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Friday 26th April at 7:30
Joyful Noise presents an enchanting musical evening -
Kadialy Kouyate & Niran Obasa at St. Mary's Arts Centre
30 years Celebration Tour
Tickets £15 / (£12.50 concessions)
St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Sunday 28th April - 6:00pm
Handel's MESSIAH
at St. Clement's Church
The Merry Opera Company presents:
Handel's MESSIAH a dramatic staging by John Ramster
The professional touring production has already been seen by over 9,000 people.
Tickets £18 available from Carpenters, Cattle Market, Sandwich (cash only) or
Sarah Thorne Theatre, Broadstairs (Debit / Credit cards) 01843 863 701 also on-line see:
St. Clement's Church website
Saturday 4th to Holiday Monday 6th May
Sandwich Salutes the 40s
Saturday 4th to Bank Holiday Monday 6th May
Re-enactments all over the weekend
Gunboat P22 on the River Stour; Mock Air Raids; Land Army Girls; NAAFI van; Military Vehicles on display - Music from the 40s
On the Quay and all around the town.
More Details and Past event photographs
Thursday 9th May - 7:30pm
Sandwich Local History Society Talks and Lectures at The Guildhall Sandwich
Non members are welcome at the Guildhall Sandwich for a nominal donation of £1
see Sandwich Local History Society website
Friday 10th May at 7:30pm
REMI HARRIS
Jazz & Blues Guitarist
at St. Mary's Arts Centre
Remi will be accompanied by Tom Moore on Double Bass.
Remi Harris is an exciting guitarist from the UK who's unique style draws inspiration from Gypsy Swing, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Electronic and World Music. He has toured worldwide as well as performing at Buckingham Palace, Montreal Jazz Festival, BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with Jamie Cullum, on BBC 4 Television and live on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 3
St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Wednesday 15th May from 9:45am
Sandwich Auctions by Pettmans at St. Mary's Arts Centre
Viewing on the Tuesday before - from 9:00am to 4:00pm
St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Thursday 23rd May to Wednesday 4th June
10:00am to 4:00pm each day
East Kent Art Society -
Spring Exhibition at St. Peter's Church Sandwich
Sunday 2nd June 2:00 to 5:00pm
Little Gardens of Sandwich 2019
The ‘Little Gardens’ are the ideal place for garden-lovers to go looking for ideas and inspiration for their own gardens and to then enjoy a delicious cream tea in the historic surrounds of St Mary’s Arts Centre, where there’s also a chance to buy specimen plants and shrubs from a host of local nurseries and try your luck in the garden-themed raffle.
The gardens included in this year’s staging of the annual event, which is kindly supported by local estate agents Colebrook Sturrock, SPC design & print and The Co-Op Sandwich, are:
- Manwood House, Strand Street (entrance on Paradise Row)
- Hidden House, Strand Street
- The Long House, Strand Street
- Canterbury House, Ash Road
- Delf Stream House, The Butts
- 3 Paradise Row
The gardens will be open from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm and combined entry tickets for all six locations are priced at £7.50 per person whilst children under 16 are welcome to come along at no extra cost as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Cream teas will be priced at £3.50 each.
Tickets can be bought in advance from the Sandwich Visitor Centre at the Guildhall and will also be available on the day at each garden.
All proceeds from the event go to St Clement’s Church in Sandwich.
Saturday 15th June - 7:30pm - doors 7:00pm
Sandwich Concert Band
& Training Band
Music from Stage & Screen
at St. Mary's Arts Centre
Programme to include: The Greatest Showman; Mary Poppins; Les Miserables; Pirates of the Caribbean; South Pacific; War of the Worlds and many more...
Conductors:
Benedict Preece & Kate Robinson
Tickets £10 (under 18s FREE) see:
St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Friday 21st June - starts 7:30pm
Zoot Alors presents:
All Day and All of The Night
The Kinks Song Book
at St. Mary's Arts Centre
A musical journey the the Golden Age of The Kinks Tickets £15 see:
St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Sunday 28th June to 7th July
The Pelagian Opera Festival at
The Salutation Hotel & Gardens
Intercoastal CIC are pleased to announce the launch of The Pelagian Opera Festival this summer at The Salutation.
Enjoy opera cabaret with sumptuous evening dinner or afternoon operatic picnics in the beautiful Salutation Gardens.
For more information & ticket sales, please visit:
www.pelagianfestival.com
Friday 5th July - starts 7:30pm
The Marrakesh Express -
a tribute to The Byrds and
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
at St. Mary's Arts Centre
Part of Sandwich Folk & Ale weekend
Tickets £15 see: St. Mary's Arts Centre website
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th July
Sandwich FOLK & ALE Festival
Full details comming soon
Main Events in Sandwich for 2019
Sandwich Salutes the 40s
Saturday 4th to Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 2019
Re-enactments all over the weekend
Gunboat P22 on the River Stour; Mock Air Raids; Land Army Girls; NAAFI van; Military Vehicles on display - Music from the 40s
On the Quay and all around the town.
The Sandwich Food Fayre
Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th May 2019
Stalls at The Guildhall Forecourt, Market Street & St. Peter's Church Gardens selling locally sourced fresh produce breads, cheeses, wines, hot food.
Global foods from Portugal; Russia; Mexico; Thailand and Italy.
Foods to eat on the go, foods to buy and take home, healthy options, vegetarian and gluten free.
Street Entertainment Click Here for more Details and Past event photographs
Little Gardens of Sandwich 2019
Sunday 2nd June - 2:00 to 5:00pm
Many private gardens throughout the centre of Sandwich are open to the public at the annual ‘Little Gardens of Sandwich’
A real treat is in store for garden-lovers this year as they will have the chance of a private peak at very different gardens set behind ancient medieval walls in the centre of Sandwich and then wander along to St Mary’s Arts Centre for a delicious cream tea.
After a restorative cup of tea, visitors can take a look at a number of plant stalls set up by local specialist nurseries that will be imparting their plant knowledge and selling a wide variety of perennials, annuals, shrubs and herbs and then try their luck in the charity raffle for the chance to win an array of garden-themed prizes
Le Weekend 2019 Sandwich goes French weekend
Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June 2019
French Market will pack the Guildhall Forecourt with genuine Normandy products and foods plus street music, Can Can dancing and cycling - Le Tour de Sandwich
Anglo French Medieval encampment on The Quay Green.
Sandwich Folk & Ale Festival 2019
Friday 5th to Sunday 7th July 2019
Many Sandwich Pubs put on Folk music and extra Ales throughout the weekend.
Street Entertainment over the weekend from groups of Morris Men Dancing.
The Pub events are free to enter with events at St. Mary's Arts Centre ticketed.
Sandwich Festival - August Bank Holiday 2019
Bank Holiday Weekend 23th to 26th August
Most events free to enjoy in pubs and on the outdoor stage on the Guildhall Forecourt, with a small number of ticketed events to complete the line up.
The famous Sandwich Duck Race by The Rotary Club of Sandwich
Heritage Open Days 2019 - 7th & 8th September
Event organised by The Sandwich Society
Once-a-year chance to explore historic buildings - properties in Sandwich that are usually not open to the public will be open during English Heritage Open Days during Heritage Open days weekend.
All properties are open at the kindness and discretion of their owners and guardians.
Opening times are restricted to the hours shown and may be subject to possible alterations
Sandwich Arts Week 2019
14th to 21st September 2019
Events throughout Sandwich Town
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Tours of Sandwich Town by The Sandwich Local History Society
Let the local History Society Guides inform and entertain you as they personally conduct you around the narrow twisting streets of our medieval town, one of the original Cinque Ports.
Whether you are organising a trip for schools, societies or groups, or if you are a family on holiday, History Society tours are a great way to see the sights and appreciate some of Sandwich's history.
Tours can take around two hours and cost £2 per person, with a minimum charge of £12.
For bookings and more details please contact:Mrs Jacqui Linning - 01304 614866
email: sandwichlocalhistorysociety@gmail.com
see The Sandwich Local History Society website
or Mike Elmes - 07773 335 612 also through the Visitor Information Office at The Guildhall, Sandwich
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Other Useful Websites
- Guildhall paintings collection online:
ART UK project website - Aerial Photos of Sandwich 1920s - 1940s
- The Aerofilms Collection - Britain From Above
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- https://www.facebook.com/Coastal-Radio-1532560976995327/
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