010 JUNE NEWS /IndexMagazineTW @CanterburyIndex Marking the Battle of Medway F
rom this month, The Historic Dockyard Chatham will commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Battle of
Medway with a major international exhibition, Breaking the Chain, which runs until 3rd September. This iconic anniversary
commemorates one of England’s greatest naval disasters when the River Medway was engulfed in fl ames. In June 1667 the Dutch fl eet sailed up the Medway and caught the English unprepared. Although the dockyard was spared by the arrival of troops and artillery, the attack was a
humiliating defeat for the English. In The Netherlands, the action is also known as the Battle of Chatham, the highpoint of the Dutch Golden Age. This landmark exhibition at The Historic Dockyard Chatham brings together for the fi rst time an extraordinary array of Dutch and British art, literature, historic manuscripts and objects on loan from a number of national and international museums, including The British Library, National Maritime Museum, and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. • Visit
www.thedockyard.co.uk
Bayfest confi rmed with a series of live events
Details of this summer’s Bayfest in Herne Bay have been confi rmed with a packed series of events planned throughout August. Organised by a number of community
groups, many of the activities are being funded fully or in part by the city council, using funding of £35,000 that had previously been allocated to the Herne Bay Festival. Earlier this year, councillors decided to decommission the festival as an entity, but to use the money to support local people in the events and activities they want to run. This led to the creation of BayFest, which includes a launch evening on Saturday 5th August, featuring live music and fi reworks. The following day will see professional cartoon artists on the pier, with the subsequent weekend hosting a jazz festival. For Sunday 20th August, there will be a classic motor festival, featuring 500 vintage vehicles, plus a retro market and entertainment. The series of events is to be rounded off by Herne Bay Rocks, featuring a large-scale professional stage at the Clock Tower Plaza, linked to events running throughout the month. There will also be live music at the town’s carnival on Saturday 12th August and further entertainment after the airshow the following Saturday, 19th August.
CHARITY OF THE MONTH Mission Aviation Fellowship
International aid charity Mission Aviation Fellowship has a UK headquarters in Folkestone. The organisation uses its fl ight expertise to transport vital medical supplies and physical support to remote communities around the world.
As part of its Christian mission, it
provides light aircraft fl ights for 1,500 aid development and mission organisations to help them transform lives for those living in poverty-affected locations. In his exclusive interview with Canterbury INDEX last month, Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, praised the charity for its “amazing work”, having recently visited communities in Africa through its assistance. The charity began in 1945 as Christian
Airmen’s Missionary Fellowship (CAMF), with Betty Greene making its inaugural missionary fl ight to Mexico in 1946. Today, it has bases across the world and is connected to a number of like-minded charitable institutions to enable its global activities. Its American branch forms a key part of its operations, and collectively the charity has a reported fl eet of around 135 airplanes serving non-profi t, church and humanitarian groups globally.
So far this year, the charity has provided
assistance to famine-hit South Sudan, responded to a cyclone that hit Madagascar and provided help following a huge mudslide on the island of Sumatra. • For information, visit
www.maf-uk.org
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