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What’s On In <strong>April</strong><br />
Art<br />
Sat 31 Mar – Sat 30 Jun<br />
Artichoke Gallery, Church<br />
Street, Ticehurst, Kent TN5 7AE<br />
BENEATH THE CANOPY<br />
An enduring fascination with<br />
trees: their majestic forms and<br />
graceful branches, the abundant<br />
wildlife they support. A mixed<br />
exhibition featuring paintings,<br />
sculpture, ceramics and jewellery<br />
inspired by our love of trees, birds<br />
and insects #visitTicehurst. Open<br />
Tuesday to Saturday 9.30-4.30.<br />
Info: 01580 200905 /<br />
artichokegallery.co.uk<br />
Fri 13 – Sun 15 Apr<br />
High Hurstwood Hall, Chillies<br />
Lane, High Hurstwood,<br />
Uckfield, Sussex TN22 4AD<br />
Handcrafted Arts Fair<br />
Over 32 different artists, designers<br />
and makers from the Sussex area<br />
gather for an amazing show.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: facebook.com/<br />
highhurstwoodhall<br />
Sat 21 Apr – June<br />
Portico Art Gallery, 25 London<br />
Road, Riverhead, Sevenoaks,<br />
Kent, TN13 2BU<br />
Jan Grasty and Robert<br />
Cobuz<br />
Explore the beautiful works of<br />
Jan Grasty and the intriguing and<br />
unexpected creations of Robert<br />
Cobuz. All works for sale.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: porticogallery.co.uk<br />
Sat 21 Apr – Sun 8 Jul<br />
Jerwood Gallery, Rock-A-Nore<br />
Road, Hastings, Sussex<br />
TN34 3DW<br />
Paul Feiler: One<br />
Hundred Years<br />
This year the Paul Feiler Estate<br />
and The Redfern Gallery will be<br />
running a year-long centenary<br />
celebration of the life and work<br />
of Paul Feiler (1918-2013), one<br />
of the foremost figures of the<br />
Modern Art movement emanating<br />
from the South West of England,<br />
centred in St Ives, fascinated by<br />
the achitecture of space and the<br />
ambiguities of visual experience.<br />
Info: jerwoodgallery.org<br />
Children & Families<br />
Sat 7 – Sun 8 Apr 10am-4pm<br />
Betteshanger Park, Sandwich<br />
Road, Deal, Kent CT14 0BF<br />
Spring on the Park<br />
Celebrate spring with the Essex<br />
Dog Display team, Sky Birds of<br />
Prey team, Mikey’s Donkeys, dog<br />
grooming with Hadlow College<br />
and lots of stalls, crafts and local<br />
food and drink.<br />
Entry: Included with park entry<br />
Info: betteshanger-park.co.uk<br />
Thurs 12 – Sat 14 Apr<br />
Chiddingstone Castle, Hill<br />
Hoath Road, Edenbridge, Kent<br />
TN8 7AD<br />
Alice in Wonderland<br />
The Mad Hatter is hosting a<br />
fabulous tea party with all your<br />
favourites from Lewis Carroll’s<br />
classic tale hosting themed<br />
activities all over the castle<br />
grounds. The hatter will be<br />
awarding prizes and there will be<br />
certificates for all.<br />
Entry: £14.56<br />
Info: chiddingstonecastle.org.uk<br />
Sat 21 Apr 7pm<br />
United Church Hall, Croft<br />
Road, Crowborough TN6 1HA<br />
Quiz and Picnic<br />
Enjoy a quiz and picnic with<br />
tea and coffee available. Teams<br />
can be up to six people and<br />
visitors should bring their<br />
own picnics and drinks.<br />
Entry: £6pp<br />
Info: 01892 653596 / bureau@<br />
crowboroughcab.cabnet.org.uk<br />
Sat 21 Apr<br />
Maidstone Museum, St Faith’s<br />
St, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1LH<br />
St. George’s Dragon Day<br />
Meet Flame, the massive smokebreathing<br />
dragon and his smaller<br />
friend Bunsen the baby dragon<br />
this St. George’s day as Maidstone<br />
Museum celebrates England’s<br />
patron saint by also honouring the<br />
other countries he is also patron<br />
to. Follow the flag trail, make<br />
your own dragon and get your<br />
face painted in this multicultural<br />
special event.<br />
Info: museum.maidstone.gov.uk<br />
Mon 23 – Sun 29 Apr<br />
Various Locations<br />
Peppa Pig’s Muddy<br />
Puddle Walk for Save<br />
the Children<br />
This spring will see the return of<br />
the UK’s muddiest fundraising<br />
event for little ones. Whether you<br />
splash in puddles along a trail at<br />
the park or get creative and make<br />
your own puddles indoors from<br />
paper and foil – your Muddy<br />
Puddle Walk will be a fun day to<br />
spend together that littles ones<br />
won’t forget.<br />
Info: savethechildren.org.uk<br />
Easter<br />
Fri 30 March – Sun 15 Apr<br />
Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent<br />
ME17 1PL<br />
Easter Quest<br />
Seek out clues hidden around the<br />
Castle grounds on a fun quest for<br />
children of all ages. Answer each<br />
of the questions and receive a<br />
chocolate treat as a reward.<br />
Entry: Additional £1 charge<br />
Info: leeds-castle.com<br />
Exhibitions & Tours<br />
Fri 9 Feb – Sat 9 June<br />
Tunbridge Wells Museum & Art<br />
Gallery, Civic Centre, Mount<br />
Pleasant, Royal Tunbridge Wells,<br />
Kent TN1 1JN<br />
Seasons of Change: The<br />
Fegans’ Story<br />
Fegans has been championing<br />
childhood and transforming<br />
mental health since 1870. This<br />
exhibition will take you through<br />
its story, from the work of its<br />
founder James Fegan, through to<br />
the support services the charity<br />
offers children and families in the<br />
South East today.<br />
Entry: Free<br />
Info: 01892 554171 /<br />
fegans.org.uk/seasonsofchange<br />
Thurs 5 Apr – Sun 28 Oct<br />
Smallhythe Place,<br />
Smallhythe Road, Tenterden,<br />
Kent TN30 7NG<br />
Triumphant Women<br />
In <strong>2018</strong> Smallhythe explores<br />
women’s history and suffrage<br />
through the anniversary of<br />
women gaining the vote. This<br />
new exhibition celebrates the<br />
women of Smallhythe in the<br />
Suffrage movement. ‘Edy Craig:<br />
Women, Suffrage and the<br />
Theatre’ will be on show in the<br />
Barn Theatre and green room,<br />
whilst ‘The Shakespearean<br />
Lectures of Ellen Terry’ will be<br />
exhibited in the main house.<br />
Info: nationaltrust.org.<br />
uk/smallhythe-place<br />
Sat 7 Apr – 28 Oct<br />
Historic Dockyard Chatham,<br />
Church Lane, Chatham,<br />
Kent ME4 4TE<br />
Call the Midwife Tours<br />
For those needing to fill the<br />
long gap between now and the<br />
Christmas special, the dockyard<br />
has an official re-worked tour<br />
overseen by the show’s producers<br />
featuring props, costumes<br />
and of course the much-loved<br />
backdrops behind many of the<br />
show’s most iconic scenes.<br />
Info: thedockyard.co.uk<br />
Festivals & Shows<br />
Tues 3 – Mon 30 Apr<br />
Brogdale Collections, Brogdale<br />
Farm, Brogdale Road,<br />
Faversham, Kent ME13 8XZ<br />
Hanami Festival<br />
Brogdale is one of the only places<br />
in the UK where you can celebrate<br />
this Japanese festival. With over<br />
350 flowering cherry varieties and<br />
over 4000 fruit tree varieties in<br />
the National Fruit Collection it<br />
is a truly unique experience and<br />
beautiful spectacle. Enjoy a pretty<br />
spring picnic throughout <strong>April</strong> or<br />
visit on Saturday 14 for the full<br />
festival experience with cultural<br />
demonstrations, drumming and<br />
sword displays, a tea ceremony,<br />
bonsai, calligraphy, and origami.<br />
Info: brogdalecollections.org<br />
Sat 7 Apr<br />
Kent Showground, Detling,<br />
Maidstone, Kent ME14 3JF<br />
Heritage Transport<br />
Show<br />
Heritage and vintage vehicles<br />
are driving over for another year<br />
at the Kent Showground as the<br />
Heritage Transport show aims<br />
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