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During this past few months we have been busy working on our first Go Gravesham Visitor Guide.

We are pleased to say that it is now available as an online flick through edition on the homepage of our tourism website www.gogravesham.com (You will need flash player 8 to open it).

The brochures should be with us very soon and available for you to pick up from the Visitor Centre at Towncentric from next week (weather permitting).

We hope that you like this new version and the way it promotes the borough.

Best regards,
Virginie Whittaker
Tourism and Town Twinning Manager
TOWNCENTRIC

Gravesend Town Centre Regeneration & Information Centre

18a St George's Square, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0TB
Tel: 01474 338001   Fax: 01474 337601

Website: http://www.gogravesham.com

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The ideal place to visit and stay - just 24 minutes to London St Pancras and 12 to Stratford and the Olympic Village

Gravesham Borough Council - Connecting with the Community

 

Gravesham 2013 Calendar out now!

Beautiful photographs of scenes around Gravesham.

Limited stock-So hurry and get your calendar for only £4.50!

Calling, church goers, choirs, and those who like to dress up

BBC Songs of Praise is coming to Gravesend and will be filming over two evenings in November, at St. George’s Church, in the town centre.

Links to all information is here: http://www.dickensfellowship.org/costumed-filming-bbc-gravesend-kent

They are looking for a costumed congregation for a Dickensian Christmas Special followed by a second filming (not in costume) for Lent 2012 to be filmed the following day.

The filming dates are the evenings of: Wednesday 23^rd and Thursday 24^th November and you have to apply direct to BBC for tickets (all forms are on the above link).

Virginie Whittaker

Tourism Manager

TOWNCENTRIC

Gravesend Town Centre Regeneration & Information Centre

18a St George's Square, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0TB

Tel: 01474 338001

Fax: 01474 337601

Website: http://www.gogravesham.com

The ideal place to visit and stay - just 24 minutes to London St Pancras and 12 to Stratford and the Olympic Village

Gravesham Borough Council - Connecting with the Community

 

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this sounds a bit morbid, but is a fasenating study of bereavement. It has a interesting history and did have it's own railway to bring coffin and mourners out from London,  so there are no old graves, but  does support a victoria cross grave.  It is set out in communities, like little village cemtries and family plots like little gardens of rest, it cover many religions, each using thier own  customs.
There is also a whole portion set aside for war graves, the USA  site ofcourse being the biggest complete with flying flag but several counries  are represented.

They do themed walks round the site, based on the flora and fauna found on the site ( appointment needed)
It was quite cold and rainey the day we went and the  local pub was really welcome and the meal pretty good before the walk back to the station
would like to go on a better day in the summer and visit the wilder areas where the flora and fauna are.