EVENTS
DEAR ZOO
18 MAY
THE ELO EXPERIENCE 22-23 MAY
DEAR ZOO 25 MAY-2 JUN
EDWARDIAN LIFE AT THE CASTLE
Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks
www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk
Time: 8pm | Price: £21 Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone
www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/
hazlitt-theatre
Time: Wed: 1.30pm & 4.30pm,
Thurs: 11.30am & 2pm | Price: £15.50 Hever Castle, Hever
www.hevercastle.co.uk
Time: from 10.30am
Price: £16.75 (children 5-17 £9.40)
Featuring soaring strings, striking vocal harmonies
and playing all the much-loved songs from ELO's
hit-filled library including “Evil Woman”, “Telephone
Line” and “Don't Bring Me Do wn”. T he ELO
Experience promises a night filled with r ock, roll
and Blue Skies that would make even Mozart mambo
and Bach boogie!
19 MAY
KNOCKHOLT OPEN GARDENS
TN14 7LD, Knockholt
www.knockholthorticulturalsociety.co.uk
Time: from 12pm
Price: £7 (children under 14 free)
Ten priv ate g ardens, a b luebell w ood and the
Knockholt allotments will be open f or visitors to
wander around, enjoy a cup of tea/coffee and some
homemade cake . Or ganised b y the Knockholt
Horticultural Society, all proceeds go to Hospice in
the Weald. Put TN14 7LD in your sat nav and come
and enjoy a relaxed afternoon out. Families welcome
but no dogs.
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Due to overwhelming demand, Dear Zoo Live on Stage!,
adapted from author Rod Campbell’s best-selling
classic lift-the-flap book, Dear Zoo returns to UK
theatres in 2019. Celebrating 35 years in 2017, Dear
Zoo, the story of a child who writes to the zoo asking
them to send a pet, contin ues to delight each new
generation of children as they lift the flaps in search
of the perfect animal.
25 MAY
COURTNEY PINE
Hever Festival Theatre, Hever Castle
www.heverfestival.co.uk
Time: 8pm | Price: from £35
Multi-instrumentalist Courtney Pine CBE is a British-
born jazz giant. In the 80s he was one of the first
black British jazz artists to make a serious mark on
the jazz scene . He has had n umerous BBC J azz
Awards, MOBOs, a Mercury Music Prize nomination
and has remained at the forefront of UK jazz.
19 MAY
WEDDING RECEPTION OPEN DAY 25 MAY-2 JUN
PIRATES AT THE DOCKYARD
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, Canterbury
www.canterburycathedrallodge.org
Time: from 11am | Price: FREE Historic Dockyard, Chatham
www.thedockyard.co.uk
Time: from 10am | Price: £25 (children 5-15 £15)
Canterbury Ca thedral Lodge of fers the perfect
location for your special day. At their wedding open
day couples can experience this unique venue, view
the wonderful banqueting facilities, meet the fantastic
team and enjoy a glass of prosecco and canapés on
arrival. You’re welcome to drop by anytime from
11am to 2pm. Ahoy there me hearties! Join The Historic Dockyard
Chatham this Ma y for some swashb uckling fun!
Anchoring in to the Dockyard is the latest exhibition
from the V&A Museum of Childhood – A Pirate’s
Life For Me. Straight from its home in London, the
Dockyard is delighted to be the fir st venue for the
tour of this exhibition, included in your annual ticket.
Discover more about the Ed wardian era with a
host of fun half ter m activities a t Hever Castle
and Gardens. Visitors can enjoy a traditional Punch
and Judy show as well as tr y their hand a t games
from the period including a cocon ut shy, tin-can
alley and boules or enjoy a leisurely game of croquet
on the lawn.
25-31 MAY
BAA-RILLIANT HALF TERM FUN
AT KENT LIFE
Kent Life, Sandling
www.kentlife.org.uk
Time: from 10am
Price: £9.95 (children 3-15 £8.25)
Visitors can enjoy animal-themed activities at half
term including the entertaining sheep show which
will take place every day at 11.30, 1.30 and 3.30pm.
The New Zealand style team of presenters educate
and entertain with their fantastic sheep all over the
country. Everyone can also enjo y all the r egular
activities at this popular w orking far m including
taking a fun farm ride and getting close to real farm
animals, including the smaller residents in Cuddle
Corner. Have fun on the wooden hunt and enjoy a
sweet treat once the task is completed.