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BlakeFest 2017 (16th/17th Sept) - Tickets now available!
The Big Blake Project proudly presents BlakeFest 2017! For more details, check out the new BlakeFest Website by following this link! If you want to just buy tickets straight away, you can do it here! read more »
BlakeFest 2016 17th - 18th Sept
BlakeFest is nearly upon us! Please follow this link to download a pdf with full details! Join us for two epic days of live music and poetry from a massive line-up including: Dodgy The Speak COLLide Tobias Churton Niall McDevitt Atilla the Stockbroker Mike Fry Tymon... read more »
Blake's Salon
A night of listening to your favourites and sharing your original poems, with free wine and a nibble of cheese for poetry readers and appreciators Poetry out loud from 8:30pm at The SeaFish Blake's Literary Salon with free wine* and a nibble... read more »
Give Us Some Blake
The Big Blake Project present "Give Us Some Blake" on Saturday, 7th May 2016 at 1pm for Blake's Outsiders at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery with... Niall McDevitt Sarah Doyle Allen Ashley Beryl Kingston Plus an exclusive read-through of the play "Waiting for Robert' before... read more »
Waiting For Robert
Waiting For Robert now at Rosemary Branch Theatre, London 16th May 2016 Follow this link buy tickets (this link opens a new window ) Blake lovers who were unable to attend Luke Welch's performance of the debut play... read more »
A Celebration of William Blake at the Petworth Festival
Saturday 7 November, 2015 Leconfield Hall, Petworth GU28 0AH 5pm, ends approx 6.15pm Tickets: £10 Adults, £4 18 and Under With attempts being made to buy and to open to the public William Blake’s house in Felpham, the Literary Festival celebrates the work of the... read more »
We've done it - together!
Blake's roof of rust'd gold where he saw angels and wrote Jerusalem bought for the nation. It's hard to believe it’s only just a year since the Blake Festival was held in Felpham to launch the crowdfunding side of the Blake Cottage Campaign. Prior to... read more »
George Szirtes Announces Shortlist for The William Blake Poetry Prize, 2015
We are pleased to announce the George Szirtes shortlist for The William Blake Poetry Prize By Hand - Keiran Goddard My Brave Marriage - Uģis Bunga William Blake - David Pollard Nereid - Marcas Mac an Tuairneir Glad Day - Ross Mackay Upanishadic Poem - Maria... read more »
Celebrating William Blake at Waterstones in London!
Help raise funds for Blake’s cottage by joining us for an evening of readings, music & discussion with an all-star line-up including: Katherine Ellis Deborah Levy Alex Marwood Daljit Nagra Richard Skinner George Szirtes SJ Watson This unique event takes place on Saturday 19th September... read more »
William Blake: Man Without a Mask
Ruth Rosen, Inspired Theatrical Performance, Sat 25 July, 3pm (50 min show). Tickets £5, (£3 students) booking essential, please follow this link to buy tickets. St. Mary’s Church Felpham PO22 7PA “One of England’s leading poetry and prose performers”, Ruth... read more »
Award Winners Support Blake's Cottage Appeal - Stop Press
Join us for an evening of literary readings and discussion with: Nuala Casey (singer, acclaimed thriller writer) Tobias Churton (author of Jerusalem: The Real Life of William Blake) Rowan Coleman (author of the Richard and Judy Book Club choice, The Memory Book) Ian Duhig (Forward Prize-winning and T.... read more »
Jerusalem (Katherine Ellis and Adam Evans) now available!
Katherine Ellis and Adam Evans have recorded a version of Jerusalem and donated proceeds of all sales of it towards The Big Blake Project! We are so touched by their generosity and would encourage everyone to buy it online by read more »
The Campaign for Blake's Cottage features in the New York Times
Read the full article by following this link “Our plan, our dream, is to raise enough money to buy the house and make it a center for Blake and all that he stood for,” said Adriana Díaz Enciso, secretary of... read more »
Observer Article: Artist celebrates Sussex Links
Chris Price's unique and beautiful map was created to celebrate William Blake's links to the Bognor Regis area. The stunning map is available to Observer readers for free and links the town centre to green spaces and those 'banks of the ocean' which inspired... read more »
BBC: South Today: Saving Blake's Cottage
Rachel Searle interviewed by Sean Killick about the Blake Society's plans for Blake's Cottage. The short clip contains shots inside and outside the cottage and begins with poetry Blake wrote whilst in Felpham. Away to sweet Felpham, for Heaven is there; read more »
Observer Feature Centre Spread (+ gallery)
Jerusalem was sung at the station by St Wilfreds Choir Saturday 15 November, to mark the publication of the new Blake Trail map. Later the Bersted Air Scouts had fun building the Bognor-Felpham Blake trail with Angel Stickers. The famous song, whose words were penned... read more »
Interview with Will Harvey and Rachel Searle by Intelligence HQ
A short film by Maria Lusitano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yavUvebdYsread more »
A short film for the Big Blake Project - by Philip Davidson
A short film by Philip Davidson about William Blake and his cottage.read more »
The Wine Presses of Love
A conversation between Michael Phillips and Tim Heath (8pm Tuesday 16 September ... glass of wine ... etc) William Blake was married for 45 years to Catherine, yet there was a relationship in his life that was arguably more important, one that pre-dated his wedding, accompanied... read more »
Delaine Le Bas at Golgonooza - 20th September 2014
We are really excited to announce that internationally renowned artist Delaine Le Bas will be exhibiting at Golgonooza, 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 »
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 throughout 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 Campaign 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 »
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... 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... read more »