Muriel and Doris Lester &
The Heritage of the Kingsley Hall Community Centres

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Past Events

 An Evening with Muriel Lester May 13, 2015. Seth Koven spoke about his book 'The Match Girl and the Heiress.' & a rehearsed reading of the play 'Stone Tales' was performed.

An event in Dagenham on July 11, 2009 gave a chance to hear about progress on the project and to see the work in process of the Lester tapestry

An event was held at at Dagenham on July 20, 2010 as part of the Archive Project. Click for more

This page provides an index to various events associated with the Heritage of the Lester sisters and the Kingsley Halls. It is organised in reverse chronological order (i.e. latest at top)

As part of the 50th Anniversary of the use of KH Bow by RD Laing, it was the venue on July 12, 2015 for “Asylum Reconsidered” with a screening of the 1972 film “Asylum” followed by a panel discussion.

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An event at Bow 22 Oct 2009 marked the formal completion of the archive project

The conservation team on a visit to KH Bow
Mar 6, 2009

An event was held at KH Bow on Nov 29, 2008. The afternoon ended with drumming ... and dance

Conservation workshops at KH Dagenham.

KH Dagenham 90th Anniversary

A celebration of the 90th Anniversary of Kingsley Hall, Dagenham was held on December 16, 2019.
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