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Thomas Hardy Birthday Weekend

Sat, 31 May

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Dorchester

Walks, Talks and Wreath-laying to celebrate the birth of the great writer

Thomas Hardy Birthday Weekend
Thomas Hardy Birthday Weekend

Time & Location

31 May 2025, 12:00 – 01 Jun 2025, 11:00

Dorchester, 1-7, Cornhill, Dorchester DT1 1BA, UK

Guests

About the event

THOMAS HARDY BIRTHDAY WEEKEND


The main activities for the Thomas Hardy Birthday Weekend will start on Saturday with a mid-day walk followed by a lecture in The King's Arms before the annual wreath-laying procession, then poetry and prose readings back at the Casterbridge Room, at the King's Arms.


*Attendees are invited to join a Group Dinner in the King's Arms restaurant afterwards at 7.15pm (bookable/payable separately)


On Sunday at 10 am there will be a Birthday Service at St Michael’s Church, Stinsford.


Saturday 31st May 2025

Wreath-Laying at Hardy's Statue

Tickets

  • BD Weekend Ticket

    Walk and Birthday Lecture

    £20.00
  • BD Dinner Reservation

    This ticket reserves space at the Group Dinner at 7.15pm in The King's Arms Restaurant - order from the evening menu and pay separately

    £0.00

Total

£0.00

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Mark Chutter, Chairman and Academic Director

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The Thomas Hardy Society

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Dorchester

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