Talks, Presentations, Walks, Visits and Other Events for 2025
All talks take place in Church House on Bathwell Lane, starting at 7.30pm and last for approximately an hour. We ask for a suggested donation of £2 per member & £5 per non-member. Guided tours are free but donations are always welcome!
2025
We will be bringing the village together to commemorate VE day and we very much hope that you will join us! The date for your diaries is Saturday 10th May 2025. A day of activities (including a lunch of ration-based foods!), vintage vehicle (see below for the drive-round route starting at 11.30 am) exhibitions, stalls, displays and talks about Milborne Port and its surroundings during the Second World War, all at the Village Hall, 10 am – 6 pm. Click here to see the full details of what is on offer.
Reserve your place for lunch (1.15 pm) NOW by emailing mphhgroup@gmail com! 🥕🍲
Do join us for a very special event that gives us the opportunity to honour those that served and supported the war effort. Entrance and talks are free of charge.
If you would like to help out in any capacity, please do get in touch!
Monday 16th June: Milborne Wick Mission Church – on location! More information nearer the time.
Monday 21st July: Fancy a Tipple? The History of Milborne Port’s Pubs and Inns Part 2 – Committee members. Come and learn more about the history of alehouses, pubs and inns in bygone times, and in particular about the history of the pubs that we know today. This will be the second of two talks on this topic as there is so much fascinating and NEW material to cover, ably researched by Committee member Hugh Vincent.
Monday 18th August: Ric Weeks and The Roman Villa at The Newt. More information nearer the time.
Monday 15th September: Elisabeth Bletsoe (Curator Sherborne Museum), will be exploring the little-known history of cider making in the Sherborne area, drawing on her own research and oral histories she has collected from local residents.
Monday 20th October: An Audience with Mary Clothier and Ernie Davis. It would be rude to mention the ages of this formidable duo! Suffice to say, they both have long lifetimes of stories to share, and even though the idea is for them to be encouraged to talk about their memories in a type of chat-show format, we imagine that once they get going, there will no need for prompts! Come for what will no doubt be fascinating walk down long-memory lane with these two Milborne Port characters…
Monday 17th November: Stories and anecdotes from the Parish Registers, Thring’s Drapery & Grocery Day Book 1890 and Church School records.
No talk in December.
Chapel Museum
Every Summer we open the Museum every Sunday afternoon 2.30 pm-4.00 pm from the end of May to the end of August. However, if you would like to arrange a private visit at any other time, please contact Lesley Wray: lesmik71@gmail.com.
Can you help? Do you have a few hours to spare one Sunday afternoon (2.30-4.00 pm) next Summer? The museum will be open to the public with a member of the Committee on duty but it would great to have another history-minded person to keep us company. If you are willing, please let us know by contacting Lesley Wray: lesmik71@gmail.com.
If you have a specific interest you would like us to investigate we would love to hear from you so please do get in touch with us at mphhgroup@gmail.com
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