insideKENT Magazine Issue 83 - February 2019 | Page 127
NEWS
BRITISH YOUTH SAILING
RECOGNITION FOR KENT SCHOOLS
SAILING ASSOCIATION
The Kent Schools Sailing Association (KSSA) was delighted to receive British Youth
Sailing (BYS) Recognised Club status from the RYA at a presentation at Chipstead
Sailing Club.
The BYS Recognised Clubs initiative is part of a new RYA scheme celebrating
excellence in developing sailing stars of the future. It sees the RYA working alongside
sailing clubs around the country to promote grassroots sailing and support junior
and youth sailors as they develop racing skills.
£500,000 REFURBISHMENT
FOR SEASIDE HOTEL
Work has begun on a £500,000 refurbishment project at the Marine Hotel
in Tankerton near Whitstable.
The Shepherd Neame hotel, which boasts impressive sea views, is to undergo
a substantial transformation of its bar and lounge area, restaurant, reception
and orangery.
“As we are seeing an increasing number of sailors joining our events with parents
who are new to sailing we aim to provide friendly events where both sailors and their
parents can gain help, encouragement and advice.”
KSSA, which started in the early 1960s “to promote youth sailing in Kent”, currently
has 140 members between the ages of 8 and 18 years. Whilst schools still bring their
sailors, most members are independent sailors from clubs who wish to train and
compete at regattas on the reservoirs, rivers and sea venues that Kent is able to offer.
There are monthly training sessions and regattas throughout the year at host clubs
across Kent with the help of a hard-working and dedicated committee.
The orangery is to be expanded towards the car park at the rear of the building,
doubling the size of the space available. Reception will also be expanded, taking
over some of the area currently used by the restaurant. New lighting, décor
and furniture will be introduced throughout, with the aim of creating a more
stylish, relaxed environment.
KSSA commodore Sarah White said: “I’m delighted to receive the award and pleased
KSSA is able to work so closely with the RYA. I feel KSSA provides an important
stepping stone on a young sailors’ ladder as they progress from club racing to the
open circuit and we provide local racing opportunities for those sailors who travel
the country for Squad coaching and National competitions.
The project is expected to take around three months, and the 30-bedroom
hotel will remain open while the work is completed.
Nigel Bunting, Director of Retail and Tenanted Operations, said: “It has been
almost five years since we undertook a major transformation of the Marine
Hotel, and we felt that it was time for it to be refreshed. The site continues to
be one of our most popular venues, so the expansion of the orangery will also
provide much needed additional space.”
FOALS HAVE ANNOUNCED TUNBRIDGE WELLS DATE
AS PART OF FOREST LIVE, THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES ORGANISED BY
THE FORESTRY COMMISSION
From playing chaotic house parties in their home city of Oxford to becoming
major festival headliners across Europe, Foals’ trajectory has been remarkable.
They’ve earned critical acclaim (NME and Q Award wins, plus Mercury Prize,
Ivor Novello and BRIT Award nominations) and fan devotion (1.7 million
sales of their four Gold-certified albums, plus over half a billion streams at
Spotify since 2015) in equal measure. And while the majority of contemporaries
have fallen by the wayside, Foals continue to hit new peaks.
After more than a decade in the game, Foals again embrace that love for the
unconventional with the bravest and most ambitious project of their career:
not one, but two astonishing new albums: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost . A
pair of releases, separate but related, they share a title, themes and artwork.
Part 1 will be released on March 8th, with Part 2 following in the autumn.
Fans who pre-order Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 from the D2C store
(https://foals.me/enswbl1) will gain access to a pre-sale for the band’s UK and
European tour. All pre-orders will also receive “Exits” as an instant download.
Foals will be playing at Forest Live at Bedgebury Pinetum, near Tunbridge
Wells, on Friday 14th June.
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