Parish Cake Autumn 2017

out & events about
25th Anniversary for
Cranbrook Art Show
IT IS hard to believe that it is 25 years since the
Vestry Hall opened its doors to welcome this
popular exhibition to the town.
This artist-led show aims to provide an
atmosphere where visitors can enjoy browsing
through a variety of art and creative styles while
meeting many of the artists. Four women make
up the committee and are available to help and
advise. They hope visitors will find the perfect
piece to buy for their home or as Christmas
presents.
The art show is celebrating by looking to the
past and planning for the future. Alongside
those selected from open submission, there
will be a feature of work by artists who took
part in the early years of the show. There will
also be a community award of Cranbrook
students’ work sponsored by Dulwich Prep
School, Cranbrook.
Felicity Flutter
The show runs from 9-11 November and
entry is free. For more details visit
www.cranbrookartshow.org.uk
98 Years Later and Still Performing
IN THE summer of 1919,
young Daisy Allen was
walking down the hill in
Cranbrook when she met
newcomer to the town,
Eva Campbell, an amateur
theatre enthusiast who
asked Daisy if she could
sing.
With a musical
background, Daisy popped
into Eva’s home to sing and
delighted with the sound,
they both thought that it
would be a good idea to
stage a musical. This chance
meeting led to the start of
the Cranbrook Operatic and
Dramatic Society with its
production of the Gilbert
and Sullivan musical,
The Mikado.
Rehearsals are now well
underway for the latest
CODS offering, the musical
Scrooge written by Leslie
Bricusse, which will be
staged in the Queen’s
Theatre at the end of
October.
Playing the title role is
parish councillor Andy
Fairweather and the
show is directed by Lisa
Ferris and Rachel Croft
Golding. Tickets are now
on sale at the George
Hotel, Cranbrook, for
performances on 26-28
October, with a matinee on
the Saturday.
Brian Clifford
rural family
fun!
Fun for all
the Family
THIS YEAR’S Weald of Kent
Ploughing Match will be held
on Saturday September 16
at Gatehouse Farm, Marden,
TN12 9SG.
Among the attractions will be
ploughing classes for modern
and vintage tractors as well
as horses, a farmers’ market,
Thelwell-type gymkhana, trade
stands, clay pigeon shooting
and terrier racing.
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