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12 April Onwards: Non essential Retail, Salons, Personal Care and Public Building allowed to open

12 April will see the opening of non-essential retail; personal care premises such as hairdressers and nail salons; and public buildings, including libraries and community centres. Indoor leisure facilities such as gyms will also reopen (but only for use by people on their own or in household groups); as will most outdoor attractions and settings including outdoor hospitality venues, zoos, theme parks, and drive-in cinemas. Read more here

Park and Ride Services to resume

We have been informed that the city's Park and Ride services will be back up and running for Monday 12 April -in time for reopening. More details to follow....

BID Training: “How to make friends and influence people on LinkedIn”

How to make friends and influence people on LinkedIn Wednesday 12 May | 9.30 – 10.30am | Via Zoom LinkedIn and the way people use it, has changed dramatically over the past 12 months. Steve Howard (Co-Founder of local B2B marketing agency, Finally) is a top 1% LinkedIn user and publisher of the weekly LinkedIn Manufacturing top 10 chart. He will show you how to change what you do, in order to stand out, build relationships and ultimately generate new business opportunities on LinkedIn. What you must do before you worry about LinkedIn How to make your profile your best pitch Understand the ways in which LinkedIn is judging you Create content that builds trust and develops relationships How to get yourself into a routine To book email Emily Wells

City Feast Street Food Market

City Feast is here for the weekend! You will find the vibrant street food market serving freshly-cooked food, beers and cocktails outside the Marlowe Theatre, right next to the river. With lots of warm sunshine predicted, the new location provides the perfect place to sit, eat and drink while enjoying the beauty and heritage of Canterbury. They will be trading daily from 11am-8pm, Friday-Sunday, find out more HERE

Reopening of the Marlowe Theatre with Six

Marlowe Theatre The Friars, Canterbury

Six: Divorced. Beheaded. Live! Nominated for five Olivier Awards including Best New Musical, the sell-out London smash hit Six is the phenomenon everyone is losing their head over! A great show to celebrate the reopening of The Marlowe Theatre.

Annual Heritage Lecture: Archaeology at the Cathedral and in the Precincts

The Canterbury Society is presenting a lecture which gives an insight into the results of ongoing archaeological projects at Canterbury Cathedral. These include works undertaken to install a new Organ Loft in the North Quire Aisle, a project to enable access in the Cloisters, the construction of new buildings within the Kings School and the wide-ranging works to both the fabric of the Cathedral, and the surrounding landscape in the Precincts. Nathalie Cohen works for the National Trust, as the regional Archaeologist for properties in London, Kent and East Sussex (and also currently in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and West Oxfordshire!), and she has been the Cathedral Archaeologist for Canterbury Cathedral since 2016. To reserve a ticket please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/canterbury-society-33378701725

Free Park & Ride Today

FREE PARK AND RIDE TODAY Simply park your car at any of the P&R sites for FREE, and travel into the city with no queuing for car parks or hunting for spaces and paying per hour, a relaxed way to visit the city without the stress. Park at any of these sites for FREE: Wincheap New Dover Road Sturry Road On the last Sunday of the month which fall on the following dates: Sunday 27 June Sunday 25 July Sunday 29 August Sunday 26 September Find out more here

City Feast by the River

City Feast is returning this weekend! Stretching alongside the river next to The Marlowe Theatre towards the picturesque Solly's Orchard, serving up a diverse selection of authentic street food, drinks and cocktails. Expect chilled, relaxed and friendly vibes, plenty of seating with the city centre literally right beside you for shopping.