Online resources

Art-K

Online art classes for ages 6-16 and adults, covering a lot of different art mediums, with new projects being added daily.

Meetings

Online

Price

Free trial available £10 per session

Crafternoon Club

A friendly monthly, craft club held online by amazing guest artists from a range of different craft disciplines. Each session is designed for YOU to try something new and creative as well as find a little YOU time. We all need this right now, don’t we? Spaces are limited and every attendee receives a posted, kit of materials, tools and an afternoon treat for the session.

Meetings

Monthly online

Price

Please check website for details

Kent History & Library Centre

Enjoy a series of virtual talks marking the anniversary of World War Two.

Meetings

8 May – Kent Voices from VE Day

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day, we are preparing a recording featuring readings of personal diary entries, local newspaper articles, parish magazine items and local government literature from 1945 that describe the experiences of VE Day and VJ Day in Kent.

All of the sources featured are held in the Kent Archive and Local History collections.

1 June – Isaac Naylor ‘Dunkirk and East Kent’

In a talk arranged to coincide with the eightieth anniversary of Operation Dynamo, our speaker will examine the contribution of East Kent, within the wider story of what Churchill later described as a ‘miracle of deliverance’, with particular attention paid to the epic saga of the little ships and the invaluable support of the local population.

15 June – Jennifer Godfrey ‘Suffragettes of Kent’

Hear the story of Maidstone-born Ethel Violet Baldock, the part Maidstone Prison played in forcible feeding, and the reception that greeted Mrs Charlotte Despard when she visited the town.

Price

Free

Little Bears Book Club

Free online Story Time sessions. These will be geared towards parents with toddlers/Pre-schoolers/EYFS children. Twice a week I will be reading a lovely story book and giving parents simple activity ideas, linked to the book, for them to do with their children at home. The sessions can be accessed via Facebook

Meetings

Online. Please check website for details of forthcoming sessions

Price

Free

Maidstone Museum

A range of info-activities for children to learn from at home.

Meetings

Online. New activities added each week so check back for updates

Price

Free and downloadable

Maidstone Tuneless Choir

Sing together virtually via Zoom

Meetings

Online via Zoom on Tuesday evenings from 7:30pm

Price

£5 per household. A free place will be offered if your earnings have been affected by COVID-19

Medway Valley Countryside Partnership

Online resources to encourage families to explore and immerse themselves in nature and learn about the wonders of wildlife, be it in a garden or a local green space.

Meetings

Online. New activities added each week so keep checking for updates!

Price

Free and downloadable

Melody Marshall School of Dance

Free dance demos via Facebook or YouTube - lots of dance exercises to try at home, including adult ballet and line dancing.

Meetings

Online

Price

Free

nJoy Art

We run friendly, fun group painting sessions, currently online, building on the benefits of art to our health and wellbeing. Our group sessions are relaxed and welcoming. You do not need to have any experience to take part. We provide everything you need with straightforward, step by step instructions to ensure you go home with your very own masterpiece. nJoyArt is not about painting perfect pictures it’s about having lots of fun!

Meetings

Online. Regular twice weekly sessions - please check our website or Facebook page for details.

Price

Check the website for details and special offers

Razzamataz

Details coming soon

Meetings

Online

Price

TBC

Scott Jenkins - Saxophone

Offering online one-to-one saxophone and improvisation lessons by WebEx or Zoom. Jazz specialist graduate with many years‘ experience performing with professional musicians - including BGT Finalists and West End Superstars - and equivalent experience in teaching. Why not make the best of a bad scenario by enhancing your sax skills or learning more about improvisation? Will teach all ages and all abilities.

Meetings

Online

Price

Normally lessons are £30 for 40 mins, but will do £25 for 40 min lessons; £20 for 20 mins

Smarden Local History Society

Enjoy films, stories and images of old Smarden via the brand new Smarden History channel on YouTube. Watch a film 'The History of Smarden' (told in two parts). This was made in 2005 and tells how the village emerged from obscurity into a golden age of weaving and then back again after the cloth trade declined. The story is told with the help of Smarden residents. Future items will include a series of articles on Smarden that were originally published in The History Society Journal, such as The Bare-knuckle Prize Fight, World War Two and recorded memories from our Oral History series.

Meetings

Online

Price

Free

Willington Players

Enjoy a fabulous new audio play put together by the Willington Players. The play is called Ricochet and is written by one of our members, Eli Ward.

Meetings

Price

View online for free