news INDEX October News Sweet work over Whitefriars
80,000 new jobs have opened up in a convenient city centre location with far-reaching views. But don’t all rush to apply, as you need to be a bee. Julian Audsley, secretary
of Canterbury Beekeepers, is installing two beehives on the roof of Whitefriars Shopping Centre as a teaching facility. It will also support Canterbury In Bloom 2012. Julian has been keeping bees
for over 25 years. Each of the Whitefriars hives will be home (and office) to 10,000 bees in winter, rising to 40,000 in summer. He says: “Whitefriars has
installed a water supply and the height won’t present a challenge to the bees, as they are used to foraging in high trees. All the gardens of the city are in reach, as bees can easily travel a mile and a half, and there is a plentiful supply of nectar within range.” Whitefriars Manager Peter
Scutt says: “Historical records indicate that monks used to keep
Canterbury furnished with hope
A new furniture shop in Canterbury offers you the chance to support a community of people who would otherwise be homeless. St Martin’s Emmaus
Companions are former homeless and jobless people who live in a converted military fort in Dover. Emmaus offers them a
home within a supportive community, and the chance to work at restoring donated furniture and electrical items which are sold to support the community. They already run a shop in Dover, but have now opened a store in Canterbury at 47 Northgate.
Scandalous sculpture
A life-size sculpture of an adulterous kiss goes on display at the Turner Contemporary this month. Auguste Rodin’s The Kiss (1901-04) is an iconic sexual image, and was voted the nation’s favourite work of art in a 2003 poll. It depicts Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Rimini, who fell in love in the c.13 after reading the story of Lancelot and Guinevere together and were killed by Francesca’s husband. See The Kiss from 4 October until 2 September 2012 at The Turner Contemporary, Margate. Admission is free.
6 Tate, London 2011 Namaste Olympic guests
Nepal has chosen the University of Kent’s Canterbury campus as its base for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Athletes from the Himalayan kingdom arrive in Kent in June next year to prepare for the Games. They will stay in University accommodation and train in table-tennis, weightlifting and powerlifting among other sports. The Nepal Olympic and
Paralympic committees were introduced to possible locations in the area by Kent County Council.
bees on this site a thousand years ago when it was home to an austere religious community of Austin, or white friars.” The first honey will be harvested in May 2012.
Flickering pictures
This month begins with a weekend of cartoon activities at Anifest, the south east’s largest annual animation festival. There will be events for families, as well as for people in the industry. On offer are masterclasses in storyboarding, imagineering and model-making, and there will be screenings of shorts and full-length films. Highlights include a talk from the team behind the dragon in the latest Harry Potter film, and an evening of cartoons and comedy with Phill Jupitus.
Anifest at the University of Kent starts on Friday 29 September and runs until Sunday 2 October. For more information see
www.canterburyanifest.com
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