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Friends of Eastgate House AGM

28/7/2018

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On a lovely evening in June, a goodly number of members gathered at Eastgate House for the sixth Annual General Meeting of the Friends.  
 
Our Guest of Honour was the Deputy Mayor, Cllr, Habib Tejan, and the Deputy Mayoress, Mrs Tejan.


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Friends go to the Summer Dickens Festival

25/6/2018

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What lovely weather we had for the summer Dickens Festival.  I was so glad it was not wet, but I did feel the heat a bit.. The Friends’ stall was in the craft fair in the castle gardens.  We had the use of a gazebo loaned by the Rochester City Centre Forum, so many thanks to them.  Being dark red it rather warmed us up sitting underneath it, so a pretty tablecloth as a back drop and a white tablecloth as a fly sheet, served to keep it a little cooler.


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New costumes for Eastgate House

19/5/2018

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We are pleased to report that our costume collection is being added to all the time, either through purchases, donations, or making them.

The latest additions are two for the ladies in reception at Eastgate House, Pip and Crystal.  They will be seen wearing them from time to time. Drop in to see them.

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Looking for the bluebells

19/5/2018

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​Back in the autumn, our Chairman, Sue, provided a number of English bluebell bulbs.  They were planted on October, and this spring the first ones to survive the transplanting ordeal have come up. We hope that they will flourish in their new home under the magnificent beech tree by the entrance gate to the garden.  


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Meet the Conservator evenings

19/5/2018

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Over two evening in April the house was open after hours for those who wished to see progress on uncovering the wall paintings on the 2nd floor.  Tom Organ, the conservator, took us through the various processes of picking off the many layers of paint without damaging the painted plaster beneath. 


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