Axminster Heritage Centre
in Partnership with
Axminster Guildhall
present
Women on the Home Front – The Second World War
A Talk by
Kate Adie CBE
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.
Kate Adie CBE Talk Details
Local Vocalist Jay Hobday
The Evolution of All Saints
A Talk by
David Knapman
The evolution of All Saints Details
2025 Programme of Local History Talks at the Axminster Heritage Centre
Last year we introduced a new programme of monthly local history talks at the Axminster Heritage Centre. These talks proved to be extremely popular and were attended by many of you, our loyal and supportive members. We are delighted to announce the return of this talk programme for 2025, beginning with ‘Professor William Buckland (1784 – 1856) – The most distinguished person – so far – to have been born at Axminster’, a fascinating double bill by local historian and author, David Knapman, on Wednesday 19th March (Part I) and Wednesday 16th April (Part II) at 7:30pm in the Bradshaw Meeting Room.
Tickets cost £5.00 per talk (10% discount to AHC members) and can be purchased or reserved from the Axminster Heritage Centre during opening hours. For further details please email us at info@axminsterheritage.org or telephone us on 01297 639884.
Professor William Buckland (1784-1856) Talk Details
