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Details of the 2009 programme are provided below. Fuller information, including details of any supplementary events, is published from time to time in the newsletter London Particular and on this site, where changes and additions are notified on the News page.

Art Workers Guild, Queen Square

Ordinary meetings are to be held at the Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT, starting at 6.30 p.m. The nearest Underground station is Russell Square.

Founded in 1884, the Art Workers Guild is a society of artists, craftsmen and designers drawn together by a common interest in the interaction, development and distribution of creative skills. It acquired the property at 6 Queen Square in 1914. Further details of the Guild and the venue are to be found at: http://www.artworkersguild.org.


Details from Peter Duggan

Where indicated, further details of the event are available from
Peter Duggan, 6 Citrus House, Alverton Street, Deptford, London SE8 5NP, England; or e-mail enquiry via postbox@dickenfellowship.org
(an alternative likely to take longer).

 

   
January 2009    
Monday, 19th Social evening, with refreshments and entertainment, to include a brief introduction to our book of the year, A Tale of Two Cities, and 'Dear Fellowship - letters from famous authors and celebrities'. Art Workers Guild
February 2009    
Thursday, 5th

Celebrating Charles Dickens's 197th Birthday, at the National Liberal Club.

Details from Peter Duggan
Tuesday, 17th 'Jerry Cruncher's Honest Trade': talk by Druin Burch, author of Digging Up the Dead. Art Workers Guild
March 2009    
Wednesday, 25th 'The Only Way - Adaptations of A Tale of Two Cities': illustrated talk by Michael Eaton. Art Workers Guild
April 2009    
Thursday, 23rd 'Charles Dickens and Photography': talk by Dr Leon Litvack. Art Workers Guild
May 2009    
Sunday, 10th Commemoration Service at the Church of St George the Martyr, Borough High Street, at 10.30 a.m., followed by lunch at the George Inn. Details from Peter Duggan
Monday, 18th 'London and Paris, a Tale of Two Cities': illustrated talk by Professor Andrew Sanders. Art Workers Guild
June 2009    
Tuesday, 9th Wreath-laying at Westminster Abbey to mark the 139th Anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens. Assemble at 5.45 p.m. inside the West Door. Members may wish to attend Evensong beforehand in the Abbey at 5.00 p.m. Details from Peter Duggan
Saturday, 20th Annual Outing, this year to the Broadstairs Festival.  
July 2009    
Thursday, 30th to Wednesday, 5th August

103rd International Dickens Fellowship Conference in Cleveland, Ohio

- organised by the Cleveland Branch.

For details, visit the Branch website, or contact Kathy Broz, 3402 Clarenden Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118, USA.

 

See Branch website
August 2009    
Saturday, 15th 'Dickens and Covent Garden': walk led by Tony Williams. Meet at Holborn tube station, Kingsway entrance at 2 p.m.  
September 2009    
Saturday, 5th Open Day at the Charles Dickens Museum, with a programme of talks, walks and readings. Refeshments will be provided.  
Tuesday, 8th

'Dickens and the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children': Professor David Hatch, and Professor Whizzo, magician.

Art Workers Guild
October 2009    
Wednesday, 7th 'Fact and Fiction - Writing Lives': Discussion with Lucinda Hawksley. Art Workers Guild
November 2009    
Thursday, 12th 'Dickens and Albert Smith'': talk by Jerry White, author of London in the Nineteenth Century. Art Workers Guild
December 2009    
Saturday, 5th Christmas Supper. Details from Peter Duggan
Tuesday, 8th 'The end of the Tale' - group reading of the final part of A Tale of Two Cities, followed by social event. Art Workers Guild