Drum Clinic at the Trinity Theatre:
For the first time Trinity Theatre plays host to a major Drum Clinic that showcases three World famous drummers: Steve White, Darrin Mooney of Primal Scream and Colin Woolway. Sharing the stage and introducing one of the best up and coming drummers is local Tunbridge Wells man Mike Fox.
This event is suitable for all levels of ability, so anyone with a passion for the Drums will love it. The clinic will demonstrate a broad spectrum of techniques, styles and genres designed to educate and inspire.
“Four great drummers on the same stage in a venue that is up close and personal – I would encourage any drummer to get along to this event.” Steve White
“This is going to be fun. We hope to inspire and pass on a few tricks of the trade to genuinely serious drummers and those who have just started to play”. Darrin Mooney
“I am excited by the line up. I love educational workshops where each of us can demonstrate our approaches to playing, our skills and hopefully pass on some wisdom!” Colin Woolway
“Every drummer will know these legendary artists so don’t miss this unique opportunity in an ideal venue” Mike Fox
Trinity Theatre is an intimate setting with all seats gently sloping down towards the floor level stage so everyone gets a great view of the artists and the kits. So grab a seat by going on-line to the Trinity Box Office at www.trinitytheatre.net or call 01892 678 678
There will be a raffle with a chance to win some Protection Racket bags and Drumsense Books and tickets will be sold on entry and before the programme starts. £2.00 a ticket or £6.00 for 5 tickets
The Details:
Smallhythe Place, the small house with big charm, has a rare treat in store for its visitors on Wednesday 11th April when staff will be revealing rarely seen (if ever) personal possessions from the Victorian actress Ellen Terry’s collection of books, photographs and letters.
Ellen was renowned actress and popular early personality in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s and lived at her much loved home Smallhythe Place from 1899 to 1928 leading a vibrant life. Smallhythe Place is now owned by the National Trust and its passionate staff will bring Ellen’s story alive through short talks on the rarely seen items.
Paul Meredith, House Manager said: “In this relaxed and informal event the public can experience Smallhythe Place and Ellen Terry’s life through the treasured possessions and really get a much closer insight into her personal life. Included will be a variety of photographs depicting Ellen in her personal and working lives.”
Paul continued: “We also hope to include some examples of her children’s works, such as her daughter Edy’s sketchbook of costume designs. Just like their mother they lived very interesting lives and this event will give people a chance to hear their stories as well.”
This special event takes place on Wednesday 11th April between 11am and 4pm and is included with entry to the house which is £7.40 for adults and £4 for children, for further information, please call: 01580 762334.
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SATURDAY 10TH MARCH!
In 2012, The Christians are celebrating 25 years in the music business and they have an exciting year ahead of them. We caught up with them ahead of their gig at Trinity Theatre…
ANNIVERSARY RELEASES As frontman and lead vocalist, Garry Christian is the most recognised band member, known for his soulful voice and distinctive look. But the current line-up of Joey Ankrah, Neil Griffiths, Lionel Duke, Mike Trigg and Cliff Watson are, in Garry’s words, “a really tight band.” He continues, “it’s a real pleasure working with them… they are genuinely great to be around and Joey’s musical talent is pretty inspiring.”
Trinity Theatre | 10th March |
£19 (£16) | www.trinitytheatre.net |
A full listing of The Christians’ tour dates can be found at
www.thechristianslive.co.uk
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Tickets: See Below…
Date: 23rd – 25th March
Start Time: Times vary, see below…
Frant Church TN3 9 DX
Presenting three of our best choirs, and one of the world’s finest sopranos, Dame Felicity Lott
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The Details:
Friday 23rd March @ 7pm ‘The Chancel Singers’ with Music Director and Organist Christopher Harris MA FRCO. ‘The Chancels’ have sung in abbeys, churches and cathedrals throughout England, including Salisbury, Winchester, Bath, Lincoln, Chichester, St Paul’s etc. Christopher Harris studied music at Jesus College Oxford, and University College Cardiff, specializing in the medieval music of Britain and Europe. As organist, Christopher has played in Westminster Abbey, Chichester Cathedral, St Martin-in-the-Fields, and others. The evening will include a short organ recital, and will also feature a few songs by the Frant Primary School Children’s Chorus. Tickets £7, children 15 and under free
Saturday 24th March @ 3pm. ‘Quorum’ Chamber Choir, with Music Director and Organist Adrian Goss. Pursuing a mainly a cappella tradition, the choir is equally at home in renaissance polyphony, baroque oratorio as well as lighter and more modern repertoire. They have performed in St- Martin-in-the Fields, Chartres and Laon Cathedral, France, and many cathedrals and churches in England. Adrian Goss studied at the Royal Academy of Music, and in a wide-ranging career, has performed as a tenor as well as organist, with experience embracing Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and broadcasts with the BBC. Tickets £5, children 15 and under free
Saturday 24th March @ 7.30pm ‘Polyphony’ with Music Director Michael Fields. Rutter’s ‘Feel the Spirit’ will be performed, with other works, by this fine chamber choir. Soloists will be soprano Ansy Boothroyd and pianist Jane Spurr. Michael Fields combines his experience in music in a varied career, performing, directing, teaching and record-producing. As a soloist, he has give recitals in the USA, Australia and England, and as a conductor with ‘Polyphony’, he has performed works by Charpentier, Monteverdi and Vivaldi. Tickets £7 children under 15 free
Sunday 25th March @ 7.30pm Dame Felicity Lott accompanied by brilliant pianist Sebastian Wybrew. Dame Felicity is arguably Britain’s best loved soprano, with an international reputation as a concert singer, collaborating with most of the great conductors currently active, Sir Simon Rattle, Haitink, Mehta, Previn etc. Felicity has appeared in all the great opera houses of the world, Vienna, Milan, Paris, New York, London etc, and has enjoyed a long association with Glyndebourne. Tickets £16
To buy tickets for all concerts individually would be £35, but a ‘weekend-pass’ is available for £22 to ‘pick and mix’ or see all of them!
Tickets are available from Frant Stores, or tel. Paul Barber 01892 750665 or David Cragg 01892 750845. The Festival is in aid of the conservation of Frant Church, a beautiful Grade 11 listed building (circa 1822) in the heart of Frant Village. Reg. Charity 243134
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Tickets: NEWS FLASH
Date: Saturday 11th Feb
Start Time: 5.30pm
Related Links:
www.tunbridgewellsmuseum.org
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The Details:
Unfortunately due to severe weather warnings the Winter Lantern Parade due to be held in Tunbridge Wells this Saturday at 5.30pmhas been POSTPONED.
It will now be happing next Saturday 11th Feb
In celebration of Chinese New Year, Tunbridge Wells Arts Partnership will hold its fourth annual lantern parade through the town on Saturday 11th February 2012.
As 2012 is the year of the dragon the theme will be Tooth and Claw in celebration of beasts and dragons. Local artist Jane Churchill has been working with local schools and community groups to make beautiful and traditional lanterns as well as willow structures which will form part of the parade. The children will showcase their new creations during the Lantern Parade that starts from the library and museum on Civic Way. The lanterns will be carried by the children to the banging of traditional Brazilian drums from local Samba band Bloco Fogo as they create a riot of colour, movement and infectious rhythms.
At 5.30pm the parade will set off from Tunbridge Wells Museum on Civic Way, and move through Monson Road and down Camden road. It will finish at St. Barnabas Primary School, where there will be refreshments and a barbeque to raise money for the school.
Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery will also be holding family fun activities from 11am – 4pm where young and old can hunt for the teeth and claws and Chinese dragons hidden around the Museum and make a mini Chinese lantern to take home with you. Trinity Theatre will be running a workshop from 3 – 5pm for families to make a shaker to help them find their rhythm when they join the parade later in the day.
All workshops and the events are free, and no booking is required, but children must be accompanied at all times by an adult.
The events are organised by the Tunbridge Wells Arts Partnership, which includes Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Trinity Theatre, CREATE and Adult Education.
For further information please contact Rachel Heminway-Hurst Collections Officer on 01892 554171 or e-mail rachel.heminway-hurst@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
The Details:
The Imperial, Southborough, has new licensees and an attractive new look following a £125,000 refurbishment by Shepherd Neame.
Originally built in the Victorian era, the pub, in London Road, has been transformed from top to bottom with an interior combining contemporary design and materials with comfortable and stylish furnishings.
The Imperial’s new interior includes a glass lobby, a chandelier of wine bottles, an open fireplace with feature mirrors above it, a modern bar and a traditional games area. The pub’s first-floor function room has been redecorated to bring out its period detail. It accommodates up to 40 people and can be hired for meetings, private parties and events. Outside there is a pleasant enclosed garden with seating and tables which has been attractively landscaped.
The new-look Imperial is already proving a hit with local people, says licensee Declan Agnew.
“We have been delighted with the response from customers and a number of community groups have already shown interest in using our function room,” he said.
This is Declan’s first pub venture following a 20-year career in the City but his partner, former teacher Caroline Webb, has many years of experience in the trade.
The pair have created a friendly, relaxed atmosphere that appeals to all ages and they plan to begin serving food sometime in the spring. The pub will also host live music.
Open from 11am to 11pm every weekday, with extensions at the weekend, the pub offers Shepherd Neame cask ales, including seasonal and event beers.
Situated on the outskirts of the historic spa town of Tunbridge Wells, The Imperial dates from the Victorian era and its name derives from the Imperial crown, as pictured on the pub sign, worn by the monarch at the coronation ceremony.
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Tickets: Free
Date: Sunday 8th January 2012
Start Time: 9.30am – 1.30pm
Related Links:
www.tonbridgefarmersmarket.co.uk
steve@tonbridgefarmersmarket.co.uk
Steve Wood 07876 685853
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The Details:
Tonbridge Farmers’ Market 8th January and then the second Sunday of every month. 9.30am – 1.30pm Sovereign Way, Tonbridge TN9 1RG
… And it’s a Farmhouse Breakfast Special !!
This will be the 8th Tonbridge Farmers’ Market, happening on Sunday 8th January.
With over 45 stalls booked in already this month, it is going to be a great start to 2012
This Month is our Farmhouse Breakfast Special !!
We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so whether you are just coming to the market for your breakfast or you’re stocking up on some wonderful breakfast goodies this is the month to start. There will be plenty to try and tickle your fancy and get your mouth watering. There should be plenty of special offers to start the new year.
The Farmers’ Market offers the chance to try something a little different such as a new flavour of sausage, great with home cured bacon and free range eggs. The market also provides a great opportunity for shoppers to get ideas for hearty winter meals. Chilly winter days are just the time for cooking delicious roasts, stews and casseroles, baked potatoes, hot soups and hot puddings. Producers at the market will be bringing a vast array of quality ingredients which are both fresh and local, including seasonal favourites for January such as carrots, leeks, parsnips and turnips which are perfect for creating warming fare for the colder winter months.
The Market Kitchen
As always the cookery demonstrations will run with the theme of the market, so mainly breakfast ideas this month including - Jenny from Happy Apple making a Crunchy Oat Breakfast with Blackberry Curd and then Cinnamon Pancakes with Plum Jam.
This Month’s Charity
Leigh Primary School are with us this month raising funds for their new classroom, for more information about them http://www.leighnewclassroom.com/
You can now follow what the market is up to on Twitter, Facebook and Flickr. Follow the links from our web site.
Customers wishing to get a reminder for the market can do so by emailing steve@tonbridgefarmersmarket.co.uk and just put “reminder” in the subject box or for a text reminder, text “Tonbridge” to 07557739903.
Steve said “The reminder service is great. It’s so easy to let a lot of customers know when the market is on”.
The market is actively looking for charities or local groups to take up the offer of a free pitch which is available at every market.
Future markets and events at the market will include…
12th February
• Valentine’s Market. A great chance to get your loved one a fabulous Valentine’s gift.
• Tonbridge Guides will be with us to raise awareness of what they are up to.
11th March
• Hugh’s Big Fish Fight,TBC.
• Tonbridge Indoor Bowls Club are with us to let us know what is going on just across the road from the market.
8th April 2012
• The Big Curry (in aid of The Soldiers’ Benevolent Fund)
• Tonbridge Lions Club will be raising money for their various good causes.
13th May 2012
• Spring Love Cheese Special. After the success of our Love Cheese Market in the Autumn we will be running this event again due to popular demand.
• Demelza House will be trying to get you to support the wonderful work they do with children.
10th June
• Summer Drinks Special. The Christmas Drinks Special was such a hit with the public and producers alike it seems a shame to wait a whole year to do this again. It’s also a great way to celebrate our first birthday.
• Hospice in the Weald will be raising awareness and hopefully some funds.
8th July
• The Chilli Circus, for everything hot, TBC.
• MS, Tunbridge Wells and District Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society will be us. For more information 0845 6037882 www.mssociety.org.uk
12th August
• Just a normal market, at the moment.
9th September
• Just a normal market, at the moment.
• Demelza House will be trying to get you to support the wonderful work they do with children.
14th October
• Pink Sunday. Raising money for Breast Cancer Care. It will be a big task to beat last year’s total of £525
11th November
• Love Cheese. The second year of our celebration of local cheese.
9th December
• Christmas Drinks Special. The perfect time to try and buy all your local booze.
• Tonbridge Lions will be raising money with their well known barrel organ.
The Details:
Tunbridge Wells based mask theatre company, Strangeface, celebrate ten yours of touring with their new Christmas production The Amazing Adventures of Pinocchio.
Based on the story by Carlo Collodi, award winning Strangeface bring an extraordinary mix of masks, puppets live music and song to this tale of wild mischief and temptation. In a style closer to Roald Dahl than Disney, The Amazing Adventures of Pinocchio takes us on a fantastical journey from his first moments as a talking log through a madcap series of scrapes and escapades with the scheming rascals Fox and Cat, magical fairies and a host of other mysterious characters on a voyage through strange faraway places.
In turns thrilling and heartwarming, moving and comical, Strangeface brings their inimitable magic to this masterpiece of surreal fantasy.
Set in 1930s Sicily, this highly original production also includes Strangeface’s ever popular back stage tour where you will get a chance to try on a mask, play with a puppet and meet the performers.
Strangeface have been touring nationally since 2001 and are equally at home in grand old theatres as rural halls. Their distinctive style blends quick changes, mask and puppet play with original live music and soundscapes. The mastery of character creation Strangeface employ appeals to both children and adults and is what now makes them a leading mask theatre company in the UK.
The Amazing Adventures of Pinocchio runs at the Stables Theatre, Milton Keynes (www.stables.org) and then tours Kent and East Sussex as part of Applause Rural Touring (www.applause.org.uk).
20 Dec – 7 Jan
Times vary
The Stables, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK17 8LU
Box Office: www.stables.org / 01908 280 800
24 Jan 2pm
Icklesham Memorial Hall, East Sussex, TN36 4BJ
Box Office: 01424 812911
26 Jan
Battle Memorial Halls, East Sussex TN33 0AQ
Bookings: 01424 772044
27 Jan
St Barnabas School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2EY
Bookings: 07966 190428
28 Jan 8pm
Platt Memorial Hall, Tonbridge and Malling, TN15 8JJ
Bookings: 01732 882518
29 Jan 3pm
Astor Community Theatre, Dover, Kent, CT14 6AB
Bookings: 01304 370220
11 Feb
Hunton Village Hall, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 0RR
Bookings: 01622 820683
The Details:
Hoofstock keepers at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Ashford in Kent are delighted to announce the debut of Kejutan, an extremely rare Malayan tapir born just five weeks ago.
This new arrival is the ninth successful tapir birth at the park and Head Hoofstock Keeper Bob Savill is overjoyed.
Bob said: ‘I am so pleased with the little fella, his mum, Lidana, and father Hunter are excellent parents, this is Lidana’s second calf and our ninth successful birth so I am very proud.’
Malayan tapirs are born after a gestation period of approximately 13 months and are brown in colour with white spots and stripes. As they reach maturity the distinctive black and white colouring comes through, this colouring is supposed to give excellent coverage in moonlit forests – tapirs are most active at night.
Bob added: ‘Kejutan means surprise in Malaysian and this little chap is surprisingly advanced for his age. Although he was born with the spots and stripes which help camouflage him in his natural habitat of rainforest – I can already see the distinctive white colouring coming through on his rump.’
Malayan tapirs are extremely threatened by the destruction or fragmentation of their rainforest habitat along with over hunting and capture for the live animal trade.
Bob commented: ‘It is a sad fact that the Malayan tapir is in decline in the wild and there are very few in animal collections so when Kejutan grows up he will hopefully go on to breed and help ensure the continuation of these wonderful animals through our captive breeding programme.’
Visitors to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park can watch Kejutan’s development over the next few weeks and months when they take advantage of the passport offer. For the price of a standard entry fee the passport allows visitors to return to the park for an unlimited amount of times at no extra cost.
For further information about the Port Lympne Passport or to adopt a tapir for as little as £3.00 per month please visit www.aspinallfoundation.org/portlympne
The Details:
Vintage Rose Cupcakes is a new local company that hand bake the finest gourmet cupcakes around, using the very best top quality ingredients.
Beautifully designed and handcrafted by Alexandra Harding in her own kitchen in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Alexandra believes in taste as well as appearance and promises the most delicious tasting cakes, baked daily, made to order and delivered fresh to you that day.
The stunning, original and lifelike creations that always attract attention are inspired by a bygone age and are styled to fit any occasion.
With an array of beautiful and stylish designs, Vintage Rose cupcakes are perfect for any celebration i/e weddings, birthdays, business events, and also make wonderful gifts.
As well as choice of different flavours from vanilla, chocolate to red velvet, Vintage Rose also make special creations for customers with dietary needs such as egg free/gluten free and nut free cakes.
If you don’t find what you’re after then you can call the kitchen for their bespoke service and they will happily discuss your requirements.
Vintage Rose are happy to deliver free in Tunbridge Wells and its surrounding areas.
For more information, images, requests – please contact Alex Harding: 07790 863 056 // bake@vintagerosecupcakes.com
WWW.vintagerosecupcakes
