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Sunday 13th October 2024
Starts 12:00 until 14:00
Thomas Hardy Statue, Dorchester DT1 1UT
Starts 12:00 until 14:00
Thomas Hardy Statue, Dorchester DT1 1UT
MARK CHUTTER A LITERARY WALK – WESSEX WRITERS
Sunday 13th October 2024
Time: 12.00 midday
Location: Meet at the Thomas Hardy Statue at the Top 0’ Town.
A guided walk with Chairman and Academic Director of the Thomas Hardy Society, Mark Damon Chutter, through Dorchester and Fordington, to explore the world of an architect, writer and poet Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), the Dorset dialect poet and philologist, William Barnes (1801-1886), and the LGBT pioneer Sylvia Townsend Warner (1883-1978), all of whom feature Dorchester in different ways.
Meet at the Thomas Hardy Statue at the Top 0’ Town. The walk will be from 12 midday until 2 pm. At 2 pm there will be a cream tea for £10 per person. Please book separately and directly with The Old Tea House for this on 01305 263719.
Mark Damon Chutter is a Drama and English specialist and head of Performing Arts at Wey Valley Academy. Mark was shortlisted as one of the top six teachers in the country by The Times in 2014 and 2015. He is a member of the committee of the Dorchester Civic Society, the Dorchester Town Council Heritage Committee and STAND. This event is sponsored by the Duchy of Cornwall.
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