HERNE BAYcelebratesWOMENPAST andPRESENT
Pleasejoin us!Full EdwardianDress preferred
Collection will be made
in aid of
To markInternational
Women’s Day 8 March 2016
JUSTICE FOR WOMENInternational Women’s Day Celebration
PROCESSIONSaturday, March 12th
START 2.00 P.M.
Route from: HSBC Bank, High Street (former Town Hall), William Street, via Sea front to CLOCKTOWER PLAZA for
PERFORMANCEby HERNE BAY HIGH SCHOOL
LADIES AND GENTLEMENthen via alley to Beach Creative,
Beach Street for reception
Contemporary Art Exhibitionof intergenerational work by women artists
Herne Bay marksInternational Women’s Day
(8 March 2016)
Illustration by Joyce Leech
PART OFJustice
for Women Herne Bay
fromTuesday 8 March
to Sunday
20 March
A collection will be made in aid of
Private view onTuesday 8 Marchfrom 6.30 to 8.30pm
Beach House, Beach Street, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 5PTwww.beachcreative.org 0300 111 1913
Herne Bay marks International Women’s Day A collection will be made in aid of
Special screening WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH, 11.30amPART OF
Justice for
Women Herne Bay
Kavanagh Cinemain association withfor all programme times visit www.kavanaghcinema.com
Contemporary Art Exhibitionof intergenerational work by women artists
Herne Bay marksInternational Women’s Day
(8 March 2016)
Illustration by Joyce Leech
PART OFJustice
for Women Herne Bay
fromTuesday 8 March
to Sunday
20 March
A collection will be made in aid of
Private view onTuesday 8 Marchfrom 6.30 to 8.30pm
Beach House, Beach Street, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 5PTwww.beachcreative.org 0300 111 1913
Justice for
Women Herne Bay
Programme of eventsHerne Bay marks International Women’s Day
Tuesday Amy Johnson - exploring the mystery 1 March surrounding the death of an icon, an illustrated talk by Jane Priston. 7.30pm OrganisedbyHerne&BroomfieldLocalHistoryGroup Members free, visitors £2 - The Institute Hall, Herne
Tuesday Contemporary Art Exhibition8 March Intergenerational work by women artists, exhibition runs until 20 March BeachCreative,BeachHouse,BeachStreet, Herne BayTuesday Contemporary Art Exhibition PV8 March Private View from 6.30 to 8.30pm BeachCreative,BeachHouse,BeachStreet,HerneBay
Wednesday SUFFRAGETTE - a special 9 March screening at the Kavanagh Cinema at 11.30am - Edwardian dress optional. KavanaghCinema,WilliamStreet-pleasejoinusinthe BeachCaféinBeachHouseafterwardsfordiscussion...
Saturday JUSTICE FOR WOMEN 12 March Procession starts at 2pm from HSBC Bank RouterunsalongpedestrianareaWilliamStreet, pasttheSeasideMuseum,crossingatMakcari’s totheSeaFrontandtotheClocktowerPlaza wheretherewillbeashortperformance... ...Equality By Herne Bay High’s Female Drama Group, at the Clocktower Plaza beforetheprocessioncontinuesthroughthealley bytheDiver’sArmsthroughtoBeachStreet, acrossthecrossingtoBeachCreativefortea. BeachCreative,BeachHouse,BeachStreet,HerneBay
Saturday BOOK LAUNCH 2pm to 4pm 12 March Suffragette Seaside - a history of thewomen’s suffragemovementinHerneBayby Mandy Boxall & LindaBowditch, alsobooktable/displayatBeachCreative OrganisedbyHerne&BroomfieldLocalHistoryGroup Seaside Museum, Herne Bay
Wednesday Make More Noise: Suffragettes in 16 March Silent Film in support of Justice for Women our ForthWallFilmEveningfilmseriesatBeachCreative. 7.30for7.45,suggesteddonationof£4,plusdiscussion.
A local newspaper article from 1910 provided the inspiration for the first celebration of International Women’s Day in Herne Bay.ThearticleisavividdescriptionofavisittoHerneBayTownHallbyprominentsuffragetteChristabelPankhurstaspartofhercountrywidetourtocampaignforvotesforwomen.Intribute,aprocessioninfullEdwardiandresswilltakeplaceonSaturday12Marchat2pm.Young people studying drama anddanceatHerneBayHighSchoolwillperformapieceontheClocktowerPlaza.AweekofassemblieswilltakeplaceinschoolcelebratingInternationalwomen’sdayfocusingonre-enactingthesuffragecampaign,‘Justiceforwomen’inHerneBay1910aswellaslookingattheroleandaspirationsofwomenincontemporarysociety.Collections will be taken in aid of:
For more information contact Gill Wilson on 07545 787955 or email [email protected]
