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Above, the new War Memorial in the grounds of the Village Hall, dedicated on Sunday 18th November 2018 at 11.00am. The memorial, in the...

The Memorial Plaque is in St. Michael's Church, Stour Provost. (photo courtesy Wendy Waters)...

Listed below are soldiers associated with West Stour, who gave their lives in WW1. Researched by David Lloyd of Gillingham Local History...

Listed below are soldiers, associated with Silton, who gave their lives in WW1. Research undertaken by Lynda Grange of Gillingham Local...

Listed below are soldiers, associated with Kington Magna, who gave their lives in the 1st and 2nd World Wars. Research undertaken by...

The villagers of Todber, past and present, came together in June to hold an exhibition of the village’s history.  Funds are desperately...

An Exhibition of Todber Memories was presented at St.Andrew's Church, Todber on Friday and Saturday 14th & 15th June 2024. There were...

St Andrews Church, Todber

Gillingham Museum Awarded Funding for its Future - press release. Gillingham Museum and Local History Society has received a grant for an...

Two Dorset Poets William Barnes and Thomas Hardy A Lecture on Barnes and Hardy and their friendship To be given on Friday 7th June 2024...

The Newsletter for Gillingham Local History Society and Museum May 2024 Volume 14 Number 5 7.00pm Tuesday 21 May at Wyke Primary School...

Some moved away from home and signed up elsewhere; others had subsequent links to Buckhorn Weston or Gillingham or the Dorset regiments....

The Newsletter for Gillingham Local History Society and Museum April 2024 Volume 14 Number 4 7.00pm Tuesday 16 April at Wyke Primary...

The following publications are available from Gillingham Museum - opening hours 10.00am-12.30pm except Sundays and Wednesdays and subject...

The Newsletter for Gillingham Local History Society and Museum March 2024 Volume 14 Number 3 7.00pm Tuesday 19th March at Wyke Primary...

The latest publication from the Society contains eleven papers written by members in recent years, and makes a major contribution to the...