Upcoming Events
Unless otherwise indicated, all talks start at 7:30.
All events are free but non-members of the society are encouraged to make a donation of £3.
Parking available at Top o’ Town car park opposite the Dorford Centre.
AGM – 15th October 2019 – Living Poundbury
AGM and talk by Fran Leaper – Editor, Poundbury Magazine
Tuesday 15 October 2019
At Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum, in the Learning Room
Talk – 12th November – Dorchester 2050: What can we learn from other long-term visions?
Tuesday 12 November 2019 at the Dorford Centre
This meeting will start at 7.00pm
Talk given by Dr. Tim Dixon – Professor of Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment, School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading
Talk – 3 December 2019 – Dorchester 2050: Garden Villages – visionary, viable and popular?
Tuesday 3 December 2019 at the Dorford Centre
Talk given by Dr. Susan Parham – Head of Urbanism and Planning, University of Hertfordshire; Academic Director of the International Garden Cities Institute, Lechworth
Talk – 4 February 2020 – Dorchester 2050: A vision for sustainable mobility and transport
Tuesday 4 February 2020 at the Dorford Centre
Talk given by Scott Witchalls – Director, Transport and Infrastructure, Peter Brett Associates
Talk – 10 March 2020 – Dorchester 2050: A Future from the Past
Please note new Time and Venue
Tuesday 10 March 2020 at the Shire Hall
Talk given by Kate Hebditch – Museums and Heritage Consultant
Talk – 21 April 2020 – Planning policies and proposals for 2040?
Tuesday 21 April 2020 at the Dorford Centre
Talk given by Hilary Jordan – Service Manager for Spatial Planning, Dorset Council