insideKENT Magazine Issue 34 - January 2015 | 页面 16

NEWS

MY KENT BIG WEEKEND

Get ready to grab
some of the hottest
tickets in the county.

as they like. Two tickets per
household will then be allocated by
ballot to the lucky winners, although
some family tickets will be available
as well.

Registration opens
this month for this
year’s spectacular
Kent Big Weekend,
which means
thousands of pairs
of tickets to a wide
range of Kent
attractions will be up
for grabs.

Last year, more than 115,000
people applied for the 20,000 free
tickets donated by 123 Kent
attractions.

Organised by Visit Kent, the event sees scores of attractions opening their
doors to lucky ticket holders on 21st and 22nd Mar h as part of a countywide
c
celebration of Kent’s fantastic tourism industry.

Attractions that have already signed
up for 2015 include castles,
cathedrals, go kart circuits, country
parks, watersports centres,
breweries, vineyards, wild animal
parks, pottery workshops, and golf
clubs.

Registration for tickets opens on Tuesday 27th January and closes on 17th
February, and Kent residents can apply for tickets to as many attractions

Kent Big Weekend website –
www.mykentbigweekend.co.uk –
opens for business in February.
Kent Big Weekend was set up to
promote Kent’s incredible
attractions and sights, and to
encourage residents to discover
how much there is to see and do
in their home county. The event
also marks the start of English
Tourism Week in the county,
highlighting the importance of
tourism as one of the fastest
growing sectors in the national
economy.

Details of all the destinations taking
part can be seen in full when the

For more information about Kent,
visit www.visitkent.co.uk.

RBLI SECURES £50,000 FROM PEOPLE’S MILLIONS
FOR COMMUNITY HUB
Kent-based charity, RBLI (Royal British Legion
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