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08.10.2021

 LATEST NEWS FOR 2021

Official announcement of Christmas Dickens 2021!

At last we have official news, although not from the expected source. 'Visit Medway', which is based at the Medway Visitor Centre has posted dates and times and limited information in a 'Christmas in Medway' page.

Dickensian Christmas Festival
Rochester High Street
Saturday and Sunday, 4 and 5 December between 10am and 5.30pm
Parades will take place from 12pm and 4.45pm on both days.

The Costume Sale in support of the  Dickensian Christmas

We have also heard from Brian that there will be a costume sale on Saturday 20th November 2021 from 10AM to 3PM. This year the venue is the Queens Hall in Rochester Corn Exchange, which uses the Northgate entrance ME1 1LS.

The Mistletoe Ball

The Mistletoe Ball has been confirmed for the evening of Friday 3rd December in the Rochester Corn Exchange! We will update here when the box office opens.

Until normal meetings can be resumed The Rochester and Chatham Dickens Fellowship is running virtual meetings on ZOOM, details below. Details of these and other meetings can be found on the website of the International Dickens Fellowship

If it is permitted The Rochester Proppers Facebook group are hoping to run an informal memorial day of remembrance  in the late summer for festival characters lost to covid.

News about the 2019 Dickensian Christmas festival has moved to our news archive page

Dates for Dickens events in 2021
(and other events of interest)

Please check on the organisers' official websites by clicking on the links

The Rochester and Chatham Dickens Fellowship normally holds regular meetings on the 3rd Thursday of the month in Gads Hill School in Higham. Currently the group is getting back to a more normal schedule. For more information about all these meetings or membership applications please visit the website of the Dickens Fellowship or contact Hon. Secretary - stevemartin54@hotmail.com

The Rochester and Chatham meetings calendar can be found here

Further details, Steve Martin 01474 560250 or stevemartin54@hotmail.com

The Dickensian Christmas Costume Sale in support of the Dickensian Christmas has been scheduled for Saturday 20th November 2021 from 10AM to 3PM. This year the venue is the Queens Hall in Rochester Corn Exchange, which uses the Northgate entrance ME1 1LS.

Dickensian Christmas Festival
Rochester High Street
Saturday and Sunday, 4 and 5 December between 10am and 5.30pm

It is hoped that the traditional Mistletoe Ball will be the 'curtain raiser' on Friday, 3rd December.
Parades will take place from 12pm and 4.45pm on both days.

Official website 'Visit Medway'

Please check on the organisers' official websites by clicking on the links

Let us know if you want to see your event here

News of similar events round the country will be posted here as they become available. The 'Victorian Strollers' website has an events page for most of the country.