The Dorset Year Book
Among the content of the 2024 Dorset Year Book
A Visit to Kohima
The Tank Museum
Rails to Wareham
Forde Abbey
Churchill’s Secret Army
The Ridgeway Singers
Russell Randall
Westham Bridge
St Mary’s Chapel, Lulworth
Langham’s Wine Estate
This edition is packed with fascinating and informative articles covering the people and places of Dorset
Copies may be obtained from the following: Weymouth – Books Afloat: Dorchester – Waterstones: Bridport – Waterstones: Wimborne - Gullivers Bookshop: Poole – D J Brookings (Upper Parkstone): Portland – Cards and Celebrations (Easton); East Stour – The Udder Farm Shop: Swanage – Blanchards Bookshop: Blandford – The Dorset Bookshop:
Copies may be obtained by post at a cost of £12.50 (incl. postage) by contacting the Editor
Dorset Year Book Editor
John Newth, editor@societyofdorsetmen.co.uk
Past Year Book Editors
Sir Newman Flower 1920 - 32
Stanley J. Galpin 1933 - 34
H. L. I. Watkins 1935 - 37
Ashley C. Rogers 1937 - 50
F. C. H. Dennett 1951 - 60
N. J. (Nat) Byles 1961 - 78
Fred Langford 1979 - 94
George Lanning 1995 - 2000
Peter Pitman 2000 - 2012
Trevor Vacher-Dean 2012 - 2014
Selwyn Williams 2014 - 2019
Nick Wright 2019 - 2023
Peter Lush 2023