insideKENT Magazine Issue 89 - August 2019 | Page 22

EVENTS
MELANIE C FEATURING SINK THE PINK
10 AUG
MELANIE C FEATURING SINK THE PINK
Dreamland, Margate
www.dreamland.co.uk
Time: 7pm | Price: £10
Raise your rainbow flag high – Melanie C and Sink
The Pink are joining the Margate Pride party at
Dreamland this August. The sporty Spice Girl and
the legendary club night collective have joined forces
on a tour of Pride events around the globe throughout
the summer and will be calling in on Margate Pride
on Saturday 10th August. Expect all the hits, all the
sequins and all the eleganza extravaganza as the
Sink The Pink crew join Melanie C on Dreamland’s
Scenic Stage for an unforgettable evening. This is
an all ages event although under 16s must be
accompanied by an adult aged 18+.
10-11 AUG
GREAT COMP GARDEN’S ANNUAL
SUMMER SHOW
Great Comp Garden, Sevenoaks
www.greatcompgarden.co.uk
Time: from 11am | Price: £8.50 (children 6-17, £3)
The Summer Show is Great Comp Garden’s biggest
event of the year and is held when the garden is at
the peak of its colour. The popular event, held
annually at this delightful hideaway in Platt (close
to Sevenoaks), is highly regarded by plant nuts in
the horticultural world. Visitors will be encouraged
to explore the seven-acre grounds and enjoy a glass
of Pimm’s while listening to jazz band, Strings &
Things, who will be playing in the garden.
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10-11 AUG
ELMER THE PATCHWORK
ELEPHANT SHOW 11 AUG
FAMILY FRIENDLY BUDDHIST ARTS AND
ACTIVITY DAY
Theatre Royal, Margate
www.margate-live.com
Time: Various Times | Price: £12 Chiddingstone Castle, Chiddingstone
www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk
Time: from 11am
Price: £9.50 (children 5-13, £4.50, under 5s free)
Based on the classic children’s book series by David
McKee that celebrates its 30th birthday in 2019,
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant Show, is a celebration of
individuality and the power of laughter! Elmer The
Patchwork Elephant Show features a menagerie of 21
loveable puppets and tells the tale of an elephant
that stands out – both with his patchwork-coloured
skin and his sense of humour – but ultimately realises
that his friends have always valued his unique
characteristics.
10-11, 17-18, 23-26 AUG
JOUSTING AT HEVER CASTLE
Hever Castle, Hever
www.hevercastle.co.uk
Time: from 10.30am
Price: £14.95 (children 5-17, £9.40)
The Knights of Royal England will be entertaining
the crowds with exhilarating displays of action, stunts,
falls and fights in an authentic arena complete with
a royal box. Join Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the
Knights of Royal England in the procession to the
jousting arena. Battling it out in the saddle and on
foot in one-to-one combat, the valiant knights will
then compete for points to find this season’s ultimate
champion. Surrounded by award-winning gardens
and dating back to the 13th century, historic Hever
Castle provides a picturesque setting for a fantastic
day of jousting.
A day of family activities themed around the castle’s
Buddhist collection. Everyone can learn more about
Buddhist art and culture, try some family friendly
yoga and meditation, explore the grounds with a
mindfulness walk, taste traditional matcha tea and
enjoy some creative crafts.
13, 14, 20 AUG
ALL SORTS OF FUN FOR LITTLE ONES!
Bore Place, Chiddingstone
www.boreplace.org
Time: 9.30am | Price: £18
Bore Place has little ones from three-years-old and
up catered for this summer with a range of fantastic
activities. Tiny Tots Farmyard Crafting and Baking
on 13th August is a lovely morning spent making
jammy thumb-print cookies and some cow-themed
crafts, before heading outside to meet the real cows
at Bore Places (3-6yrs). Summer Crafts on the 14th
August is all about messy and creative crafting with
nature, allowing kids to make mud gargoyles, natural
paint and paintbrushes, and clay nature impressions
(6-11yrs). And, the Teddy Bears’ Picnic on 20th
August (3-6yrs) is all about younger children having
a wonderful morning exploring the produce in the
vegetable garden to make a picnic for themselves
and their teddies!