insideKENT Magazine Issue 83 - February 2019 | Page 130

NEWS
THE SEARCH IS ON IN THE
SOUTH EAST FOR THE
UK’S MOST MARVELLOUS MOGGY
DISCOVER ‘HISTORY
HIGHLIGHTS’ WITH THE NEW LEEDS
CASTLE PODCAST
To celebrate the start of its
landmark 900th anniversary year,
Leeds Castle in Kent has become
one of the few historic houses in
Britain to produce its own podcast.
Join Robert Bathurst, history
enthusiast and actor ( Cold Feet,
Downton Abbey ) and a host of
distinguished historians for
History Highlights of Leeds
Castle, launched in January.
Lasting approximately 20 minutes
each, the first series will see three
episodes from the castle’s
turbulent history released for free
download from all major podcast platforms and the Leeds Castle website, followed
by further episodes in the ensuing months.
The Castle hopes to appeal to people of all ages who are engaged and interested in
history, through these fascinating, bitesize history highlights to listen to in the car,
on the way to work or at home. With imprisonments, riots and royal parties, Leeds
Castle hasn’t always been as peaceful as you’ll find it today. The new podcasts
will travel through 900 years of history, back to a time when the Castle found itself
at the epicentre of significant political and cultural developments. Listeners will
be taken on a journey through sieges, Henry VIII at the Field of Cloth of Gold to
the roaring 1920s when Olive, Lady Baillie brought mid-century style and glamour
to the Castle.
DATES ANNOUNCED FOR
TURNER PRIZE 2019
Cats Protection is asking cat owners in the South East to nominate their
furry friends in this year’s National Cat Awards.
For over a decade, the Awards have celebrated the difference cats make to
owners’ lives by highlighting heartwarming stories of devotion, companionship
and courage.
Could your cat follow in the paw prints of Lucky, from Surrey, who won Cats
Protection’s Outstanding Rescue Cat Award; Salem, from Hampshire, who
won Cats Protection’s Furr-ever Friend Award; or Nana, from Hertfordshire,
who was shortlisted for Cats Protection’s Purina Better Together Award
last year?
Cats do not need to have been adopted from Cats Protection to be nominated
for an award, and owners have from 15th January until noon on Friday 8th
March to enter one of five categories: Hero Cat – cats that save the day; Most
Caring Cat – cats that positively impact a person’s health or wellbeing; Furr-
ever Friends – tales of friendship between children and cats; Outstanding
Rescue Cat – fabulous felines adopted from animal charities; PURINA® Better
Together – celebrating the special bond that has transformed and enriched
the lives of both a feline and human.
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Turner Contemporary are thrilled to announce the official dates for Turner Prize
2019. The exhibition will be open to the public from Saturday 2th8 September 2019
– Sunday 12th January 2020.
The National Cat Awards is sponsored by PURINA® and a panel of celebrity
cat-lovers will select the winners. The winning cats’ owners will then be
presented with their trophies at a star-studded ceremony at London’s Savoy
Hotel on Thursday 8th August – coinciding with International Cat Day. Turner Prize is one of the best known prizes for visual arts in the world, and Turner
Contemporary are proud to be bringing it to Margate. Every other year, the prize
leaves Tate Britain and is presented at a venue outside London.
Anyone wishing to nominate their cat should visit
www.cats.org.uk/national-cat-awards Four of the most exciting artists working right now will be shortlisted to win the prize
based on an outstanding exhibition that has taken place in the previous year. The
names of these artists will be announced in spring 2019.