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27 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Evening WI held a very successful Boot Sale in the Memorial Hall last Saturday with tables spilling out onto the patio area and the final total giving a healthy boost to the institute's funds. They give their sincere thanks to everyone who went along in lovely spring sunshine and gave their support. The Institute will also be in evidence with a stall at the Village Fete on Monday 29th May selling plants and delicious homemade cakes and are entering a float in the procession.
27 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Arts, crafts and foodstuffs made by members of St Bartholomew's Church will be on sale in the Church Hall in the High Street on Bank Holiday Monday, 1 May, from 10am – 12.00 noon in aid of the 'Building On' Project. You are warmly invited to go along for coffee and fruit loaf and to browse the goods which include framed water colours, greetings cards, painted flower pots, scarves and flapjacks. If you would like further information please ring Vicki Howie 01959 522413.
27 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Holmesdale Bowling Club is staging a massive recruiting campaign this season and are holding two Open Days on Sunday 7th May and Saturday 3rd June. Sessions, aimed at men and women with no outdoor bowling experience, will start at 10.00a.m and 2.00pm. If you are interested just turn up on the day, preferably in trainers or flat shoes, as equipment will be provided. This offer also includes free bowling for one month. These events are organised by Neil Smith, 01732 456240, and Nick Lynch 07765 557 270, and more information can be found on their website: www.holmesdalebowlingclub.org.uk.
27 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Tonight (Thursday) Eduardo Niebla will be ‘In concert’ at the Memorial Hall tonight starting at 7.30p.m. Tickets cost £5, £4 and £3 and are available from the Parish Office 01959 524808 or on the door.
27 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Kent Dahlia society is holding a plant sale in the Memorial Hall between 9.30a.m. and 12.00 noon on Saturday 6th May. Among the plants on offer will be dahlias, bedding plants, vegetables, herbs and perennials. Admission is free and refreshments will be available including homemade cake.
27 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford folk dance club will be dancing to records tonight (Thursday) with dances called by David Jex. The evening starts at 8.00p.m, and new members are always given a warm welcome. Your first visit is free including tea/coffee and biscuits.
27 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Sevenoaks Embroiderers’ Guild this Saturday welcome Lesley Clifford at 2.00p.m. in the Memorial Hall to give a talk entitled ‘Twists and Turns in Embroidery’. If you are interested in embroidery do go along as you will be warmly welcomed.
20 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Basic accounting or bookkeeping skills are all that are required to manage the Memorial Hall accounts so if you have a few hours a week to spare to act as treasurer please call Ron Dullage, chairman, 01959 522007, or John Bolton 01959 522789 current treasurer. Your help is urgently required to assist with the efficient running of one of the village’s main amenities as a successor to John is sought before the Memorial Hall AGM at 8.00p.m. in the Club Room on Thursday 4th May.
20 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Eduardo Niebla will be ‘In concert’ at Otford Memorial Hall on Thursday 27th April with the performance starting at 7.30p.m. Tickets cost £5, £4 and £3 and are available from the Parish Office 01959 524808. This is another ‘Applause’ production and promises to be a wonderful evening.
20 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Easter eggs are delicious but if you have over indulged, or would simply like to take some regular exercise, local fitness trainer Joy Watts offers a variety of classes ranging from exercise to music at Farningham village hall on Wednesdays at 6.45p.m. or Thursdays at 10.00a.m. to a Total Workout at Dunton Green primary school on Mondays 7.00 to 8.30p.m. Turn up and join in or ring 01959 525364 for full information.
20 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Join members of Otford and District Wine Club at 8.00p.m. on Wednesday 26th April in the Memorial Hall to hear a talk entitled ‘My 9 years in Paris’ given by Reg Lancaster who was chief camera man for the Daily Express for many years. Take along your own liquid refreshments as cheese and biscuits will be provided. This event is free to members with visitors being charged a small free and further details are available from 01732 761359.
20 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 St. George's day and Shakespeare’s birthday will be celebrated by the Otford Society on Sunday 23rd April with afternoon tea in the Church Hall, High Street at 3.45p.m. To book your place please ring Jean Gunderson 01959 522709. Donations will be made to local charities. There is still time to donate to their appeal to refurbish the children’s play areas at the recreation ground and Hale Lane. If you are paying by cheque it should be made out to The Otford Society, and all donations should be sent or delivered to Otford Parish Council, The School House, 21 High Street, TN14 5PG or left at Hubert’s Stores, Telston Lane.
14 APR	ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION When we celebrated our Jubilee in 2004 a Golden Jubilee Newsletter was produced which is now available to browse through online or to download a PDF version.
13 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Sevenoaks Embroiderers' Guild are looking forward to hearing Lesley Clifford present "Twists and Turns in Embroidery" at their meeting on Saturday April 29th in the Memorial Hall at 2.00pm. Anyone interested in embroidery is welcome to come and more information can be had from Jane Barratt 01732 833588. 2006 is the Centenary of the Embroiderers' Guild and the Sevenoaks Branch invite you to join their Celebration Exhibition on Saturday 27th May at the Memorial Hall from 2.00-5.00pm. Apart from members work there will also be a selection of Antique embroideries, refreshments and a prize draw. For more information please telephone Jane Barratt 01732 833588 or Barbara Savager 01959 523484.
13 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Are you all making your eggs into something EGGSTRAORDINARY for the village ‘*EGGSTRAVAGANZA’ event that will be in the Club Room of the Memorial Hall on Easter Monday? Please bring your decorated eggs between 9.30-11.30am. They will all be on show between 2.30-4.30pm. Prize giving is at 4.00pm. It is intended that they will remain on show for the ‘Village of the Year*’ judges who are coming to Otford the following day (Tuesday 18th April) from 2.30 to 4.30pm. Please make sure our village looks at its best, and if you see any litter anywhere before that time please pick it up as the judges will be taken on a tour of the whole of the village. Otford is being judged in six categories: our community life, businesses, young people, older people, environment, and information communication technology - in other words our village websites. Otford is the best village, now we have the chance to prove it! Copies of our entry are available to read in the village library and may be borrowed from the Parish Office.
13 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford & District Wine Club have Reg Lancaster giving a talk entitled ‘My 9 years in Paris’ relaying his experiences and amusing anecdotes of his many years as chief camera man for the Daily Express, nine of which were in Paris. The meeting starts at 8.00p.m. on Wednesday 26th April in the Memorial Hall and cheese and biscuits will be provided. Entry is free to members with visitors being charged a small fee. 01732 761359.
13 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Society will be celebrating St. George’s Day/Shakespeare’s birthday on Sunday 23rd April with afternoon tea in the Church Hall, High Street at 3.45p.m. To book your place please ring Jean Gunderson 01959 522709. Donations will be made to local charities. The society is also fund raising to refurbish the children’s play areas at the recreation ground and Hale Lane. As a good part of the community’s share of the costs must be raised by May 31st your donations are requested via cheque to The Otford Society, sent or delivered to Otford Parish Council, The School House, 21 High Street, TN14 5PG or left at Hubert’s Stores, Telston Lane. An 80% grant is available from DEFRA if the village can raise £14,000 and every £1 you give will be worth nearly £5 in grants.
12 APR	VILLAGE NEWS ITEM SUBMITTED My name is Sue Stephenson and I work for Otford Parish Council as Assistant Clerk. On Friday 21st April starting after I have finished work at 12.30 I intend to walk around the Otford Recreation Ground to raise money for the new playground projects at Hale Lane and the Main Recreation Ground proposed by the Parish Council. 80% of the cost of the project is hoped to be covered by a grant from DEFRA but the remaining needs to be raised by the community. The amount needed is £13,850 so I am walking 13.85 miles, which is quite a lot of laps! I have received a good amount of sponsorship for which I thank everyone but I am looking for more! You can sponsor me either by coming into the Parish Council Office during the morning or at 'Stans'. The Otford Society are running the main appeal and you can leave donations at School House or Hubert's Stores, Telston Lane with cheques made payable to The Otford Society.
12 APR	PARISH COUNCIL - APRIL NEWSLETTER The April edition of the newsletter is now on-line, with details of the ‘EGGSTRAVAGANZA’ event on Easter Monday, the 'Best of the Best' village competition, Otford Village Fete in May, the playground project appeal, the next Applause production and lots lots more. 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.
6 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Memorial Hall are looking for someone with a few hours a week to spare to act as treasurer as, after many years of splendid service, John Bolton the current treasurer is standing down. Although the accounts are handled manually at present this job would be highly suited to someone who can computerise the system. The job in itself is relatively straightforward for somebody with some experience of accounting or bookkeeping and John will be able to tell you more. It is necessary for the treasurer to attend Trustees meetings but these are only four times a year and last for no more than 1½ hours and are generally shorter than this. If you think that you could spare a few hours a week to help with the efficient running of one of the village’s main amenities then please call Ron Dullage, Chairman, on 01959 522007 or John Bolton on 01959 522789. The Memorial Hall AGM is on Thursday 4th May at 8.00p.m. in the Club Room of the hall and it is hoped that a successor to John can be found before this meeting.
6 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Sevenoaks Evening Townswomen’s guild is holding a jumble sale at St. Johns Church Hall, Sevenoaks, between 10.00a.m. and 12.00noon on Saturday 8th April, entrance 30p. If you would like more details please telephone 01732 453136.
6 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Palm Sunday procession will leave the Roman Catholic Church this Sunday (9th) so through traffic will be affected and extra time should be allowed for any journey taking you through the village centre. For more details please contact Revd Pat Hopkins 01959 523185.
6 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Otford Society AGM is tonight (6th) at 8.00p.m. in the Memorial Hall with Louise Shrubsole, Sevenoaks District Council, talking about energy and heat conservation and grants available. The Society would like to thank all those who have given so generously to its appeal to raise funds to refurbish the children’s play areas at the recreation ground and Hale Lane. The estimated cost of this is £69,250 but an 80% grant is available from DEFRA if the village can raise £14,000. A good part of the community’s share must be raised by May 31st to quality for the 2006 and every £1 you give will be worth nearly £5 in grants. As none of us would deny children the chance of enjoying happy hours playing on strong and lasting play facilities perhaps you would like to make a donation via cheque to The Otford Society, sent or delivered to Otford Parish Council, The School House, 21 High Street, TN14 5PG or left at Hubert’s Stores, Telston Lane.
6 APR	VILLAGE REPORT - KAY DRAKE 522727 Easter holiday craft sessions for children are being held by UCanCraft Club lasting 2 hours starting at 10.00a.m. tomorrow (7th) and Tuesday 11th April and if you are interested contact Claire 01959 524895 as there are limited spaces available. For details of the adult club phone Jackie 01959 522912.
2 APR	Y CLUB Programme for April - watch out for further individual e-mails with specific details on events. Thanks to all who helped yesterday on trip to Guildford Leisure Centre. Otford Methodist Church Y Club can be contacted at yclub@otford.net or call Brian 01959 522196.
1 APR	ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S The April edition of the Parish Magazine is now on-line, with information on how the church is looking forward this month to celebrating the great Christian festival of Easter. An update on 'Building On', the church extension project with more details in the Parish Magazine of other village events and news too in the sections 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.
1 APR	OTFORD' SOCIETY The April Newsletter is now online. All members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting being held on Thursday, 6th April at 8pm in the Memorial Hall. This is your opportunity to voice your opinion on village matters and to influence the policies of the Otford Society. Any donations would be very welcome to help support the Otford Play And Recreational Areas Project Appeal. If you are not a member yet (over 1,100 in Otford), please consider joining the Otford Society, contact otfordsociety@otford.net .
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