Medway Council has recently published its revised Rochester Riverside Masterplan & Development Brief Consultation Draft (this can be found here http://www.medway.gov.uk/pdf/885_R_140424_Development%20Brief.pdf). The Council required that all comments to the brief be submitted by 6th June. Our Chairman Alan Moss has responded to Kate Greenaway in the Planning Department and we thought it would be of interest to our members to … Read More
Rochester Literature Festival – Other Worlds Other Voices
A ten day festival for readers, writers and like minds.
Eastgate House on Heritage Open Days 2013
Heritage Open Days – 12th to 15th September 2013 Now in their 19th year, Heritage Open Days are a great opportunity to discover and explore all the fantastic architectural and cultural treasures on your doorstep.
Charles Dickens as Morrissey
For those older folk reading this blog, Horrible Histories may not mean much to you. I dare say for some of you, Morrissey may not mean much either.
Griff Rhys Jones’ Visit to Rochester on 18th May
Griff Rhys Jones visited Rochester on Saturday 18th May to present the 3rd Woolford Lecture as part of the Kent Federation of Amenity Societies AGM, hosted this year by the City of Rochester Society.
Rochester 2013 Sweeps Festival – 4th, 5th and 6th May
This weekend sees the 33rd annual Rochester Sweeps Festival, one of the highlights of the Rochester calendar.
Friends of the Vines Snowdrop Planting
On Saturday 9th March, the Friends of The Vines have organised a snowdrop planting session in the bed around the Vines Monk.
A New Railway Station For Rochester
A new railway station for Rochester is the highlight of a recently published Network Rail document detailing upgrades to the Kent rail system. The £26M station will be on a new site 500 metres down the line on the Corporation Street car park. Network Rail’s proposal for a new station at Rochester is the latest chapter in the somewhat complicated … Read More
Eastgate House Heritage Lottery Grant
Last week, we received the news we have all been waiting for. The Heritage Lottery funding applied for by Medway Council was granted by the HLF and confirmed in a letter to Tracy Stringfellow, the Eastgate House Project Manager.
Dickensian Christmas and Craft Fair 2012
The City of Rochester Society will be holding its Christmas Craft Fair during Rochester’s Dickensian Christmas Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, 1 and 2 December.
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