PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2013
ESTABLISHED 1993
ISSUE 240
YOUR FREE MAGAZINE BRINGING YOU LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION Delivered by hand each month to Seal, Kemsing, Otford, Shoreham, Seal Chart, Noahs Ark, Underriver, Godden Green, Ightham, Fawke Common, Plaxtol, Borough Green, Wrotham. Published by Highland Printers • Unit 1, Church Farm, Church Street, • Seal • Kent TN15 0AT • Tel: 01732 762131 • Fax: 01732 763501 Mobile: 07850 806771 • Editor & Publisher: Julian Gilchrist • email: highlandprinters@aol.com
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Borough Green Junior Football Club are looking for players of all ages - but in particular for our Under 10s teams next season (school year 5 as of Sept 2013) where we have two teams entered into the Crowborough League. We train on Tuesday evenings on the Wrotham School 3G Floodlit pitch, and have Level 1 & 2 FA Qualified coaches - Please contact the club via email - secretaryBGJFC@ btinternet.com - visit our website - www. boroughgreenjuniorfc.co.uk or contact Peter Donovan on 07956 381 071for a chat, more information and to organise a taster session.
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SEAL OVER 60's
A truly lovely afternoon in Pam Whites garden for the August meeting of the Over 60's. twenty members came, several apologies were given. A cream tea was the highlight and a really relaxed and happy afternoon was enjoyed. Thank you Pam and your helpers! Ore next meeting will be in Seal Village Hall on September 14th a picture quiz. Why not join us? B.Arnold.
Seal CE Primary School Zambra Way, Seal, Sevenoaks Call today -You will receive a very warm welcome. 01732 762388 or email: administration@seal.kent.sch.uk
“An An interesting curriculum ensures that pupils enjoy school and their learning” Ofsted 2011
Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning.
Saturday 28th September - 10am - 12 Otford Village Hall (Club Room) Cakes, tombola, plants, cards, etc. Refreshments. - Entry 50p For details phone Jean 01959 523404
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Second meeting will be on 9 Sept at 7.45 inside Seal's late 13th-century Church of St Peter and St Paul. The evening will include an introduction to parish churches from June Richards, a guided tour of the church with Anne Le Bas and short talk from Peter Mountfield about the rood screen. Tea and coffee will be available. Please see Seal Parish website for details. We are still looking for people to join the running committee if the group is to continue. For further information please contact Anna on 07715 310251 or anna@jibjabs.com
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TRACY EXHIBITION
From now until mid September at Seal library I am showing a mixture of traditional watercolour paintings and abstract acrylics. The exhibition is available to view during normal business hours and is free. All the paintings are for sale and I welcome commissions. Monday - Closed; Tuesday - 2.00pm - 5pm; Wed. - Closed; Thurs - 9.30am - 1pm; Friday - 10.00am - 1.00pm and 2.00pm 5pm; Sat - 10.00am - 2pm Sunday closed During November I will be at Borough Green library showing a mixture of traditional watercolours and abstract acrylics. The exhibition is open during normal business hours and is free. All the paintings are for sale and I welcome commissions. Monday - 9am - 6pm; Tues - 9am - 6pm; Wed - Closed; Thurs - 9am - 6pm; Fri - 9am - 6pm; Sat - 10am - 2pm; Sun - Closed Tracy
Dave & Rosemary Clary would like to thank all their former customers who, over the past 7 years, have helped to raise about £15,000 for Hospice in the Weald. This is a fantastic sum. However we are shortly moving away to live in Dorset in proper retirement so Dave will no longer be available. Thank you very much for all the support.
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Second meeting will be on 9 Sept at 7.45 inside Seal's late 13th-century Church of St Peter and St Paul. The evening will include an introduction to parish churches from June Richards, a guided tour of the church with Anne Le Bas and short talk from Peter Mountfield about the rood screen. Tea and coffee will be available. Please see Seal Parish website for details. We are still looking for people to join the running committee if the group is to continue. For further information please contact Anna on 07715 310251 or anna@jibjabs.com
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Temporary Road Closure
It will be necessary to close Blakes Green Road, Seal from 23rd September 2013 for up to 1 week. The road will be closed at Bitchet Farm for a length of 50m and there will be no access for through traffic at this location. The alternative route is via: Bitchet Green Road, Pond Lane, Stone Street. The closure is to enable drainage improvement works to be carried out by Enterprise working with Kent County Council
PATIENT PARTICIPATION AT THE OTFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE There have been huge changes in the way that the NHS is managed and funded. The voice of patients at GP surgeries across the county is now even more vital in ensuring that the services provided really do meet the needs of local communities. At the Otford surgery, there are now 2 active patient groups: 1. An online group, now called the Patient Reference Group (PRG). If you would like to join this group, please see the practice website www.otfordmedicalpractice.nhs.uk 2. A small group of patients (the Patient Participation Group or PPG) meets face to face with staff to promote cooperation between patients and the practice. This PPG group is keen to represent patient views as fully as possible. It will also have a role in providing input to the West Kent Commissioning Group (CCG), which now holds the funding for NHS services, and to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC is the independent regulator of all health and social care in England (GP practices, hospitals, care homes, home-care agencies and dental practices). The main ways in which patients can make suggestions or comments to the PPG:
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The pog blog - a remedy for something
In the last month, amongst other things, I’ve been on holiday, sold my car (hello people I sold it to!), bought a new one, discovered that the window wipers and lights are on different sides to the old one, adopted a dog for a day and had a stupid cough. The latter resulted in the following blog post: ‘Yesterday I coughed into the ear of a colleague almost consistently for half an hour. The colleague in question was in America and we were on a teleconference, so it wasn’t quite as bad as it sounds - but it clearly annoyed her as much as me. Later she sent me an e-mail saying: Home remedy for cough: It tastes a bit nasty but it works wonders - add ginger, honey, turmeric ( 1/3 teaspoon) to boiling water and drink away. You can put two/three spoons of honey ( it just makes this concoction bearable), ginger (a small chunk about half an inch will do), 1/3 teaspoon of turmeric( otherwise it gets very strong - both color and taste wise). Sincerely, Queen of Home Remedies :o) I thanked her, told her if I died it was up to her to explain to people and got the response: My tip also comes with a Surgeon General’s warning: try at your own risk. :o) Feel better Today I thought I should try it out. I was fed up with the cough and I was really touched that someone I’ve never met would take the time to try to help me. It wasn’t like I’d really die… …I nearly died. It does work, I admit. But only in the sense that you stop breathing for what feels like a good 10 minutes so you
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can’t cough. And then you can’t move for a few hours for fear of being sick. Honestly, I think it has helped a bit. If I did it again, it would probably help more, but I really can’t face it. I think it’s safe to say that this remedy may help something. I’m just not sure what that something might be. If you want to read more, I’m still blogging at http://thepogblog.wordpress.com. And if you see a car with window wipers going when it’s not actually raining….that will be me. I was probably trying to flash you a ‘thank you’…. Helen HOSPICES OF HOPE.
Sat. 7th Sept - Abba to Ave Maria! Ottovoci & Friends will be performing an evening of light-hearted entertainment at St Bart’s Church Hall, High Street, Otford, Kent - 7.30pm Tickets £12, are available from Wendy in the Hospices of Hope Office, 11 High Street (above the tea room) 01959 525110 or wendy@hospicesofhope.co.uk and include light refreshments in the interval.. Ottovoci is a group of four married couples, Bill and Linda Lattimer, Douglas and Vicki Howie, David and Liz Roe and Trevor and Serena Griffiths who like to sing together. They have a varied programme in four-part harmony, which includes anything from Abba to Ave Maria! They will be joined by some of their children; Chris Roe (their musical director) on the piano and his girlfriend Eleanor Janes (soprano), and Olivia Howie (mezzo soprano), who will add to the variety of music with some well-known opera arias/songs from the musicals, and a ‘novel’ rendition of the famous Flower Duet! Mon. 16th Sept. - Annual Golf Tournament Sponsored by Beavis Morgan Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club, Deal, Kent CT14 6RF. Brunch from 11am, 18 holes of golf, three course dinner with an auction and after dinner speaker. Excellent golf prizes to be won! The club was honoured to receive both 47th place in the “Golf World Top 100 Courses” and is included in the “Top 10 Favourite Courses” in the Independent National Newspaper. £120, please contact carole@hospicesofhope.co.uk 01959 525110 Sat.28th Sept. - Angus Morton The Voice of Hope with Special Guest Justice Paul Agyei This is a night of musical entertainment not to be missed! - 7.15pm, Memorial Hall, Wilmington, Kent DA2 7BP. £14 to include a fish and chip supper, please contact wendy@hospicesofhope.co.uk Sat. 5th Oct. - Starry Starry Night Join our black tie ball taking place at The High Rocks, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9JJ Arrival 7.30pm, drinks and canapés to be served whilst listening to The Robert Reid Duo, 3 course meal with coffee followed by
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dancing to live band “Stereo Sound” Auction and fundraising on the evening with all proceeds going the Bucharest Hospice Appeal. £60, please contact Vanessa@hospicesofhope.co.uk 01959 525110 Sat. 19 Oct. - Murder Mystery Evening “The Grave Peril of the Pilkington Garden Gnomes” Take part in this evening of trouble solving! 7pm, Bessels Green Baptist Church Hall, Bessels Green Road, Sevenoaks TN13 2PS. We recommend teams of 4 – 6, tickets £12 to include supper, please contact carole@hospicesofhope.co.uk 01959 525110 Many thanks for your continued support Wendy Wale Events & Communications Manager 01959 525110 Making every day count for terminally ill children and adults in Romania and surrounding countries www.facebook.com/hohuk Hospices of Hope. 11 High Street, Otford, Kent TN14 5PG T +44 (0)1959 525110 E wendy@hospicesofhope.co.uk W www.hospicesofhope.co.uk
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The Church of St Peter & St Paul, Seal Revd. Anne Le Bas 01732 762955 priest@sealpeterandpaul.com Church Website www.sealpeterandpaul.com
Vicar Rev. James Oakley 01732 762556 Parish Office: Margaret Robarts 01732 761351 www.kemsingwithwoodlands.org
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Worship during September 2013 1st 10 am Holy Communion 6.30 pm “Open Space” Compline 8th 10 am Holy Communion and Baptism 6.30 pm Evensong (said with hymns) 15th 10 am All Age Worship 6.30 pm Breathing Space Holy Communion 22nd 10 am All Age Communion 6.30 pm Evensong (said with hymns) 29th 10 am Holy Communion and Baptism 4-5pm Messy Church in the Hall 6.30 pm Evensong (said with hymns) Every Week: Wednesdays at 10am Holy Communion (BCP) The church is normally open during the day – please drop in to enjoy the peace and quiet! Children are welcome at all services. Sunday School usually meets on 1st & 2nd Sundays in term time, and there are other activities on offer during the month also. Please ask for details. The choir rehearses on Wednesdays in term time (7pm Juniors, 7.30pm Adults) MESSY CHURCH FOR HARVEST Sun 29th Sept 4 -5.30pm in the church hall HARVEST FESTIVAL 5/6th Oct Sat 5th 6pm Hog Roast and Quiz at Seal School Ticket prices tba Sun 6th 10 am Festival All Age Communion
St Peter’s Church, Fen Pond Road, Ightham
The Parish Office (in the Church Hall) is open 10-12 Mondays, 10-5 Thursdays. Messages can be left on the answerphone at other times (01732 761351).
SERVICES IN SEPTEMBER 2013 SUNDAYS 8.00 am Communion in Traditional Language 9.15 am
Sung Communion (followed by coffee)
ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH, OTFORD Vicar: Revd. Richard Worssam 01959 523185 Church Office: 01959 523185 or at st.bartholomews@otford.net Open weekday mornings 10.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m. Website: www.stbartholomews.co.uk First Steps: For parents and carers of pre-school children. 9.30-11.30am on alternate Wednesdays during term time. Contact: Najen Harris, 01959 522813 or Hazel Terry, 01959 523047 for details. Young People: Sunday Club (Sundays at 10.00 a.m.) Juniors (3-7s) - Middles (8-11s) - Seniors (12-14) YPF every Sunday in Church Centre, 6.30 pm - see website for details Sunday in Month
10.30 am Morning Service (coffee served beforehand) 6.30 pm
Evensong (1st, 29th) Taize Praise 8th Evening Praise 22nd
Families Families are welcome at all services; the 10.30 service is an all-age service on the first Sunday each month; other Sundays we have children’s groups. We have books and soft toys at the back of church for younger children.
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Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion Common Worship Holy Communion
Holy Communion
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SUNDAY SCHOOL meets at 10.00am on Sundays in the church room. (Jeremy Barker 781054) A WARM WELCOME is extended to everyone at all services. The church has wheelchair and pram access, and a Loop System to assist those with hearing aids. There are modern lavatory facilities. FAMILIES are particularly welcome. For children who are unable to settle in church, books and toys are available in the ground-floor tower room from which the service can still be followed through our modern sound system. A creche facility is also available.
THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST LUKE, SEVENOAKS 30 Eardley Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1XT
Vicar: The Reverend Mark Griffin - 01732 452462 Assistant Curate: The Reverend Anne Bourne - 07512 734224 Churchwardens: Timothy Pearce - 01732 465110 Michael Curry - 01732 455569 Parish Office: Ruth Morris - 01732 743045 (10am2pm weekdays) Church Website: Sunday Worship:
www.stlukes-sevenoaks.org.uk 8am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.15am Parish Eucharist (1st Sunday in the month Family Service)
6.30pm Compline as announced Junior Church meets in St Luke’s Hall at 10.15am and joins the regular congregation later in the service. A Crèche provides for babies and toddlers in the Parish Room. Thursdays: 11am Holy Communion, followed by coffee Morning Prayer is normally said daily in church at 9.15am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Other Activities at St Luke’s: Mondays: Tiny Ones Together Service for babies and toddlers at 10.15am in the Parish Room in term time. There are small toys to enjoy as well as a story, prayers and a sing-along. Refreshments are served. Tuesdays: Julian Group meets in Church at 2pm on Tuesdays - Christian Meditation according to Julian of Norwich. Wednesdays: Lunchtime Recitals at 12.30pm for 30 minutes - admission free – tea and coffee served – bring your own sandwiches Thursdays – last in the month – St Luke’s Fellowship meets at 2.00pm in the Parish Room. Further details from the Parish Office – 01732 743045 or the website.
Morning Worship
No Evening Service No Evening Service
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DURING THE WEEK also see the weekly news sheet Wednesdays 9.30am Holy Communion Mon-Sat 5.00 pm Evening Prayer
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Regular Church Services at St Peter’s Ightham: BCP Holy Communion:
Morning Worship
Otford Methodist Church on the High Street near the library
We welcome you to our Worship and Activities
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There are a range of services to suit everyone: Family Service Holy Communion Praise Service Wholeness & Healing Our Choir & Worship Band are regularly involved Activities for all ages First Steps (parents & pre-school children) Junior (10-12 years) & Senior (13+) Youth Clubs Women’s Hour Men’s Breakfast Bible & Housefellowships Prayer Meeting Alpha Courses Please check specific details We are a happy welcoming Church worshipping God together and seeking to share His love with others
Please ring for more details Minister: Rev. Kath Pawlett 01959 522196 www.otfordmethodistchurch.org.uk
AUGUST 2013 Sun 4 Holy Communion (BCP) Sun Sun Sun
All-age Family Service 11 Family Communion (CW) 18 Family Communion (CW) 25 Matins (BCP))
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All ages are warmly welcomed to our services. For additional information: Vicar: Revd. Carol Kitchener Reader: Gretel Wakeham Church warden: Ron Drury
01732 761766 01732 761534 01732 810214
Otford Methodist Church would like to invite you to the following events Saturday 21st September. Mens Breakfast Talk by Detective Inspector Barry Knott of Kent Police and Chairman of the Kent Christian Police Association Venue – Darenth Valley Golf club at 08.30 am, cost £9 For further information please call Derek Baxter on 01959 523687 Sunday 28th September. Harvest Thanks Giving Services at 10.30 am and 6.30 pm. For more details please call Kath Pawlett on 01959 522196
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Shipbourne Farmers’ Market: September
The concept of a Farmer’s Market is that stallholders are the producers of what they sell. Farmer’s Markets offer these small local producers a retail outlet to sell what they have raised, grown and/or made. Without such markets many of these small producers could not make a living from the land. Stallholders should not be re-sellers of someone else’s product Ten Year Anniversary Year. Our anniversary market in May was a great success. We are now planning a very special anniversary dinner not only to raise funds for St Giles’ and Agricultural charities, but to highlight the quality and variety of produce available at the market. Albert and Michel Roux will be coming back to Shipbourne (Albert used to be the Head chef at Fairlawne and Michel went to Shipbourne school for a short time). They have taken up our challenge to create ‘a meal to remember’ by only using produce from the Farmers’ Market. Their head chef visited the market last month and he was impressed by the quality of the produce sold by our 20 local food producers. What’s available in September The warmth of the last few months provided a welcome reprieve for farmers and growers after the challenging conditions of the first four months of the year. All the promise of the summer’s long growing season is now delivering. It’s the time to enjoy an abundance of game, wonderful seafood, and here in the Garden of England, all the finest apples and dessert pears for which this area is justly famous. It looks as though the cold winter and warm summer will make it a great season for fruit so make sure you try as many local varieties as possible. You can still find the end of the summer berries but also the richer hued autumn fruit, such as plums and gages are in abundance. Fish and seafood are plentiful this month. The changing season and the return to school also herald a longing for richer more comforting meat dishes so make a vow to try game this year, particularly venison. It’s the perfect locally sourced free-range meat – minimum food miles, low in cholesterol and full of useful vitamins. Lean and tender, it suits short cooking methods such as frying and grilling. Ask our game suppliers Keiron and Wendy for recipes. If watching budgets remember that cheaper cuts of meat such as belly pork, shin of beef and lamb shank all taste particularly good and are all available at Annabells’s stall our farmer and butcher. For lighter meat, try guinea fowl. Cook in the same way as a small chicken, maybe roast wrapped in streaky bacon, and enjoy the flavour, which is richer than chicken and subtly gamey. With tomatoes, courgettes, sweetcorn, peas, cauliflowers, runner beans and onions all plentiful and cheap right now this might be the month to try making your own chutneys and pickles. You don’t have to make huge amounts – just a jar or two can be very satisfying and you might just get the bug. Winter squashes and pumpkins are starting to arrive and come in an amazing array of shapes and sizes all with different flavours and textures – try in soups, curries, gratins and risottos. Tree fruit are at their best and juiciest so don’t miss plums, damsons and greengages. They are wonderful for eating and using in preserves, ice creams, pies, and, if feeling very adventurous, even your own liqueurs and wines. (For recipes the Women’s Institute
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Life saving equipment goes up in Sevenoaks and Sundridge Residents can feel safer with the installation of defibrillators outside Sevenoaks District Council’s Argyle Road offices in Sevenoaks and its Dunbrik Depot in Sundridge. The two Public Access Defibrillators - more commonly known as PADs - are available for any member of the community to use, alongside effective CPR, in the event of a cardiac arrest due to a heart attack or heart failure emergency. Training is not necessary to use the life saving devices. Anyone can use the defibrillators as they are fully automated and voice control instructions talk you through exactly what to do. Sevenoaks District Council invested in the equipment to support South East Coast Ambulance's ‘Start a Heart’ campaign to promote and install defibrillators at as many locations as possible across the South East, to make this region the safest place to live, work, travel and visit. As well as providing the defibrillators, the Council has worked in partnership with Emergency Medical Care and Training Services (EMCATS) to provide training for 70 people in their use, as well as learning basic skills in first aid and CPR. Cllr Roddy Hogarth, Sevenoaks District Council's Cabinet Member for healthy living, comments: “We’re keen to let everyone know where their local defibrillators are located. Evidence clearly shows that early defibrillation alongside CPR significantly increases the survival rates of patients suffering a cardiac arrest. This is why I am happy to see defibrillators being installed at our offices at Sevenoaks and Sundridge as this equipment could potentially save lives.” As an Ambulance Technician, Michael Whitcombe from EMCATS knows first hand the benefits of early defibrillation: “It's thought that a patient's chance of survival falls substantially for every minute that they don’t receive a shock from a defibrillator and effective CPR, and I have been very pleased to see how proactive Sevenoaks District Council has been in running this initiative.” This Council is also working in partnership with the Sevenoaks District Seniors Action Forum, local organisations, parishes, villages and owners of public buildings to explore opportunities to install other PADs in cardiac hot spots across the District. Steve Plater, Vice-Chair of Sevenoaks District Seniors Action Forum, says: “We strongly support the campaign for widespread deployment of PADs, and A&P Garden Services
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We are pleased to announce the opening of St. Edith Folk, a new music club based at St. Edith Hall in Kemsing, Sevenoaks. St Edith Folk aims to bring the best in folk, roots and acoustic music from around the world to this lovely little corner of Kent. We are keen to feature both established national and international artists, and to give an opportunity to play to local musicians, both young and old. The official opening party of the club will take place on Saturday 7 September. In line with our guiding principles, we will be showcasing a number of local artists to provide music for the evening, including the terrific Fate The Juggler, folk-rockers extraordinaire, a special acoustic set from D-n-K, who describe themselves as "a singer/songwriter partnership with a musical style crossing elements of folk, rock and pop music", and the talented David Mumford, who recently supported Joan Armatrading at the Assembly Hall in Tunbridge Wells. There will be a free buffet available during the evening, we will have some exciting free gifts to give away, there will be a raffle with lots of prizes, and much more! And all this will be available for a ticket price of only £5.00! We really want to get as many people in as we can to start the club off with a big bang!! Following the opening night we have a full programme for the Autumn and Winter and beyond, with gigs taking place on a bi-monthly basis. Artists booked so far include Philip Henry & Hannah Martin, a unique young duo at the forefront of the new global folk movement, Blair Dunlop, the precociously talented son of Ashley Hutchings, and The Carrivick Sisters, a wonderful folk/bluegrass duo hailing from the West Country. For 2014, we already have booked the amazing Earl Okin, The Phil Beer Band and, all the way from France, The Churchfitters, amongst others. Tickets for all St Edith Folk events are available online from our website, www.stedithfolk.co.uk, or they can be booked by telephone by calling 01732 440470. St. Edith Folk - The South East’s best new little folk venue! ST. EDITH FOLK - WHAT’S ON 2013 Saturday 7 Sept **OFFICIAL OPENING PARTY** £ 5.00 Music from Fate The Juggler, D-n-K, and others, a free buffet, free gifts, a raffle, and lots more! And all this for only £5.00! Not to be missed!! Friday 20 Sept SOCIETY £12.00 support from John Forrester Top notch Americana from this talented trio who specialise in gorgeous three-part vocal harmonies. Think Crosby Stills & Nash meet
Mumford & Sons! Friday 4 October PHILLIP HENRY & HANNAH MARTIN £12.00 support from The Lightworker A truly unique, charismatic young duo, at the forefront of the new global folk movement. Their astonishing instrumental vituosity will amaze you! Friday 18 October DIDI BERGMAN & FRIENDS £10.00 support TBA Hailing from Rochester, multi-instrumentalist Didi Bergman is one of the gems of the local scene. If you don't know why, this is your chance to find out. Friday 1 November THE BLAIR DUNLOP TRIO £15.00 support TBA Blair is rapidly emerging as one of the country’s finest of singer-songwriters, with a charismatic and vibrant stage personality, and impressive guitar style. Friday 15 November THE CARRIVICK SISTERS £12.00 - support TBA Saturday 7 December KIERAN HALPIN £12.00 - support from Fiddlefit Friday 20 December JACQUI MCSHEE'S TAKE THREE £15.00 - support TBA For further information on St. Edith Folk and events please contact Keith Stockman, e-mail kstockman1954@gmail.com, tel. 07538 822115
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ANNOUNCEMENTS Sevenoaks Outdoor Bowling Club @ Hollybush Close
Come and try this simple yet fascinating game for free. Bowls provided, just wear flat soled shoes. All ages welcome. Phone Brian 01959 522969 or Jill 01732 454677 for details.
Fun Salsa 123 - Learn to Salsa dance
Beginners welcome. No partner needed. Meet new friends. Monday nights from 8pm in Dunton Green Village Hall email: funsalsa@live.com tel: 01732 742291
TO BOOK SEAL VILLAGE HALL PLEASE CALL - 01959 522545 BABY & TODDLER MUSIC CLASSES WITH MUSICAL BUMPS Friendly, fun and educational classes at local venues in St Mary's Platt and Sevenoaks. Enjoy gentle music making with your baby, and lively fun sessions with your toddler. Call 01732 882779 or see www.musicalbumps.com for more information.
St LAWRENCE VILLAGE HALL
Church Road, Stone Street Village. - Attractive, well maintained traditional village hall, with well equipped kitchen, central heating and parking, Facilities for the disabled. Reasonable rates. Please call 01732 761282. See website: www.stlvh.org.uk
Beavers and Cubs - SEAL Village Beavers age 6 – 8 Cubs age 8 – 10
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SEVENOAKS FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Are you looking for new friends and something different? We are a club for the more mature amongst us. Our activities consist of Ten Pin Bowling at Tunbridge Wells once a week, canasta which we play on a regular basis, Whist Drives, Scrabble - a couple of sessions per month, Darts, Dining Out and Theatre visits. If you are interested in anything and haven't played for a long time we can refresh or teach you. There are also monthly Rambles. We are a very lively group and are still looking for new members. Why don't you come along to one of our meetings on the first Thursday of every month at 7.30pm at the Community Centre, Otford Road. If you are interested call Angela Heron on 01732 351529 or Mo Haslam on 01732 761903
HIRE BOROUGH GREEN VILLAGE HALL
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SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB meets every Thursday in Seal Village Hall at 1.30pm - 4.30pm & 6.00pm - 9.30pm. New members welcome - No experience required MUSIC SESSIONS FOR THE UNDER 5’s
SKIPS Pre-School (Adjacent Ightham Primary School in Oldbury Lane) invite you to join our under 5’s Pipsqueaks music sessions every Wednesday term time between 9.15-11am. Bookings taken on a first come first served basis. For further information and to book a place please contact Sue on 01732 882869
KEMSING PAVILION SQUASH COURT
The Pavilion Squash Court is available for hire. Tokens to operate the court lights are available from Richlands Stores in Dynes Road and Best One Supermarket, West End, Kemsing. The cost of tokens is £6 for 45 minutes play. Court bookings can be made on the booking sheets inside the Pavilion. Full changing and shower facilities. For further information contact pavilion on 762865
KEMSING SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB
Short Mat Bowls is played at the Sir Mark Collet Pavilion Tuesdays 2 - 5.00 pm and Wednesdays 7 - 10.00 pm We welcome new members of all ages. There's no limit! No previous experience necessary. Bowls are available. Please phone Ros Hitchings, 01959 523635 for more information
OTFORD BRIDGE CLUB : WE HAVE MOVED The Club has now moved its Friday Evening Duplicate Bridge Sessions to new premises at the Sir Mark Collett Pavilion, Heaverham Road, Kemsing. Visitors or new members are always welcome. If you are interested to come along to the Club, or wish to learn to play Bridge, please ring Jim Garlinge on 01892 870260. LINDA’S MODERN LINEDANCE CLASSES (Est’d 1997) Every Monday at Bat and Ball Community Centre, Improvers/Intermediate 7pm to 8pm. New Beginners Class starts 2nd SEPT. 8pm to 9pm. Contact Linda for further details on 01732 870116 email: lindagee.15@sky.com
UNDERRIVER VILLAGE HALL
Cosy village hall standing in its own grounds. Stage area, separate small meeting room. Large and well equipped fitted kitchen. Seated catering capacity for a maximum of 80 persons. Ideal for most events. For further information please call: 01732 833930 or email: helen@underriver.com
4th Sevenoaks (St John's) Scout Group Beavers Wed 5.15 - 6.30pm Cubs 6.45 - 8.00pm Scouts Fri 7.30 - 9.15pm - Extensive secure grounds and facilities. Contact Contact Paul Davis GSL 01732 763755
THE SEVENOAKS ARCHERY CLUB Invite applications from experienced Archers and beginners. Coaching arranged. Enquiries to: Mike Davies (Membership Secretary) 01732 762266 email: mdknolepark62@gmail.com
SEVENOAKS BADMINTON CLUB Every Friday 8pm - 10pm. 4 Courts. Friendly, sociable and matches. No Beginners. Feather Shuttles. The New School at Westheath. info@sevenoaksbadminton.co.uk www.sevenoaksbadminton.co.uk
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AT UNDERRIVER VILLAGE HALL on Monday Evening 7.30pm & 8.30pm and Tuesday mornings at 9.30am. For more information please call Zoe on 01732 771747 / 07950 494335
Hola Amigos Spanish Club invites all Spanish speaking children to join. Sessions take place in Seal Primary School, Seal every Saturday from 10.00am to 11.30 am. For more information see SpanishinSevenoaks. blogger.co.uk or contact us on SpanishinSevenoaks@gmail.com' SEAL TIDDLERS
Come and join us every Thursday during school term times 9.30am 11.30am Seal Church Hall, Church Road, Seal. We are a local group catering for children aged 0-4 years, together with their carers - Mums, Dads, Childminders, Nannies, Grandparents etc., We provide an exciting range of activities and refreshments, tea, coffee and squash. We are a friendly group who are always welcoming to new members. The cost £1.50 per carer each week. For more information contact: Kelly Bridle on 07891 801444 or Helen Davies on 07814 717636. IGHTHAM VILLAGE HALL, Sevenoaks Road, Ightham TN15 9HA This large modern hall has disabled access, a large car park and a committee room. It has a Badminton Court, Stage, Gas Heating, Modern Kitchen with Fridge and Oven. Block bookings by negotiation. Special rates for Childrens Parties, Suitable for Weddings, Parties, Aerobics and Fund Raising for Charities. To hire this hall telephone 01732 780283 m: 07715 327885 email: ighthamvillagehall@gmail.comwebsite: ighthamvillagehall@gmail.com
Kettlercise at Meopham Village Hall - Tuesday mornings, also Kettlercise personal training available for fat loss, toning and feeling engergised! For further details contact 07799031715
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