On Monday 14 September 2026 a group from The Arts Society Gravesend visited Syon House and Gardens in Brentford. Syon House has a link to Gravesend as it was the place from where Princess Pocahontas departed on her journey to return to America. She and her husband lived in a house in the grounds of Syon House under the patronage of the owners, the Percy family, while in England. The house no longer exists. Unfortunately, she never reached home as she contracted an illness enroute and died and was subsequently buried in Gravesend.
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8 Feb 2019
We are delighted to announce that the Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines competition has been won by Arts Society Basingstoke Member, Gill Waller
8 Feb 2019
Snake Davis visited us at short notice and played several instruments, telling us of their history and recounting stories from being on the road.
28 Jan 2019
Create received a grant from The Arts Society in 2017 which enabled it to run Nurturing Talent, a professional development programme providing five emerging professional artists with the training and experience to develop creative workshop facilitation skills in diverse and challenging community settings.