NEWS
FIRST EVER TUNBRIDGE WELLS CAKE OFF A SWEET SUCCESS
Taste Wells of Royal Victoria Place shopping centre have beaten The Pantiles ’ traders to scoop the inaugural Royal Tunbridge Wells Cake Off 2022 trophy . Designed to support the town centre ’ s hospitality sector while celebrating The Queen ’ s platinum jubilee , the Royal Tunbridge Wells Cake Off is the concept of the RTW Together Business Improvement District . Taking place on Saturday June 4 on The Pantiles , members of the public sampled a variety of free royal-themed cakes and voted for their favourite in their droves . Taste Wells were the cream of the crop by only one vote , narrowly beating rivals The Zero Waste Company , Pantiles , and their Pimms and orange entry . The Cake Shed , Pantiles , came in a close third . Taste Wells founder , Sarah , who entered along with husband Derek and collaborating partner , Chef ’ s Pantry , said : “ We ’ re really chuffed ; I told the team and they were all really pleased . It ’ s just been great to take part alongside so many other businesses – hopefully it ’ ll be something we can do on an annual basis - it ’ s amazing for the town and for independent retailers . We ’ ll be proudly displaying the trophy in our shop !” The event also featured live music and free face painting for children , with donations collected for local food bank charity , Nourish .
HICKSTEAD A SUCCESS FOR MAYFIELD SCHOOL ’ S HORSE RIDERS
MAYFIELD NSEA INTER COUNTY TEAM DRESSAGE CHAMPIONS 2022
MEDWAY PLATINUM JUBILEE RIVER PAGEANT A HISTORIC SIGHT TO BEHOLD
MAYFIELD NSEA INTER COUNTY SHOW JUMPING CHAMPIONS
Mayfield School ‘ s equestrian team won two national titles at the NSEA ( National Schools Equestrian Association ) Inter-County Dressage & Show Jumping Championships at Hickstead . In Dressage , Mayfield won the Inter-County Team Championships for a fifth year in succession , with the team comprising Year 13 students Eloise , Alice and Isabella . Eloise also came out on top in the individual standings , winning the Preliminary County Dressage Title . Mayfield ‘ s Showjumping Team , featuring Ella , Anabelle , Daisy and Eloise , followed this up by winning the Inter-County 1m Showjumping Title for the second year in a row . Mayfield ‘ s Equestrian Captain , Ella , said : “ Each member performed amazingly on the day to come together as a team and finish with zero faults . A huge thank you to my teammates and to those who helped and supported us making it a memorable day .”
Despite the strong winds meaning Medway ' s River Pageant had to be scaled back , The Grand Cacophony took place in brilliant magnificence - with the tooting of horns , cheering from the crowds and 21-gun salute from Fort Amherst , there was a fantastic atmosphere in Chatham along the River Medway . Rochester was also filled with crowds of people eager to see the parade as part of A Celebration of Dickens with a jubilee twist event . Rochester Castle provided a spectacular backdrop for people to watch the Platinum Party at the Palace from a big screen in the castle gardens . More than 50,000 people took part in all of the fantastic events which included a rare spectacle of boats sailing up the River Medway , beacon lighting , picnics in parks , traditional street parties , a replica crown jewel display , a Corgi treasure trail and bunting making workshops .
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