Blake in Bognor

“He who binds to himself a joy

 Does the winged life destroy;

 But he who kisses the joy as it flies

 Lives in eternity’s sun rise”

Blakefest 2016 17th - 18th Sept

Blakefest is nearly upon us! Please follow this link to download a pdf with full details! Join us for 2 epic days of live music and poetry from a massive line-up including: Dodgy The Speak COLLide Tobias Churton Niall McDevitt Atilla the Stock-broker Mike Fry Tymon Dogg The FT Sarah Saville DJ Rob Filter ...and more tbc Tickets £15 each. // Saturday, 17 September 2016 11:00 - Sunday, 18 September 2016 at 21:00 // Bognor Cricket & Sports Club... read more »

We've done it - together!

Blake's roof of rust'd gold where he saw angels and wrote Jerusalem  bought for the nation. It's hard to believe it’s only just a year since the Blake Festival was held in Felpham to launch the crowd-funding side of the Blake Cottage Campaign. Prior to that, a Patron’s event was hosted by the Blake Society in the Houses of Parliament on the 7th July. Alongside the... read more »

Jerusalem (Katherine Ellis and Adam Evans) now available!

Katherine Ellis and Adam Evans have recorded a version of "Jerusalem" and donated proceeds of all sales of it it towards The Big Blake Project! We are so touched by their generosity and we would encourage everyone to buy it online by following this link. At... read more »

Observer Article : Artist celebrates Sussex Links

Chris Price's unique and beautiful map was created to celebrate William Blake's links to the Bognor Regis area.  The stunning map is available to Observer readers for free and links the town centre to green spaces and those 'banks of the ocean' which inspired the poet and mystic.  Permission for the map which draws connections between the town and the mystic was obtained for... read more »