Wealden Times | WT186 | August 2017 | Wedding supplement inside

What’s On In August
Arts & Crafts
award-winning themed grass maze.
Garden
This town-wide festival of
Entry: All included with usual
music has over 70 events a
Sat 19 Aug – Sun 3 Sept
admission except face painting
Fri 18 Aug 10am – 12.30pm
day for a full week. With craft
Lewes, Seaford and surrounding
Info: 01892 870347 /
Woolbeding Gardens, Brambling
workshops, camping, a craft
areas, East Sussex
chiddingstonecastle.org.uk
Lane, Woolbeding, Midhurst,
and music fair and Concert
Art Wave 2017
West Sussex GU29 9RR
Marquee, there is a great variety
One of the most popular arts events
Mon 21 Aug – Sun 3
Gardeners’ Workshop:
of things to do at any given time
in East Sussex, and well worth a look,
Sept 10am- 5.30pm
An Introduction to
in this beautiful coastal town.
Art Wave 2017 comprises over 100
Groombridge Place, Groombridge
Vegetable Growing
Info: broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk
venues organised into town and rural
Hill, Groombridge, Tunbridge
Woolbeding Gardens’ kitchen
trails. Enjoy a mix of arts and crafts
Wells, Kent TN3 9QG
gardener gives great advice and
Thurs 24 – Mon 28 Aug
including paintings, prints, sculpture,
Wild West Adventure
practial solutions to growing your
Various locations in
jewellery, textiles, ceramics and more.
A fun filled day of Cowboy crafts,
own vegetables at home, from
Rye, East Sussex
Entry: Free
fire-side songs, story-telling and
seed sowing to harvesting.
Rye International
Info: artwavefestival.org
much more including access to
Entry: £19
Jazz & Blues Festival
the Enchanted Forest, Crusoe’s
Info: nationaltrust.org.uk
A collection of the finest Jazz,
Children & Families
World and birds of prey displays.
Blues, R&B, Soul, Funk,
Info: 01892 861444 /
Sat 26 and Sun 27 10am – 5pm
contemporary and crossover
Sat 22 July – Sun 3 Sept
groombridgeplace.com
and Mon 28 Aug 10am – 4pm
stars including Kandace Springs
McArthurGlen Designer
St. Mary The Virgin, Maytham
and Seth Lakeman and venues
Outlet, Kimberley Way,
Food & Drink
Road, Rolvenden, Kent TN17 4LT
such as Simply Italian restaurant
Ashford, Kent, TN24 0SD
Rolvenden Church
and St. Mary’s Church.
Summer Shop
Sun 20 Aug
Flower Festival and
Info: ryejazz.com
The Ashford Designer Outlet
The Corn Exchange, The
Art Exhibition
offers up to 60% off brands such
Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge
At this year’s “Matthew’s Gospel”
Fri 25 – Sun 27 Aug
as Levi’s, Barbour, Hamleys and
Wells, Kent TN2 5TE
themed Flower Festival there will
Mt Ephraim Gardens, Staple
Superdry, and this summer the
Macaron Masterclass
be an art exhibition by local artists
St, Hernhill, Faversham,
centre is transformed with an open
This hands-on half day course at
at the Village hall, a variety of stalls
Kent ME13 9TX
air summer festival garden complete
Rosemary Schrager’s cookery school
and a Swing Night in the church on
A new Day Festival
with ice cream stand, inflatable Water
will teach you to make your own
Sunday 27 August with the Rye Bay
The best of prog, rock, blues,
Walkers, and performances from
box full of macarons with that
Crew performing all of your favourite
and roots all in one terrific
local musicians. All this is topped
perfect crunch on the outside, a
classics. Morning coffee, ploughman’s
festival, with a great line up
off with extra weekday events every
soft inside and delicious filling.
lunches, and cream teas will also be
of classic bands including
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Entry: £75
available throughout the weekend.
Slade, Big Country and the
including a giant keyboard, digital
Info: 01892 528 700 /
Entry: £10
legendary Uriah Heep.
graffiti and T-shirt making.
rosemaryshrager.com
Info: 01580 240463
Info: anewdayfestival.com
Info: ashforddesigneroutlet.com
Sat 26 – Sun 27 Aug
Music
Summer Activities
Mon 31 July – Sun 3 Sept
Brogdale Collections, Brogdale
Historic Dockyard, Chatham
Road, Faversham Kent ME13 8XZ
Thurs 10 – Sat 12 Aug
Sat 12 Aug 3.30 – 7pm
Doc. Yard Summer Fun!
Artisan Cider Festival
John Darlings Farm,
Hythe Imperial, Princes Parade,
The Doc is back with opportunities
A weekend festival with over
Edenbridge, Kent TN8 5NP
Hythe, Kent CT21 6AE
to learn the mathematical art of
sixty artisan ciders for you to
Lee Fest
Opera in the Park
curves, how ships work, and how
sample as you enjoy live music,
In 2006 sixteen year old Lee Denny
A perfect chance to check
to make curves in water. There
family entertainment, talks,
founded this festival in his back
out Hythe Imperial’s new
will also be an inflatable lifeboat
demos and local shopping.
garden on the basis that while his
formal gardens and Gazebo
with all the accessories and the
Info: brogdalecollections.org
holidaying parents told him not to
(especially if you’re scouting
chance to dress up as a lifesaver for
have a party, they said nothing about
out wedding locations) in an
a great family photo opportunity.
Mon 28 Aug
festivals. Leefest has since risen to be
evening of Opera with inclusive
Entry: Included with annual ticket
Kent Life, Lock Ln, Sandling,
the UK’s most celebrated independent
sparkling wine and canapés.
Info: thedockyard.co.uk
Maidstone ME14 3AU
festival, dubbed ‘a mini version of
Entry: £38
Ice Cream Festival
Glastonbury’ by BBC Radio 1. This
Info: hytheimperial.co.uk
Sun 13 Aug 11am – 5pm
Ice cream vendors, chocolatiers and
year is Neverland themed with a
Chiddingstone Castle,
sweet stalls all gather together to
line up including Annie Mac, Jake
Fri 25 – Mon 28 Aug
Chiddingstone, Edenbridge
offer you some scrummy samples.
Bugg and secret special guests.
The Milk House, The Street,
TN8 7AD
To keep you entertained between
Info: leefest.org
Sissinghurst, Kent TN17 2JG
Ancient Egyptian Day
tasters there will also be a face painter,
Milk Fest
An Educational trip back to ancient
music from The Boogie Woogie Gals,
Fri 11 – Fri 18 Aug
The cream of Kent is showcased
Egypt with a chance to handle
animal activities and a fun farm ride!
Various Locations in
in a full fat long weekend
3000 year old artefacts, learn from a
Info: 01622 763936 / kentlife.org.uk
Broadstairs, Kent
which celebrates all the good
professor of egyptology and visit the
Broadstairs Folk Week
things in life; good food and
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