An Evening with Chris Packham & Martin Simpson

Coming soon to Lady St Mary Church, Wareham – An evening with Chris Packham, presenter of BAFTA award winning Springwatch & award winning Folk guitarist Martin Simpson, one of the best acoustic, finger-style guitarists in the world. Half the profits from this exclusive event will be donated to Birds of Poole Harbour.

Chris Packham

Extraordinarily creative and prolific, Chris Packham has led a remarkable life. He’s gained recognition as a naturalist, television presenter, writer, photographer, conservationist, campaigner and filmmaker.

As a broadcaster he is a presenter of BBC’s BAFTA Award winning Springwatch and Winterwatch series. He presents notable natural history series such as Earth (2023), Nature’s Weirdest Events, World’s Weirdest Events, World’s Sneakiest Animals, Cats v Dogs, The Burrowers, Inside the Animal Mind, Operation Iceberg and Secrets of our Living Planet. He was featured on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC – US) where he introduced Jimmy to a Porcupine and baby spotted Hyena, and sent a Black Vulture flying to him as he stood in the audience.

Martin Simpson

‘Simpson’s latest is a potent blend of the highest calibre…Simpson has never sung or played better’ – Acoustic Magazine

Information

Doors open at 6.45 pm for the concert at 7.30 pm. Please bring your digital or printed ticket with you.

The concert will take place at Lady St Mary Church, Wareham. There are a number of paid for car parks in the town centre (Wareham Quay, St John’s Hill, Church Street, Howards Lane, Bonnets Lane and Streche Road) all within walking distance of the church.

The closest train station is Wareham (17 minute walk). The nearest bus stop is Wareham South Bridge (2 minute walk).

Please be aware that the concert will take place in a traditional old church. A few seats may have obscured views due to pillars. The seats are pews – you a welcome to bring along your own cushions if you wish. There may be some minor trip hazards to be aware of, given the age of the building. A limited number of disabled wheelchair access is possible at the end of some of the pews or towards the rear of the church (please contact us to confirm if this is required).

There are toilet facilities in the parish hall, just opposite the church. There will be free refreshments served during the interval in the parish hall (cash donations for any refreshments will go towards the upkeep of the Parish Hall and Lady St Mary Church).

No more tickets are available for this event – but tickets are now available for our concert with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra