insideKENT Magazine Issue 33 - December 2014 | Page 8

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• welcome The cute penguin advert is out of the bag so it must be official: Christmas is here. That and the fact that all the gift-laden shops are playing Christmas songs on a loop, which, by the way, strikes me down with a sense of guilt every time I realise that the bag in my hand contains a present for yours truly. While I enjoy the merry-go-round of hectic weekends, Christmas work parties and festive entertaining (anything that will have you accused of burning the candle at both ends), I'm only too aware of the need for downtime in order to recuperate. If you're struggling to find the balance and as a result, your sleep is disrupted, read up on how to get a good night's kip with our expert tips on page 116. If this sounds like you, I have just the tonic to get you in gear: the terrifying fact that as I write this, we now have less than four weeks to get Christmas-ready, and our inspiring, rather hefty Christmas gift guide (p43). That is 24 pages of gifting goodness for him, her, the kids, the pets, the postman, and everyone in between. Just checking you're concentrating! Well that's it from me. All that's left to say is have a very merry Christmas – if it's anything like mine it will consist of eating, drinking, napping, eating...you see where I'm going with this. See you on the flipside. Stay in touch by joining us on Facebook and Twitter @insideKENT. If you have any comments or suggestions, we'd love to hear from you at [email protected]. We have also taken the liberty of listing the top spots for Christmas shopping in Kent (p129), shared some delicious festive recipes (p94), and even picked out some sparkly, festive fashion for you to don on the big day (p101). However, there's an elephant in the room; and that is of course, that we haven't mentioned our HUGE, glittering, incredibly amazing Great Christmas Gift Giveaway. Bigger than ever before, this year one lucky winner can win over £3,000 worth of fabulous prizes including dinner for two at numerous Kent restaurants, top gadgets, high-end gift cards, subscriptions, and much more. To see just what is on offer and for details on how to enter, get yourself over to page 156 immediately. www.insidekentmagazine.co.uk @insidekent /insidekent /insidekent insidekentmagazine Editor Gemma Dunn Feature Writer Lisamarie Lamb Design Manager Dave Leo Yogore Fashion Editor Molly Neznanski Gil Account Managers Alex Perseval / Cathy Jinks / Natalie Keeble Administrative Assistant Kelly Hyham Contributors Visit Kent / Explore Kent / RHS / Luke Yates / Daisy Dunne / Samantha G / Paul Nixon / Roger Holman Photography Luke Yates / Ap-Art Photography -Creative & Editorial Director Donna Martin Sales & Publishing Director Adam Ready insideKENT Magazine is published by Sideways Media Ltd The Workshop | 32-40 Tontine Street | Folkestone | CT20 1JU [email protected] | www.sidewaysmedia.co.uk For general enquiries, please contact 01303 766111 @hellosideways /hellosideways When you have finished with this magazine, please pass it on to a friend or recycle it. For all advertising enquiries, please contact Adam Ready on 01303 766114 or email [email protected] © Copyright 2014. The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. Neither the publisher nor any other person associated with the production and publication of this magazine make any guarantees, warranties or claims as to the accuracy, currency or truthfulness of any of the contents of this magazine. No part of this magazine may be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form without th e publisher’s written consent. No responsibility is taken for unsolicited editorial, images or photographs published. While every care is taken, prices and details are subject to change and the publisher takes no responsibility for omissions or errors. Publisher is not responsible for any variation in image colour due to printing processes. 8