NEWS
CATCHPOLE & RYE – OFFICIAL OPENING 1st JUNE IN TUNBRIDGE WELLS
POP UP PARK TO OPEN AT WESTWOOD CROSS
Set to delight families throughout the summer season , Westwood Cross will be home to a Pop Up Park for the first time .
Open from 28th May until 4th September , the park will allow guests the opportunity to shop , eat and enjoy the sun with deckchairs providing the perfect place to relax after a long day shopping . Families can picnic al fresco and each weekend enjoy a selection live music , or get involved in other family-friendly activities set to be scheduled throughout the summer .
Francesca Donovan , centre manager at Westwood Cross , said : “ We hope families will enjoy our summer programme of activities hosted in the Pop Up Park . With Café Rouge opening at the end of the month and Five Guys also set to open in time for summer , families can indulge with an even wider choice of dining options .”
NEW MANAGER APPOINTED AT KENT LIFE HERITAGE FARM PARK
Catchpole & Rye Limited is pleased to announce the opening of its new showroom in Tunbridge Wells , with the newly elected Town Mayor officially opening the doors on Wednesday 1st June . Headed up by founder and managing director , Tony O ’ Donnell and his expert team of bathroom consultants , the new showroom represents yet another milestone in the company ’ s continued expansion .
With a large flagship showroom in London and another in Pluckley , Kent , the 3,500 square foot showroom is set over two floors and showcases their exclusive collections of luxury freestanding baths as well as their full range of ceramic and marble washbasins , bathroom taps , thermostatic showers and bespoke cisterns .
As well as beautiful bathroom collections , Catchpole & Rye offers a full bathroom design service , as well as site visits to ensure perfect product placement . They also offer the personalisation of any artwork on all of their cast-iron baths and cisterns , allowing customers the opportunity of a completely bespoke design service .
With a long standing reputation for British manufacturing , exceptional quality and personal service , Catchpole and Rye Limited expects its third and largest showroom to date , to provide a valuable service to their existing clients , as well as the opportunity for new specifiers and residential customers to view their offerings first hand .
Visit the new showroom at 70 Calverley Road , Tunbridge Wells TN1 2UJ . www . catchpoleandrye . com
Kent Life Heritage Farm Park ’ s operations manager has been promoted to general manager of the award-winning attraction .
Natalie Kirk , 28 , first joined Kent Life , near Maidstone , in June 2011 as an administrator providing maternity cover . She quickly excelled and , just 11 months later , became the attraction ’ s events duty manager , planning and managing 25 events a year – including Kent Life ’ s hugely popular annual Hops ‘ n ’ Harvest Beer Festival and Bonfire and Fireworks Spectacular .
Last July , Natalie , who was nominated for a Tourism South East Unsung Hero Award 2015 , was promoted to operations manager , with overall responsibility for health and safety across Kent Life ’ s 28- acre site as well as managing the attraction ’ s team .
Mike Stickland , managing director of Planning Solutions , which operates Kent Life , says : “ Natalie is very hard working , driven and committed to making Kent Life the best it can be . She ’ s a great team motivator and the perfect person to build on the attraction ’ s success .”
There is something for all ages and generations at Kent Life . Kids can go wild in the outdoor adventure play area or soft indoor play barn , as well as enjoy donkey rides , a pottery studio , junior electric quad bikes , tractor rides , dressing up , stilt walking and more .
Set in 28 acres of glorious countryside , Kent Life is also a real working farm , so there are plenty of animals to see including pigs , sheep , ducks , goats and alpacas . Young visitors can even snuggle up to the smaller farmyard friends in Cuddle Corner . The attraction also has special events all year round so there ’ s always something to do , whatever the weather .
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