![Anáfi in the Cyclades; the Bents visited in January 1884](http://thebents.tambent.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2017/07/Anafi-in-the-Cyclades.jpg)
Plans are underway to salute the Bents’ celebrated travels in the Cyclades with a bench and event in their memory on one of their favourite islands – a chance to rest on a long walk, for refreshment, take in the view, and catch up with Theodore and Mabel.
It is hoped that the event will include a design competition for the bench/seat, invitations to a reception, and a day of lectures/talks related to the Bents’ happy months in the Cyclades in 1883/4.
Recent suggestions for the Anafi Bent Memorial Bench to commemorate Theodore and Mabel Bent and their Anafiot dragoman, Matthew Simos, have included:
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