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30 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 New Year’s resolutions should perhaps include joining an Exercise to Music class with Otford trainer Joy Watt. Joy offers non-competitive, low impact, high energy exercise to music sessions with the emphasis on having fun whilst improving fitness and body shape. Suitable for a wide age range and most fitness levels, the intensity of the session is developed through depth, width and speed of movement. No leotards required you just wear whatever you feel comfortable in and take along a mat and a towel. Joy offers group sessions at Dunton Green primary school at 7.00p.m. on Mondays and Wednesday and at Farningham Village Hall at 10.00a.m. on Thursdays. Just go along and join in or ring 01959 525364 for full information.
30 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Start the new year by making a note to contact me with any details of forthcoming events that you would like publicised in the Sevenoaks Chronicle column. If you are part of a village organisation that keeps a mailing list of people to advise of events then please add my name, number and email address to your list. This is a wonderful opportunity to gain valuable publicity and it costs you nothing to keep me informed. I look forward to hearing from you.
30 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 The next Police Surgery will be between 10.00a.m. and 12.00 noon on Wednesday 5th January at School House, High Street. Police Community Support Officer, David Birchall, will be answering questions.
30 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford& Shoreham branch of the Conservative Association are holding a Jumble Sale in the Memorial Hall at 2.00p.m. on Saturday 8th January, entry 20p. The doors will be open for delivery of jumble from 10.00a.m. but if you require a collection please ring 01959 523596 or 523194.
30 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford folk dance club will have the Pilgrims Way Band playing for their first dance of the year, with Eddie and Morris calling, on Saturday 1st January at 8.00p.m. in the Memorial Hall. There will be an American Supper (bring enough finger food for yourself to add to the buffet) and tea and coffee will be provided. Your first visit is free. The range of dances covers folk, square and barn dances of English, American, Scottish and Irish origin and all dances are walked through and called first. Enjoyment takes precedence over skill and you will be warmly welcomed by all the members. If you would like more details please telephone 01959 522355.
23 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Parish Council advise that the next Police Surgery will be between 10.00a.m. and 12.00 noon on Wednesday 5th January at School House, High Street. Police Community Support Officer, David Birchall, will be answering questions. The Parish Council would like to thank PC Jackie Allen, our community officer over the last four years, and to wish her every success in the future with her new posting.
23 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Methodist Church carol singers would like to thank the residents of Willow Park for their reception of their carols and for contributing £78 for the National Children’s Home.
23 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford & Shoreham branch of the Conservative Association are holding a Jumble Sale in the Memorial Hall at 2.00p.m. on Saturday 8th January, entry 20p. The doors will be open for delivery of jumble from 10.00a.m. but if you require a collection please ring 01959 523596 or 523194.
23 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford & Shoreham branch of the Conservative Association are holding a Jumble Sale in the Memorial Hall at 2.00p.m. on Saturday 8th January, entry 20p. The doors will be open for delivery of jumble from 10.00a.m. but if you require a collection please ring 01959 523596 or 523194.
23 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Macmillan Cancer Relief benefited by £423 raised at the recent Coffee Morning held in Sundridge and Pam and Tony Grogan would like to thank everyone who supported their efforts on this occasion. Tony’s next fund raising event for Macmillan is the Peru Hiking Challenge between 8-17th May. This will be his last sponsored challenge and appeal before retirements and if you would like to sponsor him please contact at 93 Willow Park.
23 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 ‘Otford – the past in pictures’ a 64pp book of photographs of the village spanning the past 140 years is on sale in local shops, libraries, and post free from the Otford Heritage Centre 01959 524808. The book, priced £7, is the first in a projected series drawing on material in the Otford and District Historical Society’s extensive archive and private collections.
23 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 You are invited to join Otford Methodist Church, next to the Library, for the Christmas Day Service at 10.30a.m. Children are encouraged to bring one of their presents along to open in Church. Everyone will be warmly welcomed.
16 DEC	PARISH COUNCIL - DECEMBER NEWSLETTER The December edition of the newsletter is now on-line, including Xmas / New Year local travel details, Christmas events, road closure over week-end 18th/19th December on Pilgrims Way East, results of the dog fouling poster competition and more news from the many village clubs and societies, together with recent Planning Applications.
16 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 ‘Otford– the past in pictures’ is the title of a 64pp book of photographs of the village spanning the past 140 years published by the Otford and District Historical Society. The quiet, rural, character of the village is evident in views taken before the motor car reigned supreme, though many of the street scenes remain relatively unchanged. The book, priced £7, is the first in a projected series drawing on material in the Society’s extensive archive and private collections. It is on sale in local shops, libraries, and post free from the Otford Heritage Centre 01959 524808 and would make a lovely Christmas present.
16 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 If you object to the closure of Footpath 49, the one over the railway, at the end of Otford station platform then you must register your objections by writing to: ‘The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Room 1-02, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6EB’, quoting reference Row/7, before the 30th December, stating the grounds on which your objection is made. Please note that even if you have previously objected to this closure this will not be valid and you must write again.
16 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Guide Christmas post box in Otford Library closes tomorrow (Friday 17th) December for delivery of cards in Otford village during the weekend 18th/19th December. Stamps are sold at the Library, during opening hours, at 15p. each. Proceeds will be shared between Pembury\Portage, providing support for local special needs pre-school children and their families, and TECCWE (The Trust for the Education and Care and Child Workers in Ecuador).
16 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Folk Dance Club invite you to join them tonight (Thursday) at their Christmas event where Contraband will be playing with Eddie and Morris calling. There will be an American Supper where you take along enough finger food for yourself to add to the buffet and a glass of wine, tea or coffee will be provided. The range of dances covers folk, square and barn dances of English, American, Scottish and Irish origin and everyone is very friendly. Just go along or ring Morris 01959 522355.
16 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Come and hear the Christmas story this Sunday, 19th, is the invitation from the Otford Methodist Church, next to the Library. At 11.00a.m. there will be a Christmas Praise for all ages and at 6.30p.m. a traditional Carols by Candlelight Service.
16 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Pension service information surgeries continue with the next one tomorrow (Friday) in The School House. These events are organised to provide help and specialist information on your State Pension, Pension Credit and all related entitlements. Just drop in to speak to an officer from the Pension Service to find out what you might be entitled to.
9 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 RAIN (Rescued Animals in Need) are holding a fund raising sale and coffee shop between 11.00a.m. and 1.00p.m. in the Memorial Hall tomorrow (Friday) and invite you to go along to support this seasonal fund raising effort. More details from June 01959 533364.
9 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 St. Bartholomew's church Christmas carol concert will take place at 7.30p.m. Sunday 12th December. As in previous years there will be a mixture of carols, both old and new, from around the world which will be performed by the choir with audience participation. This year the choir, directed by Kevin Grafton, has combined with Cantores, a Chamber choir based in Berkshire and conducted by Alun Grafton. Cantores have already given several concerts in St. Bartholomew's which have been successful and highly appreciated. Admission is £5, payable at the door, with children under 16 admitted free. You are welcome to go along and enjoy two choirs rather than one, partake of mince pies and a glass of wine or fruit juice, and proceeds will be dived between the Children’s Society and choir funds.
9 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Mike Brown is giving an illustrated talk entitled ‘Christmas on the home front’ to the 1940s Society at their meeting at 8.00p.m. tomorrow (Friday) in the Memorial Hall. Mike is the author of a recently published book with the same title which details how the people of Britain celebrated Christmas during World War Two. When war broke out in September 1939 it was not uncommon to hear the remark: ‘It’ll all be over by Christmas’ when in fact it would be five Christmases before that was true. Summer holidays were done away with, Guy Fawkes night disappeared, but Christmas remained special and whatever happened in terms of shortages, rationing, evacuation and the Blitz, Britain celebrated Christmas. Mike Brown looks at the increasing difficulties of doing this, and how the people of Britain got round them. More information from 01732 452505.
9 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Footpath 49, the one over the railway, at the end of Otford station platform, is the subject of an order by the Secretary of State for environment, food and rural affairs who wishes to extinguish this public right of way. If you would like to register your objections you must write to ‘The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Room 1-02, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6EB’, quoting reference Row/7, before the 30th December, stating the grounds on which your objection is made. Please note that even if you have previously objected to this closure this will not be valid and you must write again.
9 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 The Guide Christmas post box is in Otford Library until Friday 17th December for delivery of cards in Otford village during the weekends of 11th/12th and 18th/19th December. Stamps are sold at the Library, during opening hours, at 15p. each. Proceeds will be shared between Pembury Portage, providing support for local special needs pre-school children and their families, and TECCWE (The Trust for the Education and Care and Child Workers in Ecuador).
7 DEC	ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S The December edition of the Parish Magazine is now on-line, including church news for Christmas celebrations and services: Christingle, Tree of Light Service, Christmas Choir Concert, Sunday Club Christmas Play and Christmas Day / New Year's Eve services. All children aged 5 to 11 years are invited to a party in the Otford Memorial Hall, 3 to 5.30pm. on January 15th to launch all the activities for the new Church Extension. Also in the magazine is other village news items and Parish Council news. St. Barts Church Office and the Vicar, Rev. Pat Hopkins, can be contacted at st.bartholomews@otford.net or 01959 523185.
2 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Guide Christmas post box will be in Otford Library from Wednesday 1st to Friday 17th December inclusive this year for delivery of cards in Otford village during the weekends of 11th/12th and 18th/19th December. Stamps are available at the Library, during opening hours, at 15p. each. Proceeds this year will be shared between Pembury Portage, providing support for local special needs pre-school children and their families, and TECCWE (The Trust for the Education and Care and Child Workers in Ecuador).
2 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Methodist Church is holding a Christmas Bazaar between 10.00a.m. and 12.00 noon this Saturday, 4th. There will be a variety of stalls, including Traidcraft, and while you are browsing you can have your car washed, and enjoy a refreshing cup of coffee.
2 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Please support Macmillan Cancer Relief this Saturday, 4th, by going along to the coffee morning being held between 10.00a.m. and 12.00 noon at The Dairy, Sundridge Place, Church Road, Sundridge, by kind permission of Mrs. J Jack. There will be a garden gift shop, carol concert and cake stall in addition to coffee and refreshment with all proceeds going to Macmillan. From Sundridge cross roads go up towards Ide Hill, take lane 2nd left after road restriction and St. Mary’s Church Road.
2 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Folk Dance Club invite you to their Christmas event at 8.00p.m. Thursday 16th December, in the Church Hall, where Eddie and Morris will be calling. Tea and coffee will be provided and there will be an American Supper so take along enough finger food for yourself to add to the buffet. The range of dances covers folk, square and barn dances of English, American, Scottish and Irish origin and all dances are walked through first. This very friendly club would like to welcome you so please just go along or ring 01959 522355, and speak to Morris, if you would like further information.
2 DEC	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Gardeners' Society welcomed Pauline Garfield, who won the best small plot Shield this year, to the committee at their recent AGM and thanked Robin Cutler, who has retired, for his years of support and service. Two new plot tenants have also joined the ranks, one being Tim Canning from East Hill, the other Dawn Inns who will take up tenancy of her plot in the Spring. If you are interested in Allotment Gardening then please ring Barbara Hine 01959 525468 so that she can update you on plot availability.
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