You will love this Art Course!


GREAT NEWS for all our readers looking


for something fun to really enjoy over the next few months!


The course is designed to be fun for absolute beginners (who have never picked up a brush before), through to improvers.


STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE We adapt to your needs and give you all the


guidance to help your need to develop your artistic skills. Over the course we will explore four diff erent exciting media; pencil drawing & sketching, oil pastel painting and techniques, painting and blending with water colours and acrylics.


STILL LIFE TO LANDSCAPES


By the end of the course, you have created a minimum of 12 pieces of your very own original art you can enjoy forever.


FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART This course is a brilliant way to learn new skills. It is also a great way of meeting new friends and to have a fun experience you will always remember and cherish! This part time course is over 3 months, so will give


you plenty of time to master your new hobby.


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Geoffrey Chaucer and William Caxton (who printed the fi rst book, Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales), our county sure has talent! Talking talent, it appears our beaches have plenty to shout about – nine have been named as some of the cleanest in the UK and awarded Blue Flags. We put the East Kent coast in the spotlight and look at all it has to offer, plus a round-up of up and coming festivals. And while you’re out and about discovering, exploring and enjoying, our round-up of 10 top places locally for the perfect cup of tea will make essential reading. We have all our regular features too – from fashion and food to business and motoring – so there really is something for everyone!


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elcome to your June edition. With youngsters sitting exams around now, we got thinking about the rich wealth of notable names and famous faces Kent can lay claim to. From Canterbury-born Hollywood heart-throb Orlando Bloom to


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EDITOR’S LETTER


LIMITED PLACES To maintain a high standard


to our classes and the tuition you will receive,


NEW COURSE! We are now taking enquiries for our New Art Classes.


Call Now to learn how to get started.


classes are kept to small numbers – so places


available are limited! Call us now for details.


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