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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 […]

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

Lswr T3 No. 563 Corfe Castle Andrew Pm Wright
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 […]