The Common stars again as Happy Highways stands and delivers a repeat performance
The artistic team – Claque Theatre’s Jon Oram, Flying Pickets founder member David Brett, and Toby Cornwell of theatre company Get Out Of My Space – created the open-air promenade play to reflect people’s feelings about the pandemic and lockdowns, which had a severe effect on all communities. Happy Highways is Claque Theatre’s second play […]
Cricket club become English champions after 240 years
The Kent Cricket League Premier Division team beat Barnard Castle from the Darlington Building Society NYSD ECB Premier League by five wickets on Saturday [September 18]. The club, which plays its home games at the Nevill Ground in Tunbridge Wells, achieved their historic victory at Wantage Road, home of Northamptonshire County Cricket. The game was […]
Read the Times of Tunbridge Wells 22nd September 2021
Expect a night of ‘joy and laughter’ with Buzzcocks comedian Simon Amstell at the Assembly Hall
“I’ve never felt more excited about a tour in my life – a blissful, spiritual, sensational exploration of love, sex, shame, mushrooms and more!” says Simon, who will be familiar to most people through hosting TV shows like Never Mind the Buzzcocks. His new 39-gig odyssey promises to be on a par with his 2019 […]
Guest Blog: David Slattery – Head of STEM at Claremont Prep – talks technology making progress in schools
In many areas of work, repeated automated tasks lend themselves to robotic technology. McDonalds is already experimenting with robot chefs in some of their US restaurants, and there are fields where technology can enhance what humans can already do: robot assisted-surgery, for example, helps overcome many limitations associated with invasive surgical procedures. When I ask […]
Guest Blog: Rose Hill Head Teacher on why adaptability is key to the life we are experiencing today
Resilience is the ability to cope with life’s challenges and to recover from or adapt to adversity. Things that we focus on to improve our pupils’ resilience include learning coping skills, doing things that promote our wellbeing, and building connections. Resilience can be eroded or worn down by difficult circumstances. What I see within our […]
New town centre police station opens after residents call for a more accessible facility
Wealden MP Nusrat Ghani was also due to attend but was called away to Parliament for urgent proceedings. Wealden District and East Sussex County Councillor for Crowborough Philip Lunn delivered Ms Ghani’s words of thanks in her place, saying the new police station was ‘fantastic news for Crowborough’. The new £660,000-plus town centre facility has […]
Oh deer, oh deer, oh deer…
Rescuers had to free the panicked animal three times after it kept returning to the railings. RSPCA Inspector Grace Harris-Bridge says she was called to a family home in Vauxhall Lane, Tunbridge Wells, last Thursday (September 9) after a local resident spotted the roe deer in the railings. She said: “The little deer was stuck […]
Going Out 16-21 September 2021 – including Heritage Open Days
This Week’s Heritage Open Days Free Passes Online: Tunbridge Wells Heritage Open Days Photographic Competition Gallerytunbridge-wells-heritage-open-days-photographic-competition-gallery Tonbridge Castle Sep 16: Tonbridge Castle Castle Street, Tonbridge TN9 1BG. Kent’s best example of a Motte and Bailey Castle and dates back to 1066. The mighty gatehouse is amongst the finest in England. Follow in the […]
Read the Times of Tunbridge Wells 15th September 2021
