Wimborne Civic Society’s evening meetings with visiting speakers from January to March are open to all, and are held at 8pm on the third Tuesday of the month in the Quarterjack Room of the Allendale Centre.

The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, when Charlie North-Lewis will be talking about ‘The History of the Tivoli Theatre’. Charlie has been the general manager of Wimborne’s beautiful art deco theatre for several years and knows the place and its history very well.
He is an entertaining and experienced speaker.

On Tuesday, February 21, members and guests will be able to hear about ‘The Buildings of Wiltshire, rewriting Pevsner’, when Julian Orbach will be giving a fully-illustrated address.
Julian is an accomplished architectural historian and spent some years thoroughly revising Nikolaus Pevsner’s 1960s volume in the wonderful ‘Buildings of England’ series of guides.
He is an engaging speaker and has a wide range of slides of Wiltshire buildings, some well-known, others quite a surprise.

By way of a contrast, on Tuesday, March 21, Don Nutt will speak about ‘Pirates, Castaways and Codfish’. Don is a Poole Bay Rotarian and a local historian, and will be unveiling the significance of his intriguing title on the day; it’s reasonable to assume that it’s something to do with the port of Poole and its colourful history.
Both members and non-members are most welcome to attend for a modest entry fee of £1 for members or £3 for visitors.

You are welcome to join the Society at any meeting; subscriptions cost £10 for a year’s membership for an individual, or £15 for a couple.