West Kent
Contents Page 3 Readership survey competition win family membership to Kent Life Page 4 Early Years News & competition Pages 5 Joy of Reading & competition Win a new book from Odd Dog Out’s Rob Biddulph Pages 6 &7 Education News & museums learning guide Page 8 & 9 Summer camps special activities, camps and childcare to see you through! Page 10-16 A summer of fun! Our 7-page leisure guide of Out and About ideas and What’s On listings including events, shows and attractions. Plus theatre ticket competition Page 16 Directory of really useful businesses Facebook “f ” Logo
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Editor’s Welcome
Welcome to the July/August issue of Families West Kent Magazine We’re here to kick start your summer! Our special centre spread on summer camps, activities and childcare will help you plan the school holidays and keep the kids occupied and happy. Check out our SEVEN leisure pages of What’s Ons, theatre, dance, family-friendly attractions, festivals, events and castles across the area. And please enter our reader survey competition on this page for a chance to win a family membership at Kent Life. We want to know your feedback on our magazine. Have a wonderful summer! Helen Editor: Helen Cook Advertising: Helen Cook and Amanda Biggs What’s Ons compiled by Kate Craggs Designer: Sarah Harmer
To advertise contact editor Helen Cook on 07980118626 or email editor@familieswestkent.co.uk Booking deadline August 1 for our Sept/Oct issue. Our useful magazine is published every two months and 18,000 are distributed through Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone areas. Our next edition will be Sept/Oct 2019 so look out for our Back to School and Clubs & Classes Special feature. Never miss an issue! You can download our magazine and our back catalogue at www.issuu.com
WIN a Family Membership to Kent Life + £20 voucher for the Tea Rooms! (Membership worth £99) Kent Life Visit Kent Life, a working farm, and enjoy the animals, Owl Academy and cuddle corner - always popular with visitors!
where history and family fun sit side by side!
Explore the Oast House and period homes in the Vintage Village, then relax with a homemade cake in Dotty’s Tea Room. Children can enjoy indoor and outdoor play, bouncy castle, tractor, land train rides and more! With annual membership, the fun continues for a whole year with discounts in the catering areas and gift shop and FREE entry to most of our special events, including the annual Hops ‘n Harvest Beer Festival in September. Kent Life is situated at Lock Lane, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent ME14 3AU 01622 763936 www.kentlife.org.uk TO ENTER
Email your answers to the following questions (together with your post code) to info@familiesmagazine.co.uk no later than 16 August 2019.
✸ Tell us in 50 words (or more) why you find Families magazine a useful tool for family life?
✸ How likely are you to respond to a piece of advertising you see in Families? a Very likely b Possibly c Unlikely
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email: editor@familieswestkent.co.uk
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