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Autumn colour and calm in the gardens
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Behind the scenes at the Charterhouse Christmas Play

This will be my fourth Christmas as a Charterhouse Brother and it began in July with the question, ‘Do we want another...

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Autumn colour and calm in the gardens
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30th September 2019

Autumn colour and calm in the gardens

Kate Robinson, Head Gardener at the Charterhouse, takes a mellow look at what’s happening in the gardens this autumn. As the days get shorter, the sun gets lower and the gardens start to wind down...

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What I learned at the Charterhouse
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10th September 2019

What I learned at the Charterhouse

Shiyu Gong has just finished her 8-week placement at the Charterhouse, as part of her MA course in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester. Here she looks back at what the experience was like, and...

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Summer in the Charterhouse Gardens
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29th August 2019

Summer in the Charterhouse Gardens

When our Head Gardener Kate Robinson came for her interview last July she had a glimpse of what summer in the Charterhouse gardens might be like.  Here’s her latest update about how wonderful it’s...

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A tale of a tapestry
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15th August 2019

A tale of a tapestry

Philip Sanderson, Studio Leader, at West Dean Tapestry Studio tells the story of a unique tapestry that has been created for our Learning Centre with a design conceived by the children of St John the Evangelist...

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After-school club at the Charterhouse
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11th July 2019

After-school club at the Charterhouse

Since 2017 the Charterhouse has welcomed local audiences as part of our Revealing the Charterhouse project which saw the creation of a new museum, public square and learning programme. Schools are at the...

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SEND Learning at the Charterhouse
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23rd April 2019

SEND Learning at the Charterhouse

Between September 2017 and July 2018 we completed a year-long expressive arts project with the Village School. Working with artist-educator Marc Woodhead and cross-arts educator Luke Crookes, the project...

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Spring in the Charterhouse gardens
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15th April 2019

Spring in the Charterhouse gardens

Posted by Kate Robinson, Head Gardener As I only started as head gardener here at the end of last summer this was my first March in the Charterhouse gardens. I am happily surprised every day as the crocuses,...

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