Dartford Book Exchange 2015

Dartford Book Exchange
World Book Night World Book Night is an annual celebration of reading that takes place on 23 April.  It sees passionate volunteers give out hundreds of thousands of books in their communities to share their love of reading with people who don’t read regularly or own books.  World Book Night is run by The Reading
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Alice in Wonderland is 150 years old

Alice 150
Lewis Carroll’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was first published by Macmillan in November 1865. This year (2015) we (Orchards Shopping Dartford, and myself) would like to invite artists to show as much work as possible using the story of Alice as the subject. If you are an artist/hobbyist and would like to be involved in this fantastic project, please contact me at my website. My Gallery at the Orchards Centre will be showing ‘Alice’ artwork...
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Dartford Toy Appeal

Dartford Toy Appeal
HOICES (previously know as North Kent Women’s Aid) is a charity that provides safe refuge for the woman and children of Dartford and Gravesend that have had to leave their home as a result of domestic abuse. The Dartford community are asking local residents and businesses to donate NEW toys and children’s books...
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Raising funds for Dartford and Crayford Sea Cadets

TS Anson Boatyard
I created this work specifically to raise funds to help Dartford and Crayford Sea Cadets maintain their unit at Brooklands Lake, Dartford. The unit has been in existence since 1942. Since then it has trained thousands of cadets, many have gone on to join the Royal Navy. They are a registered charity...
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Dartford Arts & Culture at the Peter Blake Gallery

Peter Blake Gallery Exhibition 2014
From the 1st November 2014 the Dartford Arts & Culture Network will be presenting their first group show at The Peter Blake Gallery in Dartford Library. Entry is free and the exhibition will run until 26 November...
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Alice’s Adventures in Dartford

Alice and the cast
If you have ever visited Ingress Abbey in Ingress Park, Greenhithe you will probably have walked across the large open space in front of the building – this is where the fun of Alice the Musical took place. It all started back in the first half of 2014. I was asked to attend a meeting with council leader Jeremy Kite, together with borough...
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Community Art in Dartford Library

Starting in January 2014, I will be putting together a large art canvas which, when finished, will be installed in the Keyes Room in Dartford Library. The only component that’s missing at the moment is YOU!
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WAN-TED for Sketching

Wan-ted
f you’ve got a well-loved bear and childhood companion, bring him along to my Gallery in Dartford. Leave him with me for a few days and I’ll have a watercolour sketch done for you. If I have the time spare, I’ll try to get as many done as possible between now and Christmas (no guarantees).
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