Winter Solstice Celebration

Join us for a  relaxing evening to celebrate the festive season. Our 2011 winter solstice celebration will be held on Thursday 15th December at Tom Brown's Pub, 47 High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1HU from 7pm onwards. All are welcome.

The next meeting of West Dorset Humanists - Thomas Hardy and the Poetry of Unbelief

The next meeting of West Dorset Humanists will be held on Thursday 24th November, 7.30pm at the Wessex Royale Hotel, High West Street Dorchester. John Hubbard - who teaches English at Bournemouth School - will explore in this talk a selection of Hardy's verse with readings and commentary, trying to discover what Hardy made of the world in which he lived, and how he sustained himself in it. This talk will be highly enjoyable for people already familiar with his works – as well as a great introduction for those coming to them for the first time.    Free (£2 donation suggested)  More details from 07921-311518  Or e-mail westdorsethumanists@hotmail.com   Look us up on http://www.westdorsethumanists.blogspot.com/  Or on our Facebook Page  www.facebook.com/pages/West-Dorset-Humanists

Our Next Meeting

The next meeting of West Dorset Humanists will be held at the Wessex Royale Hotel, High West Street, Dorchester on Thursday October 27th, 7.30pm. Anna Boehm, a representative from the national group 'Dignity in Dying' will give a thought provoking talk titled: 'My life, my death, my choice'.

New members are always welcome. If you would like to find out more then you can ring Jo Adams on 07921-311518, e-mail us at westdorsethuman​ists@hotmail.co​m, or find us on Facebook.

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West Dorset Humanists Next Meeting

Unfortunately we have had to postpone John Hubbard's talk on September 29th  ''Thomas Hardy and the Poetry of Disbelief'

Hopefully John will be able to join us later in the year for what promises to be an interesting insight.

Humanism and Sexuality

Thanks to Jo Adams for a fascinating talk on Humanism and Sexuality at the Wessex Royale on Thursday 28th July.  Jo provided us with a warm, thoughtful and often humorous insight into a humanist view of sexuality which is life affirming, and based on respect and equality.

The numbers of people attending West Dorset Humanist meetings continues to grow and it's great to see so many new and old members.

West Dorset Humanists

West Dorset Humanists was started in January 2010 and since then we have grown into a lively and diverse group. We usually meet at the Wessex Royale Hotel in Dorchester on the last Thursday in each month and have a talk followed by questions and discussion.  New members are always welcome. If you would like to find out more then you can ring Jo Adams on 07921-311518, e-mail us at westdorsethuman​ists@hotmail.co​m, or find us on Facebook.

Our Next Meeting

The next meeting of West Dorset Humanists will be held on Thursday, July 28th 7.30 at the Wessex Royale Hotel, 32 High St. West, Dorchester DT1 1UP.

A talk by Jo Adams former Chair of the National Sex Education Forum and member of the Labour Government's Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV. Almost all world religions make rigid rules about what is and is not acceptable in terms of our experience and expression of sex. At the moment, for example, there is an active lobby pressing for Abstinence Education with young people despite the lack of evidence of the success of such approaches. This talk will explore what a more positive, holistic and person-centred model of sex and sexuality might look like.

Jo developed the non-abstinence based “Let’s Leave it Till Later” programme of national training supporting young people to delay early sex now used throughout the UK and also in Ireland. She worked as a consultant for the Department of Health on strategies to reduce teenage pregnancy, to prevent HIV and STIs and to promote positive sexual health. Jo is the author of a number of books related to self-esteem and to the promotion of positive sexual health and ten years ago was awarded an MBE for her services to sexual health work nationally.

Free entry (£2 donation suggested).