Otford, the village in Kent, South East England

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28 FEB	PARISH COUNCIL - CAR PARK REMARKING The Village Car Parking bays are due to be remarked on the 3rd and 4th March 2003. Parts of the car park will obviously be roped off while this is done. Please do not park in areas while they are being done and please move any vehicles parked overnight by 8am in the morning. We know this will be inconvenient but it will only be for a couple of days. Thank you for your co-operation.
27 FEB	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Primary School PTA held a very successful Stars In Their Eyes evening in the Memorial Hall on Saturday, February 15, and would like to thank all contributors. The PTA is also holding a fund raising jumble sale at 10.30am on Saturday March 22. Clothes, bric-a-brac, toys, books and refreshments will be sold. If you would like to donate any jumble please call Karen Wilson on 01959 523744 for details.
27 FEB	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Our Short Mat Bowls Club had to fight all the way to win the West Kent League Four’s Competition against some strong opposition at Five Oak Green on February 16. The team of Pat Goodall, John Bassett, Peter Cannon and Doug Dickerson managed to win by one shot despite Pembury, the runners-up, coming through with a late flourish. While some members like to play in competitions, the majority prefer to play just for pleasure, so if you would like to get some exercise among very friendly ladies and gentlemen, why not go along. If you don’t own a set of bowls the club do have some available for use and play on Sunday and Thursday afternoons, and Wednesday and Friday evenings. For details of sessions, and membership, please call Alan Marsh on 01732 453964 or visit www.otford.info/shortmatbowls.
27 FEB	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Brahms Requiem, performed by Sevenoaks Philharmonic Society on Sunday April 13, at 7.30pm at the Stag Theatre, is being dedicated to the memory of Betty Jenkins, a very long-term Otford resident who participated in many village activities and will be remembered by many. Betty sang in the Sevenoaks Philharmonic Choir for many years and was Secretary of the Sevenoaks and District Branch of the Workers Educational Association, spending five years as their Chairperson. Tickets £8.50 and £9.50 from the Stag Box Office on 01732 450175.
6 FEB	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 The answer to the Otford Parish Council survey of village opinion to the proposed traffic calming proposal was No, and this has been passed on to Sevenoaks District Council. The vote against the proposal was enormous although only around a third of eligible villagers voted. The general opinion is that some form of traffic calming would be desirable and the parish council will be in discussion with both SDC and KCC in an effort to produce a scheme that has general approval.
6 FEB	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 What do you think about an Under 11s’ Tug-Of-War at the village fete this year? The fete committee is considering including this event and want to ascertain the level of interest. Please call Mark Stevens 01959 525120.
1 FEB	VOLUNTEER BUREAU The Sevenoaks Volunteer Bureau, at the Otford Library on the second Friday of each month from 2.00pm to 4.00pm, needs volunteers for a large variety of opportunities. Come and visit us for further details and advice. Or contact the Volunteer Bureau at 34 Buckhurst Avenue, Sevenoaks (01732 454785).
1 FEB	OTFORD GUIDES Following the news that Otford Guides raised £164 by their Christmas Post Service, to help towards educating two boys in Uganda, more information on the Guide Association in Otford can be had from Caroline Scales at 01959 523200. Rainbows (age 5 to 7) meet on Tuesdays at 4 to 5pm; Brownies (age 7 to 10) on Tuesdays at 4 to 5.30 and 5 to 6.30pm; and Guides (age 10 to 14/15) on Fridays at 6.15 to 8pm. Then there are Rangers and Young Leaders (age 14+).
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