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Try something different... come curling & love it! Staff outings Entertaining clients Birthday parties Christmas Parties Stag & Hen Parties Social Events FUN on ice! Find us on Facebook & Twitter wealdentimes.co.uk WhiteRockTheatreWT214.indd 1 04/11/2019 TradingBoundariesWT214.indd 15:41 1 19/11/2019 11:33 144 Dundale Farm, Dundale Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 9AQ 01892 826004 • info@curlinginkent.co.uk • www.curlinginkent.co.uk FentonsRinkWT212.indd 1 10/09/2019 10:49 New Year’s Eve Party Welcome 2020 with added sparkle at Trading Boundaries Join us for a fun celebration in our atmospheric, candlelit venue Enjoy a three-course dinner followed by a sharing cheese board. Dance along to the fabulous funky City Funk Orchestra. A glass of fizz and a screening of the fireworks from London at midnight. Continue dancing until 1am. Trading Boundaries, Sheffield Green, East Sussex TN22 3RB Information & Tickets: 01825 790200 / www.tradingboundaries.com
ART 1 Dec – 26 Jan Grierson Galleries at the Hive, 19 Stone Street,Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3HF ‘Outside Edge’ An exhibition which focuses on six artists and explores the theme of ‘en plein air’. Karl Terry, Les Williams and Vincent Matthews are all artists who respond to the urgency of painting edgy pictures ‘en plein air’. Also Max White who completes his scenes in studio, and Tricia Wood who only paints using the edge of a credit card (a literal edge) to create her London Skyscapes – Edgy, avant garde art, en plein air – ‘Outside Edge’. griersongalleries.com Until Sun 5 Jan Hastings Contemporary, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings Old Town TN34 3DW Quentin Blake: Feet in water Hastings Contemporary’s Artist Patron and internationally celebrated artist and illustrator, Quentin Blake’s latest installment in an ongoing series created for the gallery. It is full of enchanting creations and characters just like those you have seen in books by David Walliams, Joan Aiken and, of course, Roald Dahl. hastingscontemporary.org Children & Families Until Sun 5 Jan Bluewater Shopping Centre, Bluewater Parkway, Dartford, Greenhithe DA9 9ST Ice Rink and Santa’s Grotto. Bluewater’s covered outdoor ice rink is bigger and better than ever, this year with a special rink just for little ones located outside by the beautiful lakes at The Village, beneath a clear roof so you can skate rain or shine. Plus, families can visit Santa’s Grotto which is themed around the nutcracker with Toy soldier guards, free crowns, and a series of magical realms to explore. bluewater.co.uk Saturday 7 – Tue 24 Dec Groombridge Place, Groombridge Hill, Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 9QG FATHER CHRISTMAS COMES TO GROOMBRIDGE PLACE If you go down to the enchanted forest this month, you’re sure to find all manner of magical discoveries – wooden bridges, a huge boat, giant tree swings, fallow deer, a maze, birds of prey, a giant chess set, a canal boat and even old Saint Nick himself in the delightfully decorated home in the grounds of Groombridge Place. groombridgeplace.com Fri 15 Nov – Sun 5 Jan Calverley Grounds, Mountfield Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1SJ SKATE Tunbridge Wells This month Calverley Grounds will be transformed into the ultimate winter destination, with stylish skating, festive food and drink, music and lots of Christmas spirit. This year there will be the addition of a second ‘tiny tots’ ice rink, which will also have Bavarian Curling from 6pm. Plus there will be storytelling workshops, live music events, Carol-okie, wreath making workshops and local choir performances on Sundays. Apple & Cor! will be running the Coffee Shop and The Polar Bar running the Bar in Calverley Grounds this year; offering a wide selection of drinks, cakes, snacks, entertainment and more. Entry: Adults from £12.50, children from £8 tunbridgewellsatchristmas.com / assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk Saturday 7 December, at 5pm Pilgrims Hospice Ashford, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford TN24 0NE & Pilgrims Hospice Canterbury, 56 London Road, Canterbury CT2 8JA & Pilgrims Hospice Thanet, Ramsgate Road, Margate, CT9 4AD Trees of Love remembrance services Pilgrims Hospices’ are hosting their annual Trees of Love What’s On in December remembrance services with carols simultaneously at three locations across east Kent, offering a lovely and personal way to remember those we aren’t able to spend time with at Christmas. Beautiful dove dedications are placed on the Trees of Love at your chosen site, to be lit up during the service, and remain shining in loving memory throughout the festive season. During the service, guests find their dove dedicated to their loved one, sing carols, switch on the tree lights and listen to festive readings, with refreshments of hot chocolate, mulled wine and mince pies. 01227 782062 / pilgrimshospices.org/treesoflove Sat 14 Dec 2pm & 4pm The Pamoja Hall, The Lodge Sevenoaks School, High St, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1HU Kidenza Christmas Concerts Inspire your children with music this month with Kidenza’s two fun and engaging professional classical concerts for families. There will also be percussion workshops before each of the concerts with Alex Neal (co principal percussionist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra since 2003), and participating children will get to use what they learn as they take part in the first part of the concert. kidenza.co.uk Fairs & Festivals Sun 1 & Sun 15 Dec 10am-4pm One Warwick Park Hotel Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5TA Tunbridge Wells Christmas Fair Tunbridge Wells Autumn Fair is back and bigger than ever. Shop a handpicked selection of products from small businesses in Kent and East Sussex. Shop jewellery, candles, art, gifts, cards, homeware, bath products, ceramics, clothing and so much more. Entry: Free supportlocalpopup.co.uk Sat 14 & Sun 15 Dec Garden Gems Garden Centre, Salts Farm, Rye TN31 7PA Garden Gems Christmas Fayre Visit Garden Gems Plant Nursery & Garden Centre for a Christmas Cracker next month with market stalls, carol singing, a free Santa’s grotto, and free colour-yourown decorations for kids. garden-gems.co.uk Food & Drink Tue 31 Dec & Wed 1 Jan ABode Canterbury, 30-33 High Street, Canterbury CT1 2RX New Year’s Eve Tasting Dinner Celebrate the arrival of 2020 with an outstanding black-tie tasting dinner. Start the evening with a glass of Champagne in a celebrated 3 AA rosette restaurant, then savour seven superb courses to the sounds of the resident pianist. Enjoy the thrills of a close-up magician, before heading to the County Room to see in a new decade on the dancefloor with a DJ and live band. abodecanterbury.co.uk Music & Theatre Sat 14 Dec 7.30pm St Mildred’s Church, Church Road, Tenterden TN30 6AT CHRISTMAS CONCERT The Kent Police Male Voice Choir will be in full voice to offer a joyous seasonal concert to raise funds for Canterbury Oast Trust, a Kent charity supporting adults with a learning disability. Tickets £11.00, available at the Rare Breeds Centre, Woodchurch 01233 732684 / hanlon1@btinternet.com SHOPPING Sat 16 Nov – Sun 15 Dec Silcocks Farm, Grange Road, St. Michaels, Tenterden TN30 6TL The Three French Hens The Three French Hens & Biddenden Christmas Trees 145 wealdentimes.co.uk
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