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PASTURE FED KENT HOGGET SUPPER // 6 MAY JACK THE RIPPER: THE REAL TRUTH // 10 MAY
Macknade Fine Foods and
Pasture for Life will be hosting
a Kentish hogget supper on
6th May to raise awareness of
pasture-fed meat and hogget.
The event aims to highlight
the importance of pasture-
fed meat as well as raise
awareness of hogget, which
is a sheep older than lamb but
younger than mutton, usually
aged between 12 and 24 months. The evening will consist of a tasting
of four types of hogget from four Pasture for Life certified farmers from
Kent. These will be served with a selection of seasonal side dishes and
a beer that has been paired especially for the event from local Kent
brewery, Boutilliers. Each farmer will discuss their hogget, how they
are raised, and the effect on flavour that this has. Macknade Fine Food’s
butcher, Roy Campbell, will also be speaking about why Macknade is
involved with Pasture for Life and a Pasture for Life representative will
be speaking about the association.
7.30pm. Price: £40
Macknade Fine Foods, Selling Road, Faversham ME13 8XF
www.macknade.com / 01795 534497 Trevor Marriott is a retired British Police
murder squad detective, and leading Ripper
expert, who since 2002 has been conducting
a cold case investigation into The
Whitechapel Murders of 1888 which were
attributed to a fearsome unknown killer who
came to be known as Jack the Ripper. For the
past 128 years this mystery has captivated the
imagination of people worldwide and still
does today. His two-hour one-man show is
packed with pictures from 1888 showing
original crime scene photographs of the
victims, the suspects, and many other original
photographs from 1888 relative to the
murders.
7.30pm. Price: £11-£13
Woodville Halls, Woodville Place, Gravesend DA12 1DD
www.woodville.co.uk / 01474 337774
BLUEBELLS DAY // 7 MAY
Come see the bluebells! Why not
spend a day enjoying the
pleasures of this delightful
railway? Spend some time
browsing around the engine shed
where there are locomotives of
various gauges and scales. See a
water pumping beam engine at
work and visit the souvenir shop.
Visit the Railway Tea Shop listening to the Dutch street organ playing
outside or bring a picnic and sit by the railside and enjoy the regular
trains puffing by. And, most importantly, enjoy a trip on the train, have
as many rides as you like, numbers permitting. There are usually two
engines in steam.
From 11am. Price: £10 (children £4)
Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway, The Warren,
Swanton Street ME9 8AT
www.bwlr.co.uk / 01622 884254
LA CAGE AUX
FOLLES // 9-13 MAY
Georges and the
dazzling drag artiste
Albin, star of La Cage
Aux Folles, live an
idyllic existence in the
heart of St Tropez. But
behind the curtains of
this sparkling
extravaganza, all may
be about to change.
Georges’ son Jean-Michel announces his engagement to the daughter
of a notorious right-wing politician determined to close down the local
colourful nightlife. Drama and hilarity ensue when a meeting of the
parents forces them to cover up their vibrant lifestyle. Will Albin be able
to play the role of his life to ensure that Jean-Michel can marry his
love? Starring John Partridge and Adrian Zmed. The show-stopping
score includes “The Best of Times”, “Song on the Sand” and “I Am What
I Am”.
2.30pm & 7.30pm. Price: from £22
The Orchard Theatre, Home Garde