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12 MAY Race from 11am (registration desk opens at 10am) Run, Walk or Push Against Dementia Knole Park, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RP Help raise money for local Dementia services with a 3k, 5k, or 10k family walk/run Info at www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/ runwalkpush
EVERY FRIDAY 5-7pm Frantic Fridays Children’s Club for 8-11 year olds Vine Baptist Church, Park Lane, Sevenoaks, TN13 3UP Table tennis, movie nights, cooking & craft, sports & games. Free activity. Info at www.vinebaptistchurch. org.uk/youth--children 4-6 MAY Weald of Kent Country Craft Show 10am-5pm Penshurst Place, Penshurst, Tonbridge, TN11 8DG (SAT NAV TN11 8DH) A fun-packed family day in the lovely grounds of Penshurst Place, featuring shows and live music, street food stalls and an artisan food market, a gin and Prosecco bar and 150+ stalls of crafts, jewellery, home and garden wares. Activities for children, petting zoo, adventure playground, vintage swing (pictured). Paid event. To book tickets in advance go to www.ichfevents.co.uk or call 01425 277988. 4-6 MAY 10.30am-6pm May Day Festival Hever Castle, Hever Rd, Hever, Edenbridge, TN8 7NG A host of customs and activities to enjoy in the beautiful grounds including maypole dancing, morris dancing, Jack in the Green Procession and the Green Man Trail, plus face painting. Entry fee applies. Info at www.hevercastle.co.uk 4-7 MAY 11am - 5pm Chiddingstone Castle Literary Festival Chiddingstone Castle, Hill Hoath Road, Chiddingstone, Kent, TN8 7AD This year’s event has expanded
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18 MAY 10am-12pm Dog Show Grosvenor & Hilbert Park, Upper Grosvenor Rd, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3GG Dog show with basic agility course and refreshments. £5 suggested donation. Info at www.fogh.org.uk/events to four days, with talks, performances and workshops for both adults and children in the historic house and grounds. Ticket prices vary, for more information visit www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk/ literary-festival-2019/ 6 MAY Kent Life May Day Celebrations 10am-5pm Kent Life, Lock Lane, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3AU Traditional May Day event with Morris dancing, tug o’ war, annual parade and more. Paid event. Info at www.kentlife.org.uk/event 6 MAY 12-5pm Family Fete Grosvenor & Hilbert Park, Upper Grosvenor Rd, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3GG Music & entertainment, bouncy castles, donkeys, food & drink. Free event, but donations welcome. Info at www.fogh.org.uk/events
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11 & 12 MAY 9.30am-4pm The Little Welly St Clere Estate, Sevenoaks This outdoor event for families and children has more than 30 challenges over a 3km route including the foam run and the big slide. Food and drink and music. Paid event. Info at www.thelittlewelly.co.uk 11 MAY 10.30-3.30pm Family Science Day Maidstone Museum ME14 1LH Explore crazy liquids and fun science experiments. Charges apply. For details visit www.museum.maidstone.gov.uk 11&12 MAY Motors by the Moat Leeds Castle, Maidstone ME17 1PL Hundreds of vintage high performance and classic cars will be displayed on the Castle lawns, plus a programme of events including a Jet Ski display on the moat. Admission fee. Info at www.leeds-castle.com
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24 MAY 8-10pm Bat Walk Bore Place, Bore Place Road, Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, TN8 7AR A nocturnal quest to see bats and their amazing aerial acrobatics and other night time animals. Paid event. Info at www.boreplace.org
Half Term MAY & JUNE 2pm (daily) Falconry Displays Leeds Castle, Maidstone ME17 1PL Free flying demonstrations take place in the Falconry Arena in front of the Maze. Admission fee applies. Info at www.leeds-castle.com EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT 6pm – family session; 8pm – open session (ages 8+ only) Roller Disco Sevenoaks Leisure Centre, Buckhurst Lane,
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