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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Councillor Dina Adkins, Mayor of Wareham
Maria Burns, designer of the sword exhibition
Dougal Dixon, maker of the dinosaur head model
Lilian Ladle MBE, local archaeologist
Ben Buxton, Museum Curator
Photo: John Smith
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Special Events - Future & Recent Past
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On Saturday 8th April 2017 at 2pm The Mayor of Wareham, Councillor Mrs Doreen Cleaton, formally opened the museum and also a new display on a 19th century Wareham rogue, Augustus Moore, a clay pipe maker.
From 1.30 to 3.30 there were some fun craft activities for youngsters and a fancy dress competition open to anybody - some came in nineteenth century dress! Unusual Victorian food was sampled and more familiar refreshments were available too. The public were invited to bring clay pipes for identification.
To welcome back Wareham’s sword, the museum is hosting a lecture …
by Professor David Hinton
in the Town Hall Corn Exchange, Wareham
Entrance free
(donations welcome)
(donations welcome)
19th June 2018 at 7.30pm
Join us for the Reopening of the Museum for 2019
Wareham Town Hall, Corn Exchange
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A Guided Tour with Ben Buxton
Friday 2nd August 2019 at 7 pm
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by Professor David Hinton
in the Town Hall Corn Exchange, Wareham
Saturday 2nd November 2019 at 4.00pm
Farewell to Wareham's Saxon Sword
Drinks Reception
Followed by a talk at 4.30pm:
Donations gratefully received
returning of the sword to Dorchester Museum
Monday 28th October 2019 at 8pm
Meet at Red Lion for a walk round
the town, meeting characters
from Wareham's past
the town, meeting characters
from Wareham's past
Be prepared for history to come alive!
£5 per person (over 12s only)
Money raised for
Wareham Town Museum
Wareham Town Museum
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2023
Memories of Wareham in the 1970s
Saturday 28th September
Daytime Talks:
Daytime Talks:
11am: talk by Neill Child:
“Worgret Camp, WW1 and after”
12.30pm: talk by Peter Scriven:
“Rev John Hutchins, Dorset historian”
2pm: talk by Ben Buxton:
“Mysteries of Creech Barrow Hill”
Evening Talk:
7.30pm: talk by Wayne Bartlett:
“The Vikings in Dorset”
There is no charge for the events but donations to the museum will be welcome. For further details see the museum’s Facebook page
