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COMRADES’ CLUB OPENED The opening of the Haig Club happened on Saturday 13 March 1920.

A violent thunderstorm on Thursday 28th June 1917, accompanied by unprecedented rainfall caused devastation in the locality of Wincanton,...

A brief History Extracted from "Gillingham Grammar School, Dorset - An Historical Account" by A F H V Wagner, MA, with a fleeting present...

In the Museum at Gillingham, Dorset there is a touch screen display which tells of the association of John Constable RA with the town....

Gillingham's First Fire Engine Purchased by the Vestry Committee (fore-runner of the Parish Council) in 1790 from the makers, Bristowe of...

The earliest known settlement in Gillingham is a lake dwelling at Bay dating from around 2500 BC.  During Roman times, around 200AD, a...

On a brief visit to Gillingham Museum on Wednesday June 27th the Bishop of Sherborne "threw the switch" to illuminate a stained glass...

Paul Atterbury, well known for his appearances on BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, paid a visit to Gillingham Museum on Friday 14 October.  Peter...