BEST OF KENT ® 14 BEST OF KENT ®- November

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT 17 in The Diary 26 PREVIEW: The Reluctant

Dragon at the Marlowe Theatre 28 Kent Artist Profile:

Charlotte Coe Art 32 inside ICON: Lenleys Home

SPECIAL FEATURE: Christmas in Kent

KENT STAYCATION 50 REVIEW: Little Beach House by Bloom Stays 55 For One Night Only 60 Seasonal Staycays

FOOD + DRINK 110 Celebration Season 120 Taste of Kent Awards:

2026 Winners 124 REVIEW: Keller, Whitstable 126 in The Dairy With … Jane Bowyer, owner, Cheesemakers of Canterbury 132 Stir-Up Sunday Recipes 143 inside STORY:

Food & Drink News 144 On the Grapevine

LONDON 148 REVIEW: The Ned

TRAVEL 150 REVIEW: Gran Hotel Taoro,

Tenerife

FASHION + BEAUTY 152‘ Twas the Night Before

HEALTH + WELLNESS 156 Have Yourself a Merry,

Stress-Free Christmas

HOME + GARDEN 164 inSPIRATION: Seasonal Style 174 How To... Create a Stunning Christmas Garland

178 inside Real Homes: Folkestone Art Deco Design Project by Cross Builders 182 inTERIORS: Merlot Magic 186 This Month in The Garden

PROPERTY 188 Quinn Homes: Building

More Than Houses

SPECIAL FEATURE: Education in Kent 195 Junior King’ s & The King’ s School Canterbury: A Connected Journey

196 Your Future Starts Here: A New Chapter for Sixth Form at St Edmund’ s 199 Spring Grove School:

We Can All Do Better If We Try

200 The Extra Tuition Centre: Helping Kent’ s Children Reach Their Full Potential

205 North Kent Colleges Group: Big Ambitions and Brilliant Opportunities

208 BAE Systems: From Classroom to Career- Lucy’ s Leap into Engineering

BUSINESS + TECH 212 Kent’ s Christmas Indies:

Meet the Makers & Shakers 216 inDEPENDENT Businesses

FINANCE

218 Azets: Could Your Payroll Processes Withstand Greater Scrutiny?

THE inside STORY 222 Kent News