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It’s an exciting month for culture in city. First the new Marlowe is turning up the lights and raising the curtain with a fresh programme of theatre, dance and comedy. We have an interview with the proud new director (see page 37). And then there’s the packed fortnight of Canterbury Festival – our arts correspondent Katie Turrell has picked out her highlights to help you decide what to see (page 35). Of course October
closes with Halloween, so we’ve prepared a spooky spread of paranormal tales to make you shudder – turn to page 17, if you dare. And if you have a chilling tale to share, please get in touch, canterbury@
indexmagazine.co.uk. On a more wholesome
note, Denise Smith has hit the dance fl oor with her fi tness feature on page 14 – although now I read it again, she’s recommending some surprisingly cheeky moves... Get out there and have fun this month.
The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral will hold a free open evening on Wednesday 5 October. There will be tours and activities, including an exhibition of
vestments featuring the Archbishop’s Cope worn for the wedding of HRH Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton, and the 1953 Japanese Silk Coronation Cope and Mitre.
The event starts at 5.30pm with Evensong and the activities begin at 6.15pm. There will be a concert by the Choristers at 8.40pm and the evening rounds off with Compline from 9-9.30pm.
Lord Mayor’s new clothes
An anonymous donor has stumped up £6,000 towards the cost of replacing the Lord Mayor’s robe.
The state of the robe had been causing concern and when the council investigated its options, the cost of replacement came out at £17,000. Repair was considered, and buying a lesser quality robe was also discussed. But before resorting to this, offi cers decided to look at sponsorship. However, a mystery visitor to the Lord Mayor’s Parlour at
Tower House was so moved by the thought of our mayor in ragged robes that he made a donation towards the cost of a full replacement.
Council Leader Cllr John Gilbey said: “The fact that the Lord Mayor is invited to hundreds of events a year shows that the role is much valued by the local community. We know that attendance at engagements in civic robes is appreciated. We believe it is right that the Lord Mayor has a robe to be proud of.”
Witty disc
The fruits of a pioneering stand-up comedy course are now available on CD. The University of Kent’s stand-up comedy module marked its 10th anniversary this year, and as part of the celebrations has released the 20 act disc, Monkeyshine 2001-2011. It features two acts from each year of the course and the recordings were made before a range of audiences. The module is led by
successful comedian Dr Oliver Double and is part of the university’s drama and theatre studies degree. The CD is available from the
university’s on-line store at store.
kent.ac.uk and costs £8, with profi ts going to Comic Relief. • In another part of the university... researchers have come up with a temporary tattoo capable of sending wireless signals. Special conducting inks create electronic circuits that can be detected by a receiver. Before you throw up your hands and ask what those boffi ns will come up with next, the technology has several applications. It dispenses with the need for cabled sensors in medical monitoring, and could be used to check up on rescue workers going into dangerous environments.
The centre provides a number of invaluable services for people within the Canterbury District. The best-known function is that of assessing and referring volunteers to numerous organisations within the district – last year they referred over 1,000 in this way.
They also run a Social
Transport scheme using volunteer drivers to take predominantly elderly people to and from hospital, doctors and social appointments. Another project which is
widely used is the gardening and home maintenance service (the Healthy Homes and Healthy Minds scheme) which is funded
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Charity of the Month Canterbury and Herne Bay Volunteer Centre where all who participate gain something from the experience. Volunteers gain skills, social contact and enjoyment and the organisations who utilise them gain from their time and the diverse experiences which volunteers bring with them. Many of the organisations we work with would not be able to function without the use of volunteers.
by the Big Lottery Fund. Please note that there are charges for both the transport and the Healthy Homes and Healthy Minds projects. The centre is also using volunteers to research areas of volunteering and the breadth and depth of the voluntary sector within the district. Centre director Alex Krutnik
says: “Volunteering is one of those win/win situations
As the economy becomes
more fragile, we are seeing more and more interest from volunteers as well as a corresponding increase in organisations keen to use their services.” For more information about Canterbury and Herne Bay Volunteer Centre, see www.
canterburyvolunteercentre.org or call 01227 452278.
The INDEX magazine October 2011
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