insideKENT Magazine Issue 92 - November 2019 | Page 42
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
TOWNSPOTLIGHT
SPOTLIGHT ON ORPINGTON CONT.
FLAVOURS OF ORPINGTON 2019: MASALA DABBAS’ EXECUTIVE CHEF TRILOCHAN KHARAL ADDING A LITTLE
SPICE TO PROCEEDINGS AT THE SATURDAY SHOWCASE DEMONSTRATION KITCHEN.
THE POP-UP PALLET PARK
BREATHED LIFE AND
COLOUR INTO A
PREVIOUSLY DRAB AND
UNDER-UTILISED SPACE.
Pop-Up Pallet Park which turned a bleak and
unused area into a green space for the public to
enjoy during the summer holidays.
The opening of an ODEON i-sense cinema and
restaurant complex at the Walnuts Shopping
Centre, and the significant investment in London
South East Colleges’ Hospitality, Catering and
Enterprise College, signalled the start of what
has been a rapid growth in the leisure and hospitality
sector, and the town’s reputation as a food destination
continues to grow.
‘Flavours of Orpington’, a week-long celebration
of the choice and quality of the town’s global cuisine,
recently enjoyed its 3rd year. Culminating in a
weekend of events with ‘Foodie Friday’ , an
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ORPINGTON 1ST BID WAS AWARDED SILVER GILT AT
THIS YEAR’S LONDON IN BLOOM AWARDS.
evening of street food and live music, ‘Saturday
Showcase’, with chefs from some of the town’s
favourite restaurants cooking dishes live in a
demonstration kitchen, and ‘Sunday Social’, a
fantastic community event organised by Churches
Together who welcomed all to Market Square with
a free BBQ.
A busy programme of events during the autumn
season saw the annual ‘Scarecrow Trail’ during
October half term, and will be followed by ‘Light
Up Orpington’, the borough’s largest Christmas
lights switch on - a free-to-attend evening of live
entertainment with a fantastic firework display.
Rounding off the year with the town’s very own
‘Santa Dash’, Orpington is a town which offers
something for everyone.
For more information on Orpington town centre or
the Business Improvement District please visit
www.orpington1st.co.uk
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