15th – 24th September This year’s festival will feature TV Star Nadeem Perera TV star Nadeem Perera will be the big draw at this year’s Planet Purbeck Festival.The wildlife presenter (pictured above) – recently seen on Springwatch and David Attenborough’s Saving Our Wild Isles – will be at Swanage’s Mowlem Theatre, on Saturday 23rd September, …
The story behind Wareham’s Street Names By Lilian Ladle, MBE Walking around Wareham, we take the street names for-granted – after all, they have been there, unchanging for centuries – or have they? For example, they describe location (North Street, South Street, East Street, West Street), buildings such as churches (Trinity Lane), lost buildings (St …
New website for walks in Dorset Walking enthusiast, John Harris has compiled a great collection of walking information for Dorset on a website… With Spring on its way we start to think about getting out to walk in the beautiful English countryside again, but where to find new and interesting walks? Walking in Dorset – www.walkinginengland.co.uk/dorset …
How would our Wareham Saxon ancestors have celebrated Christmas? Did you know that the word Christmas orginates from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘Cristesmæsse’ – first recorded in 1038? Saxon Yule Festivities The date to celebrate Christ’s birth was actually decided in the 4th century by Pope Julius I, long before the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England. The …
By local historian Lilian Ladle July 1762 had been very hot and dry, Sunday 25th was no different, but was relieved by a strong breeze. About three o’clock in the afternoon at the back of the Bull’s Head Inn (now Lloyds Bank), hot ashes were thrown onto a rubbish heap which quickly caught alight. The …
Wareham History By Lilian Ladle Roman Industrial Activity and Black Burnished Ware Production in Wareham Today, when you drive down the Wareham by-pass near the Purbeck School, most people are unaware that 2000 or so years ago this area was a hive of Roman industrial activity. Pottery production took place on a huge scale, not …
The history of Wareham… By Lilian Ladle, MBE The modern spelling ‘Wareham’ only became current in the late 15th century. We have to go back to the year 784 AD when the town was first recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which stated that Beorhtric, king of the West Saxons was buried at ‘Werham’. However, the …
A much loved tradition in Wareham! Did you know that Father Christmas arriving in Wareham dates back to the late 1940’s! The first event was the brainchild of three friends including local town Councillor Reg Spiller and the landlord of the Red Lion. They wanted to create a special event for local children. The local …
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Designed to divide, used to unite Wareham has long been associated with its walls, with visitors coming to see the best preserved ancient Saxon walls in England! Three years ago Wareham also become known for another wall – a Victorian wall, surrounding the Secret Garden at Careys. Careys’ founder, Simon Constantine, whose parents co-founded Lush, …
Saxon Festival August 2022 Historically Wareham had Romans followed by Saxons and then Vikings. Today was to celebrate the Saxon times. No better proof of Saxon involvement here is our explicit Earthen Walls. The Cryer introduced myself as Mayor and Rev Simon Everett and we gave our introductions to this unusual and exciting event at …
