insideKENT Magazine Issue 128 - December 2022 | Page 198

NEWS
FOOT AND BRIDLE PATH IMPROVEMENT INVESTMENT FOR BEWL WATER
Following their commitment to inspire more people to get out in their natural surroundings and enjoy the great outdoors , Bewl Water are investing in their public footpaths and bridleway to improve the overall conditions and safety for walkers , cyclists , and horse riders .
Home to southeast of England ’ s largest stretch of open water , the 800-acre site , which spends more than £ 1.3 million each year running and maintaining the grounds , has already commenced work with the ranger team rebuilding and improving sections of the round reservoir public footpath and bridleway before replacing two wooden bridges in Pine Bay , a section which often suffers from very wet and muddy conditions during the winter .
KENT PHYSIOTHERAPY BUSINESS OWNER NOMINATED AS MP HEROE
Denise Kesson , the Faversham-based owner of award-winning physiotherapy business Kesson Physiotherapy , a physio clinic and wellness studio that services both self-pay and NHS patients , has been nominated by her MP Helen Whately as her MP HERoe .
The new MP HERoes initiative was created to celebrate women business owners across the country who are running successful businesses in the constituency , employ local people and / or are providing a service to the local community , and will see Denise and her business featured on the MP HERoes website alongside other MP-championed businesses .
LOCAL COMMUNITY CHOIR BRINGS SOULFUL SEASONAL SPIRIT TO KENT
East Kent Soul Choirs , Kent ’ s only soul singing , non-audition adult choir based in Whitstable and Canterbury , are set to fill the local area with festive thrills in a series of performances in the lead up to Christmas .
The acclaimed choirs , which were founded nearly 13 years ago with an ethos on the positive mental health benefits of music and singing and who have just featured in Marks and Spencer ’ s Christmas commercial campaign as part of their partnership with Neighbourly , can be seen as part of the Soulful Soulful Christmas Concert with Colyer Ferguson in Canterbury on Friday 2 December and Christmas at the Crescent Turner Hotel on Monday 23 December . Visit www . soulchoirs . com for tickets and more information .
NEW FESTIVE NOVEL FOR HYTHE AUTHOR
Perfect for fans of Beth O ' Leary and Josie Silver , Hythe-based author Jenny Bayliss ’ s gorgeously festive new novel is filled with romance and humour and makes for a fantastic Christmas treat .
A used bookstore owner reunites with her old friends for a wedding at a castle over the Christmas period . As the group reunites , a new romance emerges , but so do some hidden secrets . Meet Me Under the Mistletoe features an eccentric cast of characters plus Jenny ' s signature sparkle and warmth that proved popular in her previous books The Twelve Dates of Christmas and The Winter of Second Chances .
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