The Golden Green Association Newsletter
Issue No. 301
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Send items for inclusion to Anne Waddingham (gghamlet@outlook.com) or Alec Pelmore (alecpelmore@btinternet.com).
Welcome to New Residents
I would like us to be a little more proactive about welcoming new residents to Golden Green. If you are aware of a new neighbour moving in, could you let us know and we can deliver a latest copy of the Hamlet and let them know about the GGA. AP
Mission Hall Bookings
Check out the new 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 – Strength, Mobility and Balance Class – 10.30am-12 noon
This class is having a break in January and will resume on 3 February
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
Now 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
Saturday 8 Mar – Afternoon Tea (booking required) – Bell Inn – 1-4pm
Contact: The Bell Inn 01732 605352
Thursday 13 Mar – Coffee Morning – Hall – 10.30am-12 noon
Contact: Alec Pelmore 01732 850739
Monday 17 Mar – Bingo! – Hall – 7-9pm
Contact Nicky Whapshott 07702 212317
Saturday 22 Mar 10.30am GG Community Litter Pick – Meet outside Hall – 10.30am
Contact Sean & Anne Waddingham gghamlet@outlook.com
Saturday 22 Mar – Jonty’s Supper Club (booking required) – Bell Inn – 7-9.15pm
Contact: Jonty Hoad 07769 652279
Saturday 29 Mar – Karaoke & Disco – Bell Inn – 8pm-late
Contact: The Bell Inn 01732 605352
Sunday 30 Mar – Mothers’ Day Afternoon Tea (booking required) – Bell Inn – 1-4pm
Contact: The Bell Inn 01732 605352
Golden Green Community Litter Pick
Saturday 22 March 10.30am Meet outside the Mission Hall
Everyone hates litter – please join us to make our community a nicer place to live. Equipment provided. Contact: Sean or Anne gghamlet@outlook.com, 850048.
Golden Green Association AGM
Monday 12 May Mission Hall 8.15pm
Details to follow: as usual the AGMs will take 10 minutes and after that the chairman is ‘in the chair’ in The Bell. Contact: Alec Pelmore.
Golden Green Summer Fete
Sunday 22 June 1-4pm Signpost Field
The summer highlight – put the date in your calendar now! Contact: Alec Pelmore
It’s Lambing Time
Please, please be a responsible owner and keep your dog on a short lead in the fields now lambing has started. Only two weeks ago a Hadlow farmer reported that four of his heavily pregnant sheep had to be put down after being attacked by dogs, and several more ewes were injured. As he says, “Even the most trustworthy [dog] can turn”. Please don’t risk it
Strength and Mobility Class
Mondays 10.30-12 noon Mission Hall
Improve your balance or gain mobility and strengthen your muscles with a fully qualified instructor, followed by refreshments. Classes are mainly seated and you do as much as you can. Contact: Pat 850739 for info or just come along. £4 per person for class, a cuppa and a biscuit; £6 for a couple.
Golden Green Coffee Morning
Thursday 13 March 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 250 Club
First draws will be done in March so watch this space – a couple of final numbers still to be taken though! Contact: Alec Pelmore.
The Bell News
Clare, Justin & Nigel
Tel: 01732 605352 or 07881 816227
Email: queensowntaverns@hotmail.com
Facebook: The Bell – Golden Green
Afternoon Tea (booking required) – Saturday 8 March 1-4pm
Jonty’s Supper Club – Saturday 22 March – 7-9.15pm
Karaoke & Disco – Saturday 29 March 8pm-late
Mothers’ Day Afternoon Tea (booking required) – Sunday 30 March 1-4pm
Free Pool Table – all day every Friday
Total Body Tuesdays will resume when the weather improves.
Road Closures and Works
Cemetery Lane is closed until Monday 10 March to clear fly-tipped domestic rubbish that is blocking the road. The good news is it looks like Blackmans Lane won’t be closed after all this week (as scheduled by KCC for drainage works); the notification has been removed from One Network.
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).
Sponsor Amber in the London Marathon 2025 – Update
Amber Fairhurst is participating in the London Marathon next month in aid of Children with Cancer UK. She’s raised over £2500 so far! But somehow the address of her fundraising page got lost in the February Hamlet posted on Facebook on 11 February. (The issue emailed to subscribers was ok.) Her fundraising page is https://2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/amber-fairhurst
Home Library Service
Make a difference in your local community by volunteering with the Home Library Service
Are you looking for a way to make a real difference in your community? The Home Library Service provided by Kent Libraries offers you the perfect opportunity to do just that. Whether you’re looking to stay active, learn new skills, or simply bring joy to others, volunteering with the Home Library Service means supporting those who find it difficult to visit the library owing to various reasons such as disability, carer responsibilities, injury or ill health.
As a volunteer, you’ll bring more than just books to people’s homes, you’ll share stories, create connections and provide companionship. Volunteers help by collecting reserved books from the library, or selecting items from our shelves based on the service user’s interests, deliver them to people at home, and then collect them for return. With your help we can ensure everyone has access to a diverse range of books and resources.
The Home Library Service offers a flexible way to volunteer, allowing you to choose when and how often you give your time, making it easy to fit into your life.
Ready to make a difference? Learn more about volunteering with the Home Library Service by visiting www.kent.gov.uk and searching for “Volunteer for the Home Library Service”, or by calling 03000 41 69 96.
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
clerk@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 – 10 March (after the Annual Parish Meeting) – 7.30pm Old School Hall, Hadlow.
More people to join the parish council urgently needed – contact the Parish Clerk.
Annual Parish Meeting
Monday 10 March – 7.00pm – Old School Hall, Hadlow
This is for the community. Come along and put forward your group.
Golden Green Parish Councillors
Nick Collins: 850968 nicolins@btinternet.com
Ed Bright: 850590 ed.bright@talk21.com
Hadlow Community Breakfast
Sunday 16 March 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.
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).
Compiled by Anne Waddingham and Alec Pelmore ©2025
