Patrons of Dorchester Community Plays Association
Sue Birtwistle Dame Judi Dench David Edgar Sir Richard Eyre Lord Fellowes of West Stafford
Sylvester McCoy Dame Harriet Walter
HONORARY LIFE PRESIDENT Jon Oram
The first Dorchester community play, Entertaining Strangers, was performed in 1985 from which Dorchester Community Plays Association was born. The Association has produced five further plays, one roughly every five years. Membership is open to all.
You do not have to be a member to take part, but membership will allow you to be more closely involved and enable you to meet others with a similar interest. Workshops and social events are a good opportunity for making friends, developing self confidence and discovering talents you never knew you had!
Why not join up today?
Membership
Membership is open to all. The annual subscription is £5 for individuals and £10.00 for family membership. Click here to download a Membership Application form which when completed should be sent with payment of the subscription to the Membership Secretary. If you would prefer to pay by standing order you can do so by downloading a standing order form. If you are a UK tax payer then your subscription (along with any donations you may choose to make) can be gift aided - click here to download a Gift Aid Declaration form.
History
Dorchester Community Plays Association was formed as an unincorporated members’ association in November 1988 and registered as a charity. In 2010 it was decided to incorporate the Association and this was done by forming a company limited by guarantee, registering it as a separate charity and transferring to it the assets and functions of the former Association. The new Association came into being on 8th September 2010 and was registered as a charity on 21 March 2011. The company registration number is 07369993 and the Charity Commission registration number is 1140952.
Objects
The purpose of the Association is “to advance the education of the public in the performing arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts particularly by the production of community and educational plays and musicals”
Organisation
The Association is managed by a board whose members are the charitable trustees. Much of the work is delegated to sub-committees or to small groups of volunteers. Once the decision to produce a play has been made a steering group is formed to take charge of the actual production and to work closely with the appointed professional team. If you would like to find out more about becoming a member please contact any of the officers of the Association who will be glad to help.
Chair: Rowan Seymour email Rowan Seymour
Company Secretary and Business Manager: David McGarel email David McGarel
Publicity: Ruth Hayes 07776 420269 email Ruth Hayes
Honorary Treasurer: Laurie Scott email Laurie Scott
Membership Secretary& Safeguarding Officer: Fiona Scott email Fiona Crate
Other members of the board:
- Lucy Allen
- Tom Archer
- Emma Hill
- Elizabeth James
- Sue McGarel
- Sonia Morris
- Paul Wallis
Click here for the Articles of the Association
Click here for the DCPA Health & Safety policy
Click here for the DCPA Safeguarding Policy
Click here for the DCPA Equality & Diversity Policy
Click here for the DCPA Data Protection Policy
Click here for the DCPA Privacy Notice
Click here for the DCPA Reserves Policy
All Policies reviewed and approved by DCPA Board of Trustees/Management Committee February, March & July 2022
Dorchester Community Plays Association is a company registered in England & Wales
and limited by guarantee (no: 07369993) and a registered charity (no: 1140952)
Registered office: 10 Old Coastguard Cottages, Portland Bill, Portland, Dorset DT5 2JT
