cannot book you a face-to-face appointment, but they will add you to a triage list and a clinician will contact you.
  • If you urgently need to be seen, please contact the practice via telephone.
  • Book an eConsult here: https://masurgery.webgp.com/

Vinyl Van

07703 388500
https://www.facebook.com/Vinyl-Van-392980414584215/
8a Pope St Brewery Square, Dorchester DT1 1GW
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

  • Delivering locally
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Dorchester Food Bank

Tracy Hughes: 07554 983978
https://dorchesterbc.org.uk/foodbank
Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorcheseter DT1 1RR
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

  • Professional referral only – via health visitors, social workers, Citizens Advice and other local organisations. If you were a previous voucher holder and have not been contacted by the Foodbank, please let them know.
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Opening times for the Foodbank are Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10.30–12.30.
  • Food may be collected from the centre by the recipient or on their behalf.

Bridget’s Fruit and Veg


https://www.bridgetsfruitandveg.co.uk/index.html
6 Weymouth Ave, Dorchester DT1 1QS
Premises open:
Offering delivery/remote services:

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Order online to collect at the Market on Wednesday morning.
  • If you are self-isolating, you can have your veg box delivered to you if you live in the local area.
  • Medium veg/fruit boxes are £10 and a large box is £20.