BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Blandford Town Museum - ECPv6.17.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Blandford Town Museum X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Blandford Town Museum REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250313T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250313T193000 DTSTAMP:20250228T170524Z CREATED:20250228T165908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T170524Z UID:4738-1741894200-1741894200@blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk SUMMARY:Archaeology Group Lecture: Drowning Dorset DESCRIPTION:Our March lecture will be given by Dr Paul Cheetham from Bournemouth University. \nDorset was at the forefront of the development of the artificial water meadow systems and has some of the best preserved examples in the country. But what led to the need to invest fortunes in these grandiose agricultural engineering monuments and why did they fall out of use so suddenly at the start of the 20th century? Using local examples\, this talk will discuss how water meadows were constructed and worked\, and why they were so important to the industrialisation of the 18th and 19th centuries but paradoxically rendered white elephants by its success. \nThe Archaeology Group presents lectures by local experts and academics on a range of fascinating archaeological topics. Everyone is welcome! \nThe lectures take place on the second Thursday of the month\, starting at 7:30. Tea and coffee are available to buy before the talks. \nAdmission is free for museum members (donations welcome)\, £3 for non-members. \nPlease see the Museum Events Calendar for the dates and details of all this year’s talks\, and the Archaeology Group page for more information about our activities. URL:https://blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk/event/archaeology-group-lecture-drowning-dorset/ LOCATION:Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion\, The Plocks\, Blandford Forum\, DT11 7AA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250228T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250228T190000 DTSTAMP:20250215T181433Z CREATED:20250202T164940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T181433Z UID:4362-1740769200-1740769200@blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk SUMMARY:Friday Talk: A Ship\, a Gate and a Country Estate DESCRIPTION:In our first Friday Talk of 2025\, Steve Richardson takes a wander through some of Dorset’s imperial connections. \nThe British Empire frequently emerges as a topic in the so-called culture wars. Often the Empire is portrayed as a balance sheet\, with positives and negatives e.g. railways in India vs the trade in enslaved people. Such approaches to discussion of Empire are questionable\, but organisations like Restore Trust and History Reclaimed aim to promote sanitised versions of empire. However\, empire is messy\, as is history – very difficult to sanitise or edit. \nThis became clear when Steve was researching Dorset’s maritime heritage and stumbled across an indication the Bridport had been a major centre of shipbuilding in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Its importance was such that ships for the Royal Navy were built there. Following the details of one Bridport-built ship\, led to a chain of connections which stretched to the American “colonies\,” piracy in the Arabian Sea\, Bombay and the development of a shipping company which still exists\, The Summer Palace in Beijing\, Dorset and finally to the Caribbean and various “small wars” fought towards the end of the 19th century. \nThe talk will explore the connections between a ship\, a gate and a country estate\, starting and ending in Dorset. In so doing\, it will show how empire is woven into the fabric of the British Isles. \nRefreshments will be available from 7 pm\, and the talk will start at 7.30 pm and finish at around 9 pm. \nAdmission £6 (free to Friends and Patrons of the Museum) \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n  \n \nWe have a variety of talks about our history and heritage from a range of expert speakers lined up for Spring and Autumn 2025. These will take place on Fridays (usually\, but not always\, the last Friday of the month) at the Parish Centre in Blandford. Please visit our Calendar for information about future talks. \n  URL:https://blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk/event/friday-talk-feb-2025/ LOCATION:Blandford Parish Centre\, The Tabernacle\, Blandford Forum\, DT11 7DW END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250213T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250213T210000 DTSTAMP:20250115T120646Z CREATED:20250115T120646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T120646Z UID:4260-1739475000-1739480400@blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk SUMMARY:Archaeology Group Lecture: Ancient DNA and human migration DESCRIPTION:This month’s lecture will be given by Francis Taylor\, Hon Vice President of the Council for British Archaeology. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this country we have always been interested in the questions “Who are we?” and “Where do we come from?”. This talk is an attempt to answer those questions by going on a journey of nearly a million years looking at the ancestry of Homo Sapiens and how this new hominin moved across the globe. The talk concludes by looking at the ancestry of the population of the British Isles. This is not just a historical journey but also a genetic journey investigating our origins based on recent work studying ancient DNA which can tell us information about our origins that no amount of skilful archaeology could ever deduce. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Archaeology Group presents lectures on a range of facinating archaeological topics by local experts and academics. Everyone is welcome! \nThe lectures take place on the second Thursday of the month\, starting at 7:30. Tea and coffee are available to buy before the talks. \nAdmission to the talks is free for museum members (donations welcome)\, £3 for non-members.\nPlease see the Museum Events Calendar for the dates and details of all this year’s talks\, and the Archaeology Group page for more information about our activities. URL:https://blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk/event/archaeology-group-lecture-ancient-dna-and-human-migration/ LOCATION:Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion\, The Plocks\, Blandford Forum\, DT11 7AA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250109T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250109T213000 DTSTAMP:20241218T141246Z CREATED:20241218T141246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T141246Z UID:4187-1736451000-1736458200@blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk SUMMARY:Archaeology Group Lecture: Romans at Shaftesbury DESCRIPTION: URL:https://blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk/event/archaeology-group-lecture-romans-at-shaftesbury/ LOCATION:Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion\, The Plocks\, Blandford Forum\, DT11 7AA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241206T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241206T220000 DTSTAMP:20241130T150806Z CREATED:20241130T150604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241130T150806Z UID:4042-1733508000-1733522400@blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk SUMMARY:Yuletide Festival DESCRIPTION:The Museum will be open for the Yuletide Festival. We have Christmas Gifts in our shop\, and will be selling festive hot drinks and sweet or savoury snacks. We’ll also be welcoming the West Gallery Carol Singers from around 7 pm. \nPlease click here for more information about the Yuletide Festival. URL:https://blandfordtownmuseum.org.uk/event/yuletide-festival/ LOCATION:Blandford Town Museum\, Beres Yard\, Blandford Forum\, DT11 7HQ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR