Steam locomotive at Swanage revives memories of ‘Night Mail’
The steam locomotive made famous in the landmark 1930s documentary film ‘Night Mail’ visited Corfe Castle and Swanage on 14 July.
The steam locomotive made famous in the landmark 1930s documentary film ‘Night Mail’ visited Corfe Castle and Swanage on 14 July.
The Ringwood Group of the HGS are holding open days from Monday 19 to Friday 22 July, allowing the public to find out more about their ancestors.
Dorset Women in Business is holding a networking breakfast at Kingston Lacy on Tuesday 19 July at 9am
Rotten Romans will be taking over the Priest’s House Museum and Garden in Wimborne as part of this weekend’s History Festival.
Music and dance at Highcliffe Castle will entertain visitors this Sunday, 17 July.
Grandma’s Sewing Box is presented at 11am and 2pm at Wimborne Model Town on Wednesday 13 July as part of the Wimborne History Festival events programme.
The Big Wild Chesil event – Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Chesil Beach Centre’s biggest event of the year will take place on Sunday 7 August from 10am – 5pm.
Organisers of the Great Dorset Steam Fair, at Tarrant Hinton near Blandford Forum, have reported a positive increase in advance ticket sales for this year’s event compared to the same period last year. This is following their announcement last November confirming changes to the show dates for 2016.
In its eighth year, the Dorset Plane Pull will take place on August Bank Holiday Monday from 10am.
A line-up of activities and events planned for a weekend of summer fun from Friday 22 – Sunday 24 July has heralded the arrival of summer at Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT’s) Kingcombe Centre in west Dorset.