I went to the zoo todayI was in training all day today at Port Lympne, and what was the most exciting animal I saw? Yes a squirrel!OK I did see rhinos and a red panda on my lunch break, and monkeys by the truckload, more pictures to come. Also they messed up my lunch again... The first rule about job clubGoogle blogger sacked, don't talk about work kids...Great weekend with a visit to Folkestone by Mum and Dad, took a trip to Lympne Castle, picked out some paint for the front room, and I DROVE A CAR, for the first time in about 8 years... piece of ca... Port Lympne Animal Wild Life ParkPort Lympne Animal Wild Life Park are holding a 3 day Music Festival on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of September in aid of our elephant herds here at Port Lympne and also at our sister park Howletts at Canterbury. Some of the acts include, Lemar, Girls Alo... French speaking baboons at Port LympneAccording to BBC's 100 things we didn't know this time last year, zoo keepers at Port Lympne wild animal park in Kent are having to learn French to communicate with the baboons which had been raised in French zoos. The same feature also teaches us th... Kent for free sold outAnyone feeling hard done by working this magically appearing non day and not getting paid any extra for it feeling hard done by? I'm not, they pointed out on BBC Breakfast today that even though we have this extra day, we have one less working day th... Zoo ThousandThis music festival crept up on me The Cribs, Athlete, Funeral For A Friend and loads more (fairly small) bands are playing at Port Lympne this August. Can you get me free tickets?Hmm Mark Ronson is on the line up page but not on the homepage does th... Free parking at festival for car sharersFree parking in some overflow car park or other if you have three people in your card it says here. Also a shuttlebus will be taking you to and from Westenhanger and Ashford stations, I hope that's free but I really don't know.I should be going to th... Very cheap VIP tickets for Zoo Thousand!Look here cheap vip tickets for zoo thousand / zoo8 / z008 / whatever, less than cost price, a lot less in fact! You could get a bargain here...Speaking of which, I can't decide whether or not to go to Stereophonics next Tuesday, we have messed up a ... Zoo9 tickets!Just saving a space on the site for next year! Was the festival a success? I hope so, and I hope it returns. (UPDATE: it was not a success, no-one hopes it returns).Ticketmaster have tickets for this year's festival, hope this link is still valid for... Zoo thousand and HATE!The Zoo Thousand Port Lymne festival sounds like the festival was awful, no-one really has a good word to say about it at work. At least two of the headliners did not play (but as the headliners were Athlete and Dizzee Rascal) that's not necessarily... Zoo Thousand and Hate on the BBCHere. Main things to be said are:* The organisers miscalculated cash flow* They had to cancel acts* Port Lympne stepped in, writing out a check for Ash there and then to ensure they'd go on stageGood on Port Lympne! I can't believe the same organiser... Oo-oo-oo, we're going to the zoo-oo-ooJust had a meeting at Port Lympne, at their conference facilities, as we needed a lot of people in the room at the same time. Nice place, good to see the house, I've not been before.Some monkeys were whooping all through the meeting, very distracting... If Port Lympne are applying for the license I don't think there will be any problem with them getting itThe issue might be getting bands to play, after what happened last year. If none of the same people are involved then I expect big bands will start to sign up, but obviously punters are going to hold off spending the money on tickets until either som... Wedding Present announced for Folkestone festivalThink the organisers of Red List Live might struggle to get advanced ticket sales for the festival, following the chaos of the Zoo8 festival on the site last year. Apparently it's not the same company organising the fest, it's just the same location,... The Wombats to headline Red List LiveOf course, why didn't I think of them when I was after animal named bands to headline this zoo festival? Apart from them being indie no marks I mean, who an old giffer like me would not have called a headliner.We are very happy to announce The Wombat... More lineup info for Red List LiveSee the official lineup, lots of ageing punks! Can't see this being much of a draw for the young people, but perhaps that's the plan..?Red List Stage * The Wombats * The Zutons * Klaus Says Buy The Record * Lights Go Blue * LongviewRLL... Red List Live festival cancelled for this year :-(Friend just got a press release (I did not) the festival has been postponed until 2010 based on the unacceptable risk of doing a festival in the current economic climate. Established local festivals were expected to have a greater impact than first e... Training day yesterdayBit busy to blog these days unfortunately :-( Was in training at Port Lympne yesterday, not training how to be a zookeeper or anything, it's just where we held a training day. Nice, rubbish lunch for me though, basically lettuce sandwiches. Did have ... Tiring dayBeen in training at Port Lympne all day, not learning to be a zookeeper, oh did I do that joke last time? Another day of management training, we did disciplinaries and appraisals today. One specific example was how to deal with people who write about... Ice on the inside of my windscreen tonightTook a while to defrost the car, still very icy and snowy out by Stanford / Westenhanger / Lympne / Hythe wherever the hell it is I'm supposed to say my office is... It's much icier than here at home, so by the time we'd got on the motorway the rest ... I did not know the Hevy festival was at the zoo this year...I have totally taken my eye off the ball. Full lineup here for the Hevy Festival, it's not one for the faint hearted is it? Get tickets here, £69 for a weekend camping ticket, £33 for just the day, or £89 for a "total" ticket, give you zoo access and... Is this Port Lympne's april fool or The Sun's?<a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3503234/Gorillas-get-iPads-to-aid-alertness-and-keep-them-happier-in-zoos.html">Gorillas get iPads</a>...<br /><br />Thanks for that Andy.Did I just spot the missing cat?I may have seen Cooper this morning, I hope so, his owner is coming over to try and track him down. He is still missing, so if you see a mysterious black cat in the Seabrook area, let me know.Went to a good boot fair this morning at Port Lympne, boug... Happy birthday usClare's birthday today, and my birthday today too, happy birthday us. I am working, Clare and Harry are at the zoo having fun. Tonight Clare and I are going out for beer and chilli, ACE!Clare made me a vegan chocolate and banana fudge cake to bring i... "Me & my Dog" showat Port Lympne Wild Animal Park & Gardens. info: 0870-750-4647 Zoo8 Music Festivalat Port Lympne Wild Animal Park & Gardens. info: 0870-750-4647 Port Lympne Wild Animal Park packageSave 40% at Port Lympne This MonthFace your fears...at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park