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Lizzy
Yarnold – the District’s Double Olympic Champion -
Victory Parade |
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Residents
can see double Winter Olympic Champion, Lizzy Yarnold, in person
on Wednesday 18 April 2018 on her victory bus tour of the Sevenoaks
District.
The tour will begin at Sevenoaks District Council offices at
9.30am, where the public can wave Lizzy off, and there will
be a half hour stop off at Swanley High Street at 11am. On route,
the bus will also pass through Otford, Eynsford and Horton Kirby
before finishing in West Kingsdown.
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The
tour will include stops at several local schools as Lizzy is keen
to inspire a new generation of young athletes. Unfortunately,
the public will not be allowed into the grounds of the schools
included on the tour.
The full route and timings are available at www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/lizzyygold
Schools and community groups who want to congratulate Lizzy on
route should let the Council know by calling 01732 227000 or e-mailing
communities@sevenoaks.gov.uk
so the Council can arrange for the bus to slow down as it passes
them.
Live progress of the bus on the day of the tour will be posted
on the Council’s
twitter feed @sdc_newsdesk. The Victory bus tour is being
organised by Sevenoaks District Council in partnership with Go
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Lizzy
made history on Saturday 17 February 2018 when she became the
first British athlete to successfully defend a Winter Olympic
title. The Skeleton sensation retained her Olympic Gold at the
Korean Winter Games in Pyeongchang after she won Gold at the
Sochi Winter Olympic Games in 2014.
Lizzy, who grew up in West Kingsdown in the Sevenoaks District,
was the only British athlete at this year’s Winter Olympics
to clinch a gold medal.
Lizzy is a talented all-round athlete who took up the Skeleton
after entering a talent search in 2009. It takes nerves of steel
to take part in this sport, as competitors slide down a frozen
track, lying face down on a sled, reaching speeds in excess
of 90 miles an hour, with no brakes!
When Lizzy first took up the Skeleton, the Sevenoaks District
Sport Council, funded by Sevenoaks District Council, awarded
her a grant to help with the transition to the new sport.
District Olympian, Lizzy Yarnold, says: “It still hasn’t
really sunk in that I am now a Double Olympic Champion! The
last four years has been tough and at times I wasn’t sure
if I would be able to defend my title, but it just shows if
you dream big and work hard then who knows what you can achieve.
Thanks to everyone in the Sevenoaks District for all their support.
I can’t wait to come and visit and show as many young
people as possible my two Olympic Gold Medals - dreams can come
true!”
Cllr Peter
Fleming, Leader of the Council, adds: “Lizzy’s hard
work, drive and sacrifice to become an Olympic champion is an
inspiration to us all. I am delighted that we were able to help
her early on in her career through our funding of the Sevenoaks
District Sports Council. I am deeply honoured that she has agreed
to once again tour the Sevenoaks District where she grew up
and spend time inspiring the next generation.”
The
route and timings are as follows
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9.30am: Bus leaves Sevenoaks District Council offices heading
towards Trinity School via Pembroke Road, the A225 (past the
Vine), then right at Bat and Ball Junction and onto Seal Road
then right again onto Seal Hollow Road
• 9.45am: Arrive at Trinity School
• 10.15am: Leave Trinity School heading towards Swanley
via the A225
• 10.30am: Drive past Otford Pond
• 10.35am: Drive past Shoreham (Kent) railway station
• 10.45am: Drive through Eynsford and past Anthony Roper
School then on to the A20 towards Swanley
• 11am: Arrive at Swanley High Street (by NatWest bank)
• 11.30am: Leave Swanley High Street heading towards Orchards
Academy via London Road
• 11.35am: Arrive at Orchards Academy
• 12.05pm: Leave Orchards Academy heading towards Horton
Kirby Church of England Primary School via the A20 then left
onto Dartford Road, then right on to Station Road then right
onto Horton Road
• 12.20pm: Arrive at Horton Kirby Church of England Primary
School
• 12.50pm: Leave Horton Kirby Primary School heading towards
West Kingsdown via Horton Road, The Street, Rays Hill, Eglantine
Lane and the A20
• 1.10pm: Drive past Hever Road Shops, West Kingsdown
• 1.15pm: Arrive at West Kingsdown School
• 1.45pm: Leave West Kingsdown School. The tour has finished.
Enjoy
this Momentous occasion and see the Champion!
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Charity
Pancake Race at the Vine Gardens!
Join the Sevenoaks Town Mayor. |
Tuesday
13th February 9:30am – 12pm
No need to book just turn up, take part or just watch all the
fun! |
For
Pancake Racers it costs a £1 to join in. Prize for the winner!
The Vine Gardens, Dartford Road, Sevenoaks |
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Come
and Take the Plunge for Charity |
Fearless
charity supporters have trunks and swimsuits at the ready as Sevenoaks
District Council Chairman, Cllr Larry Abraham, opens the un-brrr-lievable
Chilli Dip on 17 February.
Organised by Ellenor, who support families facing terminal illness,
the event sees brave fundraisers jump into the ice-cold swimming
pool of St Julian’s Club, Sevenoaks, all in the name of
charity before being rewarded with a warm bowl of chilli afterwards
to thaw them out.
The event starts at 11am and welcomes anyone aged 16 and over,
costing £15 with all the funds going to the Ellenor charity,
who serve the West Kent community. |
Before
taking the leap of faith, everyone will receive full training
and a safety walk.
Sevenoaks District Council Chairman, Cllr Larry Abraham, says:
“The Chilli Dip is one of the more daring fundraising events
out there and my most unusual engagement of my year as Chairman!
So if you think you’re up to the challenge, sign up now
before spaces run out. “Ellenor is a charity very close
to my heart, with the Chilli Dip raising thousands over the years,
so it would be great to make 2018 the biggest year yet.”
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In
the last days of the most brutal world conflict that mankind had
ever faced “The Great War” and “The War to End
all Wars” came to its final bestial, bloodthirsty and devastating
conclusion on the 11th hour, of the 11 month, in November 1918.
Click
here for full story |
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Primary
schools across Kent and Medway have got the chance to prove their
artistic flare in a brand-new competition to spread vital road
safety messages across the county and around the UK. Kent Fire
and Rescue Service (KFRS) is backing a new project by road safety
charity Brake, which involves primary schools, with the aim of
keeping children safer. |
The
competition can be run on a day of the school’s choice,
but entries need to be submitted to Brake by Friday 30 June 2017. |
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| Kent
Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) is recruiting on-call fire firefighters
and you could be just the person that we are looking for! On-call
firefighters come in all shapes and sizes, all ages and from all
walks of life – office workers, beauticians, farmers, bankers,
builders, stay-at-home-parents. It doesn’t matter whether
you are already working or not, KFRS wants to hear from you if you
are: At least 18 years old / Have a good all round level of fitness
/ Live or work within five minutes of one of the recruiting on-call
fire stations and Able to offer the hours we need to deal with the
risk in your area
Click
here for full story |
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People
looking to add another string to their bow have the chance to
join an eight-week archery course.
Sevenoaks District Council is organising an archery course to
take place from Thursday 14 April which is open to everyone aged
between 11 and 25 years old. |
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‘inclusive archery’ course, which has been organised
in association with lottery funded Sportivate and is supported
by Kent Sport and Sport England, is also open to people who may
have previously played archery or who have never picked up a bow
and arrow before.
Leisure Cabinet Member, Cllr Michelle Lowe, says: “This
course is open to everyone and has been organised as a way of
not only encouraging people to try out something new, but for
people who may have tried it before and are looking for something
sociable as well as a physical activity which will help to keep
them fit.”
The course will cost £2.50 per session and will take place
between 5.30pm and 6.30pm at Knole Academy, Bradbourne Vale Road,
Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3LE. |
Youngsters
in Dunton Green also have the chance to try their hand at archery
by booking onto a free four-day archery course which will take
place between Tuesday 31 May and Friday 3 June. There will be
two courses taking place simultaneously between 10am and 11am
and then between 11am and 12pm.
The courses will be at the Recreation Ground, off London Road
in Dunton Green, and are open to youngsters aged between 10 and
16 years old. |
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Sevenoaks
District Council is offering free microchipping for dogs to help
owners in advance of new legislation coming into force next month.
The new rules mean that from April 6 every dog over the age of
eight weeks will need to be microchipped....Click
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Youngsters
Assist Chairman in Celebrating Commonwealth Day with Flag Raising
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Westerham Sea Cadets will be leading
the way for a special flag raising ceremony at Sevenoaks District
Council early this month. The event is being held from 9.45am
to celebrate Commonwealth Day, which takes place on Monday 14
March with Council Chairman Cllr Philip McGarvey leading the
event outside the Council’s Sevenoaks offices in Argyle
Road.
Local veterans and Councillors will also
attend the event and there will be readings from the Chairman,
Sevenoaks District Council Leader, Cllr Fleming, and prayers
from Reverend Dorothy McGarvey, who curates for Farningham,
Eynsford and Lullingstone. Year three pupils from St John’s
Church of England Primary School in Sevenoaks will also attend.
Sevenoaks District Council Chairman,
Cllr Philip McGarvey says: “I am honoured to be a part
of leading this nationally recognised celebration. It’s
a chance for us to show our support for the Commonwealth and
the appreciation of the values it stands for and opportunities
offered to its citizens.”
The theme of this year’s Commonwealth
Day is ‘An Inclusive Commonwealth’. The day is an
annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations and marked
by a multi-faith service usually attended by Queen Elizabeth
II as Head of the Commonwealth.
From 10.30am on the same day veterans
will also gather to commemorate World War 1. From this time
people will move into the Council offices where the Chairman
will light and then extinguish four candles.
This ceremony is based on the feeling
of darkness which came over Europe 100 years ago and uses light
as a symbol of hope.
To find out more about the Chairman,
or to invite him to an event, visit http://www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/chairman
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Council
Urges Sevenoaks District Residents to Make Sure They are Registered
to Vote |
Sevenoaks
District Council is urging residents not yet registered to vote
to take advantage of the National Voter Registration Drive by
going online and registering their details.
On Thursday
5 May voters across the county will be able to go to the polls
to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent. There could
also be an ‘in, out’ referendum on the European
Union later this year.
But residents
not registered to vote will not be able to exercise their right
to have their say.
Elections
Portfolio Holder, Cllr Anna Firth, said: “Anyone not yet
registered to vote should do so as soon as possible. Not only
do we have the Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent this year
but there may also be a once in a lifetime opportunity to have
your say on the EU.
"I’d
urge people living across the District to use the National Voter
Registration Drive to spread the message amongst family and
friends: save time, register online today! It only takes a few
minutes to register to vote online and avoids all the faff of
filling in forms.”
The deadline
for registering to vote in time for the Police and Crime Commissioner
election is Monday 18 April and while there is still time, it’s
running out quickly.
Residents can register online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
They can also call the Council on 01732 227000 to ask for an
elector registration form to be sent to them.
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SEVENOAKS
BRANCH OF PARKINSON’S UK
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| Coffee
Morning - first Tuesday of the month at the Bullfinch Pub in Riverhead.
Very popular event come and chat about anything very informal gathering. |
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| Singing
Group - twice a month in the Wesley Room at the Methodist Church,
The Drive, Sevenoaks. Contact Shirley Lake on 01732 669210. |
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| Bowls
– another popular event we play at Sevenoaks Indoor Bowls
Club, Hollybush Lane. Call John Hall on 01732 700116 if you would
like to ‘give it a go’. |
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| Exercise
Classes – we hold these classes every Thursday at The Methodist
Church Hall in Otford from 2.00 until 4.00. |
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| ART
CLASS First Wednesday of the month held at St. Lukes Church Hall,
Eardley Road, Sevenoaks, Kent. 2.00 – 4.00 |
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If
you would like to know more about our Regular Activities please
call: Jackie Hart (Secretary) on 01732 360512. |
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In
the last days of the most brutal world conflict that mankind had
ever faced “The Great War” and “The War to End
all Wars” came to its final bestial, bloodthirsty and devastating
conclusion on the 11th hour, of the 11 month, November 1918. |
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Tonbridge-based
charity, The Bridge Trust, is seeking walkers to take part in
the Tonbridge Lions Charity Walk on Sunday 18th May and to raise
vital funds for the Trust’s work with single homeless adults
in West Kent.
...Click
Here |
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WW1
COMMEMORATIVE EVENT
Saturday 10th May, 10am - 4pm. The
Eden Valley Museum invites you to a FREE all day event marking the
Centenary of the Great War 1914-1918
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Here |
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Kent
County Council are at long last putting into operation a massive
project to repair some of the worst pothole-plagued roads in Kent,
as the County is handed £8.6million by the Government...Click
Here |
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Parkinson’s
UK – the support and research charity - The beard shave
took place at Michaels the Barber in St. Botolphs Road, Sevenoaks,
and was carried out by Michael himself whose customers very generously
donated £50.00 towards the event.....Click
Here |
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There
have been 33 reports of thefts of catalytic converters in the Sevenoaks
– Tunbridge Wells -Tonbridge areas, since 1st October 2013.These
are broken down into areas as follows:Swanley - 3
Tonbridge and East Peckham - 10
Tunbridge Wells - 3
Sevenoaks including Otford and Kemsing - 14
Westerham - 3....Click
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Interest
Free Loans |
Local
businesses can now apply for interest-free loans with the Escalate
programme. Michael Fallon MP, the Business Minister, teamed up
with Cllr Peter Fleming, Leader of Sevenoaks District Council
and Chairman of the West Kent Partnership.....Click
Here |
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A
road haulage business has renewed its partnership with Kent, Surrey
& Sussex Air Ambulance by supplying the charity with Bubble
Wrap - a vital life-saving piece of equipment. For
the second successive year, family-run Sussex Transport will provide
a year’s supply of the plastic sheeting which is used to keep
each patient warm on their journey to hospital......Click
Here |
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Police
Advice Avoiding Scams
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Fraudsters
are trying to trick people in Kent into revealing PIN numbers
and handing over their bank cards. Don’t be fooled.......Click
Here |
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Chiddingstone
Castle, near Edenbridge, Kent, has a fantastic display of Egyptian
objects, some of which have “never been on display”...before!
These objects are just some of those collected by the late antiquarian,
Denys Eyre Bower, who owned the Castle from 1955 to 1977. Other
items in the Egyptian Collection have been loaned to the Houston
Museum of Natural Science in Texas – having been recognised
as an outstanding collection......Click
Here. |
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| help
women to understand the beliefs held by abusers and in so doing
recognise which of these beliefs they have shared... help women
to gain self esteem and the confidence to improve the quality of
their lives .....to look at the effects of domestic abuse on children.....
to help women to recognise potential future abusers .....to introduce
women to community resources such as the Police Domestic Abuse Unit
and Rape Crisis....Click
Here |
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Life-saving
charity Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance is appealing for
teams of cyclists from businesses and companies to join its Double
100 cycle challenge this summer.The
100-mile or 100km bike ride is to be held on June 23rd and will
start and finish at the Surrey and Sussex helicopter base at Redhill
Aerodrome. It is an ideal team-building opportunity for businesses
who can enter a relay team or as individuals.......Click
Here |
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| RHS
Britain in Bloom 2013 launches this month. The theme this year
is “Edible Britain”, which will see community gardening
groups create 2,000 edible gardens in public spaces around the
country. Britain in Bloom was set up in
1964 as a tourist initiative but since the RHS took over in 2002......
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Visit
Westerham
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in the valley of the ancient River Darent, Westerham's roots
can be traced back to the Vikings and the Romans, and today
has evolved into a charming market town attractive to residents,
business and visitors. It
is perhaps best known for its famous residents: amongst others,
Sir Winston Churchill and General James Wolfe. Both had homes
here, which are now open to the public.....Click
Here |
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With
the price of vegetables and other produce escalating ever higher
in the shops, even with the top supermarket chains across Britain
undercutting most prices of the smaller companies, there seems
very likely that a change is coming for those who are looking
for fresh home-grown food.. Click HERE |
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The
many picturesque surrounding villages, lakes, and ponds are always
found while walking along these country paths, with the many numerous
amounts of wildlife and birds to be spotted along the way. For
hundreds of years these paths have been trodden by our ancestors.
CLICK HERE for more details |
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If
you fancy a getaway, whether a self-catering holiday, guest
house, or maybe just want a weekend stay at a bed
& breakfast. There is
a vast selection and superb places to choose from within
the county of Kent, with spectacular coastal scenery and splendid
views and walks...and "Far from the madding crowd"...Click
Here.
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Reg
Marchant of Skeynes Road, Edenbridge - is at last on his way to
his dream "Trip of a Lifetime". The date is now set
for him, his family, crew and all his loyal supporters to head
towards the Dorset town of Poole, where Reg will begin his epic
journey on Saturday 2nd April......Click
Here |
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Do
you know that special person in your neighbourhood or within
the Sevenoaks area that has voluntarily given freely of their
time, effort and energy to assist and help others?If
so, then you now have the opportunity to nominate them for
a prestigious award for the contribution to the community where
you live.....
Click HERE |
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| Knole
Park is situated at the southern end of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is
a very beautiful location and with the very nice town of Sevenoaks
nearby, it is very enjoyable and easy to visit, and is the only
remaining medieval deer park in Kent......Click
Here |
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