staying in going out - december 2011

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december 2011

Welcome to the

Christmas

issue of

Staying

In & Going Out magazine.

In this issue, there's a mix

of festive fun, diary dates for

Christmas and the New Year,

plus lots of regular features, too,

including some great competitions!

what's inside...

• An interview with Glynis Barber,

star of EastEnders and Dempsey

and Makepeace, now featuring

in panto at the Assembly Hall

Theatre

• A deliciously warming soup

for a winter snack or a special

Christmas dinner starter

• Preview of the Winter Wellbeing

Festival, coming to Tunbridge

Wells for the first time in January!

win!

• A family ticket to see The Secret

Garden at Trinity Theatre, in our

amazing competition. See page 9.

• A £10 WH Smith voucher for our

fun kids' puzzle. See page 7.

• A £10 Fenwicks voucher for

completing our tricky word

puzzle. See page 8.

For Staying In ideas read on from

here. For Going Out, just flip over...

Lisa Miles [email protected] 020 7348 9868

The whole team

at StayGo would

like to wish you

a very Happy

Christmas

& a fab New Year

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readers. We hope that you have

a truly wonderful festive season

and wish you all the best for

2012! In the meantime, if you

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• parsley to garnish

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and serveServe with chargrilled ciabatta or simply buttered toast. This soup makes a cracking Christmas starter or maybe just a warming winter snack. Delicious!

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Just for laughs... Christmas factsPostmen in victorian england were popularly called "robins". this was because their uniforms were red. victorian christmas cards often showed a robin delivering mail.

the first christmas stamp was released in canada in 1898.

although now mostly vegetarian, in victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.

Q: what's the most popular wine at christmas?A: I don't like sprouts!

Q: what do you call a bunch of chess grandmasters bragging about their games in a hotel lobby?A: Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer!

Q: mum, can i have a dog for christmas?A: No, you can have turkey like everyone else!

the reindeer are...the names of father christmas’s reindeer come from the 1823 poem a visit from st. nicholas by clement clarke moore. they are: dasher, dancer, Prancer, vixen, comet, cupid, donner and blitzen. but the best known reindeer of all comes from a 1939 story and colouring book rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, which was later turned into the famous song.

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arts, music & theatre

AssEMbLY HALL Theatre and entertainment, including music and dance, for all the familyaddress: Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2LU telephone: 01892 530613 website: www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

TRInITY THEATRE Theatre and arts centre with a wide range of events and great caféaddress: Church Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1JP telephone: 01892 678678 website: www.trinitytheatre.net

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ECOLong established hair studio in the High Street address: 52a High Street, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1XF telephone: 01892 543484

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glynis: Well, I play the Bad

Fairy. For many years I used to play

sweet, good girls but after playing

Glenda in EastEnders, people now

see me as the baddie. Baddies are

much more fun to play, so I’m sure

I’m going to enjoy it!

stAygO: What are you looking

forward to most about the show?

glynis: I have never sung on

stage before or anywhere for that

matter and have never had to fly!

Don't know whether to be excited or

scared – but those are the things I’m

looking forward to most.

stAygO: Have you done any

comedy before?

glynis: Yes, in fact I am just

finishing doing a comedy right

now, touring round in Alan

Ayckbourne's Season's

Greetings, which is

about a family

Christmas

reunion – and all

the frustrations that

that entails. I love

doing comedy.

stAygO: How did the

tour go?

glynis: It was great

fun. Wonderful

cast, including

This Christmas, The Assembly

Hall Theatre is presenting Sleeping

Beauty, a traditional pantomime

for the whole family, starring Glynis

Barber in her first-ever pantomime

role. We were lucky to be able to

take Glynis away from her busy

schedule to tell us a little bit about

herself – and her upcoming role!

stAygO: You're starring in

Sleeping Beauty at The Assembly

Hall Theatre over the Christmas

season. This is the first time

you've appeared in panto.

What attracted you to

the role?

glynis: Yes it is

the first panto I have

ever done! It is always

exciting to do

something new,

which is what

attracted me to it.

It's a challenge.

stAygO: Can

you tell us a little

bit about your

character in

the show?@

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Melinda Ortner,

Guy Osbourne,

When Colours

Collide, Sarah Tonin

Sunday 11th December

Paul Dunton (solo), Kyla Stroud,

Annaca, James Kirby

Wednesady 14th December

Poppy Alice, SW3, Bella McKendree,

Jo Hook

Sunday 18th December

David Harding, Worry Dolls, Phoebe

Katis, Paul Dunton Ensemble

Wednesday 21st December

Raw Peaches, Big Fish Little Fish,

Dorey The Wise, The Soundcasters

Tuesday 27th December Josh Davies,

Three for a girl, The Varlies

Wednesday 28th December

Nodwell & Miller, Lo and The Beholds,

Luke Bacon

Thursday 29th December

Darren Smallman, KP & Squizz, Zigo,

Cyrano Rose, Jenny Worthley, The

Jemima Price Band

PAul sAys…Christmas is fast approaching and

there is a whole festive feast of

musical events to savour and enjoy at

your favourite local venues. So forget

roasting chestnuts by the fire... get

your dancing shoes at the ready, folks!

trinity tHeAtrewww.trinitytheatre.net Saturday 3rd December

Richard Durrant £14/12

Saturday 3rd December

Winter Warmer showcase £5

Saturday 17th December

Christmas carol concert £10/£5

tHe Assembly HAll tHeAtre

www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.ukThursday 1st December

Heathfield School Christmas concert

£7/£4

Friday 2nd December

Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad &

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Sunday 4th December

Lara Melda & RTWSO (classical

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Monday 5th December That’ll

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Wednesday 7th December

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Thursday 22nd December at

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Maidstone

Featuring The Paul Dunton

Ensemble, The Ackerleys, The Charlie

Rivers Band, Intraverse

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Saturday 24th December

Christmas Eve Special at The

Grey Lady Music Lounge

Tickets £10

Featuring The Paul Dunton Ensemble,

Audio Whores, Billy

Jupp Band

Monday 26th December

Boxing Day Bonanza at The Grey

Lady Music Lounge

Tickets £10

Featuring The Paul Dunton Ensemble,

Dan Clews Band, The Breretons

New Years Eve at Trinity Theatre

Foyer concert, includes glass of

champagne and canapés

Tickets £20

Featuring The Paul Dunton

Ensemble, Three for a girl, The Alex

Beharrell Band + 1 more

Ticket reservations

Contact paul at paul@pauldunton.

co.uk or the box office on

07786547265

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... continued from cover

Christopher Timothy and Ricky

Groves, and quite a challenging play.

Lots of business happening on stage

and you had to really be on your toes

to get it right. Things could easily go

wrong and sometimes did!

stAygO: You originally left South

Africa in order to come to London to

attend a theatre school. You must have

been very determined?

glynis: Yes, I was. I've wanted to

be an actress since I was five years old.

stAygO: What was your first big

break in the acting world?

glynis: Well, the first series I did

was Blake's 7, a 1970s sci-fi drama,

which many people might remember!

That was followed by Jane, in the

early 80s, which was a TV series

about a WW2 heroine. I then played

the detective Harriet Makepeace in

Dempsey and Makepeace, which is the

role that most people know me from.

stAygO: You also recently starred

as Glenda in EastEnders. Will Glenda

ever return?

glynis: There are no plans for

Glenda to return at present.

stAygO: What's been your

favourite TV role so far in your

career?

glynis: I have enjoyed them all

in their own way. I did have a lot of fun

causing havoc as Glenda though.

stAygO: As well as TV, you're

also a well-established theatre actor. Is

there a special role that you've always

wanted to play on stage?

glynis: There are many parts that

I would still like to play. Gertrude in

Hamlet is one. I did however get to play

Lady Macbeth a few years ago, which

had always been an ambition of mine.

stAygO: Aside from acting, do

you have any other projects in the

pipeline?

glynis: I've made an anti-ageing

yoga DVD – Anti-ageing Secrets with

Glynis Barber – and am very interested

in health and lifestyle. I want to do

more of this type of work and maybe a

documentary on the process of ageing.

stAygO: And finally, what's your

favourite fairytale and why?

glynis: I used to love fairytales

when I was young. I remember having

these wonderful books that I spent

hours reading. I loved the pictures

and I remember being intrigued by

The Snow Queen. So beautiful and

yet so cruel! Mmmm, maybe I should

base myself on her!

stAygO: Thanks – and good luck

in Sleeping Beauty!

GlynisBarber

Christopher Beeney

All stAr cAst Alongside Glynis

Barber, Sleeping Beauty features children’s

presenter Derek Moran, as Muddles. Derek

presents Milkshake! on Channel 5 and also

performs in the Irish boy band D-Side!

Meanwhile, the role of the King is played

by Christopher Beeney. Christopher has

played many

roles on TV

and in the

theatre but

is probably

best known

for his

perfor-

mances as Edward Barnes in the much loved

TV series Upstairs, Downstairs and as Morton

Beamish alias Herman Teasdale in the long

running series Last of the Summer Wine.

Adding to the all-star cast, there are

flying sequences, show-stopping song and

dance acts, larger-than-life characters and

plenty of jokes and join-in fun. And if that

wasn’t enough, there are amazing CGI effects,

including flying dragons, space flights and

forests of thorns that grow before

your very eyes! Sleeping

Beauty will make your

Christmas definitely one

to remember...Derek Moran

To book Sleeping Beauty call the box office on 01892 530613 or visit www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.ukTickets from £17, children £14.50


J anuary can be a bit of a

‘blue’ time, with Christmas

festivities long gone and

the dark, chilly days of

winter stretching ahead of us. This

can sometimes lead to rather blue

feelings, especially if your New Year’s

resolutions are already out of the

window! But don’t despair because

help may be at hand.

All under One rOOf On the weekend of the 28th and

29th of January, a Winter Wellbeing

Festival is coming to Tunbridge Wells.

This event is being presented by Star

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by arranging health and wellbeing

events. This festival will feature over 60

stalls under one roof at the Assembly

Hall, bringing together a whole host

of different therapists, practitioners

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information and advice. Plus there will

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products to discover, both for you and

your home. Star Communities has been

running similar events for six years and

owners Mike and Liz Flannery are very

excited to be bringing the festival to

Tunbridge Wells for the very first time.

Mike tells us, “We ran a similar event

at Lewes in 2011 and we had over 1,000

people coming through the doors over

the weekend. It’s the ideal opportunity to

bring therapists and their potential clients

together so that they can meet each

other, and also so that people who are

considering treatment can decide what

kind of therapy might work best for them.

“Many people think about how they

want to live their life differently; how

they can confront some of the issues

that hold them back; or want to know

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more about how the food they eat

might affect their health and wellbeing.

This is their chance to explore some of

those things and perhaps consider new

therapies or treatments for conditions

that may affect them.”

tHe festivAlexPerienceAnd indeed, this event offers much

more than simply networking. It aims

to provide a real ‘festival’ experience

for everyone, with free speakers,

workshops and performers and the

opportunity to try a variety of therapy

and healing taster sessions. And on top

of all this activity, Basil café (which is

based in St. Johns Road) is providing

the refreshments, so you can make it

a whole day out by staying for lunch

and sampling the delights of a tasty

wholefood menu. In fact, Mike and

Liz are sure that the event will be

an exciting all-round experience for

everyone attending.

So if you’re looking for a way to

beat the winter blues and improve

your health and wellbeing, or if

you’re simply curious and want to

have a fun day out, why not come

along? Tickets are only £3 on

the day or £5 to cover the whole

weekend, which we think is an

absolute bargain!

To book tickets, contact The

Assembly Hall Theatre on

01892 630613 or visit

www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

If you are a therapist or practitioner

and are interested in taking a

stall or getting in touch with Star

Communities, please contact Mike

Flannery on 07901 700990 or e-mail

[email protected]


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A winter wArmer...Trinity Theatre is also going to be

presenting A Winter Warmer on 10th

December at 7pm; this promises an

evening of merriment with festive

food, drinks and brilliant bands.

Sounds like a pretty good deal to

me. Then from the 14th December,

we head into The Secret Garden and

that will run all the way through the

Christmas season.

Box Office 01892 678678 or

www.trinitytheatre.net

PAntO time!Over at The Assembly Hall Theatre

it’s panto-time again! This year Glynis

Barber heads up a cast for Sleeping

Beauty; a wonderful, magical fairy

tale that will make you believe in true

love. This also stars Derek Moran,

whom those of you with children will

know presents Milkshake! on Five. If

that sentence means anything to you

then I’m sure you will be delighted

to see him live; if it doesn’t fear not

(you’ve not missed out on a ‘Beiber-

moment’), instead you can enjoy

Glynis Barber being villainous. As

you will know already from our cover

interview, Glynis Barber has made

numerous series on television over the

years; she is most popular, probably,

for Dempsey and Makepeace, that

fantastically 80s detective series.

She has also been in Emmerdale and

EastEnders. For me she will always

be Jane, but hardly anyone I know

remembers her as that!

The Assembly Hall Theatre

always put on a brilliant production

during this time of year and

Sleeping Beauty promises to be

no exception. Expect wonderful

scenery; beautiful lighting;

dazzling effects and plenty of

shouting! The show opens on 10th

December and runs until 2nd

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January 2012. Box Office

01892 530613 or

www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

Sleeping Beauty isn’t the only

pantomime on this year. At The

Royal Victoria Hall we are being

treated to Aladdin, presented by

Pantomime Productions. Each

year this production has proved

popular with children and parents

alike and this has always been a

more traditional treat than some

of the star-studded shows we have

come to expect across the country.

Performances start on Boxing

Day and run through until the 7th

January 2012. Box Office 01892

533739

The Oast Theatre at

Hildenborough is also producing

a festive play this year through

The Youth Theatre. The Nativity

is written by David Farr and is a

humorous, exciting retelling of the

immortal tale that should delight

everyone. This has a short run,

opening on 15th December until

17th December. Box Office 01732

363849

Tis the season to be…, well,

we could be many things

this year as our wallets feel

the pinch; but one thing

we could all find ourselves feeling is

entertained, especially with the local

delights on offer at this time of year.

wHAt’s On At trinityTo warm us up in preparation for the

big events, Trinity Theatre is hosting

a wealth of comedians this month.

Its popular Comedy Café boasts an

impressive line-up; none more so than

Ross Noble, who has powered his way

to the top of the stand-up tree. In the

last few years Ross has found popularity

through appearances on Have I Got

News For You and for Radio 4’s Just

A Minute. But it is for his dry-wit and

wacky stand-up that he is best known

and he will be headlining the Comedy

Café on 7th December.

Other dates for the café are 14th:

16th and 20th December with other

fantastic acts, including Rob Deering

and Stephen Grant. The Comedy Café

is a fantastic evening out.

Ross Noble

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grAnd unveiling At tHe Assembly HAll tHeAtreOn 24th November I was very

pleased to be invited to the unveiling

of a dramatic new installation at the

Assembly Hall Theatre.

A giant spinning wheel has been

made by a group of students from the

Skinners’ Kent Academy, working

alongside Kester Hulland-Rumley,

a technician at the Assembly Hall.

This is part of a project towards ‘good

citizenship’ and will help to raise

awareness of the theatre’s Christmas

charity: Hospice in the Weald.

The work of art

was unveiled

Win!A fAmily ticKet tO tHe secret gArden

For a chance to win this fabulous

prize, simply answer the following

question and email your answer to

[email protected] by the closing

date: 14th December 2011.

Who wrote the children’s book,

The Secret Garden?

a) Charlotte Brontë

b) Frances Hodgson Burnett

c) Enid Blyton

Running at Trinity Theatre from

14th December to 1st January, The

Secret Garden is a genuine family

musical that children – and grown-

ups – of all ages will love! Based

on the well-known children’s book

of the same name, it tells the story

of an unloved orphan girl, thrust

into the company of her invalid

cousin, and how she discovers a

secret garden that changes both

their lives. Directed by Michael

Elliott, Artistic Consultant at

Trinity Theatre, the show combines

wonderful characters with music,

magic and comedy that is a must-

see this Christmas season.

by the students, along with local

artist Louise Giblin ARBS, who

has captured the imagination

of many with her body casting

sculptures. This year, she has

been working with some of the

nation’s most celebrated athletes

who will feature in a series of

remarkable bronze and cold cast

metal sculptures to be exhibited

in London during the 2012

Olympics and aiming to raise

money for charity. Five major

British Olympic representatives

have been body cast for sculpted

pieces: athlete Sally Gunnell OBE;

Paralymian swimmer Darren

Leach; athlete and former Sports

Personality of the Year, Dame

Kelly Holmes; hurdler Kriss

Akabusi MBE; and gymnast Beth

Tweddle MBE.

The giant spinning wheel is

now on display above the canopy

of the Assembly Hall Theatre and

will remain there until the 5th

January. It is a timely reminder of

what a community can do when it

comes together. Congratulations

to the Skinners’ Kent Academy

and Kester!

Louise Giblin sculpting Beth Tweddle

Spinning wheel sculpture

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T his little café and deli

on the corner of Chapel

Place is packed with

treasures from its

native Italy, which all make perfect

Christmas presents!

There are bottles and jars of olive

oils and sauces, boxes of amaretti

biscuits, pasta and bottles of Italian

wine, liquers and spirits, plus sweets

and chocolates. But on top of your

‘must buy’ list has to be the panettone.

This traditional Italian cake is fast

becoming a regular on the list of

Christmas desserts and it also makes

a beautiful gift because of the way

it’s presented. Choose from a range

of gorgeous boxes for an impressive

looking present for the in-laws! It stays

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DRuSILLASCheck out Santa's

Christmas Cottage every day from the

10th to the 23rd December. You can also

take a ride on Thomas the Tank Engine and take the bauble challenge!

www.drusillas.co.uk

BODIAM CASTLE Meet Santa in his

wonderful medieval grotto and explore the castle with a seasonal

challenge!www.nationaltrust.

org/bodiam

SPA VALLEY RAILWAYSanta Specials leave Tunbridge Wells West to Groombridge on the following dates: 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th and 21st to 23rd December. www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk

ASHDOWN FOREST LLAMA PARk See the reindeer in their stable, plus Santa and his elves, of course. www.llamapark.co.uk

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C elebrate New Year’s Eve

at the Grey Lady Music

Lounge, with fantastic

food and great live music

to keep the party going all the way

into 2012! Arrive to a complementary

glass of Peach Bellini on arrival and

dine in style with a special three-

course menu. Then dance the night

away to Soul Avenue – a five-piece

soul and funk band, who play dance-

And A new yeAr's PArty...

at The Grey Lady

fresh for days and Italian tradition

says that a slice of panettone taken

with a sip of sparkling Prosecco

guarantees good luck and health

for the coming year. What more

can we say?

Arte Bianca, 01892 510554

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floor stormers,

all the way from

the Motown

classics of the 60s to present-day

hits such as Cee Lo Green’s Forget

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(accompanied children only).

Booking essential via Catherine

Pitt on 07759 226060 or email info@

discoversoutheastengland.co.uk

sAturdAy 3rd AndsundAy 4tH

• Pantiles Christmas Market, 10am

to 6pm on Saturday and 10am to

4pm on Sunday.

www.pantilestraders.com

wednesdAy 7tH

• Twuttle community networking

event at Pidwidgeon & Pie. 10am to

12 noon.

www.pigwidgeonandpye.com

wednesdAy 7tH AndtHursdAy 8tH

• Christmas wreath making

workshop in the Great Hall at Knole

Park. All materials supplied, £50.

01732 462100

fridAy 9tH

• Music from the movies at Calverley

Park ice rink. 5.30 to 9.30pm

£7 children and £9 adults. Book via

www.tunbridgewellsatchristmas.

com or at The Assembly Hall

Theatre 01892 530613

• Tunbridge Wells Civic Society at

the Camden Centre presents Some

Kent Ghosts - their haunts and

stories. 7.45 pm, visitors welcome.

www.thecivicsociety.org

sAturdAy 10tH

• Farmers' Market, Civic Way,

9am-2pm.

www2.tunbridgewells.gov.uk

december...what's on this month

Welcome to our

StayGo listings

page! We bring

you events

for December, so that if

you're looking for something

Christmassy to do, just grab

StayGo and flick to relevant date.

Easy! And if you have any dates

that you'd like to see listed, then

email them to

[email protected]

tHrOugHOut decemberCalverley Park ice rink open

until 2nd January (excluding

Christmas Day). 9.30am to

9.30pm. £7 children and

£9 adults. Book via www.

tunbridgewellsatchristmas.

com or at The Assembly Hall

Theatre 01892 530613

sundAy 4tH

• Carols & Songs by Candlelight at

The Salomans Centre at 6pm.

01892 507630

sundAy 4tH And 18tH

• Christmas storytelling and

activities for kids at The Corn

Exchange in The Pantiles. 10.30am

and 2.30pm. £3.50 per child

mOndAy 12tH Are you looking for new and

interesting books to read? Do

you want to invigorate your book

group? The Big Book Group is

a new and unique show coming

to the Assembly Hall Theatre.

It is both a joyful celebration of

literature and a coming together

of people from all walks of life

bonded by their love of books.

Features include: Carol Birch on

Jamrach’s Menagerie, Araminta

Hall on Everything and Nothing,

hot reads for book groups and

their families, plus a chance to

steal the show as you help a star

author with a spot of flash fiction.

£12, 01892 530613 www.

theassemblyhalltheatre.com

sAturdAy 17tH

• Camden Road Christmas Market

from 10-3pm. Complete with bands,

buskers and a choir.

www.camdenroad.org/camden-

road-christmas-market

• To complement the Camden Road

Christmas Market, Discover South

East England presents a family

treasure hunt. £2.00 per person.

Purchase your Treasure Hunts from

Chez JJ and Bob's DIY on Camden

Road. Contact: Catherine Pitt at

www.discoversoutheastengland.com

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• Wadhurst Choir sings carols at

Bedgebury Visitor Centre. Normal

admission charges apply.

www.bedgeburypinetum.org.uk/

WhatsOn

sAturdAy 17tH AndsundAy 18tH

• Pantiles Christmas Market, 10am

to 6pm on Saturday and 10am to

4pm on Sunday.


wednesdAy 21st

• Farmers' Market, Civic Way, 12

noon to 6pm.


tHursdAy 22nd

• Pantiles late night shopping

event, with surprises in store!


sAturdAy 24tH

• Farmers' Market, Civic Way, 9am-2pm.


mOndAy 26tH

• Boxing Day walk with the Friends

of Bedgebury.

01580 879842

fridAy 30tH

• The Sunday Drama College Plus

in 24 Hours at the Beacon Hotel.

Students gather at 9.00pm on

December 29th at the Beacon and by

9.00pm on the 30th they will have a

musical for you! Tickets are £12/£10

concessions and if you want to book

a meal beforehand just call the

Beacon. 01892 524252.

Christmas is traditionally a time

for giving and there are many

charitable causes out there that

appreciate any help you are able

to give. So why not enter the

Christmas spirit and do something

good this December...

PensHurst cHristmAsmArKetPenshurst Christmas Market

aims to be a magical Christmas

experience, complete with a wide

variety of stalls ideal for Christmas

shopping, performances from local

choirs, mulled wine, sausages,

sweet treats and a raffle raising

money for charity, including

Penshurst Church and the

Pickering Cancer Drop-In Centre.

Stalls will range from exceptional

women’s clothing and accessories to

beautiful designer children’s clothing,

handmade wooden toys, handcrafted

Christmas cakes and gingerbread,

home wares, vintage fashion, restored

furniture, glass ware, pottery,

handmade Christmas decorations

and stockings, aromatherapy

products and treatments, jewellery,

fine wine and stunning pieces of

art. Open from 10.30am-4pm and

7-10pm on Friday 3rd December and

from 9.30am-3pm on Saturday 4th.

reindeer rAmbleRun, jog, walk or ramble 5km for

Hospice in the Weald! Start from

Eridge Park Estate on Sunday

11th December at 11am. You can

buy antlers for the fun of it, plus

refreshments, including a barbecue,

mulled wine and mine pies. You

can even

get treats

for your dog!

In addition, if you raise the most

sponsorship, you can WIN four

tickets to see Sleeping Beauty at

the Assembly Hall Theatre! Get

your sponsorship to Hospice in the

Weald by Thursday 15th December

for a chance to win.

Entry fees £10 per adult, £4

under 16s and under 5s free.

Bring a family of 4 and the dog for

only £20! For more information

please contact Emma on

01892820508 or events@

hospiceintheweald.org.uk

And finAlly... A tHAnK yOu frOmtHe rnli!The RNLI Royal Tunbridge Wells

Branch would like to say a BIG

thank you to all its supporters

for their help over the last twelve

months and, indeed, over many

years. We spoke to committee

member Joan Hamilton-Smith and

this is what she had to say: "Being

only a small committee, we rely

on the dedication of our helpers

and the generosity of the public

and this year, in 2011, everyone

has surpassed themselves because,

so far, we have raised just over

£20,000 for the first time ever,

with a few more weeks still to go

until the end of the year! THANK

YOU!"

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