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20th April 2018Maidstone festival follows Bestival lead
A MAIDSTONE music festival is joing the war against plastic by banning straws at their event this year. The Vicar's Picnic, which is being held in Yalding in July, is following the lead of ...
19th April 2018Circus rolls into Bearsted for three-day run on the green
JOHN Lawson’s circus has pitched his big topup on Bearsted Green for a three show run this weekend. The shows will be celebrating 250 years of circus during its 2018 tour. Including ...
Could you bag a date at Maidstone speed dating event?
SPEED dating with a difference is coming to Maidstone next week as participants won’t even get to see who they are chatting too. Would-be daters at the event, being held at Maidstone Museum ...
Rum festival coming to Maidstone
AFESTIVALshowcasing over 100 rums from around the globeis coming to Maidstone this autumn. The Rum Festival will be at the Kent Event Centre on SaturdayOctober 6 and brings ...
Maidstone Mela needs £5,000 to stage festival this summer - can you help?
THE Maidstone Community Mela multi-cultural festival may not be staged this year owing to a lack of funding after its financial support was withdrawn. The free event is being organised by ...
Big Cat expert Giles Clark set for BBC Two documentary
THE BIG Cat Sanctuary is set to be in the limelight when a BBC Two documentary about one of its youngest residents begins on Thursday. Giles Clark, who is Head of Big Cats at the Sanctuary in ...
Good Gnus is coming to Ulcombe
QUICK-fire wit and gentle satire are promised by musical humourists The Good Gnus in Ulcombe on Friday, March 16. All Saints’ Church in Mill Street will host a performance by the popular ...
POLL: Is Maidstone council right to increase off street car parking charges?
OUR poll asking views on Maidstone Borough Council's plan to hike up parking charges for off-street car parks has attracted a big reaction. VOTE HERE Charges are likely to be increased and ...
TONIGHT: Your chance to hear champion jockey Frankie Dettori talk about his life
CHAMPION jockey Frankie Dettori will be appearing at the Hazlitt Theatre this evening - a week ahead of the original date. The Earl Street venue is playing host to the sporting legend early ...
X-Factor winners Rak-Su to join Little Mix in Maidstone gig
X-FACTOR champions Rak-Su will be taking to the stage in Maidstone this summer after being announced as the support for Little Mix. The Watford quartet, who have just finished the X-Factor tour ...