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September 2018
” At the going down of the sun”
Book now Cavan Wood will be reading and sharing some of the poems inspired by the First World War and sharing the stories behind them as well as reflecting on our need for verse in a time of conflict.
Find out more »” A window on the soul – the art of diary writing.”
Book now Cavan Wood examines how to keep a diary so that it can keep you ! He will be sharing some of readings from the great diarists including Samuel Pepys to the great diarists of today.
Find out more »“Austen Sisters”
Book Now A dramatic and entertaining solo literary recital of readings from Jane and Cassandra Austen's letters, prose and poetry about sisters, compiled and performed by Hampshire actress and speaker Rowan Suart, illustrating Jane’s life from an early age and her preoccupation with sisters in her work. Audience reviews: ‘Mesmerising – a delight and needs to be seen’ ‘So much more than a reading, it is a full performance’
Find out more »Illustrated talk about Grace Kimmins founder of Chailey Heritage
Hear the amazing story of Grace Kimmins (1870 - 1954), a forceful, charismatic woman who established a pioneering craft school for the disabled at Chailey in 1903. She instilled in the pupils a determination to focus on what they could achieve, not on what they couldn't. The Chailey Heritage Foundation, which was founded as the Chailey Heritage, is an English charity that owns and runs the Chailey Heritage School. It was founded out of the Guild of the Poor Brave Things in 1903 by Dame Grace Kimmins. The foundation…
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