Our next meeting
Our next meeting will be held on Thursday 31st May at 7.30pm at the Wessex Royale Hotel, 32 High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1UP.  Maggie Pepin and Dave Hewitt, Humanist Celebrants, will talk about Humanist Funerals and Weddings / Partnerships. For many people attending a Humanist Ceremony will be their first encounter with Humanism - but what makes them so special and different. Everyone welcome. £2 donation welcome.

Our next meeting

The next meeting of West Dorset Humanists will be held on Thursday 26th April at the Old Ship Hotel, 16 High West Street, Dorchester at 7.30pm We'll be meeting for an informal hat debate on ideas about humanism and related issues. Hope to see you there.

Our next meeting

Andrew Copson (Cheif Executive of the British Humanist Association) will be joining us at the next meeting of West Dorset Humanists to talk on 'The Heroes of Humanism' . The meeting will be held on Thursday 29th March at 7.30pm at the Wessex Royale Hotel, 32 High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1UP. Everyone is welcome - the talk is free but a £2 donation would be appreciated!

February Meeting of West Dorset Humanists

The next meeting of West Dorset Humanists will be held on Thursday 23rd February at 7.30pm when we will be having a 'Humanist Hat Debate'. Hope you can join us for a chance to discuss a whole lot of questions about Humanism with other free thinkers. The meeting will be held as usual at the Wessex Royale Hotel, High West Street, Dorchester.

Science and Religion - Complementary or Contradictory?

The topic for the next meeting of the West Dorset Humanists is SCIENCE & RELIGION - COMPLEMENTARY OR CONTRADICTORY?  David Nunn, a Government Scientist will investigate the age old debate about whether these two bodies of thought work together or against each other. Using some fun methods, looking at the origins of both science and religion, and how both have developed and evolved, a scientific approach to this problem is used. We hope this will produce some interesting results, perhaps even providing an answer! There is some audience participation and an invitation to open your mind to some different ways to consider this prickly subject.
THURSDAY JANUARY 26TH at 7.30pm at the WESSEX ROYALE HOTEL, 32 HIGH ST.WEST,  DORCHESTER  DT1  1UP.  Free (£2 donation suggested).  For more details phone 07921-311518 or e-mail westdorsethumanists@hotmail.com

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