Celebrate Medway’s rich heritage this summer
Families are invited to visit Medway’s heritage sites this summer to discover more about our local history.
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Discover Something Old, Something New at Eastgate House
A beautiful grade I listed building will host an exhibition which showcases wedding customs throughout the ages.
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Celebrating maritime Medway
Residents are invited to spend Father’s Day celebrating maritime Medway at the River Festival.
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Celebrate Easter at Rochester Castle
Families are invited to take part in an Easter heritage trail at Rochester Castle for the chance to win a prize.
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Step back in time this Christmas
Medway Council is inviting residents to step back in time this Christmas to celebrate 175 years of A Christmas Carol.
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Residents invited to get involved in Medway’s WWI commemorations
A number of events and activities will be held throughout autumn to commemorate the number of Medway lives lost during the First World War.
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Medway receives national funding to commemorate local men who died during the First World War
Medway Council has received national funding for a special project to commemorate more than 4,000 men from Medway who died in World War One.
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Medway to honour Major James McCudden at the Royal Engineers Museum
Medway Council will unveil a commemorative stone to honour Major James McCudden at the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham on Thursday, 12 April.
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Rare wall paintings revealed at Rochester’s Tudor townhouse
Layer by layer, millimetre by millimetre, a fascinating insight into the past is being revealed at Eastgate House, Rochester.
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Members of the public can visit Eastgate House for free this month
Members of the public have the chance to visit one of the most impressive and distinctive buildings in Rochester’s historic High Street, Eastgate House, for free in December.
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Residents encouraged to share memories of Eastgate
Residents are being asked to share their memories of the buildings in Eastgate, as part of a community project.
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Half term at Eastgate House
Eastgate House, Rochester’s magnificent Elizabethan townhouse, is being transformed into a spooky mansion this half term, and children can explore free of charge.
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£2.1million restoration unlocks the secrets of Eastgate House
A £2.1million conservation project to restore Eastgate House to its former glory is now complete and ready to fully open to the public for the first time in more than 30 years.