064 FAMILY TIME SUMMER SPECIAL Consider your surroundings
If you’re out and about exploring our beautiful Kentish countryside over the summer holidays, don’t forget to consider wildlife and the environment. Here are 10 top tips to help make sure your visits are stress-free, safe and responsible. 1. Stick to footpaths and bridleways, and respect other rights of way users. 2. Don’t leave personal items on display in parked cars. 3. Leave gates how you fi nd them. 4. Take litter and leftover food home or use the bins provided. 5. Keep dogs under control, and be particularly careful
when around livestock. 6. Don’t block gateways, driveways or paths with your vehicle. 7. When riding a bike or driving, slow down or stop for horses, walkers and farm animals, and give them plenty of room. 8. Leave machinery and farm animals alone – don’t interfere with either. 9. Be careful with naked fl ames and cigarettes as fi res can be devastating to wildlife and habitats. 10. Plan ahead and be prepared – take a map in case you have no phone signal, check the weather forecast before heading out and carry water with you.
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Megan Lock, Rural Adviser for CLA South East, which represents landowners, farmers and rural businesses across Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Berkshire and the Isle of Wight, said: “The spirit of the Countryside Code is generally adhered to by the majority of people, but there are a few worrying trends that are either based on anti-social behaviour or a lack of awareness of the working countryside. “Common problems include littering, fl y-tipping and mismanaging dogs. Accessing the fresh air and getting close to nature have widely-researched health and wellbeing benefi ts, but visitors and their dogs need to act responsibly, as livestock worrying can be a real issue.
“Landowners welcome visitors to share in the natural and farmer-shaped beauty of our countryside. Following the Countryside Code, and using common sense and courtesy, is an easy way for visitors to help do their bit.” • Visit
cla.org.uk/your-area/south-east/regional-news
At your leisure Sevenoaks Leisure Centre is a friendly and modern facility based in Sevenoaks town. You will fi nd a range of sport and leisure facilities for you and your family to enjoy, as well as free parking for up to two hours directly outside the centre. The centre boasts state-of-the-art facilities and gym equipment after recently benefi ting from a £1m investment. There is also a pool, as well as on-site coffee shop and creche facilities. • Sevenoaks Leisure Centre, Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks TN13 1LW, visit
sencio.org.uk or call 01732 470700.
From music to fi lms and much more…
Tonbridge Castle has an exciting summer ahead fi lled with activities and events for all the family to enjoy. Starting with Tonbridge Music Weekend, a chance to enjoy Dolly Parton Tributes and Rocket Man, then Changeling Theatre’s The Winter’s Tale Open-Air Theatre, Luna Cinema showing Harry Potter, A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody, followed by free Summer Band Concerts on the lawn. • For more information, visit
tmbc.gov.uk
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