FANCY A BARN DANCE? Let your inhibitions go and have a great evening filled with dancing and laughter. The Rotary Club are hosting a fun charity Barn Dance on the 20th May at the Archbishops School at 7pm to raise money for Canterbury Umbrella and Catching Lives. Don’t worry if you’ve never barn danced before (most haven’t either!) as you’ll have lots of fun -and raise money . Find out more & book
The appearance of shopping areas and individual shopfronts is often an indication of the vitality and quality of a place. Well designed and historically interesting shopfronts can make a street a more attractive place to visit. Join Lizzy Johnson, Heritage and Design Manager for Canterbury City Council to discuss how the sustained and successful stewardship of buildings, streets and spaces is intertwined with the health of the retail economy.
T20 cricket season is here! Vitality Blast, Kent’s all-action, unmissable event returns to Canterbury. Starting next Weds 24 May, the Kent Spitfires will be looking to re-create their explosive 2021 T20 trophy winning season. Watch international stars battle it out, right on your doorstep with action-packed entertainment across seven matches in May and June. More info and tickets here PS:(special Pride themed day Friday 9 June)
All are welcome to Canterbury Street Pastors Open House on Saturday 27 May between 10am – 12noon, at Canterbury Baptist Church. Come along and find out more about the wonderful work they do to keep our streets and community safe at night time, and chat with them about their work over a cup of tea or coffee and a large slice of cake! Full details are on the attached flyer.
Zero Tolerance is a completely FREE accreditation scheme designed for licensed venues in Canterbury City Centre, to show they are trained to recognise and tackle sexual harassment and discrimination aimed at both customers and staff. Anyone frequenting a Zero Tolerance accredited venue can be reassured that staff are fully equipped with the guidelines and framework to keep them safe during their visit. The venues can also use this accreditation in their marketing, promotions and display materials. The sessions are also designed in a useful ‘train a trainer’ way. This means managers and owners of evening and night-time economy venues (or designated members of staff) can attend the training and then deliver it themselves to existing and new members of staff. If you are interested to book into a training session please contact us: enquiries@canterburybid.co.uk
Pride Canterbury is a spectacular celebration of LGBTQ+ identity for the whole family set in the heart of Canterbury. This year will celebrate the 50th anniversary since the first Pride march in Canterbury! Featuring a parade through Canterbury High Street, followed by live entertainment with food and drink in the Dane John Gardens. Join 25,000 other people to come together to celebrate diversity, equality and progress. Line-up includes pop sensations Liberty X, RuPaul's Drag Race superstars Danny Beard and Baga Chipz, Tiktok star Caity Baser plus West End stars Layton Williams and Miriam-Teak Lee. The event attracted more than 30,000 people last year, therefore to accommodate the crowds, a number of changes are being made with the event spread out over 2 days on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11, and the festival footprint extended to areas beyond the Dane John Gardens. Read more here .
Canterbury Christ Church University Open Day. Please see website for more details including exact location, directions and more https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/applying/visit-us
Open to any food and drink business located in Kent, the awards have been running for nearly twenty years –making them the longest running, and most prestigious food & drink awards in the South East This year there is a new format, and the award categories have been refined into 3 key areas – Product / Taste Awards, Hospitality & Retail Awards and Business Awards. The award ceremony itself has been completely revamped and is now extended to include a Taste of Kent Festival in the afternoon, and an Oscar Style Awards Ceremony in the evening – all at the amazing University of Kent’s Gulbenkian. Finalists sampling and selling their products at the daytime festival – open to the public and guestlist of regional and national buyers – leading into an exclusive evening time ticketed awards ceremony.
TICKETS ARE NOW RELEASED! Secure your spot at our biggest networking event of the year June's networking is going BIG! We are combining it with our Annual General meeting (AGM) which means you'll still get to enjoy drinks, canapes and networking but in addition you can take a seat to hear about all the exciting plans for your Canterbury BID over the coming year. BID ANNUAL NETWORKING & AGM Tuesday 20 June 2023, 5:30 - 8pm Canterbury Cathedral Lodge Please hurry, this is very popular and tickets are limited
Vice-Chancellor's Business Games Date/Time: 22/06/2023 12:00 PM BST - 5:00 PM BST £100 to enter, with all entrance fees being donated to the Games chosen charity . Teams of up to 10, min of 6 needed. Mixed company teams welcome, ask for information. Reduced rates for charities, please contact b2b@canterbury.ac.uk for information. Location Polo Farm Sports ClubLittlebourne RdCanterbury, Kent CT3 4AFUnited Kingdom
