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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6 May 2018
Each year our Society sponsors an award for the best piece of 3D work submitted to the Hertford Arts Society’s Open E
3 May 2018
The Courtroom of the Guildhall in Bury St Edmunds was as bustling as it might have been in the 13th century when townspeople crowded in to witness the trial of some unfortunate local resident.
1 May 2018
30 pieces of art work from students in 6 secondary schools in the San Roque Municipal catchment area were exhibited for a week in Espacio Joven.
30 Apr 2018
Members are warmly invited to join the Church Recorders’ group in a gentle ‘Spring Walk’ on Thursday 10th May.
30 Apr 2018
Last Friday (20 April) almost 400 members and friends of The Arts Society from throughout the UK and Mainland Europe attended a celebration lunch at Epsom Racecourse to mark the Golden Anniversary.
26 Apr 2018
On Thursday 19th April we celebrated the outstanding contributions made by volunteers of The Arts Society at the Marsh Awards