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Venue: United Reformed Church, Osborn Road South
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: £2 (members free)
Book Tickets: No
Contact: jmcclimont@tiscali.co.uk or 01329238570
Speaker: Author Vivien Rolf.
You may remember Vivien’s previous talk on Mrs. Delaney. This time her talk is on The Tolpuddle Martyrs whose story plays a significant part in the establishment of The Trade Union movement in The United Kingdom.
Such is the enduring interest in the lives of the Dorset men known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs, that this year the old Methodist chapel where they worshipped before they were transported to Australia was finally restored and reopened as a place for activities, exhibitions, and community use. The Martyrs lives in Dorset, Australia and, eventually, Canada have left an indelible impression of the times in which they lived and worked
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