Dame Kelly Holmes has the best advice for beating your New Year health goals
As many of us vow to kick start the New Year by getting fitter, local double-Olympic champion, Dame Kelly Holmes, says the secret to achieving what you want in 2023 could simply be more self-belief… “I think people could make critical changes to their fitness and the way they look and the way they […]
“Be our guest at our new pantomime which promises to be filled with fun, adventure and laughter!”
They’re back – oh yes they are! The hugely popular team at Wicked Productions kicked off their 2022 panto last Friday at the EM Forster Theatre. Eileen Leahy finds out what Tom Swift and his team have up their sleeves to ensure audiences have a fabulously festive and fun time at their Beauty and the […]
Discovering the shape of future fitness
Sarah Gorman has worked in the fitness industry for over two decades. She has been TV star Davina McCall’s personal trainer and launched her BlendFit company 15 years ago. Now the local mother of three talks to the Times about her new app, created to help connect people committed to regular exercise and reveals why […]
The panto season is coming – oh, yes it is!
GEARING up for the Christmas season, local theatres have revealed their offerings, and it’s a cracker of a year, from brand-new gems to favourite old chestnuts, all waiting for the curtain to rise in December. Performing a Christmas twist on the classic panto ‘double entendre’, Trinity Theatre offers a triple entendre this year – a […]
The stage is set for a magnificent new performance venue in Benenden
Last month the prestigious independent girls’ school Benenden revealed its new Centenary Buildings development, which is now able to host touring theatre companies and external events for the first time. Bookings are now being taken for the first public events in a new performing arts venue at Benenden School. The completion of the stunning new […]
“We give young people the opportunity to perform great music in fabulous venues”
Adrian Pitts, artistic director and principal conductor of Tonbridge-based West Kent Youth Voices tells Eileen Leahy why being part of a choir is so good for students’ social and performance skills… West Kent Youth Voices (WKYV) choir started in September 2019 as a platform for young singers in West Kent Schools aged from 14 to […]
Gig Guide September 21 to October 11
Local music promotor Paul Dunton picks his top must-see acts over the next three weeks…. The Grey Lady Music Lounge, The Pantiles Doors 7.15pm, all event information and ticket entry available from thegreylady.co.uk FRIDAY 30/09 The Grey Lady Sessions: Frances Yonge + Jennifer Lee Ridley FRIDAY 07/10 Laura & Co Jazz Quartet SATURDAY […]
Aqua Park is giving away free passes to help you keep cool this summer
Receiving an impressive 42,000 visitors last year, the course reminiscent of those used on popular shows like Total Wipeput, has already received some amazing feedback from this season’s adventurers. Thrill seekers can expect 3,000 square meters of pure inflatable fun as the floating obstacle course, dubbed the UK’s best Wibit outdoor aqua park, received the […]
