Blake's Garden in the age of the Anthropocene The village of Felpham is holding an Open Garden Festival on Sat 24 and Sun 25 June from 10am to 4pm. You are invited to visit the garden of Blake's Cottage !

Blake Cottage, Felpham. Painted in ink and pigments made from house brick, weald clay, sand, and soot, using flint chips to engrave details of thatch and flint facing.

Is this Blake's white cat from his time at the Cottage in Felpham - and was it a birthday present?

What is a word that never occurs in Blake's work? Merry Christmas ! (but half a dozen times in his letters)

2027 will be the 200th anniversary of Blake’s death and by then Bruce and the Trust hope the Cottage will be open to the public and become a centre for artists, writers and visionaries who wish to follow in Blake’s footsteps. Click here to donate: blakecottage.org

Yesterday Blake Cottage Trust Ambassador, the acclaimed author John Higgs, talked at Sotheby’s London and has called for urgent support to save the cottage where #williamblake produced some of his most inspirational works. Please contact us if you’re able to help.

join our mailing list and be the first to receive updates on our progress as we work to restore William and Catherine Blake's cottage in Felpham, West Sussex. blakecottage.org/contact/mailin…

A short film by Annie Holt outlining why Blake Cottage is so important as an historical site for William and Catherine Blake. #williamblake #williamblakecottage drive.google.com/file/d/1R2rlyD…

A huge and happy crowd turned out for the annual Summer Fete organised by the Felpham Conservation Society on July 13th. Thanks to the Felpham Historical Society also, the Blake Cottage Trust was there to interview local residents about their views on the future of the cottage.

The tin hat is on. Finally some serious protection has been placed around the Blake Cottage roof. We now have quotes in for a new thatch and new roof timbers to start the restoration project. Help the Blake Cottage Trust. Link to donate: justgiving.com/blake-cottage

Join Historian Andrew Graham-Dixon and our Chair Doug Nicholls as they explore Blake's Cottage in its current state. It's a chance to take a walk through Blake's former home as they discuss his life and works whilst he was alive and end with the current Trustee's future plans.

We are proud to announce the receipt of a grant funding kindly donated by the World Monuments Foundation, the Foyle Foundation and Foulerton Charitable Trust. This is a vital first step to restore William and Catherine Blake’s home. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/1…

The Art Newspaper has published this encouraging report on our campaign to raise funds for the restoration of William and Catherine Blake's cottage. Our immediate concern is to repair the roof, which needs new rafters and new thatch. theartnewspaper.com/2024/08/20/wil…

We are canvassing views to help us shape the cottage restoration project and our longer term plan to establish an internationally important Blake centre and we want to hear your ideas. You can take part in the survey by clicking on the link below. surveymonkey.com/r/H957RFC

Tacita Dean is the latest high profile contemporary British artist to assist the Blake Cottage Trust to raise £4 million for the restoration of William Blake’s former home in Felpham, Sussex. Join Tacita Dean and the trustees in restoring Blake’s Cottage justgiving.com/blake-cottage

The trustee board of The Blake Cottage Trust met in Felpham to present an outline of our progress to the local community. We look forward to moving the project forward in a transparent manner with the help and cooperation of all. #blakecottagetrust #historicengland

In recognition of all the charities who work to support Arts and Culture, Benefact Group is giving 10 charities £5,000 each. To nominate The Blake Cottage Trust, click on the link below: culture.movementforgood.com/index.php?cn=1…

In this week's "The Big Issue", cultural expert and BCT Ambassador John Higgs writes about the importance of the Blakes' Cottage as a site of national heritage. #williamblakecottage #williamblake #savethecottage #historicengland bigissue.com/opinion/willia…

As you may know, the poet Allen Ginsberg drew great inspiration from William Blake. Here our trustee Camila Oliveira provides the Allen Ginsberg Project AllenGinsbergEstate (find us on bluesky) with an update on our project to restore the cottage. allenginsberg.org/2024/10/s-o-13/ #williamblake #allenginsberg

William Blake is one of the most celebrated English-language poets set to music, having inspired a myriad of renderings by classical and popular musicians and composers. Join the Musical Afterlives Symposium to learn more about his influence and legacy us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…