A pensioner is accused of spending over a year harassing Quakers with 'unsavoury' letters and emails in an unseemly row that shocked a local quaker society.

Julia Wermig-Morgan, 69 and whose address was given as High Street, Burton Bradstock, became upset over a 'clique' that had formed within the Bridport Quakers Meeting she had spent several years being part of, it is alleged.

She faces two charges of harassment without violence relating to a course of conduct between December 21, 2020 and March 5, 2022.

Werming-Morgan pleaded not guilty to both counts; the trial is due to conclude today (Wednesday, November 30).

The court heard the psychotherpaist had sent Caroline Kibblewhite, a retired probation officer and assistant clerk of the society, and Valerie Shepherd, one of the elders  letters, emails and postcards.

She accused members of the group of being 'old ladies spreading malicious gossip' and claimed one was an 'alcoholic in denial'.

Despite twice being asked to stop sending the 'distressing' mail by the police, Ms Wermig-Morgan carried on with her campaign of harassment, a summary trial at Weymouth Magistrates' Court heard.

Olivia McGonigle, prosecuting, said: "This case relates to members of a community group in Bridport and various emails and letters that were sent by Julia Wermig-Morgan.

"In May 2019 the Bridport Quaker Meeting sent a letter to her outlining their concerns and asked her to refrain from sending the emails and letters.

"She continued to send correspondence and in August 2020 she received a letter from Dorset Police and she agreed to stop.

"However she continued to email and write letters to different members of the community."

The court was shown an email Mrs Wermig-Morgan sent on January 3, 2021.

In it she claimed a 'little clique' had formed in the Bridport society which had been 'bullying' other members including herself.

She claimed that one member of the 'clique' was an 'alcoholic in denial.'

Mrs Kibblewhite, the safeguarding representative for the Bridport quaker group, said the behaviour was 'unacceptable' and had left people in the group 'devastated' and 'quite traumatised'.

She said: "I decided that it wasn't helpful to get into game playing. I deleted them and put them in my spam email and some were forwarded to the elders.

"I was convinced that we were not going to be able to easily get her to realise that her behavior was unacceptable and she needed to refrain but it was one thing after another after another.

She said she met with Mrs Wermig-Morgan in a bid to get her to stop her correspondence.

She said: "I met her outside the meeting and tried to say that this was not helpful and not the way forward. I asked her to think carefully and stop making these allegations that she was making.

"I retired many years ago from the probation service and I retired down here for a quiet life and I didn't want to get into any confrontation."

In her police interview, Mrs Wermig-Morgan, of Burton Bradstock, said she accepted she had sent a 'lot of correspondence' but had done nothing wrong but to write to the correct channels.

Mrs Wermig-Morgan denies the charges of harassment and the trial continues.