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| 16-11-2009 | “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” to The Historic Dockyard Carol Service and Festive Evening Concerts Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust holds its popular annual Christmas Carol Service in The Royal Dockyard Church on Tuesday 8th December at 7.30pm. Prior to the Service, light festive refreshments will be served from 6.30pm in Commissioner's House. Built... |
| 09-11-2009 | Tourism Chiefs visit The Historic Dockyard Chatham National and regional tourism chiefs had their own day trip to Kent last week and started with a tour of The Historic Dockyard Chatham, before visiting other parts of the county. Bill Ferris, Chief Executive of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust extended... |
| 06-11-2009 | Jewel in the Crown of Kent” wins another Leisure and Tourism award As it reached the end of another successful visitor season, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust has won two further awards to add to its collection. The Historic Dockyard Chatham achieved ‘Joint Winner’ status in the Leisure and Tourism category... |
| 26-10-2009 | Medway and Kent Dignitaries toast The Immortal Memory of Nelson at Trafalgar Night Dinner Admiral Sir Ian Garnett KCB, Chairman of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, welcomed guests to the annual Trafalgar Night Dinner held in Commissioner’s House at The Historic Dockyard Chatham last Tuesday evening. This auspicious event was supported... |
| 02-10-2009 | Youth Groups Sleep Over on a Second World War Destroyer! With the support of funding from the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust has completed works on the adaptation of the aft end of HMS CAVALIER| and celebrated this achievement with the Kent branch of the Marine... |
| 01-10-2009 | Enjoy a stylish and traditional Christmas Party at Commissioner’s House Party-goers wishing to avoid the usual 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 within The... |
| 29-09-2009 | “Jam Roll” Treat for Kent Cubs at The Historic Dockyard Chatham 2,307 Cubs and Leaders from all over Kent will become smugglers for the day on Saturday 3 October as The Historic Dockyard Chatham is once again the venue for the Kent Cubs Big Day Out. A very special visitor on the day will be “Jam Roll”... |
| 28-09-2009 | Heavy Haulage Heads for Historic Dockyard Heavy Haulage vehicles will be on show at The Historic Dockyard Chatham on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October as the 19th South of England Scammell Road Run and Rally gets underway. These giants of the highway gather at The Historic Dockyard on... |
| 23-09-2009 | Spooky Walks and Halloween Happenings at The Historic Dockyard Chatham! Stories to send shivers down your spine are back as the Junior and Adult ‘Halloween Special’ Ghost Walks return to The Historic Dockyard Chatham. This year’s Halloween Walks take visitors on a journey though time with stories from the... |
| 22-09-2009 | Old Bony Legs’ Folklore and ‘Ghastly Ghosts’ at The Historic Dockyard Chatham Children will be captivated at The Historic Dockyard Chatham during the school holidays in October as they participate in interactive story telling. ‘Old Bony Legs’ - based on traditional folklore, is a story of good winning over evil. Visitors... |
| 07-09-2009 | The count down continues! An exciting programme of wartime entertainment awaits visitors to Salute to the 40s Music and dance that kept morale high during wartime will be the theme of the entertainment each day at the Salute to the ‘40s event at The Historic Dockyard Chatham on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September. Visitors’ toes will surely be... |
| 02-09-2009 | 1940s fashion fans won’t be disappointed as the countdown begins to ‘Salute to the ‘40s’! You'll be transported back to ‘Life on the Home Front’ on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September when The Historic Dockyard Chatham holds its hugely popular ‘Salute to the '40s' weekend|. The bombs were falling all around, but the... |
| 26-08-2009 | Quality is Assured at The Historic Dockyard Chatham Having recently won the award for best Leisure and Tourism business at the Kent Excellence in Business Awards and been crowned the South East winner in the Enterprise in Britain national awards, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust has received two further... |
| 25-08-2009 | Discover Hidden Heritage at The Historic Dockyard Chatham The Historic Dockyard Chatham is once again participating in the increasingly popular ‘Heritage Open Days’ on 12 and 13 September 2009. Heritage Open Days is a national campaign allowing the public access to areas of, or whole, buildings not... |
| 18-08-2009 | Salute to the '40s Event & Saturday Night Blitz Ball! We hope you had an enjoyable time at this year’s Armed Forces Day here at The Historic Dockyard Chatham. We now have pleasure in sending you details of our ‘Salute to the ‘40s’ event| and ‘Saturday Night Blitz Ball’|... |
| 12-08-2009 | Sing and Dance the night away at the ‘Salute to the ‘40s Blitz Ball’! The Historic Dockyard Chatham will truly swing to the Big Band hits of the war years at the ‘Salute to the’40s Blitz Ball’ |dance night on Saturday 19 September. Acts include Fiona Harrison "One of Britain's finest professional... |
| 05-08-2009 | Smugglers Share their Secrets and Treasures Smugglers come out of hiding to share their secrets and treasures with visitors at The Historic Dockyard Chatham over the August Bank Holiday weekend. On Sunday 30th and Monday 31st August the “value for money summer family fun”| continues... |
| 30-07-2009 | MR2@25 Silver Jubilee at The Historic Dockyard Chatham Toyota MR2 owners and clubs have been invited to join the MR2 Drivers Club in celebration of both the 25th Anniversary of the MR2 and that of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust! The MR2@25 Silver Jubilee weekend will take place at The Historic Dockyard... |
| 27-07-2009 | 1805 Club Visit the Birthplace of HMS Victory 23rd July 2009 was the 250th anniversary of the laying of the keel of HMS Victory, Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship at the victorious Battle of Trafalgar of 1805. As her keel was laid here at The Historic Dockyard Chatham, the 1805 Club chose to celebrate... |
| 23-07-2009 | Historic Dockyard Chatham in battle for UK Enterprise Crown The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Enterprising Britain’s South East winner, showed why it should be named the most enterprising place in the UK, when judge Iqbal Wahhab visited on Monday 13th July. The Historic Dockyard Chatham was crowned by the... |
| 06-07-2009 | Kent Excellence in Business Award for The Historic Dockyard Chatham The Historic Dockyard Chatham has won one of the first ever Kent Excellence in Business Awards which were staged and produced by Kent County Council and the Kent Messenger Group at a glittering event last Thursday night at Leeds Castle. Eleven businesses... |
| 06-07-2009 | The Historic Dockyard Chatham crowned as most enterprising place in the South East Beating stiff competition from across the region, The Historic Dockyard Chatham has been named as the most enterprising place in the South East in the government’s “Enterprising Britain” competition. Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust... |
| 01-07-2009 | Jump on board! Family days out at The Historic Dockyard Chatham Smugglers, pirates and tales of high seas adventure are just part of the great value school holiday activities taking place at The Historic Dockyard Chatham this summer. From Saturday 25 July until Monday 31 August pirates Anne Bonny and Calico Jack... |
| 27-06-2009 | The Historic Dockyard Chatham Leads Nation on Armed Forces Day Celebrations The Historic Dockyard Chatham led cities, towns and villages right across the UK today in holding events to support the inaugural Armed Forces Day. Chatham hosted the national event, attended by TRHs The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prime Minister... |
| 23-06-2009 | “Fly A Flag For Our Armed Forces” at The Historic Dockyard Chatham At 10.30 on Monday 22 June, hundreds of communities across the UK simultaneously raised the Armed Forces Day flag, to show their support for our Armed Forces community, and to kick off a week of events and celebration in the lead up to the first Armed... |
| 17-06-2009 | MBE Awarded to Heritage Director Richard Holdsworth, Museum and Heritage Director at Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust has been awarded an MBE for “Services to Heritage in Kent”. Bill Ferris, Chief Executive of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust said; “Trustees and staff... |
| 14-05-2009 | Pirate Play Days – “something different every day!” A week of Pirate activities for all the family is being held at The Historic Dockyard Chatham from 23 to 29 May during the school holidays. All the activities are being held in an undercover area and are included in the normal admission price. Youngsters... |
| 12-05-2009 | Ceremony, excitement, have-a-go adventure and commemoration – all promised as Armed Forces Day national event comes to The Historic Dockyard Chatham! The first national Armed Forces Day|, taking place at The Historic Dockyard Chatham, on Saturday 27 June will be a day packed with ceremony, excitement, have-a-go adventure and commemoration. The public is invited to join veterans and serving members... |
| 06-04-2009 | The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP opens 25th Anniversary exhibition displayed in “Architectural Gem” On Wednesday 1st April 2009, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust officially celebrated the 25th Anniversary of its creation as the custodian of The Historic Dockyard Chatham. A 25 gun salute was fired at noon by re-enactors wearing army battle dress using... |
| 03-04-2009 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles at The Medway Festival of Steam & Transport A new feature, “ModelZone”, has just been announced for The Medway Festival of Steam and Transport| being held at The Historic Dockyard Chatham| on Sunday 12 and Monday 13 April. Together with other additions for this year – the 1980s... |
| 30-03-2009 | How did ships’ cats help the Royal Navy win its Second World War battles? Using puppets and lively storytelling, the role of the humble moggy will be brought to life at The Historic Dockyard Chatham for children of all ages during the school holidays in April. Visitors can ‘meet’ Jasper, the Ship’s Cat aboard... |
| 25-03-2009 | Motorbike Stunt Display and hundreds of steam exhibits at The Medway Festival of Steam & Transport The annual Medway Festival of Steam and Transport| takes place at The Historic Dockyard Chatham on Easter Sunday and Monday, 12th and 13th April 2009. This year, in recognition of the 25th Anniversary of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, there will be... |
| 25-03-2009 | 25 year old prices are “better than zero % inflation” at The Historic Dockyard Chatham On Wednesday 1st April 2009, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust will officially celebrate the 25th Anniversary| of its creation as the custodian of The Historic Dockyard|. As part of the celebrations, the Trust has announced a special ‘early bird’... |
| 04-03-2009 | Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust makes unique pen holder as official gift to US President On Friday 27th February, representatives of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust visited 10 Downing Street to hand over a special gift for the Prime Minister to take to the USA. The Trust had received a request from 10 Downing Street, via Jonathan Shaw,... |
| 18-02-2009 | Celebrate your special 25th year with The Historic Dockyard Chatham The Historic Dockyard Chatham has now opened for 2009 - its 25th Anniversary year - with a special offer for those who either turn 25 or celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary this year. Anybody who celebrates either their 25th Birthday or their... |
| 03-02-2009 | Calling all 1980s Vehicle Owners! Do you own a 1980s classic car or other vehicle? Whether it’s a Lotus Esprit, a Porsche 911, an Audi Quattro, a Sierra Cosworth or a humble Austin Maestro, the organisers of the Medway Festival of Festival of Steam and Transport want to hear from... |
| 19-01-2009 | All at Sea with a Ship's Cat - Storytelling with puppets at The Historic Dockyard Chatham - 14th-22nd February How did cats help the Royal Navy win its Second World War battles? Using puppets and lively storytelling, the role of the humble moggy will be brought to life at The Historic Dockyard Chatham for children of all ages during the school holidays in February.... |
| 15-01-2009 | The Historic Dockyard Chatham - 25 going on 400! April 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust. Since 1984, the Trust has created a unique, vibrant and world-class heritage environment providing homes, work places and unrivalled visitor experiences. It has transformed the... |