managed by the village's allotment committee. Facilities Handley has a doctor's surgery and a telephone exchange which supplies broadband internet connection. Handley is visited by the local library van and is on local bus routes. Handley is not on mains gas. Clubs and societies Sixpenny Handley has several clubs and societies including Women's Institute, Mother's Union, bowls, tennis, football, cricket, cards, and Scouts. Education Handley has a first school which takes children for reception and years one to four. Children generally feed into Cranborne Middle School and then Queen Elizabeth's School in Wimborne Minster. Community The community magazine is "The Downsman". The magazine includes news, articles it is supported by advertising and the Parish Council. The church magazine "The Seeker" is a four-page insert in The Downsman. Most years see Handley host some sort of street party. For 2014 the Sixpenny Handley Waistcoat Festival Committee has secured Heritage Lottery funding for an event remembering the Great Fire of Handley 1892 and the generosity of well-wishers, without whom the people of Handley would have suffered great hardships. The village's annual fireworks display is held close to Guy Fawkes Night at Church Farm Campsite. The event is run by First Woodcutts Scouts. See also Sixpenny Handley (hundred) References External links Village website Village Street Fair website Villages in Dorset Former civil parishes in Dorset East Dorset District Populated places disestablished in 2015