Our project partners and stakeholders are:
The Friends of Eastgate House
The Rochester and Chatham Dickens Fellowship
The City of Rochester Society
Rochester Libraries
Medway Adult Education
Town Centre Management
The Guildhall Museum
Rochester Castle
Our engagement plan partners are:
Wordsmithery
An independent literary arts organisation and publisher run by Sam Hall and Barry Fentiman Hall. Wordsmithery aims to encourage more people to get into writing and reading, and to work on interesting literary projects with individuals and community
Eastgate House Gardening Group
This hardworking and friendly group includes members of the Friends of Eastgate House, Medway Adult Education with the Dementia Friendly Gardening Club. Along with Medway Council’s gardeners they maintain the lovely gardens around Eastgate House, ensuring they can be enjoyed by local people and visitors to the area.
www.thefriendsofeastgatehouse.co.uk
Our next three partners will all be working on activities inspired by novels Dickens wrote in the chalet:
Kent Action for the Blind Art: Mess Rooms
Launched in 2006, the KAB Medway Art Group, affectionately known as ‘Team Biscuits’, meets fortnightly in The Mess Room, an inclusive space for artist-led sessions specifically designed for visually impaired individuals. The group has intentionally kept its size small to ensure a peaceful, focused space where creativity can thrive without distractions. Their activities will be inspired by Our Mutual Friend.
Medway Men in Sheds
Medway Men in Sheds serves as a vital sanctuary, significantly contributing to the improvement of men’s health and well-being. There are six free shed sessions over five days a week, all tailored by the men to suit a wide range of interests. The group members are aged 18 and over and for many sessions are a haven for purposeful engagement, social interaction, and skills development. This group will be working on activities inspired by The Signalman.
www.sunlighttrust.org.uk/medway-men-in-sheds/
The Medway Arts and Homelessness Forum
The Medway Arts and Homelessness Forum is a community of creative people led by people with lived experience of homelessness. They meet quarterly and are involved in lots of projects around Medway. This group will be working on activities inspired by The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
https://creatabot.co.uk/portfolio/medway-arts-and-homelessness-forum/
