Dartford Living April 2012
Dartford Living April 2012
Dartford Living April 2012
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THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY<br />
By Kayleigh Dormedy<br />
Nowadays we are always being bombarded with<br />
messages about how community doesn’t exist in<br />
Contemporary Britain, yet we are always being told how<br />
important a sense of community is too. So where do we<br />
stand?<br />
Our own area however appears to recognize such a<br />
media portrayed lack of community and as a result the<br />
<strong>Dartford</strong> Borough Council has recently opened their fi rst<br />
purpose built Kent County Council Community Learning<br />
Campus.<br />
Centers provide an opportunity for residents of any<br />
particular area to come together and create a sense of<br />
community for themselves. With a fear of crime often<br />
presented as a reason for children not being allowed<br />
to play out on our streets anymore such centres provide<br />
sports halls for children to play in, resulting in a sense<br />
of friendship being built with other children who live<br />
nearby and as these children grow up essentially a sense<br />
of community will be instilled; hopefully allowing such a<br />
mind set to be passed on to future generations, making<br />
community life a thing of the present day once again.<br />
Lastly, a feeling of community may be more helpful to<br />
your neighbours than you may expect. Elderly people<br />
may be lonely or need some help and this can often be<br />
reciprocated with advice and a friendly face to talk to.<br />
Just because we are constantly being told a sense of<br />
community no longer exists it doesn’t mean we have to sit<br />
back and watch it erode, we can get out there enjoy our<br />
surrounding areas and become friends with the people<br />
we are literally closest too. Try it you may never know<br />
what could happen.<br />
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COMPETITION<br />
Bugle Boy- A musical to really<br />
get you in the mood<br />
Thursday 17th – Saturday 19th May <strong>2012</strong><br />
Ticket Offi ce<br />
Bugle Boy by English playwright Den Stevenson traces the life and loves of<br />
legendary music icon Glenn Miller from leaving college, through his search<br />
for a unique band sound, through to his time in the US Army, his famed<br />
A.E.F. Band and his sudden disappearance in mysterious circumstances.<br />
01322 220000<br />
or www.orchardtheatre.co.uk<br />
Featuring all of Glenn Miller’s famous and instantly recognisable tunes from Little Brown Jug to String Of Pearls; Moonlight<br />
Serenade to Pennsylvania 6-5000 and Chattanooga Choo Choo to Kalamazoo; this fantastic new musical will once again put you...In<br />
The Mood. Tickets are £15.50 to £23.50, with £1.00 off for concessions, groups of 10 – 19 are 10% off, groups 20+ can get 20% off.<br />
<strong>Dartford</strong> <strong>Living</strong> and The Orchard have teamed up to offer 2 tickets to see Bugle Boy on Thursday 17th May at 7:30pm.<br />
To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize just answer the following question...<br />
BUGLE BOY WAS WRITTEN BY WHICH BRITISH PLAYWRIGHT?<br />
A) ROBERT LOIS STEVENSON B) DEN STEVENSON C) NOEL COWARD D) BEN ELTON<br />
Please send your answer, name and telephone number (by 20th APRIL) to:<br />
orchardcompetition@dartfordliving.com or <strong>April</strong> Orchard Theatre Competition, <strong>Dartford</strong> <strong>Living</strong>, PO Box 283, <strong>Dartford</strong>, Kent, DA1 9BW<br />
RULES: 1. The winner(s) will be the fi rst correct entry/entries drawn. 2. The judge’s decision is fi nal and no correspondence will be entered into. 3. Prizes are as stated and no cash in<br />
lieu or an alternative prize will be offered. 4. Proof of posting will not be regarded as proof of delivery. 5. Winners will be notifi ed by telephone, within 5 working days of the competition<br />
being drawn. 6. Employees and the immediate families of participating companies are ineligible to enter. 7. Closing date for the competition is stated above.<br />
MARCH COMPETITION WINNER: MRS PATRICIA NASSKAU<br />
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