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Talks and Exhibitions 2025 – Dates for your diaries

This year we are organising a number of talks and exhibitions to take place throughout the year.  Please see information below:

An exhibition of Village History, including photos and memories of the devastating flood of July 1955 by Sue Virgin

Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June – 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm in The Old School Hall

Entry is free (donations accepted).

Hospital Blues: Nursing in Dorset during the First World War by Luke Mouland

Saturday 6th September – 7.00 pm in The Old School Hall

During the First World War, an estimated 60,000 volunteers served with the British Red Cross Society in auxiliary hospitals across the United Kingdom, providing much-needed care for sick and wounded servicemen returning from the Front. Using hospitals in Dorset as a case study, this talk explores the pivotal role played by the VADs during the war and highlights how this remarkable contribution was largely sustained through the efforts of female voluntary labour.

Luke Mouland is a freelance genealogist, researcher and speaker. During the last 15 years, he has undertaken research projects for a range of clients, including probate solicitors, authors, and the BBC’s hit TV series, ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ He has had articles published in a number of magazines, including Dorset Life, Dorset Magazine, and Discover Your Ancestors.

Look out for further details on purchasing tickets and prices on our facebook page. 

Fascinating Travels by Sheonagh Ravensdale and Pat Thompson

10th October – 7.00 pm in The Old School Hall

Further details on purchasing tickets and prices on our facebook page.

The Making of a Dorset Garden by Paul Atterbury

Friday 21st November – 7.00 pm in The Old School Hall

Paul Atterbury is a writer, lecturer, curator, historian and broadcaster and is best known for his thirty years of appearances on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow.

Further details on purchasing tickets and prices on our facebook page. 

The Big Affair – Sunday 10th August 2025

We have lots of exciting entertainment at this year’s event, so add the date to your diary.

Line-up to include:

Robbie Macintosh and Steve Wilson heading up the music

Alpacas

Donkey Rides

Anglo Saxons and Vikings

Childrens games area

Craft Stalls

Food and drink stalls; A-Yum Yum Thai, Bigger Bites Dorset, Lizzie The Baking Bird, Mad Mitch Whippy, Cerne Abbas Brewery and Little Waddon Vineyard.

And more …….

 

Open Gardens – 28/29 June 2025

This year’s Open Gardens will be held on the weekend of 28th and 29th June.

As well as all the lovely gardens, this year there will also be an historical display, by Sue Virgin, in
the Old School Village Hall, including the Flood of 1955, and St Laurence Church is
will be opening its doors for an art exhibition.

The Scarecrow competition will also be happening again this year.

So, lots to see and do!

One of the highlights of the event is the afternoon tea at the Mill. PLEASE – we
need cakes to make this successful. Please let us know if you can make a cake
of some description.

If you would like to open your garden, make a scarecrow, or make a cake please contact us on admin@upweysociety.org.uk