East Dorset Heritage Trust

Events & CoursesMay - August 2018

Art History Writing Computing Languages

East Dorset Heritage Trust. Allendale House, Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster, Dorset BH21 1AS01202 888992 www.edht.org

Burton Bradstock (Roger Holman)

Heritage Events MAYTuesday 8th, 10.30am

Tour of Winchester with Andrew Negus Friends Only EventAs a follow on from the series of popular talks, join Andrew Negus on a tour of Winchester. Enjoy the rich and varied history of the former capital of Wessex from the Celts to the Stuarts. Hear of Kings, Queens, Bishops and Nell Gwynne; find out why the magnificent college was founded and where pilgrims sheltered after their long travels. See the city gate which hides a very special church, alms houses, the fortified Bishops Palace and the longest medieval cathedral in the world.Tickets: £7 EDHT Meet: Details on ticket

Monday 14th, 8.15am Coach visit to Maunsel House & Woodlands Castle Friends Only Event

Join us on a unique bespoke visit to two stately homes near Taunton with lunch and refreshments included. Maunsel House is a magnificent 13th Century Manor set in 100 acres of stunning parkland. Personally guided by Sir Ben Slade, 7th Baronet, you will have access to a wealth of history in this beautiful house. Lunch will then be provided before moving on to Woodlands Castle, also owned by Sir Ben, and just a few miles away, for another tour with afternoon tea. Woodlands Castle was built in 1810 as a Regency style farmhouse which was remodelled 20 years later. Much smaller than Maunsel it has a picturesque charm, and is set in beautiful grounds with fine views of Somerset.

Tickets: £55 including coach travel, two house tours, lunch and refreshments through the day. Meet: Details on ticket

Friday 18th, 2pm AGM

This year we have decided to have a bit of a change, so our AGM simply features the annual report and ‘business’ side of EDHT.Meet: Bankes Room, Allendale House, Wimborne

Thursday 24th, 10am Cranborne and Wimborne St Giles Walk

Enjoy an 8 mile walk on the edge of Cranborne Chase with wonderful views of Dorset and into Wiltshire. The route will cross over the rivers Crane and Allen but with no challenging hills or stiles. Please bring a packed lunch, and allow time for tea afterwards, (not included in the ticket price). Please dress appropriately for the weather with stout footwear.Tickets: £5 EDHT, £7 non-members Meet: Details on ticket

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Heritage Events JUNEMonday 4th, 10am

Visit to Birds of Poole Harbour Friends Only Event‘The Birds of Poole Harbour’ charity was established in 2012 to help build the profile and interest of bird conservation and observation in and around the Poole Harbour area. In spring 2018 the charity’s new ‘Birds of Poole Harbour HQ’ has opened on Poole Quay, and we have been given the opportunity to have a private tour of the new visitor centre together with a talk about the charity, then followed by a guided walk at Holten Lee nature reserve.Tickets: £7 EDHT Meet: Details on ticket

Wednesday 13th, 2pm The Hedge Project

Talk by Dale GarwoodFind out from The Hedge Project Manager, Dale Garwood, how our East Dorset heathland SSSIs are being restored to full biodiversity and why heathland nature just can’t be left to look after itself. Learn about the important local interactions between conservation work and mainstream agriculture.

This is a chance to ask questions about conservation policy or agricultural practices at a time when political change is likely to have an immense impact on the future of our countryside.Tickets: £5 EDHT, £7 non-members Meet: Castleman Suite, Allendale House, Wimborne

Wednesday 20th, 2pm The Canal that Never Was

Talk by Derrick Hunt, Chair of the Dorset & Somerset Canal SocietyThe Dorset & Somerset Canal was never completed. Part of a branch line near Frome, Somerset was built, but it sadly never reached Dorset. Why was this? Learn about the finance, friends, foes, feuds, final failure and the future of this unusual project that just might have provided Dorset with a very different industrial heritage.Tickets: £5 EDHT, £7 non-members Meet: Castleman Suite, Allendale House, Wimborne

Wednesday 27th, 2.30pm Visit to The Hedge Project Friends Only Event

This visit is a follow on from The Hedge Project talk on 13th June. The Hedge Project works to sustain several important East Dorset Heathland SSSIs and also manages some SNCI wildflower meadows containing notable Dorset species and a large number of butterflies. Enjoy this visit to a working livestock farm, including a tour, guided walk and cuppa too! Get the chance to ask questions and learn about the realities of a modern, working, rural life.

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Heritage Events JULYMonday 2nd, 2pm

Land’s End to John O’Groats Talk by Vivien Arkell (Friend of EDHT)On April 1st 2017 Vivienne Arkell, started to walk the length of the United Kingdom.

Her journey began at Land’s End and it took three months to cover 1,200 miles before she reached her destination at John O’Groats at the end of June.

Come and hear all about the trials and tribulations of long distance walking, complete with photographs.Tickets: £5 EDHT, £7 non-members

Meet: Castleman Suite, Allendale House, Wimborne

Thursday 12th, 10am

Burton Bradstock and Shipton Gorge WalkAn 8 mile walk with a lovely mixture of coastal walking, pretty villages, beautiful scenery and dramatic vistas. There are some ascents and descents but nothing too off-putting.

Please bring a packed lunch, and allow time for tea afterwards, (not included in the ticket price).

Please dress appropriately for the weather with stout footwear.Tickets: £5 EDHT, £7 non-members Meet: Details on ticket

Monday 16th, 2pm The History of Blandford Camp (4500 BC to 2018)

Talk by Lt Col (Retd) Bob BranniganThe area that Blandford Camp now stands on has seen habitation for thousands of years. It was a racecourse in the late 1700s and became used by the military as a training area in the 1800s. The first proper camp was built for WW1 and the second for WW2.

This second camp developed to the Blandford Camp of today that is the home of The Royal Corps of Signals.

Bob has many years of experience living and working on the camp and will lead you through the timeline that has shaped the area to what it is today. Tickets: £5 EDHT, £7 non-members

Meet: Castleman Suite, Allendale House, Wimborne

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Tuesday 17th, 2pm The Dorset Victoria Crosses 1914 – 1918

Talk by Kevin PatienceThe Victoria Cross is Britain’s highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.

Since its introduction by Queen Victoria in 1856 there have been only 1,358 awarded to date.

This tiny bronze cross has come to signify bravery above and beyond the call of duty and the First World War saw the exceptional award of over 600 between August 1914 and the Armistice in November 1918. Of these just over 30 were awarded to men who had a Dorset connection, in that they were born, lived or died in the county. This is the story of the cross and the lives of some of the Dorset men who were awarded it during the conflict that has become known as The Great War.

Tickets: £5 EDHT, £7 non-members Meet: Castleman Suite, Allendale House, Wimborne

Friday 20th, 2pm The War With No End

Talk by John WrenIn 2018 we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ending of The Great War, one of the most shocking periods of our recent history.

This talk whilst briefly covering the causes of the 1914 to 1918 war, mostly deals with the seismic effects that followed it.

Tickets: £5 EDHT, £7 non-members Meet: Castleman Suite, Allendale House, Wimborne

Friday 27th, 2pm Thomas Hardy and the Artists

Talk by Jennie SpiersThomas Hardy had close links with several artists that included Philip Wilson Steer, Henry Tonks, Roger Fry, Vanessa Bell, Augustus John and William Orpen - all of them lured by the bucolic, Hardy-esque charms of Dorset. The author actively encouraged this artistic invasion and keenly reviewed their interpretations of “his” landscapes, even suggesting locations that artists might paint. One Dorset artist, (Herbert Barnard) John Everett (1876 –1949) was born in Dorchester and made Hardy’s ‘Wessex’ one of his main subjects, he also produced a set of plates that he made based on fictional places in Hardy’s works.

Tickets: £5 EDHT, £7 non-members Meet: Castleman Suite, Allendale House, Wimborne

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Heritage Events AUGUST

Advance bookings - Tickets must be paid for within one week of the initial booking. Failure to pay in full before the deadline will lead to the tickets being re-issued.Postal bookings - Please enclose an SAE with any postal bookings. Tickets will not be issued by post without an SAE. Tickets can be emailed on request. Please ring to check availability before sending your booking form.Payment - Cash or cheque payable to EDHT. Credit and debit cards are accepted. Fees include a Gift Aid donation.Non-attendance - If you are unable to attend, please notify us immediately, as we may have a waiting list. It is your responsibility to re-sell the ticket(s).Refunds - EDHT does not issue refunds for unused tickets.Meeting points - Meeting points for all external events are listed on the tickets.Walks - EDHT takes no responsibility for the conditions or duration of any of the walks in the programme. All participants should wear appropriate walking shoes and clothing and bring a packed lunch.Dogs - In the interest of public safety, only assistance dogs are permitted on our walks.

How to Book Heritage Events

Allendale House is open 9.00am - 5.00pm, Monday to Friday or phone to check availability before booking

Friday 17th, 2pm Dorset Artists

Talk by Jennie SpiersThe beauty of Dorset has attracted many well-known artists through the centuries, including Turner, Joseph Clark, Frederick Whitehead, Francis Newbery, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Augustus John and John Piper.

Join Jennie to find out what inspired them to use the Dorset landscape and Dorset life in their works. Tickets: £5 EDHT, £7 non-members Meet: Castleman Suite, Allendale House, Wimborne

Thursday 23rd, 10am Athelhampton and Puddletown Walk

A pleasant 8 mile walk through picturesque woods and farmland of rural Dorset. The terrain is not too challenging and we will be able to enjoy tranquil Puddletown with its fine old church.

Please bring a packed lunch, and allow time for tea afterwards, (not included in the ticket price). Please dress appropriately for the weather with stout footwear.Tickets: £5 EDHT, £7 non-members Meet: Details on ticket

Friday 31st, 2pm At Mrs Ridgeley’s Corner

Talk by Paul SticklerPaul returns to talk about a case on which he has recently written a book. This is the remarkable case of the murder of a woman in her Hertfordshire shop in 1919. After a woeful investigation by the local police, Scotland Yard sends in Fred Wensley, widely regarded as Britain’s cleverest detective.

Set amidst the post-war period of austerity and political uncertainty, the book lays bare the vagaries of rural policing. Tickets: £5 EDHT, £7 non-members Meet: Castleman Suite, Allendale House, Wimborne

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ARE YOU A KEEN GARDENER...with a few hours to spare?

Here at Allendale House we struggle to keep the grounds looking good and we desperately need someone to keep things ship shape. There will be no planting or grass cutting involved just weeding, dead-heading or keeping on top of the dead

leaves and rubbish. The hours are entirely to suit you! Please contact us on 01202 888992 or sarah.evans@edht.org.uk

Our Countryside Tractor Trailer is in need of drivers! Every summer we run a project for people with mobility problems to enjoy areas of the countryside which would otherwise be inaccessible to them.The Countryside Trailer takes groups around the beautiful Moors Valley Country Park. A tractor carefully tows a specially designed trailer which can safely seat up to seven people, and we are in need of some new drivers. It takes about two hours of your time per trip and you will have full training in the use of the tractor and trailer.Please contact us on 01202 888992 or sarah.evans@edht.org.uk

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A special programme marking 25 years of Heritage Week

A week of free events celebrating Dorset’s rich historic environment

Available in print

& online in July

6th-16th September 2018

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An East Dorset Heritage Trust event sponsored by the Institute of Commercial Management

WRITING Tutor: John Jenkins

Six week course - £66

Writing for Pleasure and ProfitMonday 14th May to 25th June, 10am to 12pm (with half term break on 28th May)

Have you always wanted to write? Now is your chance!Whether you want to develop a useful second income or graduate to a full time occupation as a feature writer and author of fiction, this course will encourage you to get started and answer the basics of the craft. The sessions will include everything you need to know about writing and help give it a professional polish. No previous experience required..

ART HISTORY Tutor: Jennie Spiers

Join our new monthly Study Mornings at £20 each

Three French Women: Bracquemond, Gonzalès & Valadon Friday 18th May, 9.30am to 12.30pm

Three women artists working in France in the late 19th and early 20th Century, namely, Marie Bracquemond (1840–1916), Eva Gonzalès (1849–1883), and Suzanne Valadon (1865–1938). Three highly interesting artists with very different backgrounds and styles.We will explore these inspiring women artists through their artworks and discuss the similarities and differences between their lives, paintings and inspirations.

Annie Swynnerton ARAFriday 22nd June, 9.30am to 12.30pm

As we celebrate the centenary of Women’s suffrage in 2018, here is an artist who was a trailblazer of her time. Annie Louisa Robinson Swynnerton ARA (1844 –1933) was elected the first female Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1922.

Swynnerton was a passionate supporter of the women’s right to vote for over three decades and she also campaigned for better opportunities for women artists, setting up the Manchester Society of Women Painters, and challenging the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts to open up membership, exhibitions and training to women. She was a painter of allegorical, figure and portrait paintings and was much influenced by George Frederick Watts and Edward Burne-Jones.

COURSES at llendale HouseThese courses are both practical and sociable there are no exams.

Self portrait - Marie Bracquemond

Annie Swynnerton

BOOKING AND PAYMENTSAllendale House is open 9.00am-5.00pm, Monday to Friday or phone 01202 888992Payment - Cash or cheque payable to ‘EDHT’. Credit and debit cards are accepted. Fees include a Gift Aid donation.

COMPUTING Tutor: Georgina Ralph Software: Windows 10 and Office 2010. You may use your own laptop or our computers. Course information sheets are available.

5 week course £60 or pick and choose workshops at £15 each!

Developing your SkillsTuesday 24th April to 22nd May, 10am to 12.15pm Week 1 Developing your Skills – Word – Basics & Layout (24th April)

Recap on the basics of Word and learn new features including cutting and pasting, layout options, page numbering, headers and footers.

Week 2 Developing your Skills – Word – Tables & Tabs (1st May)Develop your Word skills by learning how to create and modify tables and tabs easily and accurately.

Week 3 Developing your Skills – Word – Inserting Pictures, Photos and Objects into a Document (8th May)Inserting pictures and photos, formatting them to create interesting documents. If you’re creating a poster, invitation or just want help with simple additions, this workshop will help you.

Week 4 Developing your Skills – Excel – Introduction to Spreadsheets (15th May)This workshop will introduce you to the popular spreadsheet application Excel. Learn how to set up a simple spreadsheet to make basic calculations to help you with everyday tasks.

Week 5 Developing your Skills – Powerpoint – An introduction to Presentations (22nd May)This workshop will introduce you to the popular presentation application Powerpoint. Learn how to set up your own presentation with tips and hints on what to do.

EVENING COURSES

Updating your IT SkillsStarting Thursday 26th April, 6.30pm to 8.45pm £48 for each four week block

Word - 26th April to 17th May.

Excel - 7th to 28th June.

• Do your IT skills need an update? • Are there things you could do on your computer before

but are now struggling with? • Have you got a new computer system in your workplace

but not had the training to go with it? We can help you solve those niggling problems and bring your skills up to date with Microsoft Office Software. Starting with Word, then moving on to Spreadsheets using Excel. Each block is four weeks and you are able to buy blocks that are of particular interest to you. Course information sheets are available.

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The sessions are every Monday starting at 10am, please ring 01202 888992 to book your place!

Our ‘Welcome Online’ courses are continuing to run on a Monday morning thanks to our dedicated volunteers, David and Tony. If you have never touched a computer before, but would like to start,

help is on hand with these relaxed sessions. The first one is FREE and then there is a charge of £2.50 per hour for any further sessions.

There will be a range of online courses to choose from which will allow you to practice and will help you gain

the confidence to learn more!

Two week course – £25

An Introduction to FacebookTuesday 1st and 8th May 1pm to 3.15pm

Welcome to social networking and let us open a whole new world for you! Facebook allows you to connect with friends and family across the world, where you can easily share photos, buy or sell goods and much more. Learn how to set up and use a Facebook account safely.

Please note this course is designed for the personal user and is not suitable for those wishing to use Facebook for business purposes.

Two week course - £25 or Individual Workshops at £15

Windows 10 Tuesday 15th May 1pm to 3.15pm

Let us take the mystery out of Windows 10 for you! Discover things you didn’t know you had! The first week is for those recently upgraded to Windows 10 or who have bought a new computer and are struggling to get to grips with all the new features of Windows 10.

Organising Documents & Folders in Windows 10Tuesday 22nd May 1pm to 3.15pm

File explorer is the place to sort out all your folders and documents. This workshop will lead you through some of the new features. Help you get your folders in order, reorganise them, rename them, or just find out where everything is!!

Three week course - £35

An Introduction to Buying and Selling with ebay Tuesday 12th to 26th June 10am to 12.15pmLearn how to use the popular buying and selling website ‘ebay’. Get rid of all those unwanted items and make a bit of money too! You will learn how to set up a PayPal account which you need for ebay; how to search for items and bid for them; how to sell items and how to add a photograph.

Please note this course is designed for the personal user and not those wanting to use ebay for business purposes.

FRENCH Tutor: Carole Evernden

Four week course £36 and Seven week course £63 (These courses are consecutive and can be paid for together)

Intermediate FrenchTuesday 1st to 22nd May and 5th June to 17th July 10.00am to 11.30am

Need some help with your French grammar and conversation?

Experience the wonderful culture while improving your skills and continue to appreciate the rich, varied and frustrating complexities of this beautiful language.

Beginners FrenchTuesday 1st to 22nd May and 5th June to 17th, July 1.00pm to 2.30pm

If you have always wanted to learn French now is your chance!

Learn from the beginning in a supportive, relaxed atmosphere with no pressure of exams. Step by step discover the beautiful language with the help of a native speaker.

This is a continuation course but all are welcome to join this small friendly group.

SPANISH Tutor: Elsa Mugica

Five week course £45 and Seven week course £63 (These courses are consecutive and can be paid for together)

Spanish Conversation – Intermediate LevelWednesday 25th April to 23rd May and 6th June to 18th July, 10am to 11.30am

This course is designed for those of you who have a fair grasp of basic Spanish and would like to continue to improve the spoken language. We will follow a programme taken from many different sources.

Classes will be topic based, with emphasis on speaking Spanish in everyday situations and may include glimpses of culture in Spanish speaking countries.

Get by in SpanishWednesday 25th April to 23rd May and 6th June to 18th July, 12.00pm to 1.30pm

If you already know some Spanish and you would like to extend your knowledge beyond basic holiday phrases, this course will suit you. While based around the normal scenarios of shopping, eating, travelling and hotels, the course will also equip you to interact socially with Spanish people.

The course book for the term will be Talk Spanish 2 (not included in the course fee). Improve your Spanish and learn about the delights of Spanish culture in a friendly and supportive environment.

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Become a Friend of the TrustTo enjoy the following benefits:• discounted tickets for the Trust’s

guided walks, lectures and visits• events open exclusively to Friends• a free copy of the Trust’s brochure

three times a year• Dorset Architectural Heritage Week

programme before general releaseYour donation will enable East Dorset Heritage Trust to maintain and develop its activities in support of the local community. To become a Friend, we simply request an annual donation of at least £14 for individuals and £21 for families.

How the new Data Protection Legislation affects you?In May of this year the UK’s data protection legislation will be changing. The existing Data Protection law will be scrapped and a brand new law called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be introduced. The aim of the new GDPR is to give all individuals more control over who has access to their personal information and what can and cannot be done with it.

As a result of this we will need your clear consent to keep your details on our computers in relation to your bookings and membership administration. Even if you have given us your details many times before we will have to ask you again!

Beginning in May and then continuing over the next 12 months whenever you book onto our courses, workshops, walks and talks, or when you renew your membership, we will ask you if it is OK to put your details on our computer, keep them there and use them to communicate with you. You will also see the same question being added to any forms or letters that we send to you.

After we have asked you we will not need to ask you again but at any time you can ask to see what details we hold about you and, if necessary, you can ask us to amend or delete them. This is your right under UK law and we cannot refuse to do so!

We never share your details with any other organisation at any time and only EDHT staff will have access to your details.

If you have any questions about the GDPR and how it relates to East Dorset Heritage Trust please do get in touch with me and I’ll be happy to help.

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‘ON-LINE WITH YOU!’Every Wednesday 10am to 2pm, we are here for anyone who needs a helping hand with their ‘Online’ problems…. • Let us hold your hand to fill in those online

forms that scare you• To register with that service you

desperately need• To cancel that thing you no longer want or

download that app that you really fancy• We are here for all those general problems

that stop you in your tracks and cause you headaches

• Whether it is a niggle with your computer, iPad, tablet, or your smartphone that is just driving you crazy! Whatever you need help with we are here to help.

We are so pleased that Pippa Worth is continuing to run this new scheme for us and help solve those annoying little problems that you just can’t seem to figure out. We are allocating hourly time slots so please ring to book.

Only £15 an hour for one to one tuition

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East Dorset Heritage Trust collects and retains personal contact information for the sole purpose of communicating in regard to membership administration and bookings. No information is passed to any 3rd party and no information is collected without specific consent.

Everyone retains the right to view, amend or delete their own information at any time simply by contacting Reception.

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within this brochure, details may be liable to change. Responsibility cannot be accepted for subsequent alterations, errors or omissions.East Dorset Heritage Trust. Charity No. 1002126. Company No. 2532151 Patrons: Prof. David Bellamy and Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Chairman: Derek Burt. Trust Manager: Sarah Evans

East Dorset Heritage TrustWe are a small educational charity celebrating 30 years as part of the Wimborne community.

Our home is Allendale House – it’s the place to learn something new or brush up on old skills.

Take a course to improve your French conversation or Writing skills; learn about Famous Artists or Holiday Spanish, Computing and iPads or even Tapestry….

There is something for everyone! There are heritage events throughout the whole year, with guided walks, talks or visits to interesting and unusual places - even minibus tours too.

The house itself is a beautiful historic building with elegant rooms for hire which are light and airy - the perfect place for training or meetings.

Call in and we will be happy to help. We are open Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm.

The EDHT Team