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Format: 2012-05-20
Format: 2012-05-20

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

St George’s Day music and theatre

Submitted by Anne.Leidenroth on Fri, 2011-04-22 12:13
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Gravesend town centre is keeping its St George’s Day tradition with mediaeval ‘mummers’ and a big brass band.

On Easter Saturday (23 April) which coincides with St George’s Day, shoppers are invited to New Road to hear The Salvation Army Band play some traditional big brass music. The Big Fish Theatre Company will also be in town re-enacting the noble tale of St George and the Dragon.

Flags go up in town

Submitted by Anne.Leidenroth on Wed, 2011-04-13 23:08
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THE flags have gone up in Gravesend ready for Kent’s biggest street party on the eve of the Royal Wedding and the festivities for St George’s Day.

Union Jacks and the St George’s flags have been strung across the route of the parade together with bunting along the roads. They cover New Road, High Street and Windmill Street. The flags went up yesterday (Monday).

The wedding will be marked in style in Gravesham with a parade through Gravesend town centre and street party on 28 April at the new Civic Square in front of the Civic Centre.

PARADE MARKS ROYAL WEDDING CELEBRATIONS

Submitted by Anne.Leidenroth on Thu, 2011-03-31 19:21
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THE Royal Wedding will be marked in style in Gravesham with a parade through Gravesend town centre and party on the eve of the big day on the new Civic Square in front of the Civic Centre.

And the council is asking for local people who come from all the countries of the Commonwealth to take part. Already 450 young people from local schools are taking part and are currently working with artists to prepare things to carry in the parade.

Roary the Racing Car

Submitted by Anne.Leidenroth on Thu, 2011-03-31 18:57
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Roary the number one little racing car zooms into theatres for the very first time in a brand new live stage show.

Mums, dads, boys and girls are invited to attend the ‘Champion of Champions’ race at Silver Hatch as Roary gets set to battle it out with Maxi, Cici, and all the other cars to win the race and lift the trophy.

Photo call - Official opening of ‘The Blake Gallery’

Submitted by Anne.Leidenroth on Wed, 2011-03-23 14:42
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‘The Blake Gallery’ named in honour of the Gravesend educated artist Sir Peter Blake will be officially opened on Tuesday 22 March by the Leader of the Council, Cllr Michael Snelling.

Sir Peter Blake is best known for designing the cover of the Beatles album, Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and the poster for Live Aid, the world’s largest ever multi-national pop concert in aid of famine relief in Africa.

Press are invited to see the Leader of the Council open the gallery at 6.15pm and view its first exhibition ‘Maiden Voyage’, by the local art group RivArt.

NEWS FROM AROUND THE NETWORK

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02-Dec-2011 Special Membership for Dorset / Hampshire Police
17-Jun-2011 Hungarian Photography in the 20th Century London
09-Jun-2011 National Beach Volleyball Student Cup Bournemouth, Poole
31-May-2011 Music at New Brewery Arts Cirencester
25-May-2011 Cycling Fest is a Hit with Riders
24-May-2011 Step into the garden at Fresh Air
18-May-2011 Have a Wild Father’s Day
18-May-2011 Close to Nature exhibition at New Brewery Arts Cirencester
16-May-2011 Bread and Roses in Clapham
16-May-2011 Inspiring digital art to be showcased at Corinium Cirencester
06-May-2011 Holburne Museum reopens in Bath Bath
24-Apr-2011 Tourism operators get familiar with district
24-Apr-2011 Tourism operators get familiar with district
24-Apr-2011 Going local in West Sussex
22-Apr-2011 Gravesham’s longest festival launches
22-Apr-2011 Bank Holidays Set to Boost Sunny Eastbourne Eastbourne
22-Apr-2011 Celebrate the wildlife of Withdean Woods - before cheering on the Albion! Brighton, Hove
22-Apr-2011 St George’s Day music and theatre Gravesend
22-Apr-2011 Eastbourne Ready for Extreme Battle of the Bands Eastbourne
22-Apr-2011 A story of good and evil on the Limelight stage in Isosceles Theatre’s production of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Aylesbury