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Dickens Festival

The Famous Novel Writer Charles Dickens was moved to Chatham when his was five years of age and since, his Works have been read around the World, there has been a strong connection with Rochester. Many of Dickens novels included references to the town and the surrounding area where two festivals are held in his honour, the Dickens and Dickensian Christmas Festival.

Sweeps Festival

The annual Sweeps Festival brings an extravaganza of colour, music and atmosphere, attracting thousands of visitors to Rochester. The festival owes its roots to age old tradition of Sweeping chimneys.

The Sweeps annual holiday on May 1st represented a much welcomed break and they celebrated it with a procession through the streets accompanied by the Jack-in-the-Green. This seven foot character is traditionally woken at dawn on May Day from his slumber on Bluebell Hill and then travels to Rochester to start the festivities.



		Dickens Festival The Famous Novel Writer Charles Dickens was moved to Chatham when his was five years of age and since, his Works have been read around the World, there has been a strong connection with Rochester. Many of Dickens novels included references to the town and the surrounding area where two festivals are held in his honour, the Dickens and Dickensian Christmas Festival. Sweeps Festival The annual Sweeps Festival brings an extravaganza of colour, music and atmosphere, attracting thousands of visitors to Rochester. The festival owes its roots to age old tradition of Sweeping chimneys. The Sweeps annual holiday on May 1st represented a much welcomed break and they celebrated it with a procession through the streets accompanied by the Jack-in-the-Green. This seven foot character is traditionally woken at dawn on May Day from his slumber on Bluebell Hill and then travels to Rochester to start the festivities. information subject to change without any prior notice or warning\| images for illustration purposes only \| © 2007 medway manor\| designed by nik knight	Click the Images to View.

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