EXCLUSIVE FEATURES
KENT CHRISTMAS GIFT LIST 2026
Find some amazing locally-created gifts for this Christmas in Kent!
IN CONVERSATION WITH… BLISSFOOL
We talk about the 6AM crew, not having a genre and leaving things to the last minute…
Aylesham on Film: Documentary ON KENT MINING VILLAGE
Nina Shen’s four-year portrait of a Kent mining village fighting to keep its carnival alive
FOOD FOR THE SOUL: Thanet’s Prime Eats
From community food to Prime Eats, how Kanndiss Riley is cooking up a free-from food revolution
ESOTERIC KENT: Historic Homes & Spooky Stays
Columnist Anna Willatt, aka Esoteric Isle, goes on the hunt for the county’s most curious getaways
Words With Your Self: Medway Lit Fest Authors 2026
Columnist Zahra Barri speaks to Kentish poets Charlotte Ansell and Jake Nathan ahead of their appearances at Medway Lit Fest 2026
KENT NEW MUSIC: SOUND SCOUT - MIXTAPE #48 (NOV-DEC 2026)
Reviews Ft: Jude Ness, Samuel Ashton & The Instincts, Pollena, Star.One, The Ovines and Apostol
WITNESS THE KNITNESS: The Make Shed, Kent
Claire Gordon, founder of Goudhurst’s The Make Shed, on continuity, retaining textile skills and borrowing from nature
DRAWING A CROWD: Margate Illustrator Amber Anderson
Amber Anderson on live scribing, drawing conversations and doodling on Porsches
WIN A SURPRISE EVERY TIME: Artist Maximillian Boxer
Artist Maximillian Boxer on creating over selling, scratching the itch and having a taste for the unexpected
Log off: Could Kent bushcraft bring a generation back to nature?
The Bushcraft Bus founders on fires, foraging and finding freedom outdoors, words by Angela Symons
A Place I Almost Remember: Kent Photographer Lily Heywood
Lily Heywood on her favourite images and why they don’t necessarily need a literal translation
CHRISTMAS IN GRAVESEND: WHat’s on in 2026
Experience the atmosphere, entertainment, festive shopping and social moments of #ChristmasInGravesham in 2026
CHRISTMAS IN CANTERBURY - WHAT’S ON IN 2026?
Discover your traditional Christmas in Canterbury
THE SINDEN Theatre AT CHRISTMAS 2026
Tenterden’s The Sinden Theatre announces festive line-up
COAST TO COEVE: Thanet Athleisure brand setting its own rules
Fashion for the hybrid lifestyle
IT TAKES A VILLAGE: Create Music Village 2026
A candid look into Ashford’s annual month-long live music fringe festival, from its guest curator, Jack Coleman
POSTCARDS FROM PRESENCE: Canterbury’s Charlie Newton
Blending mediums, immersion and helping viewers feel present
Ekleido return to Gulbenkian in Canterbury with bold new contemporary dance show
“Dance impacts people on an emotional and visceral level, cutting across barriers of language and cultures”
BITE CLUB REVIEW: The Yarrow, Broadstairs
A fantastic meal proving that quality doesn’t have to cost the world