This year’s Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival, held over one week in May, was the biggest yet and has firmly established it as one of the UK’s best, says event host and interviewer Gaby Huddart… “Today’s been a tough day,” said Martin Clunes, tears welling up in his eyes. “Sadly, we had to put Laura to…
Trowbridge sells contemporary and traditional artworks in a variety of styles, finishes and colours, all of which offer bespoke framing options. The company, whose HQ is in Crowborough, supplies some of the world’s finest hotels, residential and commercial spaces. Eileen Leahy meets its Managing Director Nicola Parkhurst to discover more about this creative business… It’s…
Jane Hodge and Danielle Friend of Create Balance were the first business to feature on our cover when we launched Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine last May. So a year later how has their accountancy firm grown and what are their future plans for it? Eileen Leahy meets the pioneering duo to find out… I first…
Eileen Leahy meets Rob Wheeler of Eridge Green Kitchens to discover more about this successful business which is dedicated to producing the finest quality work in order to enhance your home… Located in a grand corner building, a former Barclays bank no less, and situated right in the heart of Crowborough is Eridge Green Kitchen’s…
Eileen Leahy meets John Elkington, Group Executive Chairman of Penhurst, his son Jack Elkington, who is its Executive Director and the property business’s new Group Head of Business Centres, Daniel Jenkinson. Here they reveal why their premium serviced offices atLonsdale Gate in the heart of Tunbridge Wells are flexible, first class options for companies of…
The skills gained through school co-curricular activities don’t just benefit young people when they reach the workplace – but their employers too, says Benenden School Headmistress Rachel Bailey I have always believed that an education must extend beyond the confines of the classroom. Academic rigour is essential, of course, but it is the richness of a young…
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……
