From People
By Phil Boucher and Julia Haskins
11/13/2012 at 01:00 PM EST
Santa Claus can look forward to receiving something special himself this Christmas – six handcrafted letters from
Angelina Jolie and her children from the heart of rural Kent, England.
Jolie and all six of her children –
Maddox, 11, Pax, 8, Zahara, 7, Shiloh, 6, and 4-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne
– made a special visit to the village of Littlebourne in Kent to send
Santa their Christmas letters on Friday. And locals were thrilled to
catch a glimpse of the famous family.
"It was so cute. All the children sent messages to Father
Christmas and were absolutely beautifully behaved," Littlebourne post
office assistant Fiona Lindsay tells PEOPLE. "Just like any other kids
in a sweet shop they were excited, but Angelina controlled them
perfectly."
"It was lovely," she adds. "They were all very polite. They were just a bunch of gorgeous, happy kids."
Brad Pitt and Jolie have been staying in Kent while he films the final scenes for
zombie thriller World War Z.
Staying in a luxury converted barn in the nearby village of
Ickham called The Treasury (see photo below), the brood managed to keep a
low profile for their entire week-plus stay, enjoying visits to nearby
Howletts Wild Animal Park and Waterstones bookshop in Canterbury.
Pitt was also spotted taking Maddox to a screening of
Skyfall at the Vue Cinema in Broadstairs – home of English writer Charles Dickens.
The family has since moved on from the area, but their visit has
left an indelible mark on the locals in the sleepy English town.
"[Jolie] was so polite and a really nice person," Lindsay
says. "I was quite shocked at first but Angelina was so lovely I soon
relaxed."
"The children bought a packet of sweets each, plus a few toys
and some magazines, and we ended up having a general chat about how they
all were and what they were going to eat that night," she adds. "I
suggested they pop over to the fish and chip shop across the road as it
is a shame to come to England and not have some. I just hoped they liked
them!"
From
KentNews
Chris Murphy
Tuesday,
November 13, 2012
11:05 AM
Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stayed in a stunning
holiday cottage - complete with flatscreen 3D TV, pool table and grand
piano - in a sleepy village near Canterbury earlier this month.
The superstars and their children were in Kent while Mr Pitt re-shot scenes from upcoming blockbuster zombie movie World War Z.
And
while they stayed in a luxurious £3,000-a-week converted barn, they
also went shopping in the local stores and visited nearby Howletts Wild
Animal Park.
The post-apocolyptic movie, based on the best-selling
book by Max Brooks, is due for release next summer. Scenes were shot at
the Discovery Park in Sandwich - former home of US drug giant Pfizer -
and a short drive from the village retreat.
But the company that
rents exclusive holiday cottages in Kent says it only realised who its
VIP guests were after the superstars had jetted back to the US.
They
stayed at The Treasury in Ickham, a sumptuous barn conversion featuring
“breath-taking huge rooms, floor to ceiling windows and beamed vaulted
ceilings throughout”.
A spokeswoman at Canterbury-based rental firm Mulberry Cottages said: “We have only just found out they were staying with us.
“It was booked through a production company.”
And she joked: “They left it in good condition, so got their deposit back.”
Some reports suggested Mr Pitt popped along to nearby The Duke William pub, but owner Kate Coleman denies that happened.
She said: “They stayed in the village and we had their security stay with us.
“He didn’t make an appearance. He was filming all week.
“She [Ms Jolie] went to Littlebourne stores and to the post office to send cards from their children to Father Christmas.”
At the post office, shop assistant Fiona Lindsay said: “They came in on Friday.
“I was working in the shop at the time and I served her in the shop.
“She was so polite and a really nice person, I was quite shocked – she was so lovely.
“She bought the kids magazines and toys and one packet of sweets each. The children were also polite and called her Mum.
“They made a lot of noise at one point. There were two bodyguards outside and one inside. It was a surreal moment really.”
Ms
Jolie is also said to have taken their six-strong brood Maddox, Pax,
Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox, to nearby Howletts in Bekesbourne.
A
spokesman at the park was a little shy about their famous visitors, and
said: “I’m afraid I’m going to have to give the ‘no comment’ answer to
that one.”
The news was broken by entertainment company E! and
quotes an insider saying: “The kids all took their fishing rods and
bikes and spent a lot of time playing outside while Brad was shooting
reshoots for World War Z.”
Scenes from the movie had been due to
be shot at the site of the Morrisons supermarket near
Tunbridge Wells
railway station last year. But news leaked and the production company,
anxious fans could disrupt filming, changed their plans and instead
filmed in Glasgow.
From
Daily Mail
By
Lucy Buckland
PUBLISHED:
11:08 EST, 13 November 2012
|
UPDATED:
11:11 EST, 13 November 2012
Sprawling: The Treasury in Ickham is a sumptuous
barn conversion and Bradgelina would have paid £3,000 a month to rent
the pad while Brad Pitt filmed scenes for World Z
Dining:
Elegant: Angelina Jolie even took her brood out to the local zoo and brought them sweets from the local shop
Spacious: The converted barn has plenty of room for children to run around, which would have been handy for the Jolie Pitts
Peaceful: The Jolie Pitts chose the converted barn, but it wasn't just any old cottage, boasting magnificent views
On the rental firm Mulberry
Cottage website it says the property is: 'A stunning barn conversion
located within the most idyllic Kent village yet within easy distance of
the historic City of Canterbury and a short distance from the coast.
Recently awarded the acclaimed four star gold award for excellence.
'Stylishly
furnished with wonderfully spacious open plan rooms, this luxury barn
is quite literally breath-taking with huge rooms, floor to ceiling
windows and beamed vaulted ceilings throughout'
The
website adds: 'There is a den area at the top of the house and is
ideally suited to teenagers with comfortable bean bags, flatscreen 3D TV
and DVD blueray player thoughtfully provided by the owner.'
Loft bedroom: The house is billed as luxurious and private
Beds everywhere: The house boasts double beds all over the barn
State of the art: The kitchen has a state of the art cooker and modern breakfast bar
A room for the twins: Angelina and Brad left the house spick and span according to the owner
The
kitchen is also wonderfully luxurious, boasting: 'The state of the art
kitchen has been equipped with every conceivable appliance including
five ring range style cooker, American fridge freezer, dishwasher and
microwave oven.
'The
kitchen has floor to ceiling windows that flood the room with sunlight
and has been beautifully finished with cream granite work surfaces and
teak coloured units.'
Taking a dip: Angelina and Brad could have relaxed in this bathtub
Floodlit: The converted barn from the garden
A spokeswoman at
Canterbury-based rental firm Mulberry Cottages told local website Kent
News that: 'We have only just found out they were staying with us. It
was booked through a production company.'
From
E Online
by
Rebecca Macatee
Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Courtesy: Mulberry Cottages
You didn't think Brangelina & Co. would hole up in just any old shack, did you?
Of course not!
Brad Pitt and
Angelina Jolie—along with kids
Maddox,
Pax,
Zahara,
Shiloh,
Vivienne and
Knox—have been staying in a luxurious, huge "cottage" in Ickham, Kent, near England's southeast coast, called
The Treasury, a source tells E! News.
"It's a quintessential English cottage surrounded by rolling hills.
Kent is known as the garden of England, so it's very pretty and very
green," says a source. "It's the kind of place a normal British family
would go on holiday to. It's very serene and private."
"The kids all took their fishing rods and bikes and spent a lot of time playing outside while Brad was shooting reshoots for
World War Z," adds an insider.
Brad
even mingled with the locals. A source tells E! News the dad of six
"would also go drinking after work at The Duke William pub in Ickham."
As for Angie? She got into the local spirit, too, taking the kids on a day trip to
Howletts Zoo,
a endangered animal conservation park.
As of Monday, however, the Jolie-Pitts had moved on, undoubtedly to their next super-glam locale. Are we too old to be adopted?
@Tomjw15
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There is also a report in a UK tab that they
would attend the Chanel fashion show in Scotland next month. That is almost certainly wishful thinking inspired by Brad's Chanel No. 5 ad campaign.
