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5 - 6 December 2009
For more information contact Medway Visitor
Information Centre on 01634 843666
or visit www.whatsonmedway.co.uk/dickensianchristmas
Welcome
Saturday & Sunday 12.30pm & 3pm
Eastgate House
Mrs Zenobia Haskin-Davies'
Christmas Cornucopia
The doyenne of the Newmarket tea-
rooms will whisk you back to
Victorian England with this magic
lantern show.
Saturday & Sunday 11.30am, 1pm,
2pm, 4.15pm
Eastgate House
Karen Rouse
Victorian toy workshop
Children can come, make and play
with small toys that Victorian
children would have enjoyed.
Saturday & Sunday 11am, 1.15pm,
2.30pm, 4pm
Medway Visitor Information Centre
Sarah Gilkes
childrens craft workshop
Children can make seasonal crafts
and gifts.
Saturday & Sunday 11.15am, 2.45pm,
3.30pm, 4.15pm
Corn Exchange
Jake Rodrigues
Victorian-style Chas
and Dave sing-a-long
Saturday & Sunday, 10.30am - 4.30pm
Rochester Castle Gardens
Reindeers
Come and meet Comet and Blitzen.
Saturday 11am, 1.45pm, 2.30pm,
3.15pm & 4pm
Corn Exchange
Scott Poleykett childrens
circus workshop to learn new skills,
such as magic juggling and balancing
Sunday 11am, 1.45pm, 2.30pm, 3.15pm
& 4pm
Corn Exchange
Mr Bonkers childrens
entertainment with comedy magic,
balloon modelling and puppets.
Saturday 11.30am, 12noon, 1.30pm,
2pm, 3pm & Sunday 2pm, 3pm
Rochester Cathedral
Pause Project characters from
the biblical Christmas story will share
their own story of engagement with
the birth of Jesus Christ.
Saturday, 1.15pm, 2.15pm & 4pm &
Sunday, 1.15pm, 2.15pm & 3.15pm
St Marys Meadow (war memorial)
Rainham School for Girls
performing arts students use physical
theatre, music and dance to explore
the themes addressed by Charles
Dickens in the 1800s.
Dont be a Dickens (Saturday)
So what happens when you take
the themes of Dickens
and transpose them
to a modern day
situation? Do we
work as a community
to support the less
fortunate, or is it a case
of charity begins at home
and justice begins next door?
Ill be beggared! (Sunday)
Credit is a system whereby a person
who can not pay gets another
person who can not pay to
guarantee that he can pay. Dickens
words are as true today as ever they
were. Can his novels themes still
provide a way of explaining the gulf
between rich and poor?
Saturday & Sunday, 12.45pm & 2.45pm
Medway Visitor Information Centre
Play on Words
Dickens Christmas Party
Festive frolics with some of Dickens
best-loved characters in this
interactive show. For 6-10-year-olds
Saturday & Sunday, 1.45pm & 3.45pm
Medway Visitor Information Centre
Icon Theatre
A Christmas Carol
Join in the re-telling of the
transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge,
with music, puppetry, storytelling
and movement. If you are under 10,
be prepared to get involved.
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Welcome to one of the most
colourful festivals on the
Medway events calendar.
Charles Dickens spent five of his
childhood years in Medway from
1817 to 1822. He returned for the last
13 years of his life, dying at Gads Hill
in 1870.
We have an undisputable lasting
connection with the national legend
that is Charles Dickens. His links, with
Rochester in particular, make us very
proud to be hosting Rochesters
Dickensian Christmas 2009.
Each year the festival gets bigger and
better and this year is no exception.
As time goes on we are expanding
the festival to encourage Christmas
shopping and other seasonal
activities that will help the event to
continue to grow.
Of course, we are looking forward to
the activities that have made
Dickensian Christmas such a part of
the south-east festival scene, but this
year you can also enjoy special theatre
performances for all the family, magic
lantern demonstrations, Victorian toy
workshops and much more. Oh and
for 2009 we have our very own
reindeer taking part, a must for
children to see.
We hope you enjoy our Christmas
tribute to Dickens and enjoy the
festive wonders that Rochester
has to offer.
Cllr Howard Doe
Medway Council Portfolio
Holder for Community Services
11am - The Seven Poor
Travellers Procession
Led from the Royal Victoria and Bull
Hotel by The Singing Chimney Sweeps,
the procession will move along the
High Street to the Six Poor Travellers
House, next to Medway Visitor
Information Centre where a Christmas
turkey will be carved.
12noon - Grand Parade
Led by Mayor of Medway Cllr David
Royle, the parade will start in the High
Street at Almon Place. It will move
along the High Street turn left into the
Esplanade and then be welcomed in
Rochester Castle Gardens.
4.45pm - Candlelit Procession
Led by Mayor of Medway Cllr David
Royle, the parade will start in the High
Street at its junction with Eastgate
House. It will move along the High
Street, turn left at Northgate into
Boley Hill to join the awaiting carol
service on the open-air stage.
This will be followed by:
5pm - Carols for Christmas
Join BAE Systems Brass Band and
Rochester Cathedral Choir to sing
a selection of popular Christmas
carols outside Rochesters
magnificent cathedral in Boley Hill,
under a guaranteed fall of snow.
Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm
Rochester Castle Gardens
This Norman castle is one of the best-
preserved and finest examples of
Norman architecture in England.
? Traditional fun fair
Prices 1 - 2 dependent on ride.
? Christmas craft fair
A selection of stalls selling high-
quality goods.
? Father Christmas
Father Christmas can be visited
between 10.30am and 4.30pm
(free). He will be there with Rhia
Rhama Roos magic tricks and
reindeer.
Rochester Castle Moat
? Gillingham Lions tea tent -
refreshments, including hot and
cold drinks and home-made cakes.
Eastgate House
Dickens used the building in The
Mystery of Edwin Drood, and in
The Pickwick Papers. During Dickens
lifetime the house was, in real life,
a boarding school for young ladies.
In the gardens of Eastgate House is the
Swiss chalet from Gads Hill Place -
Dickens last home. The chalet was
bought by the Dickens Fellowship in
1960 and presented to Rochester City
Corporation. The chalet cannot be
opened to the public but may be
viewed from the outside.
11am-4.30pm
By the Victorian era dolls houses were
being mass-produced as children's
toys. Learn more about the styles and
see fine examples of dolls houses
through the ages.
The Corn Exchange
Built in 1698, this building was
originally the Butchers Market. In
1706 the ornate frontage was added
at the expense of Sir Cloudesley
Shovell. It was in the first part of the
19th century that the building became
The Corn Exchange.
Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm
? Princes Hall
Victorian craft stalls organised by
The City of Rochester Society
? Queens Hall
Hot and cold drinks, plus light
snacks and lunchtime menu.
? Bar area
Childrens entertainment.
Guildhall Museum
Visitors can go to the Dickens Discovery
Rooms; enjoy the 19th century prison
hulks experience and view Victorian
toys, ornaments, furniture and
costumes. Have fun operating the
Rochester Riverside Eye camera.
Saturday & Sunday, 10.30am-4.30pm
Hot and cold drinks and mince pies
available. Visitors can enjoy Victorian
and festive music and see Our
Medway: Counting down to London
2012 exhibition of children's work.
Boley Hill
Saturday & Sunday, 11am-5pm
Stalls selling quality items can be
found the in Kings Head car park.
You can buy Christmas presents and
stocking fillers.
Medway Visitor
Information Centre
The centre has a range of souvenirs for
sale. Normas Caf, serves a variety of
refreshments including hot and cold
drinks and snacks.
Conducted walking
tour of Rochester
Meet outside Medway Visitor
Information Centre, 2.15pm
Led by the City of Rochester Society.
Be astounded by history in the 90-
minute trip to the past. Tours are free,
donations welcome.
Street entertainment
Saturday & Sunday, 11am-5pm
Wandering street entertainment and
costumed characters.
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Travel information
Town centre parking will be extremely
limited during the festival. We strongly
advise visitors to use the free park and
ride service, which will operate from
the following locations between 9am
and 6pm on both days of the festival.
? Strood Academy, ME2 2SX (off the
A2 junction 1 off the M2).
? Dickens World multi-storey car park,
Chatham Maritime, ME4 4LL. Pick up
Dock Head Road (off M2/A2 & A289)
For all sites follow the yellow directional
signs after leaving the motorway.
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Car parking
Coach parking
First aid point
Disabled parking
Park and ride
Please note:
Boley Hill car parks closed from 6am,
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Entertainment areas
Crown stage
Guildhall Museum forecourt
Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel
Rochester Castle Gardens
Corn Exchange
Boley Hill stage
St Marys Meadow (war memorial)
Gordon Hotel
Blue Boar Lane
Eastgate House and gardens
Dot Cafe
La Providence
Pick-up points for return journey:
? Strood Academy: Corporation Street
bus stop at Eastgate Lane
? Dickens World multi-storey car park:
Bus stop opposite Eastgate Lane.
South East Trains
Plan your journey by train and get off
at Rochester or Strood stations.
www.southeasternrailway.co.uk
First aid points
? Blue Boar Lane
? Northgate
? Rochester Castle Gardens
Public toilets
Can be found at:
? Northgate
? Medway Visitor Information Centre
? Blue Boar Lane (not disabled)
? Rochester Castle Gardens including
additional portable toilets
General help and assistance
Please do not hesitate to approach any
member of the festival team, dressed
in yellow uniforms, should you have
any questions about the festival or if
you need help.
12noon Grand Parade High Street to Rochester Castle Gardens
12noon Pause Project - characters from the Bible tell their own story
Rochester Cathedral
12.30pm Zenobia Haskin-Davis - Christmas magic lanterns Eastgate House
12.30pm-1pm Carol service Rochester Cathedral
12.45pm Play on Words - Dickens Christmas Party
Medway Visitor Information Centre auditorium
1pm Karen Rouse - games, toys and craft workshop Eastgate House
1pm Corum Handbell Ringers MedwayVisitor Information Centre garden
1.15pm Three Towns Theatre Company - Christmas songs Crown stage
1.15pm Music Makers - Christmas/Victorian songs Corn Exchange
1.15pm Rainham School for Girls - Dont be a Dickens St Marys Meadow
1.15pm Sarah Gilkes - seasonal craft and gifts workshop
Medway Visitor Information Centre classroom
1.15pm BAE Systems Brass Band Boley Hill stage
1.15pm Lewis Quartet - Christmas carols Blue Boar Lane area
1.30pm The Pickwick Club - photo opportunity La Providence area
1.30pm Rochester and Chatham Dickens Fellowship - The Bagmans Story
Eastgate House
1.30pm Right Royal Revels Dot Caf area
1.30pm Pause Project - characters from the bible tell their own story
Rochester Cathedral
1.45pm Dance Alley - Preparing for Christmas Crown stage
1.45pm Scott Poleykett - childrens entertainer Corn Exchange
1.45pm Icon Theatre Company - A Christmas Carol
Medway Visitor Information Centre auditorium
2pm City of Rochester Pipe Band Guildhall Museum forecourt
2pm Music Makers - Christmas/Victorian songs Corn Exchange
2pm Kent Police Band Blue Boar Lane area
2pm Karen Rouse - games, toys and craft workshop Eastgate House
2pm KM Medway Band - Christmas/Victorian music Boley Hill stage
2pm Pause Project - characters from the bible tell their own story
Rochester Cathedral
2pm Corum Handbell Ringers Medway Visitor Information Centre garden
2.15pm Rainham School for Girls - Dont be a Dickens St Marys Meadow
2.15pm Jean Haynes reading - Dickens' Christmas Pie Eastgate House
2.15pm Rochester Cathedral Choir rehearsing for evensong
Rochester Cathedral
10am-4.30pm Tea room with Victorian and festive music Guildhall Museum
10am-4.30pm Tea room with Victorian and festive music Corn Exchange
10am-5pm Traditional fun fair Rochester Castle Gardens
10am-5pm Craft stalls Rochester Castle Gardens
10am-5pm Victorian stalls Corn Exchange
10am-5pm Craft stalls Kings Head car park
10am-5pm Gillingham Lions tea tent Castle Moat
10am-5pm Put Yourself in the Picture Cathedral west door
10am-5.30pm Maggoty's beer and music festival marquee with the Hot Rats,
Mr Pierre Vincent, Tanglefoot Appalachian Clog Dancers
and Happy Trails Gordon Hotel
10.30am- Santas grotto and magic show - Sponsored by Maypole
4.30pm Marquee Ltd of Canterbury Rochester Castle Gardens
10.30am- Reindeer - Comet and Blitzen Rochester Castle Gardens
4.30pm
11am Seven Poor Travellers Procession with singing chimney sweeps
Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel to Six Poor Travellers House
11am City of Rochester Pipe Band Guildhall Museum forecourt
11am Scott Poleykett - childrens entertainer Bar area, Corn Exchange
11am Leybourne Church Choir - carol singing St Marys Meadow
11am Sarah Gilkes - seasonal craft and gifts workshop
Medway Visitor Information Centre classroom
11am Lamplighter La Providence area
11am Kent Police Band Blue Boar Lane area
11am Rochester and Chatham Dickens Fellowship - The Bagmans Story
Eastgate House
11am Right Royal Revels Dot Caf area
11am KM Medway Band - Christmas/Victorian music Boley Hill stage
11am Pause Project - characters from the bible tell their own story
Rochester Cathedral
11am-4.30pm Dolls House Exhibition - Victorian to modern day Eastgate House
11.15am Jake Rodrigues - Victorian entertainment Corn Exchange
11.30am Karen Rouse - games, toys and craft workshop Eastgate House
11.30am Pause Project - characters from the bible tell their own story
Rochester Cathedral
Sa"#da', 5 Decembe - En"e"ainmen"
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2.30pm Dance Alley - Preparing for Christmas Crown stage
2.30pm Scott Poleykett - childrens entertainer Corn Exchange
2.30pm Sarah Gilkes - seasonal craft and gifts workshop
Medway Visitor Information Centre classroom
2.30pm Singing chimney sweeps Dot Caf area
2.45pm Jake Rodrigues - Victorian entertainment Corn Exchange
2.45pm Lamplighter La Providence area
2.45pm BAE Systems Brass Band Boley Hill stage
2.45pm Play on Words - Dickens Christmas Party
Medway Visitor Information Centre auditorium
2.45pm Lewis Quartet - Christmas carols Blue Boar Lane area
3pm Three Towns Theatre Company - Christmas songs Crown stage
3pm Zenobia Haskin-Davis - Christmas magic lanterns Eastgate House
3pm Pause Project - characters from the bible tell their own story
Rochester Cathedral
3pm Corum Handbell Ringers
Medway Visitor Information Centre garden area
3.15pm Scott Poleykett - childrens entertainer Corn Exchange
3.15pm Leybourne Church Choir - carol singing St Marys Meadow
3.15pm Choral Evensong The Nave, Rochester Cathedral
3.30pm City of Rochester Pipe Band Guildhall Museum forecourt
3.30pm Jake Rodrigues - Victorian entertainment Corn Exchange
3.30pm Kent Police Band Blue Boar Lane area
3.30pm Right Royal Revels Dot Caf area
3.45pm Lamplighter La Providence area
3.45pm Jean Haynes reading - Dickens Winter Tales Eastgate House
3.45pm Icon Theatre Company - A Christmas Carol
Medway Visitor Information Centre auditorium
4pm Dance Alley - Preparing for Christmas Crown stage
4pm Scott Poleykett - childrens entertainer Corn Exchange
4pm Rainham School for Girls - Dont be a Dickens St Marys Meadow
4pm Sarah Gilkes - seasonal craft and gifts workshop
Medway Visitor Information Centre classroom
4.15pm Jake Rodrigues - Victorian entertainment Corn Exchange
4.15pm Karen Rouse - games, toys and craft workshop Eastgate House
4.15pm Singing chimney sweeps Dot Caf area
4.15pm Kent Police Band Blue Boar Lane
4.30pm Three Towns Theatre Company - Christmas songs Crown stage
4.45pm Candlelit procession Eastgate House to Boley Hill
5pm Carol service Boley Hill stage
9.45am Choral Mattins in the Quire Rochester Cathedral
10am-4.30pm Tea room with Victorian and festive music Guildhall Museum
10am-4.30pm Tea room with Victorian and festive music Corn Exchange
10am-5pm Traditional fun fair Rochester Castle Gardens
10am-5pm Craft stalls Rochester Castle Gardens
10am-5pm Victorian stalls Princes Hall
10am-5pm Craft stalls Kings Head pub car park
10am-5pm Gillingham Lions tea tent Castle Moat
10am-5pm Put Yourself in the Picture Cathedral west door
10am-5.30pm Maggoty's beer and music festival marquee
with the Hot Rats, Mr Pierre Vincent, Tanglefoot
Appalachian Clog Dancers and Happy Trails Gordon Hotel
10.30am The Cathedral Eucharist The Nave, Rochester Cathedral
10.30am- Santas grotto and magic show - Sponsored by Maypole
4.30pm Marquee Ltd of Canterbury Rochester Castle Gardens
10.30am Reindeer - Comet and Blitzen Rochester Castle Gardens
4.30pm
11am Seven Poor Travellers Procession with singing chimney sweeps
Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel to Six Poor Travellers House
11am City of Rochester Pipe Band Guildhall Museum forecourt
11am Mr Bonkers - childrens entertainer Bar area, Corn Exchange
11am Sarah Gilkes - seasonal craft and gifts workshop
Medway Visitor Information Centre class room
11am Lamplighter La Providence area
11am Isle of Sheppey St Johns Ambulance Band Blue Boar Lane area
11am Rochester and Chatham Dickens Fellowship - The Bagmans Story
Eastgate House
11am Right Royal Revels Dot Caf area
11am Rochester Grammar School Jazz Band Rochester Castle Gardens
11am-4.30pm Dolls House Exhibition - Victorian to modern day Eastgate House
11.15am Jake Rodrigues - Victorian entertainment Corn Exchange
11.30am Karen Rouse - games, toys and craft workshop Eastgate House
12noon Grand Parade High Street to Rochester Castle Gardens
S#nda', 6 Decembe - En"e"ainmen"
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12.30pm Zenobia Haskin-Davis - Christmas magic lanterns Eastgate House
12.30pm KM Medway Band - Christmas/Victorian music Boley Hill stage
12.45pm Play on Words - Dickens Christmas Party
Medway Visitor Information Centre Auditorium
1pm Karen Rouse - games, toys and craft workshop Eastgate House
1pm Family carol service Rochester Cathedral
1pm Corum Handbell Ringers
Medway Visitor Information Centre garden
1.15pm Three Towns Theatre Company - Christmas songs Crown stage
1.15pm Music Makers - Christmas/Victorian songs Corn Exchange
1.15pm Rainham School for Girls - Ill be beggared! St Marys Meadow
1.15pm Sarah Gilkes - seasonal craft and gifts workshop
Medway Visitor Information Centre classroom
1.15pm BAE Systems Brass Band Boley Hill stage
1.15pm Lewis Quartet - Christmas carols Blue Boar Lane area
1.30pm The Pickwick Club - photo opportunity La Providence area
1.30pm Rochester and Chatham Dickens Fellowship - The Bagmans Story
Eastgate House
1.30pm Right Royal Revels Dot Caf area
1.45pm Dance Alley - Preparing for Christmas Crown stage
1.45pm Mr Bonkers - childrens entertainer Corn Exchange
1.45pm Icon Theatre Company - A Christmas Carol
Medway Visitor Information Centre auditorium
2pm City of Rochester Pipe Band Guildhall Museum forecourt
2pm Music Makers - Christmas/Victorian songs Corn Exchange
2pm Isle of Sheppey St Johns Ambulance Band Blue Boar Lane area
2pm Karen Rouse - games, toys and craft workshop Eastgate House
2pm KM Medway Band - Christmas/Victorian music Boley Hill stage
2pm Pause Project - characters from the bible tell their own story
Rochester Cathedral
2pm Rochester Grammar School Jazz Band Rochester Castle Gardens
2pm Corum Handbell Ringers Visitor Information Centre garden area
2.15pm Rainham School for Girls - Ill be beggared! St Marys Meadow
2.15pm Jean Haynes reading - Dickens' Christmas Pie Eastgate House
2.15pm Cathedral choir rehearsing for evensong Rochester Cathedral
2.30pm Dance Alley - Preparing for Christmas Crown stage
2.30pm Mr Bonkers - childrens entertainer Corn Exchange
2.30pm Sarah Gilkes - seasonal craft and gifts workshop
Medway Visitor Information Centre classroom
2.30pm Singing chimney sweeps Dot Caf area
2.45pm Jake Rodrigues - Victorian entertainment Corn Exchange
2.45pm Lamplighter La Providence area
2.45pm BAE Systems Brass Band Boley Hill stage
2.45pm Play on Words - Dickens Christmas Party
Medway Visitor Information Centre auditorium
2.45pm Lewis Quartet - Christmas carols Blue Boar Lane area
3pm Three Towns Theatre Company - Christmas songs Crown stage
3pm Zenobia Haskin-Davis - Christmas magic lanterns Eastgate House
3pm Pause Project - characters from the bible tell their own story
Rochester Cathedral
3pm Rochester Grammar School Jazz Band Rochester Castle Gardens
3pm Corum Handbell Ringers Medway Visitor Information Centre garden
3.15pm Mr Bonkers - childrens entertainer Corn Exchange
3.15pm Rainham School for Girls - Ill be beggared! St Marys Meadow
3.15pm Choral Evensong The Nave, Rochester Cathedral
3.30pm City of Rochester Pipe Band Guildhall Museum forecourt
3.30pm Jake Rodrigues - Victorian entertainment Corn Exchange
3.30pm Isle of Sheppey St Johns Ambulance Band Blue Boar Lane area
3.30pm Right Royal Revels Dot Caf area
3.45pm Lamplighter La Providence area
3.45pm Jean Haynes reading - Dickens' Winter Tales Eastgate House
3.45pm Icon Theatre Company - A Christmas Carol
Medway Visitor Information Centre auditorium
4pm Dance Alley - Preparing for Christmas Crown stage
4pm Mr Bonkers - childrens entertainer Corn Exchange
4pm Sarah Gilkes - seasonal craft and gifts workshop
Medway Visitor Information Centre classroom
4.15pm Jake Rodrigues - Victorian entertainment Corn Exchange
4.15pm Karen Rouse - games, toys and craft workshop Eastgate House
4.15pm Singing chimney sweeps Dot Caf area
4.30pm Three Towns Theatre Company - Christmas songs Crown stage
4.45pm Candlelit Procession Eastgate House to Boley Hill
5pm Carol service Boley Hill stage
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Saturday, 10am-4pm
Sunday, 12noon-4pm
St Margarets Street
St Margarets Church
The church will be opening its doors
to visitors during the festival. Come
and explore Rochesters historic parish
church, climb the tower (weather
permitting) and enjoy fine views of
Rochester and the Medway Valley.
Seasonal refreshments and gifts will
be available.
Saturday & Sunday, 10.30am-5pm
Six Poor Travellers House
Visit the house that inspired Charles
Dickens to write his Christmas story The
Seven Poor Travellers. Free admission.
Saturday, 10am-4pm
Minor Canon Row
The Kings School Rochester
Friends of Kings School Rochester hold
their annual Christmas craft fair in the
school hall, The Precinct. Hot and cold
food, BBQ, tea, coffee, mince pies with
seating available. Father Christmas will
be in his grotto and there will be a
variety of craft stalls, tombola, second
hand books and videos.
Saturday, 7.30pm
Dickens World courtyard, Chatham
Maritime, tickets 15
Hoi Polloi Ball
Dance to the music of Skinners Rats ,
with a sausage and mash supper. Book
at www.dickensworld.co.uk or phone
01634 890421.
7.30am-5pm
Rochester Cathedral
Service times
Saturday
8am - Morning Prayer (Quire)
8.30am - Service of Holy Communion
(Lady Chapel)
11am, 11.30am, 12noon, 1.30pm, 2pm
and 3pm - Pause Project - Characters
from the biblical Christmas story will
share their own story.
12.30pm - Carol Service
2.15pm - Cathedral Choir rehearsing
for Evensong
3.15pm - Choral Evensong (Nave)
Sunday
8am - Service of Holy Communion
using the Book of Common
Prayer
9.45am - Choral Mattins (Quire)
10.30am - The Cathedral Eucharist in
the Nave preacher:
The Precentor Rev Canon
Neil Thompson
1pm - Family Carol Service
2pm and 3pm - Pause Project -
Characters from the biblical Christmas
story will share their own story.
2.15pm - Cathedral choir rehearsing
for Choral Evensong
3.15pm - Choral Evensong will take
place in the nave
Saturday, 10am-2pm
Choristers Caf in the
cathedral crypt
Christmas fair
Medway Council acknowledges support
from the following and organisations
that help with the festival:
Rochester Cathedral
City of Rochester Society
Rochester and Chatham Dickens Fellowship
Kent Police
Medway and Gillingham Lions
St John Ambulance (Kent)
Blue Rays restuarant
Expectations pub
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Friday, 4 December, 7.30pm
Corn Exchange Rochester
Grand Mistletoe Ball
Enjoy a three-course sit down dinner
with dancing to the Donn Barcott
Band. Tickets 25.75 available from
01795 843317.
Saturday 5 December, 7.30pm
St Margarets Church, St Margarets
Street, Rochester
Christmas concert
The Friends of St Peter with St
Margaret present a Concert for
Christmas by the Cantium Singers.
Doors open 6.45pm. Tickets 5,
available on the door or reserved in
advance and collected on the night by
phoning 01634 848900.
Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm
Rochester Baptist Church, Crow Lane
Open air theatre
The Moat House Hall will be open for
hot and cold drinks, light snacks. You
will find stalls with a Dickensian
theme. The Humbug Street Theatre
Company will perform A Tale of Two
Cities. Takes place every 45 minutes.
The last performance is at 4pm.
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