Poole and its people played a vital role during WW2, the town became the largest international airport, sent craft to assist with Dunkirk, hosted small raiding parties which formed into the SAS and SBS, was the third largest embarkation port for troops on D Day and hosted the US base …
Poole Civic Centre is now officially a Grade II listed building giving it enhanced protection against any future redevelopment plans. Please download to read rest of article. Article written by Jim Durken from the Bournemouth Echo published on Wednesday 20th November 2019.
Chairman’s Note It’s back to the dark evenings however there is a lot going on at the moment both within the Society and in Poole in general. The Annual lunch will be over again this year by the time this magazine gets to you but I’m sure it will be …
27th November — Wednesday Society for Poole Annual Lunch Thistle Hotel Poole Quay 12:30-2:30 December Happy Holidays! 21st January 2020 — Tuesday Talk – The Formidable Women of the Bankes Family By Dorset History Centre 18th February 2020 — Tuesday Talk – The Plague or not the …
Chairman’s Note Thank you for everyone who attended our Poole Quay events this summer. We gained more new members and spread the word about the Society with particular interest in our new Blue Plaque for Poole Hospital and in the old images of Poole on our display boards. I was …
Chairman’s Note Let me start with the AGM which went very well with a unanimous agreement for the Society to be formed into a limited company so we can protect our members from anything that is thrown at us, but also to bring ourselves up to date and have a …
19th March Talk on Sandbanks By Frank Henson 16th April AGM 21st May Talk – Poole’s Air Raids WW2 David Warhurst 18th June My Family and other Smugglers of Dorset Roger Guttridge July 18th Talk on the Cornelia Hospital (Poole) By Sandra Yeoman August Holidays 17th September Lost …
Chairman’s Note We are looking forward to 2019 hoping to bring forward a number of key developments. The AGM is coming round fast and since last year the Executive has been working to initially gain Charity status, but when this was denied, to work to investigate other legal entities which …
Just a gently reminder to anyone who has not paid their subs for 2019 please can they do so and a warm hug to those who have arranged an automatic payment and so we have the fees ready to pay for this web site, View from Poole, blue plaques and …
Chairman’s Note As the evenings again draw in and the days are short we tend not to venture out quite so much, nevertheless the winter period is one where the foundations of the autumn and summer are laid. To this end the Executive team are trying hard to pull together …
