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All our talks begin promptly at 2.30pm except where shown. After the talk we hold a raffle, and then serve tea, coffee and biscuits. We'll usually finish by 4.00pm.

We make a small charge to cover our costs. This is £2.00 for members and £2.50 for non-members.

The talks usually take place at one of two venues:

Swanage - we meet in the Community Room of The Mowlem. This is the modern building on the sea front containing the theatre/cinema. The room is on the second floor, but there is a small lift just inside the entrance to The Mowlem. Click here for a map.

Wareham - we meet in the Parish Hall of Lady St Mary Church. This can be accessed from The Quay in Wareham, next to The Quay Inn, or from Church Green. Click here for a map. Due to Rising costs, from January 2011 our Wareham talks will be held in Carey Hall, in Mistover Road, where there is ample FREE parking. Click here for a map.

We do our best to alternate between the two towns, but it depends on the availability of both the venue and the speaker.

We try to put the talks in the 'listings' sections of The Gazette and The Advertiser, which are circulated free in the area monthly and weekly respectively. We also advertise them on posters in various locations.

I sometimes leave some past talks on this page to give an idea of the sort of subjects we cover.
Date & Venue

Details

Tuesday, 16th March

Swanage

'The Trumpets Shall Sound' Lt Col (retd) Malcolm Torrent will recollect some of his experiences in the Army as a musician. (You will not to allowed to nod off!)

Thursday, 15th April

Wareham

AGM - Nicola Andrews, Deputy Director for Wiltshire & Dorset, will give an illustrated talk on the work of the Trust

Wednesday, 16th June

Studland Study Centre

 Two mini-talks by local National Trust Staff about their work on the Purbeck Estate, starting at 7.30 - further details later

Saturday, 10th July

Studland Study Centre

 Two mini-talks, by local National Trust Staff about their work on the Purbeck Estate, starting at 11.00am - further details later

Thursday, 16th September

Wareham

 'More than just a Ruin' Nancy Grace, a Trust Archaeologist, will talk about Corfe Castle

Tuesday, 12th October

Swanage

 'Birds in Purbeck' Michael Gould, a Senior Tutor at Leeson House Field Studies Centre will talk about local species.

Thursday, 18th November

Wareham

 'Kathmandu to the Golden Triangle' David Kemp, well known to many of us from his work with the National Trust, will talk about his travels.
2011  

Thursday, 20th January

Wareham

 Reginald Savage will give us the history of Leeson House. the field studies centre that was saved from the threat of closure in 2010.

Tuesday, 15th February

Swanage

 Weather Forecasting  Mrs Pouncy—meteorologist, is returning to give us an update on Weather Forecasting, including the effect of the volcanic ash.

Thursday, 17th March

Wareham

 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - one of the players will talk about the work of this internationally respected orchestra, which is now based on our doorstep in The Lighthouse arts centre in Poole.

Tuesday, 12th April

Swanage

 AGM - further details later

 

This page was last updated 30 August 2010

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