Year: 2018

Sustainability expert and much loved TV presenter Dick Strawbridge is confirmed as one of the keynote speakers at this years’ South East Property Expo to be held at the Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, on the 11th October 2018. Strawbridge, who presents programmes on sustainable living, engineering and property including, It’s not easy being green and

It’s that time of year when evenings have become progressively lighter, the countryside is full of life; and both residents and visitors to the Weald are on the hunt for experiences that offer the feel-good factor. As a grandma to four vivacious girls and two lively boys I am always on the look-out for activities

We’ve been renovating our house for the last couple of years; needless to say the outside space has been totally neglected: at the front a skip has practically become a permanent fixture/feature and the back garden resembles tumbleweed – just as well I have sympathetic neighbours!  I have to say I do get garden envy

Biddenden Tractorfest and Country Fair is run soley by a team of volunteers from all walks of life and occupations and who stage an event annually that’s both fun and affordable for the whole family. As a not-for -profit event, it has been successful in raising funds for a large number of charities and other

With the ever-increasing popularity of TV shows such as Antiques Roadshow, Antiques Road Trip, Bargain Hunt and Flog It, it’s not surprising that frequenting boot fairs, charity shops, antique and flea markets have become somewhat of a national obsession.  Let’s be honest, there’s nothing more fulfilling than having a good rummage is there? Who doesn’t

Cinema has come such a long way since 1895 when the Lumière Brothers charged members of the public one franc to watch 10 short silent films at their first movie screening in the Salon Indien, a small hall in the basement of the Grand Café in Paris. Can you imagine the excitement and anticipation of

Have you ever stopped and really considered how totally awesome trees are? I think trees are wonderful to look at, and I don’t really have a favourite, but if I had to choose it would have to be pine trees, as to me they epitomise Christmas – magical and fragrant. I think we tend to

The Tarot Rats may hail from a quiet, small town in Kent but their sound is something far greater. Their musical influences span all genres, with the band naming the likes of David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles among their inspirations. Though difficult to pigeon-hole, the ‘Rats’, (as they are known by their fans),

British singing sensation Paloma Faith will be bringing her soulful sounds to Bedgebury Pinetum on the 15th of June for what is set to be a magnificent show in a gorgeous forest setting. Back after a four-year hiatus since her last album, her latest ’The Architect’ was well worth the wait, reaching No1 in the