Otford, the village in Kent, South East England

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31 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 RADIO, Residents Against Development in Otford, are holding their inaugural meeting on Wednesday, 9th November at 7.45p.m. in the Memorial Hall. You are invited to go along, membership is free, and hear how this community committee are going to fight major development in Otford. Their first campaign is to prevent the development of the site at 64/66 Well Road and Laing’s three applications to build there. Go along or ring Keith Stockman 01959 523475/07798 767770 or Richard McDowell 01959 525336/07733 350934 for more information. Urgent Plea: In an attempt to supply pictorial evidence to the forthcoming enquiry into the planning appeals by Laing’s on the Well Road site RADIO urgently require volunteers who would be prepared to sit at the junction of Bubblestone and Sevenoaks Road (by the Parade) and video traffic movements at ‘peak times’ on weekdays before 11th November. Could you help with the videoing and/or do you have a digital camcorder that we could use, if so please contact Richard 0208 776 9577 day or 01959 525366.
27 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford folk dance club meet tonight in the Church Hall to dance a range of folk, square and barn dances of English, American, Scottish and Irish origin with Carol Hewson calling. Carol is well known to the club and an excellent caller and you are invited to go along at 8.00p.m. for a first night free visit, thereafter paying just £1.50 per night including tea/coffee and biscuits. Metric Foot, a nationally known band from Maldon, Essex, will be playing for the clubs dance in the Memorial Hall on Saturday (29th) from 8.00 to 11.00p.m. Sarah, who also plays the concertina, will be calling for this ‘big band’ consisting of four other members playing the fiddle, guitar, drums and an accordionist. Tickets cost £6.50 from Joan 01959 524609 or £6.50 on the door and there will be an American supper, please take along finger food to add to the buffet.
27 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Sevenoaks embroiderers’ guild meet at 2.00p.m. in the Memorial Hall on Saturday (29th). You are welcome to go along or ring Jean Barratt 01732 833588.
27 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Methodist Church is holding an Autumn sale, coffee shop, and car wash this Saturday (29th) between 10.00a.m. and 12.00 noon in their church hall. There will be a wide range of stalls including Traidcraft food and Christmas cards all in aid of the church hall building fund.
27 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Station news includes the appointment of a new clerk – Tim – for the booking office which should be open for almost normal hours for the foreseeable future. The foot crossing to the South of the station which has been in poor condition for many months, despite weekly complaints by the Parish Council to South East Trains and Network Rail, has now been adequately repaired but please take care with the different levels of the decking.
27 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 The village will be celebrating ‘Road Safety Week’ between the 7th and 13th November when you should look out for special balloons which will be hung around the village.
27 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Allotments Association are holding their AGM at 9.30a.m. this Saturday (29th) in the Memorial Hall which is a great opportunity to go along and meet allotment gardeners and find out what is involved. There are a couple of allotments available at the moment to rent so you are invited to go along on Saturday when you may be tempted to join.
27 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Bonfire night tickets at £4 per adult, to include a burger or sausage bun, children under 5 free, are still available from Gary Cutts 07787 150510. Otford Scouts are organising this event in the chalk pit on 5th November at 6.30p.m, proceeds to the hut refurbishment programme.
20 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Glaucoma coffee morning Friday 4th November in the club room of the Memorial Hall will hear Mrs Annette Ray, DBO, who is orthoptist at Sevenoaks Hospital talk about this eye condition that affects about 1 in 100 people over 40 in the UK. Christmas cards and diaries will be on sale and there will be a raffle and bring and buy stall. More details from Hilary Johnson 01959 522917.
20 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Bells of St. Bartholomew’s church will be rung this Saturday morning (22nd) to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their installation and to mark the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
20 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Two‘Trafalgar Oaks’ will be planted by Otford children at 2.00p.m. on Friday 21st October on the Palace Field. The oaks have been purchased by the Otford Society as part of their sponsored weekend of Trafalgar commemorations which consist of the art exhibition of marine paintings by local artists in the church hall from 10.00a.m. and the community celebration ‘Trafalgar Remembered’ in the Memorial Hall (now sold out) on Saturday 22nd October. The society has also purchased and donated to the memorial hall a set of exhibition display stands which will be available for hire to other village organisations.
20 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Oast WI meet this morning (20th) in the Memorial Hall at 9.30a.m. to hear Derek Hodge, an auctioneer with Ibbett Mosely, Sevenoaks, talk on auctioneering and valuation experiences and offer a few tips on buying and selling antiques. He will bring along a few items to illustrate his talk and advise on current trends. All are welcome and a free crèche is available for the younger children.
20 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 RAIN would like to thank their supporters for raising over £700 for funds at their recent Autumn coffee shop and give advance notice of their forthcoming Jumble Sale in the Memorial Hall on Saturday 5th November. Full details will follow but this is a reminder that no more donations of jumble are required.
20 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Cancer Research UK Christmas market is this Saturday (22nd) between 10.00a.m. and 2.00p.m. entrance 50p to include light refreshments. Many new goods will be on sale as well as some second hand items.
20 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Sevenoaks embroiderers’ guild meet at 2.00p.m. in the Memorial Hall Saturday 29th October to hear about ‘The ‘Sevenoaks hospital millennium embroidery’. Visitors are always welcome and more details can be obtained from Jan Barratt 01732 833588.
20 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford& district wine clubs AGM and cold buffet supper is on Wednesday 26th October at 8.00p.m. in the Memorial Hall when subscriptions for 2006 will be payable. The Kirsch Cup will be awarded to the winner of the evenings Pudding Competition and attendees will have the opportunity of sampling and judging the entries. Wine will not be supplied so take your own liquid refreshments.
20 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Scouts bonfire night 5th November in the Chalk Pit 6.30p.m. Tickets at £4 per adult, to include a burger or sausage bun, children under 5 free, can be reserved now by ringing Gary Cutts 07787 150510.
13 OCT	PARISH COUNCIL - OCTOBER NEWSLETTER The October edition of the newsletter is now on-line, including: 'The' Football match report, winners of the Front Garden competition, details of Otford Scouts Bonfire, the new RADIO community group and lots more items from the many village clubs and societies. His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, along with the Lord Lieutenant of Kent and others will be paying a visit to our village on Tuesday 15th November. You can contact the Parish Council at The School House, 21 High Street Tel: 01959 524808, e-mail parishcouncil@otford.net with office hours 08:30 - 12:30 Mon to Fri.
13 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 RADIO, Residents Against Development in Otford, a community committee has been set up by two local residents to fight major development in Otford and their first public meeting will be held in the Memorial Hall at 7.45p.m. on Wednesday 9th November. They would like to invite villagers to go along, accept free membership, and hear their purpose and aims. The main purpose of this meeting is to recruit as many members as possible from the village in order to become a genuine community pressure group ready and willing to fight all unpopular development in the village at local, council and governmental levels. Their first campaign is to prevent the development of the site at 64/66 Well Road and Laing’s three applications to build in this site. Please go along or contact Richard McDowall 01959 525336/07733 350934, rmm@ancaster.co.uk or Keith Stockman 01959 523475/07798 767770, stockers@dsl.pipex.com for more information.
13 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Christmas market Saturday 22nd October between 10.00a.m. and 2.00p.m. in aid of Cancer Research UK. Entrance 50p to include light refreshments. Many new good will be on sale as well as some second hand items. A few stalls are still available by ringing 01959 533126 or 01732 761606.
13 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford & district wine club are holding their AGM and buffet on Wednesday 26th October at 8.00p.m. in the Memorial Hall when subscriptions for 2006 will be payable. As usual it is the clubs intention to dispose of the business part of the meeting as quickly as possible so that the cold buffet supper may be enjoyed. Wine will not be supplied for this event due to the lower than expected takings at the Ice cream stall at the fete, which was badly affected by a storm, so you are requested to bring your own liquid refreshments. There will be a Pudding Competition this year and the Kirsch Cup will be awarded to the winner. You are invited to go along even if you do not wish to enter the Pudding Competition as everyone present will sample the entries and judge them.
13 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Allotments Association have just a few vacant plots left where you can garden in the good soil of the beautiful Darent Valley, enjoy the benefits of fresh air and exercise, grow what you eat and know what you eat. Contact Barbara Hine 01959 525468 to secure yourself a plot now.
13 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Scouts bonfire night will be celebrated on the 5th November in the Chalk Pit between 6.30p.m. and 9.00p.m. and tickets at £4 per adult, children under 5 free, can be reserved now by ringing Gary Cutts 07787 150510. The ticket price includes a burger or sausage bun. Proceeds from this event will be used to refurbish the interior of the building. Otford Scouts also need your help to locate one of their barbeques that they loaned out earlier in the year. If you know where it has wandered off to could you please ring Ray Groom 01959 525413.
6 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Barbara Darby, our local village videoist, was again successful at this year’s Kent Film Festival held recently at Canterbury. Her latest video ‘The Vanished Palace of Otford’ won the Laser Rush (sponsors of the festival) Kent Trophy for the best entry about Kent. This video is available from the Heritage Centre for £6.50.
6 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Worlds’ biggest coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief held by Chris Brauns at her home last Friday, 30th September, raised an amazing £575 for this very worthwhile cause. Chris would like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped and supported this event including the Inner Wheel Clubs of Sevenoaks and Amherst, members of the Methodist church and friends and relatives.
6 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Tonight, 6th, Otford Society will be discussing local matters at their Autumn meeting in the Memorial Hall at 8.00p.m. and you are invited to go along.
6 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Bonfire night will be celebrated on the 5th November in the Chalk Pit by Otford Scouts between 6.30p.m. and 9.00p.m. and tickets at £4 per adult, children under 5 free, can be reserved now by ringing Gary Cutts 07787 150510. Ticket price includes a burger or sausage bun. This is another fund raising event organised by Otford Scout Supporters Association who would like to thank everyone for their efforts so far in raising funds to re-roof the scout hut and ask for continued support to enable them to go on and refurbish the interior of the building.
6 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Folk Dance Club meet tonight at 8.00p.m. in the Church Hall to dance to records with Eddie calling. All are welcome, admission £1.50 including tea/coffee and biscuits.
6 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Primary School will host a performance of ‘Hell & High Water’ at 7.00p.m. Tuesday 11th October with the senior class also attending workshops during the afternoon. You are invited to go along, tickets from the Parish Council Office £5 adults, £4 concessions, and £3 children, to cheer the hero, hiss the villain and enjoy this antidote to living history.
6 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Staffing at the station is improving and the 350 letters of complaint may have had some effect also this weekends (8th/9th) train service may be altered, which may even include some Charing Cross trains, so please get details from the station before travelling.
6 OCT	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 RAIN’s Autumn sale and coffee shop is tomorrow (7th) between 11.00a.m. and 1.00p.m. in the Memorial Hall with stalls of bric-a-brac, toys, books, nearly new clothes and refreshments. Please support them or ring 01959 533364 for more details.
1 OCT	ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S The October edition of the Parish Magazine is now on-line, including news of church services and events in October including: Harvest Festival, ladies fellowship United Meeting, Bible Sunday and a Contemplative Service on 30th October. We send our best wishes to those celebrating special wedding anniversaries this year, and to Revd David Casiot and Mrs Helen McGowan who are to be married in St Albans on Saturday 15th October. ‘Building On’ News and news too from the many village groups and organisations. St. Barts Church Office and the Vicar, Rev. Pat Hopkins, can be contacted at st.bartholomews@otford.net or 01959 523185.
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