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A warm welcome to Wareham. I am very proud that Wareham TownCouncil has once again published this Town Guide, not only for ourvisitors but as a useful publication for all local residents. With modernfacilities, a long history, plenty to see and a variety of superb naturalfeatures within a short walk of the town centre, you will not be lost forthings to do. Whether you are here for a short stay or longer, this guidewill prove invaluable.

Wareham is a historic Dorset town, a gateway town to the beautiful Isleof Purbeck and its stunning Jurassic coastline and is the hub of Purbeck’sbusiness and commercial life. An ancient, Saxon walled town where youcan still ‘walk the walls’ enjoying fine views over the lush watermeadows, stroll by our two rivers, enjoy the abundant river life or takea boat trip. Specialist shops, good restaurants, public houses, historicchurches, sports and play facilities, open spaces, quaint old lanes, amodern leisure centre, markets, a fascinating museum and anindependent cinema – all this you can find in Wareham. Warehamrecently won three successive Gold awards in the South/South East inBloom Competition and has made two appearances at the nationalBritain in Bloom finals, so I am sure you will also enjoy our superb floral displays. For those coming to live and work in the town, Wareham has modern school, health/welfare facilities, community halls, a large recreation ground, railway station, business parks and a variety of housing. I do hope you enjoy Wareham and will want to return time andtime again.

Councillor Keith Green, Mayor of Wareham 2012/2013

Mayor and Mayoress Keith and Vera Green

Welcome to Wareham

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ContentsWelcome to Wareham – Mayor’s Introduction. 3

Enjoy Wareham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Pack a Picnic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Wareham Town Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Sports and Leisure in Wareham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Wareham Town Crier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Diamond Jubilee 2012 and Olympic Flame Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Wareham Wednesdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Wareham Town Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Wareham Carnival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Wareham Music Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Map – Wareham Town Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Map – Wareham Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20/21

Food & Drink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Wine and Dine in Wareham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Wareham – From Bronze Age Settlement toModern Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Wareham in Bloom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Wareham in Bloom – Blooming Lovely! . . . . 30/31

Education and Youth Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Father Christmas Parade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Local Information Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Clubs and Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Acknowledgements: Wareham Town Council gratefully acknowledges the following for their help in producing this Guide: Liz Roberts, Manager of the Discover Purbeck Information Centre, Mike O’Hara, Curator at Wareham Town Museum;

Photos: Pam Bowyer-Davis (Wareham Camera Club), Town Clerk Rod Curtis.

Wareham has a wealth of unexpected surprises for the visitor. Walkthe Saxon Walls, visit our local markets, learn about Wareham'sconnection with Lawrence of Arabia, enjoy the variety our localindependent shops have to offer, watch a film at the unique Rex Cinemaand much more. Why not start your journey of exploration by makingyour way to Wareham's Quay at the bottom of South Street where theRiver Frome has been delighting visitors for many years?

The Quayside and Boating – The Quay was once the hub ofWareham. Ships arrived from the continent and unloaded their cargoesfor distribution throughout the area. Nowadays the Quay is very livelyin summer time with leisure sailors of all types taking advantage of thedelightful river trip to and from Poole Harbour (tide permitting!). Youtoo can take a boat trip on the River Frome or maybe hire your ownrowing boat or motor boat from Abbott’s Quay. Another way to enjoythe quayside is simply by sitting in the sun enjoying the view or feedingthe ducks.

River Walks – Wareham is a town of two rivers, the River Frome onthe South side of the town and the River Piddle on the north side.Whatever your reason for visiting Wareham, why not linger a while andenjoy a riverside walk? Both rivers are easily accessible and a circularwalking route is possible encompassing both rivers. Copies of the “TwoRivers Walk” route are available in the Discover Purbeck InformationCentre in South Street.

Priory Meadow – Located justoff the town centre, on the southside of the River Frome, a part of the natural water meadow has been restored by localvolunteers as a conservationarea. It has a short circular pathfor walking and wheelchair usersplus stone benches, wildlifeInformation boards and a birdwatching hide. A tranquil spotwhere all age groups can enjoy the wildlife habitat, PrioryMeadow is always incorporatedin Wareham’s ‘Britain in Bloom’entry. www.wddt.org.uk/priory_meadow

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Priory MeadowRiver Piddle and Water

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Feeding the birds at Wareham Quay

Abbots Quay: boats, river life, andmore boats!

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Saxon Walls –Wareham has Saxon ramparts, built to defend againstViking attacks, surrounding the historic town on three sides. Thesouth side, where Wareham Castle was once situated, was protectedby the River Frome. These walls are the best remaining example inEngland and can been seen as large earth mounds covered in grass.Paths on the walls give good views of the rivers and surrounding areasand a variety of wild flowers are encouraged – at their best in latespring and early summer. From North Walls there are views over theflood plain of the River Piddle towards Northport and beyond to theWareham Forest. Below the North Walls, the River Piddle meandersacross Wareham Common, the lush riverbank vegetation providing aperfect nesting habitat for water birds. The middle section of WestWalls, adjacent to the car park, is known as Bloody Bank after anumber of executions which took place there in bygone times.Leased from the Rempstone estate and managed by Purbeck DistrictCouncil, the Walls won a national ‘Golden Apple’ environmental award in 2007. From July 2012 interpretation boardswill be in place at various points along the walls. For further information and a leaflet on the ‘Walls Walk’, visitDiscover Purbeck Information Centre in South Street or see the website: www.visitswanageandpurbeck.co.uk

Town Pound – The Town Pound is part of Wareham’s rich history, beinga Grade II listed building dating back to medieval times. It was built to holdstray or impounded farm animals which were not released until the ownerhad paid a fine. It is a small, walled enclosure with a gate situated at the endof Pound Lane where it joins West street, near the foot of the town walls.Students from the nearby Purbeck School have been working withWareham District Development Trust to bring graphic “animals” back tothe pound which will be mounted on metal poles within the pound atdifferent levels to make a visually exciting display (Summer 2012).

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Enjoying a break at West Walls

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Markets – Wareham has been a market town for over 500 yearsand its market has the accolade of two royal charters. CotteesMarket in East Street was established in1907. Unique in Dorset, ithas a Produce and Flower Auction, one of the last in Dorset heldon Thursdays, and a fortnightly Antiques and Collectable auction onTuesdays. Wareham also has a Farmers Market in the Town Hall onthe 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month and a Home Producersmarket every Thursday in the United Reformed Church Hall inChurch Street. A very popular Saturday Street Market in themagnificent setting of Wareham’s historic Quay by the River Fromecompletes the picture – helping to keep Wareham a true Dorsetmarket town!

Churches – Wareham has several beautiful churches. The ParishChurch of Lady St Mary near the Quay is said to have been builton the sight of an 8th century Minster church. It still boasts a 14thcentury chancel and a Tudor tower with a ring of 10 bells. It has a12th century lead font and other objects of interest and its annualflower festival in early August is always a stunning sight. The Churchof St Martin on the Walls has a Saxon exterior and is the mostcomplete Saxon church in Dorset – believed to date from around1020. St Martins is thought to have been founded by St Aldhelm inthe 7th Century and possibly destroyed by King Cnut and rebuilt in1015. There are a series of wall paintings, the earliest of which waspainted in the 12th century. After a period of disuse, the church wasrenovated to its current condition in 1936, a fitting place for thesculptured effigy of T E Lawrence by Eric Kennington.

Rex Cinema – Situated in the Odd Fellows Hall in West Street. Built in1889, it has been a cinema since 1920, originally known as the Empire andlater re-named the Rex. Possibly the oldest continuously operatedindependent cinema in the country, it seats 151 people. Amazingly, alongwith modern electric lighting, it still has its original gas lights – and doubleseats for couples in the back row! Films shown range from independentand ‘art’ films to the latest blockbusters and it is home to the well lovedRex Players drama group. A welcome addition in recent years has been theRex Bar (where you may purchase a drink which you can take into theauditorium) and the Five and Dime Cafe attached to the cinema. For details of forthcoming films, see the website: www.therex.co.uk. The Rex isowned and managed by the Purbeck Film Charitable Trust Ltd who areresponsible for the very successful Purbeck Film Festival held annually inOctober (Note 2012 Festival: 12th–27th Oct).

Local Shops – Wareham has a large range of independent shops andretailers as well as two supermarkets. In Wareham you can still buyfresh meat at traditional butchers, superb cakes and freshly bakedbread in our local bakers and source local cheese, fish and otherproduce. There are art and photographic galleries, fabric, craft andcollectable shops as well as a traditional ironmongers, newsagents andflorists. There are a range of pharmacists, hairdressers and a veterinarysurgeon whilst professional services such as banks, solicitors, estateagents, dentists and a variety of other specialist shops complete thepicture. Wareham’s Mobility shop has scooters and wheelchairs toassist in making Wareham accessible for all.

Wareham Town Museum – ‘A Great Little Museum.’ Tucked insidethe Wareham Town Hall building in East Street is the small but

fascinating Wareham Museum where there are displays and artefacts telling the story of the town – including itsarchaeology, geology, social and military history and Lawrence of Arabia collection. The Museum and its MuseumCommittee is supported by Wareham Town Council. A Curator and many unpaid volunteer ‘Friends of Wareham TownMuseum’ have, over many years, built on a collection donated to the town by a local resident. This now forms arepository of a variety of material, and provides a valuable resource for students and researchers alike.

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Rex Cinema – home of the Rex Players

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Church of St Martin on the Walls

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Visitors from all over the world are drawn to the T E Lawrence exhibition, however thereare many other features including Bronze Age, Roman and Saxon Wareham and Warehamin the Great War of 1914–1918. The Museum has recently featured very successful FamilyHistory Days and further projects are planned. From April until end of October 2012, theremains of a fascinating Saxon sword found in the River Frome in 1927 and possibly of royalorigin, are on loan from the County Museum. The Museum aims equally to attract localresidents and visitors, who are assured of an interesting and worthwhile visit. Admissionfree, 10 am to 4pm, opening Easter to October. Museum website: www.wtm.org.uk

T E Lawrence – ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ – spent the last yearsof his life in the Wareham area, living at ‘Clouds Hill’ cottage,Moreton, near Bovington Camp where he served as a privatesoldier – before his untimely death in 1935 from injuries in amotorcycle accident. Wareham has a celebrated marble effigyof Lawrence by Eric Kennington in St Martins on the WallsChurch, however he is buried in a cemetery located near toSt Nicolas church in Moreton. Lawrence’s cottage is ownedby the National Trust and is accessible to the public. He visitedWareham frequently to shop, using his favourite BroughSuperior motor cycle, and he frequented the AngleburyRestaurant/Cafe in North Street. Here you may view acommemorative plaque in Lawrence’s old favourite windowseat while you enjoy your Dorset cream tea!

The Wareham Bears – After almost twenty years of wandering around southernEngland the community of over two hundred tiny bears has at long last come home toWareham. In 1977 the Bears, created by Mary Hildesley, first moved into 18–22 ChurchStreet and eventually opened to the public in 1981, where they attracted visitors from allaround the world. The Wareham & District Development Trust purchased the collection in2011 and the Bears can now be seen at the Blue Pool.

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Lawrence plaque –Anglebury

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Discover Purbeck Information Centre 01929 552740 – To find out all about what you can see and do in Wareham andother places of interest in Purbeck, call into the new ‘Discover Purbeck Information Centre’ which is located on theground floor in Wareham Library. Combining the Library andInformation Centre in the same building provides an improvedservice to both locals and visitors, promoting local culture andevents to a wider audience. The staff will be delighted to help withenquiries about local transport, walking and cycling routes, eatingout etc. National Express and Condor Ferries tickets can bepurchased here as well as tickets for local events. Come and seethe “secret garden”! www.visitswanageandpurbeck.co.uk

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Walk Wareham’s Saxon Walls: The Walls, originally built by theSaxons to defend the town against attacks by the Vikings, now form theroute of the Walls Walk Path, along which you will see plentiful flowersand butterflies and enjoy superb views across the River Piddle towardsWareham Forest. Start and finish your walk at the Town Quay to watchthe boats, feed the ducks and enjoy your picnic.

Explore Wareham Forest: Enjoy the peace and tranquility of a walkor cycle along the waymarked paths of the Sika Trail. Appreciate thecontrast between the open heathland and the pine forest, looking out forwoodland and heathland birds, mammals and insects. There are picnictables near the car park.

Further afield, you may wish to visit:RSPB Arne: Follow the trails through the farm, or down through the woods to ShipstalPoint with views across Poole Harbour or back towards Corfe Castle and the PurbeckHills. Have a paddle at the harbour's edge and visit the hides to see the wading birds anddeer on the salt marshes.

Margaret Green Animal Rescue Centre, Church Knowle: Visit the animals lookingfor new homes including cats, rabbits and guinea pigs as well as farm animals, and picnicin some of Dorset's most beautiful scenery.

Kimmeridge: Look for fossils and search the rock pools in the Purbeck Marine WildlifeReserve, making sure to visit the Marine Centre to learn all about this sheltered bay. Youcan see Clavell Tower and the very first “Nodding Donkey” oil well in Purbeck. Smallcharge for the toll road.

Tyneham Village & Worbarrow Bay: Explore the ‘deserted village thattime forgot’, see the school as it was in 1943, visit the houses and see wholived there. Take a stroll down to the bay and enjoy superb views of theJurassic Coast. NB: accessible only when the army ranges are open.

Walk the Smugglers’ Ways: Take the path from Worth Matravers toWinspit quarries on the coast, then walk east to Seacombe and the hiddencoves, all once popular haunts of smugglers. Take the route back inland tothe Square and Compass pub and visit their Fossil Museum.

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Wareham Town Council was formed after local government re-organisation in1974 when Purbeck District Council took over many of the powers of theformer Borough of Wareham. The Council is a parish council with the right tobe called a Town Council, has 16 Councillors who represent all parts of thetown and currently there 4,577 registered electors. Elections are held everyfour years with the next election scheduled for May 2015. Town Councilmeetings are held in the Town Hall every six weeks on Tuesday evenings at 7.00 pm, the public are welcome to attend and may speak on any topic relatingto the Town at the discretion of the Mayor.

Town MayorsWareham has a long tradition of Town Mayors stretching back to 1336. Everyname to date is recorded on panels in the Council Chamber, the Town Mayorbeing elected annually in May at a special ‘Mayor Making’ Council meeting. Ahistoric book is kept to record Mayors’ names since 1703, witnessed byCouncillors. The proceedings in the Council Chamber feature the Sergeant atMace bearing the splendid Town Mace given to Wareham in the reign of James1st. Two Constables from Wareham’s historic Court Leet also bear their ownsymbols of authority, a pair of two-metre wooden staves dating from 1778, keptin the Chamber.

It is thought that very few Councils can trace their Mayors back as far as 1336– although the Wareham names were almost lost forever! Prior to 1703, a townsteward/recorder named Nathaniel Child absconded to London with most of the Town’s records, including a bookrecording past Mayors’ names. He then attempted to blackmail the town for a large sum of money, effectively saying “payup or the records will be destroyed”. Payment was refused and the records promptly disappeared. The name panelswere made up later, from local records which still existed before they were destroyed in the Great Fire of Wareham in1762, although there are many gaps before 1703.

Most of the Council’s business is overseen by various Committees appointed by the Council. The powers and duties ofthese Committees are set out below:

Policy, Resources and Finance CommitteeCouncil policy, resources and general financial decisions, including the annual budget setting process, borrowing andinvestments, financial regulations, land and property (leases, rents, disposal etc), legal proceedings, public relations,tourism, standing orders, grant applications, and generally advises Town Council on policy matters. It considers all othermatters not within the purview of any other committee.

Amenities CommitteeManagement of the Town Hall and other land/premises, Wareham Recreation Ground, four play areas, open spaces,allotment matters, rights of way, Howards Lane car park, public seats, war memorial, street lighting, arts andentertainment, litter/environmental issues, shelters, signs.

Planning and Transport Committee Consideration of all planning applications within the Town area and transport matters including liaison with DorsetCounty Council on highway and traffic regulation orders, parking and traffic calming, local and strategic plans, all otherhighway matters.

Museum CommitteeLooks after all things connected with the Town Museum: acquisitions, exhibitions, projects, policy, finance, accreditationissues, volunteer support.

Wareham in Bloom CommitteeAll aspects of Wareham in Bloom e.g. fundraising and sponsorship, floral display contracts, community involvement,environmental matters, recycling, local Wareham In Bloom and allotments competitions and annual awards, roundaboutenhancements and entry into the annual South/South East in Bloom Competition.

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Human Resources Panel Responsibility for all staff matters including recruitment and training (meetings not open to the public).

A number of Working Parties may also contribute to Council business e.g. Premises, Standing Orders, Internal Audit andDiamond Jubilee Working Parties, reporting directly to committees.

Looking after our Town and its Heritage Wareham Town Council has supported a number of initiatives in the town,including highways, traffic regulation and public safety matters. The Council worksclosely with the Purbeck Police authority and the Wareham Safer NeighbourhoodTeam. Six CCTV cameras have been installed with Council support plus newANPR cameras in 2011 at the A351 flyover on North Causeway. The Councilmaintains cultural and sporting links with twin towns Hemsbach in Germany andConches-En-Ouches in France. Wareham’s mayor also donated £5000 from aformer mayor’s legacy to help preserve the Rex Cinema for future generations asa charitable trust.

The Town Hall’s historic exterior dating from 1870 has been completelyrefurbished following a survey report, then totally redecorated inside. The CouncilChamber (first floor) is usually open to visitors during the mornings of Architectural Heritage Week in early Septemberand can be combined with a trip to the Museum on the ground floor. Ask to see the Mayor’s Book – a fascinating recordof life in Wareham for over 300 years!

The Council is proud to have completely replaced all of its four play areas since 2004, either with grant funding, its owncapital resources or a mixture of both. A newly re-surfaced multi-use games area will open at its Recreation Ground inJune 2012, thanks to a grant from the Viridor Landfill Communities Fund.

Website – the Town Council’s first website went online in 2007 and now forms a very effective communication toolfor the electorate and for casual visitors. A version of this tourist guide is downloadable from the website:See www.wareham-tc.gov.uk

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Working in Partnership The Town Council works in partnership withPurbeck District Council and Dorset County Council on many mattersaffecting the town, and there are Council representatives on a large range ofcommunity bodies.

Donations The Town Council normally supports by donations (grants) thelocal Father Christmas and Christmas Lights Committees, the WarehamCarnival, and many other community groups which are perceived to benefitWareham residents in some way e.g. the Citizens Advice Bureau. Seewww.wareham-tc.gov.uk for a downloadable grant application.

Bookings The Town Council takes bookings for the Recreation Ground(cricket and football pitches and croquet lawn), the use of the Corn Exchange situated in the Town Hall for jumble sales,farmers markets, meetings etc, and for use of the Council Chamber for meetings, weddings and civil partnerships. Tel:01929 553006 for Admin Staff.

Weddings/Civil Partnerships Many happy couples have ‘tied the knot’ at the Town Hall. The historic CouncilChamber is licensed for weddings and civil partnerships and the Corn Exchange may also be booked for your reception.Full details: Tel: Town Hall 01929 553006.

AllotmentsThe Town Council ensures that allotments are provided forlocal residents, at Northmoor and Bestwall – see Clubs and Societiessection of this Guide for contact details.

Working for Local Democracy In 2005, the Council adopted theWareham Community Plan as the cornerstone of its policies and stillworks to implement all aspects of what local residents said they wantedfor their town. With the help of community organisations and volunteersthe Council is totally committed to Wareham and works to achieve theseaims. If YOU want to get involved as a community volunteer – or acouncillor if there is a vacancy – please let us know!

Wareham Town Council: Telephone 01929 553006 (Administration Office)

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Wedding in Council Chamber

Bestwall Allotment Site

Wareham has a wealth of sports and leisure facilities. Flourishingsports clubs include Wareham Cricket Club, Wareham RangersFootball Club, Wareham and District Swimming Club and Swanageand Wareham Rugby Club. Wareham Town Council’s RecreationGround at Worgret Road currently provides football, cricket andcroquet pitches for hire, a large children’s play area and a sportspavilion for changing/toilet facilities. In June 2012, a newly resurfacedmulti-use games area for basketball and 5-a-side football will open forfree use by the public, replacing a redundant tennis court at this site.Rugby is catered for at the town’s Rugby Club playing fields inBestwall Road and Karate lessons are currently held on Thursdaynights at the Town Hall.

The Purbeck Sports Centre, on the Purbeck School campus inWorgret Road features a multitude of facilities: 25m public swimming pool, gym, sauna, and sports hall with badminton,football, cricket, tennis, squash and hockey facilities, grass and astro pitches, opportunities for childrens’ holiday activities,parties and a crèche. The licensed All Stars Bar and Cafe offers drinks, snacks and meals and a splendid terrace with viewsto the Purbeck Hills/Corfe Castle. With a full view of the pool, you can have a coffee and watch your child have aswimming lesson or enjoy the large plasma TV screen showing Sky sports events. Wareham Town Council’s four superbplay areas in the town complete the picture – so there is no excuse for all age groups not getting some form of exercise!

See centre page map for locations of all sites mentioned.

Rugby at Bestwall

Sports and Leisure in Wareham

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In 2007 Wareham Town Council recruited the first Town Crier formany years and the ancient art of town crying was revived.Originally a way of communicating news when most people couldnot read a newspaper, a notice or broadsheet, the Town Crierthese days performs a very different and largely ceremonial role.Town Crier and local resident Jacquie Hall works hard to promoteWareham at many civic and other functions – a true ambassadorfor the town.

Wareham has its own Town Criers Competition, an annual eventwith funding gratefully received from Wareham Town Council. In2012, the event will take place on Saturday 14th July and in 2013 itis likely to be on Saturday July 13th (to be confirmed). Starting offat 10.30 am a colourful parade of traditionally dressed Criers andtheir escorts, with bells ringing, makes its way from the Town Hallto the South Bridge before dispersing to the performance area onthe south bank of the River Frome. Criers perform in two heats:a Home Town Cry in the morning and a Cry of Jacquie’s choice inthe afternoon. As Host Crier, Jacquie does not compete but keeps her voice in good trim with her own Warehamcry. The cries are interesting and usually very humorous, can’t keep a good Crier down – they even cry in the rain!– so why not come along to the Frome, take a programme and listen to Criers from all over the South and West?

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Wareham has a thriving volunteer Town Band with its roots in the many villagebands which existed up to the mid 19th century which were made up of avariety of large wind instruments. These bands were originally formed toprovide music for church services before organs were commonplace, apartfrom providing music for other village events. The Town Band contains a numberof brass and reed instruments, indicating that it pre-dates many other bands inthe Purbeck area, most of which were formed around the 1860s as brass bands.In 1855 the Dorset Chronicle reported the Wareham Town Band leading aprocession of carts carrying children back from the annual church outing to Stoborough. These days, the carts may be gone, but the Band can still be heard playing at fetes, the annual Wareham Carnival, civic parades including the Annual Civic Service and Remembrance Sunday Parade, at theQuay and on occasional Sunday afternoons at local bandstands. The Band playedat the new Wareham Music Festival in 2009 and has been welcomed back every year since. Band practice nights areheld weekly at the United Reformed Church, new members are always welcome – for further details see website:www.warehamtownband.co.uk

Wareham Town Band

Wareham Town Band

Come and celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a Jubilee Big Lunch Party on Monday 4th June 2012.Where? Howards Lane car park (closed for the day), from mid-day to 5pm. Bring your own food/soft drinks, tablesand chairs are provided plus free teas/coffees/cake and free entertainment. Includes DJ/music from across six decades,Morris dancing, childrens’ fancy dress competition, giant musical chairs, sea shanty group, local young talent and aGrand Parade featuring arrival of the ‘Queen and Duke’ at 3pm! Continue the fun at Wareham Quay from 6pm withfun events, Jubilee fireworks and lighting of Wareham’s Jubilee Beacon at 10.26 pm exactly.

On Friday 13th July 2012, Wareham will celebrate a once in a lifetime opportunity as the Olympic Flame Relay passesthrough en route to Poole and Bournemouth. Starting at Land's End on 19th May, 8,000 torchbearers will carry theflame to the lighting of the cauldron at the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium, London. Purbeck’s relay runnerswill carry the flame from Swanage to Corfe Castle and on to Stoborough, arriving at the South Causeway at 2.21pm, then via the South Bridge through Wareham Town Centre to North Street at 2.35 pm. Fancy a bitof street lining and flag waving to cheer them on? We’ll see you there! Stay around – this is followed by fun events, music,stalls, beacon lighting and fireworks on the Quay starting at around 5pm, courtesy of Wareham Carnival. London’s2012 Olympics begin on July 27th, with Weymouth staging the sailing events.

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In 2011, a new community organisation in Wareham began to make a big impact.Called ‘Wareham Wednesdays’, its aim is to stage events every Wednesday nightfor six weeks during the summer season for our many visitors and our ownresidents. Holidaymakers! Looking for somewhere to go on a Wednesday night?Try Wareham! All events take place in the town centre and on the Quay withlive bands, food stalls etc and usually end in fireworks. On 25th July 2012, a special Great Fire of Wareham 250th anniversary commemoration will takeplace (with raft race, models of Wareham in 1762, a beacon and fireworks) whileother events are planned on 1st August (pram race), 8th August (tug of war), 15thAugust (It’s a Knockout), 22nd August (food and beerfest) and 29 August(summer finale with firework spectacular). We’ll also be back in 2013! Website:http://warehamwednesdays.co.uk

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Wednesdays

Wareham Wednesdays – Mid-week Fun

Diamond Jubilee 2012 and Olympic Flame Relay

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Wareham Carnival is a long standing event in July, when the wholetown comes together to celebrate Wareham and its community.Always guaranteed fun, day and night, with plenty of entertainmentfor all, Carnival Week in 2012 runs from 9th to 15th July, with thetheme of ‘Torches and Town Fires’ relevant to two memorableevents: the Olympic Torch Relay - passing through Wareham on 13thJuly – and commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the GreatFire of Wareham in 1762. On 13th July, from 5pm at the Quay,Carnival presents fun events, stalls, music, a flaming beacon – andfireworks!

Main event is the Carnival Procession on Sunday through the towncentre featuring colourful floats organised by many local groups.Judging takes place for the highly sought after ‘Best Float’ award plus‘Best Youth’ and ‘Best Walking’ entry. Competition is fierce but you too can be a winner. However big or small yourgroup why not take up the challenge and enter? The procession finishes on the Quay for the famous Wareham DuckRace and the Dog Race (across the River Frome!), Boat Race and Inflatable Race. Other main events during the weekinclude Film Night, Kludo Murder Mystery Night around the pubs and the celebrated Golden Bridge Awards/FunCasino in the Town Hall – a glitzy affair to honour, amongst others, our local traders.

Carnival's main aim is raising money for charities, groups and organisations within the Wareham area while providingan opportunity to come together and have a good time. We hope you will all be able to join us during Carnival weekand raise a glass to the wonderful community groups who make Wareham so special. The Carnival Committee thankseveryone for their support over the years. Further details: please see website: www.wareham-carnival.org.uk

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Carnival Procession

Wareham Carnival – Fun for All!

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Stuck for something to do in Purbeck in late summer? In 2012 the popularAnnual Wareham Music festival, organised by a group of Wareham volunteers,will again provide a major attraction over the August Bank Holiday from Friday24th to Sunday 26th. Plans for the Festival are well advanced, fundraising isongoing and we are confident that Wareham will be rocking with a variety ofmusic to suit everyone. Purbeck already has an excellent reputation for musicand arts events of all kinds and our aim is to put Wareham firmly on the map.A range of venues are planned to showcase the music, with the spotlight onlocal talent, including all of Wareham’s pubs, its restaurants, the Town Hall, andthe Parish Hall. All culminating in a musical spectacular with several bands onstage at the Quay on Sunday afternoon and evening. In the words of Mr Kite– “A splendid time is guaranteed for all”!

Many thanks to numerous local businesses who sponsor the Festival. Backedby the Chamber of Trade, the Discover Purbeck Information Centre and fullysupported by Wareham Town Council, the vast majority of events are totallyfree. But we can’t do it unless YOU, the public, give us your support too - soplease don’t ignore our donation buckets! Just a pound from each visitormakes all the difference, guarantees that we pay the bands and that we will beback again in 2013. With music from blues to country, rock to folk, easylistening to indie, folk dancing, brass bands, individual performers, poetry and performance events – how can youresist? Come on down to Wareham Town – we WILL rock you! Details: see website – www.wareham-music.org.uk

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We Will Rock You! Wareham Music Festival

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Drink&Food

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THE SILENT WOMAN INN

Have you visited within the last 10 yearsor has The Silent Woman Inn becomea distant, not very pleasant memory?

During the last 10 years things have beenhappening in Coldharbour. Quietly,

stealthily and unobtrusively The SilentWoman Inn has been evolving.

Once unloved, with constantly changingmanagers, The Silent Woman Inn was in slow decline. All that changed inNovember 2002 when Richard and Denise Bell became the proprietors.

Within weeks it was obvious that the heart wasreturning and The Silent Woman was, once

again, in the safe hands that it deserved.

We pride ourselves on the excellent serviceof quality ales, wines and food. Designing

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Drink&Food

IN WAREHAM

THE QUAY INN, THE QUAY, WAREHAM, DORSET BH20 4LP

Traditional Historic Riverside PubServing Home Cooked FoodAward winning Steaks and

Daily caught FishFine selection of Real Ales and Beers

Regular live musicQuality Bed and Breakfast available

Booking advisable

01929 552735www.thequayinn.com

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Early historyWareham is a place of some antiquity. Located on a peninsula of highground running west to east and flanked by two rivers - the Piddle to thenorth and the Frome to the south - the location has provided a naturalrefuge throughout history. There is evidence of a Bronze Age settlement3,500 years ago. After the conquest of Britain in 43 AD, the Romansexploited the local resources and developed a pottery industry in andaround Wareham, distributing the characteristic black burnished pots allover Roman Britain. Some examples have even been found as far afieldas Hadrian’s Wall.

Saxon Wareham – King Alfred, Vikings and the Wareham WallsIn Victorian times it was strongly believed that Wareham was a Roman Town. Despiteplenty of Roman pottery, however, very few military items have been discovered.After thorough archaeological explorations of the West Wall in the 1950s, it wasconcluded that Wareham was not Roman but Saxon. The remains of a Saxon sword,possibly in royal ownership, were found by the South Bridge in the Frome in 1927.The sword points to Wareham’s past as a major Saxon settlement. In 2012 a modernre-creation of a Saxon sword was placed in Purbeck stone at the new ‘SaxonRoundabout’ on the northern approach to the town as a Wareham in Bloom project.

Following the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, waves of Germanictribes began to invade Britain. Almost all of southern England became Saxon. Duringthis time the kingdom of the West Saxons, or Wessex as we know it today, was underconstant attack from Viking sea pirates. By the 9th century AD the Vikings had arrivedin eastern England with a full-scale army. It wasn’t long before the Vikings had

successfully taken most of England, with the exception of Wessex which, thanks to the shrewdness of King Alfred, put upa credible defence against the invaders.

Alfred organised a militia army and set up a series of fortified towns (or burghs) throughout his kingdom. These burghsprovided a safe haven for the local population who could repair to them in times of crisis. Wareham became one ofAlfred's fortress towns with defensive earth walls topped by a wooded stockade thrown up on three sides of the town,excluding the south side which had no wall and presumably at that time was protected by the river Frome and the boggymarshland.

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Iron Age Pottery, Wareham Museum

Saxon sword at Wareham’sSaxon Roundabout

Wareham – From Bronze Age Settlement to Modern Town

Wareham has an amazing variety of places to eat and drink. From picturesquepubs to rustic restaurants, so many to choose from that it can be very hardto decide when choosing where to eat, whether it is a special occasion, casualsupper, lunchtime snack or cream tea. There are restaurants and pubsspecialising in home cooked menus using local produce and serving locallybrewed ales. Enjoy freshly made scones and cakes in our cafes and tea rooms.Wareham also has Indian, Chinese – why not sit and eat them on the picnicarea opposite the Quay?

If you are looking to source some excellent local produce for a tasty home-cooked meal, or a ready-made picnic, look no further than the markets, heldweekly on Thursday and Saturday and the Farmers Market (2nd and 4thThursday every month). Wareham has superb local butchers, bakers and delicatessens where you can purchase localfarmed meat, locally caught fish, delicious home-baked bread and cold meats and cheeses including the famous DorsetBlue Vinney.

Wareham was very proud to achieve Fairtrade Town status in 2005, and participates every year in Fairtrade Fortnight,helping farmers and their communities to obtain a fair price for their produce.

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Red Lion Hotel and Restaurant

Wine and Dine in Wareham

In 875 AD a Viking army marched from East Anglia into Wessex, making theirway to Wareham where they sacked the town, turning it into a winter camp.They then waited for a Viking navy of some 120 ships, which sailed along thesouth coast to Poole bay. Alfred summoned his Saxon soldiers and marchedon Wareham, laying siege to the town. The Viking army was completelyoutnumbered and Alfred offered them a deal that they would swear an oathto leave Wessex for all time or they would be slaughtered. The oath wasagreed, but as soon as they left the town the Vikings broke free and headedwest towards Exeter. Their navy suffered a great loss since there was a greatstorm, all ships being wrecked along the Dorset coast.

Medieval WarehamThe Norman Conquest of 1066 changed the face of England completely.William the Conqueror decided he needed to know exactly who owned whatin the country that he had just conquered. To do this he commissioned theDoomsday Book, an inventory of all the assets previously owned by the Saxons. Wareham’s entry reveals that in 1066there were around 350 houses in the town, although some had been destroyed, possibly to make way for a huge motte

and bailey castle built on high ground in the south west quarterof the town. During this period, Wareham developed as a crosschannel seaport and flourished despite life under the feudal yokeof the Normans. During the wars of Steven and Matilda in the12th century Wareham Castle took on the role of state prison.Important captives were held there and on more than oneoccasion the town was under siege in an effort to recover them.By the late 12th and early 13th century Wareham Castle hadbecome very much out of favour with the king.

King John passed through Wareham on his way to his favouritehunting lodge at Corfe Castle. Corfe became a much granderaffair and was almost impregnable, becoming King John’s state

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Medieval Motte and Bailey Castle

Danish Vikings attacked SaxonWareham

Lulworth & WinfrithChurch of EnglandVC Primary School

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All enquiries please contact:Main School Office,

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prison with legend having it that 12 knights were locked up in its dungeons andleft to starve to death. The castle at Wareham fell into decline and dereliction; bythe 1580s it was sold by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Christopher Hatton and was usedalmost as a quarry with pre-cut stone from the castle being sold off for buildingpurposes. One strange custom that is a relic of those medieval times is theWareham Court Leet, an early form of “trading standards office” which ensuredthat the traders gave good measure when brewing ale and fair weight when bakingbread.

Civil WarIn the 1640s England was in the grip of a Civil War. Once again Wareham becamea fortress town. There were a number of skirmishes and a large group of royalistsoldiers were sent from Dorchester to hold the town against Parliamentarians.Some time later a Parliamentarian force arrived and besieged the town. Anultimatum was given – ‘surrender or face death’ – and Captain O’Brien and hisroyalist Irish soldiers surrendered, having been promised safe passage. They weremarched to Bristol and took ship and were then tied up in pairs and half wayacross the Irish Sea they were thrown overboard, a grisly fate. After the Civil WarCromwell decreed that the walls of Wareham and Corfe castle should be ‘slighted’so the old medieval stone wall, which sat on top of the earth mounds that we seetoday, was dismantled. Some of the stone that appears in buildings around thetown is probably from that wall.

Great Fire of WarehamOn a hot Sunday in July 1762 someone very carelesslythrew out ashes onto a rubbish tip at the back of “The BullsHead” Inn (on the site now occupied by Lloyds Bank inSouth Street) which became infamous as the seat ofWareham’s catastrophic fire. The old medieval thatchedbuildings were well alight and, by 7 o’clock that evening,most of the town had been destroyed. After the fire, asuccessful appeal was launched to raise funds for therebuilding, and after a year of debate an Act of Parliamentwas raised for the rebuilding of the town. The Mayor of theday argued that the old timber buildings that once stood inthe middle of North Street should not be reinstated andthat the wide street would provide an adequate fire breakin the event that a fire might happen again. It was also

agreed that all the new properties should have tiled roofs, should be properly insured and that their insurance companyshould provide a fire engine. Even today, many of the houses from that period still bear the plaque outside the front doorof the Sun Fire Assurance Company. In 2012 we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Great Fire.

Prosperity and DeclineHaving been rebuilt in the Georgian style of the day, the town began to enjoy a period of prosperity. Some of the localmerchants had secured lucrative contracts with the Royal Navy in Portsmouth to supply fruit and vegetables and othercommodities. Clay was another material that was being successfully exploited and Joshia Wedgwood used Wareham clay

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The Great Fire swept through the town

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in many of his products. By the middle of the 19th century, however, Warehamwas once again in decline. Some of the cottage industries on which ordinarypeople depended were becoming unviable. Dorset button making was one suchactivity. These buttons were hand sown on a ring that was made from Dorsetsheep’s horn but by 1850 machine manufactured buttons were being made inthe midlands and the Dorset button makers could not compete. Sadly, theindustry collapsed causing great hardship and deprivation. In an attempt tocreate jobs and alleviate local poverty a group of liberal minded investorsfounded a pottery at Sandford. The Victorian works began life making bricks forthe foundations of the buildings for the great exhibition in 1851 but it laterwent on to produce decorative hollow-ware pottery. By 1900 the potteryconcentrated on producing architectural products such as drainpipes and itcontinued to operate until the mid 1960s when it closed down. The siteremained derelict until the late 1970s when the pottery was finally demolishedand the area redeveloped for residential housing.

Wareham at WarIn August 1914 the First World War broke out and Wareham becamea muster point for territorial soldiers. By 1917 there were 7,500 menstationed in and around Wareham in camp, with many of the regimentsfrom the north of England including the Yorkshire regiment and theLancashire and Yorkshire and, to the north of the town, Australian andthe New Zealand regiments. The main camp was sited on both sides ofthe Worgret Road and included an infirmary, chapels and a garrisontheatre. The camp was dismantled in the 1920s and some of thebuildings were sold off for scout huts and village halls.

Four miles to the east of Wareham is Holton Heath where, in 1915, avast ammunition factory was constructed. The London and SouthWestern Railway built a station there and a workforce of severalthousand people were employed with most of the workers beingwomen who arrived by special trains from Poole and Bournemouth.

Much of the process was carried on underground to reduce the risk of damage by accidental explosion. Despite theirbest efforts this actually happened in the 1930s and several lives were lost.

During the Second World War the Isle of Purbeck was a hive of military activity. In Swanage, secret research was beingcarried out by scientists to develop Radar and there was a real fear of enemy invasion along the coast. Enemy aircraftregularly flew over looking for the ammunition factory at Holton Heath but it was protected by an elaborate anti-aircraftdefence system. Wareham itself was not an obvious military target but in December 1942 it received a direct hit froma stray German bomber. The blast destroyed several properties but narrowly missed the Saxon church of St. Martin. InOctober 1943 the Americans arrived and proceeded to spend the next six months building up their forces in readinessfor D-Day. During this time intensive training took place for theNormandy invasion and large areas of Purbeck were out of boundsto the general public. In one case, the village of Tyneham wascompletely evacuated, the residents being told that they couldreturn to their homes after the war but this never came to pass.

Modern Wareham For centuries Wareham was defined by its Saxon walls but in thedecades after the Second World War, residential developments tothe north and south of the town have increased its populationthreefold and there are now a number of business parks. The rivers,with their broad water meadows still grazed by cattle, periodbuildings. picturesque lanes and the chiming of the Town Hall bell,however, all bear testament to Wareham’s unique and individualcharacter.

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Marching through Wareham in modern times

Motoring in the 1920s

Hutchins Blue Plaque – Pound Lane

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From end of May until early Autumn, the town centre features a mass of flowerdisplay baskets and stands, catching the visitor’s eye and delighting the senses.Full advantage is taken of the long vista of North Street, South Street andbeyond to the distant view of the Purbeck Hills, Wareham proudly putting onits best face with a dazzling array of colour. Wareham in Bloom, a communityintiative since 1994 and supported by Wareham Town Council, are the proudorganisers, its fundraising endeavours, generous sponsors, and enthusiasticlocal volunteers and businesses all helping to maintain the displays.

An annual Wareham in Bloom Local Competition and a Best Kept AllotmentCompetition are organised, with an awards ceremony every Octobercelebrating worthy winners. In 2007, Wareham won its first ever Gold in theSouth/South East in Bloom regional competition. Two further Golds followedin succession. Wareham also represented its region at the prestigious Britainin Bloom finals in 2008 and again in 2011, winning Silver and then a Silver Giltaward. And all this with one small volunteer committee! From recyclinginitiatives, roundabout enhancements and permanent planting to litter pickingand schools/community involvement, there is much to do and help is alwaysneeded – can you help? Wareham in Bloom is very grateful to its many sponsors, Town Council staff and all thosewho give up their time to help the town look its best. Enjoy our colourful floral displays as you explore!

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At the Britain in Bloom Finals

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Working with Schools

Baskets everywhereBaskets at Town Hall

Display stands

Planting open spaces

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The organisation of education in Wareham is changing. Following a review and public consultation by Dorset CountyCouncil, with effect from September 2013 the town’s three schools will become two. The Lady St Mary First Schoolbecomes a 5–11 primary school while The Purbeck School becomes an 11–18 secondary school.

EDUCATIONThe Purbeck School The Purbeck School is a mixed community comprehensive school with ananticipated roll of approximately 1400 students and 120 staff and is a SpecialistScience College. It is situated on a fine site sloping down to the River Fromeand enjoys superb facilities. The school is committed to involving all students,parents, staff and governors in providing a broad and balanced educationwhich encourages the pursuit of excellence and values progress, effort andachievement A major refurbishment and rebuilding programme is underwayand this includes the opening of new Sixth Form accommodation and aLearning Resources Centre in the Spring of 2013, together with new Sciencelaboratories and dining and social facilities for students.

Provision for the Performing and Creative Arts will be moving to the adjoining site of the existing Wareham MiddleSchool, where there are also exciting plans to develop an extensive range of community provision. These new facilitieswill complement the existing outstanding Purbeck Sports Centre, located on the school campus and provided on ashared basis with Purbeck District Council, which is jointly available for school and public use.

A Youth Centre provided by Dorset County Council is also based on the site and provides activities for young peopleduring the day and evenings.

Further details: Tel:01929 556301 or visit the website: www.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk

Wareham Middle SchoolA popular 9-13 Middle School whose aim is ‘to provideall of our pupils with a broad and balanced curriculumin an exciting, well resourced and above all a safe,stimulating environment’. The teaching team is a well-balanced mix of primary and secondary practitioners supported by an excellent team of teaching assistants and othersupport staff. The school is proud of its achievements, having received the Arts Council Artsmark Silver and the HealthySchools awards along with the Sportsmark and the FA Charter Standard School. Wareham Middle School also has anenviable record of sporting achievements and there are good links with many local clubs. The school is noted forproducing pupils with outstanding musical talent. A wide range of extra-curricular activities take place during lunchtimesand after school and a high percentage of pupils who receive instrumental music lessons. Most recent achievementsinclude Artsmark and Healthy Schools awards.

An active Parents Association is actively involved in organising social events, raising funds for equipment etc and acommitted Governing Board takes an involved and lively interest. Committees have been formed for finance, grounds andbuildings, and curriculum. Links with the local community and partner schools within Purbeck are strong, the buildings andgrounds being used regularly by local groups. For details: please contact: tel: or visit: www.warehammid.dorset.sch.uk

Wareham St Mary CE VC First School – Streche Road, WarehamFormerly the Wareham Lady St Mary CE VC First School, the name change will be effectivefrom September 1st 2012 with premises totally refurbished by summer 2013. The schoolis undergoing a transformation both in organisation and facilities. A key focus is onensuring pupils are fully prepared to be happy and successful when they leave and fullyequipped to get the best from what life can offer them. The new school missionstatement is ‘Learning today for the world of tomorrow’. A particular feature of the schoolis the excellent IT facilities e.g. interactive plasma screens and notebooks or I-pads forpupils to develop their learning.

Children are enrolled from Reception up to Year 6, when they transfer to Upper Schoolat age 11 years. The school is part of the Purbeck Pyramid of schools and has developedpartnerships with other local schools/pre-schools to offer training for staff, staff liaisonand children’s opportunities. It prides itself on its family atmosphere, seeks to developstrong partnerships with parents, carers and families to work together and supportlearning through regular opportunities to join in the life of the school. The latest

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Wareham St Mary First School

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OFSTED monitoring visit in October 2011 found that ‘the school has made good progress in making improvements andgood progress in demonstrating a better capacity for sustained improvement’.

With close links to Wareham’s Lady St Mary’s Parish Church, a member of the clergy team comes into school for weeklyassemblies and there are pupil visits to the church to develop children’s understanding. Outside areas include an EarlyYears outdoor learning area, superb adventure trail, shelters/classrooms, an allotment, a performance stage and a ‘secretgarden’. Before/after school and holiday care for all children of the school and local in community is offered by ‘PrimetimeKids Club’. Further details: contact: Tel: 01929 552517 or: http://www.ladystmary.dorset.sch.uk

YOUTH FACILITIESWareham Area Youth Centre – Wareham Area Youth Worker Kev Vasey says: “We are based at the Purbeck schoolsite (next to the Sports Centre and work in partnership with numerous agencies including local schools, Purbeck DistrictCouncil, the Police, Dorset Community Action, the Gateway Club, Lions and the Purbeck Sports Centre itself. Weorganise after school clubs, daytime clubs and evening provision while senior youth members are currently developing ayear 7/ 8 night. We also supply qualified youth workers to other Purbeck youth centres.

In addition, we run various trips and residential activities e.g. surfing trips to Perranporth, other trips to Alton Towers,Thorpe Park, Bristol Skate Park, bowling alleys, skating rinks, beaches, ‘Splashdown’ trips, plus Senior MembersForum/Sixth Formers activities. Sporting visits have included kayaking, climbing, white water rafting, football trips andfootball training. We have also offered first aid at work qualifications, cooking, film nights, plus DJ sessions after (andduring) school.

We work on a 1:1 basis with young people, there to support them with their many issues e.g. homelessness,unemployment, healthy relationships, domestic abuse, self-esteem as well as school achievement and college/universityapplications. Additionally, we offer preventative work regarding drugs and alcohol abuse and support on hygiene, health(including sexual health) and safety matters. There is a lunchtime provision in partnership with The Primary Care trustwhich offers a drop-in centre for young people to seek professional support from qualified staff.”

The young people we engage with take part in informal education at a pace that suits them, when they are ready. Aboveall, we have fun! So why not come and join us? For further information or to have a chat please feel free to phone:Kev Vasey – 01929 552934.

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AMBULANCE SERVICEDorset Ambulance Service, Tel: 01202 851640Patient Transport Services (Non-Emergency) Tel: 01305 255140Emergency Tel: 999 or 112

BANKSLloyds TSB, 3 South Street Tel: 0845 3000000NatWest, 2 North Street Tel: 0845 3009863Barclays, 3 North Street Tel: 0845 7555555

BUILDING SOCIETIES Nationwide, 1a South Street Tel: 01929 556230

CHAMBER OF TRADEC/O Farwells, Mr Mark Howlett Tel: 01929 552044

CHEMISTSDay Lewis, 11-13 South Street Tel: 01929 552384Boots, 4 North Street Tel: 01929 552737

CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUSDENOMINATIONSChurch of EnglandLady St Mary, Church Street The Rectory: Tel: 01929 556796General Enquiries: Parish office Tel: 01929 550905

St. Martin’s Sandford )St Nicholas Arne )St John’s East Holme )

www.warehamchurches.org.ukSt Martin on-the-wallsUnited Reformed ChurchRevd. Simon Franklin email: info@swanage-urc.co.ukMethodist ChurchRoman Catholic St EdwardsRev. Ciaran McGuinness Tel: 01929 463334 Purbeck Gateway ChurchPastor Paul Shepherd Tel: 01929 551415Emmanuel Baptist Church Tel: 01929 427706

CHILDREN’S DAY CARETops Day Nurseries, 1 Carey Road Tel: 01929 555051CINEMAThe Rex, 14 West Street Tel: 01929 552778

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU2 Mill Lane Tel: 01929 551257

COMMUNITY CENTRES/MEETING PLACESCarey Hall, 10 Mistover Road Tel: 01929 556527Corn Exchange, Town Hall, East Street Tel: 01929 553006Parish Hall, Wareham Tel: 01929 550905Masonic Hall, Howards Lane Tel: 01929 556896

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The Wareham Father Christmas Parade is eagerly awaited every December.Organised by volunteer members of the Wareham Father ChristmasCommittee for over 50 years, this annual spectacle has become somethingof a local tradition and is eagerly awaited by children and their families. Forany winter visitor to Purbeck, the parade is a must-see if you happen to beanywhere near Wareham on that particular day – usually 2nd Sundayafternoon in December. Father Christmas has a different theme oftransport each year and may arrive in any style he fancies, escorted by localbands, floats and a variety of helpers – including his reindeers and elves, ofcourse – to greet the assembled crowd outside the Red Lion Hotel.

Father Christmas’s route takes him along North and South Street first,through the town centre, arriving again in West Street as he approaches theChristmas tree and stage area. He then leaves his transport on foot toenter the Red Lion Hotel’s old coaching entrance, finally re-appearing highup on the hotel roof, perched on the chimney – complete with sack bearinggifts for the excited children below and real snow falling! How do we knowit is the real Father Christmas? Because he wears his famous golden boots! When he comes down from the roof,all children can meet him and take home a present from his Grotto at the Red Lion. All proceeds of Father ChristmasParade street collections donated to local charities. Note: Volunteers are urgently needed for the Wareham Father Christmas andChristmas Lights Committees – can you help? If so, please telephone 01929 56435. Thank you, says Father Christmas!

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Father Christmas Parade –With Golden Boots!

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COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONSDorset Association for the Disabled Tel: 01305 849122Helping Hands, 7 St Martin’s Place Tel: 01929 556525Twinning Association Hemsbach Tel: 01929 553187Wareham Carer’s Group Tel: 01929 553456Wareham & District Development Trustemail: john@wddt.org.uk

DENTISTSPurbeck Dental Centre, West Street Tel: 01929 554760Wareham Dental Surgery, 16 West Street Tel: 01929 552363Electricity (Emergencies) Tel: 0800 0727282

FIRE SERVICEFire Station (Retained Fire Service) Tel: 01305 252600Emergency Tel: 999 or 112Fire safety Advice: Tel: 01305 252600

Gas Service(Emergencies) Tel: 0800 111999

EDUCATIONPrimary (Age range 4 – 9 years)Lady St. Mary First SchoolStreche Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 552517Middle (Age Range 9 – 13 years)Wareham Middle SchoolWorgret Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 553335

Secondary (Age Range 13 – 18 years)The Purbeck SchoolWorgret Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 556301Tertiary (Age Range 16 – 18 years)The Purbeck School(Sixth Form Centre), Worgret Road Tel: 01929 556301

Pupil & School Improvement Children’s ServicesDorset County Council Education DepartmentCounty Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester DT1 1XJ Tel: 01305 224698

ESTATE AGENTSBooth & Corben, 7a West Street Tel: 01929 551661Bullock& Lees, 10 North Street Tel: 01929 552632 Connells, 1 South Street Tel: 01929 553636Goadsby, 10 West Street Tel: 01929 552206Purbeck Property, 5 South Street Tel: 01929 556660

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSPoole Job Centre Plus Tel: 01202 333000

Registration Service, Births, Deaths and Marriages Tel: 01305 225153Wareham Library: Tues & Thurs 2.00 – 4 p.m.(Note: by appointment only)HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)St John’s House, Poole Tel: 0845 010900Holland House, Bournemouth Tel: 0844 4740101

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GUEST HOUSES/HOTELS Details of Recommended Establishments: Purbeck Informationand Heritage Centre, South Street Tel: 01929 552740

HEALTH CENTRES, HOSPITALS, ANDCLINICSDorset Healthcare NHS Trust Tel: 01202 442029NHS Direct Tel: 0845 4647Poole Hospital Tel: 01202 665511Purbeck CarelineProspect House, 8 Westminster Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 558455Purbeck CMHT, 19 Bonnetts Lane, Wareham Tel: 01202 849048Purbeck Day Centre, Sandford Lane Tel: 01929 557746Sandford Surgery, Tel: 01929 554490Wareham Chiropractic ClinicElmstead, Sandford Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 551513Wareham Outreach Day HospitalStreche Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 552433Wareham Surgery, Streche Road Tel: 01929 553444

LAW COURTSHM Courts Service, Poole Magistrates Court Tel: 01202 745309

LEISURE CENTREPurbeck Sports Centre, Purbeck School Tel: 01929 500000LIBRARYSouth Street Tel: 01929 556146

MANOR OF WAREHAMThe Estate Office, Cow Lane Tel: 01929 552666

MARKETSCottee’s Auctions Ltd, East Street: Thursday Market + Tuesday fortnightly sales Tel: 01929 552826Saturday Street Market, on the QuayContact: (Market Supervisor) Tel: 01202 474656 Farmers Market: at the Corn Exchange, Town Hall, 2nd and 4th Thursday in month Contact: A Carlyle Tel: 07798743877Wareham Home Producers, Every Thursday 8.30 – 11am atUnited Reformed Church, East Street Tel: 01929 553798

MEDICAL CENTRES/DOCTORS(See Health Centres) Wareham Surgery, Streche Road Tel: 01929 553444

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENTMrs Annette Brooke, Constituency Office14 York Road, Broadstone Tel: 01202 693555Sandford Surgery Tel: 01925 554493MEPs Trevor Colman Tel: 01626 831343William (The Earl of) DARTMOUTH Tel: 01531 890180Sir Graham Watson Tel: 01458 252265

Ashley Fox Tel: 0117 973 7050

MOBILITYPurbeck Mobility Tel: 01929 552623

MUSEUMWareham Town MuseumTown Hall, East Street Tel: 01929 553448

PLAY AREAS (Wareham Town Council) Tel: 01929 553006Situated at: Wareham Recreation Ground,Drax Avenue, Mistover Road, Tantinoby Lane (see Centre Map)

PLAYGROUPS AND NURSERIESFocus Nursery School Tel: 01929 555135Katz Kids Tel: 07432 556485Stoborough Nursery, Supervisor Mrs P Edwards Tel: 07796 297701Tops Day Nurseries, 1 Carey Road Tel: 01929 555051

POLICEDorset Constabulary Non emergency Tel: 01202 222222Emergency: 999 or 112

POST OFFICECarey, 29 Carey Road Tel: 01929 552403Wareham, 12 North Street Tel: 01929 552106Deliveries OfficeSandford Lane Industrial Estate Tel: 01929 552747

PURBECK CARELINEProspect House, 8 Westminster Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 558455

PURBECK DISTRICT COUNCILWestport HouseWorgret Road Tel: 01929 556561

RECREATION GROUNDSWareham Recreation Ground Tel: 01929 553006(Wareham Town Council)

SOCIAL HOUSINGPurbeck District Council Tel: 01929 557370Synergy Housing Tel: 01929 558400

SOCIAL SERVICES (Dorset County Council)Purbeck Area, 19 Bonnets Lane, Wareham Tel: 01929 553456

SWIMMING POOLPurbeck Sports Centre, Purbeck School site,Worgret Road Tel: 01929 550000

THEATRESRex Cinema, 14 West Street, Wareham Tel: 01929 552778

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TRADING STANDARDSGeneral Enquiries, Tel: 01305 224012

TOURIST INFORMATIONDiscover Purbeck Information Centre Tel: 01929 556146(since 2012 at: Library, South Street)

TRANSPORTFirst Buses Tel: 0870 0106022National Express Bus Service Tel: 08717 818178Wilts & Dorset Buses Tel: 01983 827005Trains Tel: 08457 484950

UNIFORMED YOUTH ORGANISATIONSAir Cadets Tel: 01202 690239Boy’s Brigade Tel: 01929 551373Guides Tel: 01202 620006Scouts Tel: 01929 472374

VETERINARY SURGEONSLynwood Veterinary Hospital, Unit 9 Leanne, Business Centre, Sandford Lane, Wareham Tel: 01929 552692The Pet Health Partnership, 17 East Street Tel: 01929 552599

WATER (Emergencies) Tel: 0845 600 4600

WELFARE SERVICES AND ADVICE CENTRESCitizens Advice Bureau, 2 Mill Lane Tel: 01929 551257Volunteer Centre Dorset Tel: 01305 269214Community Payback (Probation Service, Unit 19) Tel: 01929 556513Purbeck Mental Health Support Tel: 01929 557735Samaritans, 1 Durrant Road, Bournemouth Tel: 01202 551999

Tel: 08457 909090

WAREHAM TOWN COUNCILTown Hall, East Street Tel: 01929 553006(incl. bookings for Corn Exchange,Recreation Ground & Weddings in Council Chamber)Town Clerk Tel: 01929 550771

WASTE RECYCLING CENTREWestminster Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 556464Dorset Reduction and Recycling Group Tel: 01305 225002

YOUTH CENTRESWareham Area Youth & Community Centre, Purbeck School site, Worgret Road Tel: 01929 552934

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Allotments: Bestwall(Sec) 01929 554990

Allotments: Northmoor 01929 556664

Aquafit Classes 01929 463668

Air Training Corps (Civilian Committee) 01202 690239

Boys Brigade 01929 551373

Brownies Wareham District 01929 552235

Coastal Martial Arts 07970 459793

Court Leet of Wareham 01929 556674

Dance Sylkies (Mike and Sylvia) 01929 552381

Dorset Buttons 01929 480737

Dorset Golf & Country Club 01929 472244

Dorset Guild of Singers 01929 472643

Dorset Wildlife Trust 01929 556816

Natural England Green Team 01202 883084

Father Christmas Committee 01929 556435

Friday Lunch Club 01929 556761

Grapevine 01929 553939

Guides Wareham & District 01929 552235

Harbin and Pitt Trust 01929 553187

Multiple Sclerosis Society 01929 552793

Probus 01929 556895

Purbeck Association National Trust Members 01929 425500

Purbeck Badminton Club 01929 556454

Purbeck Chess Club 01929 425988

Purbeck Freewheelers 01929 554550

Purbeck Gardening Club 01929 552105

Purbeck Gateway Club 01929 551743

Purbeck Sport Centre 01929 556454

Purbeck Squash Club 01929 556454

Purbeck Swimming club 01929 556454

Purbeck Wood Carvers 01929 480686

Rainbows Wareham District 01929 552235

Rex Players 01929 551817

Rotary Club 01929 471339

Royal British Legion Sandford 01929 553470

Scouts Wareham District 01929 472374

Slimming World 01929 463549

Springfield Leisure Club 01929 554888

The Stoke Association (Dorset) 01929 732739

The University of the Third Age 01929 427407

The Wednesday Group 01929 551050

Wareham and District Archaeology 01929 553144

Wareham Disabled Club 01929 553419

Wareham Area Senior Forum 07551 668638

Wareham Art Club 01929 553822

Wareham Christmas Lights Committee 01929 556435

Wareham Bell Ringers 01929 553651

Wareham Camera club 01929 553822

Wareham Conches Society (town twinning) 01929 551979

Wareham Choral Society 01929 554229

Wareham Conservative Club 01929 551215

Wareham Folk Dance Club 01929 551332

Wareham 41 Club 01929 552162

Wareham Golf Club 01929 554147

Wareham Health Care Forum 0845 3899444

Wareham Hemsbach Society (town twinning) 01929 553187

Wareham In Bloom 01929 553006

Wareham Lions Club 01929 551934

Wareham Rangers Youth Football 01929 553161

Wareham Rotary Club 01929 471339

Wareham Round Table 07803 032518

Wareham Rugby Club 01929 552224

Wareham Shortmat Bowls 01929 556527

Wareham Tangent Club 01929 554283

Wareham Town Band

Wareham Youth Club 01929 552934

Wareham Cricket Club 01929 553051

Wareham Whalers 01929 551979

Weightwatchers 08453 451500

West Country Embroiderers 01929 551697

WI Stoborough 01929 553828

Note: information is published in good faith as we go topress in May 2012 however no responsibility can beassumed for telephone numbers which may subsequentlychange.

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