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Rachel de Thame – A Flower Garden for Pollinators
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomWith bees, butterflies and other pollinators threatened by climate change and habitat loss, it's now more important than ever to support and nurture pollinators in your garden. In this practical ... Rachel de Thame – A Flower Garden for Pollinators
Alan Hollinghurst – Our Evenings
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomBoth dark and luminous, poignant and wickedly funny, Alan Hollinghurst’s new novel gives us a portrait of modern England through the lens of one man’s acutely observed and often unnerving ... Alan Hollinghurst – Our Evenings
Nusrit Mehtab – Off the Beat
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomOver the course of her 30 year long career in the Metropolitan Police, Nusrit Mehtab was subjected to and witnessed a host of racist and sexist behaviour. This included fellow ... Nusrit Mehtab – Off the Beat
James Holland – Cassino ’44
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomIt should have an easy victory. After triumph in Tunisia, the sweeping success of the Sicilian invasion, and with Italy finally knocked out of the war, the Allies were confident ... James Holland – Cassino ’44
Victoria Hislop – The Figurine
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomIn her irresistible new novel, Sunday Times No 1 bestselling author Victoria Hislop shines a light on the questionable acquisition of cultural treasures and the price people – and countries – will ... Victoria Hislop – The Figurine
The Oldie Event – Giles Wood and Mary Killen – Country Life – in conversation with Harry Mount
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomFormer townies Giles and Mary swapped city life for rural Wiltshire over thirty years ago, and they've each embraced it in their own very different ways.Mary has happily traded sophisticated London salons for monthly lectures at the Farmers' Club, competitive school quizzes, church interactions and local Auction House sales. While Giles has immersed himself in ... The Oldie Event – Giles Wood and Mary Killen – Country Life – in conversation with Harry Mount
Kate Humble – Where the Hearth Is
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomKate Humble has a knack for sharing her own journey towards a more pleasing and purposeful life in a way that inspires readers, enables them to reassess their own lives and helps them achieve their personal goals. Having encouraged readers to reconnect with nature in Thinking on My Feet and simplify their lifestyles in A ... Kate Humble – Where the Hearth Is
Adam Nicolson – How to Be
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomWhat is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should we treat each other?Prize-winning and bestselling writer Adam Nicolson travels through the transforming world of ancient Greece and asks what light its thinkers can throw on our deepest preconceptions. Sparkling ... Adam Nicolson – How to Be
Polly Toynbee and David Walker – The Only Way is Up
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomPolitical change is coming. But the new Westminster government’s inheritance looks grim. We’re all in it together, the Tories used to say. But they look set to bequeath sharp social divisions, vastly increased inequality, a stagnant economy and unfulfilled commitments on climate change – and all this at a time of unprecedented international tension.The Only ... Polly Toynbee and David Walker – The Only Way is Up
Tom Heap – Land Smart
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomWe need land for so many of humanity’s growing needs, such as food, renewable energy, carbon storage and housing. Traditionally, we’ve stolen it from nature, but this has led to a mounting toll of extinction and pollution that is now punishing us. So, as there’s no land left to take, how do we get more ... Tom Heap – Land Smart
Clare Balding – Isle of Dogs
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomEvery dog must have his day.Dogs are never just pets. Not for the British. We love them as members of the family. They work with us, sleep with us, eat with us, help us live our daily lives and come on holiday with us. Some parents will freely admit to enjoying the company of their ... Clare Balding – Isle of Dogs
Pam Ayres – Doggedly Onwards: The Collected Poems
The Dorford Centre 2 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, United KingdomPam Ayres has spent a lifetime providing hilarious and profound insights into the delights and tribulations of everyday life. As a young woman in the seminal decade of 1960’s Great Britain, she doggedly pursued a career as a performer and writer, stepping far outside what was expected of her. In doing so she created a ... Pam Ayres – Doggedly Onwards: The Collected Poems