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Wingham Wildlife Park and Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway are two of the favourite attractions which have helped Visit Kent reach a record 40,500 entries, in the first week of its free My Kent Big Weekend ticket ballot..

There are thousands of free tickets for Kent residents to book themselves a really great day out during the 2012 My Kent Big Weekend celebrations this spring.

The Kent coast and its many tourism, leisure and hospitality businesses are to benefit from a £3,523,606 European fund to boost regeneration and provide training and marketing support to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs).

Livingstone Lodge, the unique African safari experience at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Hythe, has won gold for The Best Tourism Experience in The Beautiful South Awards for Excellence 2011.

Take a charming winter walk along Kent's stunning coastline, enjoy Christmas shopping at traditional Christmas markets, or share a perfect family moment at one of the many snow covered grottos or winter gardens in Kent. The Garden of England will be full of unforgettable moments this Christmas.

Visitor destinations and attractions across Kent and Medway are being invited to sign up for My Kent Big Weekend 2012.
 

Dana Wiffen visits the favourite country retreat of the Bloomsbury Group of writers, painters and intellectuals.

By Colin Jon

Organisers of the planned Shepway Airshow in 2013, have recently launched a new Facebook page - Shepway Airshow 2013 - to present official news updates on the current state of planning on both 2012 and 2013 events.

This week, Dana Wiffen is back in Sussex visiting Herstmonceux Castle

More than 7,000 people took part in a host of creative activities on Saturday and Sunday to mark the start of the Kent’s Coastal Week, which was attended by Amanda Cottrell, chairman of Visit Kent, and tourism representatives from Pas-De-Calais.