A weekend of events, talks and performances Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
Free
Free
Blue Town Heritage Centre, 10am - 3pm. Admission £1
Promenade, Sheerness. Also open 13-14 September. Free just turn up.
Blue Town Heritage Centre Entry £1. Performance donations welcome
Membership for the regular Friday club is free and session entrance during September is also free. 5.15 - 7.15pm John Rennie Room, Healthy Living Centre, Sheerness
Sheppey Little Theatre, tickets £5, no concessions, from Sheerness Times Guardian office
Blue Town Heritage Centre 7.30pm £3
Sheerness Library Gallery, Free just turn up.
Abbey Room, Healthy Living Centre, Sheerness, Free just turn up.
John Rennie Room, Healthy Living Centre. Free, just turn up, numbers limited.
Meet at the Big Fish Shop in the High Street, £5
Beachfields, Free, just turn up. Performed by Akademi and Mayuri Boonham, who has been leading dance classes at the Healthy Living Centre.
A discussion with Ptolemy Dean, Edwin Heathcote and Christopher Woodward
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Bluetown Heritage Centre, Tickets £5, no concessions.
Beachfields (near the Healthy Living Centre), Sheerness Free
Eastchurch, Sheppey. Open 2-5pm. Free
Meet at the Big Fish Shop in the High Street, Tickets £5
Blue Town Heritage Centre, Admission £1
Promenade, Sheerness. Also open 13-14 September. Free just turn up.
Discover some of the hidden items in the library's local studies collection. Sheerness Library, Russell Street, 9am - 6pm. Free
Start at the Blue Town Heritage Centre, tickets £5 includes refreshments and admission to the centre
Abbey Room, Healthy Living Centre, Sheerness, Free just turn up.
Audiences limited to six. Hour-long tours at 11am, 12am, 2pm, and 3pm. Booking essential. Tickets £5 Phone: 01795 666495 for details/booking or visit the Big Fish Shop, High Street, Sheerness
At Beachfields - free. Performed by Akademi and Mayuri Boonham, who has been leading dance classes at the Healthy Living Centre.
Photo by John Swannell
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Blue Town Heritage Centre, Tickets £3, Cream Teas £3
Blue Town Heritage Centre, 10am - 3pm. Admission £1
11am-5pm, Promenade, Sheerness. Also open 13-14 September. Free just turn up.
To find out more about Promenade contact the Project Co-ordinator Allison Young: e-mail for Allison
Go to Promenades Facebook pageor c/o swale Borough Council 01795 417399
Tickets for events at Sheppey Little Theatre for Promenade can be purchased in person from Sheerness Times Guardian, 44 High Street, Sheerness; Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm only but not Tuesdays. Telephone 01795 580300 for more information and to check availability.
The web editor apologises for misleading information - tickets for events at Sheppey Little Theatre cannot be purchased by phone.
Tickets for events at Bluetown Heritage centre can be purchased at the centre during normal opening hours (see website)
Blue Town Heritage CentreParadiso - There will be 4 performances over 2 days - 10th and 11th September - which will take place at Beachfields, next to the Healthy Living Centre in Sheerness (in the area between the carpark and the sea wall). Performances last approx 20 to 25 minutes, and will start at 11.30am and 2.30pm. Audience members will be able to walk around the space and follow the performance - there will be no formal seating.
Click here for more detailsPick up or download a blank Blue Plaque template to display during Promenade to remember a historic member of your family, a famous person, an important event or a building. A number of Blue Plaques remembering Sheerness' finest will be temporarily displayed throughout Promenade around the town - see how many you can spot.
Click here and print off a blank Blue Plaque templateYoung people from Sheppey Youth Action have decorated the promenade by the Healthy Living centre with poems. Subject to weather.
Pick up or download the Promenade Sheerness trail and find out things you never knew about Sheerness people, places and things in Sheerness shops and venues. Free.
Formerly the Criterion Music Hall built in 1868, you can now visit the heritage centre to find out more about the fascinating history of Blue Town, the dockyard and the restoration of the music hall, through an array of fascinating objects, memorabilia and film. The centre is also home to the community cinema, a local history publication archive, a cafe and gift shop. 10am-3pm High Street, Blue Town. Admission £1
Housed in an old dockyard workers cottage, the centre tells the story of the development of the town of Sheerness and the nearby dockyard. Rose Street, Sheerness Fri/Sat 9.30-3pm, Sun 12-3pm. Admission 50p