Thomas Hardy Society Birthday Weekend
From Saturday 1st June 2024 until Sunday 2nd June 2024
Starts 11:00 until 20:00
The Kings Arms, 30 High East Street, Dorchester, DT1 1HF

Thomas Hardy Birthday WeekendThe Saturday will start at 11am with a walk by Mark Damon Chutter called ‘Victorian Dorchester and Hardy’. This will be followed by the Birthday Lecture from 3-4:30pm by Dr Roshan Doug (in the Casterbridge Room at the King’s Arms).

We will then have the laying of the wreath at Hardy’s Statue from 5pm, followed by a wreath laying at the statue of William Barnes.

There will then be served a three-course meal (booking essential) at the Casterbridge Room, King’s Arms, Dorchester. £35 for three-course meal - please contact the King;’s Arms, Dorchester 01305 238238
On the Sunday there will be a 10am service at Stinsford Church.

Dr Roshan Doug is a British writer and academic. He is a former Birmingham Poet Laureate appointed in 2000. He has also been an INSET poet for the Poetry Society of Great Britain and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Birthday Lecture

  • Tickets: £10

Please book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thomas-hardy-society-birthday-weekend-tickets-707738734607

 

Event location map

Society calendar
Upcoming events
Latest news
The Thomas Hardy Society 2023
HomeJoin usMenuContact us

This website uses cookies

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you've provided to them or that they've collected from your use of their services. You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website.

OK Accept Cookies