April 8th 2016 AGM – Presentation by Award winning local photographer Andy Farrer and brief presentation by Kim Gallagher of Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust with question time

Friday 8th April 2016 Purbeck Society AGM  2 for 2.30 start AGM will be followed by a short presentation by Kim Gallagher on the Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust who will answer any questions later. Following refreshments our Award winning Local photographer Andy Farrer will do a presentation. Andy has kindly given us our pictures ... Read more

Mary Sparks: Manorial boundaries

Mary Sparks talks about Manorial boundaries in the Rowbarrow hundred of Purbeck and the ownership and mapping of estates.

£3.00

Talk: 5G Technology, the Benefits vs Harm’s for Purbeck

Mowlem Community Room The Mowlem Theatre, Shore Road, Swanage, Dorset, United Kingdom

Talk by Brian Woodman — 5G Technology: Benefits vs Harm's for Purbeck The approval of 5G technology represents one of the most important decisions for Corfe in 2023. Very few people understand 5G and its potential risk to public health and wildlife, largely due to the fact that radiation is invisible and goes unmonitored. This ... Read more

£3.00

Talk: Public Footpaths Survey by Ian Fleming

Mowlem Community Room The Mowlem Theatre, Shore Road, Swanage, Dorset, United Kingdom

In April our speaker will be Ian Fleming who will give a talk about the Public Footpaths Survey he carried out in the Swanage area for local authorities.

History Tour of Hartland Moor and Middlebeere peninsular

Newline Farm Norden, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom

On September 8th we will be doing a tour by special tractor trailer funded by the National trust across Hartland Moor and Middlebeere peninsular.

£3.00

Talk: 2 Swanage Piers

Mowlem Community Room The Mowlem Theatre, Shore Road, Swanage, Dorset, United Kingdom

The Purbeck Society invites you to participate in another fascinating talk. The talks are held in the Mowlem Community Room, located in Swanage.

£3.00

Purbeck Society Talk – John Lejuene

Mowlem Community Room The Mowlem Theatre, Shore Road, Swanage, Dorset, United Kingdom

The Purbeck Society invites you to participate in another fascinating talk. The talks are held in the Mowlem Community Room, located in Swanage.

£3.00

Purbeck Society Talk – Mysteries of Creech Barrow

Mowlem Community Room The Mowlem Theatre, Shore Road, Swanage, Dorset, United Kingdom

Creech Barrow is a conspicuous feature of the Purbeck landscape south of Wareham. Earthworks on the hilltop have, until now, defied explanation.

Annual General Meeting and Talk 2024

Mowlem Community Room The Mowlem Theatre, Shore Road, Swanage, Dorset, United Kingdom

Our 2024 AGM will take place on the 8th March at the Mowlem Community Room. We will also have talk by Karen Delahay about REV A N Malan's sketch book which documents his travels around the Isle of Purbeck. The Purbeck Society invites you to participate in the AGM and another another fascinating talk. The ... Read more