Top marks for school’s teaching in two core curriculum subjects
The Skinners’ Kent Academy has been given a prestigious educational award for outstanding teaching in Mathematics and Science. The Times discovers more… The Skinners’ Kent Academy (SKA) has been awarded the PTI Subject Leadership Programme Mark for outstanding teaching in Mathematics and Science. The PTI launched the Subject Leadership Programme in 2007 to recognise […]
Listen out for Santa as he collects gifts for Christmas
FATHER Christmas is well-known for travelling the whole world in a single night to hand out presents, but did you know that collecting all the gifts beforehand takes a lot longer? This is the third year that Santa has been asking for help gathering non-perishable food donations for the Nourish Community Foodbank to ‘deliver Christmas’, […]
Wishing on a tree for charity this Christmas
IT’S only just December, but a charity Christmas tree is already sporting a range of hopes and good wishes for the end of heart disease. Standing in the Waterfront Café at Bewl Water, near Lamberhurst, a British Heart Foundation (BHF) Christmas tree has a QR code that well-wishers can scan to make a donation if […]
Bowls club finally jacks it in after celebrating a century
A BOWLS club that has just celebrated 100 years in Tunbridge Wells has had to close due to a lack of members. As the Times reported in July, Culverden Outdoor Bowls Club held a recruitment drive over the summer, but a lack of interest has forced the club to close. Founded in September 1922 and […]
Through a fish-eye lens
WITH the start of the predator fishing season, the @BewlWater inbox is bulging with a fine catch of entries for the ‘Best of Bewl’ photography competition. The annual competition, which opened for entries last month, is aimed at everyone using Bewl Water’s 800-acre site, from woodland to water. Until December 20, entries may be submitted […]
Best of Bewl photo competition is just picture perfect for the autumn
Molly Miller from Bewl Water talks about the return of the annual photo competition at the reservoir… The arrival of autumn means it’s the return of Bewl Water’s photography competition, Best of Bewl where amateur and professional photographers are being encouraged to get outdoors and capture everything from woodland to water at the 800-acre […]
Helping people cope after life-limiting diagnosis
The Hospice in the Weald is best known for supporting end-of-life patients, but there is help available for people long before that stage, says Steph Hall, head of Living Well at the charity… Most will know hospice care as supporting terminally ill patients in their final weeks, but at Hospice in the Weald a […]
Getting together to tackle loneliness as we age
Sandra Springett, Chief Officer of Age UK Tunbridge Wells talks to the Times about the charity’s initiatives to tackle loneliness… Loneliness can define our lives and have a significant impact on our wellbeing, yet in the UK today there are over 800,000 people aged 65 and older who are lonely, and 600,000 in the […]
Seventies legend Bonnie Rait among acts announced for Black Deer 2023
THE Black Deer Festival has revealed its first wave of artists on the bill for the 2023 edition of the award-winning festival, taking place at Eridge Park in June next year. The festival, which returned with great success last year after being cancelled for two-years running due to the pandemic, returns on June 16-18. Following […]
Students get lessons on how to take next steps from education into the real world
Beacon Academy in Crowborough recently hosted a special UCAS and careers day for the school’s sixth formers that saw a number of local businesses leading sessions and giving students lots of practical advice. The Times finds out more about the event… Beacon Academy Sixth Form students preparing to progress into the world of work […]
