What’s on guide: January
With life getting busier every week and new bars, restaurants and events opening every month, staying on top can be tricky. So here’s a round up of this month’s hottest happenings in and around the local area…
What? Beauty and The Beast
Where? The Woodville, Gravesend, Kent
When? Wednesday 1st January 2020
From the producers of last year's spectacular laugh-out-loud production of Peter Pan, comes a beast of a pantomime for 2019! Fantastic for a night out in the cold of January, find a magical story in the Disney classic.
What? Funky fridays old skool ravers
Where? Royal British Legion Greenhithe and Swanscombe, London Road, Grenhithe, Kent
When? Friday 10th January 2020
Old Skool ravers night playing only the best 90's, kisstory, old skool garage, trance and remixes. Dj and photobooth available to use throughout, a photographer will be present taking photographs of you and your friends – come down and experience some old school nostalgia!
What? Aylesford Farmers Market
Where? Aylesford Priory, Aylesford, Kent
When? Sunday 19th January 2020
Aylesford Farmers Market is held on the 3rd Sunday of the month at Aylesford Priory between 09:30 and 13:30. There are normally more than 30 stalls! The historic Priory is an attraction in its own right and the farmers market makes it a major Sunday destination. For the best in Local Produce and Food, the market is one of Kent's premier Farmers Markets.
What? Heart of Kent Hospice JAN-U-FIT
Where? Heart of Kent Hospice, Preston Hall
When? Wednesday 1st January 2020 to Friday 31st January 2020
Get fit this January, choose your sport, your distance and do it your way! Run, walk, row, swim or cycle your way to a fitter you this January. Pick your distance and sport and raise funds for Heart of Kent Hospice. The perfect way to give back and start your year off right.
What? Detling Antiques, Vintage & Collectors Fair
Where? Kent County Showground, Detling, Maidstone
When? Saturday 11th January 2020 and Sunday 12th January 2020
A cosmopolitan fair in the Garden of England. A fantastic mix of antiques, garden goods, salvage and up-cycled items. If you’re a fan of antiques, collections, or vintage items, this is the perfect day out for you! Come and pick up a bargain.
What? The Wedding Experience - The Kent Event Centre
Where? Detling, Maidstone, Kent
When? Sunday 26th January 2020
Are you a 2020 bride? Got engaged over Christmas? Come to one of Kent’s larger wedding shows! This show hosts over 120 exhibitors in one vast arena and also features bridal changing rooms so that brides-to-be can try and buy on the day. A fabulous wedding shopping experience located right in the heart of Kent. Free show guide, magazines and bridal bag for all wedding couples.
What? Crow Black Chicken – Irish rock band
Where? PizzaExpress Live, 32 Earl Street, Maidstone
When? Wednesday 22nd January 2020
Pizza Express Jazz Club proudly launches Blues Train, a new blues series in association with Shades of Soul, extending a long history of presenting top blues artists! Since forming in 2009, Crow Black Chicken have earned back-pats aplenty for their dirty southern blues sound. This power trio of Christy O Hanlon (Vocals, Guitar), Stephen McGrath (Bass) and Gev Barrett (Drums, Backing vocals) combine elements of folk, hard rock and the blues of bands like Gov't Mule to create their greasy blues rock sound.
What? Eliana Cargnelutti - Blues Rocker from North Italy
Where? PizzaExpress, 32 Earl Street, Maidstone
When? Sunday 26th January 2020
Eliana is one of the rare real front women of the European live music scene! The Italian guitarist and singer, graduated in jazz guitar at the conservatory “G. Frescobaldi” in Ferrara introducing a thesis on Mike Stern. She plays a flavour of rock blues with a bit of everything in between: electric funk, mixed with pop and jazzy instrumentals, raw rock, tight blues grooves, illuminated by her skills as an electric guitarist.