Transforming Communities

Songs & Scones Concerts in Medway

A social afternoon of music, conversation and cake in Medway Libraries!

Chatham Library

Community Hub
Dock Road
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4TX

Hempstead Library

Hempstead Road
Hempstead
Gillingham
Kent
ME7 3QG

Luton Library

2 Nelson Terrace
Luton
Chatham
Kent
ME5 7LA

Lordswood Library

Kestrel Road
Lordswood
Chatham
Kent
ME5 9LR

Twydall Library

13-15 Twydall Green
Gillingham
Kent
ME8 6JY

Walderslade Village Library

Walderslade Road
Chatham
Kent
ME5 9LR

Wigmore Library

208 Fairview Ave
Gillingham
ME8 0PX

Strood Library

133 High Street
Strood
Rochester
Kent
ME2 4TJ

Songs and Scones

Our Songs & Scones programme engages people living in the community who face loneliness and isolation. The events are particularly aimed at older people, but all are welcome to attend.

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Upcoming events

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Friday 11th September
1.30-3pm 

Thomas Harvey
Walderslade Village Library

Award winning songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist (Vocal, piano, guitar, music production), Thomas Harvey was raised in Kent and studied at the Leeds Conservatoire for Music where he was awarded the conservatoire prize for composition. A concert to celebrate Medway Pride.
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Wednesday 14th October
2.30-4pm

Jali Bakary Konteh
Luton Library

Jali Bakary Konteh is a London-based kora master, carrying forward Gambia’s rich kora tradition and adding his own innovations along the way. A concert to celebrate Black History Month.
Elliott Morris and Henry Webster
Friday 13th November
2.30-4pm

Kyntra
Twydall Library

Folk duo, Kyntra, is a collaboration between award-winning artists Elliott Morris and Henry Webster. With electrifying performances, they create music with traditional sensibilities for contemporary ears.
Mared Emyr and Lydia Kenny
Friday 11th December
2.30-4pm

Mared Pugh-Evans and Lydia Kenny
Chatham Library

Mared Pugh-Evans and Lydia Kenny have performed together across a range of concert and community settings, combining the distinctive sounds of harp and saxophone. This festive programme combines familiar seasonal favourites with improvisations inspired by the audience, alongside plenty of opportunities for a festive sing-along.

Ainsley Hamill and Zoe Wren
Friday 15th January 2027
2.30-4pm

Ainsley Hamill and Zoë Wren
Strood Library

Ainsley Hamill and Zoë Wren bring together rich vocal harmonies, heartfelt storytelling and a shared love of folk music. Blending Scottish and English folk traditions with contemporary songs, this concert celebrates connection, community and the joy of singing together. Their programme will include songs such as Perfect by Fairground Attraction and The Wild Mountain Thyme.

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