The Golden Green Association Newsletter
Issue No. 304
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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) – 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
Thursday 12 Jun – Coffee Morning – Hall – 10.30am-12 noon
Contact: Alec Pelmore 01732 850739
Friday 13 Jun – GG Summer Fete Meeting – The Bell – 6pm
Saturday 14 Jun – Afternoon Tea (booking required) – Bell Inn – 1-4pm
Contact: The Bell Inn 01732 605352
Sunday 15 Jun – Fathers’ Day Sunday Lunch by Jonty – (booking required) – Bell Inn
Contact: Jonty Hoad 07769 652279
Monday 16 Jun – Bingo! – Hall – 7-9pm
Contact Nicky Whapshott 07702 212317
Saturday 21 Jun – Jonty’s Supper Club (fully booked) – Bell Inn – 7-9.15pm
Contact: Jonty Hoad 07769 652279
Sunday 22 Jun – Golden Green Summer Fete – Signpost Field – 1-3.30pm
Contact: Alec Pelmore 01732 850739
Thursday 26 Jun – Psychic Night (booking required) – Bell Inn – 7-9pm
Contact: The Bell Inn 01732 605352
Saturday 28 Jun – Live Music! Ollie’s Band – Bell Inn – 8.30-11pm
Contact: The Bell Inn 01732 605352
Sunday 29 Jun – Sunday Lunch by Jonty – (booking required) – Bell Inn – 12pm & 2pm
Contact: Jonty Hoad 07769 652279
Golden Green Summer Fete
Sunday 22 June 1-3.30pm Signpost Field
Join us for the highlight of the GG year! Tug-of-war, Egg & spoon, Pratt’s sack races, Home-made cakes, Books, Puzzles, ‘Antiques of tomorrow’, Tombola, Coconut shy, Wheel of fortune, Piggy races, Hook-a-duck, Buzzer game, Giant jigsaw, Raffle, Bar & BBQ, Cream teas, Strawberries & Cherries (if ready) and more! As always, it can’t happen without Helpers!
Where we need help:
Meeting – It would be great to see as many as possible in The Bell on Friday 13 June at 6pm so we can chat through final arrangements
Tombola – donations welcome: bottles and cans (must be in date!). Our collectors will be coming round – probably Wednesday evening 18 June. If you don’t get contacted by one of our collectors, please leave any donations in the box at 5 Signpost Field Cottages, Three Elm Lane by 5.30pm Wednesday 18 June
On the day
Tent team – help with setting up from 9am – More hands make light work! Any large vehicles to transport tables/chairs etc appreciated. Help also needed with breaking everything down at 3.30pm.
Raffle prizes – please donate bottles, unwanted presents etc. on the day
Cake stall – Looking for lovely bakers out there willing to whip up some contributions? It’s always been a popular stall, so whoever runs it (you?) probably won’t be needed for long!
‘Antique’ stall – please bring items for sale on the day … good quality bric-a-brac only please – we don’t want to be just a way to get stuff taken to the tip!
Books, DVDs, CDs, vinyl (no VHS), toys, puzzles – Bring to Signpost Field after 11am on the day.
Plant & Produce Stall – gardeners always have too many beans, tomatoes and courgettes! Bring them along for sale.
Teas, stalls, races, children’s games – can you help manage a stall? Ideas of new, different things to do always welcome (especially if you can run it)
Contact Alec 850739; alecpelmore@btinternet.com
Golden Green 250 Club
June winners – £25 each
36 – Nick Watson
218 – Rita Hanstead
214 – Rod Belsey
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. But no class on 23 June or 30 June as Teresa is away.
Golden Green Coffee Morning
Thursday 12 June 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 Bexhill – Update
Tuesday 17 June 9.30am-4.30pm Meet 9.30am by 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
Afternoon Tea – Saturday 14 June 1-4pm – contact The Bell to book
Jonty’s Supper Club – June fully booked. Saturday 19 July Italian cuisine; 16 August South Korean night. Booking essential – contact Jonty Hoad 07769 652279
Fathers’ Day Sunday Lunch by Jonty – Sunday 15 June; Sunday Lunch – 29 June 12pm & 2pm sittings – booking required – contact Jonty Hoad 07769 652279
Psychic Night – Thursday 26 Jun – 7-9pm – contact The Bell to book
Live Music! Ollie’s Band – Saturday 28 Jun – 8.30-11pm
Music festival & BBQ – Saturday 5 July 12 noon-10pm. Tickets go on sale soon. Contact Clare on 07881 816227 or message The Bell’s socials to book
Free Pool Table – all day every Friday
Road Closures and Works
Three Elm Lane is scheduled to be closed on 19 June from 9.30am to 3.30pm at the East Peckham end of GG (where it becomes Tonbridge Rd) from Pierce Mill Lane to the private road to Stilstead House (heading east towards EP). This for OpenReach to carry out maintenance work on communications.
The B2015 Bow Road at Wateringbury is scheduled to be closed from 23 June to 31 August for gas main replacement works by SGN. The diversion is via Nettlestead, A228 and A26 (see the traffic map at https://one.network/). To add to the misery, there will also be temporary traffic lights on the A26 at Wateringbury from 17-19 June and at Teston from 25-28 June!
Overnight closures will continue on the northbound A21 on various dates until 2 August. 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).
Derrick Mason
In the emailed issue of the May Hamlet, there was a misspelling of Mr Mason’s name. It was corrected in the online versions but we would like to apologise to Mr Mason’s family for the error.
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 15 June 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 our Tonbridge and Malling Ramblers website or our Facebook page to find out more about our walks.
Compiled by Anne Waddingham and Alec Pelmore ©2025