<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.connectkent.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>ConnectKent.com</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/default.aspx</link><description>The platform that enables you to build rich, interactive communities</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61120.2)</generator><item><title>Voip Solutions 'Will Help Save Businesses Money Now And In The Near Future'</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/brobripley/archive/2012/01/13/voip-solutions-will-help-save-businesses-money-now-and-in-the-near-future.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13849</guid><dc:creator>brobripley</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.servpac.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/businessph.png" align="left" width="229" height="171" hspace="3"&gt;Recent study is suggesting that
businesses in the UK and also about the world are saving money on operational
expenses if they have invested in voice over internet protocol (VoIP) business
telephone systems.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
The VoIP is something anonymous in the telecom sector is increasingly seen
emerging out for setting up business telephone service wherein the bosses in
the business do not have to worry much about following the traditional business
phone deals.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
The VoIP solutions use at various businesses make things easy in the world of
IT and Telecom, senior managers are able to job with more efficiency as
compared to the past with the older versions of phone systems. The result of
this is that, as well as there being a reduction in running costs, there can
also be a drop in labor expenses as a result of deploying the software.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;img src="http://pinkoddy.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/what-is-broadband-dslc.jpg" align="left" width="229" height="269" hspace="3"&gt;VoIP is also the recommended resolution to people and businesses that are in an
area that does not enjoy high-quality traditional phone links, as it is much
harder for these businesses to acquire consistent business telephone lines, &lt;a href="http://www.chesstelecom.com/business-broadband" target="_blank"&gt;business broadband&lt;/a&gt; with
reliable business phone providers. &lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
With the many premises still carrying the traditional fiber wires rolled at
their places will see a transform soon since the government has announced to
substitute these with the coppers ones since they work the top with the VoIP systems.
Gains in efficiency and a reduction in wastage are also expected as a result of
a move away from traditional business phone lines to VoIP. This anonymous
resolution is ideal in terms of reliability coming through fine and reliable
groups like the Ethernet first mile (EFM) who are recognized to give you fine
support and reasonably priced resolution.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
There are myriad large groups which are looking forward to close down the
leased line and the old telephone systems and moving towards the modern IP
telephony devices, wherein they are able to enjoy a wide range of benefits at
their workplaces. These merits take account of cheap business phone calls given
at the business mobile phones and business telephone line rental. Also the
systems are fairly user friendly kind of systems and any user get a fine and
accurate support at the time of any breakdown or failure. Therefore with these
systems at workplaces, you can see the productivity increasing day by day plus
the affordability and other factors.

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13849" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Cygnis Media, a Social Media Marketing Agency, Opens It's Doors</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/kevin619/archive/2011/11/22/cygnis-media-a-social-media-marketing-agency-opens-it-s-doors.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:08:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13841</guid><dc:creator>kevin619</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;text-align:justify;"&gt;Cygnis Media firmly believes that a well designed and professionally executed digital marketing campaign including aspects of the interactive web such as social media networks (Facebook applications, Twitter campaigns, etc.), viral videos, community management, and more, can add great value to your existing brand or business.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;"&gt;The company is founded by two social media specialists who have worked in the industry since the Facebook application craze started in 2007. Cygnis Media firmly believes that a well designed and professionally executed digital marketing campaign including aspects of the interactive web such as social media networks, viral videos, community management, and more, can add great value to an existing brand or business.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;Unfortunately, most social media marketing campaigns yield poor results and are often deemed as failures. Upon investigating these failures or witnessing them firsthand, the Cygnis team found that there was no real mystery as to ‘why’ this was happening; the reasons were clear as day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;A deeper and more detailed post on this subject matter will be made available at a later time on the Cygnis blog, but just to touch on it briefly, it can be said that several social media campaigns are failing due to the fact that they are being treated like conventional advertising campaigns. Little emphasis is given to tracking the success of the campaign and even lesser still is being done to tweak and enhance based on user feedback. The beauty of the social nature of today’s web sites is that you can constantly communicate with your consumers and get insight on how they think and react to the way you execute particular strategies. One cannot stress enough the importance of analyzing this data and learning from it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;Enter Cygnis Media. The main reason for starting this company is to be a premier new media marketing company that aligns itself with the goals and objectives of the client and help add value to the existing business by utilizing the available channels found on the Internet. The goal is to not only create and execute the plans, which will help clients best achieve the objectives and success metrics, but to also educate them along the way, helping them better understand the concepts of new media marketing. Because ultimately, no one knows the business better than them, and without their feedback and participation, the campaign will not reach it’s full potential.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;In future posts on the Cygnis Media blog expect discussions on topics trending the social media, digital marketing, mobile development, design and creative genres. Every now and then, expect a review of an interesting book or two, some cool new web or mobile applications and whatever else the tech world is buzzing about that week.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;To learn more about social media and how it can help add value to your existing brand or business, drop by their web site and drop them a line for a no strings attached free consultation session. They look forward to hearing from you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13841" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Real Property Things to Keep in Mind for the Beginners</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/jennyhid/archive/2011/08/17/real-property-things-to-keep-in-mind-for-the-beginners.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13823</guid><dc:creator>JennyHid</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;In real estate business there will probably be much of opportunities available for people who are interested in selling or buying &lt;a href="http://losangeleshomesforsale.us" title="Los Angeles homes for sale"&gt;Los Angeles homes for sale&lt;/a&gt;. If you are a novice in this business but you are interested on which the business can offer, one must know more on how to be good in that business. It aids when you begin doing inquiry and acquiring bits of advice from other people who've been experienced in this business. But of course shortly after understanding, one must always put it in action. This is upon which success begins.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here are some of the bits of advice that can assist the beginners to accomplish more in realty business: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;You won't be able to go into this field with your own self. You must remember that in all times you work should be track and all the stuff must be manage carefully in such way you wont have to worry about the any affairs. Hiring the one who deal all the emails, voicemails and that can take in calls once you are busy can be a great help. You can require a virtual assistant online or require a local assistant in your area.&lt;br&gt;2.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The most common strategy in real estate business could be to buy homes may be in low price and sell the property for a higher monetary value. But usually, if perhaps the &lt;a href="http://southern.californiahomesforsale.com/" title="So Cal homes for sale"&gt;So Cal homes for sale&lt;/a&gt; that is in low cost requires more fixes which is not advisable. But the tricks in at this point is to keep all the costs in a low cost, though, it is not hard to say but is really hard to undertake. But should you wish to make extra income from that property then always make sure the home repairs look professional. You would be able to save if you get it done all on your own but the question at this point is you be able to fix it that looks professional? If not, then better employ a professional contractor. They are much able to fix the house that looks professional before you sell it.&lt;br&gt;3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Be flexible, on your buyer's budget. There are times that others are actually in a tight budget when they are definitely looking homes. In real estate business one must always be acquainted with it, be sure that you sell a residence that can not put you at risk in losing money. And besides, remain professional and firm in speaking out with potential buyers.&lt;br&gt;4.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Respect. Give them respect by listening in regards to what the buyer says. And be patient when they keep repeating some few things. Ensure that your buyer is pleased and comfortable with the conversation, in this way you can affirm trust from them, because sometimes these people can refer you to their acquaintances.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13823" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Improving your Homes for Sale in Los Angeles: The easiest way to Expand your Cost</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/jennyhid/archive/2011/08/10/improving-your-homes-for-sale-in-los-angeles-the-easiest-way-to-expand-your-cost.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:34:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13822</guid><dc:creator>JennyHid</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>When you are planning to sell your home, you must set up in a good state to have a good resale price. You prefer to remodel it for your buyers. Getting better it is worthy of and you are guaranteed so you might get the investment back. Here I will talk about the strategies on how to maximize the value of your money once you are remodeling your &lt;a href="http://losangeleshomesforsale.us" title="homes for sale in Los Angeles"&gt;homes for sale in Los Angeles&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;1. First you must consider your amount of your budget and follow it. Calculate the total expenses you'll have to spend. &lt;br&gt;2. Measure the rest of the home find the area of the house that requires to repairs and maintenance first. &lt;br&gt;3. Be certain to the portion of the home that needs a need to renovate. Like repairing first the leaks in the roof than developing a Jacuzzi for your buyers.&lt;br&gt;4. Don't just add another features in your house in case the quality of 'em is at risk. Invariably think of you manage to save when you concentrate in quality rather than amount. Try to renovate and remodel the floor in order that the spaces of the home are useful and more functional. &lt;br&gt;5. Redoing a home has proposed an obvious advantage which include updating the out of date plans of the home. Other is the ease a updated figures can give to your buyers. In preferring figures take a neutral design. Neutral figures are simple to market. And a many of the buyers prefer to a neutral design, basically because it is simple to modify it to personal style. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When you are working to remodel a property for sale, do just fine with your remodeling picks, do some inquiry, do think first and deal almost any factor when you are planning for renovations.&lt;br&gt;Factors including the degree of remodeling, minor matters to attend to which include house painting will emphatically needs just little investment equate to whole home redevelopments and expansions. In remodeling your home for the main reasons to increase the resale value, and then think improving the design which include exterior remodels help embellish your &lt;a href="http://southern.californiahomesforsale.com/" title="So Cal homes for sale"&gt;So Cal homes for sale&lt;/a&gt; and increase the resale value.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13822" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Advantages of Online Booking of Hotels</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/jennyhid/archive/2011/08/07/the-advantages-of-online-booking-of-hotels.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13821</guid><dc:creator>JennyHid</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;For hotels reservations, online booking is the easiest way when you are organizing a trip. Every hotel all over the world has an online booking, with this there will probably be a great deal of guests worries are saved when they arrive.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here are the benefit of online booking:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Simpleness - It is fast and simple. &lt;a href="http://www.economybooking.com" title="online booking"&gt;Hotel bookings online&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; puts up displayed info. You can also take tour by browsing on the images of the hotels and it's possible to take a room where you should stay. You could perhaps look and surf for the close restaurant of that hotel. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Selections Information in online booking are perfect and you still have a great deal of selections when you do an online booking for your hotel reservations.&lt;br&gt;Online booking provide info related to the listing of hotels in one area. You also have a pick if that hotel suits your want. Or it's possible to check up on if those places are secure and whether it has traffic cameras. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rewards - If you're up to an online booking for hotel reservations. Your information are already in their data base. You earn rewards if you do a re-booking at later date. Regular costumers frequently incurred incentives and rewards for their loyalty. &lt;a href="http://www.economybooking.com/economy-car-rental/economy-car-rental.html" title="Car rental"&gt;Car Rentals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13821" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Interested in Homes for Sale in Southern California – How to Be a Professional Real Property Broker?</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/jennyhid/archive/2011/08/02/interested-in-homes-for-sale-in-southern-california-how-to-be-a-professional-real-property-broker.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13819</guid><dc:creator>JennyHid</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Becoming a &lt;a href="http://southern.californiahomesforsale.com/" title="homes for sale in Southern California"&gt;homes for sale in Southern California&lt;/a&gt; estate agent is an excellent work choice, it needn't be hard to achieve if you want this career. Becoming a real estate broker you need to work firmly and dedication to excel in real property sector. Real estate professional excel in this markets given that they wanted this career and they worked out hard to get it. They have genuine desire to turn into a a real estate broker.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here are the strategies for how to turn into a a professional real estate broker.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;1. You need to be 18 years old and above through application other states want the least 21 years old. &lt;br&gt;2. You require to fill up the real property license application form. You also can download the application form online. &lt;br&gt;3. Most states want you must complete the course prior to you get your real property license. Pre-licensing course oftentimes needs 40-50 hours, in accredited facilities. Other states require college credit hours in real property related courses.&lt;br&gt;4. Typically, you required paying for application and licensing, the cost depends in every states. &lt;br&gt;5. Almost all of the states prior to they present you with your license one must always first assigned in a broker. If you fail to do it therefore your license is inactive status. &lt;br&gt;6. While many states need you to complete your post-licensing courses within 1 year soon after receiving your license. Fail to do so will result for termination of your license.&lt;br&gt;7. If you have felony convictions in to other countries or in U.S. within last 10 years, then many of the state will likely not be able to give you a real states license. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Above are the most common requirements on how to have your real property license as a professional &lt;a href="http://www.losangeleshomesforsale.us" title="LA homes for sale"&gt;LA homes for sale&lt;/a&gt; real estate broker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13819" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Los Angeles California Homes Real Estate Web Sites </title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/jennyhid/archive/2011/07/29/los-angeles-california-homes-real-estate-web-sites.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:29:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13818</guid><dc:creator>JennyHid</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>
&lt;p&gt;If you got a real property business enterprise and it just adopt the net age, where do it engage you? Here I share to you how the web revolution is going to do to your real property business. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Foremost, one must always be mindful that much of the people are relying on the internet to learn more about real property process, just like the recent listing of real property and the economic system condition of that business.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;As today's possible buyers want to assist and give the data on a silver platter. They require to have an online real property shop that will them browse their dream household. Using online shop aid saves their time. Real estate webs site like &lt;a href="http://southern.californiahomesforsale.com/" title="So Cal Homes for Sale"&gt;So Cal Homes for Sale&lt;/a&gt; are easy to use, thus online purchaser enjoys a greater sense of control. Real estate webs site aids purchasers to more suitable to be aware of the entire process of buying and dealing the property or even puts them in beneficial control all in all process.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;But in which in terms of real property webs site like &lt;a href="http://www.losangeleshomesforsale.us" title="Los Angeles California Homes"&gt;Los Angeles California Homes&lt;/a&gt; it requires detailed information as possible. It necessities a adequate quality photos and virtual tours, in that way it will for sure capture the costumers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="http://photos-3.idxco.com/058a9b93df6925deebb5f7d2ec21658e2bb110043278" title="So Cal Homes for Sale" alt="So Cal Homes for Sale" height="280" width="440"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13818" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Hello and Welcome</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/kirstinmoore/archive/2011/05/24/hello-and-welcome.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 11:41:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13809</guid><dc:creator>kirstinmoore</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello and welcome to my new business page! I am a contemporary jewellery designer who thrives in making concept led jewellery and excels in commissions. Please take a look at my images and my website: &lt;a href="http://www.kirstinmoore.com"&gt;www.kirstinmoore.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thankyou! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13809" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Money saving website for Kent consumers</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/kso1/archive/2011/03/22/money-saving-website-for-kent-consumers.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13784</guid><dc:creator>kso1</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;P&gt;Hi, our website&amp;nbsp;was created to provide consumers in Kent the best special offers, discounts and vouchers. With more and more people looking for money saving offers and with the present economic environment we hope you find our website helpful. There are many websites offering the opportunity for large businesses to advertise their offers and we felt a need for local businesses in the region to be able to advertise their offers.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;If you're looking for a special offer on a pub meal out, or a beauty salon deal then please visit our website.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.kentspecialoffers.co.uk"&gt;www.kentspecialoffers.co.uk&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13784" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>iPhone app !</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/streamline/archive/2011/01/18/iphone-app.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13751</guid><dc:creator>streamline</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>Our new app is available from our website now ! &lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13751" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Holiday Courses</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/ksclimbing/archive/2010/08/24/holiday-courses.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13295</guid><dc:creator>ksclimbing</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>Make the most of the summer holidays and send your Kids on a rock climbing course with Kent &amp;amp; Sussex Climbing&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13295" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>A little bit about Rutland Water</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/aaronsmith/archive/2010/07/14/a-little-bit-about-rutland-water.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13271</guid><dc:creator>aaronsmith</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Rutland Water is surely the heart of&amp;nbsp;England’s smallest county. This
attractive 3100 acre reservoir provides a balance&amp;nbsp; of sport, leisure and
wildlife conservation, offering everyone the opportunity to try something
new.&amp;nbsp; You can try sports such as windsurfing, rock-climbing or canoeing,
hire a dinghy, bicycle or fishing boat, visit the nature reserves at Egleton
and Lyndon, or walk the numerous paths and tracks that wind their
way&amp;nbsp;alongside the water and through the woods.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is a haven for walkers – and there are many to choose from.&amp;nbsp; One
of my favourites is the 6 miles round the Hambleton peninsula – a finger of
land jutting into the lake, beginning and ending in the picturesque village of
Hambleton – or in the Finches Arms, perched on the hill as you drive into the
village.&amp;nbsp; This walk begins a short distance from&amp;nbsp;the waters edge and
winds its way through woods and pasture – and where you come away from the
water for a while, you can still glimpse it through the trees.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Wildlife
is all around – you can hear the call of many birds, and if you are a
birdwatcher, you can even spend time watch the activity from over 20 hides,
with experts on hand to help you identify&amp;nbsp;some of the lesser known
species.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As you walk you will see many swans gliding over the smooth surface of the
lake, and it is particularly beautiful late afternoon when the sun is beginning
to set.&amp;nbsp; Walking with my Italian greyhound Sophie many years ago, she
spotted a swan gently taking flight – so she promptly took off, running
like&amp;nbsp;lightenening towards the water,&amp;nbsp;and failed to see the&amp;nbsp;steep
drop from the edge into the water… She literally ran through the air for about
3 feet, then dropped like a stone into the water! &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can imagine my trauma thinking that my beloved dog had disappeared into
a watery grave, when suddenly after about 10 seconds her head popped up like a
telescope and she started to swim to shore!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I, of course, had
been&amp;nbsp;ready to&amp;nbsp;wade in after her, even prepared to give her the kiss
of life – but thankfully this was not required.&amp;nbsp; She certainly was
surprised by her watery adventure, but&amp;nbsp;shook herself off&amp;nbsp;and
happily&amp;nbsp;continued her walk, albeit at a more sedate pace.&amp;nbsp; This was
at a spot where dogs were permitted at the time, but you do have to keep an eye
on them and respect the ‘keep dogs on leads’ signs&amp;nbsp;as there are lots of
sheep grazing, and at this time of year, lambs.&amp;nbsp; You may even find
yourself amongst them,&amp;nbsp;even trying out an array of bleating noises to see
if they answer back ( they do, and don’t tell me you have never tried it!!!)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Hambledon peninsula walk is 6 miles and depending on speed and fitness
levels it can take&amp;nbsp;you a good&amp;nbsp;hour&amp;nbsp;or longer if you are not on a
route march with&amp;nbsp;an active daughter.&amp;nbsp; The last bit of the walk&amp;nbsp;
brings you up and down hillocks, you keep thinking you must be near the end
when suddenly you are back on the road,&amp;nbsp;the Finches Arms in sight.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Another lovely walk takes you to the far shore,&amp;nbsp;at &amp;nbsp;Normanton,
where you can see the remains of the church (above picture) &amp;nbsp;that
was&amp;nbsp;partially submerged when the valley was flooded to create the
reservoir.&amp;nbsp; This now houses a mini museum, where you can&amp;nbsp;see
how&amp;nbsp;Rutland Water was planned and formed in the
1970s.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Additional visitor centres are at Lyndon Hill and Egleton
Birdwatching Centre, where you will find a viewing gallery and Wildlife Trust
shop.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As we emerge from winter into spring, the snowdrops are out and&amp;nbsp;the air
is crisp and clear.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Although still cold, the days are drawing out
and soon it will be light&amp;nbsp;enough to walk in the early evening.&amp;nbsp; The
beauty of Rutland Water&amp;nbsp;will captivate you whatever the
season&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;you will want to come again and again.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.outdoorscene.com/"&gt;Outdoor clothing&lt;/a&gt; for all the family, &lt;a href="http://www.outdoorscene.com/mens-outdoor-clothing"&gt;mens outdoor clothing&lt;/a&gt;,
&lt;a href="http://www.outdoorscene.com/waterproof-jackets"&gt;waterproof jackets&lt;/a&gt;
and &lt;a href="http://www.outdoorscene.com/waterproof-trousers"&gt;waterproof
trousers&lt;/a&gt; at OutdoorScene.com.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13271" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Solar Power</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/saxonstar/archive/2010/07/09/solar-power.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13270</guid><dc:creator>saxonstar</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>We are experienced installers of solar panels for heating and electricity&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13270" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Training</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/coxco/archive/2010/07/09/training.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:13269</guid><dc:creator>coxco</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>Feel free to ask questions on training&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13269" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Nice weekend lined up!!!</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/steviec/archive/2009/07/17/nice-weekend-lined-up.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:12867</guid><dc:creator>steviec</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>Lovely weekend lined up nice mates barbq on sat afternoon and Sunday have County and Superleague Darts agm and then trying to Qualify for Lakeside World Championship and Winmau World Masters at 6 in 1 Club Tonbridge ..........&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12867" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Brew House Hotel - NEW Website</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/thebrewhouse/archive/2009/06/20/the-brew-house-hotel-new-website.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:12791</guid><dc:creator>thebrewhouse</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;The new Brew House Hotel website is now live.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Visit the website to:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Book rooms&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;CHeck the menus&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Check special offers and print vouchers&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Look at gallery photos of recent events&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Leave comments following your visit in our "Guest Book"&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;To visit website &lt;A class="" href="http://www.thebrewhousehotel.net/"&gt;Click Here&lt;/A&gt;, or go to &lt;A href="http://www.brewhousehotel.com/"&gt;www.brewhousehotel.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12791" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Tent Show now on .......................</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/blackstw/archive/2009/05/22/tent-show-now-on.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 19:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:12255</guid><dc:creator>blackstw</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;P&gt;I am burnt to a crisp as i have helped to put the Blacks And Millets Tunbridge Wells Tent Show on at Mabledon Farm in Southboro from sat am till sunpm ..&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Just to let you know we have anoffer on which is ridicolously good which is BUY 1 GET 1 HALF PRICE ( lOWEST PRICE IS HALF PRICE.....Example tent = £199.99 then purchase a table and chair set =£49.99 you get chair set for £24.49 so saving of £24.49 on all items except GPS ........&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;IT WONT GET BETTER THAN THIS BELIEVE ME ..................&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12255" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>TENT SHOW AT MABLEDON FARM ,SAT AND SUN 23RD /24TH MAY 2009 ....LOADS OF TENTS !!!!!!!!</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/blackstw/archive/2009/05/17/tent-show-at-mabledon-farm-sat-and-sun-23rd-24th-may-2009-loads-of-tents.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:12075</guid><dc:creator>blackstw</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;P&gt;We at Blacks and Millets in Tunbridge Wells are running a Tent Show at Mabledon Farm ( Where all the Boot Fairs are ) over this Bank Holiday weekend on the Saturday and Sunday ...8am till 8pm&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;We will have 20 plus Tents up to show you all which will include such Brands as OUTWELL ,VANGO,BLACKS,EUROHIKE AND MANY MORE ...WE WILL ALSO HAVE VARIOUS SLEEPING BAGS AND ACCESSORIES TO MAKE YOUR START OF THE CAMPING SEASON GO VERY WELL .......&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For all Connectkent members there will be a 10 % Discount on all Purchases made instore and at Tent Show just mention your Username and 10 % off is yours ...&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=12075" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>HALFCUT!</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/danmanic/archive/2009/05/08/halfcut.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:11652</guid><dc:creator>DanManic</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:11px;line-height:13px;"&gt;HALFCUT is one of London's biggest student clubnights, it Launched a couple of years ago at Timeout Magazines Venue of the Year HERBAL (Shoreditch) and since then has passed through MINISTRY OF SOUND, HEAVEN, SE ONE and many more in London. It has also shown its face in Brighton at CONCORDE 2 and OCEAN ROOMS and has made quite an impression in Ipswich at PALS and FIRE AND ICE!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is renowned for bringing Big Line ups, the Best Venues and the Greatest Vibes!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's all about MASH UPS / ELECTRO / DUB-STEP / DRUM AND BASS&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Acts we've Booked Over the Years:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;DIZZIE RASCAL, PENDULUM, ZANE LOWE, CALVIN HARRIS, ANNIE MAC, CHASE N STATUS, SHY FX, SCRATCH PERVERTS, HADOUKEN, LOOSE CANNONS, ROB DA BANK, SKEPTA, TINCHY STRYDER, SWAY, NICKY BLACKMARKET, CRISSY CRIS, BRYAN G, JORDAN V, IC3, FATMAN D just to name a few....&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;☆ Now we are bringing back home to T. Wells!! ☆&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We want to bring something big to this well musically orientated town, i think we deserve something a little better than a little bit of luck every friday and saturday no matter where you are! &lt;br&gt;What we are trying to do is get a monthly night where we want to bring just one or two big names in Radio, Electro, Dub-Step and Drum and Bass each month and give ourselves something to look forward to without having to catch trains or having to be the designated driver OR spend loads to see these kind of artists! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BECOME A FAN OF HALFCUT NIGHTS AT&lt;a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="cursor:pointer;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/HALFCUT/77165354526"&gt;&lt;span&gt;http://www.facebook.com/pages/HALFC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="word_break" style="display:block;float:left;margin-left:-10px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;UT/77165354526&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=11652" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Old School House Function Suite</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/thebrewhouse/archive/2009/05/05/the-old-school-house-function-suite.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:11242</guid><dc:creator>thebrewhouse</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 10pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;IMG src="http://www.connectkent.com/photos/thebrewhouse/images/8934/419x227.aspx"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 10pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;The Brew House Hotel is an independent and privately owned 4* hotel that is run in a relaxed and friendly yet efficient manner. Here you can expect excellent standards of service along with attention to detail.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 10pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;The Old School House is a state of the art conference and banqueting suite, restored sympathetically with a modern twist – light, spacious and very flexible. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 10pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Our professional team have put together menus and packages that will ensure you get the wedding reception you deserve, at a price you can afford.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 10pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Our stunning function suite, The Old School House is ideally suited accommodating up to 120 guests for your sit down meal and 160 for an evening function.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 10pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;We can also cater for much smaller groups by partitioning the room. Please ask for more details. Room layouts available are:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;TEXT-INDENT:-18pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;·&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:7pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Reception&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="mso-tab-count:2;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;150&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;TEXT-INDENT:-18pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;·&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:7pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Theatre &lt;SPAN style="mso-tab-count:2;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;120&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;TEXT-INDENT:-18pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;·&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:7pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Classroom&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="mso-tab-count:2;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;50&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;TEXT-INDENT:-18pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;·&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:7pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Dinner dance&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN style="mso-tab-count:2;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;120&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;TEXT-INDENT:-18pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;·&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:7pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;U-shape &lt;SPAN style="mso-tab-count:2;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;40&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 10pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;We can offer a variety of events including weddings, parties, conferences and banquets.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 10pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Included in your wedding package:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;TEXT-INDENT:-18pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;·&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:7pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;A personal welcome for your wedding party by the duty manager&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;TEXT-INDENT:-18pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;·&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:7pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;The use of The Old School House for your wedding breakfast and evening function&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;TEXT-INDENT:-18pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;·&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:7pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Silver cake stand and knife&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;TEXT-INDENT:-18pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;·&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:7pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Two bouquets of flowers for the mothers&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;TEXT-INDENT:-18pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;·&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:7pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Complimentary standard bedroom for the bride and groom (subject to package)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;TEXT-INDENT:-18pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;·&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:7pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Discounted accommodation rates for your guests&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 10pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Meetings and conference packages available are the day delegate rate and 24hour delegate rate. Please enquire for further information.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN:0cm 0cm 10pt;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;Of course the best way for you to see how the hotel can take care of you on your wedding day is to come and view our facilities. One of our team will be happy to meet you to discuss your individual requirements, and to show you around the hotel. Please make an appointment in advance. We can provide you with a brochure covering all our packages and a full list of what’s included. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;FONT-FAMILY:'Cambria','serif';mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;"&gt;To book The Old School House for your function, meeting or wedding contact Elaine Parsons on 01892 520587 or alternatively email Elaine on &lt;A href="mailto:frontoffice@brewhousehotel.com"&gt;frontoffice@brewhousehotel.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=11242" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 Opening Times</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/goapebedgebury/archive/2009/04/29/2009-opening-times.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:10563</guid><dc:creator>GoApeBedgebury</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Friday 27th March to Sunday 1st November (Closed Tuesdays during Term Time).&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Weekends only throughout November.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;December weekends to be confirmed, please see our website.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10563" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Bring Out Your Inner Ape!</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/goapebedgebury/archive/2009/04/29/bring-out-your-inner-ape.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:10562</guid><dc:creator>GoApeBedgebury</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>Think you, your friends and family can handle 3 hours of tree top adventure? Are you wild enough to climb 30ft up a rope ladder, Tarzan Swing into a giant rope net then zip wire through trees, crawl through tunnels and tackle high wire rope bridges? If the answer’s yes, you’re ready to Go Ape.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Min Age: 10 years&lt;BR&gt;Min height: 1.40m / 4 feet 7 inches&lt;BR&gt;Max weight: 130kg / 20.5 stone&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Under 18yr olds must be supervised by a participating adult. One participating adult can supervise EITHER two under 18 year olds (where one or both children are 10-15 years old) OR up to five 16-17 year olds.&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10562" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>2009 Opening Times</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/goapeleedscastle/archive/2009/04/29/2009-opening-times.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:10551</guid><dc:creator>GoApeLeedsCastle</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Friday 27th March to Sunday 1st November (Closed Tuesdays during Term Time).&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Weekends only throughout November.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;December weekends to be confirmed, please see our website.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10551" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Bring Out Your Inner Ape!</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/goapeleedscastle/archive/2009/04/29/bring-out-your-inner-ape.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:10550</guid><dc:creator>GoApeLeedsCastle</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>Think you, your friends and family can handle 3 hours of tree top adventure? Are you wild enough to climb 30ft up a rope ladder, Tarzan Swing into a giant rope net then zip wire through trees, crawl through tunnels and tackle high wire rope bridges? If the answer’s yes, you’re ready to Go Ape.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Min Age: 10 years&lt;BR&gt;Min height: 1.40m / 4 feet 7 inches&lt;BR&gt;Max weight: 130kg / 20.5 stone&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Under 18yr olds must be supervised by a participating adult. One participating adult can supervise EITHER two under 18 year olds (where one or both children are 10-15 years old) OR up to five 16-17 year olds.&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10550" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Will utd buckle under pressure!!</title><link>http://www.connectkent.com/blogs/mattc/archive/2009/04/25/will-utd-buckle-8under-pressure.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fc3477ab-1cf4-440c-a712-fcf93c1097d9:10174</guid><dc:creator>mattc</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>Don't think so do you?&lt;img src="http://www.connectkent.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10174" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>
