Benenden School Headmistress Rachel Bailey explains that techniques for revision have benefits that reach far beyond exams… As exam season approaches, revision inevitably becomes a central focus for students and their families. Yet at Benenden, we believe revision should be seen not simply as a means to achieve good grades, but as an opportunity to…
Chardonnay has triumphantly reclaimed its crown after losing popularity in the late 1980s, says our Drinks Editor James Viner. Here he celebrates the iconic white grape of Burgundy ahead of International Chardonnay Day on May 22 Chardonnay is the world’s second most planted white grape, covering over 210,000 hectares (OIV, 2020). From crisp and steely to rich…
Your favourite business-focused magazine turns one this month. Here its editor Eileen Leahy looks back on a successful first year of publishing and reveals more about JJL Media, the company behind Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine, and the other services it provides its clients Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine celebrates its first anniversary this month so we…
The Spa Valley Railway has run heritage trains through the High Weald from Tunbridge Wells since 1996 but due to urgent repair works that are needed it requires your fundraising help in order to survive. Eileen Leahy spoke to Richard Burrell who is spearheading the campaign to ensure this popular visitor attraction stays on track……
Knowle Grange Health Spa is the area’s go-to health and holistic destination thanks to its impressive redevelopment, which has seen new, state-of-the-art facilities built in its glorious grounds, a fantastic café open and pioneering skincare on offer. Eileen Leahy meets the spa’s owner and visionary Carol Barazzone to discover how a simple ad in the…
Prominent business trailblazers, including the founder of Trunki and the CEO of Charlotte Tilbury, spoke at Benenden School’s recent Enterprise and Innovation Conference aimed at inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs On Thursday March 6 Benenden School welcomed 120 guests from nine other schools from across the South East to join Benenden’s Sixth Form students…
Phoebe Oldrey is a local designer who runs Smartstyle Interiors. Here she tells Eileen Leahy about her unique, holistic approach to helping clients create their dream home… Why and when did you start your career as an interior designer? Interior Design wasn’t my first calling, I originally trained and sporadically worked as an actor. I…
Thinking about installing a new swimming pool? Well how about being a little bit more adventurous by opting for a natural swimming pond instead writes Tim Sykes of Gardenproud… So you want a swimming pool? Great idea! But before you get planning have a long hard think about your budget as it is a significant…
In her regular column for Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine, Jo Ginn who runs the Wine Garden of England collective, picks out two of the nine vineyards that are involved in this collaboration which aims to work together to promote Kent as the leading county for wine tourism… Kent is a big county isn’t it? I…
Local food blogger and author Mandy Miller Simmonds tells Eileen Leahy all about her first book Simply Dinners, which publishes in May, and reflects her culinary ethos of fast, delicious and crowd-pleasing cooking… When the likes of legendary chefs Matt Tebbutt, James Tanner and Jonathan Phang endorse your soon-to-be-published first book you know you’re off…
