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The newsletter of Sevenoaks District Council
ISSUE 96 Winter 2015
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Christmas in
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In the market for excellent Xmas value
Over the festive period you can enjoy value and choice
that our local markets have to offer, with Swanley market
putting on an extra day in the build up to the big day.
Swanley Wednesday
market
This year the ever popular Wednesday
market will also run on Monday 21
December as well as on Wednesday
23 December. It will operate as normal
between Christmas and New Year with
a market taking place on Wednesday
30 December.
Swanley market is based in the town
centre and is one of the biggest in
the south east with up to 100 traders
selling fresh food, household goods,
clothing, flowers, plants and much,
much more.
Sevenoaks Saturday
market
The popular Saturday market will
run as usual every Saturday before
Christmas with additional markets
on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24
December. But with Boxing Day falling
on a Saturday this year, no market will
take place on Saturday 26 December.
Normal service will resume from
Saturday 2 January.
This market is located in Sevenoaks
High Street, selling mostly fresh foods.
Sevenoaks
Wednesday market
This general market, which is
located next to Sevenoaks Bus
station, will run throughout
the Christmas period without
interruption. Markets will take place
on Wednesdays 16, 23 and 30
December and 6 January.
Sevenoaks
Christmas market
At the Vine Gardens, Sevenoaks
from 10am to 6pm on Friday
11, Saturday 12 and Sunday
13 December.
Bligh's Christmas
market
Taking place in Blighs Meadow every
day between 9am to 4pm from 12 to
24 December.
Edenbridge
Christmas market
At the Market Yard car park from 9am
to 1pm on Thursdays 3, 10, 17, 24
and 31 December.
Westerham Farmers’
market
Market Square from 9.30am to
12.30pm on Sunday 20 December.
FREE festive parking
You can make the most of the District’s excellent town centres on
Saturday 12 and Saturday 19 December when all parking will be FREE.
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Sencio Community Leisure is joining
in by waiving its parking charges in
the Sevenoaks Leisure Centre car
park on both Saturdays as well.
Parking is already free on
Saturdays in Swanley and on
Sundays in all our towns.
Christmas is the busiest and most
important time of the year for
local traders and we hope the free
parking offer will entice more of
you to support them.
e’re supporting our local
businesses and offering
extra Christmas cheer by
relaxing all charges in our car parks
and on-street in both Sevenoaks
and Westerham.
Ticket machines will be closed off and
you will not need a ticket. But please be
aware that parking areas will continue to
be patrolled and enforced as normal and
all other parking conditions, including the
maximum stay, will still apply.
To view the locations of our car parks
and real-time parking space availability
visit www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/carparks
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ONLY TAKE AWAY WHAT YOU
ORDER THIS FESTIVE SEASON!
With so many restaurants, bars and eateries across the District it can be
hard to choose where to eat out this Christmas. And with several factors to
consider, the way things are run behind the scenes can often be overlooked.
B
ut you can make sure your chosen
venue is up to scratch by finding
out its ‘Food Hygiene Rating’.
The rating, which is between zero and
five (zero means urgent improvement
is needed and five is very good),
has been awarded by one of our
Environmental Health Officers, so you
can be sure the way the business is
being run has been assessed by an
independent, impartial expert.
Introduced by the Food Standards
Agency, the Food Hygiene Rating
Scheme includes checks on how
hygienically the food is handled, the
preparation and cooking of the food,
including cooling and storing.
We will also check for the
condition of the premises, pest
control measures, hand washing
facilities and how the business is
managed to ensure food safety
is observed and staff understand
best practice.
You can find out the score of
your favourite eatery by visiting
ratings.food.gov.uk where you
can also download the free
Food Hygiene Ratings app.
Alternatively look out for the
green Food Hygiene Rating
sticker, which is likely to be
displayed on the window or the
door of the food business.
Improving your parking experience
If you’re planning to visit Sevenoaks town by
car this Christmas, why not download our FREE
parking app for the latest car parking availability?
D
eveloped and launched by Sevenoaks District Council, the service
provides the current number of parking spaces available in our car parks
as well as in the Waitrose and the M&S car parks at the touch of a button.
If you’re not familiar with the location of the car parks, the app can help you find
your way to the car park of your choice using your phone’s inbuilt GPS.
The app also links to the Parkmobile service allowing you to pay for parking via
your smartphone.
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The parking app is available for free from Apple iTunes and Google Play for
Android by searching for the term 'Sevenoaks Parking'.
If you have a Windows or a Blackberry phone you can also use the service
by visiting our website at www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/parkingavailability
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Christmas in the District
Break out the mince pies and put the mulled wine on to simmer
– the festive season has arrived in the Sevenoaks District!
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here's a multitude of things
to see and do right on your
doorstep this December, so
don’t forget to take a break from the
present wrapping and list making to
head out and about for some festive
family fun.
Here is a selection of Sevenoaks
District’s seasonal highlights
this Christmas…
Penshurst Place
Little ones can visit Father Christmas
in his Narnia woodland setting on
weekends up to Sunday 20 December
as well as Monday 14, Friday
18, Monday 21, Tuesday 22 and
Wednesday 23 December. Tickets are
£12 per child and must be pre-booked.
Accompanying adults go free.
The Christmas Gift Shop is also open
daily up to Christmas with a wide
selection of hampers and gifts available.
www.penshurstplace.com
Chartwell will also host a Christmas
Family Fun Trail every day until Sunday
3 January (excluding Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day).
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chartwell
December from 3pm to 5pm – £18
per person (£9 per child aged six and
under). To book call 01892 872746 or
email events@chiddingstonecastle.
org.uk.
www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk
Quebec House
After enjoying an art deco experience
at Chartwell, why not head to Quebec
House for a Georgian Christmas? The
beautiful National Trust house will be
decorated for a traditional Georgian
Christmas every weekend up to
Sunday 20 December. Taste traditional
Christmas baking, warm up by the
open fire in the drawing room and try
playing carols on the grand piano.
Chartwell
Head to Chartwell, Winston Churchill’s
former country home, up to Sunday
20 December for a taste of 1920s
glamour this season. See four rooms
in the National Trust house decorated
as they would have been in the
family’s first year at Chartwell. Normal
admission charges apply to the garden
plus £2 per person to visit the house.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
quebec-house
Chiddingstone Castle
Treat yourself to some early
festive indulgence at the gorgeous
Chiddingstone Castle this December.
Reserve a table in the historic rooms
for a traditional afternoon tea in the
build up to Christmas on Sunday 13
Hever Castle
The idyllic castle will be celebrating
Christmas Around The World and invites
visitors to discover how different countries
celebrate Christmas through a series of
displays in the castle and gardens. Father
Christmas will also be on site for visits and
pre-booking is essential.
Christmas Around The World is
ondaily from Sunday 13 to Thursday
24 December. Alternatively, enjoy a
Twilight Christmas stroll around the
grounds on Friday 18, Tuesday 22 and
Wednesday 23 December and see the
gardens lit up, the resident huskies
and nativity scene.
For more information about
what’s on this December log
on to www.visitkent.co.uk
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‘Suite’ dreams are made of this!
Exciting proposals are being drawn up to bring a much needed hotel
to Sevenoaks town while increasing car parking close to the station.
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e are at the early stages of
planning a new hotel, with
at least 80 bedrooms, on
the site of our Sennocke car park.
But before this can happen, the
proposal is to deck our nearby
Bradbourne car park to increase car
parking capacity in the area.
Cllr Peter Fleming, Leader of Sevenoaks
District Council, says: "Tourist
attractions and local businesses have
been calling for a flagship hotel to
come to Sevenoaks for many years.
With this ambitious proposal we believe
we can boost the local economy while
at the same time generating income,
helping our drive to become financially
self sufficient. Local residents will
benefit too as additional car parking
capacity should take the pressure off
some residential roads."
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For many years there has been
a severe shortage of local hotel
accommodation. Despite having many
internationally renowned attractions,
Sevenoaks District has the second
lowest number of hotels in Kent.
We have already identified two
potential partners to help deliver the
hotel project: a developer, with an
excellent track record for building largescale, high quality developments, and
a nationally recognised hotel chain.
compared to the current combined
capacity of Bradbourne and Sennocke.
The proposal will provide parking for
hotel guests, additional capacity for
current and future commuter demand
and could reduce all day parking in
some nearby residential roads, which
are used by commuters.
During the works, existing season
ticket holders would be offered
alternative parking in the town.
We would fund the building works with
the hotel chain leasing the facility for 25
years once construction has finished.
Both schemes will be subject to
planning consent when you can
comment on the proposals as part
of the planning process.
Before any hotel construction works
begin, we intend to add a two-storey
deck to the existing Bradbourne car
park, increasing capacity to some 450
spaces, an extra 150 spaces when
A planning application for the car
park is expected early in the New Year
and if approved, work could begin
next autumn. Work on the hotel is not
expected to begin until 2017.
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Blueprint for Swanley
Swanley and Hextable residents will soon be asked for their views on
open spaces, leisure facilities, retail and business space, transport and new
homes as part of exciting proposals to regenerate Swanley and Hextable.
W
e have started work on
a new planning policy to
shape future improvements
in Swanley and Hextable. The work will
lead to a 'Masterplan', which would
identify what could be built and where
in the future.
But before any plan is drafted, local
people and businesses will be asked
for their views on where development
should happen and what services are
needed to support them.
Cllr Peter Fleming, Leader of
Sevenoaks District Council, says:
"We have big ambitions for the area
and we believe the time is right
for regeneration to bring about
improvements for local people. A
regeneration of Swanley town centre
could provide more shops and
restaurants while helping to fund
improvements to open spaces, leisure
and transport for the benefit of all
Swanley and Hextable residents.''
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"Given how close we are to London, with
excellent transport links, Swanley and
Hextable residents should benefit from
the investment they deserve."
Swanley town centre in particular
is recognised as being in need of
regeneration.
Swanley shopping centre was built
during the 1970s with an update in the
1990s. While there have been minor
improvements over the past decade,
much of the town centre is in need of
a major overhaul.
The Masterplan would decide where new
housing, including new homes for first
time buyers, could be built along with
improvements in transport, retailing,
health and education and the replacement
of Swanley's ageing leisure centre with a
modern, purpose built facility.
The White Oak Leisure Centre was built
earlier in the 1960s and is now in its fifth
decade of operation. It is a busy, well-used
facility that is open for around 100 hours
every week, 52 weeks of the year, but is
now in need of major investment.
Sevenoaks District Council has been
approached by U + I Group (formerly
called Development Securities), the major
landowner in Swanley town centre, which
has expressed an interest in redeveloping
the centre with a mix of retail and
business space as well as much needed
new housing and a new hotel. Such a
development could pave the way for a
new leisure centre in the town centre.
Consultations are expected to take place
early in the New Year and will be well
publicised, including on our website at
sevenoaks.gov.uk/swanley&hextable.
Cllr Peter Fleming adds: "I'm urging local
people to support and get involved in the
consultation and the development of the
Masterplan, which could bring a once in
a generation opportunity to change the
area for the better."
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Remembering the District’s wartime efforts
Photographs, letters, diaries and stories from World War One
(WW1) are being sought as part of a project by a local historian.
M
atthew Ball is asking for
residents to get in touch
about family members who
served in WW1 and survived and those
who supported the war effort.
Matthew, who lives in Cobden Road,
Sevenoaks says: “Last year I published
a book about the 226 men listed on
the Sevenoaks War Memorial who
lost their lives in the war, but I’m now
looking for information about people
who survived the conflict.
“I'm looking to hear from anyone with
a story about the Sevenoaks District
– a grandparent who fought, or there
maybe medals, letters and diaries of
the time which will help me build a
picture of what life was like for local
people during the war.
“I'm also looking at the role of women
who nursed, worked in factories or
supported the war effort in other ways.
I'm also researching how the war
changed life in the Sevenoaks District,
for example how the people at home
were affected by their loved ones
being away or by the influx of Belgian
refugees who arrived in 1914.”
Matthew first became interested in the
impact of WW1 in Sevenoaks and its
surrounds after moving to the District
in 2008.
He says: “When I moved here I was
trying to find out more about the area
and stumbled across some stories
online about a number of men who
had lived on the same street as myself
and who had died in the war.
“I always remembered this and when
a friend of a friend wrote a book about
his local war memorial I tried to find
out more but soon realised there
wasn’t a book out there on Sevenoaks,
so I decided to write one.”
The 42-year-old adds: “Local residents
were able to help with information
about the men on the memorial and
I hope they will be able to again with
stories of others affected by the war.
One person who got in touch recently
had carefully preserved letters written
by his uncle who had fought in 1914
but was injured the following year
and lost a leg. Many people may have
thought that was the end of his war,
but he went on to join the Royal Flying
Corps as an observer and later worked
in Russia and China.
“I want to find those stories out there
and to show people they haven’t been
forgotten.”
For more information or to get in
touch with Matthew visit http://
sevenoaksww1.org or e-mail matt@
sevenoaksww1.org. You can also
follow Matthew’s research on
twitter @7oaksmemorial
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Environment
Be a star this Christmas and recycle
Christmas is the time of year when we produce the most waste.
But the good news is we can now reuse and recycle more than
ever, helping to reduce our impact on the environment.
Christmas
cards
Leftover food
Reuse old cards by
making them into gift
tags for next year, or
place them in your
clear recycling sacks.
Enjoy it later, don’t throw it
away! View tasty recipes for
leftover festive fare at
www.lovefoodhatewaste.
com/recipes.
Glass jars and bottles
Wrapping paper
Reuse or recycle in your clear
sacks. Sorry, but we cannot recycle
wrapping paper with waxy, plastic
or foil layers so put them in your
black sacks instead.
Christmas trees
Save money, buy a live
tree and plant it outside
after Christmas and
let it grow, let it grow,
let it grow! We also
collect real trees for free
throughout January –
details on page 13.
Save for your homemade
preserves or take them to
one of our 45 recycling sites.
Visit the ‘bank locator’ at
www.recycle-more.co.uk.
Packaging
Cardboard
Place into your clear recycling
sacks. Larger boxes can be
left flattened under your
recycling sacks for collection
or brought to one of our
recycling sites.
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Please rinse your cans and
tins, aluminium containers, food
and drink cartons and plastic bottles,
pots, tubs and trays and put them
in your recycling sack.
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The number eight is great for Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks has a new hourly bus
service, the No 8, serving the
town centre and it's surrounds.
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he service, which started in November, goes via the
bus and train stations, Sevenoaks School, Tesco in
Riverhead, St Johns and Sevenoaks Hospital and Seal
Hollow Road. It’s been given the No 8 name as it follows a
figure of eight route around the town.
Sevenoaks No 8 is an all year round service operating
Monday to Saturday and costs just £2 for a single journey
or £4 for a day ticket. Normal concessions apply and the
bus is fully accessible.
The service came about following a consultation by
Sevenoaks Town Council, which found access to the town
centre by public transport was seen as a concern.
Following work by the Town Council and the Sevenoaks Town
Partnership, an agreement was reached with Kent County
Council and Go Coach to run the service.
The No 8 bus service is being funded for the next three years
with money from housing developers secured by Sevenoaks
District Council. It is hoped the service will be used
sufficiently to make it financially viable in the coming years.
For routes and times of the service, visit www.go-coach.
co.uk or call Go Coach on 01732 469800
New Year’s resolution to save some cash?
Saving money always
seems to be a popular New
Year’s resolution, be it for a
rainy day or for something
special. But instead of
just saying you’ll save the
pennies, we can really help
you make this a reality!
W
e launched the independent
energy comparison service,
Sevenoaks Switch and
Save, last year and so far it has helped
dozens of residents to save on average
£278 a year on their combined gas
and electricity bills.
Unlike many comparison services,
which only compare tariffs from the
biggest energy suppliers, Sevenoaks
Switch and Save is impartial, looking
at all the prices from all the UK
energy suppliers.
It’s easy, quick and simple to use.
Find out more at www.
sevenoaksswitchandsave.co.uk
or call the free phone number
0800 410 1147 or 01732
227111 from a mobile phone.
Westerham Switch
and Save surgery
Our Switch and Save team hold
regular events across the District
where you can find out about
Sevenoaks Switch and Save.
Our next event will be held at
Westerham Town Council offices
on Tuesday 15 December
between 10am and 2pm.
Our staff will be on hand to help
guide you through the switching
process helping you to get the
best deal possible.
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Christmas refuse
Following the Christmas and
New Year bank holidays, there
will be changes to your refuse
and recycling collections.
And if you use our garden
waste collections there will be
changes to this service too.
ou will not miss out on a refuse
and recycling collection over
the festive period, but some
collections will take place a few days later.
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We do ask that you put your refuse
out by 7am on your collection day
to help prevent attracting animals
and the build up of litter.
A normal service will resume on Monday
18 January, so please keep hold of this
information until then.
To view your revised refuse
collections online visit www.
sevenoaks.gov.uk/collectiondays
Monday collections
Your normal collection day
Your revised refuse and recycling
collection day
Your revised garden waste
collection day
Monday 21 December
Monday 28 December
Monday 4 January
Monday 11 January
Normal collection
Wednesday 30 December
Wednesday 6 January
Tuesday 12 January
Normal collection
Monday 11 January
Normal collection
Normal collection
Your normal collection day
Your revised refuse and recycling
collection day
Your revised garden waste
collection day
Tuesday 22 December
Tuesday 29 December
Tuesday 5 January
Tuesday 12 January
Normal collection
Thursday 31 December
Thursday 7 January
Wednesday 13 January
Normal collection
Normal collection
Normal collection
Normal collection
Your normal collection day
Your revised refuse and recycling
collection day
Your revised garden waste
collection day
Wednesday 23 December
Wednesday 30 December
Wednesday 6 January
Wednesday 13 January
Normal collection
Saturday 2 January
Friday 8 January
Thursday 14 January
Normal collection
Normal collection
Normal collection
Normal collection
Your normal collection day
Your revised refuse and recycling
collection day
Your revised garden waste
collection day
Thursday 24 December
Thursday 31 December
Thursday 7 January
Thursday 14 January
Normal collection
Monday 4 January
Saturday 9 January
Friday 15 January
Normal collection
Normal collection
Normal collection
Normal collection
Your normal collection day
Your revised refuse and recycling
collection day
Your revised garden waste
collection day
Friday 25 December
Friday 1 January
Friday 8 January
Friday 15 January
Tuesday 29 December
Tuesday 5 January
Monday 11 January
Saturday 16 January
Friday 8 January
Saturday 2 January
Normal collection
Normal collection
Tuesday collections
Wednesday collections
Thursday collections
Friday collections
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FESTIVE RUBBISH COLLECTIONS | Pull out and keep this page until Monday 18 January
Your Christmas and New Year rubbish collections
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Our Christmas office opening times
Sevenoaks Office
• OPEN as usual Monday 21, Tuesday
22 and Wednesday 23 December
8.45am to 5pm
• CLOSED Thursday 24, Friday 25 and
Monday 28 December
• OPEN Tuesday 29, Wednesday 30
and Thursday 31 December 8.45am
to 5pm
Edenbridge Local Office
(Thursdays only, 1.30pm
to 4pm)
Swanley Link
• OPEN as usual on 17 December
• CLOSED Friday 25, Saturday 26
and Monday 28 December
• CLOSED on 24 and 31 December
• OPEN as usual from 7 January
• OPEN Thursday 24 December 9am
to 3pm
• OPEN Tuesday 29 and Wednesday
30 December 9am to 6pm and
Thursday 31 December 9am to 4pm
• CLOSED Friday 1 January
• CLOSED Friday 1 January
• OPEN as usual from Monday 4
January from 8.45am
• OPEN as usual from Saturday
2 January from 9am
To contact us in the event
of an emergency when our
offices are closed, please
call 01732 227000.
Your tip opening times
Your local Household Waste Recycling Centre (better
known as the tip or the dump) will be open as usual
over the festive period but will close on Christmas Day,
Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
The tip is run by Kent County Council (KCC) and for
opening hours please visit www.kent.gov.uk or call
KCC on 03000 41 73 73.
Unfortunately your clear recycling sacks cannot be
recycled at the tip. Instead please keep your clear
sacks until your next refuse collection day.
Tree-cycle this Christmas
After this year’s festivities have ended we can collect and
recycle your real Christmas tree for free throughout January.
W
e will take any tree with a
trunk of up to 90mm (3.5
inches) in diameter with our
Garden Waste Collection Service until
Friday 29 January.
Simply leave your tree by the boundary
of your property (where you’d usually
put your rubbish and recycling sacks)
by 7am on the day our Garden Waste
Collection Service visits your road.
If you’re not sure when the service is
scheduled for your area visit www.
sevenoaks.gov.uk/collectiondays
and search for your road then look for
your garden waste collection day.
The good news is all the trees we collect
are turned into environmentally friendly
compost. For this reason we cannot
take trees which are decorated or in
pots or stands.
If your tree is too big for this service,
you can take it to one of Kent County
Council’s (KCC) Household Waste
Recycling Centres. Visit www.kent.
gov.uk or call KCC on 03000 417373
for the locations and opening times.
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Leisure
You drop, you shop…they play
Even the most organised people can find the
round of festive chores a race against time.
If that’s you and you’re in the Edenbridge area
then the town’s leisure centre has the answer!
C
hristmas Drop and Shop
arrives on 21 December and
gives youngsters the chance to
get involved in sporting, creative and
artistic activities while Mum and Dad
attend to those last minute seasonal
arrangements. There is a two hour
morning session for children aged
between five and 12 or the option of
a full-day camp (8.30am to 4.30pm)
for those aged eight to 12.
For details call Edenbridge
Leisure Centre on 01732 865665.
Spaces are limited so early
booking is advised.
“Don’t get too
hung-up on what
you’re eating and
drinking! If you exercise
regularly, why not get the
big day off to a healthy
start with a run.”
“Christmas dinner
and a nap go well
together. But you’ll find
a nice brisk walk will set
you up for the rest of
the day.”
Shape up with revolutionary new
exercise machines at White Oak
Swanley’s White Oak Leisure Centre has taken delivery of 12 new state of
the art exercise machines designed to provide an alternative, low impact
way to exercise for those who may have health or mobility concerns.
D
esigned to suit those who
aren’t drawn to gyms or who
may have health or mobility
concerns, Shapemaster toning
tables offer a complete workout with
minimal effort. Each toning table is
designed to match an individual user’s
profile, offering an all-round exercise
programme that is both personalised
and effective as well as - and more
importantly - kinder to joints.
“The crucial thing is that this isn’t a
gym; you don’t even have to change
your clothes” says Sencio Community
Leisure chief executive Jane Parish.
“This isn’t about ‘fitness’ as many of us
traditionally view it, it’s about a variety
of low impact exercises ideal for people
with joint problems, osteoporosis, poor
posture, mobility concerns and other
health conditions.
“Our Shapemaster toning tables are
power-assisted so users do some of the
work while the machines does the rest.
They are designed for anyone to use,
although they will appeal more to those
who feel the gym isn’t quite for them.”
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Shapemaster can be used at White
Oak Leisure Centre for £28 per month.
The cost includes unlimited classes
provided by a fully qualified instructor.
Members will also receive the extra
benefit of free swimming.
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS OFFER
– JOIN BEFORE 31 DECEMBER
2015 AND RECEIVE ONE MONTH
MEMBERSHIP FREE.
For further information call 01322
662188 or visit sencio.org.uk
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Sevenoaks gets new
community handball club
Sencio Community Leisure is planning to set up a new club for
people interested in playing the Olympic sport of handball.
T
he move, which follows taster sessions held at Sevenoaks
Leisure Centre in October, will see Wildernesse Sports
Centre host a club aiming to appeal to both junior and
adult players.
Handball is a cross between water polo without water, lacrosse
without sticks, football using your hands, and basketball with a
three-by-two metre goal instead of a 10-foot-high hoop. It uses
all the body’s general motor skills – running, jumping, throwing
and catching. It’s described by its governing body, the England
Handball Association, as a game that moves fast, with lots of
scoring and with shots that can reach speeds of 80 mph.
Rob Hutton, deputy manager at Sevenoaks Leisure Centre,
says: “Handball is one of the most popular sports in continental
Europe as well as attracting significant participation in Brazil,
North Africa and the Far East. This new club represents a great
opportunity for local people to experience this exciting and
dynamic Olympic sport.”
“Eat plenty
of vegetables.
A colourful plate is
a healthy plate.”
“Have a
tipple (or two)
and drink plenty of
water. It’ll help you feel
full-up and ward-off that
sleepy feeling that often
happens as the day
goes on.”
Archery arrives
at Lullingstone
Following the success of archery at White Oak Leisure Centre, staff
took the sport out to the community – and specifically to Lullingstone
Park Golf Course – in October. The open day, which was aimed at
youngsters aged eight and over, made use of the course’s driving
range to give them the chance to try their hand at something that
has, over the past year, proved hugely popular at the Swanley centre.
For further details on archery courses call White Oak Leisure
Centre on 01322 662188 or visit www.sencio.org.uk
Anyone interested in the new club should
contact Tom Middleton at Kent Handball
Development on 07710 772533 or e-mail
tom.middleton@englandhandball.com.
Christmas
in the bag
If you’re still searching for Christmas present
inspiration then how about giving someone a
gift to start 2016 on a healthy note? Sencio
Community Leisure has two ideas to help solve
those last minute shopping dilemmas.
Winter Fitness
A month’s gym membership is on offer for £44
or £199 for a six-month package at Edenbridge,
Sevenoaks and White Oak (Swanley) Leisure
Centres. The membership will need to be
activated by 10 January 2016.
Off to a Tee
How about a gift of five rounds at Lullingstone
Park Golf Course? The voucher is valid until
April 30, 2016 and can be purchased in the
professional shop at Lullingstone or over the
phone (01959 533794) and mailed to you.
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Health
‘Yoganna’ enjoy our flexible fitness classes
Yoga originated in India around 5,000 years ago and focuses on strength, flexibility and
breathing and, according to one Sevenoaks District resident, can help change your life.
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his ancient form of exercise
has become commonplace
across the world and classes
can be found in leisure centres,
hospitals, community centres and
many more places.
Sonja Ellis attends our over 50s
class every week in Dunton Green
Village Hall.
The classes, which are led by yoga
expert Sabine Smith and run by
Sevenoaks District Council, offer a
friendly environment with gentle yoga
and relaxation techniques.
Retired Sonja, who lives in Park Lane,
Kemsing, says: “I have some joint
problems and was told by various
doctors to try out yoga and, as soon
as I did, it changed my life!
“It’s helped to reduce my pain
and discomfort by half and if I
don’t go to a class I can really feel
the difference. It’s kept me going
mentally, is relaxing and makes me
feel really good afterwards.”
The NHS says that yoga is a safe and
effective way to increase physical
activity, especially strength, flexibility
and balance. It also says there's
some evidence that regular yoga
practice is beneficial for people with
high blood pressure, heart disease,
aches and pains – including lower
back pain – depression and stress.
Sonja has been attending one of
Sabine’s yoga classes for around
six years, having started the classes
after moving to Kemsing from
Cornwall.
She adds: “Attending the class
has just given me another outlook.
I’ve even opened a B&B, which is
something I would not have done
before!
“Sabine is a fantastic teacher and
very diligent, watchful and mindful
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Your local yoga classes
when dealing with older people. We
always have a laugh and I’ve made
some like-minded friends as well.”
There are three classes held every
week, with one of the classes offering
informal chats on lifestyle information
led by guest speakers. All abilities
are welcome and there is no need to
book, you can just turn up and enjoy
the class!
For more information visit
www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/yoga
• Dunton Green Village Hall –
Wednesdays 3pm to 4.30pm
– £2.50 per person
• Shoreham Village Hall –
Wednesdays 1pm to 2pm –
£2 per person
• South Downs Retirement
Village – Tuesdays 10.30am to
11.30am – £2 per person
The over 50s yoga classes are funded
by Kent Public Health.
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Get active in 2016
If you’re looking to start the New Year with a new
activity, look no further than ‘Be Inspired Be Active’.
The programme aims to encourage you to try
something new while keeping fit at the same time.
Sportivate archery
Eight week course for 11 to 25
year olds every Tuesday, 6.30pm
to 7.30pm, from 12 January at
Wildernesse Sports Centre, Sevenoaks.
Adult archery
Every Sunday, 10.30am and 12pm,
from March at Horton Kirby Scout Hut
and Shooting Range.
Ballroom and Latin
dancing
Children’s Street Dance
Ten week course on Mondays, 8pm
to 9pm, from 11 January in West
Kingsdown Village Hall.
Classes for six to 17 year old dancers of all
abilities. Wednesdays, 5.15pm to 7.15pm,
from 13 January at West Kingsdown
Village Hall.
Chair Yoga
Back to Netball
Six week introduction to yoga for
adults from January in Farningham
and West Kingsdown.
Introduction to netball for women aged 18
and over. Mondays, 6.30pm to 7.30pm, from
11 January at the Longfield Academy.
To find out more, including the cost which usually is between £2 or £3 a session, visit
www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/beinspired, call us on 01732 227000 or e-mail healthyliving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
West Kingsdown’s Dancing Queen
Local resident Maria Ness recently took up ballroom and Latin dance sessions as
part of our ‘Be Inspired Be Active’ project and is now a regular on the dance floor!
M
aria says: “I found out
about the course almost
by accident, but as a fan of
Strictly Come Dancing, I wanted to find
out if I was capable of learning these
dance styles. It’s fun, challenging and
rewarding and I’ve met new people in
the process.
“Our teacher is fantastic, she is
so patient with everyone and the
atmosphere is great and the course
is really enjoyable.”
Like many of the programmes, they
are structured over a number of
weeks, with the ballroom and Latin
course running for one hour a week
for 10 weeks.
Maria adds: “I’ve completed three and
am currently on the fourth course, I’ve
learnt so many dance styles, including
the waltz and the tango.
“At first I went by myself but then I asked
my husband Jason to try it out with me
to see if he liked it. People always think of
dancing as a physical challenge, but it’s
the intellectual challenge that he enjoys.”
And since starting the course Maria has
also seen a positive difference in her
stamina and overall health.
She adds: “I feel my muscles are
more toned and I am more aware
of my posture. My back also feels
stronger and I’m much happier and
feel more energised. I even look
forward to Mondays now”.
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Community Safety
Sevenoaks District Community Safety Unit
To report or receive advice on: anti-social behaviour, fly-tipping, graffiti, licensed
premises, abandoned vehicles, environmental and noise nuisance, crime
reduction, neighbourhood watch and other community safety issues, call
01732 227000 or e-mail community.safety@sevenoaks.gov.uk
Sevenoaks District
Community Safety Partnership
Keeping you safe this Christmas
With Christmas just
around the corner, your
thinking will no doubt be
turning to presents, family
and celebrations, but not
everyone will be thinking
along the same lines.
I
n Shape spoke to Cara Sillett who
works in the Council's Community
Safety Unit, to find out more.
“I’ve worked in my position for 11
years so have seen quite a pattern
in how anti social behaviour can
change in the run up to Christmas
and after it.
“All too often there is a spike in this
type of behaviour around the festive
period. But there are quite a few
things residents can do to protect
themselves and their home.
“This includes making sure alarms
and lights are in good working order.
Sometimes residents go away and
leave lights on to make it look like
someone is home. But when the lights
are on all day it makes it obvious that
people are not around.
“The solution to this is to use a timer
set to switch on a light from dusk
to dawn or use a special light bulb
which only turns on during the hours
of darkness.”
Another issue Cara has seen during
the festive period is the increase in
people getting into trouble and acting
out of character.
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Cara adds: “Obviously there are lots
of parties in the run up to and during
Christmas and many people can find
they have drunk too much which can
lower their inhibitions and they may
end up getting into trouble, which
may include being verbally abusive
or violent.
“People who are drunk can also take
risks with their safety that at other times
they would not do so, like driving under
the influence. So, another tip is to plan
how you’re going to get to and from
your Christmas do in plenty of time and
making sure you stay with your friends
or family and do not walk off alone.
And does Cara have any tips post
Christmas?
“Yes! Another thing people don’t
think about is putting out rubbish
after Christmas, empty present boxes
highlight to potential criminals what
residents have in the house. The
simple way to avoid this problem is to
put your refuse and recycling out on
your revised collection day.”
To report anti-social behaviour in
your area contact the Community
Safety Unit on 01732 227000
or via e-mail community.safety@
sevenoaks.gov.uk
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Reporting crime
Social media
Tackling domestic abuse
To report a crime that is taking place,
always call 999. If the incident has
passed, call Kent Police on 101 or
Crimestoppers on 0800 555111
For the latest community
safety news follow us on
Twitter visit @sdc_csp
For support and advice for all victims of
Domestic Abuse call the Domestic Abuse
Volunteer Support Service on 01892 570538
For the Community Domestic Abuse
Programme for men call 07933 359210
Legal highs – it’s no laughing matter
With Christmas just days away, many of us will be
planning to celebrate the festive season in style.
B
• Increased likelihood of paranoia,
coma, seizures and in rare cases,
death
In recent months there has been a
reported increase in the number of so
called legal highs, in particular nitrous
oxide, better known as laughing gas,
with nitrous oxide canisters found in
some public areas. But many people do
not realise the dangers of legal highs.
• Even drugs that look similar or have
similar names may be of varying
strengths and have different effects.
ut some may choose to celebrate
with potentially dangerous
substances often referred to as
legal highs.
The risks of legal highs
The NHS says that legal highs can carry
serious health risks as the chemicals they
contain are unlikely to have been tested
or used in drugs for human consumption.
This means they could be unsafe.
There are other risks, including:
• Increasing the risk if you combine
alcohol with any legal or illegal drug
• Reducing your inhibitions, so you do
things you wouldn't normally do
• Because the chemical ingredients
can be changed without you
knowing, the risks are unpredictable
When to get medical help
If you or someone you know does
choose to take legal highs and
experience a serious negative reaction,
or problems that do not settle with
a little time out, fluids and fresh air,
please get medical help straight
away by going to the accident and
emergency (A&E) department of your
nearest hospital.
Legal highs and the law
Many drugs which were previously
sold as legal highs are now controlled
under the Misuse of Drugs Act,
including Mephedrone (also known
as meow meow or m-cat), Naphyrone,
BZP and GBL. This means they
are illegal to possess or supply to
others. As In Shape went to press
the Government was debating the
Psychoactive Substances Bill, which if
passed, would make it illegal to supply
or sell any psychoactive substances.
To find out more about legal highs,
visit www.talktofrank.com
Preventing terrorism
Sevenoaks District Council is helping to tackle terrorism by supporting the
Government’s Prevent programme. This means we work closely with partner
agencies to identify and support vulnerable people who maybe at risk of
radicalisation by any extreme group.
If you are worried about someone or feel someone is acting suspiciously,
please contact Kent Police on 101 or call the UK anti-terrorist hotline
in confidence on 0800 789321. For more information on what we are
doing around Prevent e-mail community.safety@sevenoaks.gov.uk
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Councillors
Your councillors
Sevenoaks District Council’s priorities and policies are decided by 54 Councillors
who were elected by local people. The Sevenoaks District is divided into 26
smaller areas, known as wards and each ward is represented by one or more
District Councillors. You are very welcome to contact the District Councillors
to express your views and to ask for their help on local issues.
Conservative (C)
Cameron Clark (C)
Ash and New Ash Green
cllr.c.clark@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01474 874526
Independent (I) Claire Pearsall (C)
Ash and New Ash Green
cllr.pearsall@sevenoaks.gov.uk
07710 625854
Matthew Dickins (C) Stephen Lindsay (UKIP)
Cowden and Hever
cllr.dickins@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01342 850872
Alan Layland (C)
Edenbridge South
and West
cllr.layland@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 864140
Pat Bosley (C)
Fawkham and West
Kingsdown
cllrp.bosley@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01474 852924
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Crockenhill and Well Hill
cllr.lindsay@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 452375
Labour (L)
Alan Pett (C)
Liberal Democrat (LD) Anna Firth (C)
James London (C)
Brasted, Chevening
and Sundridge
cllr.firth@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01959 534267
Brasted, Chevening
and Sundridge
cllr.london@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 464678
Brasted, Chevening
and Sundridge
cllr.piper@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 455355
Kim Bayley (C)
Cameron Brown (C)
Stuart McGregor (C)
John Scholey (C)
Dunton Green
and Riverhead
cllr.bayley@sevenoaks.gov.uk
07919 050065
Dunton Green
and Riverhead
cllr.brown@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 740654
Edenbridge North
and East
cllr.mcgregor@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 865559
Ingrid Tennessee (C)
Philip McGarvey (C)
Gary Williamson (C)
Larry Abraham (C)
Edenbridge South
Eynsford
Farningham, Horton
Farningham, Horton
and West
cllr.horwood@sevenoaks.gov.uk Kirby and South Darenth Kirby and South Darenth
cllr.mcarthur@sevenoaks.gov.uk
07815 483891
cllr.chetram@sevenoaks.gov.uk cllr.mcgarvey@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 227000
01732 227000
01732 227000
Faye Parkin (C)
Robert Piper (C)
Ash and New Ash Green
cllr.pett@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01474 872650
Margot McArthur (C) Michael Horwood (C)
Fawkham and West
Kingsdown
cllr.parkin@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01474 879425
UKIP
John Grint (C)
Halstead, Knockholt
and Badgers Mount
cllr.grint@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01959 532809
Halstead, Knockholt
and Badgers Mount
01959 532370
Edenbridge North
and East
cllr.scholey@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 865197
Ian Bosley (C)
Fawkham and West
Kingsdown
cllr.bosley@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01474 852924
James Gaywood (C)
Hartley and Hodsoll
Hartley and Hodsoll
Street
Street
cllr.abraham@sevenoaks.gov.uk cllr.gaywood@sevenoaks.gov.uk
07899 656022
01474 702106
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Councillors
John Kelly (C)
Darren Kitchener (I)
Hartley and Hodsoll Street
Hextable
cllr.kelly@sevenoaks.gov.uk
cllr.kitchener@sevenoaks.gov.uk
07879 607130
07496 818558
John Edwards-Winser (C) Michelle Lowe (C)
Otford and Shoreham
Otford and Shoreham
cllr.edwards-winser@sevenoaks.gov.uk cllr.lowe@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01959 522503
01959 525109
Elizabeth Purves (LD)
Andrew Eyre (C)
Sevenoaks Eastern
cllr.purves@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 463041
Sevenoaks Kippington
cllr.eyre@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 464865
Peter Fleming (C)
Simon Raikes (C)
Sevenoaks Town
and St John’s
cllr.fleming@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 227240
Sevenoaks Town
and St John’s
cllr.raikes@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 451707
Michael Hogg (L)
Laurence Ball (C)
Swanley St Mary’s
cllr.hogg@sevenoaks.gov.uk
07764 950944
Swanley White Oak
cllr.ball@sevenoaks.gov.uk
07515 770220
Dee Morris (C)
Simon Reay (C)
Lorraine Stack (C)
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Peter Lake (C)
Hextable
cllr.morris@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01322 669030
Kemsing
cllr.reay@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 762761
Kemsing
cllr.stack@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 458516
Leigh and Chiddingstone
Causeway
cllr.lake@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01892 740400
Paddy Cooke (C)
Roddy Hogarth (C)
Julia Thornton (C)
Edward Parson (C)
Penshurst, Fordcombe
and Chiddingstone
cllr.cooke@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01892 853983
Avril Hunter (C)
Sevenoaks Kippington
cllr.hunter@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 453292
John Barnes (C)
Seal and Weald
cllr.hogarth@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 760325
Seal and Weald
cllr.thornton@sevenoaks.gov.uk
07831 234449
Merilyn Canet (LD) Jonathan Krogdahl (C)
Swanley White Oak
01322 660929
Graham Clack (C)
Sevenoaks Northern
cllr.canet@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 461397
Sevenoaks Northern
cllr.krogdahl@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 227000
Sevenoaks Town
and St John’s
cllr.clack@sevenoaks.gov.uk
07769 644576
Robert Brookbank (C)
Tony Searles (C)
Lesley Dyball (C)
Nina Rosen (C)
Diana Esler (C)
Swanley Christchurch
Swanley Christchurch
Swanley Christchurch
and Swanley Village
and Swanley Village
and Swanley Village
cllr.barnes@sevenoaks.gov.uk cllr.brookbank@sevenoaks.gov.uk cllr.searles@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01322 669440
01322 662637
James Halford (C)
Sevenoaks Eastern
cllr.parson@sevenoaks.gov.uk
07860 626343
Swanley White Oak
cllr.rosen@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 227000
Westerham and
Crockham Hill
cllr.esler@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 465089
Swanley St Mary’s
cllr.dyball@sevenoaks.gov.uk
01732 227000
Kevin Maskell (C)
Westerham and
Crockham Hill
cllr.maskell@sevenoaks.gov.uk
07966 171398
How to contact your District Councillors
We have provided your District Councillors’ phone numbers
and e-mail addresses. If you would like to write to them,
their postal addresses are available on our website
www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/councillors or by calling us on
01732 227000. If you are unsure which ward you live in,
please call us on 01732 227000.
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Business
Take a lead in boosting your
business with EU funding
Rural businesses have the chance to boost their
potential by applying for a share of £1.8m of EU funding.
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ogether with three neighbouring
councils we have secured the
money, which is available to
farmers, growers, foresters and rural
businesses and communities through
the West Kent LEADER programme.
The last round of funding saw £1.25m
being made available to 62 projects
generating more than £3.4m for the
West Kent economy while creating
35 new jobs.
He says: “This funding provided
our collaborative lavender venture
with some much needed financial
assistance to grow and meet market
demand. Business initiatives in the rural
sector so often need that extra financial
leg up when starting a new project
or expanding an existing enterprise.
I commend others to examine how the
funding may help them.”
Grants ranged from £587 to £55,350
and projects were diverse.
LEADER funding was also instrumental
in setting up a new community shop in
Ide Hill. When the village shop closed
in July 2011, local people clubbed
together to set up a new general
store run by volunteers. They secured
£20,000 in LEADER funding to help kit
out the new facility.
One business that benefitted from
the funding was Castle Farm in
Shoreham, which specialises in
lavender production. In partnership
with two other farmers, £27,000 in
LEADER funding was used to purchase
specialist harvesting equipment to
ensure the best oil yield could be
obtained from the crop.
Another project that benefitted was
Crockham Hill based business, the
Westerham Brewery.
William Alexander, whose family
own and run the farm, says the
LEADER funding helped make the
project viable and enabled them to
provide a harvesting service to other
lavender growers.
Robert Wicks, who set up the business,
says: “This funding undoubtedly helped
us grow. The equipment has helped
to improve efficiency and expand
production by 25% enabling us to take
on three extra staff.”
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In 2012, £33,000 in LEADER funding
was used to purchase 500 casks, a
cask racking system and a malt mill for
the business that brought a tradition of
brewing back to the area.
Community Shop Committee chairman,
Andrew Edmonds, says: “The new
community shop means so much to
Ide Hill residents because it removes
a seven mile round trip to buy basic
commodities. It just goes to show that,
with a little help from projects like
LEADER, communities can change
things if they work together for a
common goal.”
To find out more about LEADER
funding visit www.westkentleader.
org.uk or e-mail Caroline Lingham at
westkentleader@sevenoaks.gov.uk.
LEADER is part of the Rural
Development Programme for England
(RDPE) managed by the Rural
Payments Agency (RPA).
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Help land your new home
With a lack of affordable housing, rising private rents and changes to welfare
payments, some people are finding it very difficult to find somewhere to live.
B
ut help is at hand thanks to Flying Start, a new service
which provides free information and advice sessions for
local residents to help them successfully land a tenancy.
All sessions are free and what’s more you’ll receive a free
lunch, a free childcare voucher*, up to £10 towards your
travel costs* and a 30% discount voucher for Abacus
Furniture Stores*.
Land a rented home
with our Flying Start team
FREE lunch and child care vouchers*
FREE 30% off Abacus Furniture
discount*
FREE £1500 landlord payment*
Cash deposit & rent advance
available*
Flying Start sessions are taking place in Edenbridge,
Sevenoaks and Swanley over the next 12 months with the
next one taking place in January.
The sessions offer advice and information on all aspects of
securing and retaining a tenancy, including how to search for
a home, maximising income and, once you’ve secured your
new home, what to do in the event of a problem.
Flying Start is run by West Kent Extra and Sevenoaks
District Council.
*T&C’s apply
If you would to like know more about the next workshops
please e-mail flyingstartproject@wkha.org.uk or call
01732 749964.
*Subject to qualifying criteria
Sevenoaks District Council at your fingertips
Main Office
Leisure centres
Argyle Road, Sevenoaks,
Kent TN13 1HG
Tel 01732 227000
Open Monday to Thursday 8.45am to
5pm and Friday 8.45am to 4.45pm.
Emergencies (outside office hours)
01732 227000
then listen to the options.
Ash Green Sports Centre*
01474 707164
White Oak Indoor Bowls Centre, Swanley***
01322 665571
Edenbridge Leisure Centre**
01732 865665
White Oak Leisure Centre, Swanley**
01322 662188
Lullingstone Park Golf Course**
01959 533793/533974
Wildernesse Sports Centre, Sevenoaks**
01732 451437
Swanley Link
Sevenoaks Indoor Bowls Centre***
01732 451889
London Road, Swanley BR8 7AE
Open Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm
and Saturday 9am to 4pm.
Tel 03000 421254
Edenbridge Local Office
– Thursdays only
Adjoining Edenbridge Leisure Centre,
Stangrove Park, Edenbridge,
Kent TN8 5LU
Tel 01732 227000
Benefits surgery from 1.30pm to 4pm.
The Olympic, Swanley*
01322 669201
Sevenoaks Leisure Centre**
01732 470700
*
Operated by the local town or parish Council
** Operated by Sencio Community Leisure,
Head Office 01732 746010
*** Operated by independent limited companies
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