GIMME ! GIMME ! GIMME ! Grab your white satin and channel your best Dancing Queen for the evening as the West End stars hit Kent Cricket's Spitfire Grounds for a special night of Abba Greatest Hits on Saturday 22 July.   The show will include including former cast members from the musical Mamma Mia! backed by a fabulous West End band and led by Mamma Mia’s former touring musical director Richard Weeden.   Book tickets NOW

The Eastbridge Hospital is hosting a fantastic talk with Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh on Thursday 27th July at 3pm.   The talk will explore the role the Eastbridge played in late Medieval Canterbury providing a means to support the less fortunate as well as facilitating pilgrims to the city.   Please pop into Eastbridge or Franciscan Gardens to purchase a ticket. More info 

Enjoy a festival vibe with the city's finest independent and artisan businesses giving sip samples of different gins along the King's Mile quarter.   Essential Gin-formation:  Saturday 26 August, 2-5pm, simply pick up a trail map and puzzle from The Ballroom, Orange Street from noon and full details will be on there. Chin chin! Or, rather, Gin Gin! Find out more   Find out more

This is one of the most popular events in the Kent sporting calendar, attracting a large crowd over the Bank Holiday Monday 28 August and supporting the Pilgrims Hospice.   The Canterbury Half Marathon course is a lollipop shape route, starting at Merton Farm and covering the quiet country lanes around the outskirts of Canterbury.   Find out more

BoConcept Kent are delighted to invite you to their preview the launch of their new furniture collection on Thursday 31 August, 6.30–8.30pm.   You will be treated to drink and nibbles and have a chance to network with others in uber-stylish surroundings in their showroom in Orange Street, Canterbury.   Book your place

eBusiness Coaching Managing Director, Paul McCartney, invites you to attend workshop for business owners who want to press the reset button and get themselves and their businesses moving forward. The session is designed to help you shape your business approach including setting achievable goals. Places are £49 + VAT (incl. refreshments)   Café No.35 St Margaret Street Thursday 7 Sept | 5-8pm   BOOK YOUR SPACE

For those of you who wish to take things at a gentler pace, why not go for a strollaton instead?   The Kent and Canterbury Hospital's League of Friends is organising a 10k stroll through the City of Canterbury on Sun 10 September, starting at the University of Kent at and finishing at the Kent & Canterbury Hospital where refreshments will be waiting.   More info here

Quack quack it's back! We are delighted to share details of this year's Annual Charity Duck Race to be held at Canterbury's Westgate Gardens on Sunday 10th September 2023.    As usual, thousands of ducks will be launched into the River Stour from the bridge by Toddlers Cove and will "swim" towards the entrance to Westgate Gardens. Individuals can sponsor ducks for £1 each (details of where below). The sponsor of the winning duck (first under the bridge) will get £250, the second place £100, third place £50. Winner of the fourth place will win a voucher.   Come and sponsor a duck at these sponsorship stalls (details below)! Sat 26th August: Sponsorship stall at Whitefriars, Canterbury Wed 30th August 2023: Sponsorship stall at Whitefriars, Canterbury Wed 6th September 2023: Sponsorship stall at Whitefriars, Canterbury Sat 9th September 2023: Sponsorship stall at Whitefriars, Canterbury   Find out more

PUTT FOR PILGRIMS HOSPICE!   You are all invited to come and tee off at Pilgrims Charity Golf Day and networking event on Friday 15 Sept, 10.30am-12.30pm at Canterbury Golf Club. Make your way around this stunning 18-hole course, featured as one of the Golf World Top 100 Courses in the UK.   By taking part in the Golf Day, you will be helping Pilgrims Hospices to continue delivering specialist end-of-life care in east Kent.   Find out more here