The Golden Green Association Newsletter
Issue No. 318
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Send items for inclusion to Anne Waddingham (gghamlet@outlook.com) or Alec Pelmore (alecpelmore@btinternet.com).
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) – Steady Steps: Strength, Mobility and Balance Class – 10.30am-12 noon
Contact: Pat 01732 850739
Tuesdays – Line Dancing – Hall – 10am-11am
Contact: Wendy Langley 07833 079213
Wednesdays – Waggy Tails Social Club – Hall – 2pm-3pm
Contact Sue Harriman 07759 904677 – spaces available
Fridays – Boxfit (women only) – Hall – 9.30am
Contact Bryony Knight 07399 533518
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This Month in Golden Green
Saturday 8 Aug – Afternoon Tea (booking required) – Bell Inn – 1-4pm
Contact: The Bell Inn 01732 605352
Thursday 13 Aug – Coffee Morning – Hall – 10.30am-12 noon
Contact: Alec Pelmore 01732 850739
Thursday 27 Aug – Psychic Night – The Bell –7.30-9.30pm
Contact: Nigel 07815 743729
Thursday 10 September – Minibus Trip to Herne Bay
Contact: Alec Pelmore 01732 850739
Next month
Golden Green Family Fun Day!
Sunday 6 September 2-6pm Signpost Field
Hosted by the Golden Green Association, join us for a fantastic day packed with FREE entertainment and activities* for all ages!
What’s On:
Magic Show – Be amazed by a professional magician, who will also perform incredible close-up magic around the event during the afternoon
Punch & Judy Show – A classic favourite with a modern twist, featuring a positive anti-bullying message
Fun Dog Show – Bring your four-legged friends or simply enjoy watching the friendly competitions: Best Fancy Dress; Waggiest Tail; Best Trick and more!
Children’s Games – Plenty of exciting games and activities to keep younger visitors entertained.
Face Painting – Let the children transform into their favourite characters and animals.
Photo Booth – Capture the fun of the day with our selfie photo booth, perfect for families and friends to dress up and take home a lasting memory.
Dance Demonstrations – Watch our home-grown local performers showcase a variety of dance styles, including line dancing – we hope you’ll join in!
Giant Games – Challenge family and friends to oversized versions of some of your favourite games.
Sing-along Choir – Join in with well-loved pop songs and enjoy some uplifting community singing with the Tonbridge Tuneless Choir – that’s right, you don’t have to be able to hold a note!
Craft Corner – Get creative with fun hands-on activities for children.
Popular local DJ Dave Tanner will be keeping the music playing and the atmosphere buzzing throughout the day
Licensed bar from 2pm, with drinks available at cost price (please drink responsibly).
Food vouchers
Delicious pulled pork buns, halloumi skewers and side salads are available from 4-6pm if you buy a voucher in advance – vouchers will NOT be available on the day
Vouchers for Golden Green residents are only £3 for adults and £2 for children under 12 (subsidised by the GGA). As this event is to benefit villagers, non-residents’ vouchers are £5.
Vouchers are on sale NOW until 27 August
(We have to have a cut-off date so we know how much food to order).
Remember – No Voucher, No Food! Order yours now … from:
Gabrielle (07711 554819 email gabrielle.lear@hotmail.co.uk) or
Anne (07711 563831 email gghamlet@outlook.com)
There’s something for everyone, so come along, bring your family and friends, and enjoy a fun-filled day of music, laughter and community spirit. We look forward to seeing you there!
Help needed!
We need help with setting up and taking down: erecting/dismantling tents etc, putting up bunting and transporting tables and chairs. Assistance also needed with games; craft corner, making salads and serving food etc. – please contact Gabrielle.
*Activities are subject to availability and weather conditions.
GG Minibus Trip to Herne Bay
10 September 9.30am at the hall £7 per head
Instead of the coffee morning on 10 September (August Coffee Morning as usual on 13th). Return about 3pm to be back 4.15pm.
Contact: Alec Pelmore 01732 850739
Golden Green 250 Club Winners
The winners of £25 each for July were:
3 Edna Browning
111 Jame Rogers
235 Joanne Bourne
The Bell News
Clare, Justin & Nigel
Tel: 01732 605352 or 07881 816227
Email: queensowntaverns@hotmail.com
Facebook: The Bell – Golden Green
Food available every Thursday 12 noon to 4pm; Friday 12 noon to 8pm and Saturday 12 noon to 6pm. No need to book – just come on in.
Afternoon Tea – Saturday 8 August – 1-4pm (contact The Bell to book)
Now also offering delicious cream teas! Served Thursday to Saturday 12-4pm
Psychic Night – Thursday 27 August – 7.30-9.30pm (booking required)
Contact: Nigel 07815 743729
Free Pool Table – all day every Friday.
Road Closures and Works
The scheduled closures of Three Elm Lane, Hartlake Road and Victoria Road for gas mains replacement over the summer inevitably change as the work progresses.
The current closure schedule according to one.network
4-18 August – Victoria Road
now – 10 August – Hartlake Road
now – 31 August – Three Elm Lane/Tonbridge Road, moving in sections eastwards towards East Peckham.
However, residents talking to the workers have been told that Victoria Road will be closed on Thursday 6 August and that work in Hartlake Road is almost complete. (Hartlake has been open evenings and weekends if used with care.) The barrier on Three Elm Lane will be moved east later on Wednesday 5th for the next stage outside the hall and then eastwards again for the next section of Three Elm Lane (from the entrance to Medway View as far as ??) It seems possible that they won’t reach the eastern end of the village before schools go back, so will have to return at a later date. All of this is subject to change of course!
A21 Roadworks and overnight closures will continue on various dates. (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).
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: @HadlowParish
Parish Council Office open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.30am until 12 noon.
Next Parish Council Meeting – No meeting in August.
No community breakfast 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
St Mary’s Church, Hadlow
Please see the Hadlow newsletter for details of services, including Easter 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 ©2026