OPINION- THE NECTARY - NATURAL BORN SWILLERS

Continuing our wine series with The Nectary’s vino experts Verity and Kar, the team give you all the tools on spotting the difference between clean wine, organic wine and vegan wine

Food and DrinkJoe BillJanuary 4, 2022#keepitkent, Kent, The Nectary, Organic Wine, Vegan Wine, Opinion, Wine, #19

DINNER LIFE - FORAGED & FED

We continue our foodie series with Daisy Watson @Dinner.Life by visiting the Dolma Bar in Margate for a Balkan Recipe

Food and DrinkJoe BillJanuary 4, 2022#keepitkent, Kent, Feature, Features, Dinner Life, Daisy Watson, Dolma Bar, Margate, Balkan Food, #19

DAVID GOTSOUND: CLIMBING THE MOUNTAINS

On the eve of new EP Greatness Isn’t Given, we find out David GotSound’s thoughts and feelings on his career so far and the changing industry in which he operates

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ELVIS & KRESSE: HIGH FASHION RESCUE OPERATION

Luxury accessories business Elvis & Kresse has shaken up the fashion industry through a burning desire for sustainability and a passion for decommissioned fire hoses, writes Joe Bill

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Reframing Our Eco-Conscience

“Britain is one of the biggest producers of plastic waste in the world, second only to the US. It exports about two-thirds of its plastic waste.”

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LAUGH OUT LOUD: THE BEST COMEDY CLUBS/NIGHTS IN KENT

With live performance heading back to the county in a big way for 2022, we wanted to highlight some of the places you can see some great comedy

BEACHCOMBERS - 100 Tons of Plastic Campaign

Kent duo Ollie Jackson and George Hemming get international reinforcements as the challenge to clear 100 Tons of Plastic from our beaches and seas wins social media support

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SINCE SEASPIRACY: Exclusive interview with creators of Netflix phenomenon

EXCLUSIVE: Ramsgate’s Ali and Lucy Tabrizi tell us what life has been like since the release of world-renowned documentary Seaspiracy, its legacy and the who’s next in their sights

SEA CHANGE: Underwater sculpture with Jason DeCaires Taylor

Faversham’s Jason deCaires Taylor has been creating ‘living’ sculptures to highlight the desperate plight of underwater environments for 20 years and it’s time we all caught on, writes Joe Bill

CREATING CHANGE: PEOPLE DEM COLLECTIVE X 'CENE

New research project from People Dem Collective - co-commissioned by Creative Estuary - to be documented by ‘cene

OPINION: SAVE SMALL BUSINESS… SAVE THE WORLD

Sam Mason, co-founder of Canterbury’s boutique brand and accountancy practice Brand.Business.Balance, tells us why supporting small businesses can help save the planet

DiscoveryJoe BillJanuary 2, 2022#keepitkent, Kent, Opinion, Feature, Features, MBM Balance, Brand.Business.Balance, Canterbury, #19, Eco, Enviro

OPINION: ECO-CONSCIOUS EVENTS - READ THE ROOM

Danielle Ward, founder of Kent’s Reward Events, clues us up on creating a more sustainable occasion

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OPINION: Finding A Connection - CCCU

From developing its own ale, from campus hops to sustainability-focused reflective poetry, Canterbury Christ Church University is finding new ways to engage people in the green movement

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REVIEW: Fuel for thought…

We sent our resident car expert Mark Jackson to test out a few models and give us the lowdown on these three eCars...

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FIT AND FIRING - FOUR INDIE FITNESS GURUS GIVE US NEW YEARS TIPS

We have picked four independent fitness groups with which to start out in 2022.

LADY UNCHAINED: “You’ve got to run, the police are coming!”

Brenda Birungi, AKA Lady Unchained, has used her experience of the criminal justice system to bring hope to young offenders in Kent through poetry, writes Marijke Hall

Culture, Art and DesignJoe BillJanuary 1, 2022Latest Feature, #keepitkent, Kent, #19, Feature, Features, Lady Unchained, Prison, Poetry

BITE CLUB: The Plant Base, The Wallflower Cafe & Notorious B.R.G

If you hadn’t already guessed, this edition of ‘cene magazine has an eco-conscious focus. But before you dismiss this Bite Club as something that meat-eaters can’t get their teeth into, think again.

Introducing Margate's new Crab Museum!

Europe’s only crab museum will reveal the forgotten story of the giant Margate crab to what the extinct sooty crayfish has in common with fidget spinners., writes Marijke Hall

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