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We need your help to raise £250,000 to support the development of the Betteshanger Project. In return, you’ll become part of our future, achieving our goal of remembering the past, whilst building a better and more sustainable future for all to enjoy.
Put yourself in the picture: from £10, have your picture featured in our 5m mosaic mural of The Waiting Miner in our new cafe.
Personalise your pit check: from £50, choose your limited edition miners pit check number and shape. Add your name or dedicate it to a loved one. Your check will hang at the entrance to the new Visitor Centre and one will be sent to you as a keepsake.
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Don't forget... Our cycle hire discount (£5 per hour) runs today (Wednesday) - so if your kids are itching to get ourside this half term, come tackle our mountain bike trails or race on our tarmac track.
Make a day of it and enjoy our daily activities, including geocaching, orienteering and 'A Winter's Trail' (9.30am - 3pm): goo.gl/hy5cMK
#Betteshanger #cycling #halfterm
The team and our volunteers have been working hard preparing the Battlezone Archery arena for half term.
Combining elements from paintball, dodgeball, and archery, Battlezone Archery is a fast-paced game that'll get your blood pumping this chilly February. Book yourself and your friends in for a few rounds (21 & 22 Feb).
Suitable for families, friends and Fortnite addicts (ages 12+). Book now: goo.gl/hy5cMK
#Betteshanger #archery #halfterm #mondaymotivation
There were some fabulous costumes on parade this weekend at the Saxons, Vikings & Normans Marathons & Running Challenges Heroes vs Villians event. Well done to everyone who took part.
Photo credit: Graham Ó Síodhacháin
#mondaymotivation #medalmonday
Kent Mining Museum is taking to the road this half term with a brand new 'Pocket-sized Pit Ponies' craft workshop. Ponies were used in some Kent mines to move heavy loads before machinery was introduced.
Join our workshop at Aylesham Heritage Centre tomorrow from 11am to discover more about these incredible creatures and make your own pocket-sized pony bookmark to take home.
Meet us at Aylesham Heritage Centre (Dorman Avenue South, Aylesham CT3 3AA) for a free, creative workshop (11am – 1pm): goo.gl/hy5cMK Suitable for ages 4+.
#Betteshanger #KMM #halfterm
Really Wild Wooders Forest School Holiday Club returns this week (18 & 19 Feb). Explore the Betteshanger woods and learn new outdoor skills, from campfire cooking to den building, rustic crafting and more.
Don't miss out - book now: goo.gl/hy5cMK (limited availability)
#Betteshanger #ForestSchool #halfterm
Better Betteshanger
Betteshanger Park is a key part of the wider Betteshanger Sustainable Parks vision of a once-in-a-generation opportunity for everyone to see how ‘old energy’ can be transformed into ‘new energy’ and to get involved with the generation of renewable energy first hand.
