Real Faces Of Kent

Alia Short

Teacher of Tai Chi on Thanet's beaches

For some people, Kent is typically 'English'. But there's much more to it than that. There's a unique calm here, a peace that from all the places I've travelled around the world, I've… more

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Zoe Murphy

Recycled furniture and textile designer

There's nothing like moving away from home to make you really appreciate it - which is one of the most important things I learnt at Loughborough University. Kent not just shaped my chi… more

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Heather Newton

Canterbury Cathedral Stonemason

Being a stonemason is a highly skilled job. It's a great responsibility too: you're continuing a tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages. And that's what makes my job so special.… more

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Shane Record

Professional painter

I'm originally from Folkestone, and after university and living abroad I eventually settled back in my hometown.I am a professional painter. In 2005 I opened my art gallery - Shane Rec… more

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Godfrey George

Book Shop Manager

Godfrey has the daunting task of managing England's largest secondhand bookshop, Baggins Book Bazaar, in the City of Rochester.Back in 1986 Godfrey just happened to be walking past the… more

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Gary Rhodes

Celebrity Chef

I spent most of my childhood in Gillingham, going on to train at Thanet College but having been away and set up restaurants in other parts of the country and the world, I have now sett… more

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Sandy Wardrop

‘Entertainments Team Member’ at Kent Life, Maidstone

You might suspect from my unusual first name that I'm not actually a native of Kent - and you'd be right! In fact my family moved here from Scotland when I was barely a year old! But K… more

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Dev Biswal

Executive Chef

Dev Biswal grew up in Calcutta. He trained at the Dubai Sheraton, before moving to London, aged 26 in 2003 for spells at Mangoes and Eriki restaurants. Following an accidental visit to… more

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Phillip Knight

Greengrocer

Philip feels very fortunate to have been trading at The Goods Shed for over six years, providing customers with a wide range of fresh, seasonal produce sold within just a few miles fro… more

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Bev Henderson

Running of a passenger boat

My husband, Steve, and I are lucky enough to run a small passenger boat on the tranquil waters of the Upper River Medway in the county town of Kent - Maidstone.The boat, which he built… more

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Gavin Oakley likes First Light Coast and Country

03/09/10 at 4:21 pm
Gavin Oakley likes The White Cliffs Hotel and The Bay Restaurant

03/09/10 at 4:20 pm
Amir Hamzah likes Whistable Harbour

03/09/10 at 4:12 am
Amir Hamzah shared their Experience of Whistable Harbour

03/09/10 at 4:10 am
Amir Hamzah shared their Experience of Canterbury Cathedral

03/09/10 at 4:08 am
Amir Hamzah likes Canterbury Cathedral

03/09/10 at 4:07 am
Gavin Oakley uploaded a Photo of The White Cliffs Hotel and The Bay Restaurant

02/09/10 at 10:34 am
Gavin Oakley shared their Experience of The White Cliffs Hotel and The Bay Restaurant

02/09/10 at 10:34 am
Gavin Oakley Discovered The White Cliffs Hotel and The Bay Restaurant

02/09/10 at 10:34 am
Gavin Oakley uploaded a Photo of First Light Coast and Country

02/09/10 at 10:22 am

Gavin Oakley Discovered The White Cliffs Hotel and The Bay Restaurant

02/09/10 at 10:34 am
Gavin Oakley Discovered First Light Coast and Country

02/09/10 at 10:22 am
Andrew Austen Discovered Walpole Bay Hotel, Cliftonville

31/08/10 at 2:47 pm
Andrew Austen Discovered Shorne Country Park

31/08/10 at 2:27 pm
Martin Burke Discovered RNLI Dungeness

26/08/10 at 9:03 pm
Martin Burke Discovered Brockhill Country Park

20/08/10 at 10:35 am
Martin Burke Discovered The Old Lighthouse Dungeness

20/08/10 at 10:24 am
Martin Burke Discovered Romney Marsh Visitors Centre. Kent Wildlife Trust

19/08/10 at 10:20 pm
Martin Burke Discovered Samphire Hoe

19/08/10 at 10:06 pm
Andrew Austen Discovered Dymchurch Sands

19/08/10 at 4:17 pm

Amir Hamzah shared their Experience of Whistable Harbour

03/09/10 at 4:10 am
Amir Hamzah shared their Experience of Canterbury Cathedral

03/09/10 at 4:08 am
Gavin Oakley shared their Experience of The White Cliffs Hotel and The Bay Restaurant

02/09/10 at 10:34 am
Gavin Oakley shared their Experience of First Light Coast and Country

02/09/10 at 10:22 am
Andrew Austen shared their Experience of Walpole Bay Hotel, Cliftonville

31/08/10 at 2:47 pm
Andrew Austen shared their Experience of Shorne Country Park

31/08/10 at 2:27 pm
Martin Burke shared their Experience of RNLI Dungeness

26/08/10 at 9:03 pm
Martin Burke shared their Experience of Dymchurch Sands

20/08/10 at 11:45 am
Martin Burke shared their Experience of Brockhill Country Park

20/08/10 at 10:35 am
Martin Burke shared their Experience of The Old Lighthouse Dungeness

20/08/10 at 10:24 am

Gavin Oakley uploaded a Photo of The White Cliffs Hotel and The Bay Restaurant

02/09/10 at 10:34 am
Gavin Oakley uploaded a Photo of First Light Coast and Country

02/09/10 at 10:22 am
Andrew Austen uploaded a Photo of Walpole Bay Hotel, Cliftonville

31/08/10 at 2:47 pm
Andrew Austen uploaded a Photo of Shorne Country Park

31/08/10 at 2:27 pm
Martin Burke uploaded a Photo of RNLI Dungeness

26/08/10 at 9:03 pm
Kay Ibsister Mcloughlin uploaded a Photo of Folkestone Lower Leas Coastal Park

23/08/10 at 2:23 pm
Kay Ibsister Mcloughlin uploaded a Photo of Folkestone Lower Leas Coastal Park

23/08/10 at 2:16 pm
Martin Burke uploaded a Photo of Brockhill Country Park

20/08/10 at 10:35 am
Martin Burke uploaded a Photo of The Old Lighthouse Dungeness

20/08/10 at 10:24 am
Martin Burke uploaded a Photo of Romney Marsh Visitors Centre. Kent Wildlife Trust

19/08/10 at 10:20 pm

Gavin Oakley likes First Light Coast and Country

03/09/10 at 4:21 pm
Gavin Oakley likes The White Cliffs Hotel and The Bay Restaurant

03/09/10 at 4:20 pm
Amir Hamzah likes Whistable Harbour

03/09/10 at 4:12 am
Amir Hamzah likes Canterbury Cathedral

03/09/10 at 4:07 am
Andy Shield likes The Canterbury Tales

26/08/10 at 11:45 pm
Donald Blackburn likes Romney Marsh Visitors Centre. Kent Wildlife Trust

23/08/10 at 7:38 pm
Donald Blackburn likes South Foreland Lighthouse

21/08/10 at 9:06 pm
Peta Godden likes Samphire Hoe

20/08/10 at 8:47 pm
Nikki Boulton likes Googies, Folkestone

20/08/10 at 4:22 pm
Nikki Boulton likes Buttys of Folkestone, Sandwich Shop

20/08/10 at 4:21 pm

Kent, Garden of England

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