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Corfe Castle

Corfe
Date: 26/09/2025
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, Swanage BH19 1AH
Local History | Talks
Events and 'goings-on' at Corfe Castle that many guide books won't reveal. Hear some of the secrets of this wonderful and iconic castle that make it such a well-loved place to visit. Catholic Church Hall7:30pm Friday, 26th September 2025, Light RefreshmentsPrice: £4 (£3 Swanage Museum members) A talk by Mike Randall: Fellowship College Preceptors- LCP, […]

Son of A Spy

Son Of A Spy
Date: 25/04/2025
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, Swanage BH19 1AH
Talks
My father kept escaping as POW and later became a 'diplomat' -but I should have known more about his clandestine operations as well as being a youngster in Communist countries during the Cold War. Catholic Church Hall7:30pm Friday, 28th April 2025, Light RefreshmentsPrice: £4 (£3 Swanage Museum members) A talk by Mike Randall:Fellowship College Preceptors […]

Retracing Purbeck: Then and Now

Jess
Start date: 29/04/2025
End date: 29/05/2025
Time: 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location: The Fine Foundation Gallery, Durlston Country Park
Local Events | Local History
An Exhibition exploring Purbeck's past and present, combining historic paintings from Swanage Museum and History Centre, alongside new interpretations of the same view by contemporary landscape artist Jessamy Hawke.

History of Purbeck Architecture

Date: 28/11/2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, Swanage BH19 1AH
Local History | Talks
This presentation by Brian Margetson Catholic Church Hall, Light Refresments7:30pm Friday, 28th November 2025Price: £4 (£3 Swanage Museum members)

WE ARE THE TIME TRAVELLERS Treasures from the Dark Dorset Earth

Roman Figurine Pics
Date: 28/03/2025
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, Swanage BH19 1AH
Local History | Talks
Treasures from the Dark Dorset Earth This presentation by Karen Brown Catholic Church Hall7:30pm Friday, 28th March 2025, Light RefreshmentsPrice: £4 (£3 Swanage Museum members) WE ARE THE TIME TRAVELLERS / Treasures from the Dark Dorset Earth Join accomplished metal detectorist Karen Brown for an intriguing talk, delving into the stories of everyday Dorset Folk […]

SALVAGE MASTER, A Career in Commercial Diving and Marine Salvage

Salveage
Date: 31/10/2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, Swanage BH19 1AH
Talks
A Power Point presentation by author and presenter Kevin Patience. Resident in East Africa and the Middle East for many years, he qualified as a diver while serving in the Royal Air Force and discovered and researched aircraft and shipwrecks while serving in Malta and Cornwall. Returning to Kenya he worked on two major ship […]

Civil War and Author

Promotion
Date: 30/05/2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, Swanage BH19 1AH
Local History | Talks
This presentation by Neil McLocklin "The English Civil War - local people and placesBuilding upon Neil McLocklin's previous talk, with the publication of his second book A Nation Beheaded, the talk will continue the story of the Bankes and other local families and places at this traumatic and transforming time in English history". Catholic Church […]

The Swanage Railway and Other Local Railways – a Broad Sweep from 1806 to 2023

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Date: 28/02/2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Catholic Church Hall, Rempstone Road, Swanage BH19 1AH
Talks
This presentation by Mike Walshaw will cover a broad sweep of the Swanage Railway from its inception in the 1880s though the LSWR, SR and BR(SR) eras, closure and its re-construction as a Heritage Railway connected once more to the National Railway Network. Steam and Diesel Galas are illustrated along with a review of our […]