Award-winning author of Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell, leads campaign An initiative by Maggie O’Farrell, author of literary sensation Hamnet, and Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival has successfully secured the first memorial to William Shakespeare’s son Hamnet – whose tragic early death is believed to have inspired what would become one of the most famous plays in the world.…
MILES4MADI RAISES OVER £11,000 FOR AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY KENT SURREY SUSSEX A community fundraising event organised by the family and friends of a former Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) patient has raised over £11,000 for the life-saving charity. Miles4Madi, which took place on 26th March in Claygate, Surrey, was organised by…
CREATIVE SPACES: Artists in the early decades of the 20th century 5 May – 19 June Watts Contemporary Gallery Opening at Watts Contemporary Gallery on 5 May (until 19 June), Creative Spaces explores how artists working during the early decades of the 20th century were inspired by the spaces which they inhabited.…
IMPORTANT PAINTING BY G.F. WATTS HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR THE NATION AND ALLOCATED TO WATTS GALLERY A significant painting by George Frederic Watts OM RA (1817-1904) has been allocated to Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village via HM Government’s Acceptance in Lieu scheme, run by the Arts Council. Commissioned in 1848, the large-scale painting…
HASLEWORKS HOSTS RECEPTION FOR JEREMY HUNT MP’S CAMPAIGN FOR NEW CANCER & SURGICAL INNOVATION CENTRE On Thursday 31 March, HasleWorks – a new co-working space in Haslemere Town Centre – hosted a reception to thank members of the local community for supporting Jeremy Hunt MP’s fundraising campaign for the new Cancer & Surgical Innovation…
VISIT WEST HORSLEY PLACE THIS SPRING West Horsley Place reopens to visitors this spring with a programme of special events, guided tours and open days. From 7 April, visitors will be able to see the GladRags community banner, which will go on public display in Place Farm Barn for the first time. The…
Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) has strengthened its Board with the appointment of four new Trustees. The new Trustees are: Nick Hall – Nick’s interest in Air Ambulance services began with the Royal Flying Doctor Service – providing medical support in remote communities in Australia. He became more passionate about what…
Opening this spring, Invisible Landscapes presents new work by artist Edward Hutchison which encourages us to deepen our connection with the natural environment. Presented across two galleries – Bankside Gallery, London (27 April – 8 May) and The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, Hampshire (25 April – 4 May) – the exhibition brings together over 90…
Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) has partnered with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) to create a new pre-hospital module for Airway Matters – the Trust’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) which, since launching in 2020, has attracted over 30,000 learners from 165 countries. The new module – which is…
Stratford upon Avon Literary Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary with a superb line-up of leading writers and thinkers. Taking place between 3rd and 8th May the packed programme includes acting legend Sir Derek Jacobi, whose roles in Shakespeare plays have won him worldwide acclaim, Booker prize winner Howard Jacobson, Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen, Women’s…