Poole Museum honours the sacrifice of the Great War
Poole Museum has been granted £50,600 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to launch a project on Poole, the First World War and its enduring legacy.
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Mala Tribich to speak at Holocaust memorial event in Bournemouth
The main speaker at a Holocaust memorial event to be held in Bournemouth will be Mala Tribich MBE. She was one of around 60,000 prisoners freed from Bergen-Belsen concentration camp by soldiers of the British 11th Armoured Division, in the closing stages of the Second World War.
A return to New Forest WWII prisoner of war camp 70 years on
A return to New Forest WWII prisoner of war camp 70 years on
Free entry at Priest’s House Museum to mark Wimborne Food & Drink Festival
The Priest’s House Museum & Garden in Wimborne will offering free entry on Saturday 22 October,10am to 4.30pm to mark Wimborne Food & Drink Festival.
You’re never too old to enter at the Dorset County Show
You’re never too old to enter categories at the Dorset County Show – as 94 year old Cyril Treviss will testify.
Teen on last train to Wareham in 1972 chuffed to drive diesel 45 years later
A teenager who travelled on the last British Rail train from Swanage to Wareham in 1972 has, 45 years later, driven the first timetabled diesel train to carry passengers from Norden along four miles of newly upgraded line – to within sight of Wareham.
Uncover Bournemouth’s lost Archaeology
Discover the secrets of Bournemouth’s lost archaeology in a talk on Wednesday 3 August at Bournemouth Library.
Festival brings history to life in Wimborne
The peace and quiet of a sunny summer weekend in Wimborne was disturbed by the sounds of gunfire, Vikings fighting to the death, and Roundheads and Cavaliers battling it out to the delight of visitors of all ages.