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Creative People and Places Event with Duncan Hooson

Sat 23rd February 2013 11am-4pm

Castle Connections, Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey

‘Clay Day’ – Open workshop

A day to rebuild the Castle!

FREE hands on activities for all the family in collaboration with Creative People and Places Swale and Medway.

We want to hear your views on the kind of events and activities you would like to see in your community. Come down to Castle Connections, meet us and the artist Duncan Hooson and tell us what you would like to get involved in and pin yourself on the map for Creative People and Places.

Duncan will lead the making sessions, demonstrating on the potters throwing wheel how to make a wide variety of forms and you get a chance to have a go at creating a temporary large scale sculpture based on re-imagining the lost castle of Queenborough.

To book a FREE place

Contact: 01795 661277 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Leysdown Illuminations - The Switch On

Oh dear due to bad weather we have postponed the lantern parade for this evening but......

JOIN US AT THE TALK OF THE TOWN FOR MINCE PIES, MULLED WINE, TEA & COFFEE

with the Mayor of Swale turning the lights on at 7.00pm.

The Big Switch On involving the children from St Clement will take place in the new year -

WATCH THIS SPACE..........

Space Invaders Toolkit Launch

Space Invaders Toolkit Launch, Film Showing & Panel Discussion With FrancisKnight, artists Nicole Mollett, Lucy Steggals and Chrissie Williams from Castle Connections, Queenborough

Space Invaders featured three artists' residencies held in community venues across the Isle of Sheppey to enable artists to work in a temporary new environment. It provided the time and space for an artist to develop their work and creatively explore new ideas. Each venue also took the opportunity to promote their facilities to a wider audience.

Join us for a film screening of a 'Colour Mining Blue', a portrait of Blue Town created from data (photographic stills, audio recordings, film clips) gathered in Blue Town, Isle of Sheppey, during Feb/ March 2012.

Thursday 8th November Castle Connections Railway Terrace, Well Rd Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey 6.30 - 8.30pm

This is a partnership event between FrancisKnight and Swale Borough Council

Can-do Signage

Some shiny new bespoke signs have appeared in Leysdown, as part of Leysdown Rose-tinted.

These new Can-Do signs encourage a brighter, positive outlook and highlight the beauty of the area.

To see the collection: http://francisknight.co.uk/projects/project/Can-do-signage1/

URBAN Fringe bike rides

Join artist Jo Roberts in ‘Finding Fringeness along the Fringeway’.

Jo will be conducting free bike rides for URBAN Fringe: Saturday 27th Oct 1 – 3pm - Jo will lead the bike ride from Chatham Pentagon Centre to Rochester Riverside exploring the concept of Urban Fringe and discovering places where she has found inspiration

Sunday October 28th Oct 10am – 12pm - Jo will lead a bike ride from Sittingbourne train station to Milton Creek in Swale exploring the concept of Urban Fringe and discovering places where she has found inspiration

To register visit: http://tinyurl.com/9fc4c6r