'There's always something to do in Canterbury'
You know what? I truly believe this to be a 100%, full proof, spot on accurate statement. This is, indubitably, if you know where to look for fun and interesting activities and events...and I do mean this, unfortunately, as you do need to know how to push Google’s buttons, to be able to find some of our lovely and weird, ambiguous and fascinating events that are happening in my little city.
Yes, you definitely need to know where to look for them and in absolutely no way whatsoever, just stumble upon events by chance, decide to attend them and then be absolutely mind blown by the fun you had!
Okay, okay! Hands up, hats off, you've got me! I must admit that in the following paragraphs I may possibly be referring to an event I recently attended and that I have spotted on twitter... I was in fact not looking for anything related to evening activities that might imply in the slightest the existence of the infamous 'life after work' and that, in fact I was just having a minute break from my work and decided to check up what was new in the world of twitter.
Nonetheless, so what if it was a simple, unplanned, last-minute discovery? I still had to take the decision to attend, didn’t I? So surely I can at least have a weensy tiny pat on the shoulder for my discovery!
Well, I believe that I was instantly attracted to this particular event as the name itself acted more as a brain stimuli for me, by having an irresistibly interesting and eye-catching name..Digibury.
By having previously expressed my love for the magical city of Canterbury and being absolutely and irrefutably addicted to my digital universe, the name ‘Digibury’ had me mesmerised and completely brainwashed in matter of seconds, involuntarily finding myself asking for more details about the night’s event. What a beautiful synergy…Digibury. Digibury. Digibury....Digital Canterbury.
Digibury's website promotes a monthly event that represents a clear stepping stone to the fascinating world of the ambiguous and futuristic. The scope? For people to meet up to hear other people speak about digital, engineering, hacking and start ups – just to name a few. Sounds pretty interesting, doesn’t it?
On arrival, the crowd at Farmhouse looked more like a friendly gathering involving drinking beer in a relaxed atmosphere rather than in a public house, surrounded by fascinating strangers. However, I hint that the venue did gracefully complement the nature of the event and made it look so comforting.
The first presentation was from Animate & Create (a local animation studio based in Whitstable) and it was so fascinating that it completely made me forget for a second that I did not know a thing about animation!
Streetvite’s founder managed to win the audience over by sharing his business journey, with funny and heart-warming ups and downs about starting his own business. Weirdly enough, I did find myself talking to someone about it and I believe the app to be a real success - just a click on Streetvite and I can find out what’s going on in Canters. Woohoo!
The last speaker of the night, was Al King who showed us how he makes these wooden CD cases which turned out to be so cool that I was thinking about how many I would need to buy to put them together and create unique furniture for my flat? lol
Absolutely loved the evening! It was so motivational, so inspiring, fun and so different from anything I have attended so far in Canterbury. I definitely recommend you check it out if you are round! If you don’t leave the event feeling inspired by these people…then you must have no soul!
Mwah hah hah!
