Wealden Times | WT244 | September 2022 | Winter Interiors Supplement inside

Notebook
What to do and see near you this month
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An Artistic Feast
Rye Arts Festival runs from 9 th to 25 th September,
proudly offering a broad range of artistic events, with
world class performers from around the globe.
For the classical music programme, the Festival has
partnered with the City Music Foundation (CMF) to
showcase many brilliant young professional musicians
at the start of their careers. The traditional and contemporary
music programme provides the hot sounds of West Africa to
the fusion of blues guitar and Celtic fiddle, by way of 1920s
Charleston music and English folk. The books programme
is headlined by the best-selling author Robert Harris
whose latest historical novel is published at the start of
September. Lord David Owen will provide a topical talk
about England’s relationship with Russia. The Reverend
Richard Coles (above) has retired as a parson and turned
to crime – Murder in the Cathedral was an instant bestseller.
There will be a number of E.F. Benson events
celebrating the centenary of the publication
of Miss Mapp. And don’t miss Inside the
Archers, where the editor Jeremy Howe
and Felicity French (who plays Ruth
Archer) give the low down on the world’s
longest running radio drama! For more
details and tickets go to ryeartsfestival.org.uk
Take a break
Baldwins Travel invite you to
join their team and over 40 travel
and cruise operators at the 2022
#HolidayInspirations Show which
will be open between 10am-3pm
on Sunday 25th September at the
Mercure Maidstone Great Danes
Hotel, just off the M20. If you need
any travel advice or you’re looking
for holiday inspiration, this really is
the place to find it! Please register to
attend the event in advance for Free
Fast Track Entry. Your name will be
entered into a Prize Draw to win a
7 night Norwegian Fjords Cruise,
courtesy of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines.
Visit baldwinstravel.co.uk/events for
more details and to register.
Hole Park Gardens in
Rolvenden, Kent is holding
a new bee conservation workshop
on Thursday 8th September. The
workshop is all about helping us
understand how to save our bees and
ultimately our planet! Owner of Hole
Park Gardens, Edward Barham says, “We
hope people will come along to Hole Park
to become conservation heroes with us. The
event is in partnership with the Bumblebee
Conservation Trust who have been at Hole
Park this year carrying out a bee survey.” Get
top tips about which flowers and plants you
can grow at home to encourage the bees.
Tickets cost £10, and must be booked
in advance (they also include entry
to the gardens). To find out more
and to book visit holepark.com
Bee Kind
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