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Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th July, 11am-4.30pm. The ‘Weymouth Through Time’ event expands this weekend at Weymouth Old Town Hall. ‘Pike and Shot Events’ have organised several re-enactors in Tudor costume to talk, show various artifacts & set-ups and demonstrate cooking of the period. Colourfull, informative and entertaining! Admission: Free.
Discover the long forgotten battlefield around Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. We visit the scene of blood thirsty fighting, naval beach assaults, battles and forts and retrace the route taken by the Royalist and Parliamentarian soldiers during the 17 days of fighting in 1645. So come and experience the forgotten English Civil War Battle that cost the King his Harbour, his War, and his head! 2pm. July 5th,6th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 15th & 16th.Starts & finishes at the Old Town Hall. How to Book: Call Office – 01305 855817 / Mobile 07771 824495, or contact Weymouth Tourist Information Office on 01305 785747 http://www.spiritofthesea.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=136&Itemid=129 HISTORY EXHIBITION, TOURS and EVENTS. Tudors, Plague, Armada, Civil War, Maritime. (Guardians of the Old Town Hall with Pike And Shot Tour and Event Co)
DETAILS & PRICES MAIN HISTORY EXHIBITION (upstairs) 5th – 15th July, 11.00am – 4.30pm Free entry (donations go towards the renovation of this Grade II Listed Building) BATTLE OF WEYMOUTH TOUR July 5th,6th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 2pm & 4pm Adult: £5, Child: (under 16) £2 (not suitable for under 5′s) Discover the long forgotten battlefield around Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. We visit the scene of blood thirsty fighting, naval beach assaults,battles, and forts and retrace the route taken by the Royalist and Parliamentarian soldiers during the 17 days of fighting in 1645. So come and experience the forgotten English Civil War Battle that cost the King his Harbour, his War, and his head! Starts & finishes at Weymouth Old Town Hall.
SHANTY THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS ‘A RATS TALE’ 3rd-16th July 7.30pm (not Sundays) plus 2.30pm matinee on Saturdays. Adults – £9.50 Action packed family-ukulele-comedy-play about the Black Death!This hysterically historical tale of plague, pestilence and puns features Shanty’s trademark mix of inventive theatre, original live music, and stories that spring from the myths and history we uncover everywhere we go. Never has the Black Death been so funny.
The Battle of Weymouth took place during the English Civil War in 1645 and on Saturday 6th February 2010, between 12 noon and 4pm at the Old Town Hall in the heart of old Weymouth (behind the council offices on North Quay and opposite the Boot Inn) there will be Living History inside the hall so you can get a flavour of what life was like in those times. There will be musket firing, pike drills for the children and ‘show and tell’ history of Civil War times. Refreshments will be available. Local author, Mark Vine, will be signing copies of his book, The Crabchurch Conspiracy, the true story of the Battle of Weymouth 1645. On the Saturday evening (6th) from 9pm, local Celtic rock band, The Dolmen, will be performing LIVE the album The Crabchurch Conspiracy, with lyrics written by Mark Vine, author of the book of the same name. Tickets are just £5 each with funds raised being donated to the Old Town Hall renovation fund. On Sunday 7th February, a commemoration march will take place with soldiers in full 17th Century dress, starting at Sandsfoot Castle at approx 10.50am, leaving at 11.00am on a route via Old Castle Road, Belle Vue Road and to the footpath at Bincleaves that leads to Newtons Cove. From there, up behind Brewers Quay to Franchise Street at Chapelhay, down the lane beside the Chapelhay Tavern and into Chapelhay Street to arrive at the Old Town Hall at approx. 12 noon. After a commemoration at the hall, the soldiers will leave at approx. 12.30pm and march along the old High Street (behind the council offices), then into Trinity Road and along to the Old Rooms Inn by the Old Town Pump. Here will be another commemoration and then the soldiers will march into Hope Square, finishing by Brewers Quay at approx. 1.15pm. The whole weekend is an ideal opportunity for all ages to learn about Weymouth’s local and Civil War history and is sponsored by: Guardians of the Old Town Hall
Unique Dorset Celtic Rockers, THE DOLMEN will be performing their new album, The Crabchurch Conspiracy, LIVE on the 6th February at the Weymouth Old Town Hall. All proceeds to go to the hall’s refurbishment fund. Tickets are only £5 but are limited, so if you want to be part of this unique evening then get your tickets early. Tickets available via Mark Vine vineline@tiscali.co.uk or goto the Facebook page here for more detials |
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