WHAT’S ON MARCH APRIL
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March 2 MARCH 1.45pm (1.15 for NCT members) NCT Maidstone Nearly New Sale Invicta Grammar School, Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, ME14 5DS. Bag a bargain at this local event. For further info email Advertising. Maidstone@nct.org.uk TUES-SUN MARCH & APRIL 10am-4.30pm Rare Breeds Centre Highlands Farm, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3RJ. Farm animals, falconry displays, indoor & outdoor play areas and more within 100 acres of beautiful Kent countryside. Info at www.rarebreeds.org.uk 4 MARCH 2.30pm-4.30pm Bee Bonanza Grosvenor & Hilbert Park, Upper Grosvenor Rd, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3GG. Pop into the Hub to learn more about our friendliest pollinators, with crafts and a mini trail. Free drop-in event, suitable for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Info at www.fogh.org.uk/events 8 MARCH-5 APRIL Fridays 9.45am-11.45am Nature Tots Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, Bradbourne Vale Rd, Sevenoaks, TN13 3DH. Nature Tots is based on Forest School, specifically for pre-school age children. Paid activity. Info at www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/events 12 MARCH 2.30pm-4.30pm Spring Babies Grosvenor & Hilbert Park, Upper Grosvenor Rd, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3GG. Free craft event themed around the new spring life in the park. Free event, drop into the Hub. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Info at www.fogh.org.uk/events 15 MARCH 7pm-9pm Astronomy Evening Bore Place, Bore Place Road, Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, TN8 7AR. Join the Edenbridge and District Astronomers for an evening looking at the night sky in the farmyard. The team will talk you through the
Make sweet music at Leeds Castle with junk! From 19-22 April, join the Junk Orchestra at Leeds Castle in Kent for daily musical ‘jamming sessions’. Create and play with instruments that have been cleverly constructed using bits of old rubbish. Founded by former STOMP member Saul Eisenberg, the Junk Orchestra uses a super-sonic recycled collection of objects to create fun and fabulous music for the whole family to enjoy. Also in April, Leeds Castle will be opening a brand new Adventure Golf modelled on the Castle, and a thrilling new children’s playground
named Knights’ Stronghold to celebrate its 900th anniversary! Admission tickets to Leeds Castle are valid for 12 months and include access to many family friendly events including Motors by the Moat, the Medieval Jousting Tournament in May, and the magnificent Carnival of History in July in partnership with the Arts Council.
For information visit www.leeds-castle.com observations and give hints and tips about other key astronomical objects or events you can look out for over the coming months. Paid event. Info at www.boreplace.org 16 & 17 MARCH Lambing Weekend Hadlow College, Hadlow, Tonbridge, TN11 0AL. Celebrate the arrival of spring at Hadlow College. A fun filled family day with something for everyone: newborn lambs, various animals and reptiles to view, tractor trailer rides and hovercraft rides (weather permitting), birds of prey display and more. Paid event. Info at www.hadlow.ac.uk 22 MARCH 2pm-5pm World Water Day Grosvenor & Hilbert Park, Upper Grosvenor Rd, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3GG. Drop in and join the CEO in the Hub to try some experiments using water, and to create your own recycled boat to test in the stream – please bring along any materials you’d like to use. Suggested donation £1, suitable for all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult. Info at www.fogh.org.uk/events 22 MARCH 6pm-10pm Galaxy Explorers - Astronomy and Space Evening Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, Bradbourne Vale Rd, Sevenoaks, TN13 3DH. A fun filled evening for the whole family
exploring the wonders of the night sky and night time wildlife. Info at www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/events 24 MARCH 10am-2pm Penshurst Spring Fair Grove Road, Penshurst, TN11 8DU. The Spring Fair indoor market has a wide selection of gifts, jewellery, candles, art, craft, clothing and much more all from small businesses in Kent. Free entry. Info at www.supportlocalpopup.co.uk 24 MARCH 11am-12.30pm A World of Wildlife - Exotic Animal Show Tyland Barn Visitor Centre, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BD. Join the Kent Owl Academy for a talk about wildlife and their conservation around the world, and meet a bunch of exotic animals. Info at www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/events 26 MARCH 2.30pm-4.30pm Print It! Grosvenor & Hilbert Park, Upper Grosvenor Rd, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3GG. The chance to recycle and give your old clothing a new lease of life. Have a go at screen printing a natural design onto old T-shirts or cloth bags. Suitable for all ages, drop in. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Suggested donation of £2 towards materials. Info at www.fogh.org.uk/events
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