You are cordially invited to a fundraiser for the Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland archive
On Sunday 26th October 2025, 1 till 4pm, at Poxwell Manor, Dorset DT2 8ND.
Tickets £30 in cash on the door.
Having successfully raised the money for the new statue of Sylvia in Dorchester, Visible Women UK is continuing to raise money towards the preservation and proper cataloguing of the STW and VA archive at Dorset History Centre.
Poxwell is a Grade 1-listed historic building and dates from the early 1600s. Built by John Henning , the Trenchard family lived here and there are connections between Poxwell and the novelist Thomas Hardy. There will be a champagne reception with a tour of the grounds followed by speeches and readings by the log fire.
Please RSVP to Mark Damon Chutter chuttermark@gmail.com.
The statue of Sylvia Townsend Warner will be unveiled on Sunday 14 December 2025 at 1pm outside Barclays Bank on South St, Dorchester.