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Elton John to play…S.t. Lawrence Ground Canterbury
3 years ago, at the start of NovemberJust been emailed this. Info, for what it’s worth. Tickets available here I believe. And here and here.
Elton John today announced he will be the first ever act to play The St Lawrence
Cricket Ground, Canterbury. The show will take place on Saturday 3rd June 2006.The concert is a major coup for Kent CCC who have been working for some time to
stage live concerts - and they don’t come much bigger than this!Elton is no stranger to Kent having previously played at both The Hop Farm and
Leeds Castle to sell-out crowds, but this will be his first ever performance in
Canterbury.Tickets for this reserved seated event are priced at £60.00 & £40.00 with a limited
number of premium tickets also available. Tickets will be limited to six per
customer.For the full details of this ‘not to be missed at any cost’ event see:
www.eltonjohn.com
www.kentccc.com
www.marshall-arts.co.uk
Kent’s S.t. Lawrence ground loses its tree
3 years ago, mid-January
One of England’s picturesque grounds, and one of its most iconic, has lost its’ famous lime tree, as seen on the right. (below is what it looked like a few days ago before the winds battered the UK). Some info:
- The S.t. Lawrence ground in Canterbury, Kent, is one of only 2 in the world that has (sorry - had) a tree within the boundary (the other being The VRA Ground at Amstelveen, Amsterdam in The Netherlands, Holland).
- Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world
- In 2001, the Ground was voted best cricket ground in the UK by both ‘The Times’ and ‘The Cricketer Magazine’.
- The lime tree was 290 years old
- Info on lime trees here
I was due to go to Canterbury last year for the first time, but never got round to it - wish I had found the time, now. According to a Kent County Cricket Club member, a replacement is in waiting which is great news.
