Durweston due to a bequest in 1925. The shroving chant which was repeated at each door in the expectation of a gift of confectionary: "We be come a shroving For a piece of truckle-cheese Or a piece of bacon Of your own making So light the fire and het the pan For we be come a shroving" For many generations the people who live in Durweston have sung a collection of carols unique to their village, now known as the Durweston Carols. These were probably composed between 1750–1850, and form part of a forgotten repertory from English parish churches. These came to be known as 'gallery carols' because they were often performed by groups of voices and instruments in the west gallery of country parish churches and, until 1877, there was a gallery in Durweston Church. During the Christmas period of 2009, residents of the village and the surrounding area gathered to record and document the Durweston Carols. Media Durweston has its own monthly village magazine "Durweston News", as well as a bi-monthly Christian "Benefice Magazine" shared with the neighbouring parishes of Stourpaine, Pimperne and Bryanston. Miscellaneous A coastal minesweeper called HMS Durweston was launched at the Dorset Yacht Company’s Hamworthy yard on 18 August 1955. References External links Durweston CE VA Primary School Villages in Dorset