September
EVENT NEWS AND COURSES
September 3
Axminster Country Market. Starting at a new time of 9am. Back with their cakes, pastries, meals, crafts, jam, flowers, veg and free-range eggs. After a few retirements over the past year, the market was running at a slightly reduced capacity, but with 4 or 5 new producers ready to take up the challenge, the future is looking exciting. Country Markets are a nationwide co-operative, growing and cooking to high standards, with full supervision from Environmental Health, and everything is made from genuine ingredients in home kitchens. Customers become life-long friends, and there is always a friendly welcome. Held in the Masonic Hall on South Street, between Halff Project Food & The Nail Studio. Parking in Coombe Street.
01460 30938. Your support for our club is much appreciated as we begin to welcome back our members.
September 19
West Dorset Group, Somerset and Dorset Family History Society, Zoom meeting 2.00. Mark Bayley, The Genealogist ‘The Future of Family History’ Mark will be available for questions after the talk. If you want to join the meeting contact Jane via email jferentzi@aol.com and she will send you the link.
September 20
September 4
West Dorset Group, Somerset and Dorset Family History Society, Zoom meeting 2.00 topic ‘Things that families might not have spoken about’ like illegitimacy, bigamy, second marriages, divorce criminals etc. If you want to join the meeting contact Jane via email: jferentzi@aol. com and she will send you the link.
September 8
Bridport History Society, Zoom meeting 2.30. Bruce Upton ‘Lewd Wenches’ and ‘Loose Living Fellows’, Bruce will be available for questions after the talk. If you want to join the meeting contact Jane via email jferentzi@aol.com and she will send you the link.
September 10
Willow Workshop with Jo Sadler 9am - 3pm. Chickens £65pp. Skyrm Room, Beaminster Town Hall, Dorset.
September 15
Dillington House, Ilminster, day course ‘West Country Migration in the 1800s’. Local historian Jane FerentziSheppard is the tutor. For more details contact Dillington House on 01460 258613 or the website www.dillington.com
September 17
Thorncombe Gardening Club is very pleased to be able to welcome back all members and visitors to our meeting on September 17th at 7.30pm in Thorncombe Village Hall. The speaker will be Mary Benger on her ‘Passion for Plants’. Visitors £4. For further details please contact Mary Morris
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Mapperton House Autumn Plant Fair 10am – 4pm. After a gardening season with limited opportunities to buy plants the Mapperton House and Garden autumn plant fair is scheduled to go ahead. Naturally, a range of measures will be in place to help keep everyone safe, including hand sanitisers around the site. Organisers ask everyone who comes along to respect other people’s socially distanced space and not to come if they are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms. There will be a range of nurseries, from across the South West selling a diverse set of plants; fill your garden with late season herbaceous perennials and grasses, bulbs for autumn planting are always popular, there are bound to be Salvias in flower and more unusual pitcher plants catching end of summer flies. Also available metal plant supports and structures plus a range of Acers and shrubs. More details, including nurseries, attending at www.plantfairs.co.uk. All visitors are strongly advised to purchase tickets in advance from https://mapperton.com/online-booking-mappertontickets Tickets £5 each includes entrance to garden. House remains closed to visitors. The Coach House café will be selling limited refreshments. Check with organiser’s website for details www.Plantfairs.co.uk https://mapperton.com
