COMEDY COUTURE: Q&A WITH CANTERBURY COMEDIAN MADDIE CAMPION

Canterbury comedian Maddie Campion has a penchant for all things fashion - a hilarious seamstress of humour, hemming and hosiery

Art and DesignJoe BillApril 11, 2023Exclusive, Feature, Maddie Campion, Zahra Barri, Comedy, Canterbury, #26

HONEYSUCKLE ISLAND: AN INTERVIEW WITH COMEDIAN HARRIET KEMSLEY

Canterbury’s Harriet Kemsley talks comedy, Smirnoff Ice, cellulite machines and screaming on a computer game

Culture, Art and DesignJoe BillNovember 29, 2022Latest Feature, #keepitkent, Kent, #24, Harriet Kemsley, Comedian, Canterbury

MARKET MOVERS - CITY CORE CREATIVES

From illustrators to fashion designers, City Core Creatives has launched a travelling market for the creative businesses

Culture, Art and DesignJoe BillSeptember 2, 2022Latest Feature, #keepitkent, Kent, City Core Creatives, Market, Canterbury, #23, Feature, Features

Necessary Furniture - Canterbury's affordable outlet

Canterbury charity Necessary Furniture has been providing affordable furnishings to families for more than 25 years

DiscoveryGuest UserSeptember 2, 2022Latest Feature, #keepitkent, Kent, #23, Necessary Furniture, Canterbury, Hersden, Affordable Furniture

Fella Hairstream - On the road to Handsome

Fella Airstream will be hitting the streets this summer… we spoke to barber Tom Winding to find out more

FashionJoe BillJune 29, 2022#keepitkent, Kent, #22, Feature, Fella, Hair, Airstream, Canterbury, Barbers, Mobile

King Putt - Marc Chapman, Kent's Crazy Golf Champion

Kent’s three-time World Crazy Golf Champion Marc Chapman tells us about the golden triangle of mini golf and why Europeans struggle with the windmills

THE ECCENTRIC LEOPARD - CHANGING SPOTS

From clashing prints to Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, The Eccentric Leopard has found a way to let old furniture take centre stage once more

Culture, Art and DesignJoe BillMarch 1, 2022#keepitkent, Kent, The Eccentric Leopard, Canterbury, Upcycling, #20, design

FILL ’EM UP - THE BEST ZERO WASTE SHOPS IN KENT

We meet some of the independents bringing zero-to-waste shopping to the county’s high streets

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

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: 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

DiscoveryJoe BillJanuary 2, 2022#keepitkent, Kent, Opinion, CCCU, #19, Christchurch University, Canterbury, Eco, Green, Feature, Features\, Enviro

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.

Keep Schtum! Slightly Secret Venues

We might be getting ourselves banned from all sorts of Really cool places by telling you... about ALL these really cool places.

Interview: David Sefton - Master Plan

David Sefton, new director of culture at the University of Kent, brings his international experience and a hefty contacts book to boost its arts and music programme

Culture, Art and DesignJim LyonsAugust 26, 2021#17, Feature, Features, Boing, Gulbenkian, Canterbury, David Sefton

Michelin experienced chef to run the Rose Inn

Former St John and Marksman chef Billy Stock wants the Rose Inn at Wickhambreaux to remain a local drinking hole

Food and DrinkJim LyonsJuly 19, 2021Rose Inn, Wickhambreaux, Canterbury, Billy Stock, Chef, Kent, #keepitkent, Feature, Features

BEANZ MEANZ GRINDZ - Kent Coffee Festival 2021

The Kent Coffee Festival arrives not a moment too soon as a beautiful caffeine pick-me-up for summer 2021

Food and DrinkJim LyonsJune 29, 2021Feature, Features, Kent Coffee Festival, Gulbenkian, Boing, Canterbury, Coffee, #Keepitkent

BROKEN HANDS: Unbroken

From international tours and playing on the same bill as The Rolling Stones to part-time jobs and breeze-block garages, Broken Hands know more than most about the peaks and troughs of the music industry, writes Joe Bill