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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).
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| January 2009 |
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| 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 |
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| Thursday, 5th |
Celebrating Charles Dickens's 197th Birthday, at the National Liberal Club.
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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 |
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| Wednesday, 25th |
'The Only Way - Adaptations of A Tale of Two Cities': illustrated talk by Michael Eaton. |
Art Workers Guild |
| April 2009 |
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| Thursday, 23rd |
'Charles Dickens and Photography': talk by Dr Leon Litvack. |
Art Workers Guild |
| May 2009 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| July 2009 |
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| 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.
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See Branch website |
| August 2009 |
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| Saturday, 15th |
'Dickens and Covent Garden': walk led by Tony Williams. Meet at Holborn tube station, Kingsway entrance at 2 p.m. |
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| September 2009 |
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| Saturday, 5th |
Open Day at the Charles Dickens Museum, with a programme of talks, walks and readings. Refeshments will be provided. |
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| Tuesday, 8th |
'Dickens and the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children': Professor David Hatch, and Professor Whizzo, magician.
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Art Workers Guild |
| October 2009 |
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| Wednesday, 7th |
'Fact and Fiction - Writing Lives': Discussion with Lucinda Hawksley. |
Art Workers Guild |
| November 2009 |
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| Thursday, 12th |
'Dickens and Albert Smith'': talk by Jerry White, author of London in the Nineteenth Century. |
Art Workers Guild |
| December 2009 |
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| 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 |
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