Don’t move, improve…
The experts at Country House Homes guide you on how to create your dream property –without moving With interest rates at a 15-year high, the cost to move house has become a huge barrier to upgrading your home. The more cost-effective alternative is to transform your current property into the home you’ve always dreamed […]
Autumnal pleasures…
Get ready to enjoy sweater weather with a glass of rich and flavourful red wine says James Viner. As the autumnal days darken and the air begins to sharpen, it’s time to switch from lighter wines like unoaked whites, lighter reds and rosés to bolder reds from sunnier climes, especially when there’s good solid fare […]
Rising star
SO magazine’s resident music guru Paul Dunton reveals the amazing success story of local singer-songwriter Isabella Coulstock, whose star is now in the ascendence thanks to her fantastic talent – and recent gigs opening for The Who at the O2 Around seven years ago I received an email enquiry from a Mark Coulstock asking […]
Making headlines
Claremont students ensure they are heard and not just seen. At this independent co-educational school ‘student voice’ encourages meaningful dialogue, in a learning space primed for collaboration and positive action. SO magazine discovers more… The collaborative efforts of the Prep School Eco Committee and young reporters on the school newspaper, The Arrow, are great […]
Empowered together
Kent’s first-ever Reclaim the Night walk took place here in Tunbridge Wells last year. Ahead of it happening again next month, one its co-founders, local writer Lauren Brook, tells SO magazine about the importance of campaigning for safer streets in Tunbridge Wells and beyond… When I experienced stalking and harassment as I walked through […]
At your service
Since opening at the end of April this year, Charlotte’s In The Pantiles has been a runaway success. Eileen Leahy spoke to its talented team about why it’s proving so popular with the discerning drinkers and diners in Tunbridge Wells – and beyond… For a project that has been a very long time in […]
A round of applause for this talented theatre company returning to its creative roots…
This coming Saturday (October 7), a new programme of accessible family theatre kicks off at the Civic Centre in Southborough. Julie Oliver from the Applause Rural Touring troupe, who are curating the bill, tells Eileen Leahy all about this new initiative in association that’s happening in association with Southborough Town Council… Applause Rural Touring […]
Tunbridge Wells plays host to a major medical conference
An international women’s medical conference was held in Tunbridge Wells last week to a sold-out audience of doctors from across the country. The WIMIN (Women in Medicine International Network) Late Summer Meeting 2023 took place on September 28 and 29 at The Spa Hotel, Tunbridge Wells, with 125 delegates travelling across the UK to the […]
The Princess Royal celebrates Benenden centenary
Last Thursday, Benenden School held its Centenary Global Conference. Titled ‘Inspiring Future Female Leaders’ the event saw HRH The Princess Royal in attendance, along with other high-profile alumnae who all gave keynote speeches as experts in their particular field. The Times of Tunbridge Wells was invited along to this very special historic event, which was […]