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Wednesday, June 19 2013

More tickets to top attractions up for grabs

The Apple Fair at BrogdaleMore free tickets to top attractions and experiences across the county are up for grabs.

The My Kent Big Weekend ballot website, offering 17,000 tickets to more than 100 visitor destinations and experiences, received almost 50,000 entries during the first five days of it going live.

Now even more tickets are available for the weekend of Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24, including 200 guided tours of the National Fruit Collections at Brogdale near Faversham; 140 guided tours of the vineyards at Hush Heath Estate, Staplehurst; 300 tickets to Hever Castle and Gardens and 200 guided tours of Chislehurst Caves.

Hever CastleKent Adult Education Centres are also offering art and craft taster sessions across the county, including pottery at Gravesend; botanical drawing and painting at Maidstone; drawing and painting at Canterbury; watercolours for beginners at Tonbridge; stained glass at Deal; jewellery at Sevenoaks; sugarcraft at Dartford; and batik at Broadstairs.

Sandra Matthews-Marsh, chief executive at Visit Kent, said: “We are delighted to be able to offer even more free tickets for My Kent Big Weekend 2013 to appeal to an even wider range of tastes.

“Our ballot system means that no tickets are allocated until after the website closes. So it does not matter if you are one of the first or last to submit your applications for tickets to a great day out over the My Kent Big Weekend on March 23 and 24.”

Two free My Kent Big Weekend tickets are available per household.

Applications can be made at www.mykentbigweekend.co.uk until midnight on Monday, February 18.

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