CALENDAR
NB: All group activities are found through the members section of the Beacon database.
Some activity dates are still to be confirmed
| 2021 | DATE | DAY | ACTIVITY | TIME | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUNE | |||||
| June | 1st | Tuesday | Enrolment begins for 2021- 2022 | ||
| JULY | |||||
| July | 9th | Friday | Deadline for Applications 2021- 2022 | ||
| July | 15th | Wednesday | OXFORD'S BAKERY , Tour and Lunch | Visit | |
| July | 30th | Friday | Announcement of Application results | Helpline Phone session 10.00 am 12.00 noon | Telephone |
| AUGUST | |||||
| August | ASAP | Members without email receive group allocations | |||
| SEPTEMBER | |||||
| September | 13th | Monday | FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN TERM | ||
| September | WAREHAM RIVER TRIP WITH"FISH AND CHIPS" | ||||
| September | 17th | Friday | OPEN FRIDAY - Our First Get Together and welcome back / welcome to new members | Coffee/Tea from 9.30 | Barrington Centre Theatre |
| September | 24th | Friday | DISCOVERING WESSEX Introduction by Keith Banks | 10.30 am | Barrington Centre, Conference Room |
| OCTOBER | |||||
| October | 1st | Friday | FIRST FRIDAY TALK by Denise Edwards "So Much for Retirement - by a stuntwoman" | Coffee/Tea from 9.30 Speaker 10.15 | Barrington Centre Theatre |
| October | BARN DANCE | ||||
| October | 8th | Friday | DISCOVERING WESSEX Sculpture by the Lakes | 10.30 am | Barrington Centre, Conference Room |
| October | 22nd | Friday | Liquid Gold: The UK's Oil Industry By Ken Hutton | 10.30 am | Barrington Centre, Conference Room |
| October | 25th -29th | HALF TERM | |||
| NOVEMBER | |||||
| November | 5th | Friday | FIRST FRIDAY TALK The Story of the Tivoli - and exploits of its manager by Charles North-Lewis | 10.15 | The Tivoli Theatre Wimborne |
| November | 7th | Sunday | CLASSICAL SPECTACULAR | 10.00 am leaving Ferndown | The Royal Albert Hall, London |
| November | 12th | Friday | Discovering Wessex Weald and Downland Museum | 10.30 am | Barrington Centre, Conference Room |
| November | 19th | Friday | Visit to Weald and Downland Museum | VISIT | |
| November | 26 th | FRIDAY | The History of the Blues Part2 by John Jepson | 10.30 am | Barrington Centre, Conference Room |
| DECEMBER | |||||
| December | 3th | Friday | FIRST FRIDAY TALK by David Stocks Beatrix Potter: dispelling the Myths and Misconceptions | Coffee/Tea from 9.30 Speaker 10.15 | Barrington Centre Theatre |
| December | Friday | Christmas Lunch | |||
| December | 10th | Friday | AGM | 10.00 am | St Mary's Church Centre |
| JANUARY 2022 | |||||
| January | 10th | Monday | FIRST DAY SPRING TERM | ||
| January | 7th | Friday | FIRST FRIDAY TALK by Nick Tucker "Is the Justice System Broken?" | Coffee/Tea from 9.30 Speaker 10.15 | Barrington Centre Theatre |
| January | 14th | Friday | Joe Biden - One Year On by Bob Reeve | 10.30 am | Barrington Centre, Conference Room |
| January | 21st | Friday | DISCOVERING WESSEX Romsey Abbey | 10.30 am | Barrington Centre, Conference Room |
| FEBRUARY | |||||
| February | 4th | Friday | FIRST FRIDAY TALK by by Hazel Wilson Undercover Agent - not about spies: more uplifting... | Coffee/Tea from 9.30 Speaker 10.15 | Barrington Centre Theatre |
| February | 11th | Friday | DISCOVERING WESSEX TBA | 10.30 am | Barrington Centre, Conference Room |
| February | Talent Competition | ||||
| February | 21st - 25th | Monday- Friday | HALF TERM | ||
| MARCH | |||||
| March | 4th | Friday | FIRST FRIDAY TALK By Alan Jones Tales of a Roving BBC Reporter | Coffee/Tea from 9.30 Speaker 10.15 | Barrington Centre Theatre |
| March | 11th | Friday | DISCOVERING WESSEX Sherborne Castle | 10.30 am | Barrington Centre, Conference Room |
| March | Murder Mystery Evening | ||||
| March | 25th | Friday | Photographing Nature: Part 2 By Colin PERRY | 10.30 am | Barrington Centre, Conference Room |
| APRIL | |||||
| April | 1st | FRIDAY | FIRST FRIDAY TALK By Janet Seal EAST DORSET IN SAXON TIMES | Coffee/Tea from 9.30 Speaker 10.15 | Barrington Centre Theatre |
| April | 4th | Monday | Group Leaders' Lunch | ||
| April | BLETCHLEY PARK | VISIT | |||
| April | 27th - 30th | Wednesday - Saturday | Postponed Bruges Study Visit | ALL DAY | Bruges |
| MAY | |||||
| May | 3rd | Monday | FIRST DAY SUMMER TERM | ||
| May | 6th | Friday | FIRST FRIDAY TALK by Nicholas Hawkins "The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum" | Coffee/Tea from 9.30 Speaker 10.15 | Barrington Centre Theatre |
| May | EXBURY GARDENS | VISIT | |||
| May | 13th | Friday | DISCOVERING WESSEX Forde Abbey | 10.30 am | Barrington Centre, Conference Room |
| May | 27th | Friday | OPEN DAY | 10.00 - 12. 00 |