The Golden Green Association Newsletter
Issue No. 305
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Mission Hall Bookings
Website: www.goldengreenhall.com
The Golden Green Hall is available for bookings. Contact Nicky Whapshott goldengreenhall@gmail.com or 07702 212317. Ideal for children’s parties.
What’s on in Golden Green?
Weekly Classes in the Mission Hall
Mondays (except bank holidays) – Strength, Mobility and Balance Class – 10.30am-12 noon
Contact: Pat 01732 850739
Tuesdays – Line Dancing – Hall – 10.30-11.45am
Contact: Wendy Langley 07833 079213
Tuesdays – Colin’s Art – Hall – 8-10pm
Contact: Colin Obray 01732 464187
Wednesdays – Waggy Tails Social Club – Hall – 2-3pm
Currently fully subscribed. If you want to go on the waiting list, contact Sue Harriman 07759 904677
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This Month in Golden Green
Friday 11 July – Quiz Night – The Bell – 7:30pm
Contact: The Bell 01732 605352
Thursday 10 July – Coffee Morning – Hall – 10.30am-12 noon
Contact: Alec Pelmore 01732 850739
Saturday 12 July – Afternoon Tea (booking required) – The Bell – 1-4pm
Contact: The Bell 01732 605352
Sunday 13 July – Sunday Lunch by Jonty – (booking required) – The Bell
Contact: Jonty Hoad 07769 652279
Thursday 17 July – Poker Night – The Bell
Contact: The Bell 01732 605352
Saturday 19 July – Jonty’s Supper Club – The Bell – 7-9.15pm
Contact: Jonty Hoad 07769 652279 (booking essential)
Monday 21 July – Bingo! – Hall – 7-9pm
Contact Nicky Whapshott 07702 212317
Golden Green 250 Club
June & July winners – £25 each
68 Wendy Fairweather
94 GGA
11 Graham Edwards
124 Sophia Evans
172 Hayden Parsons
41 Kate Webber
Strength and Mobility Class
Mondays 10.30-12 noon Mission Hall
Contact: Pat 850739 for info or just come along. £4 per person for a class, a cuppa and a biscuit; £6 for a couple.
Golden Green Coffee Morning
Thursday 10 July 10.30am-12 noon Mission Hall
All ages are welcome to join us for hot drinks and homemade bakes. Just turn up or contact Alec 01732 850739 for more details.
Golden Green Minibus Trip to Herne Bay
Thursday 14 August 10am-4.30pm £8
Meet 10am outside The Bell
Contact Alec to book 01732 850739
The Bell News
Clare, Justin & Nigel
Tel: 01732 605352 or 07881 816227
Email: queensowntaverns@hotmail.com
Facebook: The Bell – Golden Green
Quiz Night – Friday 11 Jul – 7:30pm – With the Crafty Quizzers – entry includes main meal
Afternoon Tea – Saturday 12 Jul; 19 Aug 1-4pm – contact The Bell to book
Sunday Lunch by Jonty – Sunday 13 Jul 12pm & 2pm sittings – booking required – contact Jonty 07769 652279
Jonty’s Supper Club – Saturday 19 Jul – Italian cuisine; 16 Aug – South Korean night. From 7pm. Booking essential – contact Jonty Hoad 07769 652279
Poker Night – Thursday 17 Jul
Friday Grazing Boards (international cuisine) – 11, 18, 25 July. Contact Jonty 07769 652279
Jonty’s Little Feasts Late Summer Food Fest – Saturday 20 Sep – 12 noon-10pm
Free Pool Table – all day every Friday
Community Bike Fix
19 July Old School Hall, Hadlow 10.30am-3.30pm
Wonky handlebars? Bell lost its ‘ting’? No worries – booking not needed – just drop by with your bike. More info at http://ccw.bike/bike-fix
Golden Green Summer Fete
I think that was one of the best fetes we have had – perfect weather, lots of people and they stayed and chatted for a long time. A big thank you to the village for supporting it and to everybody who helped get everything from the hall, put up tents, and then take it all back at the end of the day. And particularly to those who ran stalls (and Angela who baked the cakes!). But most especially to Anne who found herself running books and antiques on her own – please can she have some help next year? A very successful result as well – we raised over £1400 (a record!) for the village which will go to maintaining the hall. Well done all! [AP]
Road Closures and Works
Shipbourne Road is closed between the junctions of Old London Road and Dry Hill Park Road until 30 July to carry out emergency sink hole repairs.
Blackmans Lane is scheduled to be closed on 14 July for one day 9:30am-3:30pm for works by OpenReach.
A26 Maidstone Road has temporary two-way traffic lights between Cemetery Lane and Lone Wood Way; these are scheduled to continue until 18 July until SGN gas works are completed. On 14-17 July, traffic control is also scheduled to allow drainage works at the junction of A26 Maidstone Road with Stanford Lane.
Hadlow High Street will have temporary traffic lights from 4-16 August while drainage works are carried out.
A21 roadworks and overnight closures will continue on various dates until October. (See the traffic map at https://one.network/ for more details)
More information including diversion routes can be found on the traffic map at https://one.network/ though we can’t guarantee that it’s up to date! Any deviation from the dates given are down to the contractor(s) concerned.
You can report non-urgent problems with roads and pavements to KCC online at https://www.kent.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/report-a-problem. This includes street light faults, potholes, drainage, traffic signal faults and overgrown vegetation (including hedges and grass)
Community Minibus Scheme – Drivers Wanted
This has become extremely popular with community groups; Hadlow Parish Council are now seeking additional Voluntary Minibus Drivers to ensure there are enough drivers for all the bookings. Please consider joining in – there are some fun and interesting trips booked and most groups include the driver in their adventures. This is a not-for-profit scheme, so driving is unpaid. Drivers must be over 21 have a D1 or B licence. If you are interested, please contact the Parish Office (admin@hadlowpc.co.uk or 01732 851878)
TMBC Bourne Ward Councillors
Cllr James Lark james.lark@tmbc.gov.uk; mob 07812 596194
Cllr Steve Crisp Steve.Crisp@tmbc.gov.uk or c/o TMBC, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill ME19 4LZ
Hadlow Parish Council
admin@hadlowpc.co.uk or 01732 851878
www.hadlowpc.co.uk
facebook.com/HadlowParishCouncil
X (formerly Twitter) @HadlowParish
Parish Council Office open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.30am until 12 noon
Next Parish Council Meeting – 14 July – 7.30pm Old School Hall, Hadlow. No meeting in August.
More people to join the parish council urgently needed – contact the Parish Clerk.
Golden Green Parish Councillors
Nick Collins: 850968 nicolins@btinternet.com
Ed Bright: 850590 ed.bright@talk21.com
Hadlow Community Breakfast
Sunday 21 September 9-11.30am Old School Hall, Hadlow
Please contact the parish office admin@hadlowpc.co.uk or 01732 851878. Booking essential at least three days ahead. £5 For a delicious full English. No breakfasts in July or August.
St Mary’s Church, Hadlow
Please see the Hadlow newsletter for details of services.
St Peter’s RC Chapel, Maidstone Rd, Hadlow
For service times, please see
catholicclocks.com/mass-times/england/kent/hadlow/saint-peters-chapel
Hospital Transport Service
Residents of Hadlow and Golden Green who need help to get to clinic appointments can contact Mike Harvey (tel 01732 851881, mob 07464 548448)
Anti-Social Behaviour Team
If you want to report anti-social behaviour, please either call TMBC’s Community Safety Partnership Team on 01732 844522 or email: csp@tmbc.gov.uk
Community Warden
Community wardens’ aims are to foster community wellbeing, support the elderly and vulnerable and help with accessing community services.
Our Community Warden for East Peckham and Hadlow (including Golden Green) is Diane Wakeling. Contact her on 07813 713740 diane.wakeling@kent.gov.uk
Tonbridge and Malling Ramblers
Enjoy the Kent countryside. Visit the Tonbridge and Malling Ramblers website or their Facebook page to find out more about their walks.
Compiled by Anne Waddingham and Alec Pelmore ©2025