Thomas Hardy
There will be double celebrations in Dorset this jubilee weekend with events to mark Thomas Hardy’s 172nd birthday.
The Thomas Hardy Society is putting on a number of activities to mark the famous novelist’s birthday on Saturday, June 2.
There will be a three-mile walk starting at Sherborne Abbey at 10.30am followed by a lecture at the Dorford Centre, in Dorchester, at 3.30pm.
After the lecture there will be a wreath-laying at Hardy’s statue in the town.
The day will finish with a meal with music by folk duo Graham Moore and Gill Redmond.
For prices and more information visit hardysociety.org or call 01305 837331.
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