Mackrell Lectures
 
These lectures take place on Saturday afternoons at 2.00. Generally the subject is a historical, cultural or geographical one, often of particular relevance to Dorset and the South West.
 
To see what subjects have featured in previous lecture series click here.
 
Tickets, which are available on the door, are £5 and include a sociable tea. All seats are unreserved and you are advised to arrive early. To secure a ticket in advance and avoid the queues please contact us.
 
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As well as the Mackrell Lectures, and the Science Cafe which meets on Friday evenings, we also support various classes, interest groups and social events such as a Cookery Club and monthly Senior Lunches. Click on the tabs above to find out more.
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Mackrell Lectures
2011-2012 Programme
 
Light on the Dark Ages in Dorset - 8 October 2011
Robert Westwood
 
Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts - 28 January 2012
Susan Smith (Art Historian)
 
King Alfred and Anglo-Saxon Dorset - 4 February 2012
Professor Barbara Yorke (University of Winchester)
 
Learning in Anglo-Saxon Dorset - 17 March 2012
Professor Sarah Foot (Christ Church, Oxford)
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