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Thursday, 6 December 2007 The final trip of the History took us back to RochesterThe final trip of the Grove History project took us back to Rochester once more to visit the Cathedral and learn more about a famous historical figure in the form of Charles Dickens.... |
Saturday, 1 December 2007 And now for a Dickensian ChristmasAfter the success of the summer trip to the Dickens festival in Rochester history project participants were keen to get involved with the winter version.... |
Wednesday, 21 November 2007 An evening with the ghosts of Chatham Dockyard.On a dark winters evening, members of the Grove History project take a walk around Chatham Dockyard and hear tales of ghosts and spooky happenings.... |
Thursday, 25 October 2007 Triumphant Launch event for the Grove History ProjectToday we saw a highly successful climax to all the hard work put into the Grove history project when with the support of Gravesham Lady Mayor and Shaun Williamson (Barry from Eastenders) we were able to celebrate and promote what has been achieved so far... |
Tuesday, 16 October 2007 OliverYet another successful field trip.... |
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Wednesday, 26 September 2007 An evening of chips and chat with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.Joseph Rowntree set up his foundation over 100 years ago because he wanted to address social problems such as gambling, slavery and poverty.... |
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Friday, 7 September 2007 Leon shows history project participants how to make fresh scones.Leon provided a workshop to the history project that enabled participants to experience making fresh scones from scratch.... |
Friday, 10 August 2007 Oh! I do like to be beside the seasideDuring the 19th century an underground grotto made of shells was discovered in Margate, Kent.... |
Wednesday, 8 August 2007 A date with the Bard at Cobham HallThe Taming of the Shrew.... |
Wednesday, 1 August 2007 Who am I, What is my name and where do I come from?After many of the young people voiced an interest in where their names come from, we used the internet to research the meaning of names.... |
Monday, 25 June 2007 Time and space at GreenwichIt was a wet, windy day when we visited Greenwich The observatory, the Meridian line and the Planetarium provided answers to questions, through theories, which in turn produced more questions to answer.... |
Friday, 1 June 2007 The Dickens FestivalEvery June in Rochester, Kent The Dickens Festival takes place.... |
Friday, 25 May 2007 The secret underground bunkerUnderneath a park in Gravesend there is a bunker.... |
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Monday, 14 May 2007 ‘Big Issue’ article publishedToday the Big Issue magazine published an article about the Grove History project helping to raise the profile of the project and highlight its work.... |
Saturday, 12 May 2007 Baby animals at the Museum of Kent LifeThe turn out in regards to people taking part in this trip was not good.... |
Friday, 20 April 2007 Receive letter of support and donation from the Duke of KentFollowing on from the recent arrival of a letter of support from the Duchess of Kent,... |
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Monday, 16 April 2007 Receive letter of support from the Duchess of Kent... |