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EDITOR’S LETTER


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best places to discover locally is Tunbridge Wells’ historic hub of the High Street, The Pantiles and Chapel Place – perfect for dining and drinking, brilliant for its independent shops and bespoke business and so much more. Check out our spring special on page 41. And this time of year is often one for making changes, so if you fancy a new look for your bathroom or bedroom, we’ve plenty of inspiring ideas. We also have a great competition offering annual membership at St John’s Tennis Club (TW) so enter now for a year of sporting fun! There’s all our regular features too, so take time out this Easter to enjoy a good read!


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elcome to your April edition.


Now that the clocks have changed we can look forward to the lighter nights but that’s no guarantee that spring has fi nally arrived – as our look at Kent’s extreme weather explores. Yet, on the sunny days one of the


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