Stag Youth Theatre is now in its third year, and is open to all young people who have an interest in acting and performing.

Swimathon 2011 will be taking place from 8 to 10 April and you can be a part of it! 

This great national event provides an opportunity to get fit and raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. The sponsor money you raise will help Marie Curie Nurses provide nursing care and support to people with cancer and other terminal illnesses, in their own homes and completely free.

Participants can sign up for one of seven challenges - the ultimate 5k challenge, which requires at least 6 weeks of training; 2.5k individual swim, perfectly challenging for intermediate swimmers; and the 1.5k for occasional swimmers.  For those interested in joining forces with friends, or family, the 5k challenge can also be completed as part of a team of up to five people, or if you prefer to do it all at your own pace, join the Simply Swim challenge, which allows you to cover any distance at any participating pool, any time.

Both Larkfield Leisure Centre and Tonbridge Swimming Pool are putting on exclusive Swimathon sessions on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 April, running from 6pm to 10pm at Tonbridge and 6pm to 9pm at Larkfield.

Gary Littlejohn, General Manager for Tonbridge Pool said: "Swimathon 2011 is a great opportunity to sign up for a healthy swim challenge.  Taking part is not only a lot of fun, it's also a chance to get fit and help raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care and The Swimathon Foundation.  In 2010 Swimathon participants at Tonbridge Pool and Larkfield Leisure Centre raised an amazing £16,415 which is an amazing achievement!"

Swimathon 2011 swimmer entry has now officially opened.  Enter in January and receive 50% off your entry fee - visit www.swimathon.org, call 0845 36 700 36 or pick up a registration form at reception.

The EXCEL Fitness Programme, which is designed exclusively for 11 to 15 year olds, is expanding in the new year to accommodate more EXCEL Gym sessions in Lifestyles, plus brand new EXCEL Yoga.

Family portrait and children’s picture specialist Robin Dawe has been busy snapping up a clutch of awards.

The highly-acclaimed portrait photographer, who works on commissions throughout London and the South East, has succeeded in turning what was once a hobby into a prize-winning art.

January

Jack & the Beanstalk

Starring Graham Cole (PC Tony Stamp from ‘The Bill’), Tony Haygarth (‘Emmerdale’, ‘Where The Heart Is’), Jasette Amos, Robert Pearce, Ant Payne and ‘Panto Factor’ winners Lucy Ely and Olivia Walmsley.

Sunday 2nd January    1:30pm, 4:30pm    £15, £13 conc.    Stag Theatre    01732 450175