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Cover Image: Student performing in the Kent County Youth Theatre Festival 2010, by kind permission of Stephen Berkeley-White and Kent County Council Arts Development Team

ContentsNews 4

Christmas events 6

Profile 7

Film 8

Lifestyle 9

Saying ‘Ta’ to God 10

Theatre 12

Eating out 13

Creative Writing 14

WOW websites 14

Music 15

The Artist’s Space 16

Disability Arts 16

Visual Art 17

Christmas Giveaway 18

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Carousel and Sea by Natalie Tyler. Natalie is an Australian who has made her home in Kent. As community manager for an art website and creative community, she spends most days encouraging and supporting the artistic passions of others. You can find her on RedBubble.com

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ContributorsEmma Dewhurst (Editor) is an actress, community arts practitioner, writer and mother. She has had a long and varied theatrical career, playing throughout the UK and Ireland, at the National Theatre, London’s West End and most recently the Almeida Theatre in Patrick Hamilton’s ‘Rope’. She has also appeared on TV and film, most notably in a lively cameo playing opposite Clive Owen in ‘I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead’. She has a passion for all things community and leads drama workshops for primary school children the length and breadth of Medway. She is thrilled and astonished to find herself launching WOW Medway and hopes the magazine will be part of the local landscape for many years to come.

Sarah March D’Angelo has been teaching Hatha and Kundalini yoga and stress management with Yogaworks in Medway for 10 years. She has appeared on BBC News South East, BBC Radio Kent, and has held yoga seminars for Paul Clark MP. In 2011 she will be holding retreats at Whitstable Castle, and currently runs a class at the Visitor Information Centre in Rochester on Saturdays at 10:30am and at the George Vaults on Wednesdays at 7pm. In 2011 she will be holding retreats at Whitstable Castle. Join her Facebook group Yoga in Rochester, Kent

WELCOME to WOW Medway, a brand new, monthly arts and entertainment magazine featuring the best of what’s on where. Created in response to an oft-heard local frustration that events are frequently known

about only after they have taken place, WOW Medway brings all the information you need into one publication, with high quality, informative articles, profiles of local artists, arts news, listings, lifestyle pages and more. Above all the magazine aims to champion and celebrate the abundance of arts and talent we have on our doorstep here in Medway, with the odd nod to beyond.

This is a venture in the making: bear with us if the listings you would like to see are not yet included. I would love to hear your comments and suggestions. Please send in your free listings, we’ll print as many as we can. The magazine is funded entirely by its advertisers, so please support them and be sure to mention you found them in WOW Medway. And take our survey to help us shape the magazine! You’ll find a link to it at www.wowmedway.co.uk

Happy reading and Happy Christmas!

WOW Medway is printed on 100% recycled paper

NewsROCHESTER GOES TO MARKET!

For 17 days in December Rochester Castle Gardens are being transformed by The Dream Workshop into a festive wonderland. The Castle Keep and Bailey Walls will be illuminated in festive colours; there will be a 25ft Christmas Tree with over 10,000 twinkling fairy lights and visitors will be able to sip warming German gluhwein as they browse the myriad stalls (there’s even a non-alcoholic version for children).

Local traders join stall holders from Germany and the Netherlands for a truly international feel. For foodies, La Chocolatetier will be there, Kent’s chocolate fountain specialists, as will award-winning cider-makers Orchard Pig and the Snowdonia Cheese Company with its flagship bestseller, ‘Little Black Bomber’. Unusual gift ideas include unique bicycle lights from Bicygnals, hand-painted Thai fairy figurines from Fairyglass, or a trilby from the gloriously-named Cover Your Bits.

www.dickenschristmas market.comThe market runs every day from 3 – 19 Dec, Sun-Thurs 10-7pm, Fri & Sat 10-9pm

If you are looking for a truly original night out this Christmas, prepare for your jaw to drop with La Soirée, La Clique’s latest evening of outrageous cabaret acts performed in its very own Big Top on the London’s South Bank complete with carved wood, polished mirrors, crystal and leadlight.

This is cabaret with a twist of arsenic, sexy, funny, and stylish. It’ll make you laugh and scream out loud. Act after act thrills and appalls: watch out for contortionist Captain Frodo, beautiful Bath Boy David o’Mer (pictured) and cult-figure performance artist Ursula Martinez teasing us rotten in one of the best stripteases you are ever likely to behold. To 31 Jan. www.la-soiree.com

Value the arts - pledge your support

It’s estimated that three-quarters of adults and a far higher proportion of young people take part in the arts every year: We welcome ‘I VALUE THE ARTS’, the new campaign by the National Campaign for the Arts to protect and promote arts provision in these straitened times, and win public and political recognition for the importance of the arts as a key element in our national culture.

Pledge your support at: www.ivaluethearts.org.uk and you will receive email updates as well as practical suggestions on what you can do to strengthen the arts in your local area.

GET REALHave a break from the Christmas Market at Le Café, Rochester’s Visitor Information Centre’s watering hole, and while you’re there don’t miss Get Real, a collection of contemporary artworks exploring transformation and communication within unreal and artificial contexts.

Hanker after Cumbrian-based jeweller Adam Paxon’s one-off pieces; or South Korea’s Moon Young Shin’s more playful silver and pearls; find 17th century Flemish influences in Kent’s own

Rikard Osterlund’s photographs and discover the work of UK based Italian artist Emilia Telese around the cult of celebrity. It’s often easy to overlook this great little gallery on our doorstep, which is

a shame: they offer a consistently classy programme and Get Real is no exception. To 3 Jan.

THE BEST OF BEYOND – La Soirée

LAST OF THE SWITCH ONs! Rainham’s Christmas Lights Spectacular, Rainham Shopping Centre, High Street, ME8. 3 Dec, 3.45pm start. Face painting, carousel ride, choir singing, Rupert Bear and more. Switch on is at 5pm

Tough decisions arebeing made aboutpublic services.If you value the arts in your community, you need to make your voice heard.

www.ivaluethearts.org.ukShow the decision-makers that the arts are vital and valued. Pledge your support and we’ll keep you informed about plans that could affect arts provision, nationally and locally to you (and provide practical suggestions on how you can strengthen the arts in your area).

Get involved and together we can make a difference.

This campaign is managed by the NCA and has been made possible entirely through donations and voluntary support.

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IN BRIEF…Coffee bar, studio and gallery space, pop-up shop and all-round champion of Medway’s creative scene, Rochester’s Deaf Cat has won the coveted Best Newcomer category in the 2010 Medway Culture and Design Awards. Run by Medway Council and Medway Renaissance, the awards celebrate the area’s thriving cultural and design sectors and The Deaf Cat came top in a strong field. Among those Highly Commended were local girl Zara Carpenter’s Chatham Girl Millinery, Icon Theatre and arts lightship LV21, which took top prize in the Heritage Project category.

THE BEST OF BEYOND – La Soirée

A new leaflet has been produced to celebrate the strength and diversity of Rochester’s ever-growing arts and craft scene. Intended to encourage visitors to the High Street’s art galleries, museums, gift shops and cafés, the Rochester Arts and Crafts Trail includes a map of the High Street and details of more than 40 retailers, food outlets and attractions. The leaflet is available from the Visitor Information Centre in Rochester High Street, Medway Libraries and outlets across Kent and London.

Rochester Country Market Adult Education Centre, Eastgate, Rochester ME1. 01634 721527 Every Thurs 11am-12.15pm

Rochester Farmers Market, Corporation Street Car Park, ME1 1NN. 01634 843666 Every 3rd Sunday of the month, 9am-1pm. Next market 19 Dec

MARKET MAD

l Chartwell Christmas Market, Westerham, TN16 1PS. 3-5 Dec, 11am-4pm. Admission charges apply, market free (01732 866368)

l Lapland UK, Lamberhurst TN3 8JH. 4-24 Dec, 9am – 10pm. According to Radio 4 ‘the Rolls Royce of Christmas experiences’. Father Christmas’ artic homeland recreated here in the UK. Each tour lasts approx. 4-5 hours. Tickets £44.50-£62.50 includes gift and personalized invitation to child from Father Christmas. Fully accessible. (0871 620 7063) laplanduk.co.uk

l Dickensian Christmas Market, Rochester Castle Gardens, ME1 1LX. Daily from 3-19 Dec. Sun-Thurs 10am-7pm, Frid-Sat 10am-9pm (3 & 4 Dec market closes at 7pm). See WOW News. dickenschristmasmarket.com FREE

l Dickensian Christmas, Rochester ME1 1LX. 4 & 5 Dec. The classic Christmas Festival. Victorian festivities include daily street parades, readings, song and dance all celebrating the great man’s life. Even a guaranteed snowfall! medway.gov.uk FREE

l Francis Iles Galleries, Art on a Postcard - Fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Care, 103 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LX. Wed 8 Dec. Artists contribute a postcard of Art which can be viewed online from 26 Nov. Buy from 6pm only on the day, all postcards £20. Unique presents! franci-iles.co.uk

l Christmas Party for up to 3 year olds, Strood Library, ME2 3EP. 9 Dec, 10am-12 noon. Also Pop in Christmas Craft for all, Sat 11 Dec, 10.30am-3.30pm. Booking essential (01634 335890) FREE

l Winter Wonderland at Lordswood Leisure Centre, ME5 8YE. 11 Dec-9 Jan. Ice skating, Santa’s grotto and more. (01634 682862) lordswood-leisure.co.uk

l Leeds Castle Father Christmas Visits. Pre-booked slots on 11 & 12 Dec and daily from 16-24 December. Children meet Father Christmas in his magical grotto in the Fairfax Courtyard. Face painting available while they wait.

l Father Christmas Visits: £8.50 (includes a gift) Face Painting: £2.50. Also, Christmas Evening Tours: The castle rooms are transformed into scenes from classic pantomime. Children can visit Father Christmas on same evening (book with tour). Pre-booking essential and valid day visitor ticket also required (01622 880008) leeds-castle.com

l Festive sing-a-long, Chatham Library, ME4 4TX. Sat 11 Dec, 3-4.30pm. Also Make your own Christmas Cards for 4-10 year olds, Wed 22 Dec, 2.15-3pm. Booking essential (01634 337799) FREE

l Winter Wonderland, Storytime and craft for under 8s, Rainham Library ME8 7LR, Tues 21 Dec 2.15-3pm, Booking essential (01634 333854) FREE

l Christmas Crafts for 4-10 year olds, Hempstead Library ME7 3QG. Tues 21 Dec 3.30-4.30pm Booking essential (01634 361544) FREE

l Spa Valley Railway, ‘Santa Specials’, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5QY. Weekends in Dec. A 50 minute round-trip steam train ride through the winter countryside and meet Santa in his magical grotto. Children receive a gift from Father Christmas, adults receive complimentary seasonal drink and mince pies. Tickets £10, under 2s travel free. (01892 537715) spavalleyrailway.co.uk

l Kent And East Sussex Railway ‘Santa Specials’, Tenterden TN30 6HE. In its 36th year. Onboard visit from Santa, present, drink and chocolate for the children (18 months to 15 years), sherry, port or orange juice and mince pie for adults. Traditional pipe organ and unlimited rides on Victorian carousel on arrival. Two complimentary prints of your child with the Snow Queen. Standard price £16.50, First Class £19.50. Early bird specials 4 & 5 Dec. (01580 765155) kesr.org.uk

l Winter Storytime for up to 8s, Rochester Library ME1 1EW, Thurs 30 Dec. 11-11.30am and at Lordswood Library ME5 8TH, on the same day at 2.30-3pm. Booking essential (Rochester 01634 337411, Lordswood: 01634 862096) FREE

l Erith Christmas Tree Festival, Christ Church, Victoria Road, Erith, DA8 3AN. 10-12 Dec. 80 real Christmas Trees will adorn this grade 2 listed Victorian church to create a sense of awe and wonder. Charity fundraiser for the church and Greenwich & Bexley Community. erithctf.co.uk. FREE, donations welcome

CHRISTMAS events

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Given the movie-steeped nature of his childhood, it would have been surprising had Nick Walker not chosen to spend his working life in film. Born in Portsmouth, Walker was happily “force-fed”a diet of black and white movies from an early age; his grandmother played the cinema organ in Hartlepool; his aunties were usherettes and his grandfather knew Stan Laurel. “It was inevitable I worked with film to some degree,” he says.

Even so, the breadth of Walker’s involvement in all things celluloid is impressive. After studying Film Studies at Westminster University, he became film critic for The Guardian and worked for the London Film Festival. Currently he is Events Director at Film Education, which exists to support the use of film in the National Curriculum. When I meet him he is recovering from his ninth year running National Schools Film Week, the world’s largest festival for cinema and young people during which an incredible 480,000 children were given the opportunity to view a wide range of films at a local cinema, free of charge. “Film gives them a way into difficult subjects,” Walker says.

Walker himself discovered World Cinema at the age of nineteen: “It opened my eyes: this stuff was revelatory.” It has remained so – he cites among his influences Fassbinder, Bergman and Fellini, although they rub shoulders with childhood

favourites Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers, for whom his affection is not dimmed.

Possibly it is this embracing of wildly differing genres which makes Walker such an effective programmer. Since moving to Medway three years ago, he has launched no less than three separate film nights, which means that budding cinéastes can now regularly attend independent, classic and avant-garde movies in programmes which simply didn’t exist before Walker arrived.

His flagship project, The Other Cinema, is a thriving, weekly event held every Thursday night at the Chatham Odeon. Walker introduces the films and then facilitates a lively post-screening chat with the audience over a free glass of wine. The films are usually US or British independent movies, occasionally mainstream and sometimes foreign language: It is a point of pride to Walker that where a year ago the idea of coming to a film with sub-titles would have been anathema to many of The Other Cinema’s regular audience, they have under his tutelage developed their movie-going muscles and wouldn’t now blink an eye.

Walker went on to set up Screen Classics, a monthly celebration of classic cinema, also with an introduction from the programmer, held at the Central Theatre, Chatham.

These monthly nights attract a partly different audience, including more families. Most recently he has collaborated with the Deaf Cat Café in Rochester to create the Film Café Society, a free members club held on the third Tuesday of every month. It screens avant-garde, experimental movies with a post-film discussion over coffee and cake.

There is a palpable zeal to Walker’s mission to bring film to the people, and I put it to him that he is that rare thing, a film buff who is not a film snob. “Absolutely,” he replies. “I’m just happy to see people enjoying film. I love going to the cinema, the lights going down, the stories – I’m thrilled by it and for other people to feel that is exciting.”

Towards the end of our conversation, in response to a chat about Medway’s many festivals Walker mentions casually that he would “like to run a little film festival down here.” Judging by the energy with which he has shaken up Medway’s film map thus far, I have no doubt that festival will happen. We are lucky to have him.

Read the first of Nick Walker’s regular film columns in January’s issue of WOW Medway. See Film listings for dates and times for next screenings of The Other Cinema.

For more of Nick Walker see theothercinema.info

WOW Medway’s Editor Emma Dewhurst went to meet him

Film critic and programmer Nick Walker is single-handedly growing an audience for independent film in Medway

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Filml THE OTHER CINEMAChatham Odeon Cinema, Maritime ME4 4LL. 0871 22 44 007.

A weekly showcase for quality films from around the world, with a post-show discussion over a free glass of wine. £7.70/£5.50. theothercinema.info.

MR NICE (15) 2010. 2 Dec, 7.45pm. Dir: Bernard Rose. Cast: Rhys Ifans, Chloe Sevigny

The life story of Howard Marks, an elite British drug smuggler. 121 mins

BURKE AND HARE (15) 2010 9 Dec, 7.45pm. Dir: John Landis. Cast: Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis.

A black comedy about two 19th century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school. 91 mins

ANOTHER YEAR (15) 2010 16 Dec, 7.45pm. Dir: Mike Leigh. Cast: Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville.

The latest, acutely-observed offering from writer-director Leigh as we follow a happily-married couple and their unhappier friends over the course of one year. 130 mins

l THE STAG CLASSIC FILM CLUB The Stag Community Arts Centre, London Road, Sevenoaks TN13 1ZZ. 01732 450175.

Screens classic titles starring Hollywood’s finest. Adults £7, Concs £5.50, Family £18. stagsevenoaks.co.uk

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (U) 1944. 7 Dec, 2.30 and 7.45pm. Dir: Frank Capra. Madcap black comedy starring Cary Grant and Priscilla Lane.

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (U) 1937. 21 Dec, 2.30 and 7.45pm. Dir: George Seaton.

A Christmas favourite. Young lawyer defends an old man claiming to be Santa Claus. Maureen O’Hara, Edmund Gwenn and John Payne star.

l FILM AT TRINITY THEATRE, Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JP. 01892 678 678. trinitytheatre.net

POLICE, ADJECTIVE (12A) 2009 1 Dec, 8pm. Dir: Corneliu Porumboiu. £7.50. 115 mins

EAT, PRAY, LOVE (PG) 2010. 2 Dec, 8pm. Dir: Ryan Murphy. Julia Roberts stars. £7.50. 133 mins

WHITE CHRISTMAS (U) 1954 4 Dec, 7pm. Dir: Michael Curtiz. Christmas classic. £5. 119 mins

BRAZIL (15) 1985 5 Dec, 7.30pm. Dir: Terry Gilliam. Worth the trip to see this one. £5. 132 mins

WALL STREET: Money Never Sleeps (12A) 2010 6 Dec, 8pm. Dir: Oliver Stone. Michael Douglas.

Stone’s response to the collapse of the banks. £7.50. 127 mins

MADE IN DAGENHAM (15) 2010 7 Dec, 8pm. Dir: Nigel Cole.

British film starring Sally Hawkins and Bob Hoskins. £7.50. 117 mins

DECEMBER RELEASES

MONSTERS (12A) Rel. 3 Dec

MEGAMIND (PG) Rel. 3 Dec

THE WARRIOR’S WAY (Cert tbc) Rel. 3 Dec

SECRETARIAT (Cert tbc) Rel. 3 Dec

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG) Rel. 9 Dec

THE TOURIST (Cert tbc) Rel. 10 Dec

TRON LEGACY (Cert tbc) Rel. 17 Dec

LITTLE FOCKERS (Cert tbc) Rel. 22 Dec

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS (Cert tbc) Rel. 26 Dec

LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (Cert tbc) Rel. 31 Dec

Some or all of these releases will be shown at the following cinemas:

ODEON CHATHAM, Dickens World, Leviathan Way, Chatham Maritime, Chatham ME4 4LL. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk

ODEON MAIDSTONE, Lockmeadow, Barker Road, Maidstone, ME16 8RG. 0871 22 44 007. odeon.co.uk

ROCHESTER CINEWORLD MULTIPLEX Medway Valley Leisure Park, Chariot Way, Strood,ME2 2SS. 0871 200 2000. cineworld.co.uk

THE ROYAL CINEMA, Faversham, Kent, ME13 7AG. 24hr info line: 01795 591211, Box Office: 01795 591211. From £4.50-£5. royalcinema.co.uk

SHOWCASE BLUEWATER, Water Circus, Bluewater, Greenhithe, Kent, DA9 9SG. 0871 220 1000. showcasecinemas.co.uk/bluewater

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In the days leading up to Christmas it’s easy to pile on a few extra pounds with the endless round of partying, drinks after work, cake and chocolates being handed round in the office/staffroom. Then, of course, the office party is always the clincher when caution is thrown to the four winds.

So how do we avoid the inevitable downslide into an oblivion of stress-induced indulgence? Take stock. Not chicken stock. Just take a moment, now and then to become aware of ourselves, and how we are fuelling our bodies and minds. Take some time out for a brisk, crisp walk along the Esplanade, Burham Downs, Riverside Country Park in Rainham or a walk along the beach at Upnor.

This gives us an opportunity to take a walking meditation. The rhythm of our footsteps as we walk causes us to unwind and lapse into a meditative state of being.

It’s simple to practise: you take your awareness through your experience while walking. But in other ways it’s more complex — simply because there is a lot you can be aware of while doing walking meditation – the winter foliage, the desolate landscape, our visible icy breath.

Try it out – and report back to me here: in 2011 I’ll be talking to people in Medway about their own personal approach to a healthy lifestyle. wowmedwaysarah@gmail.com

WALK IT THROUGHby Sarah March D’Angelo

LifestyleCold, wet, wind-lashed – and exhilarated! This was how I felt after my first ever session with Adventure Boot Camp trainer Pip Lawrence one recent Monday morning at the start of a five-week intensive course to get myself fit by Christmas. We met at the Medway Rugby Clubhouse and watched in the warm as Pip laid out our guide cones on the sodden pitch. After a thorough warm-up we braved the open for a 20 minute blast of serious training, then headed back inside for a series of core-strengthening mat exercises, dripping, excited and amazed at ourselves for having braved our first session on this worst possible of days.

Pip is unerringly cheerful, motivational and experienced: she has a passion for helping people to achieve their goals and strongly believes in the positive, confidence-raising effects of exercising outdoors. My stats taken, muscles gratefully achy, I can hardly wait for my next session. fitnesscamp.co.ukEmma Dewhurst

No.1 Smithery - SAYING ‘TA’ TO GOD

“PAINTING IS SAYING ‘TA’ TO GOD”

If you are one of the surprising percentage of visitors who have made a recent trip to Chatham’s Historic Dockyard and walked right past the doors of No.1 Smithery – its brand new, state-of-the-art cultural centre with the smartest address in town – take note: walk past no more.

Once home to forty-odd forges, a courtyard and a network of underground tunnels which fed air into the working forges to maintain the heat of the fire, the Smithery has been transformed into a series of buildings within the original building, a striking decision which both dignifies its industrial past and juxtaposes old and new most satisfyingly.

The Gallery is No.1 Smithery’s temporary exhibition space, designed to attract for the first time to Medway national and international exhibitions of the highest calibre. Its inaugural offering, Resonance and Renewal, Shipbuilding on the Clyde, a series of 8 newly restored paintings and some 20 preparatory sketches by British artist Sir Stanley Spencer, beautifully serves its setting.

The paintings were commissioned by the War Artists Advisory Committee, whose remit was to provide ‘eyewitness’ accounts of wartime Britain by contemporary artists. Spencer’s insatiable eye for everyday detail, and his belief in the interconnectedness of people to place more than fit him for the task.

“I wish all the time to make what happens in the day to be experienced as a kind of Garden of Eden…”Stanley Spencer, 1942

STANLEY SPENCER

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The paintings brim with working life, each long mural depicting another aspect of the shipbuilders’ trade. They are busy with workers, men punching rivets; levering steel; welding iron; women wrestling tarpaulin. Spencer structures the paintings with light: the centre point of a furnace; a riveter’s sparks; the masked welders’ glow.

The heat is tremendous, the colours burnished and every shade of earth and sky in the ribs of a keel. Spencer makes hymns to the collaboration required by work, suggesting a better, symbolic world.

Around the edges of the room are displayed worn, frayed work wear recovered from No.1 Smithery after its closure – a canny reminder of where we are, and what used to go on here. What could have been an overstatement has in fact the effect intended, deepening the paintings’ resonance.

After the Spencers, talk to the fantastically knowledgeable staff (they proudly claim to be able to answer between them any question posed) and have fun with the kids in the Family Activities Room where you can dress up like a shipbuilder and ‘Put Yourself in the Picture’, or post your sketch in a shiny box, from which the best will be displayed on the Dockyard’s website. Or take them to look at ‘HMS Victory’, in the National Museums Maritime Treasures permanent gallery – an elegant model ship made in 1806 by prisoners-of-war from the boiled-down bones of their daily meat rations.

There are three weeks remaining before No.1 Smithery closes for the holidays: try to visit on a weekday, like I did, when the sky is high, the Dockyard is quietly minding its own business, and the souls of working men everywhere can be heard on the wind.

What: Resonance and Renewal: ‘Stanley Spencer: Shipbuilding on the Clyde’ Exhibition

When: Every day to December 12. Open 10am – 4pm. Last admission 3.15pm

Where: No.1 Smithery, part of The Historic Dockyard Chatham (T: 01634 823800; W: thedockyard.co.uk)

Price: Adults £15, Children £10.50 Conc. £12.50 (Senior Cits, Ex-Services, HM Forces, with ID), Family £42.50 (2 adults + 2 children, or 1 adult + 3 children). Ticket gives unlimited returns to No.1 Smithery and all the other galleries and attractions within the 80 acre Historic Dockyard for one whole year.

Extras: Keep your Historic Dockyard admission ticket, present it at the Royal Engineers Museum for discounted entry. Valid for 6 months from date of admission ticket(s).

Theatrel ASSEMBLY HALLS Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2LU. 01892 530613Cinderella, 11 Dec-2 Jan, varied times. Signed perf 18 Dec. Starring Shaun Williamson (Eastenders) as Buttons, Emma Nowell (Hi-5) as Cinderella. Real Shetland ponies! From £15. assemblytheatre.co.uk

l THE BROOK THEATRE Old Town Hall, Chatham ME4 4SE 01634 338338The Mouse Who Saved Christmas, 6-21 Dec, varied times. No perfs 10 & 17 Dec. Specifically written and designed for 3-6 yr olds. 50 minutes. A ‘walk-through’ show making full use of the theatre: magical and participatory. Created by The Brook Theatre’s resident performing arts companies: Play on Words Theatre Company, Icon Theatre Company and Loop Dance Company. £6.50 for all. brookchristmas.co.uk

l THE CENTRAL THEATRE 170 High Street, Chatham, ME4 4AS 01634 338338Jack and the Beanstalk, 10 Dec-2 Jan, varied times. Starring Emma Barton (Eastenders), Paul Burling (Britain’s Got Talent) and Phil Gallagher (‘Mister Maker’). From £14 medwaypanto.co.uk

l THE BRITANNIA THEATRE Dickens World, Chatham Maritime ME4 4LL. 01634 890421Peter Pan, 11 Dec-2 Jan, varied times. Adults £12, children £9. All tickets include hot dog and soft drink. dickensworld.co.uk.

l HAZLITT THEATRE Earl Street, Maidstone ME14 1PL 01622 758611Beauty and the Beast, 4 Dec-9 Jan, varied times. Starring Melissa Suffield (Eastenders), Ben Freeman (Emmerdale) & Danielle McCormack (My Parents are Aliens). From £9 hazlittartscentre.co.uk

l THE MARLOWE THEATRE ARENA Kingsmead, Canterbury 01227 787787Robin Hood, 3 Dec-16 Jan, varied times. Starring CBeebies’ Sid Sloane and John Thomson (Cold Feet). £10-24.50, concs available. newmarlowetheatre.org.uk

l MEDWAY LITTLE THEATRE 256 High Street Rochester ME1 1HY 01634 400322Single Spies by Alan Bennett, 7-18 Dec, 7.30pm. £7. Sparkling double bill set in the world of espionage. Concs for Members, students, under 16 & seniors. mlt.org.uk

l THE ORCHARD THEATRE Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1ED 01322 220000Jack and the Beanstalk, 4 Dec-9 Jan, varied times. Starring Bobby Davro. From £18.

Beyond the Barricade at Christmas, 6 Dec, 7.45pm. Past principal performers from Les Misérables sing West End and Broadway songs and some Christmas favourites. £21

That’ll Be The Day, 13 Dec, 7.45pm. Touring rock n’ roll production. From £35.50 including 2-course dinner

Abba Forever at Christmas, 20 Dec, 3pm and 7.30pm. Leading international tribute show. Matinée £12.50, Eve £18.50, concs available. orchardtheatre.co.uk

l SHEPPEY LITTLE THEATRE 32-36 Meyrick Road, Sheerness ME12 2NX. 01795 580300Cinderella, 21-23 Dec, 7pm 21 Dec only, 7.30pm on 22 and 23 Dec. £5Jack and the Beanstalk, 30 Dec-2 Jan, varied times. Presented by Shooting Star Entertainments. £5. sheppeylittletheatre.org

l THE STAG THEATRE London Road, Sevenoaks TN13 1ZZ 01732 450175Jack and the Beanstalk, 11 Dec-2 Jan, varied times. Starring Tony Haygarth (Emmerdale) and Graham Cole (The Bill). Adults £15, Under 18s and concs £13. sevenoakspanto.com

l THEATRE ROYAL MARGATE Addington Street CT9 1PW. 0845 1301 786/01227 787787Pinocchio! dir by Will Wollen. 9-27 Dec, varied times. Brand new, specially commissioned family musical of the ever-popular story. Adults from £14, seniors £12.50, children £8. Family tickets available. theatreroyalmargate.com

l TRINITY THEATRE Church Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1JP 01892 678 678The Red Nose Rocket, 1-7 Dec, varied times. Music, puppets and more. 4+. £5

The Adventures of Mr Toad, 11-31 Dec, varied times. Musical based on Kenneth Grahame’s ‘The Wind in the Willows’. 5+. From £12.50. trinitytheatre.net

l WOODVILLE HALLS THEATRE Woodville Place, Gravesend DA12 1DD. 01474 337774Cinderella, 15 Dec-3 Jan, varied times. Starring Kim Woodburn (Queen of Clean), Tom Hudson (Coronation Street) and Chelsie Padley as Cinderella (Tracy Beaker’s Louise). Adults from £14, concs available. gravesham.gov.uk

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SIMPLY ITALIAN ROCHESTER

If you only eat out once before the New Year, look no further for your culinary answer. 330 High Street Chatham ME4 4NR 01634 842489

Gourmet IndianBAR l RESTAURANT l CATERING

The restaurant where the customer is family - why WOW Medway chose this Medway favourite to host its launch

For the past eight years, Simply Italian’s manager Giuseppe and his team Isabelle, assistant manager, and Daniele the head chef, have been providing Rochester with fresh, authentic regional Italian food served in a warm, friendly family-orientated atmosphere. All the chefs and waiters come from Sicily, Turin or Milan, and ensure not only the best customer service, but also the most generous portions! Giuseppe also welcomes any feedback and suggestions from customers, as part of the excellent service.

This Christmas SI is holding a Rat Pack tribute on Thursday 9 December, and a Party Night on Monday 20 December, as well as serving a Christmas menu at £18.95 for three mouth-

watering courses. Also, if you have a birthday coming up, book a party at SI and enjoy Giuseppe’s unique way to help you celebrate! To win a free bottle of Prosecco, can you guess which part of Italy Giuseppe comes from?

Simply Italian, 55 High St, Rochester ME1 1LN, 01634 408077 for bookings

A friend ‘in the know’ recommended the Coco Diner to me and I’ve been singing its praises ever since. The menu is inspired by the cuisine of southern India, incorporating subtle, aromatic spices and catering for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. This is Indian with a difference. Don’t be put off by the restaurant’s unprepossessing location (opposite Chatham Tesco’s and next to Gala Bingo), especially now that it is almost ring-fenced by roadworks.

Once inside you can’t hear the traffic: its pleasant, airy interior and the courtesy of the staff more than compensate. There is a special Christmas menu from 1 December, great value at three courses for £18. Try the stir-fried chilli paneer, or half a baby chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices cooked in a clay oven. Available to 9 January only: then restaurant owner Joe Wilton Antony is giving the restaurant a makeover and a new name. If it’s anything like the Coco Diner, that will be worth a visit too.

Creative writing Wow websitesl HAZLITT THEATRE WRITERS GROUP, Hazlitt Theatre, Earl Street, Maidstone ME14 1PL. The group is led by local published poet Lyn White and offers a friendly environment in which to explore poetry and the written word. Sessions are kept small to encourage helpful and constructive feedback. Meets every second Monday of the month from 7.30-9.30pm. £5 per session payable in advance. Book through the box office on 01622 758 611. Next session 13 December. For more information contact georgiegrassom@maidstone.gov.uk

l THE HICKELBAUM PAPERS by Philip Kane. Medway author and poet Philip Kane reveals the life and work of Alfred Hicklebaum, Chatham’s greatest forgotten poet and artist.

This new pamphlet includes a short biography, the remaining fragments of Hicklebaum’s known writings, and clues as to the whereabouts of his hidden and as yet undiscovered works.

Published by Mezzanine at £3 + p&p. Available at Medway outlets or order direct from Mezzanine: mezzaninepress@btinternet.com

l MEDWAY MERMAIDS, not the synchronized swimming group but a group of women writers both ‘professional and hobbyists’ who meet once a month to exchange and discuss the pieces they are currently working on. You are welcome to go along to a meeting to see if it suits. Meetings take place 2nd Monday of each month. Next meeting 13 Dec. medwaymermaids.btik.com

l ME4 WRITERS Next event 8 Dec, Acts of Mild Rebellion George Vaults, 35 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LN. Local writers perform, Christmas games and prizes. Contact Sam Hall at me4writers@gmail.com. Free. 7pm.

l MEZZANINE is a Medway-based small press, publishing poetry and fiction, with a particular interest in Surrealism and in work by Medway-based writers. Find submission details on their blog mezzaninepress.wordpress.com

l THE REGENERATE theregenerate.wordpress.com. A recently revamped journal of words and images inspired by Medway, The Regenerate aims to produce a downloadable, printable magazine every four months. Send contributions and subscription requests, offers of donations or gainful employment to the Editor at regenerated@btinternet.com

l THE WRITERS RENDEZVOUS, The Two Brewers pub, 113 Rochester High Street, ME1 1JS. Poet and writing tutor Philip Kane organizes this informal quarterly gathering for Medway writers of all disciplines, at any stage in their career, to meet other writers over a glass or two.

Next meeting 9 Dec, from 7.30pm. All welcome, just come along.

CREATIVE BOOM creativeboom.co.uk Marvellous not-for-profit online magazine run by Katy Cowan to celebrate, inspire and support the creative community

THE DEAF CAT thedeafcat.com (apparently Dickens had one) Laura Brown and Kevan Middleton’s award-winning, all-inclusive artist-supporting idea: coffee shop, venue, studio and gallery space. Now with a pop-up shop available to hire by the week: contact laura@thedeafcat.com

MEDWAY EYES medwayeyes.co.uk Independent, informal artists’ collective from the Medway towns set up to promote, support and collaborate with Medway artists.

NUCLEUS ARTS nucleus-arts.com Non-profit arts organization set up by the Halpern Charitable Foundation to promote the appreciation, production and practice of the arts in Medway and Kent. Visit their great, child-friendly café at the Nucleus Arts Centre (off Chatham High Street) or buy unique Christmas presents from Nucleus Medway, their shop in Rochester High Street

RED BUBBLE redbubble.com A marketplace, meeting place and learning place of people, art and writing from all over the world. Easy, hassle-free way to sell your work online

THE REGENERATE theregenerate.wordpress.com A journal of words and images inspired by Medway

ROCHESTER PEOPLE rochesterpeople.co.uk. For everything and anything to do with Rochester. Share your news, views and pictures or just join the conversation!

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Musicl CLASSICAL

ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL ME1 1SX. 01634 810061 Lunchtime Carols, 18 Dec 12.30pm. All welcome

Organ Concert by Roger Sayer 19 Dec 4.30pm, Admission free with a retiring collection

Nine Lessons and Carols, 21 and 22 Dec 7.30pm. All welcome. rochestercathedral.org

l CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Rochester Choral Society, St Margaret’s Church 11 Dec 7 pm. With St Margaret’s Primary School. Adults £6, Students in full-time education with ID £3, children free

l CHRISTMAS CAROLS

Trinity Theatre, Church Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1JP 01892 678678

Singalong favourites and festive readings. Adults £10, children £5 in aid of the theatre. trinitytheatre.net

MAIDSTONE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Mote Hall, Maidstone Leisure Centre, Maidstone ME15 7RN. 0845 1552277. Concert 4 Dec, Soloist Emma Johnson (clarinet) plays Schubert, Weber and Elgar. mso.org.uk

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THE BARGE 63 Layfield Road, Gillingham ME7 2QY 01634 850485. thebargepub.co.uk

1 Dec 8.30pm, Bards @ the Barge Open Mic Night. Electro-acoustic night. Selection of instruments available.

PA supplied and run in-house. Turn up and put your name down. All welcome

4 Dec 9pm, Harvey, Hooper, Walker and Crispe. Local 4-piece band playing rock/pop favourites

8 Dec 9pm, Ma’anit Rosenthal and The Blissful Mop

11 Dec 8.30pm, Antfestive. Seasonal multi-artist fundraiser

18 Dec 9pm, The Singing Loins Christmas Bash! Local acoustic band

22 Dec 9pm, King Size Slim. Blues

BEACON COURT TAVERN Canterbury Street, Gillingham ME7 5TP 01634 853186. beaconcourttavern.co.uk

4 Dec Doors 8pm, Oasish and Stereotonics £7

THE BROOK THEATRE Old Town Hall, 5 The Brook, Chatham ME4 4SE 01634 338338

23 Dec 7.30pm, Punkem’s Mid-Winter Revels. Interactive folk revels for all the family. Adults £10, family of four £25

DICKENS WORLDLeviathan Way, Chatham Maritime, ME4 4LL 01634 890421 144club.co.uk

8 Dec 8.15pm, 144 Club Christmas Spectacular with Roan Kearsey-Lawson Quartet and UK trumpet ace Henry Lowther £10/£12

THE EAGLE 124 High Street Rochester, ME1 1JT 01634 409040. theeagletavern.org.uk. No entry fee

Live Jazz, Sundays, doors open 12pm. UK and international finest

Jam Night, Wednesdays 9pm

Live Music, Thursdays, from rock and roll to indie, soul and more

Rock, Roll & Vintage Classic DJ night, second Sunday of every month 7-10pm

Ska, Reggae & Northern Soul DJs, last Sunday of every month 7-10pm

The Little Big Band, first Monday of every month 8.30pm

BEST OF THE MUSIC ROOM, PIZZA EXPRESS MAIDSTONE 32 Earl Street, ME14 1PF 01622 683548. pizzaexpresslive.co.uk

3 Dec 8pm doors 7pm, Chris Corcoran CD Launch Party Show Time. Kent guitarist, blues. £14

4 Dec 8pm doors 7pm, Sarah Jane Morris. Torch singer, soul and blues. £21

13 Dec 8pm doors open 7pm, Alan Bannister’s All Stars Kent’s finest in rare public performance £14

22 Dec 8pm doors open 7pm, James Taylor Quartet, Media and Culture Awards winner 2010. £28

24 Dec 7pm doors open 6pm, California Dreaming American classics £18

THE TWO BREWERS 113 High Street Rochester, ME1 1JS 01634 812448. twobrewersrochester.com

1 Dec 9pm, Jam Night with Steve Crispe & Friends

2 Dec 9pm, Blues Night

4 Dec 2.30pm, The Fabulous Fezheads

12 Dec 4pm, Bravado

19 Dec 4pm, The Big Blue

TOWNSCOLLIDECharles Pankhurst

WHERE THREE

It’s a city, yet it isn’t.

Those famous docks are now history.

The castle has one peg and three square holes.

There’s a bridge with lions to keep the traffic in line.

A Pentagon with no military except the road and a football team that does as well as can be expected.

Its old grey river winds itself around us sedately outdated, like a stole on a plump woman’s arms.

And it lies between London and the coast, like a woman torn between two lovers.

It’s where three towns collide, building, cars, people, spilling everywhere, like a posse of waiters all hitting the same door at once.

My home.

Charles Pankhurst began writing as a creative outlet in the late nineties. Where Three Towns Collide won second prize in a local poetry competition run by MHS in 2002. Since then he has continued writing and gained an MA in Creative Writing in 2009 from the University of Kent.

He was shortlisted for this year’s Canterbury Poet of the Year. He thinks a Medway Poet of the Year competition would be a good idea too…

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Visual arts35 High Street, Chatham ME4 4EN. 07739 739736 AGNITIO PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION

2-7 Dec Mon-Frid 11am-5pm, Sat & Sun 11am-3pm. Features work by four UCA photography students. Part of the Medway Photographic Festival in association with UCA. As part of the same Festival, another group of students exhibit at The Deaf Cat Pop-Up Shop 10 High Street, Rochester ME1 1PT, to 5 Dec. Free

EASTGATE HOUSE High Street Rochester ME1.

CRAFT FAIR, 27 Nov 10-4.30pm. Traditional crafts and alternative therapies. Proceeds go to the restoration of Dickens’ Writing Chalet

GRAHAM CLARKE ART GALLERY Hazlitt Arts Centre, Earl Street, Maidstone ME14 1PL 01622 758611

CONTEMPORARY ART & CRAFT EXHIBITION, 10am-6pm, to 4 Jan. Stylish gift ideas for the festive season showcasing the best of local talent. hazlittartscentre.co.uk

NUCLEUS GALLERY 272 High Street, Chatham ME4 4BP 01634 812108

ALCHEMY, Deborah Saunders to 2 Dec. Exploring the symbols and allegories of alchemy.

ROY SPARKES, Painting (2000-2010), 4-16 Dec. The language of paint – colour, texture, tone – as communication.

HELLO – STEPHEN COLE, CHRIS VAN BECK, STEVEN POCOCK. 18-23 Dec. Photographic exhibition. All exhibitions are free. nucleus-arts.com

NUCLEUS MEDWAY 75 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LX 07735 598533Eclectic not-for-profit gallery shop selling local artists and

designers at all stages in their careers. Wed, Thur, Frid, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm nucleus-arts.com

ROCHESTER ART GALLERY & CRAFT CASEMedway Visitor Information Centre, 95 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LX. 01634 338319

GET REAL, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-5pm. Don’t miss this fascinating investigation into the 21st century obsession with celebrity and artifice. To 3 Jan. Free. medway.gov.uk/arts

ROCHESTER LIBRARY Eastgate, High Street, Rochester, ME1 1EW 01634 337411

ART SHOWCASE. Local artists, all media. Work is for sale. To 6 Dec. Free. wherecanwego.com

NO.1 SMITHERY The Historic Dockyard Chatham, ME4 4TZ 01634 823800

STANLEY SPENCER: SHIPBUILDING ON THE CLYDE Daily 10am-4pm. See Feature p 10. Adults £15, Children £10.50, Conc £12.50, Family £43.50 Ticket gives unlimited returns to No.1 Smithery and all the other Historic Dockyard attractions for one year. To Dec 12 thedockyard.co.uk

STUDIO 3 GALLERY University of Kent, Canterbury Campus, Jarman Building 01227 827228

IN ELYSIUM, Mon-Frid 9am-5pm. Prints by 18th Century historical printmaker James Barry, a contemporary of Reynolds and Gainsborough. To 17 Dec.kent.ac.uk

Disability Arts - ClassesMAGPIE DANCEChurchill Theatre, Bromley BR1 1HA. 020 8290 6633 Inclusive contemporary dance company, runs community classes for adults at three locations in Bromley, a popular youth group and adult performance group.

See website for details. magpiedance.org.uk

SQUARE PEGS DRAMA CLUB is for any child of 7+ who is interested in drama but has difficulty fitting in.

Classes take place every Tuesday (12-18 yr olds, 7.30-8.45pm ) and Thursday (7-11 years, 6.30-7.30pm and 12-18 yr olds 7.45-9pm) at Bower Grove School, Fant Lane, Maidstone ME16 8NL. Email: nicky@squarepegsdramaclub.com 07920 100468 squarepegsdramaclub.com

RIVER DRAMAThe Oast Theatre, London Road, Tonbridge TN10 3AN. Drama group started by three mothers in 1995, for children and young people with Down’s Syndrome. Meets term time, every Saturday. Junior Group 2.45-3.30pm, Senior Group 3.30-4.30pm, Academy 18+ 4.30-5.45pm.

Contact Linda Wyton for more information 01732 833968 riverdrama.com

Please send us your free listings

We will include as many as we have space for

Email: listings@wowmedway.co.uk

It is very hard to raise charitable funds in the present climate and with the many public-funding cuts that are taking place, more and more people will need the help of charitable bodies.

I have recently become Chairman of Stars Foundation for Cerebral Palsy, a charity that is run entirely by volunteers and with which I have been associated for nearly fifty years. Stars Foundation raises funds to purchase mobility or communication aids for people who are unable to gain help through statutory means. Specialist equipment is very expensive; a Liberator costs over £7,000 and a Tobii Eye Gaze over £12,000. Can you imagine being unable to communicate, knowing that the technology exists to help you? These pieces of equipment are crucial and change people’s lives.

Every year we organise a number of events and on Sunday 12 December at 7pm we will be holding a Winter Concert at Union Chapel, Islington. I will be joined by many of my good friends including Isla Blair, Julian Glover and Brian Murphy. I will also be reading with my daughter, actress Beatie Edney. As we approach Christmas, Stars Foundation is presenting an exciting programme of excellent music and words. It includes a sketch written especially for the evening by Roy Clarke, which will be performed by two of the cast from Last Of The Summer Wine - Robert Fyfe and Juliet Kaplan. There will be music from amongst others the St-Martin-in-the-Fields Elite Choir; tenor Adriano Graziani; acoustic group Virgin Soldiers; Paul Dunton and the Groucho Club Choir.

It promises to be a wonderful evening so please give us your support by coming along to join us. Details of how to purchase tickets are on the opposite page.

Kindest regardsSylvia Syms OBE

CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY‘THE BOY WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS, The Story of Charles Dickens’ by Andrew Billen

In these ill-lit and spooky times, Charles stood out brightly. He wore colourful jackets and waistcoats, large cravats fixed by pins encrusted with jewels.

He was a dandy, forever admiring himself in the mirror and combing his hair, even at dinner parties. He made sure his conversation was equally bright and tidy. In public, he was always, as we say nowadays, “on”, making jokes, doing impressions, pretending to be outraged by some scandal. One of the names he gave himself was “Mr Sparkler”. He sparkled too brightly for some. Wilkie Collins, who although a decade younger was frequently exhausted by his friend’s energy, once complained: “A man who can do nothing by halves appears to me to be a fearful man.”

A man who can do nothing by halves is unlikely, however, to be a poor one and Charles’s prodigious (to use one of his favourite words) capacity for work did, for all his worrying about money, make him wealthy. One Friday in 1856 – he always felt Friday, the day of his birth, to be his lucky day – he bought Gad’s Hill Place, the big house he had seen as a boy on walks and which his father had joked he might one day own. Moving in was a fulfilment of all the great expectations that had seemed buried by those early years in London.’

The Times described journalist Andrew Billen’s delightful little book, The Boy Who Invented Christmas, The Story of Charles Dickens, as ‘a treat to slip into any child’s Christmas stocking’. WOW Medway has four hardback copies to give away to readers. Simply send your name and address to the Editor (editor@wowmedway.co.uk) or send a postcard to 23 Elmhurst Gardens ME4 6UL, marking your entry DICKENS. Names will be drawn at random one week before Christmas.

The Boy Who Invented Christmas is published by Short Books

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