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/...

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-...

Attention all poets and budding poets! A poetry competition with a local focus. "In the footsteps of William Blake" Write a poem no longer than 500 words. The short listed topics entries will be presented at a Blake Event at Bognor Regis Library at 6.30pm on 3rd December. More details to follow.

This is our first Heritage Open Day! Today we had a wonderful tour at the Blake Cottage. Guided by Nick Tyson, it was a great opportunity to show the public and the local community the repairs underway and give a bit of context about the Blakes seaside home.

New thatch is finally in place! The cottage roof, rafters and masonry exude quality craftsmanship. There's more renovation work on the way, but it's definitely time to celebrate this great achievement. The cottage is now safe and there's no longer risk of collapse!

Blakefest 2025 celebrates visionary poet William Blake on 27–28 September in Felpham and Bognor Regis. Events include theatrical performances, guided walks, and live music, starting near Blake’s restored cottage. Visit the website for further details: blakefest.co.uk

Urgent restoration work has begun on William Blake’s former cottage in Felpham, near Bognor Regis, thanks to nearly £244,000 in National Lottery funding. #williamblake #felpham #bognorregis #historicengland #historicbuildings #arundistrictcouncil #nlhf www.theargus.co.uk/news/2542427...

"Thatching is finally underway at William Blake’s cottage in Felpham as a refurbishment project headed up by the Blake’s Cottage Trust continue". To read the Sussex World article: www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/... Please help the Blake Cottage Trust to restore The Blakes’ most beloved home

The Tatching Operation has started!!! Yesterday the master thatcher started laying out the thatch and the work is progressing at an incredibly fast pace! We are getting there! Please help the Blake Cottage Trust to restore The Blakes’ most beloved home www.justgiving.com/charity/blak...

An exciting update: Scaffolding is now being lowered to the eaves for the thatcher to access and lay thatch. We're getting there! Please help the Blake Cottage Trust to restore Blake's most beloved home. Please use the link below to donate. Every penny counts www.justgiving.com/charity/blak...

“William Blake passed from death to an immortal life on the 12th of August 1827, being in his sixty-ninth year.” Frederick Tatham Help the Blake Cottage Trust to open the Cottage in time to celebrate the bicentennial of Blake's death, in 2027! www.justgiving.com/charity/blak...

Turning the corner: restoration, research and new beginnings It’s been a bustling and illuminating summer at Blake Cottage. To know more about what we have been doing visit the link mailchi.mp/0cbd92d516fe... and subscribe to BCT Newsletter

Blakefest 2025 celebrates visionary poet William Blake on 27–28 September in Felpham and Bognor Regis. Events include theatrical performances, guided walks, and live music, starting near Blake’s restored cottage. Visit the website for further details: blakefest.co.uk

Last week The Blake Cottage Trust was invited to attend a private view of some Blake's precious manuscripts at the British Library. Amongst the works carefully kept in their collection are The Notebook, Tiriel, Vala, and many letters.

Happy 99th birthday, Allen Ginsberg! Here is a picture of one of Blake Cottage's most illustrious visitors 🎂

The Blake Cottage Trust is pleased to be able to offer some paid consultancies to assist with our work. Please visit the link below to see how to apply. www.blakecottage.org/contracts

Blake Cottage Trust needs an urgent injection of £16,500 to undertake essential building and garden investigation work. Donations can be best made by using the Justgiving platform: www.justgiving.com/blake-cottage

Maurice Sendak, renowned for his contributions to children’s literature as a writer and illustrator, was also a dedicated art collector. Sendak owned at least 10 works by Blake, and they will be auctioned by Christie's from May 29 to June 12. To see the items: www.christies.com/en/auction/m...

The Blake Cottage Trust is overjoyed at the prospect of saving Blake’s beloved cottage in Felpham. Tap the link to read the article. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Join the Blake Cottage Trust and the FVCS History group in the VE day 80th Anniversary at the Memorial Hall, Felpham! It's a full day of activities and art performances open to the community. We hope to see you there.

The Blake Cottage Trust is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a £243,954‬ grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to support essential conservation and‬ planning efforts for Blake’s Cottage, in Felpham, the historic Sussex home of visionary poet‬ and artist William Blake.

Buy Blake-inspired ceramics and help the Blake Cottage Trust! There are 4 plates for sale produced by the artist Diane Eagle. The cost for each plate is £110 of which £100 will go to The Blake Cottage Trust. The price includes postage (UK). For overseas purchases, check the conditions. 23x2.5 cm

Today at 5:30 GMT the trustee of the Blake Cottage Trust Camila Oliveira will talk about her research on the translation of Jerusalem and biblical intertextuality. To join the event, please write to [email protected]

Our friends from The William Blake Fellowship are putting their best efforts to save William Blake's home in London. Check it out. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...

In recognition of all the charities who work to support Arts and Culture, the first Movement for Good Prize Draw of the new year is approaching is giving £1,000 for the winner. To nominate The Blake Cottage Trust, click on the link below. secure.campaigner.com/csb/Public/s...

Yesterday Doug Nicholls (Chair), Sharyn Wortman (Trustee) and Josh Howard- Saunders of blam.uk presented our proposal to build a working replica of Blake’s printing press for the cottage. We have been shortlisted for The Worshipful Company of Tinplate and Wire Workers annual prize.🧶

Yesterday our ambassador John Higgs was invited by BB4 to talk about Blake’s relevance and legacy in arts and popular culture. Check it out (from 1:44:42 to 1:49:05)! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Blake Cottage Trust welcomes 2025 with fantastic updates, including funding and new members. Please check our Newsletter and see what we have been up to: mailchi.mp/c18f0face2e8...

Billy Bragg's guitar auction has given great publicity to our fundraising campaign and we have received a number of donations from his fans. Thank you all! To help us restore the cottage please donate at donate.justgiving.com/charity/blak...

Our Ambassador Jan Woolf has just launched exhibition of her paintings, some of which were inspired by the mould patterns in Blake's cottage. Check it out! Landscape at Play, by Jan Woolf 02 - 31 December 2024 Tavistock Center, 120 Belsize Lane, London

Blake Cottage Trust chair Doug Nichols speaks on BBC Radio Sussex about the importance of restoring the cottage for future generations: drive.google.com/file/d/1e_FW...

Billy Bragg is auctioning one of his guitars and the proceedings will go to the Blake Cottage Trust. Auction ends Saturday, November 30. Place you bid and help us to restore the cottage! #blakecottage #historicengland www.bbc.com/news/article...

Yesterday was a historic day for the Blake Cottage Trust. 5 thatchers have started work on removal of thatch to enable engineers to inspect the conditions of the roof structure. Help us to restore the cottage on donate.justgiving.com/charity/blak... #williamblake #blakescottage #historicengland

The current Francis Bacon show at NPG has the life cast of William Blake by James Deville (1823) alongside Bacon’s “Study for Portrait II” (1955). Marc Quinn was also inspired by this life cast of Blake, when he made “Self” (1996). We’d love to know who else has been inspired by this cast of Blake.