Axminster Heritage Centre

in Partnership with

Axminster Guildhall

present

Women on the Home Front – The Second World War

A Talk by

Kate Adie CBE

Thursday 8th May 2025

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we are delighted to announce that in partnership with the Axminster Guildhall, Axminster Heritage Centre presents: ‘Women on the Home Front – the Second World War’, a talk by renowned journalist and war correspondent Kate Adie CBE, on Thursday 8th May 2025 from 7pm – 8:30pm at the Axminster Guildhall.

This event is a part of our upcoming temporary exhibition on the Home Front and begins at 7pm with songs from the 1940s by local vocalist, Jay Hobday followed by the wonderful Kate Adie who will be talking about the role of women during the Second World War both on the Home Front and on active service.

Tickets cost £15.00 and are available to purchase from the Axminster Guildhall from the following link: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/axminster/axminster-guildhall, by calling the Box Office on 0333 666 3366 or by visiting the Axminster Guildhall Box Office during open hours.

Kate Adie grew up in Sunderland, and joined BBC Radio Durham after leaving Newcastle University, where she read Swedish. As BBC Chief News Correspondent she covered major stories, including both Gulf Wars, the SAS storming of the Iranian Embassy and the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing.

She now lives in Dorset and presents Radio 4’s “From Our Own Correspondent”.

For more information on this event please email us at: info@axminsterheritage.org or telephone us on 01297 639884.

 

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Local Vocalist Jay Hobday

More WWII themed events to follow shortly

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To view our upcoming coach trips, activities, workshops, and talks please click on the individual links in the ‘What’s On’ drop down menu above.

For further information on any of the events – or alternatively, if you are a member of Axminster Heritage and would like to suggest a potential event you would like us to run please email: info@axminsterheritage.org, pop into the centre, or head on over to our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/axminsterheritage and leave us a message.

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