BEST OF KENT™ 14 BEST OF KENT™- September

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT 17 in The Diary 26 PREVIEW: The HandleBards Presents … Much Ado About Nothing 28 Kent Artist Profile: Galia Pike 30 The Vona Reynolds Collection

SPECIAL FEATURE 34 Learning Journeys

DAYS OUT 39 One Day Wonders 44 Off The Beaten Track 49 Junior iK: Brooke Riddell at Lydd

Action Watersports

VISIT KENT 50 Visit Kent:

Shhh! Quiet Time in Kent

FOOD + DRINK 72 Hops & Apples & Beer- Oh My! 79 Produced in Kent 80 Last of the Summer Wine 88 Brenley Wine: Kent’ s Best Kept Secret, One Glass At A Time 92 Amaze-Bowls Recipes 102 in THE KITCHEN WITH Phil Harrison, Bears Ice Cream Imaginarium

106 REVIEW: The Lamp Room,

Betteshanger Park 108 On the Grapevine 111 inside STORY:

Food & Drink News

GETAWAYS 112 REVIEW:

Leonardslee House, Horsham

TRAVEL 114 REVIEW: Château Capitoul,

Narbonne, France

HEALTH + WELLNESS 118 Why Cancer Awareness Saves

Lives

FASHION + BEAUTY 124 Fall for Co-Ords

HOME + GARDEN 128 inSPIRATION: Smart Home Tech 138 inside Real Homes: Hartdene

Barns by Q New Homes 142 inTERIORS: Champagne

Supernova 144 How To … Work From Home in Style 146 This Month in The Garden 148 in The Hot Seat: Bill Gardner,

North Outdoor Living and BBQ

SPECIAL ISSUE: Education in Kent 2025 Sponsored by Whitehead Monckton 152 Navigating Your School and

College Options for 2026 154 Cricket Thrives at Kent College! 156 St Dunstan’ s College Junior School: Inspiring Children To Be Themselves

158 Rosemead Preparatory School and Nursery

160 Bickley Park Launches Its Pre- School!

162 Meet The Head: Eddy Newton,

Marlborough House Vinehall 164 Spring Grove School in Numbers 166 St Dunstan’ s College Senior School: Redefining Excellence in Education

168 Outstanding Personal Development at The Malling School

170 St Christopher’ s The Hall Shines in Exceptional ISI Report

172 New Faces, Bold Vision: A New Chapter at St Edmund’ s

174 Celebrating Success: The King’ s School Canterbury Expands

176 Radnor House Sevenoaks Champions Ambition On and Off the Track 178 Back To School Essentials 2025 179 Let Them Play: Why We Need To Protect Imagination with Kidsbury Role Play Village

180 Sydenham High School Prep: For The Dreamers Raising Brave Little Girls

182 Eltham College: A Decade of Transformation

184 Five Reasons Why You Should Consider North Kent College

186 How a BAE Systems Apprenticeship Ignites Career Lift Off

188 Back To School With Smash ®! The Lunch Box Love List 2025

192 Creative Therapy and Butterfly Beginnings with Thomas Delahunt 194 Uni Essentials

FINANCE 202 Azets: Unlocking Growth With

Business Advisory Services

204 Gullands Solicitors: Separation Agreement or Consent Order?

THE inside STORY 206 Kent News