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The original Boris Bikes
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unconventional beauty
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Places to walk in Kent
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Kent walk of the month: in ancient woodlands
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Stroll through the ancient Hamstreet Woods, part of the national nature reserve, with its many moths and birds living among the trees
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Enjoy a Kentish woodland walk
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Shorne Woods Country Park near Gravesend is a popular walk with something for everyone and perfect for this time of year
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December walk: Chartham, near Canterbury, Kent
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Enjoy the serenity of the great outdoors, taking an exhilarating walk through beautiful Kentish orchards, hidden woodland paths and alongside the tranquil River Stour
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Marsh Green circular walk, near Edenbridge - Kent
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Walking or cycling along Kent's countryside paths is the perfect way to explore the different landscapes and communities nestling among the fields...
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Kent walk of the month: Faversham
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Discover the contrasting landscape in and around Faversham on a new walk that lets you explore the historic town, local wildlife, marshes, fields and wind farm
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Tonbridge School and its role in the local community
People & Places
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Tonbridge has many natural advantages – its history, river setting, sportsground, great transport links – but it also plays host to a famous boys’ boarding school that engages with the whole community
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Getting crafty in Kent
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How to knit, bead, quilt and sew with the Kent experts – and win craft books to help you become one too!
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Kent Life interviews Professor Ian Swingland, OBE
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He’s a personal friend of David Attenborough and Prince Charles, a zoologist, an inventor and he likes cooking and growing trees
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Havens of Kent
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The 1,000-year-old Confederation of the Cinque Ports once formed the country’s first line of defence again invasion from the continent. Today, its history is intertwined with Kent’s past, present and future
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How to start your own business – Kent young entrepreneurs
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We’ve all imagined what it would be like to run our own business, but turning those thoughts into reality is a different matter. Meet four local residents who prove that even in a recession, you can still make those dreams come true
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Tradition: fact or fiction?
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According to L.P.Hartley’s famous quote: “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” But, if the past is history, what is tradition? Are they one and the same – or two separate entities? A visit to Rochester’s Sweeps’ Festival got T. Thurai thinking.
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JONI MITCHELL’S SEASONS’ IN THE SUN AT HAMPTON COURT
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David Philpott exhorts mums and dads to get out their picnic hampers and prepare for a day on the banks of the Thames at Hampton Court - the perfect antidote for bored kids on a warm summer's day.
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Bird's eye view in Oare
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How many of us really take much notice of the Kent countryside when we’re mindlessly commuting? For lots of people, North Kent is often not much more than a horizontal blur seen from the window of the train or from a car whizzing along the M2.
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Less water, new pests
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Epic bike ride: Canterbury - Whitstable - Margate
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Latest Articles
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Top 10 Countryside Walks Photographs from Great British Life - Editors Pick
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Each week, Mary Brooks, Editor and Publisher of Great British Life carefully selects her favourite photographs from our readers. This week the theme was 'Countryside Walks'...
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Top 10 British Wildlife Photographs from Great British Life - Editors Pick
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Each week, Mary Brooks, Editor and Publisher of Great British Life carefully selects her favourite photographs from our readers. This week the theme was 'British Wildlife'...
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Team Ubunye seek to break Atlantic Rowing Record
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1,407km cycle, 35km swim and a 4727km row; an epic Challenge to raise money for Children in Africa...
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Top 10 In The Garden Photographs from Great British Life - Editors Pick
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Each week, Mary Brooks, Editor and Publisher of Great British Life carefully selects her favourite photographs from our readers. This week the theme was 'In The Garden'...
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Top 10 Dramatic Skies Photographs from Great British Life - Editors Pick
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Each week, Mary Brooks, Editor and Publisher of Great British Life carefully selects her favourite photographs from our readers. This week the theme was 'Dramatic Skies'...
Latest social event photos
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New country pub restaurant for Biggin Hill
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Launch of Games Time Greeters
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The search for 300-plus volunteers to become Games Time Kent Greeters was launched by Visit Kent at Penshurst Place by Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson, MP for Faversham and Mid-Kent.
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Syn at the Grand fundraiser
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Discovery Fellowship for Hadlow student
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A student at Hadlow College has been awarded the first Thanet Earth Discovery Fellowship at the college's Rural Regeneration Centre.
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The Regimental Association of the Queen’s Own Buffs held its annual reunion in Canterbury
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The Regimental Association of the Queen’s Own Buffs held its annual reunion in Canterbury. Led by the Band of the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, veterans from branches throughout Kent marched down Burgate...
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Food & Drink
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25 top tea shops in Kent
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Who can resist a nice cup of tea and a home-made cake or two? Here are just some of the ones our readers love in the Garden of England
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Rocksalt, Folkestone: tried and tested
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The opening of Rocksalt was so hyped up that Kent Life decided to leave a visit until the restaurant was nearly a year old. So – was it worth the wait?
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Fred Ponnavoy's open dark chocolate venison ravioli with herb salad - Recipe
ExpandFred Ponnavoy shows us how he does it with in this guided recipe on how to make open and dark chocolate ravioli and herb salad!
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Restaurant review: Tapas Revolution, Bluewater
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For a taste of truly authentic Spain in the UK, head for Bluewater and experience the vision that is Omar Allibhoy’s Tapas Revolution
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Taste of Kent Awards 2012 – the winners
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Outstanding food and drink champions and one special posthumous award were announced at Produced in Kent’s Taste of Kent Awards 2012, held at Maidstone’s Oakwood House Hotel
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