Issue No. 286
Facebook: Golden Green Association.
Send items for inclusion to Anne Waddingham (gghamlet@outlook.com) or Alec Pelmore (alecpelmore@btinternet.com).
According to my rain gauge we had 9 inches of autumnal rain in just 7 weeks, but saw only a small amount of flooding – which was lucky because with Hartlake Road closed we might have been cut off! Happily, Hartlake is open again (and once more a race track in rush-hour).
Frosty (and sometimes miesrably drizzly) winter is now upon us. Keep warm everybody! And please remember that while Christmas can be a time of great joy, it can also be very lonely for some of us. Please watch out for your neighbours and make sure they are warm, well fed and loved. I would encourage everybody to come along to our events and keep the community alive – carol service, coffee morning, Quiz nights, afternoon tea in the Bell, Leah singing, the January residents lunch ……. Bring your neighbours!
Wishing all Golden Green residents a very Happy Christmas from the Golden Green Association!
Mission Hall bookings
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 – Strength, Mobility and Balance Class – 10.30am-12 noon
Contact: Sue 07867 648667
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 – Dog Training – Hall – 2pm
Contact: Ann Kemp 01732 361947
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This Month in Golden Green
December
Saturday 9 December – Afternoon Tea (booking required) – Bell Inn – 1-4pm
Contact: The Bell Inn 07881 0816227
Wednesday 13 December – Golden Green WI Meeting – Hall – 7.30-1-pm
Contact: Rosalind Seall 01732 850664
Thursday 14 December – Coffee Morning – Hall – 10.30am-12 noon
Contact: Alec Pelmore 01732 850739
Saturday 16 December – Leah Hall Singing & Music – Bell Inn – 8pm to late
Contact: The Bell Inn 07881 0816227
Sunday 17 December – GG Carol Service – Mission Hall – 4pm
Contact: Alec Pelmore 01732 850739
Monday 18 December – Bingo! – Hall – 8-10pm
Contact Nicky Whapshott 07702 212317
Monday 25 December – Christmas Day Opening – The Bell – 12 noon – 2pm
Contact: The Bell Inn 07881 0816227
Saturday 31 December – New Year’s Eve Party with disco & karaoke – The Bell – 7pm to late
Contact: The Bell Inn 07881 0816227
January
Monday 8 January – Bernie’s Quiz – Bell Inn – 7.30-10pm
Contact: Bernie McGawley 01732 220811
Wednesday 17 January – Residents’ Annual Lunch – Mission Hall – 12.15 for 12.30pm sit-down
Contact Linda Daker 01732 851969 after 2 January
Golden Green Carol Service
Sunday 17 December 4pm Mission Hall
Annual get-together with carols and readings will again take place on the Sunday a week before Christmas – to be followed by mulled cider and mince pies. Pat’s clarinet group will be accompanying the carols and will be playing music to get you in the mood from 3.45 so feel free to come along a bit early to listen!
Golden Green Annual Lunch 2024
Wednesday 17 January 12.15 for 12.30pm sit-down Mission Hall, GG
The perfect antidote to the post-Christmas doldrums, our annual residents’ lunch features home-baked pies and scrumptious desserts, served with wine or a soft drink, all courtesy of the Golden Green Association. There’s also a raffle (prize donations welcome) for charity. GG residents of all ages are welcome – a good opportunity if you are new to the hamlet to meet others, find out more about the community and make friends. Booking essential – contact: Linda Daker 01732 851969 after 2 January, stating number of places, your names(s), phone number and any special dietary requirements or food intolerances. Volunteer cooks and helpers, please apply to Linda.
Golden Green 250 Club – November Winners:
148 Valerie Boakes
111 Jane Rogers
190 Louise Gardner
Next month we will be asking you to renew or buy numbers for 2024 – details to follow
Strength and Mobility Class
Mondays 10.30-12 noon Mission Hall
This class is going from strength to strength – literally! Contact: Sue 07867 648667 or suelarken@ageuksevenoaksandtonbridge.org.uk or just come along. £4 per person for class, a cuppa and a biscuit; £6 for a couple.
Golden Green Coffee Morning
Thursday 14 December 10.30am in the Mission Hall
All ages welcome for refreshments and a chat with friends. If you’re new to the hamlet, you’re guaranteed a friendly reception. Just turn up or contact Alec 01732 850739 for more details.
The Bell News
Clare, Justin & Nigel
Tel: 01732 605352 or 07881 816227
Email: queensowntaverns@hotmail.com
Facebook: The Bell – Golden Green
Lunch menu Wednesday & Thursday 12-3pm; Friday & Saturday noon-6pm.
Saturday 9 December – Afternoon Tea (booking required) – Bell Inn – 1-4pm
Saturday 16 December – Leah Hall Singing & Music – Bell Inn – 8pm to late
Christmas opening:
Monday 25 December – Christmas Day Opening – Bell Inn – 12 noon-2pm
Tuesday 26 December – Boxing Day – closed
Saturday 31 December – New Year’s Eve Party with Disco & Karaoke – Bell Inn – 7pm to late
Golden Green WI
Wednesday 13 December from 7.30pm Mission Hall, GG
Our WI Christmas meal is on 6 December, and a reminder that the December meeting is one week earlier than usual, on 13 December. For information about Golden Green WI, contact Ros Seall, 1 Bell Cottages 01732 850664 goldengreen@wkfwi.org.uk
Bourne Park Freeholders Group
Thursday 14 December 6pm The Bell Games Room
This will be a Christmas-themed buffet £7.50 per head. Payment in advance to Rod (no. 18) or Sue (no. 21)
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2023
Thanks to our generous donors and dedicated house-to-house collectors, the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in Hadlow District raised over £8000 towards its vital work supporting veterans and their families (find out more at https://www.britishlegion.org.
Hadlow College Christmas Fair
Wednesday 13 December 1-4pm On campus inside the greenhouse
Plant sales, craft stall, wreaths.
TMBC Bourne Ward Councillors
Contact your TMBC councillors by email or phone:
Cllr James Lark james.lark@tmbc.gov.uk; mob 07812 596194
Cllr Steve Crisp Steve.Crisp@tmbc.gov.uk or c/o Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill ME19 4LZ.
Hadlow Parish Council
clerk@hadlowpc.co.uk or 01732 851878
Hadlow Parish Council website >>
facebook.com/
X (formerly Twitter) @HadlowParish
Parish Council Office open – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.30am until 12 noon.
Next Parish Council Meeting – 11 December 7.30pm Old School Hall, Hadlow.
Golden Green Parish Councillors
Nick Collins: 850968 – nicolins@btinternet.com
Ed Bright: 850590 – ed.bright@talk21.com
Hadlow Community Breakfast
Sunday 10 December 9-11.30am Old School Hall, Hadlow
Please contact the parish office clerk@hadlowpc.co.uk or 01732 851878. Booking essential. £4 For a delicious full English.
Hadlow Community Seniors’ Christmas Lunch
Sunday 17 December 1pm £12 per head
Please contact the parish office clerk@hadlowpc.co.uk or 01732 851878. Booking essential
Christmas Services at St Mary’s Church, Hadlow
Wednesday 20 December 10.30am-1pm – Messy Christmas
Sunday 17 December 6.30pm – Carol Service in St Mary’s
Christmas Eve 24 December 10am – Holy Communion; 6.30pm – Carols in the Square; 11.30pm – Midnight Mass (carols from 11pm)
Christmas Day 25 December 10am – Family Communion Service in St Mary’s
St Peter’s RC Church, Hadlow
Christmas Day Mass 12 noon.
Hospital Transport Service
Residents of Hadlow & Golden Green who need help to get to clinic appointments can contact Mike Harvey (tel 01732 851881, mob 07464 548448).
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.
Compiled by Alec Pelmore and Anne Waddingham © 2023
