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The High Sheriff’s annual garden party
Some 300 guests enjoyed delicious drinks and canapés while they took the opportunity to walk around the grounds, especially famous for their stunning display of rhododendrons.
Among the guests were the newly elected Mayors and their escorts, many of the county’s senior legal figures and representatives from the police, prison and probation services. There were also
a good number of past High Sheriffs.
Other guests included The Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Allan Willett and
his wife Anne, The Right Honourable Michael Howard MP and his wife Sandra, Lord and Lady Kingsdown and Sir Robert and Lady Worcester.
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Lord Kingsdown and Her Honour Judge Adele Williams VIEW » 
Mr and Mrs M Butler and Roger Sykes VIEW » 
Mr Peter Lake and Lord Philip De L'Isle VIEW » 
Ms Jo Holmes, Lady Worcester, Sir Robert Worcester and Mrs Geraldine Allinson VIEW »
Mrs Amicia Oldfield, Mr Richard Oldfield, Mr and Mrs Jagdev Singh Virdee VIEW » 
Mr James Loudon Lord Sandy Bruce-Lockhart, Mrs Jane Loudon and His Honour Judge Anthony Webb VIEW » 
The Mayor and Mayoress of Ramsgate and The Maor and Mayoress of Ashford. VIEW » 
Mr Allan Willett Ms Liz Howe OBE and Mr Edwin Boorman VIEW »
Mr Roddy Loder-Symonds and Mrs Anthea Warde VIEW » 
Mrs Jill Yerburgh, Mr and Mrs Jeremy Leigh-Pemberton and Mr Richard Oldfield VIEW » 
Ms Sue Booth and Mrs Clare Emmett VIEW »
Amanda Cottrell and Jeremy Leigh-Pemberton VIEW » 
Jill Yerburgh, Sir John Ure and Jane Loudon VIEW »
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Women of Kent Luncheon
David Philpott, chief executive of the KAAT, spoke movingly on the theme ‘Saving lives – Kent wide’ and also made a surprise presentation
to Kate Chivers, who founded the Trust in 1989. Meanwhile, TV presenter and international businesswoman, Jill Cochrane, described the women
who have inspired her during her lifetime – from her mother to Indira Gandi.
The organisation celebrates the contribution made to the life of the county by women working in voluntary and professional roles. The
first Women of Kent Luncheon Committee was set up in 1969 under
the chairmanship of Alderman Amanda Goodchild and the presidency
of the then Lady Brabourne. Countess Mountbatten of Burma still
remains patron to this day.
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Joan Arnold and Ann wells MBE VIEW »
Cllr Elvie Lowe, Brenda Hammond JP, Christine Bromwich MBE VIEW » 
Sally Larkin MBE, Alinson Vos JP and Hillary Jones of NASUWT VIEW » 
Cllr Rita Hawes, Mayor of Ashford & Monica Kendall of Apilepsy VIEW » 
Gloria Moss and Cllr Sue Heaton VIEW »
Una Mills and Cllr Sue Nicholas Dover VIEW » 
Margaret Sim and Jacquie Corbyn committee VIEW » 
Geraldine Allinson and Muriel Treacher VIEW » 
Leslie Windsor, Lady Mayoress of Canterbury with Sue Sherlock and Anne Shapter of Girl Guiding VIEW »
Patsy Barrett and Diane Tatt VIEW » 
Merrilyn Boorman V.Pres, Geraldine Allinson and Sarah Sturt VIEW » 
Anthea Warde lunch Chairman and Jill Cochraine VIEW » 
Amanda Cottrell, David Philpott, Lady Kingsdown OBE President, Kate Chivers and sarah Sturt VIEW »
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£6,000 raised for Pickering Cancer Drop-in Centre
More than £6,000 was raised at The Pickering Cancer Drop-in Centre’s annual charity ball, held at the Spa Hotel in Tunbridge Wells.
In attendance were outgoing Mayor of Tunbridge Wells, Cllr Barbara Cobbold, plus supporters of the centre, including the Town and Country Housing Association and PPP/AXA.
Fundraising included an auction at which magician Robert Pound and Magnus the Masseur auctioned themselves for lessons and party nights.
The centre operates from Tunbridge Wells and is open every Tuesday and Friday, 10am to 4pm. Run by volunteers, it welcomes anyone touched by cancer and provides support, advice, counselling and complementary therapies, all free of charge.
Tel: 01892 511880 for
further information.
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Susan Clarke, Caroline Smith, Lou Hodgkinson, Jo Eales, Virginia Styles and Helen Eeles VIEW » 
Alan and Heather Box with Jenny and Brian Mewett VIEW » 
Andrew and Barbara Bish with Adelaide Waters and John Andrews VIEW » 
Charlie and Angela Mitson with Joanna Beeney VIEW »
Clare and Isabel Jorquera VIEW » 
Gail Williams, Douglas Cobbald, Polly and the Worshipfull Mayor Cllr Barbara Cobbold VIEW » 
Ian and Ann Carley with Jacki and Robert Fog VIEW » 
Joanna and Tony Fowler, Donna Harmer, Andrew Burden with Dan and Lindsay Greatley VIEW »
Katherine Wilson, Sandy Thompson, Ann Sayer, Ann Greenfield and Sarah Dehdashty VIEW » 
Nick Smith, Bob Clarke, Andrew Eeles, Robbie Styles, Gary Stevens and David Hodgkinson VIEW » 
Patricia Martin and Jckie Sumner VIEW » 
Paul Denman and Lorna Levitt of TWODS the main Sponsors VIEW »
Polly with Tim and Gail Williams VIEW » 
Shirley Browning of TWODS sponsor and Deborah Constable VIEW »
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Dinner in the Nave raises funds for Canterbury Cat
Dinner in the Nave, the first banquet to be held in Canterbury Cathedral for more than 600 years, was a wonderful way to thank donors and
to raise much-needed additional funds for the ongoing £50m
fundraising appeal.
The nave was always a place for secular celebrations and this was a
truly celebratory occasion, with guests who included The Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Allan Willett, David Starkey, Amanda Cottrell and the
actress Joanna Lumley.
The candlelit dinner was in aid of the choir and music, and the choir,
led by David Flood, entertained the audience throughout the evening. More than £60,000 was raised through an auction led by James Loudon, with prizes ranging from a weekend in Jerez to a gargoyle portrait of
the winner’s choice to be carved by the Canterbury stonemasons
and attached to the Cathedral.
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Tessa Taylor and Guy Banyard VIEW » 
Richard and Natasha Piper VIEW » 
Jane Plumtre and Sir Geoffrey Nice VIEW » 
John Crump, Sarah Sturt, Harriet and Eric Fraunfelter VIEW »
Mr and Mrs David MacFarlane with Mr and Mrs David Thorpe VIEW » 
Gillian Knight, Penelope Inscoe, Tony Rawlins, Alayne Flood, David Knight and Anna Rawlins VIEW » 
Hillary Edridge and Diana Gough VIEW »
Cynthia and Peter Hardy VIEW » 
Tony Rawlins, Gillian and David Knight, Penelope and Adrian Iscoe, Gillian Kay, Anna Rawlins and Alayne Flood VIEW » 
Layland Ridings, Pamela and Prof Michael Wright VIEW » 
John Ogden, Christine Antwiss, Brenda Ogden, Howard Antwiss, Dr Vasudaven, Chris Mc Manns, Angela & Lester Banks, Gail McManns and Barry Post VIEW »
John Crump, Sarah Sturt, Amanda Cottrell and Eric Fraunfelter VIEW » 
Joanna Lumley and Carolyn Parry VIEW »
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Demelza Ball at Leeds Castle
Fireworks lit the night sky at Leeds Castle, where guests gathered to enjoy the annual Demelza May fundraising ball. Sponsored by Brake Brothers, who donated a cheque for £50,000 on the night, the Kings and Queens-themed evening was led by Demelza’s James Hanaway,
dressed as a jester in the court of Henry VIII, played by Invicta
FM DJ Neil Kefford.
As well as the sponsor’s generous donation, ticket sales and auction prizes raised a further £50,000 for the children’s charity, with prizes ranging from a box for two at the Kylie 02 concert this July, and a trip
to release gorillas back into the wild in the Congo, the prize money for
which is being shared with the Aspinall Foundation.
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Val Randi and Lynn Green VIEW » 
Anna Rawson, Anna Gentry, Nick Rawson and Rod Gentry VIEW » 
Invicta FM DJ Neil Kefford as Henry VIII with Sarah Orton VIEW »
Front l to r: Lady Auriol Moate, Nicola Ulder, Sarah Sturt, Kate de Haan, Calista Lucy rear l to r: David Ferrett, Paul Auston, Sir Roger Moate, William Lucy, Alistair MacLeod VIEW »
Donna Wells, Tricia Gambell, Karen Brace, Karen, Mike and Ryan with Lynn Collier VIEW » 
Dr Robert and Linda Stuart VIEW » 
Jacqui Gutteridge, Greg woods, Brenda and Ivan Evere VIEW » 
Mark White and Sarah Taylor VIEW »
Martin and Annette Cambridge VIEW » 
Mathew Philpot, Tracy Lancaster, John Grigsby and Heidi Warriner VIEW » 
Matt and Una Smith, Catherine Laws, Tui Drika, Andrew Forbes, Vicki Rowe and Stuart Harmer VIEW » 
Nicola Adams, Tom Fawkes, Bradley Anglish and Georgina Adams VIEW »
Ruth McConnell and Tony Lawrence VIEW » 
Sarah and David Domoney-Johnson VIEW »
Vaessa Penfold and Les Underdown VIEW »
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Doo Das celebrates 25 years in business
The Doo Das group of hairdressers, with salons in Canterbury Maidstone
and Loose, celebrated 25 years in business with a Champagne reception for the 200 friends and family, colleagues and business associates who made it all possible.
Charlie Francis (Rat pack tribute act) gave sensational renditions of some of the great swing classics, while Nos Ryan provided the dance music for the rest of the evening.
Owners Jez Hawkins and David Worthy performed a singing speech version of Me and My Shadow, which they said summed up the close dependency they have on each other, and also poked fun at some of the challenges they have faced over the years.
They said: “The purpose is to achieve our goals and that depends on the attention we give to customer service including ongoing training and development of the teams! We want to be the consumer’s first choice for hairdressing in the locations we operate.”
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Hollywood boosts Kent tourism
The opportunity to introduce Kent’s wonderful heritage to even more people was welcomed by Kent Tourism Alliance chairman, Amanda Cottrell, speaking at a special reception held at Knole ahead of a preview showing of Hollywood movie, The Other Boleyn Girl.
Filmed largely in Kent, with Knole itself playing a starring role, alongside Penshurst Place and Dover Castle, guests later had the opportunity to watch the film at nearby Kino Sevenoaks.
Knole property manager, Steven Dedman, gave guests a tour of areas used in the film, which stars A-listers Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johanssen, who did all their own riding in dramatic scenes which took place in the deer park.
Tourism is already worth £2bn to Kent and KTA believes this latest and global exposure will give it an even greater boost.
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Trish Evans, Shayne Straker, Ann Bell, Chris Bell, Alison Davies, Ian Scott VIEW » 
Annabel Holme, Hannah Elver VIEW » 
Anne Ransom, Uwe Steinmetz, Tamsin Leigh VIEW » 
Bridget Sackville-West, Caroline Edmunds, Sarah Sturt VIEW »
Bridget Sackville-West, Crispen Auden VIEW » 
Bridget Sackville-West, Jenny Garner, Jan Dunn, John Leigh VIEW » 
Cllr James Gaywood, Cllr Jill Davison VIEW » 
Cllr Richard Parry and Rachel Parry Sevenoaks major and majoress VIEW »
Jane Apps and Anna Spender VIEW » 
Melissa Hirst, Patricia Gaywood, Cllr James Gaywood VIEW » 
Ralph Bennett, Sandra Matthews-Marsh, Richard Long VIEW » 
Ricci-Lee Berry, Jan Dunn, Elaine Wickham VIEW »
Richard Long, Fran Warrington, Jill Dain VIEW » 
Robert Leslie, Zoe Springett, Dominic King VIEW » 
Sandra Matthews-Marsh, Tanya Oliver, Richard Long, Amanda Cottrel VIEW »
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Italian style aids Demelza
Czech fashion house, pietro filipi, which has brought sophisticated,
Italian-inspired style to Canterbury’s Whitefriars shopping centre, celebrated its first year in the UK and the launch of its spring/summer collection with a fashion show that raised funds for Demelza Hospice Care for Children. Visitors enjoyed a floor show featuring the latest arrivals from pietro filipi,
and also had the chance to enter a raffle.
Cutting their teeth on the designer catwalk were young models from Kings School, Canterbury. Other local companies supporting pietro filipi’s fund-raiser included Jones the Bootmaker, Toni & Guy hair salons, Coffee Republic and Italian restaurant Strada.
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Coutts raises £8,000 for Multiple Sclerosis at Hever
Coutts’ Tunbridge Wells office hosted a glittering reception for key local clients at Hever Castle in a fundraising event, organised by the local team in aid of Multiple Sclerosis Society, that raised more than £8,000 for the charity. Guests were greeted by a display of Aston Martins, ranging from a 1962 DB4 to a silver 2008 DBS, and entertained by a wandering minstrel while enjoying a Champagne reception.
Prizes included two tickets to a performance of Don Carlo at The Royal Opera House, including a backstage tour, Champagne reception, supper and drinks with the artists (auctioned at £1,500), plus a night for two at Hotel du Vin,an original signed drawing of Mr Bump, signed by the Mr Men author and illustrator, Adam Hargreaves, and a trip for two to France.John Goss, client partner for Coutts in Tunbridge Wells, said: “One of our colleagues within the team here in Tunbridge Wells was diagnosed
with MS, so it’s a charity that is very close to our hearts.”
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Tehmina George, Barbara Spreadborough, Tehmina Powe and Rick Holland VIEW » 
Adrian Winbow and Derek Dennard VIEW »
Aston Martin and Paul Butcher VIEW » 
Barrie Hesketh and Jonathan Pernham VIEW » 
Colin and Theresa Sharples VIEW »
Derek Fender, Ian Findley and Elizabeth Fender VIEW » 
Don Churston, Harry Collins, Valerie Churston and John Goss VIEW » 
Douglas Bell - DB Motor Brokers who organised display of Aston Martins. VIEW » 
Frank and Sylvia Verbeeten VIEW »
Gwendoline Dennard & Catherine Winbow VIEW » 
Harry Collins and Phillip Luck VIEW » 
Jackie and Paul Rudden and Gill Goss VIEW »
Jill and Michael Todd and Sally Miles VIEW » 
John Goss, Barbara Spreadborough, Andy Ryme and Rick Holland 2 VIEW » 
John Goss, Barbara Spreadborough, Andy Ryme and Rick Holland 3 VIEW » 
John Goss, Barbara Spreadborough, Andy Ryme and Rick Holland VIEW »
Keith, Sylvia Elliott, Sally and Ronnie Pavey VIEW » 
Madeleine and Roy Swainbank VIEW »
Peter and Elaine Craven VIEW » 
Richard and Nicola Dresner VIEW » 
Richard Holland and Barbara Spreadborough VIEW »
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Fabulous Fenwick fashion
Fenwick in Canterbury showcased the best of its spring/summer collections with a catwalk show at its store at its St George’s Street store. The event highlighted the latest key trends and colours for the season, which included a wide selection of feminine designs from Fenn Wright Manson, Joseph Ribkoff, Coast, Ghost, CC and Whistles.
Catwalk models showcased an array of citrus-inspired colours, lime greens and zesty lemons combined with pink and purple – all to capture that holiday mood. For the global traveller, warm spice colours were dominant with a touch of safari focusing on animal prints, safari-style jackets and belted trench coats.
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