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Staff from local law fi rm Cripps raised more than £1,800 for disadvantaged children entertaining family and friends with an evening of comedy, rap, dance and music.
Photograph © Ian Holmes
An enthusiastic mix of artists and audience, including partners, solicitors and support staff, took over the theatre at Rose Hill School in Tunbridge Wells – which generously provided the venue free of charge. Unveiling a festive selection of surprisingly
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talented performers, the acts liberally sprinkled some Christmas magic to the crowd. The evening was in aid of Ashford-based The Caldecott Foundation, which cares for children who have signifi cant social, emotional and behavioural diffi culties due to suffering severe neglect and trauma in the early stages of life. It provides residential care, schooling and therapy and delivers a package of care and education tailored to each young person’s individual needs.
What can
your child gain from learning to play an instrument?
Research has shown that children who take instrumental lessons out- perform their peers in all academic areas. Instrumental studies teach many transferable skills – self- discipline, concentration, coordination, increased memory, listening skills, time management, perseverance, responsibility, self-expression, and stress relief – all vital skills in today’s competitive world.
If your child would like to learn an instrument do consider taking them outside of school – children who learn privately benefi t from quieter conditions, less missed lessons, and perceive it as more relaxing because it is not connected with school.
In the early stages parents can sit in on lessons so they are more able to help with practise at home. Seeing the teacher each week provides regular helpful feedback on progress. • For more information, contact Christine Gower-Smith on 07739
517694. Christine teaches piano, fl ute, and singing at her home in Tonbridge and organises two concerts a year for her students to come together and perform.
Location, Location, Location
Penshurst Place and Gardens in Kent is featuring in a new six-part series of the highly-anticipated Wolf Hall drama. The Kent historic house, once owned by King Henry VIII, was used as a fi lming location during last summer and hosted a raft of stars including Ashford-born Mark Rylance (Oliver Cromwell), Damien Lewis (Henry VIII), Claire Foy (Anne Boleyn), Jonathan Pryce (Cardinal Wolsey) and Mark Gatiss (Wolsey’s Secretary Stephen Gardiner). Wolf Hall, adapted from Hilary
Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning novels, is a six-part serial written by Oscar-nominated Peter Straughan and directed by Bafta- winning Director Peter Kosminsky. It charts the meteoric rise of Cromwell in the Tudor court from his lowly start as a blacksmith’s son to Henry VIII’s closest advisor. The drama will feature scenes shot in several historic rooms at Penshurst Place, including The Long Gallery, Tapestry Room, Queen Elizabeth Room and Baron’s Hall; used as York Place and Whitehall.
Photographs Giles Keyte © Company Pictures – Playground England
Following the Director’s screening, Mark Rylance spoke of his feelings in walking the fl oors of the long gallery at Penshurst Place, ancestral home of the Sidney family. “One knew that hundreds of years before Henry and Anne [Boleyn] had walked in that very room,” he said. “I was aware of that and thought one day that Anne had walked around here with Henry.” Ben Thomas, General Manager at Penshurst Place and Gardens, said: “We were thrilled that Penshurst Place was used as a fi lming location for this wonderful story, particularly as the property was once owned by Henry VIII and has barely changed in 600 years. The Long Gallery, one of the locations used to fi lm scenes at Whitehall, remains historically accurate to the Tudor period. In common with other nobility over the ages, Henry would have used The Long Gallery to walk and take exercise in inclement weather.” • Wolf Hall, BBC2, 9pm on Wednesdays (the fi rst episode aired on 21st January).
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