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Amateur Dramatics

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:19:26 +0000

Christ Church Amatuer Dramatic Society are celebrating their 75th year with an evening of 2 one act comedy plays called Meat and Two Veg by Paul Beard and Charity Begins by Bettine Manktelow. Doors open 7.30pm and curtain up 8pm on 25th to 27th November at Christ Church Hall, nr Echo Square Gravesend. For tickets, call Gill Campbell on 01474 534517

Craft Fair

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:18:04 +0000

Emmanuel Baptist Church, Windmill Street, Gravesend are holding a Craft Fair on Saturday, November 20 from 10am to 2pm. Come along and have a browse and treat yourself and your friends and family. Excellent selection of produce stalls including cakes, jams, marmalade and chutneys. Knitted goods, wooden crafts, salt dough Christmas decorations, jewellery, decoupaged items, Christmas cakes and plants. Don’t miss this opportunity to pick up a bargain or put your feet up and have a cuppa. You can even have a go at a craft project yourself while the children have their faces painted.

Christmas bazaar

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:16:14 +0000

GRAVESEND METHODIST CHURCH, MILTON ROAD, GRAVESEND are holding their Bazaar on Saturday November 27.

U3A meetings

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:17:00 +0100

U3A are a national organisation for retired and semi-retired people which offers the opportunity to share knowledge, experience and talents with others and learn from them in friendly surroundings. The national web address is www.u3a.org.uk where you can find more details of the organisation and where there is a link to the Gravesend & Northfleet group section.

Music for Heroes

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:52:02 +0100

The Medway Band are holding a concert at Christ Church, Old Road East on Saturday November 20 7-9pm. Featuring music from all sections of our armed forces, present and past plus film music. Tickets are available from Christ Church, medwayband@googlemail.com or 01474 745406. Donation ticket £10 includes a glass of wine.

Christmas Bazaar

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:48:24 +0100

Christ Church, Old Road East, are holding their Bazaar on Saturday November 13 at 10.30am. There will be many stalls, side shows and competitions, refreshments and much more.

Musical drama

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:45:54 +0100

On Saturday October 30 from 7.30pm Hedgehog Productions present 'Precious Cargo', a musical drama by John Cunningham and Martyn Begbey, with script by Jim Hayman at the Pilson, Water Lane, West Malling. A heartwrenching story of the plight of World War II children leaving their families and friends for evacuation. Tickets from the Box Office 01732 870279

Historical walk

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:34:15 +0100

Gravesend's Historical Society footpaths programme are holding a historical walk on Monday December 27 around Higham marshes starting at 10am, meeting outside St Mary's church, Church Street, Higham. Your guide will be local historian Christoph Bull. There is no need to book, just turn up. Contact Christoph on 01474 320156 for further information.

Flower show

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:28:19 +0100

Gravesend flower club are holding a demonstration by Nick grounds, (national demonstrator ) on the 10th November 2010 at St Mary's church hall Wrotham road at 8pm, tickets £7.00 available on the night or from Janet on 01474 324691. There will also be stalls and refreshments .

singers needed

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:57:01 +0100

The Marlowe Singers, whose repertoire includes classical and popular music are desperate for more singers. They meet at St Andrew's Art Centre every Thursday, 7.45pm - 9.45pm. For more information please contact Pat on 01474 834310 or Jane on 01474 872276.