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What’s On In August
Mon 29 Aug 10am-6pm
Kent Life, Lock Lane, Maidstone,
Kent ME14 3AU
Ice Cream Festival
Join the festivities as Kent Life hosts its
first ice cream festival - sample tasters
from ice cream vendors, chocolatiers
and sweet stalls.
Entry: Adults £9.50, Concessions £8.50
Children £7.50,
Info: 01622 763936 / kentlife.org.uk
Music
Fri 5 - 12 Aug
Venues Around The Town,
Broadstairs, Kent
Broadstairs Folk Week
An amazing 7 days of music,
workshops, dance and stalls across
the town with thousands of people
enjoying events.
Info: 01843 604080 /
broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk
Sat 27 - Mon 29 Aug
Various locations in Rye
International Jazz
Festival
Visit Rye for free gigs and acoustic
performances where the finest Jazz,
Blues, R&B, Soul, Funk, Gospel and
World Music is performed in local
pubs and throughout Rye’s ancient
streets.
Info: ryejazz.com
Sun 28 & Mon 29 Aug 11am-5pm
Doddington Place Gardens,
Doddington, Nr Sittingbourne, Kent
ME9 0BB
Jazz on the Lawn - Jo
Francis & The Blue Notes
Come along and listen to smooth
jazz, swing and blues drifting over the
beautiful gardens at Doddington Place
this August bank holiday. Dogs on
leads are welcome. Bring along a picnic
hamper or try out the tasty offerings in
the Tea Rooms.
Entry: Adults £6, Concessions £5,
Children £2
Info: doddingtonplacegardens.co.uk
Out & About
DESIGNER MAKERS
OF CONTEMPORARY AND
TRADITIONAL CRAFTS
Sun 14 Aug 5-9pm
Smallhythe Place, Smallhythe,
Tenterden, Kent TN30 7NG
Romeo and Juliet
A forbidden love affair, The feuding Sussex Guild
families, faked death Shop and a and bloody Gallery
revenge. Set in fair Verona and
performed in the garden The at North Smallhythe Wing
Place, watch the drama Southover unfurl Grange
before you. Enjoy the evening with
Shakespeare’s star-crossed Southover lovers, Road
performed by The Lewes, Pantaloons. East Sussex
Booking Advisable.
Info: 01580 762334 / nationaltrust.org. BN7 1TP
uk/events
Shop open 7 days a
Tues 30 Aug - Sat 3 Sep week, 7.30pm 10.00 - 5.00
Hazlitt Theatre, Earl except Street, Christmas Day
Maidstone, Kent, Kent ME14 1PL
West side Story Reg. Charity no: 292234
Kent Musical Theatre Society proudly
present the timeless classic West Side
Story at the Hazlitt Theatre this
summer. The world’s greatest love story
takes to the streets in this landmark
Broadway musical that is one of the
theatre’s finest accomplishments.
Info: 01622 758611 / parkwoodtheatres.
co.uk
www.thesussexguild.co.uk
01273 479565
Thurs 25 - Wed 31 Aug
Dover, Deal, Sandwich
White cliffs walking
festival
40 walks have been organised,
including gentle two mile walks with
local experts describing particular
points of historical interest, to 5/6 mile
half day walks, each with a particular
theme, to full day walks of 8 to 10
miles with a pub or tea room stop
half way.
Entry: Free / £2 donation
Info: 01303 250230 /
whitecliffswalkingfestival.org.uk
Sat 27 Aug - Sun 25 Sep
Scotney Castle, Lamberhurst,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 8JN
Hop walks
The end of summer means the hop
harvest. At Scotney Castle hops are still
grown, picked and dried in traditional
ways. Walk with us to see the hop
gardens, picking shed, drying oast and
hoppers’ huts. Plus, have a sample of
Scotney Ale brewed using hops grown
on the farm. Booking Not Needed.
Info: 01892 893868 / nationaltrust.org.
uk/events
Theatre
Fri 12 Aug 6.30pm
Walmer Castle and Gardens,
Kingsdown Road, Deal, Kent CT14
7LJ
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream
Chapterhouse Theatre Company
presents Shakespeare’s best-loved
romantic comedy. Let yourself be
whisked away on a thrilling journey to
the most magical of forests and meet
star-crossed lovers, playful fairies and
hilarious travelling players. Beautifully
designed Elizabethan costumes, a
wonderful new musical score and
enchanting woodland creatures
make this an evening of unmissable
summer garden theatre. Picnic with
family and friends in the picturesque
surroundings.
Entry: Adults £15, Concession £13,
Child £11
Info: 0370 333 1183 / chapterhouse.org
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DESIGNER MAKERS
OF CONTEMPORARY AND
TRADITIONAL CRAFTS
EVENTS Contemporary 2012
CRAFT
SHOWS
CONTEMPORARY
CRAFT SHOWS
THROUGHOUT SUSSEX
4 - 7 August
MICHELHAM PRIORY
with craft demonstrations
Upper Dicker, Hailsham, East
Sussex BN27 3QS
Ticehurst, Near Wadhurst,
East Sussex TN5 7HE
www.sussexpast.co.uk
27 - 29 August
PASHLEY
MANOR GARDENS
www.pashleymanorgardens.com
www.thesussexguild.co.uk
01273 479565
Reg. Charity no : 292234
Detling Antiques,
Vintage &
Collectors Fair
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Up to 300 stalls in two buildings, shopping
arcades, marquees & outside offering a wide
range of items from ceramics, glass, vintage
www.thesussexguild.co.uk
clothing, furniture, books, metalware, kitchenalia,
postcards, pictures & much more.
Sat 3rd - Sun 4th
September
Sat: Early Entry 8.30am - £6
Sat: General Entry 10am - 4.30pm - £5
Sun: 10am - 3.30pm - £4
Kent County Showground, Detling, ME14 3JF
Tel: 01636 676531
www.b2bevents.info
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