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| 29-11-2006 | The Historic Dockyard welcomes Cutty Sark The Historic Dockyard Chatham is playing host to the masts and spars of the Cutty Sark, the last surviving tea clipper in the world. The £25m Cutty Sark Conservation Project, which has been three years in the planning, started earlier this month... |
| 13-11-2006 | St Clements Day Celebrations On the weekend of 25th and 26th November, Malcolm White, the nationally acclaimed Blacksmith based at The Historic Dockyard Chatham will be hosting his regular ‘Forge-In’ where the many different uses of metal will be demonstrated for all... |
| 03-11-2006 | Christmas Carol Service at Royal Dockyard Church Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust holds its annual Christmas Carol Service on Tuesday 12th December in the Royal Dockyard Church. Light festive refreshments will be served from 6.30pm, this year in the elegant Commissioner’s House (courtesy of... |
| 30-10-2006 | Traditional Trafalgar Night Dinner returns to the birthplace of Victory Last night, Wednesday 25th October, a Trafalgar Night Dinner was held at Commissioner’s House, The Historic Dockyard Chatham, hosted by Admiral Sir Ian Garnett KCB, Chairman of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust. Admiral Sir Ian Garnett welcomed... |
| 13-10-2006 | National Museums at Chatham gets go ahead following £7m of grants from Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) A ground breaking new museum project involving a partnership between the National Maritime Museum, the Imperial War Museum, the Science Museum and Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, has received substantial support from Heritage Lottery Fund in the form... |
| 12-10-2006 | Enjoy a stylish and traditional Christmas Party at Commissioner’s House Party-goers wishing to avoid the ‘normal’ Christmas party venue and searching for something stylish and traditional and yet affordable, need look no further. Commissioner’s House, dating back to 1704 is one of the many listed buildings... |
| 29-09-2006 | Register Now for the Volunteer Recruitment Day at The Historic Dockyard Chatham The Historic Dockyard Chatham is marking Trafalgar Day this year by offering people the opportunity to become volunteers at the Dockyard that built Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory. This is a unique and worthwhile opportunity to really make a... |
| 29-09-2006 | Media photo and interview opportunity for Saturday 7th October 2006 Big Day scOut! There will be a media photo and interview opportunity at The Historic Dockyard Chatham on Saturday 7th October 2006 when over 2,500 Kent Cub Scouts and leaders will be taking part in their annual Big Day Out in celebration of 90 years... |
| 25-09-2006 | The Scammell Register South of England Road Run and Rally at The Historic Dockyard Chatham – 30th September and 1st October The Scammell Register is a national group of enthusiasts who own or are interested in the great British Scammell company’s range of heavy haulage lorries. They hold an annual get together and road run which this year has found an exciting new... |
| 22-09-2006 | Half Term Witches, Wizards and Spell Making at The Historic Dockyard Chatham The Historic Dockyard Chatham has brand new activities this half term for all the family. Interactive ‘Witches and Wizards’ story-telling, watching spells being made and a new family ropery tour will run from 21st to 29th October in the lead... |
| 18-08-2006 | Major Restoration of English Heritage ‘At Risk’ Building Set to Commence No. 1 Smithery, built in 1808 and the last building within the walls of The Historic Dockyard Chatham to be on the English Heritage ‘at risk' register has been saved, thanks to the £2.2 million funding secured from the Department for Communities and Local... |
| 10-07-2006 | Medway People encouraged to “Enjoy YOUR Dockyard - again and again!” Medway residents are being encouraged to take advantage of unlimited visits to The Historic Dockyard Chatham (subject to normal opening dates and times). Tickets purchased are now valid for a full 12 months from the date of the first visit. Chatham... |
| 12-06-2006 | HMS Cavalier voted into the virtual ‘People’s Museum’ by popular demand HMS Cavalier, the Royal Navy’s last operational Second World War Destroyer and one of the star attractions at The Historic Dockyard Chatham has been voted into the BBC 2’s highly acclaimed virtual ‘People’s Museum’. To coincide with Museums and Galleries... |
| 09-06-2006 | Traditional Kentish Dance Tour Hits The Historic Dockyard Chatham With the World Cup about to make football widows (and even widowers) of some of our population, football-phobes should make their way to The Historic Dockyard Chatham this Saturday 10th June. As well as all the award-winning galleries and attractions... |
| 05-06-2006 | Tie the Knot on board HMS Gannet Not many couples can boast that they were married on a ship! Now they can - if they take the option to tie the knot aboard the magnificent Victorian naval sloop HMS Gannet (1878), either on the Main Deck or in the Commander's Cabin. HMS Gannet... |
| 12-05-2006 | Vote for HMS Cavalier to go into the virtual ‘People’s Museum’ HMS Cavalier was the Royal Navy’s last operational Second World War destroyer and is one of the star attractions at The Historic Dockyard Chatham. She has been selected to appear on a national television programme which highlights unusual artefacts and... |
| 11-04-2006 | Royal Patron for Major New Cultural Project HRH The Prince of Wales has agreed to be the Patron of a major new project at The Historic Dockyard Chatham.The project, National Museums at Chatham, aims to improve public access to a wide range of internationally pre-eminent collections of museum artefacts.... |
| 31-01-2006 | Special offer for Medway Residents From Saturday 11th February until Saturday 15th April, Medway residents will be given the opportunity to purchase an annual ticket to visit The Historic Dockyard at last year’s single visit price! This offer is exclusive to Medway residents and... |
| 26-01-2006 | Fun for all the Family this half term at The Historic Dockyard Chatham The Historic Dockyard Chatham re-opens its gates to visitors for the new season on Saturday 11th February with plenty of extra activities running during half term week, including colouring activities, “dressing up” and brass rubbing trails - all included... |
| 25-01-2006 | Spooky Goings On at The Historic Dockyard Chatham The friendly spirits at The Historic Dockyard Chatham have had a few weeks off and are now ready to spook and scare once more during the very popular Ghost Walks! Every Wednesday evening, re-starting from 1st February, the ‘yard will reveal a more eerie... |
| 03-01-2006 | The Historic Dockyard Chatham presents 2006 Events The Historic Dockyard Chatham has announced its programme of events for 2006, giving Group Organisers even more reason to include this award winning maritime attraction in their itineraries. Chatham was once home to the Royal Navy and was the... |