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November 2018
The Christmas Experience
Come down to Gravesend Borough Market for the most magical Christmas experience. Walk into the beautiful market building and be welcomed by our golden Reindeer. Take a selfie in the market sleigh and then follow the snowy footsteps and enter Gravesham’s Christmas Experience. Enter the magical world of Christmas where you will find yourself in Father Christmas’s sitting room in the North Pole. Why not find your elf name, take part in a craft activity or cosy up to read…
Find out more »Late Night Christmas Market
Come inside the warm and beautiful Gravesend Borough Market this Christmas and you’ll find a lot going on. Find some novel gift ideas, enjoy some music or have a coffee and a catch up with friends in our food hall. • Ice rink • Fairground rides • Street food and Invicta Bar • Christmas market for gifts, food and treats Plus Christmas Crooners at the market An array of song stylists from 4 to 8pm, serenading us with Santa’s smoothest sounds. Headliners Leanne…
Find out more »Christmas Market
Come inside the warm and beautiful Gravesend Borough Market this Christmas and you’ll find a lot going on. Find some novel gift ideas, enjoy some music or have a coffee and a catch up with friends in our food hall. Saturday 24 November 9am to 5pm and Sunday 25 November 10am to 4pm • Ice rink • Fairground rides • Street food and Invicta Bar plus Christmas cocktails • Christmas market for gifts, food and treats • Christmas wreath making workshop – pre-book slots for…
Find out more »Christmas Bazaar
Come along to the Christmas Bazaar with many varied stalls. Refreshments and lunches served.
Find out more »The Woodville Pop-Up Cinema
The Woodville pop-up cinema brings a selection of family favourite festive films to get you in the Christmas mood. Enjoy Christmas movies in the beautiful and intimate setting of the Clarendon Royal Hotel. The hotel will serve a selection of cinema worthy snacks for you to enjoy on the day. Saturday 24 November 11am Frozen 2pm Elf Sunday 25 November 11am Polar Express 2pm Jingle all the Way £2.50 per ticket including concessions. Pre-book essential at www.woodville.co.uk from 5 November.…
Find out more »Christmas Fayre
Lots to do at the All Saints Church Christmas Fayre. Includes: Grand Raffle, Tombola, Refreshments, Santa and lots, lots more.
Find out more »Inside Out
Explore how you express and think about yourself by making a collaged vision boards with Fiona and Jacqueline.
Find out more »Eastgate Comedians and Carols
Get into the Christmas spirit and have a laugh doing it. If you love professional comedians, this is the night for you!
Find out more »The centenary of World War One – discover the Kaiser’s real War
Join local historian Christoph Bull for a illustrated talk designed to break some of the clichés. Starts at 6pm for a fish and chip supper, talk to follow. Cost: £15 - includes both the meal and the talk. Booking essential: Reliance Restaurant 01474 533593
Find out more »Song and Story Time and Craft Activity for under 5s
Song and Story Time and Craft Activity for under 5s with Eastgate.
Find out more »Learn More About our Life Saving Work!
All welcome to a talk about the life-saving work of the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance, hosted by Gravesend Osteoporosis Support. Refreshments included.
Find out more »Christmas Wreath Making Evening
Book now for a Christmas wreath making evening with demonstration, mulled wine and mince pies. The price includes wire frame, greenery, pine cones, some decorating items and ribbon. Please book no later than 16th November by using a booking form or by contacting the PTA: pta@stjohnsprimary.kent.sch.uk This event is open to all friends, family, neighbours and members of the school.
Find out more »December 2018
Heritage Bus Running Day
#Ensignbus annual Heritage bus running day using our own collection of buses from the 1930's - 1990's including special guest vehicles. There will be three special routes that these will operate on every 30 minutes: X21: Upminster Station • Brentwood • Pilgrims Hatch • Ongar X55: Upminster Station • Aveley • Lakeside • Bluewater • Northfleet • Gravesend X81: Shenfield Station • Brentwood • Ockendon • Lakeside • Grays • Tilbury Ferry ❗️Plus there will also be the chance to ride…
Find out more »Christmas Fayre
All welcome to the St George’s Church Christmas Fayre. Enjoy hot refreshments, cakes, jewellery, chocolate tombola, dvds, cosmetics, raffle, bottle stall and games. Free activities for children.
Find out more »Vintage Christmas Market
Vintage Christmas by Forget-Me-Not at Gravesend Borough Market Sunday 2 December – 10am to 4pm • 30 or more vintage traders under one roof • Live entertainment from My Favourite Things • Street food & bar plus vintage cocktails • Make your own Vintage table arrangements – pre-book with info@visitgravesend.co.uk
Find out more »Grim Gravesend: How the other half lived at Christmas.
Join local historian Christoph Bull to discover how the other half lived at Christmas. Starts at 6pm for a fish and chip supper, talk to follow. Cost: £15 - includes both the meal and the talk.
Find out more »Song and Story Time and Craft Activity for under 5s
Song and Story Time and Craft Activity for under 5s with Eastgate.
Find out more »Eastgate Community Carol Service
Enjoy mulled wine and mince pies from 7pm. The readings and carol service will begin at 7.30pm, followed by more refreshments at 8.30pm.
Find out more »Lawn primary Christmas Fayre
All welcome to the Lawn Primary Christmas Fayre.
Find out more »Celebrate St Nicholas Day with us!
The St Nicholas tradition is fun for everyone. Parents bring your children and celebrate with us. You will be told the story about this day and sing Christmas songs.
Find out more »Cold War Bunker Tours
Gravesend's Cold War bunker is located within Woodlands park and was originally known as Civil Defence Region 6. The bunker was an underground command post, built in 1954, from which Gravesend's rescue and emergency services were to be co-ordinated in the event of a nuclear attack. Its 13 rooms contained power and ventilation plant, communications areas for the command staff and various dormitories. Refurbished and re-equipped to look as it was in the 1950s, the bunker gives the visitor the…
Find out more »Creative Christmas
Creative Christmas at Gravesend Borough Market Saturday 8 December – 10am to 3pm Get ready for a day of creative crafts and activities! • Animatronic Polar Bear & Arctic Explorer, walkabouts at 12noon, 1pm & 2pm • Live ice carving • Victorian Pomander children’s workshop • Face painting • Frozen characters appearances at 11.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30 – 2.30pm • Gingerbread decorating workshop 10am, 12pm, 1pm, & 2pm • Meopham Mini Artists workshops 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm • Santa’s Christmas…
Find out more »Eastgate Christmas Fair
Great fun for all family at one of the biggest events of the year. The Ferris wheel returns! Adult: £2 Child: £1
Find out more »A Christmas Singalong Concert
Bring your voice and have some Christmas fun at A Christmas Singalong Concert with local artists. Admission £5 (under 10’s Free)
Find out more »From Greenhithe to Greyhithe and back again
All welcome to the lecture with Christoph Bull. Years membership - £12.00, for meetings and the latest copy of Historic Gravesham. For more information please contact Sandra Soder - 01474 363998
Find out more »Song and Story Time and Craft Activity for under 5s
Song and Story Time and Craft Activity for under 5s with Eastgate.
Find out more »Christmas Craft
Create your own tree decorations, gift tags and bespoke Christmas cards with Gravesham Arts.
Find out more »Christmas Nativity Parade
Experience the nativity story retold with Mary and Joseph, their donkey and the wise men on their camels as they parade through the town to Community Square. The fun starts from 2pm with activities, music, and the animals down by St George’s Church. At 3.30pm as the light dims, the lantern lit parade will be led by Mary and Joseph through Jury Street, past the Old Town Hall and up the High Street to corner of King Street and Windmill…
Find out more »Christmas Nativity Parade
Join the Nativity Parade through the town followed by carols on Community Square.
Find out more »Charity Santa Dash
Join one of Kent’s biggest Charity Santa Runs. This festive Santa Dash will be the perfect way to get you in the holiday spirit, you can choose either a 5k or 10k route. The even is being held at Gravesend Cyclo Park and Santa costumes will be provided for all runners at no extra cost on the day. The event is organised on behalf of Martin Tolhurst Solicitors to help raise funds and awareness for North Kent MIND, a mental…
Find out more »Christmas Music in the Town Centre
As you shop for those last bits for Christmas, be entertained across the town centre by an array of musical delights along New Road. Saturday 22 December: • 10.30am to 11.50am- Borough Brass Band Group • 11.30am to 12.15pm – Borough Band Training Band • 1 to 1.45pm – Mainly Sax Quartet • 2 to 2.45pm – Synchordia • 3.15 to 4pm – Knights Academy
Find out more »Eastgate Christmas Services
There are two meetings at 9am & 11.30am and a special Candlelit Carol Service in the evening at 6.30pm.
Find out more »Christmas Music in the Town Centre
As you shop for those last bits for Christmas, be entertained across the town centre by an array of musical delights along New Road. Sunday 23 December • 12.15 to 1pm – ellenor hospice choir • 1.45 to 2.30pm – PaceMakers Drummers • 2.45 to 3.30pm – Marlow Singers
Find out more »Winter Warmer Talk
Join Christoph Bull for a guided historical circular walk from Chalk to Shorne.
Find out more »Chalk to Shorne (Circular Road)
All welcome for a FREE walk with Christoph Bull.
Find out more »January 2019
Rosherville Village and Gardens
All welcome to the lecture with Michael Thompson. Years membership - £12.00, for meetings and the latest copy of Historic Gravesham. For more information please contact Sandra Soder - 01474 363998
Find out more »Cold War Bunker Tours
Gravesend's Cold War bunker is located within Woodlands park and was originally known as Civil Defence Region 6. The bunker was an underground command post, built in 1954, from which Gravesend's rescue and emergency services were to be co-ordinated in the event of a nuclear attack. Its 13 rooms contained power and ventilation plant, communications areas for the command staff and various dormitories. Refurbished and re-equipped to look as it was in the 1950s, the bunker gives the visitor the…
Find out more »February 2019
Cobham Landscape Detectives
All welcome to the lecture with Andrew Mayfield. Years membership - £12.00, for meetings and the latest copy of Historic Gravesham. For more information please contact Sandra Soder - 01474 363998
Find out more »Cold War Bunker Tours
Gravesend's Cold War bunker is located within Woodlands park and was originally known as Civil Defence Region 6. The bunker was an underground command post, built in 1954, from which Gravesend's rescue and emergency services were to be co-ordinated in the event of a nuclear attack. Its 13 rooms contained power and ventilation plant, communications areas for the command staff and various dormitories. Refurbished and re-equipped to look as it was in the 1950s, the bunker gives the visitor the…
Find out more »March 2019
Medieval Gravesend
All welcome to the lecture with Toni Mount. Years membership - £12.00, for meetings and the latest copy of Historic Gravesham. For more information please contact Sandra Soder - 01474 363998
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