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Most Revd Justin Welby highlighted the conservation programme at Wildwood to restore the red-billed Chough to the wild in Kent. This iconic species which feature heavily at Canterbury Cathedral are currently extinct in Kent but once resided in the Garden…

The Red Arrows, the contribution made by Polish aircrew in the Battle of Britain and the men who flew the iconic Spitfire will all feature in this season’s series of talks at the Battle of Britain Memorial. The Wing visitor…

This New Year, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust is set to welcome Diving Deep: HMS Invincible 1744, the most exciting maritime archaeological exhibition in years, which takes the visitor as close to the seabed as possible while staying in dry dock.…

Iconic birds bid adieu to the White Cliffs as they return to Wildwood Kent for an extended festive break A quartet of red-billed choughs (pron: chuffs) - a species once extinct from Kent - have been driven home for Christmas…

Canterbury Cathedral Children's Christmas Card Competition is open to all artists up to the age of 18! The winning design will become one of the Canterbury Cathedral Christmas cards in 2022. The competition will be divided into three categories: Primary…

Help Tidings the Elf save Christmas from the dark magic forces Panto-style interactive storytelling in the Baron’s Hall Christmas shopping at the Penshurst Place Estate A magical new Christmas ‘panto-style’ story telling experience awaits youngsters at Penshurst Place this December,…

The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Robert Allison CBE, the recently retired Vice Chancellor and President of Loughborough University, to its Board of Trustees. Professor Allison will officially take up the post at…

A moving ceremony at a clifftop memorial to the Few marked the first time a unique Act of Remembrance has been held in this country. The British Torch of Remembrance has, since 1965, been taken on a pilgrimage to Belgium…