Wareham Town Council

WAREHAM 

TOWN GUIDE 

2008-2009 

With the compliments of Wareham Town Council

WAREHAM TOWN GUIDE 

WELCOME TO WAREHAM 

areham Town Council is very pleased to publish this new Town Guide for 2008/2009. With modern facilities, a 

Wlong history, plenty to see and with a variety of stunning natural features within a short walk of the town centre, 

you will not be lost for things to do if you visit our town. Wareham is a historic Dorset town, a gateway town to the 

beautiful Isle of Purbeck and its stunning Jurassic coastline and is the hub of 

Purbeck’s business and commercial life. Whether you are here just for the 

day, for a longer break or maybe thinking of living or working in the town, 

this guide will tell you everything you need to know. 

Visit an ancient Saxon walled town where you can still ‘walk the walls’ to 

this day and enjoy fine views over the lush water meadows. Stroll by the 

River Frome, enjoy the abundant river life or take a boat trip yourself. 

Specialist shops, fine restaurants and public houses, lovely church buildings, 

valuable open spaces, quaint old lanes and modern leisure centre, street and 

farmers markets, a fascinating museum and an independent cinema are just 

a few of Wareham’s attractions. 

For the resident and those coming to live and work in the town, there are 

modern school, health and welfare facilities, community halls, a superb 

recreation ground, play areas, a main line railway station to London or 

Mayor and Mayoress 

Malcolm and Dawn Russell 

Weymouth, a range of shopping facilities, several business parks and a mixture of housing to suit all needs. The town is 

surrounded by attractive countryside and there is something for everyone in Wareham. 

I am very proud that Wareham Town Council has once again taken the initiative and published a Wareham Town Guide 

–not only for our esteemed visitors but to help boost Wareham’s business and trade and to provide a useful publication 

for all local residents. Councillor Malcolm Russell, Mayor of Wareham 2008/2009 

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8 West Street, Wareham, Dorset. 

Telephone 01929 552568 

Fax: 01929 554904 

For horse, pet & poultry feed. 

Also riding clothes, frontline, wormers 

and microchipping service. 

Home deliveries available 

Kingston Country Courtyard 

for weddings with a difference 

Corporate Functions or Weddings 

Character Medieval barn in a picturesque setting in the Purbeck Hills 

Can be hired for weddings and private or corporate functions 

Can seat about 110 people 

Selection of food available: Banquet Buffet Pig Roast Barbecue 

We tailor to your requirements 

Contact: Ann & Alan Fry 

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Tel: 01929 481066 

or 01929 481256 

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huge range of plants in stock * pick your own fruit and vegetables 

lots of pots * free delivery for Wareham area 

christmas trees with free delivery and collection service 

garden design and advice * discount scheme available 

wildlife pond * farm shop * tearooms new for 2009! 

everything you need 

to create the garden of your dreams 

Holme for Gardens, West Holme Farm, Wareham, BH20 6AQ 

t: 01929 554716 e: enquiries@holmeforgardens.co.uk 

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CONTENTS 

✧ Welcome to Wareham – Mayor’s Introduction....3 The Town Hall and Wareham Court Leet..........28 ✧ 

✧ Wareham – From Bronze Age 

Education in Wareham ...........................................28 ✧ 

Settlement to Modern Town....................................6 

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Wareham in Bloom – Going for Gold! ...............31 ✧ 

What to see in Wareham? Take your pick!..........11 

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Wareham Forest – Gem of North Wareham......32 ✧ 

Wareham Town Council.........................................16 

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Father Christmas Parade.........................................32 ✧ 

Wareham Town Centre Map .................................19 

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Wareham Town Band..............................................33 ✧ 

Wareham Town Map.........................................20/21 

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Local Information Directory..................................34 ✧ 

Around and About in Wareham – 

✧ Tourism, Shopping, Food and Drink ..................26 Clubs and Societies .................................................37 ✧ 

Wareham Town Council gratefully acknowledges the following for their help in producing the Guide: Mike O’Hara, curator at Wareham 

Town Museum; Ben Buxton of Wareham Town Museum, Holly Lagden, Tourism Manager at Purbeck Heritage and Information Centre; 

Photos: Bob Richardson, Pam Bowyer-Davis, Rod Curtis, Nik Kushnaryov, Jason Alden, Mr and Mrs D Shortis. 

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in the WarehamTown Guide is correct and neither Plus Publishing Services 

nor Wareham Town Council accept responsibility for any loss or inconvenience arising from any errors which may have occurred. 

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WAREHAM: FROM BRONZE 

AGE SETTLEMENT TO 

MODERN TOWN 

EARLY HISTORY 

areham is situated on a peninsula of land running west to east between two rivers flowing 

into the upper reaches of Poole Harbour. The River Piddle in the north and the River Frome in 

the south were both prehistoric highways into the very heart of Dorset. Recent archaeological 

excavations to the east of the Town have revealed evidence of a settlement during the Bronze Age some 

3,500 years ago. 

By the end of the 1st Century, following the Roman invasion in 

43 AD, inhabitants of Dorset had become Romanised and 

Wareham began to establish itself as a community around the 

most convenient crossing points of the two rivers. 

There is little evidence of Roman building but large quantities of 

Roman pottery have been found, including high quality Samian Iron Age Pottery, Wareham Museum 

Ware, tableware imported from France. 

WAREHAM’S ANCIENT WALLS 

At the end of the 4th Century the Roman Empire was in terminal decline. By 410 AD the Romans 

had left Britain to its fate. Over the next 300 years, Germanic Tribes began to migrate into Britain and 

by the 8th Century Dorset became part of the West Saxon Kingdom of Wessex. Due to its open access 

to the sea, Wareham had always been vulnerable to attack by seaborne pirates and raiders, mainly from 

Denmark, who called themselves Vikings. For the next 300 years they raided and plundered the south 

coast of England. 

To defend themselves against Viking attack, the Saxons set up a 

series of fortified towns, or Burghs. In 876, Wareham was 

completely overrun by a Viking army who had marched unopposed 

from East Anglia and taken the town. Some months later King 

Alfred arrived with a large Saxon force and laid siege, giving the 

Vikings the option of slaughter or surrender. Needless to say they 

chose surrender and made a promise on a holy ring that they would 

quit Wessex. As soon as they left, however, they made a run for it 

and under cover of darkness escaped to Exeter. 

In the early 1950s the Royal Commission for Historic 

Wareham was attacked by Viking Danes 

Monuments conducted excavations at West Walls and found 

several phases of construction, the first one dated to between 450 

and 800 AD. The second phase contained pottery dating from the 9th Century. After the Norman 

conquest of 1066, another phase of wall building took place. The previous structures were mounds with 

timber palisade fences but during the Norman and the Medieval periods a stone wall was added. After 

the English Civil War this was ‘robbed out’ and used for building material which can be found in many 

of the older houses of the town. There are even suggestions that the steep sided gravel mounds of the walls 

were covered in clay, this was a good material for stopping erosion and would have made the ascent of the 

walls by the enemy a difficult proposition when the clay was wet. As we approach the town today from 

the north we see the walls as grassy banks but in ancient times they would have been gleaming white in 

the sun. 

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MEDIEVAL WAREHAM 

After the conquest of 1066 the Normans wasted no time in tightening their grip on the English, 

building a series of castles in key places, garrisoned with soldiers 

who could ride out into the rural heartland and quell any 

opposition. In the 1950s, a local resident discovered the remains 

of a Norman Castle in his back garden, situated on a mound 

alongside the river Frome in the SW corner of the town. 

Excavations confirmed that a large motte and bailey castle had 

existed on that site from the late 11th Century onwards. It would 

have been a formidable scene with its presence looming over 

Wareham as a symbol of Norman power. 

Typical Motte and Bailey Castle 

During the wars of Steven and Matilda in the 12th Century the castle took on the role of state prison. 

Important captives were held there awaiting ransom payment and the town came under siege numerous 

times in an effort to release them. By the reign of King John, Wareham Castle had been superseded by Corfe 

Castle and over the following centuries fell into decline. By the 16th Century it had become derelict and was 

sold by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Christopher Hatton who later sold it off for building material. Once again, 

stone from the castle can be seen around the town included in garden walls and building foundations. 

MEDIEVAL RENAISSANCE, PLAGUE AND DECLINE 

During the 12th and 13th Centuries Wareham enjoyed a renaissance as it became an 

important cross channel port. A tax was levied on goods landed at the Quay which paid 

for the dredging and maintenance of the river. By the 13th Century, however, Poole 

was beginning to establish itself as a port. Its proximity to the open sea and its ability 

to accommodate bigger ships affected Wareham’s economy with drastic results. 

In 1348 the Great Plague broke out and half of England’s population was decimated. 

Bubonic Plague This event also hastened Wareham’s economic decline. Two hundred years later a 

FARWELLS MACE EXPRESS 

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Telephone: 01929 552044 

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We are open 7 days a week (except Christmas Day) 

5.30am–8.00pm Monday-Saturday & 7.00am–4.00pm Sunday 

For your convenience we offer: 

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Mobile phone top-ups DVD rentals News 

An extensive selection of magazines A wide range of stationery 

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travelling monk named John Leland wrote a description of Wareham, testifying that there had been 

many fine houses in the town but they were now derelict. He also described Wareham as a market 

garden with its principle crop being garlic. 

CIVIL WARS AND REBELLIONS 

In the mid 17th Century England was plunged into a bloody Civil War. 

During this time there were numerous skirmishes between 

Parliamentary and Royalist forces in and around Wareham. Forces loyal 

to Cromwell would travel from Poole by boat to attack Wareham which 

was garrisoned by royalists from Dorchester. At one point a regiment of 

Irish loyalist soldiers were stationed here until a Parliamentary army laid 

siege to the Town. Completely outnumbered, the Irishmen sued for 

peace on condition that they were given free passage back to Ireland. 

The Parliamentary generals agreed and the town was taken back into 

Cromwell’s hands with very little bloodshed. 

After the Civil War, Parliament gave orders that the town walls, 

together with Corfe Castle, should be slighted i.e. destroyed but 

Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell 

Wareham’s walls survived – several decades later, after the abortive 

Monmouth rebellion, the West Wall was used as a site of brutal execution. Three Wareham men were 

tried, found guilty and executed by hanging, drawing and quartering, their heads cut off and mounted 

on spikes at the entrances to the town as a deterrent to any rebellion against the crown. 

THE GREAT FIRE OF WAREHAM 

On a hot July day in 1762 the town suffered a catastrophic 

fire, started by someone who carelessly threw out ashes onto a 

rubbish tip at the back of a pub in South Street. 

Most of the town’s buildings at that time were constructed from 

timber and cob with thatched roofs, all tinder dry. The fire 

spread rapidly and soon three quarters of the town had been 

completely destroyed. Following an appeal in a gentlemen’s 

national newspaper, a large sum of money was raised to help the 

sufferers of the Wareham Fire. The town’s reconstruction was 

held up by its two MPs, however, whose deliberations blocked 

Thatched Cottage Church Lane 

the passage of the Act of Parliament. They wished to reinstate 

rows of timber houses which once stood in the middle of North Street and South Street. The Mayor and 

the Corporation were bitterly opposed as they felt that it was absolutely necessary to widen the streets to 

keep a safe fire break between the four quarters of the town. Fortunately, common sense prevailed and the 

town was rebuilt in the Georgian style with brick buildings and tiled roofs – which is why the streets are 

so wide near the Cross – however, two thatched cottages and one thatched pub still remain. 

THE BLUE POOL 

Furzebrook, Wareham, 

Dorset BH20 5AR 

Escape from a hectic world and come to one of Dorset’s 

unique and tranquil beauty spots. The pool is surrounded by 

sandy paths which lead up to views of the Purbech Hills and 

down steps to the waters edge. The Teahouse serves morning 

coffee, delicious lunches and our famous Cream Teas. 

Admission charge : Grounds open daily 

March–November from 9.30am 

Teahouse, Giftshop and Museum open daily 

April–October from 10.00am 

Signposted off the A351 south of Wareham 

Tel: 01929 551408 

www.bluepooluk.com 

WAREHAM CHIROPRACTIC AND 

THERAPY CLINIC 

‘Elmstead’ 

Sandford Road, Wareham, BH20 4DH 

Registered practitioners in the following therapies 

Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Massage 

(aromatherapy and sports), Counselling, Indian 

Head Massage, Chiropody, Acupuncture, 

Hypnotherapy, Manual Lymphatic Drainage 

Please telephone reception for 

information/appointments 

01929 551513 

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During these momentous times, Wareham was also home to John Hutchins, who compiled his 

extensive work ‘History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset’ whilst Rector. Local legend has it 

that during the Great Fire his wife rescued the precious manuscripts and stood in the river Frome to 

protect them! 

Blue Plaque: Hutchins commemorated in 

Pound Lane 

battle in the fields and the river valley. When the Great War 

came some fifteen years later, Wareham once again became a 

garrison town. In 1917 there were around 7,500 men camped 

on the town’s outskirts, many of whom came from northern 

regiments. The Royal engineers also trained here and practiced 

bridge building techniques across the two rivers. The main 

army camp at Worgret, just west of the Town, had its own 

chapel, infirmary, garrison theatre 

and even its own sewage works. 

By the 1920s all military activity 

had moved to Bovington and the 

British Troops in South 

Africa – the Boer War 

MARKETS, MILITARY AND MOTORISTS 

During the late 18th and 19th Century Wareham 

prospered as the principle market town of the Isle of 

Purbeck, many of its townspeople finding employment in 

the service industries as wheelwrights, wainwrights, 

blacksmiths and cobblers etc. A vibrant local clay mining 

and pottery industry established itself and the coming of 

the railway in 1847 added to the town’s new found 

prosperity. 

At the start of the Boer Wars at the end of the 19th 

Century General Redvers Buller VC selected Wareham as 

his training ground. During the summer months 

throughout the 1890s tented camps were built to the north 

and the soldiers 

rehearsed for 

Motoring in the 1920s 

huts that made up the large army camp to the west of Wareham were sold 

off for village halls and various other peacetime venues. 

During the 1920s and 1930s Wareham seemed to suffer a slight decline in 

its fortunes but, despite the Depression, ownership of the motor car 

increased, heralding the new phenomenon of tourism. Summer weekends 

saw streams of cars passing through Wareham on their way to Purbeck 

beauty spots. 

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WAREHAM AT WAR 

At the outbreak of World War II there was a very real fear that Britain would be invaded by German 

forces from across the Channel. Purbeck beaches were obvious landing places and were protected by 

barbed wire and mines. The coast was patrolled by Home Guard units and to the east of Wareham at 

Holton Heath there was a secret wartime factory that produced cordite, an explosive propellant for 

naval shells. A constant target for German aircraft, it was protected by an elaborate air defence system. 

By good fortune it suffered no major damage by enemy bombing throughout the entire war. 

In the run up to the D Day landings the whole area was used as a rehearsal theatre for the invasion and 

many of the American regiments temporarily stationed here landed on the Normandy beaches in June 

1944. Both General Eisenhower and Winston Churchill visited the area to oversee the rehearsals, secretly 

passing through Wareham in a private train, hidden in camouflaged sidings at Norden near Corfe Castle. 

POST WAR WAREHAM 

The post war period saw a great expansion of Wareham beyond the confines of its ancient walls and 

north of the Piddle River to the edge of the Wareham Forest. The establishment of the nearby atomic 

energy site at Winfrith and new industrial and housing estates created a welcome boost to the economy. 

The revival of tourism during the 1950s and 1960s coincided with the decline of more traditional 

industries like pottery making, although clay mining is still very active. 

Wareham is absolutely steeped in history; over the centuries its dogged resistance to change for the sake of 

change has honed its individual character. When a place has been continuously occupied for over 3,500 

years, every brick and every stone seems infused with a sense of permanence – such is the town of Wareham. 

For more information, including the permanent T E Lawrence exhibition, visit the Wareham Town 

Museum in the Town Hall, East Street, tel: 01929 553448. Curator: Mike O’Hara. 

Website: http://www.warehammuseum.fsnet.co.uk. Open Easter to October, admission free. 

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF GOLF 

Wareham Golf Club are seeking new members 

at this friendly private members club. 

The benefits of joining Wareham Golf Club are: 

➢ No tee booking necessary ➢ Course rarely closed ➢ Home cooked food 

➢ Restricted times for visitors ➢ Regular competitions 

With one of the lowest membership packages in Dorset, 

Wareham Golf Club offers very good value for money. 

For further details please telephone the Club Secretary on 

01929 554147 or email: warehamgolf@tiscali.co.uk 

www.warehamgolfclub.com 

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WHAT TO SEE IN WAREHAM? 

TAKE YOUR PICK! 

areham is an attractive and lively market town with plenty 

Wto see and do – a look at its many attractions for the visitor. 

Markets –Wareham has been a market town for over 500 years 

and its market has the accolade of two royal charters. Cottees 

Market in East Street was established in1907. Unique in Dorset, it 

has a Produce and Flower Auction, one of the last in Dorset held 

on Thursdays, and a 

fortnightly Antiques and 

Collectable auction on 

Tuesdays. Wareham also has a 

Farmers Market on the last 

Wareham’s Lively Saturday Street 

Market on the Quay 

Thursday of the month in the Town Hall and a Home Producers 

market every Thursday in the United Reformed Church Hall in 

Church Street. A very popular Saturday Street Market in the 

magnificent setting of Wareham’s historic Quay by the River 

Frome completes the picture – helping to keep Wareham a true 

Dorset market town! 

Flower Market at Cottees 

Rex Cinema – Situated in the Odd Fellows Hall in West Street. 

Built in 1889, it has been a cinema since 1920, originally known 

as the Empire and later re-named the Rex. Possibly the oldest 

continuously operated independent cinema in the country, it seats 

151 people. The Rex is now managed by the ‘Friends of the Rex’ – 

local enthusiasts determined to keep the cinema alive in Wareham 

as a very special cinema. Amazingly, along with modern electric 

lighting, it still has its original gas lights – and double seats for 

couples in the back row! Films shown range from independent and 

‘art’ films to the latest blockbusters. A welcome addition in recent 

years has been the Rex Bar – where you may purchase a drink and 

take your seat for the film – and the Five and Dime Cafe attached 

to the cinema. 

Rex Cinema – a warm welcome 

at the bar 

The Rex also stages its share of the annual Purbeck Film Festival, supported by the Rex Players, a 

dedicated fundraising team whose hilarious annual ‘old style music hall’ shows, usually in Spring, are 

incredibly popular with local Wareham people. Tickets available at the Tourist Office and other local 

outlets, but be quick! 

Churches – Wareham has several beautiful churches. The Parish 

Church of Lady St Mary near the Quay is said to have been 

built on the sight of an 8th century Minster church. It still 

boasts a 14th century chancel and a Tudor tower with a ring 

of 10 bells. It has a 12th century lead font and other objects of 

interest and its annual flower festival in early August is always a 

stunning sight. 

The Church of St Martins on the Walls has a Saxon exterior 

and is the most complete Saxon church in Dorset – believed to 

Lady St Mary’s Flower festival 

date from around 1020. St Martins is thought to have been 

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founded by St Aldhelm in the 7th Century and possibly 

destroyed by King Cnut and rebuilt in 1015. There are a series 

of wall paintings, the earliest of which was painted in the 12th 

century. After a period of disuse, it was renovated to its current 

condition in 1936, a fitting place for the sculptured effigy of 

T E Lawrence by Eric Kennington. 

The Quayside and Boating – The Quay was once the hub of 

Frescoes at St Martins Wareham. Ships arrived from the continent and unloaded their 

cargoes, chiefly of salt and potters 

clay, for distribution throughout the area. Nowadays the Quay is 

very lively in summer time with leisure sailors of all types taking 

advantage of the delightful river trip to and from Poole Harbour 

(tide permitting!). You too can take a boat trip on the River Frome 

or maybe hire your own rowing boat or motor boat from Abbott’s 

Quay, on the other side of the road bridge. 

Sailing aside, one way to enjoy the quayside is simply by sitting in 

the sun with a drink or feeding the ducks with your family. 

Always something to see at the Quay 

River Walks –Wareham is a town of two rivers, the River Frome on 

the South side of the town and the River Piddle on the north side. 

Whatever your reason for visiting Wareham, why not linger a while 

and enjoy a riverside walk? 

Both rivers are easily accessible and a circular walking route is 

possible encompassing both rivers. Copies of the Two Rivers Walk 

route are available from the Purbeck Heritage and Information 

Two ladies on a river walk Centre in South Street. 

Priory Meadow – Located just off the town centre, on the south 

side of the River Frome, a part of the natural water meadow has 

been restored by local volunteers as a conservation area. It has a short 

circular path for walking and wheelchair users plus stone benches, 

wildlife Information boards and a bird watching hide. 

A tranquil spot where all age groups can enjoy the wildlife habitat, 

Priory Meadow is always incorporated in Wareham’s ‘Britain in 

Bloom’ efforts. 

Priory Meadow Display Board 

Walking the Walls – a delight 

for all ages 

Saxon Walls – Wareham has Saxon ramparts built to defend 

against Viking attacks surrounding the historic town on three 

sides. The south side, where Wareham Castle was once situated 

before it was destroyed, was protected by the River Frome. These 

walls are the best remaining example in England and can been 

seen as large earth mounds covered in grass. Paths on the walls 

give good views of the rivers and surrounding areas and a variety 

of wild flowers are encouraged – at their best in late spring and 

early summer. From North Walls there are views over the flood 

plain of the River Piddle towards Northport and beyond to the 

Wareham Forest. 

Below the North Walls, the River Piddle meanders across Wareham 

Common, the lush riverbank vegetation providing a perfect nesting 

habitat for water birds. The middle section of West Walls, adjacent 

to the car park, is known as Bloody Bank after a number of 

executions which took place there in bygone times. Leased from the 

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Rempstone estate and managed by Purbeck District Council, the Walls won a national ‘Golden Apple’ 

environmental award in 2007. For further information/leaflet on the ‘Walls Walk’, visit Purbeck 

Heritage and Information Centre, South Street or the Purbeck District Council website: 

www.purbeck.gov.uk 

Purbeck Sport Centre –Situated half a mile north of Wareham town centre, there is ample free 

parking at the Purbeck Sport Centre. New and improved fitness facilities will open at the Sports 

Centre in the Autumn of 2008, including a larger fitness room featuring the latest cardio and strengthbased 

equipment. The new fitness area, open all day 

every day, will have dedicated changing rooms and be 

fully staffed at all times. Other facilities include an 

indoor pool, sports hall, floodlit tennis courts and the 

popular ‘Harry’s Bar’ café/refreshment bar with its superb 

views of the distant Purbeck Hills. A new exercise studio is planned, with a mezzanine floor installed 

to create an improved children’s soft play area. For details of school term programmes, see the District 

Council website. 

Wareham Recreation Ground – situated in Worgret Road, 

this Wareham Town Council site has football, cricket and 

tennis facilities, a superb children’s play area with disabled facilities and 

a sports pavilion. A new football rebound and basketball facility was 

installed in 2008. 

Children may play in a safe and pleasant environment while local sports 

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A refurbishment of the sports pavilion and new public seats are 

planned in 2008/2009. Why not come and watch the members 

of Wareham Cricket Club (junior and senior teams) in action, 

or one of Wareham’s local football teams, and spot the next 

England star? 

T E Lawrence – ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ spent the last years of 

his life in the Wareham area, living at 'Clouds Hill' cottage, 

Enjoying a break – Cricket Club Juniors Moreton, near Bovington Camp where he served as a private 

soldier – before his untimely death in 1935 from injuries in a 

motorcycle accident. Wareham has a celebrated marble effigy 

of Lawrence by Eric Kennington in St Martins on the Walls 

Church, however he is buried in a cemetery located near to St 

Nicolas church in Moreton. Lawrence’s cottage is owned by 

the National Trust and is accessible to the public. He visited 

Wareham frequently to shop, using his favourite Brough 

Superior motorcycle, and he frequented the Anglebury 

Restaurant/Cafe in North Street. Here you may view a 

commemorative plaque in Lawrence’s old favourite window 

seat, along with your Dorset cream tea! 

The Kennington effigy of Lawrence 

Wareham Town Museum and T E Lawrence Exhibition –‘A Great Little Museum.’ Tucked inside 

the Wareham Town Hall building in East Street is the small but fascinating Wareham Museum where 

there are displays and artefacts telling the story of the town – including its archaeology, geology, social 

and military history and Lawrence of Arabia collection. The Museum is supported by Wareham Town 

Council which has taken the Museum Committee under its wing. A Curator and many unpaid 

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volunteer ‘Friends of Wareham Town Museum’ have, over many 

years, built on a collection donated to the town by a local 

resident. This now forms a repository of a variety of material, 

and provides a valuable resource for students and researchers 

alike. Visitors from all over the world are drawn to the T E 

Lawrence exhibition, however there are many other features 

including Bronze Age, Roman and Saxon Wareham and 

Wareham in the Great War of 1914–1918. In 2008, the 

Museum put on a very successful Family History Day and 

Museum display – we were all children once! further projects are planned. The Museum aims equally to 

attract local residents and visitors, who are assured of an 

interesting and worthwhile visit . Admission free, 10 am to 4pm, opening Easter to October. 

Purbeck Heritage & Information Centre. Tel: 01929 

552740. Please pop in for more details on all these 

Wareham attractions and other places of interest in the 

Purbeck area. The centre staff are brimming with 

information for residents and visitors; ideas on how to 

spend your weekend or holiday including event tickets, 

public transport, walking, cycle routes, eating out, local 

history, heritage and art exhibitions. 

The building alone is worth a visit – a 12th century former 

church now rejuvenated for the benefit of the community 

and visitors with an array of gifts, local pottery, cards, books 

and maps. 

WAREHAM 

DENTAL 

SURGERY 

We offer a high quality dental 

treatment at affordable prices 

in a relaxed and friendly 

environment 

Preventive and cosmetic dentistry 

Dental Hygienist 

The latest bleaching 

techniques to lighten and 

disguise yellowing teeth 

Emergency treatment available 

to patients of this practice 

16 West Street, Wareham 

Tel: 01929 552363 

Purbeck Heritage and Information 

Centre, South Street, Wareham 

LUCKFORD WOOD FARM CARAVAN 

AND CAMPING PARK 

Wareham near Lulworth 

Relaxing caravanning and camping at its best, naturally 

B&B available 

Call 00 44 (0) 1929 46 30 98 for reservations 

Also 07888 719002 

www.luckfordleisure.co.uk luckfordleisure@hotmail.co.uk 

Pest Control 

Wasps • Bees • Fleas 

Rats • Mice • Ants 

Squirrels • Birds 

All Purbeck areas covered 

01929 554898 

Mobile: 07831 351877 

www.terminatorcontrolltd.co.uk 

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Always


WAREHAM TOWN COUNCIL 

areham Town Council was formed after local government re-organisation in 1974 when Purbeck 

WDistrict Council took over many of the powers of the former Borough of Wareham. The Town Council 

has 16 Councillors who represent all parts of the town. In May 2008 there were 4632 registered electors. 

Elections are held every four years with the next election scheduled for May 2011. All Town Council meetings 

are held in the Town Hall in East Street on Tuesday evenings at 7.00 pm. The 

public are very welcome to attend and may speak on any topic of public interest 

relating to the Town at the discretion of the Mayor. 

Wareham has a long tradition of Town Mayors stretching back to 1336 and 

every name to date is recorded on panels in the Council Chamber. The Mayor 

is elected annually in May by the Town Council at a special ‘Mayor Making’ 

meeting. A book is kept to record Mayors’ names since 1703, witnessed by 

Councillors, and forms part of the Town Council’s civic regalia. The proceedings 

in the Council Chamber feature the Sergeant at Mace bearing the splendid Town 

Mace given to Wareham in the reign of James 1st. Two Constables from 

Wareham’s historic Court Leet in dark suits and bowler hats also bear their own Wareham Town Hall 

symbols of authority, a pair of two-metre wooden staves dating from 1778. 

It is thought that very few councils can trace their Mayors back as far as 1336 – although the Wareham 

names were almost lost for ever. Prior to 1703, a Clerk named Nathaniel Child absconded to London with 

most of the Town’s records, including the book recording past Mayors’ names. Child then attempted to 

blackmail the town for a large sum of money, effectively saying “pay up or the records will be destroyed”. 

Payment was refused, the records promptly disappeared and the name boards were made up later (from 

local records which still existed before they were destroyed in the Great Fire of Wareham in 1762) as the 

only record available of those times. 

Lulworth & Winfrith 

Church of England 

VC First School 

Ages 5 to 9 

“Outstanding Education in a beautiful setting” 

Headteacher: Mrs Sharon Buckland 

All enquiries please contact: 

Main School Office, 

School Lane, West Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5SA 

Tel: 01929 400330 Fax: 01929 400717 

e-mail: office@lulworthwinfrith.dorset.sch.uk 

website: www.lulworthwinfrith.dorset.sch.uk 

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Responsibilities 

The activities and responsibilities of the Town Council are many and most of its work is overseen by various 

Committees appointed by the Council. The powers and duties of these Committees are set out below: 

Standing Committees (members of the public are welcome to attend and also ask questions etc): 

Amenities Committee 

Management of the Council’s Wareham Recreation Ground in Worgret Road containing 

cricket/football pitches and a play area, three other play areas in North Wareham, open spaces, 

allotment matters, rights of way, Howards Lane car park, land and property management, public seats, 

war memorial, street lighting, arts and entertainment, litter/environmental issues, shelters, signs and 

matters arising from Wareham Burials Joint Committee. 

Planning and Transport Committee 

Consideration of all planning applications within the Town area and transport matters including 

liaison with Dorset County Council on highway and traffic regulation orders, parking and traffic 

calming, local and strategic plans, all other highway matters. 

Policy, Resources and Finance Committee 

Deals with matters concerning Council policy, resources and general financial decisions, including the 

annual budget setting process, borrowing and investments, financial regulations, land and property 

(leases, rents, disposal etc), legal proceedings, public relations, tourism, standing orders, crime 

prevention, bye laws. Determines applications for donations (grants) from local groups and 

organisations, and generally advises the Town Council on policy matters. Considers all other matters 

not within the purview of another committee. 

Other (Non-Standing) Committees: 

Museum Committee 

Looks after all things connected with the Town Museum: acquisitions, exhibitions, projects, policy, 

finance, volunteer support. 

Wareham in Bloom Committee 

Deals with all aspects of Wareham in Bloom including annual fundraising and sponsorship, allocation 

of floral display contracts, community involvement, environmental tidiness of the town, the local 

Wareham In Bloom competition, annual prizegiving and arrangements for annual entry for South and 

South East in Bloom. 

Human Resources Panel 

Responsibility for all staff matters including recruitment, training and implementation of certain 

internal procedures. (Meetings not open to the public). 

Town Council Initiatives: 

Wareham Town Council has supported a number of initiatives in the town. CCTV in the town centre 

has been installed and in 2007/2008 three new cameras were placed at the A351 flyover, near the Worgret 

Road roundabout and at the Quay. Financial grants are usually given to the Wareham Carnival, the 

Christmas Lights Committee for festive lighting in the dark days of winter and to the Father Christmas 

Committee to support the annual Father Christmas Parade. 

Other donations normally include a number of worthy 

causes and organisations in the town e.g. Wareham Hospital 

and the Citizens Advice Bureau. The Council also supports 

the Wareham Twinning Association in its efforts to 

maintain links with our twin towns of Hemsbach in 

Germany and Conches-En-Ouches in France. 

Links are maintained with other community organisations 

such as the Wareham and District Development Trust, the 

Wareham Town Trust and Dorset Community Action. In 

2007, the culmination of a year long effort working in Play Area at Hauses Field 

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partnership saw the completion of the Hauses Field community 

parkland project in Northmoor Park, owned by the Town Council. 

Following public consultation, this public open space is now a vital part 

of the Northmoor community, overgrown trees/vegetation having been 

cleared for the provision of a brand new play area, sensory garden, 

BMX/skate facility, picnic tables/benches, football and basketball nets 

and a small wildlife area. 

At the Wareham Recreation Ground in Worgret Road, there are plans in 

2008/2009 to refurbish the sports pavilion, replace all public benches, 

repair perimeter fencing and install more play facilities. Following on 

from the complete upgrade of the Drax Avenue play area in 2007, 

opened by the Minister for Local Government, the Council has also 

Minister re-lives his youth at 

Drax Ave play area 

secured funding for the complete refurbishment of the Mistover Road play area, for completion in late 2008. 

Website – the Town Council’s first website went online in 2007 and forms a very effective 

communication tool for the electorate and for casual visitors. 

A version of this tourist guide is downloadable from the 

website, plus Council minutes and newsletters may be viewed. 

See www.wareham-tc.gov.uk 

The Town Council works in partnership with Purbeck District 

Council and Dorset County Council on many matters 

affecting the town, and there are Council representatives on a 

range of outside bodies. In 2006, the Council supported a 

highly successful move of the Saturday Street Market to The 

Quay and this has proved a magnet for shoppers who also 

Saturday Street Market bring trade to other shops in the town, benefiting all. 

WAREHAM FOREST 

TOURIST PARK 

North Trigon, Wareham, 

Dorset BH20 7NZ 

Tel: 01929 551393 

email: holiday@warehamforest.co.uk 

website: www.warehamforest.co.uk 

A 5 star graded level, peaceful wooded park 

with direct access to Wareham Forest 

200 touring pitches 

Eight superior pitches 

Adventure playground 

Heated toilet block & disabled facilities 

Outdoor swimming pool (high season) 

Shop Pub with restaurant, 1 mile 

Wifi available on site 

OPEN ALL YEAR 

Resident proprietors Tony & Sarah Birch 

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WAREHAM 

TOWN CENTRE

pet health partnership 

Upton Veterinary Centre 

6 The Parade, Moorland Way 

Telephone: 01202 624140 

Wareham Veterinary Centre 

17 East Street,Wareham BH20 4NN 

Telephone: 01929 551610 

WAREHAM 

VETERINARY CENTRE 

APPOINTMENTS 

Monday–Friday 

Saturday at our Upton Clinic 

SURGICAL FACILITIES 

HOUSE VISITS 

FREE PUPPY & KITTEN CHECKS 

CAR PARK REFUND 

CENTRAL LOCATION 

EMERGENCY SERVICE 

www.thepethealthpartnership.co.uk 

KATZ LOVES 

KIDZ 

Full Day Care or 

Flexible Sessions 

Open: 

8.30am–5.30pm Mon-Fri 

Ages 2–5 years 

Qualified Staff & Ofsted 

Registered 

For enquiries please 

call Katrina 

07863 379898 

Located in Purbeck Sports Centre 

Worgret Road, Wareham BH20 4PH 

HEIRLOOMS of WAREHAM 

21 SOUTH STREET WAREHAM BH20 4LR 01929 554207 

Specialists in the sale and repair of antique & modern jewellery 

& silverwares. Full repair service to clocks & watches. Stockists of Rotary watches 

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Lulworth Cove 200yds, Family run hotel, 20 rooms all ensuite, 

including disabled room and self-catering cottages. Spectacular seaviews. 

All day refreshments including cream teas. Direct access to coastal walks. 

www.lulworthcove.co.uk 01929 400253

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LOCAL AMENITIES 

Sensational new restaurant with 

Award Winning Chef. 

Open for lunch & evening meals. 

East Stoke, Wareham, Dorset BH20 6AL 

0845 862 0315 

www.kempshotel.com 

The 

Castle Inn 

West Lulworth, Dorset 

BH20 5RN 

A traditional family run, 

dog friendly thatched 

village inn, situated in the 

beautiful Purbecks. 

The famous Lulworth 

Cove is a short walk away. 

We enjoy some of the best 

scenery in Dorset. 

The Castle Inn is a great 

place to stay. 

Please call on: 

01929 400311 

for further details or 

go to our website 

www.lulworthinn.com 

1 West Street 

01929 551 594 

Delicious 

Bread, Cakes, 

Savouries 

Filled Rolls 

Made and Baked 

in our Bakery 

Why not visit our shops at 

10 Hardye Arcade, 

Dorchester 

7-9 Station Road, 

Swanage 

12 Gr. George Street, 

Weymouth 

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The Town Council supports the Father Christmas and Christmas 

Lights Committees and the Wareham Carnival at the Recreation 

Ground. In July 2008, the Carnival will feature another 

Guggenmusic Spectacular, first seen in 2006, as marching 

‘Gugge’ bands from Britain, Switzerland and Austria descend on 

the town with their unique blend of ‘happy music’. 

Town Crier 

In 2007, the Council held auditions for a new Town Crier, the 

first for many years in Wareham. Mrs Jacquie Hall was selected 

and is now a veteran of many Criers’ competitions, including the 

European Championships in 2008. A great ambassador for the 

town, she attends many civic functions and has a special cry for 

Wareham. There are plans for our own Wareham Town Criers 

Competition on 18 July 2009. 

Of course you can ring my bell! 

Bookings 

The Town Council takes bookings for the Recreation Ground (cricket and football pitches), the use of 

the Corn Exchange situated in the Town Hall for jumble sales, farmers markets, meetings etc, and for 

use of the Council Chamber for meetings, weddings and civil 

partnerships. Tel: 01929 553006. 

Allotments 

The Town Council ensures that allotment sites are provided for local 

residents in the town, at Northmoor and Bestwall. Contact the Council 

offices for details of the allotments secretary at your preferred site. A 

popular Council-administered ‘Best Kept Allotment Competition’ is 

Grow your own in Wareham! organised annually with trophy presentations taking place in October. 

REX HAWKINS 

Domestic Appliance 

Repairs Spares Sales 

Trinity Lane, 

Wareham BH20 4LN 

Tel: (01929) 550234 

Neville-Jones & Co 

Solicitors & Notary 

for Your Legal Services 

19/21 North Street, Wareham, BH20 4AJ 

Email: info@neville-jones.co.uk 

Tel: 01929 552471 

52/54 Station Road, Swanage, BH19 1AF 

Email: Paul.Griffin@neville-jones.co.uk 

Tel: 01929 422666 

www.neville-jones.co.uk 

KINGSTON COUNTRY COURTYARD 

CHARACTER FARMSTEAD ACCOMMODATION 

Greystone Court, Kingston, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5LR 

Tel: 01929 481066 Contact: Ann Fry 

Web: www.kingstoncountrycourtyard.com 

Situated high in the Purbeck Hills, Kingston Country Courtyard 

offers unique B&B in spacious bedrooms in a courtyard setting 

Grounds and gardens 

open to guests 

Open January to December 

Rooms: single, double, 1 twin, family 

– all en suite 

All rooms have colour televisions 

& tea/coffee facilities 

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Another happy couple! 


Weddings/Civil Partnerships 

Many happy couples have ‘tied the knot’ at the Town Hall! The 

historic Council Chamber is licensed for weddings and civil 

partnerships in the historic Council Chamber and the Corn Exchange 

may also be booked for your reception. For details tel: Town Hall 

01929 553006. 

Wareham Community Partnership – Working for wareham 

In 2005, Wareham Town Council adopted the Wareham Community 

Plan as the cornerstone of its future policies and is working to 

implement all aspects of what local 

residents said they wanted for their 

town after extensive consultation. With the help of community 

organisations and volunteers the Council is committed to all of its 

aims. The Council works together with other community 

representatives on the Wareham Community Partnership to 

achieve these aims. Copies of the Community Plan have been 

delivered to every household and may also be viewed at the Town 

Council offices on request. If you want to get involved as a 

community volunteer, please let us know! 

Wareham Town Council: ‘ Working for Wareham’ 

Telephone 01929 553006 (General Enquiries) or Town Clerk: 

01929 550771 

Wareham Community Plan 

anniversary celebration cake, 

2007 

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Showroom/Offices: 1 Axium Centre, Dorchester Road, Lytchett Minster, Poole, Dorset BH16 6FE 

Tel: 01202 620000 Fax: 01202 620062 

e.mail: showroom@crystablinds.co.uk www.crystalblinds.co.uk


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A 16th century free house with a large public car 

park at the rear. Courtyard garden with heaters. 

A real log fire in the winter. We offer a selection of 

meals in our separate restaurant. Also a wide choice 

of bar meals and snacks including vegetarian. 

Also a wide range on the fish menu. the family 

guest room sleeps 4 people. 

To make you welcome 

At least 6 real ales including guest beers 

(CASK MARQUE). Excellent selection of wines 

by the glass or bottle. CAMRA East Dorset 

Pub of the Year 2007. Extensive 

menu plus specials board which 

changes regularly, CAMRA 

good food guide 06. 

IN WAREHAM 

LOTUS 

Chinese and English Meals To Take Away 

Food Safety Award 

(31st July 2006) High Standards in: 

Food Hygiene, Cleanliness of Premises 

and Food Safety Management 

Opening Hours: Sunday to Thursday 5pm–11.30pm 

Friday to Saturday 5pm–Midnight 

Closed every Tuesday 

19 East Street, Wareham. Tel: (01929) 556469 

Telephone Orders Welcome – Barclay Card and Access Cards Welcome 

Rajpoot Tandoori Restaurant 

39 North Street, 

Wareham, Dorset 

Specialists in Vegetarian, 

Curry & Tandoori. 

Fully licensed & air conditioned. 

Take-away service available. 

Parties welcome 

(up to 60 persons). 

Open lunchtime and evenings. 

For reservations please ring 

Wareham 

(01929) 554603 / 554792 

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AROUND AND ABOUT IN 

WAREHAM –TOURISM, 

SHOPPING, FOOD & DRINK 

areham has something to offer everyone: local residents, tourists, casual visitors and shoppers. If you are on 

Wholiday or simply on a long weekend break, it makes an ideal base from which to explore and see a great 

deal in a short time. Wareham has a variety of pubs, hotels, inns, guest houses, tea rooms, cafes, and camping and 

caravan sites in and around the town to cater for all needs. 

The delights of Corfe Castle, Wareham Forest and the Blue Pool, the 

seaside at Swanage, Studland and Shell Bay, the superb natural beauty of 

the Jurassic Coast at Lulworth Cove, Chapmans Pool and Durdle Door 

and major tourist attractions at Monkey World near Wool and the 

Bovington Tank Museum are all just a short drive away. Further afield, 

you can visit a range of historic houses in Dorset and you can always be 

sure that there is a friendly pub, café or tea rooms in this part of the 

world. Try a traditional Dorset cream tea – very hard to resist! 

View of South Street 

In Wareham town centre there is a large range of independent shops and retail businesses. There is also a 

supermarket just off the main street through a pedestrian walkway with parking available at the rear. In 

Wareham’s specialist shops, you can still buy fresh meat at traditional butchers shops, a choice of fruit and 

vegetables, superb cream cakes and freshly baked bread. Browse antiquarian books and hand-made 

NORDEN FARM SHOP 

and Mini Garden Centre 

Open All Year 

7 days a week 

Tel/Fax: 01929 480098 

NORDEN FARM 

Touring Caravan & Camping Site 

NORDEN HOUSE 

Bed & Breakfast 

Tel/Fax: 01929 480177 

email: nordenhouse@fsmail.net 

www.nordenhouse.com 

Open March – 31st October 

Tel: 01929 480098 /480348 Fax: 01929 480098 

email: nordenfarm@fsmail.net www.nordenfarm.com 

*Working Farm *Excellent Toilet & Shower Facilities *Dogs accepted 

Norden Farm, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset. BH20 5DS 

In the heart of THE ISLE OF PURBECK 

*Ideal base for walking, cycling, horse riding *Very good access from main A351 

*10 minutes walk to Swanage Steam Railway *20 minutes drive to Studland, Lulworth and Kimmeridge 

20 minutes walk to Corfe Castle – historic village and castle, and gateway to Jurassic Coastline 

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jewellery, have that picture framed by a professional gallery, buy that 

piece of fabric you have been searching for or a well made piece of 

country style furniture. 

There is a traditional ironmongers and garden supplies shop, newsagents 

shops and post office, a natural wholefoods shop and a delicatessen to suit 

all tastes – including the elusive Dorset Blue Vinney cheese. There are a 

range of banks, solicitors, estate agents, pharmacists, several hairdressers 

and two dental practices. Other professional services and a variety of 

Anglebury Tea Rooms other specialist shops complete the picture. 

If you are disabled or infirm and don’t want to transport heavy equipment 

for your holiday, you can hire wheelchairs and mobility scooters from a 

shop in St Johns Hill to make your time in Wareham a much more 

pleasant experience. 

Wareham was very proud to achieve Fairtrade Town status in 2005 

and many shops now participate in this initiative to help farmers and 

their communities in underdeveloped 

countries to obtain a fair price for 

their produce. 

Local shops and services for all 

Food and drink in Wareham is especially catered for with a large number 

of pubs, restaurants and cafes to choose from, offering everything from 

four course meals in a superb riverside setting to lunchtime snacks and 

afternoon teas. There are two traditional fish and chip shops and Turkish, 

Indian, Chinese and Italian cuisine also to be found. All year round, you 

Fairtrade produce are sure to find something to suit your taste in Wareham. 

B. D. R. MOTORS LIMITED 

TELEPHONE: 01929 550685 

UNIT 6A, JOHNS ROAD, CAREY, WAREHAM BH20 4BG 

FIRST FOR QUALITY, VALUE & SERVICE 

Servicing & MOT repairs 

to all makes of car 

Diesel Specialists 

Electrics Body Work 

Specialists in 4x4 

Diagnostic & Fault Codes 

on most vehicles & 

welding 

ALAN’S TAXI SERVICE 

01929 929 554223 

UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP 

SIX SEATER 

AIRPORTS • DOCKS 

Your Local Scout Group 

We now have sections for all age groups 

from 6 years to teens – boys and girls. 

Come and have fun, games and 

adventure in Scouting. 

With a new hall in the planning, 

now is the time to join. 

Beavers: 552251 Cubs: 550196 

Scouts: 554578 

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THE TOWN HALL AND 

WAREHAM COURT LEET 

Wareham Town Hall 

he Town Hall was built in 1868/69 on the site of a Norman building, former church and gaol and 

Thoused Wareham’s first public library and Magistrates Court (now the Council Chamber), both on 

the first floor. The clock in the Town Hall tower is a key Wareham landmark, kept meticulously accurate 

on weekly visits by the Council’s appointed clockwinder. Legend states that it was donated by a former 

Town Clerk on condition that it remained in the tower in order that he could see it from his bedroom! 

Wareham Court Leet 

Once a year, on a Friday in November, the Town Hall bell will strike 13, on the day that the Wareham 

Court Leet has its annual meeting in the Council Chamber. To the unwary this may be a little confusing 

but is a Wareham tradition that shows no signs of stopping. The Court Leet is one of only two remaining 

in Dorset. Powers were great in bygone times, with a serious purpose as part of the feudal system of law. 

It now endeavours to uphold its more lighthearted traditional roles by annually inspecting the weight of 

bread in local bakers, the cleanliness of the 

toilets and chimneys in the pubs and the 

quality of the meat in the butchers shops, 

amongst other duties. The annual Court 

Leet meeting, presided over by the Lord of 

the Manor of Wareham, is open to the 

public. If you want a flavour of real 

Wareham humour, the various officers’ 

annual reports can be painfully funny! Long 

may the Court Leet continue to uphold a 

great Wareham tradition. 

Court Leet in session 

EDUCATION IN WAREHAM 

areham has a number of schools, including pre-school facilities, to suit all needs. Local state 

Weducation provision is based on a First, Middle and Upper School system centred on the 

following three schools: 

THE PURBECK SCHOOL 

Worgret Road, Wareham BH20 4PF 

The Purbeck School achieved status as a Specialist Science College in 

September 2004. The school is situated on a fine site sloping down to 

the River Frome, commanding unspoilt views of the Purbeck Hills. It 

lies adjacent to the Wareham by-pass, about half a mile from the town 

centre. The school provides specialist accommodation for science, 

design, maths, English, humanities, modern languages, drama, ICT 

and vocational education. 

Purbeck School Signage 

An outstanding Sports Centre is provided on a shared management 

basis with Purbeck District Council and is available for student use. The school has been awarded a 

SportsMark for the excellent quality of its sports provision. A Youth Centre is also based on the site 

and the school prides itself on the quality of the working relationship enjoyed with the Youth Service. 

Youth work is an integral part of the school’s provision and students may access the youth club facilities 

during the school day. 

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The school has a broadly comprehensive intake with a roll of around 1200 students, including some 

200 in the Sixth Form. Students are happy, co-operative, prepared to work and make good progress – 

recognized by the Dorset Local Authority and the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust which placed 

the school in the top 5% nationally for student progress in GCSE results. 

There is the equivalent of 75 full-time teaching staff and 44 support staff. Excellent links are enjoyed 

with the local community as well as the support of an active Parent, Teacher and Friends’ Association. 

Contact: Tel: 01929 556301. e-mail: office@purbeck.dorset.sch.uk. Website: www.purbeck.dorset.sch.uk 

WAREHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL 

Worgret Road, Wareham BH20 4PH tel: 01929 553335 

Wareham Middle School is a popular 9-13 school with approximately 350 pupils on roll. It forms part of 

the Purbeck Pyramid of schools and is situated on a superb 20 acre site on the western outskirts of the 

town of Wareham. The welcoming atmosphere, extensive grounds and modernised specialist teaching 

facilities provide an excellent environment for children and staff. The school was complimented by 

OFSTED in their 2005 inspection for the very effective partnerships that have been built up with other 

schools, including The Purbeck Upper School, Lady St Mary’s, Stoborough and Corfe Castle First 

Schools. In addition to 13 classroom bases, most of which are equipped with interactive whiteboards, the 

school boasts some enviable facilities, including 2 science laboratories, extensive art, design and 

technology areas, 3 networked ICT suites, music rooms, a hall with fully equipped stage, separate 

gymnasium and extensive playing fields. The school is currently working to provide an all weather floodlit 

multi-user games area, not only to benefit our children but also as a valuable community facility. 

A very positive OFSTED inspection report in 2005 states “Wareham Middle School is a good school 

which provides good value for money. Standards are above average as a result of good teaching.” They 

also note “Pupils enjoy very good and trusting relationships with the staff, and, along with their 

parents, hold the school in high regard.” In a recent Local Authority review of the school (2008) it 

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states “…this is clearly a successful school. The current 

Headteacher has inherited a very well led and managed school 

and he has continued to move it forward.” 

There is a rich and varied curriculum, which includes numerous 

opportunities for the children to go on educational visits both at 

home and abroad. The school offers an extensive extra-curricular 

programme of activities which take place both at lunchtime and 

after school. Wareham Middle takes pride in being able to 

Wareham Middle School 

support the learning of all of our children be they gifted or if 

they require additional help with learning. The school is fostering closer links with clubs, teams and 

organisations within the local community who provide coaching and expertise for the school’s 

youngsters and make use of the excellent facilities at school. Further details: directly from the school 

or visit the website: www.warehammid.dorset.sch.uk. 

THE LADY ST MARY CE VC FIRST SCHOOL 

Streche Road, Wareham BH20 4PG 

The Lady St Mary First School enrols children from Reception up to Year 4 and has approximately 100 

children on roll. Children transfer to Middle School at the end of Year 4, at nine years of age. The school 

is part of the Purbeck Pyramid of schools and has developed partnerships with other local schools and 

pre-schools to offer training for staff, staff liaison and opportunities for the children. The school seeks 

to develop strong partnerships with parents, carers and families to enable it to work together and support 

learning for all children, through regular opportunities to join in the life of the school. Networks in the 

community are being developed to offer extended services. The latest OFSTED report for the school in 

2007 achieved a very creditable Grade 2 (‘Good’) assessment of overall effectiveness and referred to ‘the 

overall good quality of teaching, good systems for assessing how well the pupils are doing and effective 

academic data tracking procedures in reading, writing and mathematics’. 

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Weddings Funeral & Sympathy Tributes 

Corporate Contracts Plants & Silks 

Balloons, Soft Toys & Chocolates 

Local, National and International Deliveries 

For all your floral requirements contact our friendly staff on 

01929 553630 

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Experience all the fun of the early 1900s, 

through to the 20th Century. 

See toys of all kinds. 

Refreshments are available in our 

‘Bonzos’ Tea room. 

Open April to June and September 

12 Mid-day to 5.00pm 

Closed all day Monday 

July and August 12 Mid-day to 5.00pm 

Open every day 

We are on the peninsula of Arne, just 4 miles from Wareham. 

There are brown tourist signs to guide you. Tel: 01929 552018 

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The school has close links with Lady St Mary’s Church in the town, the logo being the Christian fish 

symbol; the gold coloured fish weathervane is similar to that displayed on the church mast. The rector is 

welcomed into school for fortnightly assemblies and there are visits to the church to develop children’s 

understanding – one of these special visits is when the youngest children take their dolls to celebrate and 

learn about baptism! 

The building is light and spacious, offering areas for music and drama, a hall 

which is fully equipped with PE apparatus and playground and field areas for 

outdoor play and PE in addition to six class teaching bases. Each classroom is 

equipped with computers and an interactive whiteboard to enable ICT to be used 

as a tool for learning. A computer suite is available for all age groups, designed to 

appeal to First School children, with a colourful rainbow shaped carpet and green 

swivel chairs, as well as fifteen computers. It is hoped that the library is inviting 

enough to encourage children into the world of books and reading, promoted for 

enjoyment and learning from our children’s first days in school. 

Lady St Mary First School 

Outside areas include a superb adventure trail, erected with funds raised by a very supportive and active 

PTFA. The ‘Secret Garden’ is a special area with a pond and growing areas where children can 

experience and discover the outdoors at first hand. An additional base in the school is used by 

‘Primetime’ to offer before and after school and holiday care for all children in the community. This 

area is also used for meetings and courses organised by the Adult Education Service, attended by 

parents and members of the community. 

Further details can be obtained from the school by telephoning 01929 552517 or by visiting our 

website: office@ladystmary.dorset.sch.uk 

WAREHAM IN BLOOM – 

GOING FOR GOLD! 

areham in Bloom is a local community intiative supported by Wareham Town Council. With a 

Wvariety of fundraising endeavours and many sponsors, it also relies on the help of enthusiastic 

local volunteers and business premises to water and maintain the town’s colourful floral displays. An 

annual awards ceremony in October is organised for various categories of the local competition to 

reward those who contribute to the attractiveness of the town. In 2007, Wareham achieved its first ever 

GOLD award in the South and South East in Bloom regional competition and achieved best overall 

in its category of ‘small town’ in an area stretching from Dorset to Kent. A special award for the Hauses 

Field community parkland project in Northmoor 

Park was the icing on the cake. 

From end of May stretching into early autumn, 

Wareham is a pleasure to behold, awash with 

brilliant colours from a variety of flower displays 

filling the town centre. In 2008 the town looks 

forward to its first ever entry in the national 

Britain in Bloom finals. From recycling initiatives 

and permanent planting to tidying up weedy areas 

and ensuring community involvement, there is 

much to do to keep on top. The Wareham in 

Bloom Committee thanks all its sponsors, 

supporters, suppliers, its friends at Holme Nursery 

Wareham in Bloom 

and volunteers (always needed!). 

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WAREHAM FOREST – 

GEM OF NORTH WAREHAM 

o the north of Wareham is Wareham Forest, which 

Tshould also be included in any visit to the area. On this 

Forestry Commission site there is free parking from which 

you can ramble through heathland and forest, watch wildlife 

and follow wayside walks on the Sika Trail. There are picnic 

tables and routes that are highlighted in the Wareham Forest 

Way leaflet available at the Purbeck Heritage and 

Information Centre in South Street. If you are a cyclist, try 

the Sika Cycle Trail – 7 miles of trail with numbered posts 

on 2 metre tracks 

suitable for all the 

Horse riding in Wareham Forest 

family, leading from 

its southern point at Northport Greenway, a safe off-road route 

from Wareham to the forest. 

There is an abundance of heathland birds, mammals 

(including Sika and Roe deer), insects and reptiles to see. 

Enjoy vast tracks of open heath with scattered trees and 

maturing pine woodland and the internationally important 

Morden Bog National Nature Reserve. Horse riders welcome, 

by permit only, dogs allowed. Education visits: through forest 

Biking fun on the Sika Trail ranger. Open all year – dawn to dusk. 

FATHER CHRISTMAS PARADE 

major attraction each December is the arrival of Father Christmas. Organised by volunteer 

Amembers of the Wareham Father Christmas Committee, 

this annual spectacle is eagerly awaited by children and 

parents alike. For winter visitors to Purbeck it is a must-see if 

you happen to be anywhere near Wareham on that particular 

day (usually 2nd Sunday in December). Father Christmas, 

resplendent in his famous ‘golden boots,’ has a different 

theme of transport each year and can arrive in literally any 

style from Wareham Station, escorted by local bands and a 

variety of helpers, to greet the assembled crowd. 

Father Christmas’s route takes him around along North and 

South Street first and then to certain other streets of town 

until he arrives at the old coaching entrance of the Red Lion 

Hotel. He then disappears for a time, to reappear high up on 

the roof from the chimney – complete with sack bearing gifts Who’s that on the roof, children? 

for the excited children below. Those in the know can 

guarantee that Father Christmas never falls off the roof – but don’t ask how! All proceeds of the Father 

Christmas Parade street collections are donated to local charities. In 2008, the Father Christmas 

Parade celebrates its 50th anniversary and is likely to be a very special occasion! 

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WAREHAM TOWN BAND 

areham has a thriving volunteer Town 

WBand which has its roots in the many 

village bands which existed up to the mid 19th 

century and were made up of a variety of large 

wind instruments. These bands were originally 

formed to provide music for church services 

before organs were commonplace, apart 

from providing music for other village events. 

The Band contains a number of brass and 

reed instruments, indicating that it pre-dates 

many other bands in the Purbeck area, most 

of whom were formed around the 1860s as 

brass bands. 

Town band in action - Annual Civic Service Parade in June 

In 1855 the Dorset Chronicle reported the Wareham Town Band leading a procession of carts carrying 

children back from the annual church outing to Stoborough. These days, the carts may be gone, but 

the Band can still be heard playing at fetes, Wareham Carnival, civic parades, the Quay and occasional 

Sunday afternoons on local bandstands. 

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ST MARY’S CATHOLIC FIRST SCHOOL, WOOL 

Dorset Local Education Authority and Plymouth Diocese 

Headteacher: Mrs Helen Brown 

St. Mary’s is a Voluntary Aided School for children aged 4–9 

We offer a happy atmosphere, a totally dedicated staff and education that is 

deeply rooted in the aims of our Mission Statement, to “love one another”. 

Some features mentioned in our OFSTED inspection report: 

Teachers use a good range of methods to make learning interesting. 

Good range of extra-curricular activities. 

Good use of the interactive whiteboards, enlivens teachers explanations 

and contributes well to pupils learning. 

The curriculum is enriched well by visits, visitors and a good range of 

after school activities. The impact is seen in the pupils positive attitudes to school. 

Children in the Reception class are provided with a sound range of experiences which reflect their needs in all 

areas of learning. 

The school provides a high level of pastoral care and support. 

The school has a good welcoming atmosphere and a strong sense of team work. 

Monitoring of teaching and learning is very good. 

Children behave well and learn and play well together. 

Very good relationships between all members of the school, local and parish communities. 

Phone for details on 01929 462565, or fax us on 462471 

Visit our website on: www.stmaryswool.dorset.sch.uk or email us at: office@stmaryswool.dorset.sch.uk 

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LOCAL INFORMATION 

AMBULANCE SERVICE 

Dorset Ambulance Service Tel: 01202 851640 

Patient Transport Services (Non-Emergency) 

(Today) Tel: 01202 851329 

(Future) Tel: 01202 851327 

Emergency Tel: 999 

BANKS 

Lloyds TSB, 3 South Street Tel: 0845 3000000 

NatWest, 2 North Street Tel: 0845 6101234 

Barclays, 3 North Street Tel: 0845 7555555 

BUILDING SOCIETIES 

Nationwide, 1a South Street Tel: 01929 556230 

CHAMBER OF TRADE 

C/O Farwells, 

Mr Mark Howlett Tel: 

CHEMISTS 

Roberts, 11-13 South Street Tel: 01929 552384 

Alliance, 2 West Street Tel: 01929 552737 

CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS 

DENOMINATIONS 

Church of England 

Lady St Mary, Church Street 

The Rectory: Tel: 01929 552684 

General Enquiries: 

Parish office: Tel: 01929 550905 

St. Martin’s Sandford 

St Nicholas Arne 

St John’s East Holme 

www.warehamchurches.org.uk 

St Martin on-the-walls 

United Reformed Church 

Revd. John Ticehurst Tel: 01929 550454 

Methodist Church 

Roman Catholic St Edwards 

Father Geoffrey Watts 

Tel: 01929 463334 & 552820 

Purbeck Gateway Church 

Pastor Paul Shepherd Tel: 01929 551415 

Emmanuel Baptist Church Tel: 01929 427706 

CHILDREN’S DAY CARE 

Tops Day Nurseries 

1 Carey Road Tel: 01929 555051 

CINEMA 

The Rex, 14 West Street Tel: 01929 552778 

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 

2 Mill Lane Tel: 01929 551257 

COMMUNITY CENTRES/ 

MEETING PLACES 

Carey Hall, 

10 Mistover Road Tel: 01929 556527 

Corn Exchange, 

Town Hall, East Street Tel: 01929 553006 

Parish Hall, Wareham Tel: 01929 550905 

Masonic Hall, Howards Lane Tel: 01929 556896 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS 

Dorset Association for 

the Disabled Tel: 01305 849122 

Helping Hands, 

7 St Martin’s Place Tel: 01929 558256 

Twinning Association 

Hemsbach Tel: 01929 553187 

Wareham Carer’s Group Tel: 01929 553254 

Wareham & District 

Development Trust Tel: 07967 117410 

DENTISTS 

Purbeck Dental Centre 

West Street Tel: 01929 554760 

Wareham Dental Surgery, 

16 West Street Tel: 01929 552363 

ELECTRICITY 

(Emergencies) Tel: 0845 7708090 

FIRE SERVICE 

Fire Station (Retained Fire Service) 

Tel: 01305 251133 

Emergency 999 

Fire safety Advice Tel: 01305 228960 

GAS SERVICE 

(Emergencies) Tel: 0800 111999 

EDUCATION 

Primary (Age range 4 – 9 years) 

Lady St. Mary First School 

Streche Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 552517 

Middle (Age Range 9 – 13 years) 

Wareham Middle School 

Worgret Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 553335 

Secondary (Age Range 13 – 18 years) 

The Purbeck School 

Worgret Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 556301 

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Tertiary (Age Range 16 – 18 years) 

The Purbeck School 

(Sixth Form Centre), 

Worgret Road Tel: 01929 556301 

Pupil & School Improvement Childrens Services 

Dorset County Council Education Department 

County Hall, Colliton Park, 

Dorchester DT1 1XJ Tel: 01305 224663 

ESTATE AGENTS 

Booth & Corben, 

7a West Street Tel: 01929 551661 

Bullock Lees, 

10 North Street Tel: 01929 552632 or 553538 

Connells, 1 South Street Tel: 01929 553636 

Goadsby, 10 West Street Tel: 01929 552206 

Osborns, 26 South Street Tel: 01929 555050 

Purbeck Property, 

5 South Street Tel: 01929 556660 

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS 

Poole Job Centre Plus Tel: 01202 333000 

Registration Service, 

Births, Deaths and Marriages Tel: 01305 225153 

Time For a New Town 

Guide or Town Map? 

Town, Parish and Visitor Guides and Maps 

are welcomed by residents, tourists and 

newcomers to your community 

Professional and informative publications 

that boost business for local traders 

For further details and free samples contact 

Plus Publishing Services, PO Box 276, Ashford, Kent TN24 8GN 

Tel: 01233 643574 Email: admin@pluspublishing.co.uk 

Wareham Library 

(Tues & Thurs 2.00 – 4 p.m) 

By appointment only 

Inland Revenue, 

Bournemouth Tel: 0845 3021443 

HM Revenue & Customs, 

St John’s House, 

Serpentine Road, Poole Tel: 0845 010900 

GUEST HOUSES/HOTELS 

Details of recommended 

Establishments: Purbeck Information 

and Heritage Centre, 

South Street Tel: 01929 552740 

HEALTH CENTRES, HOSPITALS, AND 

CLINICS 

Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust Tel: 01202 443172 

NHS Direct Tel: 0845 4647 

Poole Hospital Tel: 01202 665511 

Purbeck Careline 

Prospect House 

8 Westminster Road, 

Wareham Tel: 01929 558455 

Purbeck CMHT 

19 Bonnetts Lane, Wareham Tel: 01929 557735 

Unit 5, Bovington Shopping Centre 

King George V Road, 

Bovington, 

Dorset, BH20 6JQ 

01929 463220 

Wareham base, Swanage & Wareham 

Children’s Centre, Lady St Mary First 

School, Streche Rd, Wareham, 

Dorset BH20 4PG 

01929 552864 

The Children’s Centres work with local practitioners 

and parents to provide services and facilities for 

parents and carers with young children. We aim to 

meet the needs of individuals and the local 

community and provide services where all can fulfil 

their potential and be involved. 

We provide a range of services including: 

*Stay & Plays 

*Music Groups 

*Fun Days 

*Parenting courses 

*Young Parents Group 

*Fathers Group 

*Breastfeeding Support Group 

*Outreach support, home visiting 

*A range of information & advice for carers, parents 

and children 

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Purbeck Day Centre, 

Sandford Lane Tel: 01929 557746 

Sandford Surgery, Tel: 01929 550291 

Wareham Chiropratic Clinic 

Elmstead, Sandford Road, 


Wareham Outreach Day Hospital 

Streche Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 552433 

Wareham Surgery, 

Streche Road Tel: 0845 3899444 

LAW COURTS 

HM Courts Service, 

Poole Magistrates Court Tel: 01202 711871 

PLAYGROUPS AND NURSERIES 

LEISURE CENTRE 

Focus Nursery School Tel: 01929 555135 

Purbeck Sports Centre, 

Katz Kids Tel: 07863 379898 

Purbeck School Tel: 01929 556454 Stoborough Nursery, 

Supervisor Mrs P Edwards Tel: 07796 297701 

LIBRARY 

South Street Tel: 01929 556146 

MANOR OF WAREHAM 

The Estate Office, Cow Lane Tel: 01929 552666 

MARKETS 

Cottees Auctions Ltd, East Street: 

Thursday Market + Tuesday 

fortnightly sales Tel: 01929 552826 

Saturday Street Market, 

on the Quay 

Contact: (Toby) Tel: 01202 474656 

Farmers Market 

At the Corn Exchange, Town Hall, 

fourth Thursday in month + first 

Saturday in month at Parish Hall 

Contact: S Hibbert Tel: 01258 454510 

Wareham Home Producers, 

Every Thursday 8.30 – 11am at 

United Reformed Church, 

East Street Tel: 01929 558117 

MEDICAL CENTRES/DOCTORS 

SOCIAL HOUSING 

(See Health Centres) 

Purbeck Housing Trust 

Wareham Surgery, 

Prospect House, 

Streche Road Tel: 0845 3899444 Westminster Road Tel: 01929 558466 

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT 

Mrs Annette Brooke, 

Constituency Office 

14 York Road, Broadstone Tel: 01202 693555 

Sandford Surgery Tel: 01925 554493 

MEP Mr Neil Parish, 

www.neilparishmep.org.uk Tel: 01278 450778 

MOBILITY 

Lifewheels, St John’s Hill Tel: 01929 552623 

Shopmobility Tel: 01929 552623 

MUSEUM 

Wareham Town Museum 

Town Hall, East Street Tel: 01929 553448 

PLAY AREAS 

(Wareham Town Council) Tel: 01929 553006 

Wareham Recreation Ground 

Drax Avenue, Mistover Road, 

Tantinoby Lane 

POLICE 

Dorset Constabulary 

Non emergency Tel: 01202 222222 

Emergency: 999 

POST OFFICE 

Carey, 29 Carey Road Tel: 01929 552403 

Wareham, 12 North Street Tel: 01929 552106 

Deliveries Office 

Sandford Lane Industrial Estate Tel: 01929 552747 

PURBECK CARELINE 

Prospect House, 

8 Westminster Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 558455 

PURBECK DISTRICT COUNCIL 

Westport House, Worgret Road Tel: 01929 556561 

RECREATION GROUNDS 

Wareham Recreation Ground Tel: 01929 553006 

(Wareham Town Council) 

SOCIAL SERVICES (D.C.C) 

Purbeck Area, 19 Bonnets Lane, 


SWIMMING POOL 

Purbeck Sports Centre, Purbeck School 


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THEATRES 

Rex, 14 West Street, 


TRADING STANDARDS 

General Enquiries Tel: 01305 224012 

TOURIST INFORMATION 

Purbeck Information and Heritage Centre 

Trinity Church, South Street Tel: 01929 552740 

Library, South Street Tel: 01929 556146 

TRANSPORT 

First Buses Tel: 01305 783645 

National Express Bus Service Tel: 0990 808080 

Wilts & Dorset Buses Tel: 01202 673555 

Trains Tel: 08457 484950 

UNIFORMED YOUTH 

ORGANISATIONS 

WAREHAM TOWN COUNCIL 

Air Cadets Tel: 01202 690239 Town Hall, East Street Tel: 01929 553006 

Boy’s Brigade Tel: 01929 551373 (incl. bookings for Corn Exchange, 

Guides Tel: 01929 552235 Recreation Ground & 

Scouts Tel: 01929 551015 Weddings in Council Chamber) 

Town Clerk Tel: 01929 550771 

VETERINARY SURGEONS 

Lynwood Veterinary Hospital, 

Unit 9 Leanne Business Centre, 

Sandford Lane, Wareham Tel: 01929 552692 

The Pet Health Partnership, 

17 East Street Tel: 01929 552599 

WATER 

(Emergencies) Tel: 0845 600 4600 

WELFARE SERVICES AND 

ADVICE CENTRES 

Citizens Advice Bureau, 

2 Mill Lane Tel: 01929 551257 

Voluntary Services Centre, 

11 Shelley Road, 


Community Service 

(Probation Service, Unit 19) Tel: 01929 556513 

Learning Advice Centre, 

Wareham Online, 

Wareham Railway Station, 

Northport Tel: 01929 550844 

Purbeck Mental 

Health Support Tel: 01929 557735 

Samaritans, 

1 Durrant Road, Tel: 01202 551999 


WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE 

P.D.C. recycle helpline Tel: 01929 557279 

Westminster Road, Wareham Tel: 01929 556464 

YOUTH CENTRES 

Wareham Area Youth & Community Centre, 

Purbeck School, 


CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 

Aquanatal Classes 01929 463668 Grapevine 01929 553939 

Air Training Corps 01202 690239 Guides Wareham & District 01929 556247 

ATC (Civilian Committee) 01929 553187 Multiple Sclerosis Society 01202 622146 

Ballroom Dancing 01929 425563 Purbeck Associations 

Boys Brigade 01929 551373 National Trust Members 01929 423708 

Brownies Wareham District 01929 552235 Purbeck Badminton Club 01929 556454 

Dance Social 

Purbeck Chess Club 01929 427878 

(Mike and Sylvia) 01929 552381 Purbeck Freewheelers 01929 554550 

Discover Martial Arts 07880 550057 Purbeck Gardening Club 01929 552105 

Dorset Buttons 01929 551979 Purbeck Gateway Club 01929 551743 

Dorset Golf & Country Club 01929 427468 Purbeck Martial Arts 01929 552348 

Dorset Guild of Singers 01929 472643 Purbeck Sport Centre 01929 556454 

Dorset Wildlife Trust 01929 551537 Purbeck Squash Club 01929 556454 

English Nature Green Team 01202 883084 Purbeck Swimming Club 01929 556454 

Friday Lunch Club 01929 556761 Purbeck Wood Carvers 01929 480686 

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Rainbows Wareham District 01929 552235 

Rex Players 01929 551817 

Royal British Legion Sandford 01929 553470 

Scouts Wareham District 01929 551015 

Slimming World 01202 269465 

Springfield Leisure Club 01929 554888 

The Rotary Club 01929 471339 

The University of the Third Age 01929 427407 

The Wednesday Group 01929 550905 

Wareham and District 

Archaeology 01929 553144 

Wareham Area Senior Forum 01929 553939 

Wareham Art Club 01929 553822 

Wareham Christmas 

Lights Committee 01929 556435 

Wareham Bell Ringers 01929 553651 

Wareham Bridge Club 01929 552257 

Wareham Camera Club 01929 553822 

Wareham Choral Society 01929 554229 

Wareham Conservative Club 01929 551215 

Wareham Folk Dance Club 01929 551332 

Wareham 41 Club 01929 552162 

Wareham Golf Club 01929 554147 

Wareham Health Care Forum 01929 556435 

Wareham Hemsbach Society 01929 553187 

Wareham In Bloom 01929 553006 

Wareham Lions Club 01929 553240 

The Wareham Whalers 

Wareham Rangers Youth Football 01929 554001 

Wareham Round Table 07803 032518 

Wareham Rugby Club 01929 552224 

Wareham Shortmat Bowls 01929 554801 

Wareham Tangent Club 01929 553240 

Wareham Town Band 01929 550175 

Wareham Youth Club 01929 552934 

Wareham Cricket Club 01929 553051 

Wareham Ladies Cricket Club 01929 550336 

Wareham Whalers 01929 550934 

Weightwatchers 08457 123000 

Wessex Dowsers 01929 551539 

West Country Embroiderers 01929 400584 

WI Stoborough 01929 550502 

WAREHAM 

YOUTH 

CENTRE 

Based on the Purbeck School site. 

Throughout all the year various clubs and activities are run. Please contact 

one of the youth workers for further information 

Wareham Area Youth and Community Centre 

Phone/Fax: 01929 552934 

Sandford Youth Club, Based at the Labour Hall at the bottom of Keysworth Drive, Sandford, 

Wednesday evening 7pm-9.30pm 

Corfe Castle Youth Club, Worker in charge, Donna Bickerstaff, at the village hall 

– By the doctors surgery/library, Wednesday evening 6.30pm - 9pm 

Lulworth Youth Club, at the village hall, Monday evening 6.30pm - 9pm 

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