Dartford Lions Peace Poster Competition
24 July 2017
Dartford Lions have created a Peace Poster Competition. This will be run independently of the national competition to allow five groups of young people with special needs to participate on a level playing field, as no special needs section yet exists at national level...
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Dartford Toy Appeal 3 has been a wonderful success
20 December 2016
Launched in 2013, Dartford Toy Appeal was an idea from Kelly Grehan, a Dartford resident, to collect Christmas presents for local, disadvantaged children. At that time her hopes were to have around forty toys donated for the one charity, Choices. Through her tireless enthusiasm and dedication the project has grown from four drop off locations in Dartford to at least six throughout the borough.
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Design The Orchards Centre Christmas Card
12 October 2016
The Orchards Shopping Centre, Dartford would like your help to create their Christmas card for 2016! The winner will receive 50 copies of YOUR design with envelopes for you to send out to all your friends. It can be any picture you like, you might want to draw Father Christmas, Rudolf or...
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Dartford Toy Appeal 3
03 October 2016
Dartford Toy Appeal, now in it’s third year, is a community based event asking local people to donate new toys and gifts as Christmas presents for local children supported by local charities. After the success of previous appeals we are collecting for
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Roald Dahl Centenary
04 January 2016
This year (2016) marks the 100th birthday of the famous author Roald Dahl – much loved for his children’s books such as Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The BFG. During January I will be approaching local primary schools...
Dartford Toy Appeal 2
28 September 2015
The Dartford community are asking local residents and businesses to donate NEW toys and children’s books (also vouchers, wrapping paper) so that these can be distributed to the affected children in time for Christmas. Whether its an unwanted gift or a toy that you bought and want to donate, every donation will go straight to an affected child...
Childhood Memories of World War 2 by Calvin White
25 August 2015
The following text and poem are from the short book Calvin White wrote and self-published for his family and friends in 2015. A large version of the poem can be seen in my Gallery in the Orchards Centre, Dartford. Limited copies on A4 sheets are available free of charge.
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Dartford Book Exchange 2015 (update)
03 April 2015
Dartford Book Exchange 2015 was officially opened on 2nd April by some very special guests at the Gallery in the Orchards Centre.