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Wednesday July 19 | 2023
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This week, we proudly celebrate some of those who help to make our town exceptional in the South & South East In Bloom competition last September, Royal Tunbridge Wells is now in the 2023 Britain in Bloom competition, in the small city category. All finalists will be visited by a pair of Britain in Bloom judges this summer, and winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in autumn.
Local suppliers are holding their own, producing regionally and nationally recognised food and drink. In the recent Taste of Kent Awards (ToKA), judges awarded a silver medal to High Brooms-based Pig & Porter brewery for its ‘Caravan’ bitter. Now back to pre-pandemic levels of trade, Pig & Porter is still growing, with plans to establish a permanent tap room and retail/event space at the brewery in Chapman Way, says founder Robin Wright. “We were hugely honoured to be in a room with so many other terrific, local businesses,” he added. The Muddy Stilettos website is a Continued on page 3
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