Beautiful talk by our ambassador Aidan Bappoo on Blake in Felpham at St. Mary's Church last week. Many thanks for those who were able to attend!! #Blake200

🏡 Help Save William Blake's Cottage A place of extraordinary literary and cultural significance is at risk Support the campaign here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-r22es... Please donate if you can, and share this post with fellow lovers of literature, art, history, heritage and the arts. #Blake200

William Blake's Library - A remarkable gift for Blake's Cottage in Felpham. Dr Keri Davies, an eminent scholar of William Blake, has donated his exceptional private collection of over 600 books and related materials on Blake to the Blake Cottage Trust. www.sussexexpress.co.uk/your-world/n...

New gift enriches Bognor Regis’s culture and heritage

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In 2027, we mark 200 years since the death of William Blake. Blake's Cottage in Felpham has been saved, but more support is needed to complete its restoration and open it to the public for the Bicentenary. Help bring Blake's legacy to life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8S2... #WilliamBlake #Blake2027

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In April The Blake Society invited the Chair of The Blake Cottage Trust Doug Nicholls to tell the history of the Blakes' most beloved dwelling. Watch the video to know more about this wonderful journey! youtu.be/oGZ_T_mjeC8?... #Blake200 #WilliamBlake #NLHF #HistoricEngland #ArunDistrictCouncil

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A mural has just been installed in Hotham Park Subway, Bognor, and includes a tribute to William Blake, one of the most illustrious residents of the area. This project is part of Artswork’s Young Cultural Changemakers programme. #Blake200 #williamblake #bognorregis #nlhf #historicengland

A Blakean of real value has passed away. Rest in Peace, Mike Westbrook! www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

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Acclaimed musician, composer and bandleader who was one of the most significant figures in the history of British jazz

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Join us tomorrow evening for a fascinating online talk organized by The Blake Society: 📅 Wednesday 8 April 2026 🕢 19:30 GMT blakesociety.org/product/blak...

Bringing Blake's Cottage back to life - The Blake Society

Doug Nicholls of the Blake Cottage Trust joins us to talk about the campaign to save and restore Blake's Cottage in Felpham.

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We’re delighted to see Blake Cottage featured in a thoughtful new article by writer Alex Leith in Rosa magazine, exploring William Blake’s time in Felpham. Please consider supporting them: rosamagazine.co.uk/magazines/ #Blake200 #WilliamBlake #NLHF #HistoricEngland #ArunDistrictCouncil

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Blake’s Cottage is starting to look exactly as he knew it! Today we not only have a beautiful new thatch, but we have also lowered the eastern extension so that the cottage once again resembles Blake’s own depiction of it in Plate 28 of his epic Milton. #Blake200 #WilliamBlake #NLHF #HistoricEngland

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Please get in touch with the Blake Cottage Trust if you would like to join the walk. #Blake200 #williamblake #williamblakeart #williamblakehomes #williamblakepoetry #felpham #bognorregis #nlhf #historicengland #historicbuildings #arundistrictcouncil

Tomorrow our trustee Camila Oliveira will speak about the impact of the celebrations of the first centenary on his reception and popularity, and why the second centenary (2027) should be celebrated even more. #Blake200 #williamblake #nlhf #historicengland blakesociety.org/product/2026...

2026 AGM and 1927 Centenary of Blake's death - The Blake Society

Blake Society AGM, followed by a presentation from Dr Camila Oliveira about the 1927 100th anniversary of William Blake’s death.

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🌾 Habemus thatch! 🌾 The eastern extension is now being thatched. This represents a huge milestone in the restoration of Blake’s Cottage. With your support, we can complete the work and open the cottage in time for William Blake’s bicentennial in 2027. #Blake200 #nlhf #historicengland

As we move into 2026, work is already progressing well on site. Thatching is now underway on the eastern extension. Once complete, the new work will be carefully sealed to the original wall with flashings, followed by the construction of the full external walls to the north and east of the extension

The Blake Cottage Trust wishes you a peaceful and reflective Christmas. William Blake illustrated John Milton’s "On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity", a poem shaped by Milton’s reverence for the gentle, redeeming presence of Jesus Christ that resonated deeply with Blake’s own vision.

What a truly magical evening at St Mary’s ✨🎶 A beautiful carol service filled a packed church, voices raised in joy and hearts full of Christmas spirit. The surprise highlight? Chocolate angels shared with the congregation! Our thanks to everyone who made it so special. #Blake200

The Blake Cottage Trust is very grateful to Stage Works, which are projecting Blake's Angel at St. Mary's Church on 21 and 24 December #Blake200

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Dickinson, 67, toured the cottage on Saturday and called the unveiling of the roof ' "simply beautiful", describing the building as "astonishing". "It's the wow factor," he said. "Blake lived here, it was where he worked and slept, it's incredible." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Iron Maiden star Bruce Dickinson delighted by Sussex cottage revamp

Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson says the unveiling of the cottage's new thatched roof is

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This weekend (13th December) Legendary Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson, who is the International Patron of the Blake Cottage Trust (BCT), visited the small cottage in Felpham where iconic poet, printer, artist and visionary William Blake (1757-1827) lived (1800-1803). I

Several hundred adults, young people, and children packed into St Mary’s Church, Felpham on the 5th of December. The church rang with bell-ringing, school choirs, and community cheer, all under the inspirational gaze of Blake’s Angel, just as he sketched it during his time here.

Poetry is really alive and well. Trustee Irene Campbell organised a poetry competition in Bognor top three awards 1 John Parsons for Beyond the Urizen by Galdor se Scop 2 Jill Palmer for Blake’s Bognor Vision 3 Mary Halpin for Sweet Felpham #bognorregis #nlhf #historicengland #arundistrictcouncil

A Blake Angel will be projected onto St Mary's roof. 📅 Date: 5, 21 and 24 December 📍 Location: St Mary’s Church, Felpham See the article below for more info: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/...

A giant William Blake angel is set to appear on a Felpham church roof

A giant William Blake inspired angel is to be projected onto a Felpham church roof marking the village’s annual Christmas lights switch-on.

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English comedian and poetry podcast presenter Frank Skinner visited the cottage yesterday with chair Doug Nicholls and Blake Society Treasurer Roger Burston. A poetry lover, Frank Skinner was thrilled to get into the house where Blake penned down so many beautiful poems and wrote his late prophecies

✨ *A Celebration of William Blake* ✨ **Wed 3 Dec | 6:30–8 PM** 📍 Bognor Regis Library 🎟 **Free tickets** — book via Bognor Regis Library 📞 01243 382470

The Blake Cottage Trust is delighted to announce that we are finally restoring the cottage to the form that William and Catherine Blake would have known. To complete this restoration, we need your support. Please consider donating to the Blake Cottage Trust. www.justgiving.com/charity/blak...

Blake Cottage Meeting — 6 November 2025 ✨ 📍 St Mary’s Centre, Grassmere Close, PO22 7NU 🕖 7:00 PM Come join the discussion and help us write the next chapter of Blake Cottage #williamblake #williamblakeart #felpham #bognorregis #nlhf #historicengland #historicbuildings #arundistrictcouncil

Blake Cottage Trust's ambassador John Higgs will give a talk at the Yale Center for British Art why Blake matters more than ever. It's today 5-6 pm ET. Check it out! britishart.yale.edu/exhibitions-...