Category: "news-events"
Beryl Kingston
Beryl Kingston, life-long fan of Blake, will be performing at the festival. Beryl has written about Blake's time in Felpham and his trial in Gates of Paradise. She was the Main Judge for our William Blake Poetyr Prize last year.read more »
KM Lockwood
KM Lockwood. We are delighted that children's writer KM Lockwood will be running a word-art workshop. She was born in Yorkshire but now lives by the coast in Sussex. Her writing shows her deep fascination with British folklore and the sea.The workshop is called Productions in time.‘Eternity is... read more »
Dr Simon Mouatt
Dr Simon Mouatt. Simon's research interests lie in the areas of international financial markets, monetary theory, global political economy and Marxian economics. His recent publications. He will be giving short talk at the Blake Festival festival. “Can Sequential and Non-Dualistic Interpretation of Marx’s Monetary Thought be Synthesised with the... read more »
Abbie Palache
Abbie Palache will be running workshops and performing at our William Blake Festival. “A storyteller with edge - who can take you into the darkness and back again with a sure footedness that is the mark of someone who really knows her craft.” Ashley Ramsden, Founder of the... read more »
Attila the Stockbroker
Attila the Stockbroker,is a punk poet, and a folk punk musician and songwriter. He performs solo and as the leader of the band Barnstormer. He describes himself as a "sharp tongued, high energy social surrealist poet and songwriter." He has performed over 3,000 concerts, published seven books of... read more »
Jo Johnson
Jo Johnson will be interviewed at the festival and available to answer questions. Jo is a consultant neuropsychologist. She worked in the NHS for 20 years but is now a consultant for several national charities. Her special interests include brain injury and multiple sclerosis.She lives in West Sussex... read more »
Delaine Le Bas at the Golgoonoza - 20th September 2014
We are really excited to announce that internationally renowned Artist will be exhibiting at Golgoonoza, the Blake Festival 20th September! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaine_Le_Bas.read more »
Students' Blake art on show in town centre - 21st August 2014
Featured in the Bognor Observer, students' William Blake art is displayed in an empty shop at The Arcade.read more »
Independent July 2014 - William Blakes Cottage for Sale
Charlotte Cripps wrote about "Felpham’s green and pleasant house, home to those feet in ancient times."...... "When it came on the market last July, neither the English Heritage nor the National Trust stepped in to save it for the nation, as they have done for countless other important homes and... read more »
Blake's Cottage Appeal Started
A £500,000 appeal has been launched to buy a famous cottage in Felpham for the nation. Read the Bognor Regis Observer article here.read more »
William Blake's Cottage Sale featured in the Independent
A £500,000 appeal has been launched to buy a famous cottage in Felpham for the nation. Fans of the poet and mystic William Blake want to acquire his former home to become a centre of...(read the full article)read more »
Golgonooza line-up and Waiting for Robert 19th July 2014
Performance poetry, costume drama, storytelling, audio workshops, word workshops, music, speakers corner line up is being finalised for Golgonooza 18th-20th September 2014. We’re really excited to announce that Luke Welch will be bringing his original play Waiting for Robert to our Blake festival in September 2014.read more »
The Big Blake Angel Project May-July 2014
The big Blake Angel project aims for angels in any medium to be displayed through Bognor Regis and Felpham. The latest contribution from St Mary's are on display in the Bognor Regis Library. read more »
The Blake Society in Portcullis House
On the 7th July 2014, three members of The Blake Society describe in Portcullis House the creative genius of William Blake and the importance of saving his cottage in perpetuity.read more »
Blake Cottage Campain at the Houses of Parliament
As the Tour de France sailed by, Barry Shearman (MP) hosted the launch of the campaign to buy Blake’s Cottage at the Houses of Parliament on 7th July 2014. read more »
Big Blake at the Green Fayre
The map caused a lot of excitement as it was revealed at the Green Fayre in Bognor Regis.read more »
Art in Public Spaces
The Angel project is seeking to engage local schools in providing material for public places in and around Felpham and Bognor Regis. Contributions so far from the St Mary’s and the Regis school.read more »
Golgonooza Glory
Small is beautiful. There will a festival in Felpham 18 – 20 September to celebrate our cultural heritage old and new. The Big Blake Project is delighted that Michael Phillips curator of Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum has agreed to come down to share his passion and expertise with us. Stephen... read more »
Big Blake at the Green Fayre – 3rd May 2014
The Big Blake project joined forces with Greener Bognor Network to create orbs at the Green Fayre. The Green Fayre was an initiative of the events students at the University of Chichester. Greener Bognor Network shared a tent with the Big Blake Project and they demonstrated skills of willow... read more »
Cold Frames
Come and see and be inspired to create art from every day objects. See the Victoria and Albert Museum’s website for more information on Richard Slee. http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/r/richard-slee-from-utility-to-futility-essay/ Come to Hotham Park and be inspired to turn every-day objects into works of art. Donated to the Big Blake Project – A... read more »