Events

Inspiring, campaigning and celebratory posters from Feminist Archive South, ask us to think: What has been achieved? What is still to be done?

Opening event for the exhibition on Friday 16th November. Join them for drinks, nibbles, badge making and an opportunity to engage with materials from the Feminist Archive South.

On it’s 40th anniversary Feminist Archive South is celebrating 100 years since some women got the vote.

They invite you to join them with Hatpins to Hashtags, a programme of free events, workshops and an exhibition at Bridport Literary & Scientific Institute.

Also including Feminist Futures. Creative opportunities for 16-30 year olds to explore activism and the future of gender equality.

Contact: education.feministarchive@gmail.com

www.h2h.feministarchivesouth.org.uk

On it’s 40th anniversary Feminist Archive South is celebrating 100 years since some women got the vote.

They invite you to join them with Hatpins to Hashtags, a programme of free events, workshops and an exhibition at Bridport Literary & Scientific Institute from the 16th – 24th November.

Including:

 Politics & Protest exhibition of posters from the Women’s Liberation Movement.

Working Online A workshop on the concept of digital democracy and how it can be used to make your voice heard.

Dorset Women’s Suffrage A fascinating lecture on the forgotten histories of women’s fight for the vote in Dorset from Professor Karen Hunt.

Bridport Women’s Activism Study Day Explore how Bridport women demanded their rights in the periods before, during and after the Great War.

Digital Democracy Workshops DIY content management for beginners. Join the new wave of digital activists.

Also including Feminist Futures. Creative opportunities for 16-30 year olds to explore activism and the future of gender equality.

See website for further details

www.h2h.feministarchivesouth.org.uk

Contact: education.feministarchive@gmail.com

A relaxing environment where you can work at your own pace, meet and connect with others through art, learn new skills, have some fun or just some all important “Me Time”.

Each workshop provides an opportunity to learn how to paint with acrylics or enhance your existing painting skills. Acrylic paints are vibrant, fun and easy to use, they also dry quite quickly. You will paint birds, bees, flowers and more on canvas. Please protect your clothing by wearing old clothes or an apron.

1:1 tuition and tutor demonstrations of techniques using a step by step approach. You will be able to work at your own pace.

A small class of no more than ten people.

You will be provided with a certificate at the end of each workshop.

All materials provided.

Fee £30.00

There are many stories to tell of Bridport women’s experiences of the world’s first home front created during the First World War.

Bridport Museum’s exhibition, Home Front, Home, tells the stories of seven women from across the social classes in the town and how they responded to the challenges of a far-away war that gradually affected all civilians in their daily lives.

There are many more stories to tell. If you would like to hear more, then come to a series of talks by Professor Karen Hunt who, with a group of volunteers, undertook the extensive research which underpins the exhibition.

The talks, together with tea and cake, will take place on Monday afternoons, 2.30-4pm at Bridport Museum starting 5 November 2018.

5 November:               An unusual town: the rope and netting industry in wartime Bridport

12 November:             Women working on Bridport’s home front: paid work and volunteering

19 November:             Food: the challenge of surviving on Bridport’s home front

26 November:             Radical history on Bridport’s home front: women’s suffrage, trade unionism and conscientious objectors

3 December:               The legacy of the home front for Bridport

Cost: £5 for each talk or £20 for all 5. To book your place(s) please complete the attached form and either take into Bridport Museum with your payment, or post with a cheque for made payable to Bridport Museum Trust, to The Coach House, Gundry Lane, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3RJ no later than Friday 26 October 2018.

Home Front Talks Booking Form

6- week Modern-Jive dance classes No partner needed as this is a social class and we will switch partners every few minutes!

Cover the full beginner syllabus in 6 weeks complete with a solid foundation in lead and follow.

Course Details:

Dates:

Monday 29th October

Monday 5th November

Monday 12th November

Monday 19th November

Monday 26th November

Monday 3rd December

£36 per person (must be paid together at the time of booking)/£30 per person if booked by 15th October http://www.dynamic-dance.uk/modern-jive-courses

Dorset Blind Association is looking for new members! 

Bridport has a social club for blind and partially sighted people aged between 18-65 years, they meet

every 3rd Tuesday 10am-12pm for coffee and a chat at Oh Crumbs, 13 West Allington, Bridport.

To find out more about the club and Dorset Blind Association and the full range of services contact Leah on 07789997620

Making life better for blind and partially sighted people living in Dorset.

Reg Chartiy No 1140321

It’s 1786 and King George III is the most powerful man in the world. But his behaviour is becoming increasingly erratic as he succumbs to fits of lunacy.

With the King’s mind unravelling at a dramatic pace, ambitious politicians and the scheming Prince of Wales threaten to undermine the power of the Crown, and expose the fine line between a King and a man.

Written by one of Britain’s best-loved playwrights Alan Bennett (The History Boys, The Lady in the Van), this epic play was also adapted into a BAFTA Award-winning film following its premiere on stage in 1991.

The cast of this new production includes Olivier Award-winners Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Wolf Hall, NT Live Coriolanus) in the title role, and Adrian Scarborough (On Chesil Beach, Gavin and Stacey, Upstairs Downstairs, After the Dance).

Multi-award-winning drama The Madness of George III will be National Theatre Live’s first ever broadcast from Nottingham Playhouse.

Date: Tuesday 20 November 2018

Time: Starts 7pm

Ticket Price: Advance £12.00 (£11.50+50p bf) / Door £13.00

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk

BRIDPORT’S NEW COMEDY NIGHT!!

Hosted by Niki McCretton and Tom Glover

Venue: The Lyric Theatre, Barrack St., Bridport

Date: Tuesday 20 November

Time: Comedy @ 8pm, Bar opens 7.30pm

Pay what you can!

”These guys play with dust in their Levis and the road their hearts”.

We are delighted to announce that The Dodge Brothers are performing songs from their long-awaited new album and bringing their exuberant hybrid of country blues, rockabilly, jugband and skiffle to The Electric Palace.

You will be one of the first to hear this long-awaited new album, coming 5 years since The Sun Set. This special Bridport gig comes hot on the heels of their London album launch in late September.

THE DODGE BROTHERS
The Dodge Brothers are renowned for playing the hell out of classic Americana.

Described as “wonderful stuff” by Radio 2 presenter Bob Harris, they play an exuberant hybrid of country blues, rockabilly, jugband and skiffle.

Firmly rooted in these traditions The Dodge Brothers bring to them a freshness that has feet stomping and hands clapping from California to Cropredy, from the Mississippi to the New Forest. Their songs feature vocal virtuosity and heartfelt harmonies underpinned by joyous guitars, thumping double bass and rattlin’ snare and washboard.

The Dodge Brothers features Mike Hammond (lead guitar, lead vocals, banjo), Mark Kermode (bass, harmonica, vocals), Aly Hirji (rhythm guitar, mandolin, vocals) and Alex Hammond(washboard, snare drum, percussion).

”Churchhouse Blues”

Date: Thursday 22 November 2018

Time: Starts 7:30pm

Ticket Price: Advance £18.50 (£18.00+50p bf) / Door £20.00

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk

The software we use is increasingly seen as a political issue, but it’s easy to be distracted by the promises made by easy to use online software. There is an active, global, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement that makes it possible to learn to do almost anything, but the first steps can be the hardest.

How can we start to own and control our data and the online systems we use?

The Digital Democracy Workshop is an invitation to join an experiment that will run throughout the Hatpins to Hashtags project. What can we build together? If we share our learning experiences online, can we help others to get started? How can we take activism online?

The workshop day will include:

An introduction to self-hosting, installing and managing Free and Open Source Software using cPanel.

Discussion on what might be possible and ways to achieve it – bring your own project ideas.

Basic site building in Drupal – an extremely powerful Content Management System, but well known for a steep initial learning curve! How far is it possible to get? (The Hatpins to Hashtags site has been built in Drupal and a build guide will soon be published on the site).

A (very) brief look at command line code – you can get a long way without command line, but it’s good to know it’s there so you can choose to learn it when you’re ready.

There will be opportunities to work on a project of your own or develop a shared idea with a group. On collaborative online projects, permissions are always a key consideration (who can do what, who can see what), and workshop participants will form a community of users for one another’s sites to help explore how Drupal’s permissions system can be used to control complex projects.

Requirements: You will need your own laptop to work on (please let us know if this is a problem) and familiarity with using online software (including social media platforms) is useful, but no coding skills are required.

After the workshop, you’ll be invited to participate in ongoing activities on the project website (including publishing your own blog and helping to research and publish a library of resources)and you’ll also be invited to join groups experimenting with some of the collaborative and democratic online tools available.

If you can’t make it to the workshop but you’d still like to participate in some of the ongoing activities, please do get in touch (some, but not all will be for women and non-binary people only).

If you’re a woman or non-binary person with a knowledge of tech and would be willing to share your experiences and knowledge on the website, and/or help provide support via other online tools, we’d love to hear from you.

JOIN CELEBRATED FOOD WRITER CHRISTINE MCFADDEN TO LEARN ABOUT AND TASTE AN ASTOUNDING VARIETY OF FLOUR-BASED DISHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Following the release of her latest book ‘Flour’ in February this year, Christine comes to the Alembic Canteen to share her knowledge of the world’s extraordinary variety of flours. Free generous tasters of six of Christine’s favourite ‘Flour’ recipes and a sample of one exotic flour to take home and try will be included in the evening. There will also be a full range of hot and cold beverages available at the Alembic’s licensed bar.

‘Flour – A Comprehensive Guide’ will be available to purchase on the night.

TICKETS

Tickets for this event are £15 each (inc samples and tasters) available from

Bridport Tourist Information Centre on 01308 424901 or online

or from The Literary & Scientific Institute

Gin & Jazz Evening raising funds for Symondsbury School in its 150th year!

Venue: Tithe Barn, Symondsbury

Date: 23 November

Time: 7.30pm-11.30pm

Featuring Rachael Roberts and The Gatsby Gang. This is a night not to be missed.

Delicious hot food and cheeseboards for sale.

The software we use is increasingly seen as a political issue, but it’s easy to be distracted by the promises made by easy to use online software. There is an active, global, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement that makes it possible to learn to do almost anything, but the first steps can be the hardest.

How can we start to own and control our data and the online systems we use?

The Digital Democracy Workshop is an invitation to join an experiment that will run throughout the Hatpins to Hashtags project. What can we build together? If we share our learning experiences online, can we help others to get started? How can we take activism online?

The workshop day will include:

An introduction to self-hosting, installing and managing Free and Open Source Software using cPanel.

Discussion on what might be possible and ways to achieve it – bring your own project ideas.

Basic site building in Drupal – an extremely powerful Content Management System, but well known for a steep initial learning curve! How far is it possible to get? (The Hatpins to Hashtags site has been built in Drupal and a build guide will soon be published on the site).

A (very) brief look at command line code – you can get a long way without command line, but it’s good to know it’s there so you can choose to learn it when you’re ready.

There will be opportunities to work on a project of your own or develop a shared idea with a group. On collaborative online projects, permissions are always a key consideration (who can do what, who can see what), and workshop participants will form a community of users for one another’s sites to help explore how Drupal’s permissions system can be used to control complex projects.

Requirements: You will need your own laptop to work on (please let us know if this is a problem) and familiarity with using online software (including social media platforms) is useful, but no coding skills are required.

After the workshop, you’ll be invited to participate in ongoing activities on the project website (including publishing your own blog and helping to research and publish a library of resources)and you’ll also be invited to join groups experimenting with some of the collaborative and democratic online tools available.

If you can’t make it to the workshop but you’d still like to participate in some of the ongoing activities, please do get in touch (some, but not all will be for women and non-binary people only).

If you’re a woman or non-binary person with a knowledge of tech and would be willing to share your experiences and knowledge on the website, and/or help provide support via other online tools, we’d love to hear from you.

Bugsy Malone (U) at Electric Palace

Date: Thursday 24 November

Time: 11am

Tickets: £4.50

Alan Parker’s classic New York, 1929-set musical, sees a war raging between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded ‘splurge gun’. As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone, an all-round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, a singer at Fat Sam’s speakeasy. His designs on her are disrupted by the seductive songstress Tallulah, who wants Bugsy for herself. How is Bugsy to get the girl and help Fat Sam defend his business against the deadly Dan and his dastardly tricks?

Starting out as the band behind Ian Dury, the Blockheads are a legendary outfit that has grown in stature from the early days of the Stiff tour in 1977, right up to the present day. Backing up Ian Dury’s poetic lyrics, this is the band that brought you ‘Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick’, ‘What A Waste’, ‘Reasons to be Cheerful (Part 3)’, and ‘Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll’, among many others.

Rarely off the road since the demise of Ian Dury in 2000, but now with Derek Hussey fronting the band, the Blockheads are still one of the most underrated British bands of all time, with a legion of fans of all ages.

The band are now currently finishing off a new album to complement the upcoming documentary ‘Beyond the Call of Dury’, due for release later in November.

Along with some new material from the upcoming album, you can expect to hear “Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick”, “Wake Up And Make Love With Me”, “Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3)”, “What A Waste”, “Clevor Trever”, “Sweet Gene Vincent” and many more from the illustrious back catalogue.

The Blockheads are fronted by Derek ‘The Draw’ Hussey, and Chaz Jankel, Norman Watt-Roy, John Turnbull and Mick Gallagher still remain from the original band. The current line-up is augmented by John Roberts on drums and a rolling line up of saxophonists that includes Gilad Atzmon, Terry Edwards & Dave Lewis.

Date: Saturday 24 November 2018

Time: Starts 8pm

Ticket Price: First Release Advance £16.50 (£16.00+50p bf) / Door £20.00

(Please note : second release tickets will be on sale at a higher price)

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk

On Sunday 25 November we will be taking part in Museum Shop Sunday – an international initiative designed to encourage people to experience the inspirational gifts offered by cultural organisation nationwide. The event is designed to encourage shopping with a conscience, as sales contribute to each venue directly and provide a valuable contribution to culture in the UK.

We have wonderful gifts that will make perfect Christmas presents for all ages. Several of our artisans will be on hand throughout the day, demonstrating their craft and talking about their creations, including the talented engraver Robin Mackenzie who designed our beautiful glass front door. We will also be offering a special gift-wrapping service.

At 11.30am there will be a special ropemaking demonstration, where for the first time we will be using coloured twine to make unique Christmas garlands which will be on sale on the day.

Museum Shop Sunday is the perfect antidote to the crazy rush of Black Friday- this is ‘slow shopping’ here at the Museum. Come and chat to our volunteers and browse without pressure to find some lovely hand-picked and specially curated Christmas gifts.

The Bride Valley Band & special guests

Date & time: Sunday 25 November 3pm to 5pm

Venue: Bridport WI Hall, North Street, Bridport

Tickets: £5.00 (includes tea/coffee and cake) from Bridport Tourist Information on 01308 424901 or online

The band is joined by children from Bridport’s Minerva Trust choir, Barry Bates & Bill Cain to support our mayor in raising funds for his charities

A varied classical concert including the Double Concert for Oboe & Violin by J S Bach, soloists Alexandra Ennis and Emily Penn; Pastorale for oboe and string orchestra by Simon Clarkson, Two Waltzes by Dvorak, The Sinfonia for Strings No 3 in E minor by Mendelssohn and the Serenade for Strings by Tchaikovsky.  Conductor Arturo Serna is making a name for himself in the South West as a cello teacher as well as conductor and is sure to create an exciting and colourful concert.

The Bridport Chamber Orchestra events are followed by teas and home-made cakes, included the ticket price.  Children enjoy free entry.

An afternoon’s entertainment with readings of poetry and prose by Hermione Norris & music by local musicians.

4.00pm – 5.30pm 

Free

Everyone is welcome

Please bring a donation and/or gift for one of the residents or their children – to cover all ages.

The friends also hope to make up Christmas hampers for the residents, so Christmas fare would be greatly appreciated.

For more information email: Friendsofwestdorsetrefuge@gmail.com

Organised by the friends of West Dorset Refuge.

HERSONG

The female expression of life’s experiences – love, labour, loss.

A celebration of women’s spoken and sung voices – pathos, humour, joy.

Venue: The Lyric Theatre, Barrack Street, Bridport

Date: Sunday 25 November

Time: 6pm onwards

Tickets: Pay what you can afford.

Christine Stones has a background in broadcasting having worked for the BBC for many years. Throughout the First Word War the need to garden was universal, for food, recreation and for normality. On the home front food was desperately needed and women, children and retired gardeners filled the gaps when the men went off to fight. At the Western Front there is an example of seedlings being raised in the Great Orangery of the Trianon at the Palace of Versailles to supply the troops with fresh vegetables.

Presented by the Golden Cap Association (West Dorset) Non-members welcome. Admission £3. Includes tea or coffee and biscuits The Golden Cap Association (West Dorset) is a local group of National Trust members and accredited volunteers which supports the work of the Trust throughout West Dorset whilst also taking part in a full and varied programme of social events.

There are many stories to tell of Bridport women’s experiences of the world’s first home front created during the First World War.

Bridport Museum’s exhibition, Home Front, Home, tells the stories of seven women from across the social classes in the town and how they responded to the challenges of a far-away war that gradually affected all civilians in their daily lives.

There are many more stories to tell. If you would like to hear more, then come to a series of talks by Professor Karen Hunt who, with a group of volunteers, undertook the extensive research which underpins the exhibition.

The talks, together with tea and cake, will take place on Monday afternoons, 2.30-4pm at Bridport Museum starting 5 November 2018.

5 November:               An unusual town: the rope and netting industry in wartime Bridport

12 November:             Women working on Bridport’s home front: paid work and volunteering

19 November:             Food: the challenge of surviving on Bridport’s home front

26 November:             Radical history on Bridport’s home front: women’s suffrage, trade unionism and conscientious objectors

3 December:               The legacy of the home front for Bridport

Cost: £5 for each talk or £20 for all 5. To book your place(s) please complete the attached form and either take into Bridport Museum with your payment, or post with a cheque for made payable to Bridport Museum Trust, to The Coach House, Gundry Lane, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3RJ no later than Friday 26 October 2018.

Home Front Talks Booking Form

6- week Modern-Jive dance classes No partner needed as this is a social class and we will switch partners every few minutes!

Cover the full beginner syllabus in 6 weeks complete with a solid foundation in lead and follow.

Course Details:

Dates:

Monday 29th October

Monday 5th November

Monday 12th November

Monday 19th November

Monday 26th November

Monday 3rd December

£36 per person (must be paid together at the time of booking)/£30 per person if booked by 15th October http://www.dynamic-dance.uk/modern-jive-courses

Dorset is not a county usually associated with the long campaign for votes for women that culminated in partial enfranchisement in 1918.

However, that does not mean that the women (and men) of the county were indifferent to women’s lack of citizenship. This talk explores where in Dorset women chose to organise, what they did and the effects it had locally. Why did suffragism blossom in some places and not others; why were there far more suffragists than suffragettes; and how did the experience of this campaigning affect Dorset women once the vote was won?

Karen Hunt is Professor Emerita of Modern British History at Keele University. She is a historian of women with books such as Equivocal Feministsand Socialist Women(with June Hannam). Her most recent book, Staffordshire’s War,explores the experience of daily life on a local home front in the Great War. She now lives in Bridport and has just researched an exhibition at the local museum about women on Bridport’s First World War home front (Home Front, Home) and is working with the Priest’s House Museum on Wimborne’s home front. She has also been speaking at various suffrage events across the country as part of the 1918 centenary.

Date & Time: Tuesday 27 November 7-9pm

Venue: The Literary & Scientific Institute, 51 East Street, Bridport DT6 3JX

Tickets: £4.00 available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre or The Literary & Scientific Institute

Composed of vocalist Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle), Louis Cook (guitar), David Farren(bass), Martin Stewart (keyboards), Brian Tuitti (drums), Gus Herman (trumpet), Chris Kane (saxophone), and Andrew Marson (saxophone), BAD MANNERS  were one of the many bands to take their inspiration from the Specials and the ska revival movement in England in the late 70s.

They quickly became the novelty favourites of the fad through their bald, enormous-bodied frontman’s silly on-stage antics, earning early exposure through 2-Tone Records package tours and an appearance in the live documentary Dance Craze.

In the early 80s, they managed several U.K. hits including ‘Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu, ‘Lip Up Fatty’, ‘Special Brew’  and ’Can Can’.

By the mid-80s, the ska craze was over and the band retired temporarily after the release of 1985’s ‘Mental Notes’, only to return in 1989 with ‘Return of the Ugly’, remaining a live attraction despite a lack of concurrent hits.

By the mid 90s, a third wave ska revival renewed interest in       the band. ‘Eat the Beat’ was released in 1996 and ‘Uneasy Listening’ followed in 1997, as well as several collections from the band’s peak years.

This gig is suitable for people aged 14yrs and over. 

Date:  Thursday 29 November 2018

Time: Starts 8pm

Ticket Price: Advance £21.00 (£20.00+ £1.00 bf) / Door £24.00

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk

Dreadzone plus support

Back by popular demand….one of the most energetic, exciting and powerful live bands to emerge from the post-rave scene, Dreadzone have steadily been releasing albums and progressively bettering, refining and perfecting their own unique and inimitable take on dub since their inception in 1993.

Still going strong after 25 years in the game they have also long been and still are one of the best live bands around.

In 2018, Dreadzone move forward as a 5 piece, after parting ways with their guitarist after 10 years, and are focusing more on the electronic and dub elements of their stage show – a sound they developed in earlier years of Dreadzone.

Their old skool dread sound comes bubbling to the surface on new album Dread Times, which digs deep into their dub and reggae roots whilst still keeping the beats fresh and the textures electronic.

Dread Times is the band’s 8th studio album and the 3rd release on their own Dubwiser label.

The album stormed into the Top 40 UK Official Album Charts on release in 2017 – the first time the band have charted in over 20 years.
The album also made the Top 10 in the Indie and Dance Charts.

Date: Friday 30 November 2018

Time: Starts 8pm

Ticket Price: Advance £18.00 (£17.50+50p bf) / Door £20.00

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk