Queenborough History Weekend, 5th - 7th June
At the start of June, the Queenborough Society and Queenborough Guildhall Museum came together to celebrate the history of the town, from Charles I to Charles III 1625 – 2025. They invited the whole community to get involved with a self-led tour of the town. Window displays gave the history of houses and shops, detailing what they used to be and the people who lived there.
Queenborough Church and Castle Connections hosted Coasts in Mind workshops for unemployed young people. There were church tours, a children’s art and search trail from Queenborough Library, and presentations on HMS Queenborough from the Queenborough Society.
The railway came to Queenborough 165 years ago and its been bringing people to the town ever since. Southeastern’s Mary-Jane O’Brien wanted the station to be part of the celebrations.
Mary-Jane created a fabulous display in the booking hall and made space available for children to draw and create train passengers in historic, current and futuristic fashions.
15 children enjoyed making and colouring activities over the weekend and Mary-Jane kept the displays and activities in place for the remainder of June’s Festival of Sheppey.
Mary-Jane said “We had a fantastic weekend at Queenborough, and I think everyone that came down to the station enjoyed the arts and craft table. We had quite a few local children pop in on the Saturday and I left the table out for the following weeks. I would estimate around 15 children on the Saturday, but lots more over the following weeks. The adults appreciated the free bag and pens that were put out. Thanks for Kent CRP’s help and support with equipment and supplies.”
A huge thank you from us to Mary-Jane for creating such an enjoyable space for children at the station, and to the Queenborough Guildhall Museum, Queenborough Society and everybody involved in the Queenborough History Weekend.
