St George’s Arts Centre, Gravesend down to the Riverside

Celebrate Diwali on Saturday, 4th November:

Kent-based community artist, Jay invites you to join us in celebrating this year's Festival of Lights at St George's Arts Centre.

Come & play with clay!  Shape & make a mini 'diya' Indian lamp to decorate with jewels to take home, complete with a tea-light candle.

Activity suitable for young people, for adults & for supervised children aged 6 +

1 hour workshop.

St George’s Arts Centre, Gravesend down to the Riverside

Celebrate Diwali on Saturday, 4th November:

Kent-based community artist, Jay invites you to join us in celebrating this year's Festival of Lights at St George's Arts Centre.

Come & play with clay!  Shape & make a mini 'diya' Indian lamp to decorate with jewels to take home, complete with a tea-light candle.

Activity suitable for young people, for adults & for supervised children aged 6 +

1 hour workshop.

Kent Room, The Woodville

GROOVIN’ WELL with MOVING MEMORY DANCE THEATRE

Bringing people together to loosen up, let go and having a laugh

“Groovin’ Well” workshops led by and for people (50+). Sessions will build from simple getting-to-know-you activities through to making group pieces for presentation in local public spaces. The sessions will be about having fun, loosening up and letting go, celebrating the good stuff of life. No experience needed!

WHERE? The Kent Room, Woodville Pl, Gravesend DA12 1DD

WHEN? September 25th, 10.30am-12pm

WHAT TO WEAR? Comfy clothes you can move in, bare feet or trainers and bring a bottle of water

Moving Memory Dance Theatre makes and presents performances, films and installations which entertain, surprise and change people’s perspectives of age www.movingmemorydance.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION: please email: info@movingmemorydance.com or call Sian on 07714 083258 OR please feel free to just turn up and say hello!       

Kent Room, The Woodville

GROOVIN’ WELL with MOVING MEMORY DANCE THEATRE

Bringing people together to loosen up, let go and having a laugh

“Groovin’ Well” workshops led by and for people (50+). Sessions will build from simple getting-to-know-you activities through to making group pieces for presentation in local public spaces. The sessions will be about having fun, loosening up and letting go, celebrating the good stuff of life. No experience needed!

WHERE? The Kent Room, Woodville Pl, Gravesend DA12 1DD

WHEN? September 25th, 10.30am-12pm

WHAT TO WEAR? Comfy clothes you can move in, bare feet or trainers and bring a bottle of water

Moving Memory Dance Theatre makes and presents performances, films and installations which entertain, surprise and change people’s perspectives of age www.movingmemorydance.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION: please email: info@movingmemorydance.com or call Sian on 07714 083258 OR please feel free to just turn up and say hello!       

Kent Room, The Woodville

GROOVIN’ WELL with MOVING MEMORY DANCE THEATRE

Bringing people together to loosen up, let go and having a laugh

“Groovin’ Well” workshops led by and for people (50+). Sessions will build from simple getting-to-know-you activities through to making group pieces for presentation in local public spaces. The sessions will be about having fun, loosening up and letting go, celebrating the good stuff of life. No experience needed!

WHERE? The Kent Room, Woodville Pl, Gravesend DA12 1DD

WHEN? September 25th, 10.30am-12pm

WHAT TO WEAR? Comfy clothes you can move in, bare feet or trainers and bring a bottle of water

Moving Memory Dance Theatre makes and presents performances, films and installations which entertain, surprise and change people’s perspectives of age www.movingmemorydance.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION: please email: info@movingmemorydance.com or call Sian on 07714 083258 OR please feel free to just turn up and say hello!       

St George‘s Arts Centre, Units 18-20, St George's Shopping Centre, Gravesend, Kent DA11 0TA

Please join us for our fun and friendly family art and craft sessions, running twice a month at the St George’s Arts Centre in Gravesend.

Taking place every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, you will have plenty of opportunity to explore a variety of skills and different art and craft techniques in the family friendly making workshops facilitated by local artist Sonnia Montes.

Learn to make a delicate paper Mache bowl and decorate with nature art and a tea light placed inside creating a beautiful gentle glow.

Suitable for all ages. - Please note children aged 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the session. Parents or guardians do not need to book a space if assisting the child.

Price – £5 per place.

Saint Botolph’s, The Hill, Northfleet DA11 9EU

Writing workshops in August. We will come together, talk, have fun and write about experiences of life.

Would you like to pen your life experiences?

Mbeke Wasame MA is an experienced writer and photographer who has run workshops in the UK, Malaysia, Ghana and Dubai.

We will meet, get to know one another and talk about our experiences. The workshops will foster a supportive community that encourages all participants to share their stories, build connections and understanding among this new writing community. Each session will be split between getting to know each other, sharing our stories, writing and closing each session.

You will be able to write on paper, in note books, on your phone or laptop. Paper, pens, pencils and notebooks will be supplied. You will have the opportunity to write in any genre that you please. This includes stories, descriptions, poems, plays and you may also want to begin penning your memoirs.

St George’s Arts Centre, Gravesend

Participants will be introduced to this traditional Chinese festival before being offered templates of simple design elements to choose from. You’ll then be asked to cut them from felt and pin them to colourful, floral patches of cotton. Participants are also invited to bring their own pieces to personalise the work. The felt elements will be sewn to the backing material with a simple running stitch. Advanced sewers can use blanket stitch or any other stitches to embellish the work. There will also be a needle-threading contest to honour the festival and the winner gets a small, sewing-related prize.

Artist: Callisto Searle
Date: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Time: 1.30pm
Age Range: Ages 16+
Price: £6pp

St George’s Arts Centre

Learn how to transform waste plastic into beautiful, glass-like, colourful flowers with Aimee Maxelon Art. In this 1.5 hour session you will learn how to cut, colour, shape and assemble your very own flower.

Artist: Aimee Maxelon
Date: Saturday 19th August 2023
Time: 2pm – 3.30pm
Age Range: 12+
Price: £10

Children aged 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The parent or guardian does not need to book a ticket unless they wish to take part in the activity themselves.

Saint Botolph’s, The Hill, Northfleet DA11 9EU

Writing workshops in August. We will come together, talk, have fun and write about experiences of life.

Would you like to pen your life experiences?

Mbeke Wasame MA is an experienced writer and photographer who has run workshops in the UK, Malaysia, Ghana and Dubai.

We will meet, get to know one another and talk about our experiences. The workshops will foster a supportive community that encourages all participants to share their stories, build connections and understanding among this new writing community. Each session will be split between getting to know each other, sharing our stories, writing and closing each session.

You will be able to write on paper, in note books, on your phone or laptop. Paper, pens, pencils and notebooks will be supplied. You will have the opportunity to write in any genre that you please. This includes stories, descriptions, poems, plays and you may also want to begin penning your memoirs.

St George’s Arts Centre, Gallery

Summer Lotus Workshops will offer participants the opportunity to enjoy an indulgently peaceful evening of sensory enjoyment, including the chance to try different Chinese teas to refresh themselves as they craft, to a backdrop of gentle music.

Summer Lotus Workshop 3 - 60 - 90 mins
We will make lotus leaves and mould them whilst looking at slideshows of Chinese lotus flowers to derive inspiration for life-like shapes. 
For members who have attended the previous workshops, we will arrange the flowers together with the leaves we just made. 
We will listen to the guzheng, a sophisticated string instrument that is said to “please the ears”, and drink white tea with snacks.

Artist: Callisto Searle
Dates: Wednesday 16th
Time: 5.30pm – 7pm
Age Range: Adults (18+)
Price: £7pp.

St George’s Arts Centre, Gallery

Summer Lotus Workshops will offer participants the opportunity to enjoy an indulgently peaceful evening of sensory enjoyment, including the chance to try different Chinese teas to refresh themselves as they craft, to a backdrop of gentle music.

Summer Lotus Workshop 2 - 90 mins
We will make full open lotus flowers, subtle and sculptural statement pieces
We will listen to livelier flute and string music, that is said to “please the heart” and drink green tea with snacks.

Artist: Callisto Searle
Dates: Wednesday 9th Aug
Time: 5.30pm – 7pm
Age Range: Adults (18+)
Price: £7pp.

Saint Botolph’s, The Hill, Northfleet DA11 9EU

Writing workshops in August. We will come together, talk, have fun and write about experiences of life.

Would you like to pen your life experiences?

Mbeke Wasame MA is an experienced writer and photographer who has run workshops in the UK, Malaysia, Ghana and Dubai.

We will meet, get to know one another and talk about our experiences. The workshops will foster a supportive community that encourages all participants to share their stories, build connections and understanding among this new writing community. Each session will be split between getting to know each other, sharing our stories, writing and closing each session.

You will be able to write on paper, in note books, on your phone or laptop. Paper, pens, pencils and notebooks will be supplied. You will have the opportunity to write in any genre that you please. This includes stories, descriptions, poems, plays and you may also want to begin penning your memoirs.

St George’s Arts Centre, Gallery

Name of Workshop: Contemporary flower acrylic painting workshop
Description: Using posca pens and paint to create contemporary flower images.
Artist: Gee Jay
Age Range: 9+
Price: £5.00

Children aged 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The parent or guardian does not need to book a ticket unless they wish to take part in the activity themselves.

Thursdays from 7-30pm to 9-30 pm.

St Clements Clogs Morris dancers practice at St Barnabas Church Hall, Istead Rise , DA13 9DA, on Thursdays from 7-30pm to 9-30 pm.

St Clements Clog dancers perform to a real band, consisting of Melodeon's and Bodhran, and dance to the North West Style.

New dancers are always welcome.

Come along, and try it.

For information please call Lesley Bouchard 01474 833874, or Janice Plant 01322 345368.

Wednesdays, from 7.15 - 9pm

Do you enjoy singing? Would you like to meet up with other singers once a week for the challenge of mastering new choral works? Are you free for just two hours on a Wednesday evening? Would you enjoy performing to others?

If so, do join us in Gravesham Choral Society, a large, friendly, non-auditioning choir.

We sing a wide range of choral works, both sacred and secular, from the much-loved Fauré’s Requiem to a jazz mass by modern composer Bob Chilcott. We are proud to be joined by professional soloists and musicians in our three main concerts and our Christmas concert is especially popular with our audiences, who join in enthusiastically with seasonal favourites. An audience member at our most recent concert described it as the ‘best concert he had ever been to!’.

On January 4th 2023, we begin rehearsing Mozart’s magnificent Great Mass in C Minor for a concert in April, followed later in the year by the ever-popular, dramatic cantata Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. We warmly welcome singers in all voices. We rehearse at Northfleet School for Girls in Gravesend in term times, on Wednesdays, from 7.15 - 9pm.

To find out more about us and if you have unanswered questions, please go to www.graveshamcs.co.uk

Thursdays from 7-30pm to 9-30 pm.

St Clements Clogs Morris dancers practice at St Barnabas Church Hall, Istead Rise , DA13 9DA, on Thursdays from 7-30pm to 9-30 pm.

St Clements Clog dancers perform to a real band, consisting of Melodeon's and Bodhran, and dance to the North West Style.

New dancers are always welcome.

Come along, and try it.

For information please call Lesley Bouchard 01474 833874, or Janice Plant 01322 345368.

Wednesdays, from 7.15 - 9pm

Do you enjoy singing? Would you like to meet up with other singers once a week for the challenge of mastering new choral works? Are you free for just two hours on a Wednesday evening? Would you enjoy performing to others?

If so, do join us in Gravesham Choral Society, a large, friendly, non-auditioning choir.

We sing a wide range of choral works, both sacred and secular, from the much-loved Fauré’s Requiem to a jazz mass by modern composer Bob Chilcott. We are proud to be joined by professional soloists and musicians in our three main concerts and our Christmas concert is especially popular with our audiences, who join in enthusiastically with seasonal favourites. An audience member at our most recent concert described it as the ‘best concert he had ever been to!’.

On January 4th 2023, we begin rehearsing Mozart’s magnificent Great Mass in C Minor for a concert in April, followed later in the year by the ever-popular, dramatic cantata Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. We warmly welcome singers in all voices. We rehearse at Northfleet School for Girls in Gravesend in term times, on Wednesdays, from 7.15 - 9pm.

To find out more about us and if you have unanswered questions, please go to www.graveshamcs.co.uk

Thursdays from 7-30pm to 9-30 pm.

St Clements Clogs Morris dancers practice at St Barnabas Church Hall, Istead Rise , DA13 9DA, on Thursdays from 7-30pm to 9-30 pm.

St Clements Clog dancers perform to a real band, consisting of Melodeon's and Bodhran, and dance to the North West Style.

New dancers are always welcome.

Come along, and try it.

For information please call Lesley Bouchard 01474 833874, or Janice Plant 01322 345368.

Wednesdays, from 7.15 - 9pm

Do you enjoy singing? Would you like to meet up with other singers once a week for the challenge of mastering new choral works? Are you free for just two hours on a Wednesday evening? Would you enjoy performing to others?

If so, do join us in Gravesham Choral Society, a large, friendly, non-auditioning choir.

We sing a wide range of choral works, both sacred and secular, from the much-loved Fauré’s Requiem to a jazz mass by modern composer Bob Chilcott. We are proud to be joined by professional soloists and musicians in our three main concerts and our Christmas concert is especially popular with our audiences, who join in enthusiastically with seasonal favourites. An audience member at our most recent concert described it as the ‘best concert he had ever been to!’.

On January 4th 2023, we begin rehearsing Mozart’s magnificent Great Mass in C Minor for a concert in April, followed later in the year by the ever-popular, dramatic cantata Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. We warmly welcome singers in all voices. We rehearse at Northfleet School for Girls in Gravesend in term times, on Wednesdays, from 7.15 - 9pm.

To find out more about us and if you have unanswered questions, please go to www.graveshamcs.co.uk

Thursdays from 7-30pm to 9-30 pm.

St Clements Clogs Morris dancers practice at St Barnabas Church Hall, Istead Rise , DA13 9DA, on Thursdays from 7-30pm to 9-30 pm.

St Clements Clog dancers perform to a real band, consisting of Melodeon's and Bodhran, and dance to the North West Style.

New dancers are always welcome.

Come along, and try it.

For information please call Lesley Bouchard 01474 833874, or Janice Plant 01322 345368.

Wednesdays, from 7.15 - 9pm

Do you enjoy singing? Would you like to meet up with other singers once a week for the challenge of mastering new choral works? Are you free for just two hours on a Wednesday evening? Would you enjoy performing to others?

If so, do join us in Gravesham Choral Society, a large, friendly, non-auditioning choir.

We sing a wide range of choral works, both sacred and secular, from the much-loved Fauré’s Requiem to a jazz mass by modern composer Bob Chilcott. We are proud to be joined by professional soloists and musicians in our three main concerts and our Christmas concert is especially popular with our audiences, who join in enthusiastically with seasonal favourites. An audience member at our most recent concert described it as the ‘best concert he had ever been to!’.

On January 4th 2023, we begin rehearsing Mozart’s magnificent Great Mass in C Minor for a concert in April, followed later in the year by the ever-popular, dramatic cantata Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. We warmly welcome singers in all voices. We rehearse at Northfleet School for Girls in Gravesend in term times, on Wednesdays, from 7.15 - 9pm.

To find out more about us and if you have unanswered questions, please go to www.graveshamcs.co.uk

Thursdays from 7-30pm to 9-30 pm.

St Clements Clogs Morris dancers practice at St Barnabas Church Hall, Istead Rise , DA13 9DA, on Thursdays from 7-30pm to 9-30 pm.

St Clements Clog dancers perform to a real band, consisting of Melodeon's and Bodhran, and dance to the North West Style.

New dancers are always welcome.

Come along, and try it.

For information please call Lesley Bouchard 01474 833874, or Janice Plant 01322 345368.

St George‘s Arts Centre, Units 18-20, St George's Shopping Centre, Gravesend DA11 0TA

Please join us for our fun and friendly family art and craft sessions, running twice a month at the St George’s Arts Centre in Gravesend.

In celebrate of the 75th Anniversary of Windrush join Sonnia Montes for a workshop inspired by Caribbean art. Block printing for kids at this children’s special workshop that does not require any prior experience.

Sessions at 10.30am & 12.30pm

Suitable for all ages. Please note children aged 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the session.
Parents or guardians do not need to book a space if assisting the child.

Price – £5 per place.

Kent Adult Education Centre, Gravesend

Kent Adult Education is delighted to be part of Gravesham Fringe 2023!

Sew a fun novelty pencil case or make up bag made entirely from colourful zips!

By the end of the course most students will be able to :-
– Demonstrate how to thread a sewing machine and stitch a straight line and turn corners
– Explain the health and safety considerations for the equipment you are using

Read more info/how to book on the Course Website.

Old Gravesendians RFC, Fleetway Sportsground, Bronte View, Gravesend

Kent Adult Education is delighted to be part of Gravesham Fringe 2023!

Help to create a piece of local history.

Join us as we learn more about the contribution of the Windrush Generation in Gravesham and work together to design a permanent memorial legacy to recognise and thank our local Windrush Generation residents from the Borough.

Read more info on the course website.

Kent Adult Education Centre, Gravesend

Kent Adult Education is delighted to be part of Gravesham Fringe 2023!

A popular on trend interior decoration, these beautiful cushions can cost a fortune but are extremely easy to make yourself! We will have a selection of beautiful fabrics for you to chose from, or you can bring your own.

By the end of the course most students will be able to :-
– Demonstrate how to thread a sewing machine and stitch a straight line and turn corners
– Explain the health and safety considerations for the equipment you are using

Read more info & how to book on the course website.