insideKENT Magazine Issue 68 - November 2017 | Page 148

NEWS
HEVER CASTLE UNVEILS NEW ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND
Hever Castle’s
new adventure
playground
was officially
opened in
October.
‘Henry VIII’
escorted the
specially
invited visitors
to the new
play area and
Richard
Guthrie, son of
owner
John Guthrie, cut the ribbon alongside members of the Waldegrave
family – Katie Waldegrave and Liza Hallinan and Camilla Trusted from
the Astor family.
Aimed at children 7-14, it features three slides and two poles and lots
of interactive elements split into three houses named after three of the
most significant owners in the evolution of the Castle: Boleyn,
Waldegrave and Astor.
Duncan Leslie, CEO, said: “This has been quite an undertaking doing
this project and a great team effort pulling it together. There is a
good chance that one day this building might be listed because it’s built
to last.”
The 9-metre-tall castle is bigger than a four-bedroom house with its
own moat, drawbridge and three turrets. Children can experience a
castle under siege with one side incomplete as if it’s been attacked with
a cargo net to climb, noises of archers and a drawbridge.
Tudor Towers was designed by FRLA Ltd and constructed by West
Sussex-based Duncan and Grove to replace the former Tower Maze
playground. The playground is now open to the public.
DON’T FORGET TO ORDER YOUR CHRISTMAS TURKEY!
Woolpack Corner Farm in Biddenden is home to Tony Fleck, owner
of Kent Turkeys Ltd. Tony is one of Kent’s only (and largest) KellyBronze
franchisees, rearing around 1,000 turkeys each year along with 150
Norfolk geese.
KellyBronze turkeys have been bred over many years by the Kelly family
to produce a slow-growing turkey, hatched and raised in its natural
season. The turkeys come to Tony in June at just a few hours old. For
the first five weeks they are kept in the barn and nurtured. Once strong
enough they are moved outside where they are free to roam and explore
across 16 acres of grazing land.
Every night they are put into three separate turkey houses to protect
them from foxes. Ensuring the birds are happy and healthy means that
there is no need for antibiotics or extra additives in their feed. The birds
are slow growing and by allowing them to grow to maturity slowly they
develop a layer of natural fat, mature carcass and bone – all of which
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are essential for
award-winning
flavour and natural
gravy stock. Every
turkey comes with
full cooking
instructions and
complimentary
thermometer,
making cooking
Christmas dinner
straight forward and
stress free!
Kent Turkey’s KellyBronze turkeys and Norfolk geese are available to
order online at www.kentturkeys.co.uk or by calling 01580 291792 for
collection from the farm or selected pick up points around Kent.