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 charge for non-members will increase to £3.00 from September 2012

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 -  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.

Details

Tuesday, 20th March

Swanage

Durlston - Simon Breeze will talk about the Castle (including its recent refurbishment) the Country Park and the National Nature Reserve.

Tuesday, 24th April

Swanage

AGM - Nigel Chalk, Countryside Manager at Kingston Lacy, will talk about his work

Tuesday 18th September

Swanage

Little Sea - Angela Peters, the Ecologist on The Purbeck Estate will talk about this unique area, which is under threat from erosion and rising sea levels.

Thursday 18th October

Wareham

Beatrix Potter - Pam Wright, will talk about the much-loved author and her work.

Tuesday 13th November

Swanage

Undercover Agent- Hazel Wilson, will give this very interesting talk - and it's not what you think!

Thursday 17th January

Wareham

Purbeck Tramways- We hope that John Barker will be able to give the talk that was originally scheduled for 2012. We know that lots of you were disappointed when it had to be postponed

Tuesday 12th February

Swanage

My Holidays with an Empress- Mike Stollery, more details to follow

Thursday 14th March

Wareham

Thursday 25th April

Wareham