June at Kennaway House 🌺
Hello and welcome to June at Kennaway House.
You may have noticed Kennaway House's new green doors, which have been finished and installed in time for the summer. We are absolutely delighted with how the front of Kennaway House looks. The colour really compliments the house. A massive thank you to Sam from Toch for all of your hard work!
Kennaway House look forward to the Jubilee celebrations next weekend!
The Sidmouth International Jazz & Blues Festival is coming to Sidmouth, from Thursday 2nd - Sunday 5th June. There will be a community stage on the lawn at Kennaway House with mainly free performances. Acclaimed Jazz singer, Mica Paris, will be performing on 5th June at Kennaway House, 8pm! Mica Paris's concert is a ticketed event, so please book on the Sidmouth Jazz Festival website (link below). There will be food traders and a bar at Kennaway House, run by Branscombe Brewery, available on site. No other food or drink to be brought in please.
Hear the very best in live Jazz, Blues, Roots, RnB, Soul, Funk Latin, and contemporary music. Headline concerts include Antonio Forcione, Joe Stilgoe, Ian Siegal, Ian Shaw & Liane Carroll and Ronnie Scott's All Stars- all performing at the Parish Church.
- For more information and to purchase Jazz Festival tickets, click on the link: sidmouthjazz.com.
The Sidmouth Food Festival is returning to Kennaway House on Saturday 13th August for its 7th year! Showcasing fantastic fresh food and delicious drinks from local producers with international inspiration. More details to follow.
Picture: Meet The Author, Lydia Corbett
Meet the Author was an enjoyable evening last week. Picasso's muse, Lydia Corbett, gave a fascinating talk about her life in France, in conversation with her daughter Isabel Coulton. Lydia. also known as Sylvette David, was born in Paris and grew up in the French countryside, before moving to the town of Vallauris on the French Riviera in the early 1950s. Picasso had a studio there and met Sylvette in 1954, when she was 19. She would often walk around the small town and one day recognized herself in one of Picasso's paintings!
Picasso soon asked Sylvette to model for him, and she was known for being 'the girl with the ponytail' in a series of paintings and drawings. Picasso also created the 'Heads of Sylvette' series of molded metal sculptures, which stand to this day in Rotterdam and New York. In the 1950s, Sylvette was offered film roles, but declined these, preferring to avoid the media attention! In 1968, Lydia moved to England and took up painting. She has been practicing as an artist ever since internationally, painting beautiful works in watercolours and oils. Lydia has written a book about her life and experiences, 'I was Sylvette'.
Unfortunately, Kennaway House did experience problems with the sound system during the talk, and Kennaway House are looking into the matter. Kennaway House would like to assure everyone, with their continued support, that Kennaway House will endeavour to replace the system to make it more reliable as soon as possible. Kennaway House will ensure your subscriptions and donations will be put to good use for this cause. Kennaway House would also like to thank the volunteers for all their help, especially the ladies who have helped in the past and the present with our Meet The Author events.
June Events
🍎 Craft Fairs & Antiques🖌️
Craft @ Kennaway
Saturday 28th May, Sat 11th June, Sat 25th June
10am- 4pm
Craft Fairs at Kennaway House throughout the year. On the lawn throughout the summer months, as well as in the house. Locally made cakes, paintings, chocolates, willow sculpture, jams, marmalades, ceramics and more will be on offer.
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Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood Antiques Valuations
Thursdays weekly. 2pm- 4pm
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood: Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers (bhandl.co.uk)
🍎 Courses and classes🖌️
First Aid At Work
Emergency First Aid at Work, Level 3- One Day
Tuesday 31st May, 9.15am - 4.15pm
First Aid At Work Training Course- 3 Days
Tuesday 14th June- Thursday 16th June, 10am - 4pm
* Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 07950353133
East Devon Stroke Club
Meeting Tuesdays weekly, from 14th June, 2pm - 4pm.
*Contact: 07952273826
Meditation
On Thursdays, now at an earlier time of 3:00 - 5:00pm. Next dates: June 23, 30, July 7.
* With Buddhist nun, Kelsang Chonyi, no need to book!
Book Club
Second Thursday of the month. Next Book Club: 9th June. Book: A Town Called Solace, by Mary Lawson. 2.30pm - 4pm.
* To join, please contact Penny Bates on: 01395 579799
Writer's Group
Meeting Mondays weekly, 2pm - 4pm.
* Contact Philip Smith on: 01395 515548
Poetry Readers
Meeting 2nd Wednesday of every month. Next date: 8th June. Poetry in Translation, Joyce Waterhouse, 10am - 12pm
* Contact: Philip Smith on 01395 515548 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Food @ Kennaway
- Yamza Eastern Fusion Food Truck- Every Thursday from 5pm- 8pm, throughout the summer
- Pizza Papi- Artisan pizzas, Wednesdays weekly & occasional Fridays, 4.30pm-8pm
- Eats Boutique- Pop up street food market, Friday 10th June & Friday 8th July, 4pm till sunset
- Coffee 615- Coffee, hot drinks, cakes, Tuesday- Saturday, 10am-4pm
Art @ Kennaway
- Curiouser and Curiouser Art & Craft exhibition - 27 May - 5 June
- Sale of Contemporary paintings - 27 May - 5 June
- Favell Bevan-Arti & George Hutchinson ~ Art Exhibition - 18 - 26 June
- Sidmouth Society of Artists Exhibition - 30 June - 13 July
Events @ Kennaway
- Disco! Saturday 18th June, 8pm - 11pm. £5 on the door
- Exploring Shakespeare's Women, Wednesday 8th June, 10am - 4pm, £30
- Craft fairs, Saturday 28th May & Sat 11th June, 10am - 4pm
May Review
It has been a very busy May at Kennaway House, with lots going on and two fantastic exhibitions taking place.'Generating Imagery' by Lilly Caldwell, a student at Central St Martins, University of Arts London, featured beautiful monochromatic prints and photographs. In 'Beyond the Storm', Jacqueline displayed vibrant paintings featuring a range of natural subjects.
- Don't forget to follow Kennaway House's Instagram account on @kennaway_house for great pictures and details about upcoming events.
- Also check out Kennaway House's website for more information! https://www.kennawayhouse.org.uk/
Dorset and East Devon
95 Miles of stunning Coastline
Jurassic Coast situated on Dorset and East Devon UK.
World Heritage Site known as THE JURASSIC COAST covering 95 miles of beautiful Coastline from Dorset to Devon.
The Jurassic Coast is served by GATEWAY TOWNS and villages which provide a range of accommodation and visitor facilities.
Here we offer facilities for SIDMOUTH BEER BRANSCOMBE.The towns information centre. SIDMOUTH WEBSITE thats [ www.sidmouth.com ] SIDMOUTH was described by Poet Laureate, Sir John Betjeman, as 'a feast of visual delight' and there are certainly many beautiful sights to see.
Sidmouth's stunning scenery is from halfway down the Peak Hill coastal road from Otterton. The backdrop of red sandstone cliffs, the buildings nestled amongst the wooded hillsides and the pastures of Sid Valley.
Connaught Gardens, situated high above the Chit Rocks, where you can enjoy the stunning views. Peak Hill Road is Mutter's Moor, a lovely area of heathland, named after the notorious local smuggler Sam Mutter. A public footpath across the road leads to the picturesque Ladram Bay, a small sheltered cove with some fabulous sandstone features and a pretty beach.
The Sid Valley is only six miles long and can be explored either by car, cycle or on foot. It links the coastal resort of Sidmouth with the communities of Sidford, Sidbury and Salcombe Regis, and is a wonderful area to explore including nearby Beer Branscombe coastal villages.
The local museum at the Sid Vale Heritage Centre, in Church Street, offers valuable information and a fascinating insight into the local area. The centre also offers guided walks around Sidmouth every Tuesday and Thursday. Much of Sidmouth's history is recorded in the blue plaques on the buildings, built when members of London's high society came here.
Fortfield Terrace is one example of the elegant Regency style.
The architecture throughout the town is varied and interesting, and provides many clues to the development of Sidmouth.
The Sid Valley is certainly one of the most beautiful places along the World Heritage Coast and is well worth a visit.
If your travelling by train from London Waterloo through Axminster you will see the signs ALIGHT HERE FOR JURASSIC COAST for local buses to nearby Lyme Bay.Or proceed on to Honiton Railway Station for Buses and Taxi to Sidmouth Devon.
By road on the A30 and A303 or Junction 30 of the M5 Motorway or by air to Exeter International Airport and local taxi to Sidmouth.
SIDMOUTH Gateway Town on the Jurassic Coast in East Devon.
With Beer Branscombe Budleigh Salterton Seaton Exmouth The Lyme Bay Coastline.
Holiday Information & Tourist Information provided by the official Sidmouth Website [ WWW.SIDMOUTH.COM ] Sidmouth Accommodation - Sidmouth Holiday - information from self catering to Sidmouth Hotels guest houses farm holidays apartments penthouses staying in or around Sidmouth or in surrounding Devon whether for one night, for several nights or a week, for midweek stays, for a weekend break or longer local hotels, guest houses, bed & breakfast, lodging, short stay apartments and self catering accommodation directory with direct links to let you discover discount rates, to check for available rooms and accommodation and to book online from Cottages Farms Accommodation Self Catering Apartments Penthouses to Camping and Caravan Holiday Parks. Check for special rates for and last minute decisions on booking your Sidmouth Holiday. The Sidmouth Guide Sidmouth Website provides you with the direct links and contact details to save you money by contacting the oweners directly for availability and fees.
Looking for Holiday Accommodation in BEER DEVON Looking for Holiday Accommodation in Branscombe Devon.
Holidays in Sidmouth Sidford Sidbury Ottery St Mary Farway Colyton.
Sidmouth Devon lies on the Jurassic Coast, and its Millennium Walkway passes beneath vivid red Triassic sandstone cliffs scoured and sculpted into fantastic shapes by the passage of ancient rivers. From here you can climb the South West Coast Path to Ladram Bay with its stunning red rock chimneys in one direction or picturesque Branscombe in the other.
Sidmouth approaches perfection as it has everything you could possibly want - beaches, stunning coastal walks, gardens, a theatre and cinema, stylish eating places, and some of the best shops in East Devon with its traditional High Street of individual charcater shops boutiques gifts and craft shops with restaurants wine bars tea shops.
With over 500 listed buildings, a liberal sprinkling of blue plaques testifies to Sidmouth's charm with a host of famous visitors including Princess Victoria, the Grand Duchess of Russia, and Elizabeth Barrett Browing. Find out more about the town's history and connections at Sidmouth Museum housed in a delightful Regency cottage at the end of Church Street nearby to Kennaway House.
The town has plenty of entertainment ranging from band concerts in Connaught Gardens to Sidmouth Regatta and the Manor Pavilion Theatre, while in autumn it is the turn of Sidmouth Carnival's illuminated procession of colourful floats. However, the town's main event is the famous Sidmouth Folk Week in August, a scintillating blend of multi-national music and dance that draws thousands of visitors each year.
Just a short distance from the town you will find a variety of experiences. To one side lies the dramatic heathland of Mutters Moor, the haunt of the elusive nightjar, while on Salcombe Hill the space age domes of the Norman Lockyer Observatory are an unexpected sight, offering regular open evenings - a unique opportunity to marvel at the night sky through powerful telescopes.
A little further away near Salcombe Regis, The Donkey Sanctuary, home to around 500 donkeys who love attention, is a much loved family attraction
