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Dorset CPRE’s celebration to mark 100 years of protecting the countryside

Milton Abbey, location for Dorset CPRE's Centenary Celebration event
Milton Abbey, location for Dorset CPRE's Centenary Celebration event Rupert Hardy

To celebrate the centenary of CPRE, Dorset CPRE is holding a special event this autumn at stunning Milton Abbey, between Blandford and Dorchester

The special event on Friday, 25th September (5 – 7.45 pm), will be opened by journalist and broadcaster Kate Adie, President of Dorset CPRE.

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CPRE has spent 100 years protecting the countryside and rural communities from damaging development and urban sprawl; Kate Adie will chair what promises to be a lively debate: What is the future of the countryside?

The panel will include Mary-Ann Ochota, National CPRE President, Cllr Nick Ireland, Leader of Dorset Council and George Hosford, leading Dorset farmer and Agricultural Advisor to Dorset CPRE.

Anne Litchfield, Milton Abbey Archivist, will tell us about the history of the Abbey, its adjoining house and the landscape designed by Capability Brown.

After the discussion, there will be canapés and wine, and guests will have the option to take a 40-minute self-guided walk along the Milton Abbas Experience Trail.

Milton Abbey is in the grounds of Milton Abbey School, just outside the picturesque village of  Milton Abbas, which befits a CPRE celebration as it’s commonly regarded as the first planned village in England.

How to Book and current Programme

We hope you can join us. Tickets for the event are £20, register via Eventbrite by Sunday 30th August.  Note, Eventbrite does not collect payment for this event. Please pay by cheque or BACS.

Programme

Programme for Centenary Celebration event

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more on CPRE’s centenary and Dorset CPRE’s work in ‘Protecting what matters since 1926‘.

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