Wimborne History Festival back for 2021
The festival on 4 and 5 September will take visitors on a two-day, 200-year journey back to life in Georgian Wimborne.
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‘Monty’ letter donated to Bovington Tank Museum
The letter from Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to his brother Harold reveals much about the veteran soldier.
Go potty with Julian Richards at the Museum of East Dorset
Well-known archaeologist Julian Richards of ‘Meet the Ancestors’ is visiting the Museum of East Dorset in Wimborne on Saturday 14 August from 11am to 3.30pm.
Take a walk through time in the New Forest
There is a choice of five walks, which are established rights of way, that have been brought to life by dramatisations and folk songs.
Residents invited to Ringwood War Memorial dedication
The event on Sunday 15 August will mark the 100th anniversary of the erection of the memorial to remember those who gave their life in WW1.
Artefacts dating back 6,000 years at Museum of East Dorset
The museum in Wimborne, which was formerly the Priest’s House Museum, has a huge number of artefacts including those dating back 6,000 years.
Wimborne Mayor opens new exhibition at Model Town
Life Before Lego is the latest exhibition to be opened at Wimborne Model Town and Gardens which depicts the town in the 1950s.
Dorset Police urge people to help halt the spread of Covid-19
As cases are increasing across England and are highest amongst the younger age groups in Dorset, the rules should still be kept.
Hidden heritage of Gypsies and Travellers at Poole Museum
The new exhibition, which opens on 18 June, will illustrate the stories of Poole Gypsies and travellers.
Wimborne’s Model Towns lockdown labours
A new colour souvenir guide ‘Wimborne’s Model Towns – a Closer Look, Then and Now’ contains material from seven decades.