Repurpose and re-use broken items, appliances and more by repairing and fixing them (where possible) next Saturday 09 July, 10am-12.30pm at the Baptist Church, St George’s Place (opposite Waitrose). The Repair Café is a free community service, run entirely by skilled volunteers, who fix up a multitude of items including clothing, electricals, pottery, computers and bikes. Find out more HERE

Come along to the Clearing Open Day and find out what makes Christ Church such a great place to study. At the event, you can: drop in and talk to academics from across a range of subject areas go on a tour of the University with one of our friendly student ambassadors check out the accommodation to see where you might be living speak to Student Services including accommodation, admissions and student wellbeing discover the local area Find out more here  

Business partners, staff and students are invited to join the Enterprise and Engagement team on the third of four themed walks throughout our Jubilee year. Take this opportunity to network and to find out more about the University, its collaborations and facilities. A great opportunity to network and make new contacts. The theme for this month is hops. It’s Autumn time when we welcome new students to the University and our annual harvest begins. On the day, help us gather the hops at the Christ Church hop garden, followed by a free self-guided tour of St. Augustine’s Abbey before walking to the Foundry, in Canterbury town centre, for a free beer where you will hear about how these fine plants are helped to reach their ultimate potential! Hop picking starts from 9.30am, followed by the visit to St. Augustine’s Abbey at 11.00am and the Foundry at 12.30pm. Places limited. If you would like to attend, please contact us at: b2b@canterbury.ac.uk with SEPTEMBER NETWALKING in the subject field.

THIS SATURDAY, 10th September from 2pm until late Come and join us for our Backyard Saturday Sessions, a new Canterbury experience. We’ll provide shopping, sipping, music and dancing in our lovely urban oasis. Featuring vintage and collectibles for sale in the Market, an all day bar and special guest DJ's on the decks from 2pm until late in the evening. Find out more HERE

Annual Heritage Lecture: The Future of Canterbury’s World Heritage Sites, Neil McCullum, Head of Historic Properties, Kent Canterbury has been a World Heritage site since 1988 but has it made the most of this important status?   This talk will touch upon the challenges of bringing partners back round the table to find the common ground. The talk will also look to the future, what are the short and long term aspirations for the World Heritage Site partnership, what will the challenges be, and how can we engage the wider community of Canterbury to better understand and appreciate the value of the World Heritage Site   For more info click HERE