Category: Medway
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Help Rochester Cathedral become dementia friendly
Rochester Cathedral is looking for your help! Go to the Cathedral on Saturday 2 September from 2pm; enjoy tea and cakes and have a look around, then join them for Evensong at 3.15pm and tell them how they can make it Dementia Friendly. Chris Bostock, Anna Chaplain at the Cathedral, is…
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Double Dutch – Battle of Medway Family Crafts
Join us at Rochester Children’s Library to “celebrate” the Dutch Raid on the English navy! Sew your own tulip funny face, make your own sea-themed windmill or deck out your very own wooden boat. And once you decide on your banner colours, you can decorate your shield, sword and visor!…
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The Dickens Festival
Join us at Rochester Children’s Library during the Dickens Festival for Poetrees inspired by the great man’s works. Or choose your Dickens Name and write your very own great work, starring the character you would have been! It’s all free and there’s no need to book, but children must be…
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Rochester’s Dementia Memory Cafe
As you know, we’re greatly involved with both the Kent and Medway Dementia Action Alliances, which has informed our Memory Box project in adapting to different groups of people telling us their stories. Dementia Memory Cafes are a growing resource across the country for people living with dementia and their…
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Use it or lose it: Support your local library
Our lovely new volunteer, Christina Lee, makes the case for one of our most important public services. On Monday, The Guardian published an article on the imminent closure of 340 public libraries in the next five years if funding cuts are implemented.
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#RLF2016: The Turtle Moves
Fun and activities for all ages inspired by Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. Community Hub and High Street, Saturday, October 8. 10am-4pm We were too far down the line to organise a tribute to STP last year, but were keen to keep his name and work alive. ‘The Turtle Moves’ is the…
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#RLF2016: Author Talks
In partnership with Medway Libraries we have two fantastic author talks for you.
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#RLF2016 Cafe Crawl
Our popular Cafe Crawl takes place on Sunday, October 2 from 12-3pm. It’s a great excuse to indulge in hot milky drinks and cake, while our writers and performers entertain you with their wonderful stories.
Rochester Literature Festival 