The Golden Green Association Newsletter
Issue No. 297
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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: 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 9 Nov – Afternoon Tea (booking required) – Bell Inn – 1-4pm
Contact: The Bell Inn 01732 605352
Thursday 14 Nov – Coffee Morning – Hall – 10.30am-12 noon
Contact: Alec Pelmore 01732 850739
Monday 18 Nov – Bingo! – Hall – 7-9pm
Contact Nicky Whapshott 07702 212317
Tuesday 19 Nov – Christmas Outing to Canterbury – 10am pickup; return 3.15pm
Contact Alec Pelmore 01732 850739
Saturday 30 Nov – Karaoke & Disco – Bell Inn – 8pm-late
Contact: The Bell Inn 01732 605352
Total Body Tuesdays – Bell Inn weekly 6.30-7.15pm
Contact: 07493 989600 trainedbygee@gmail.com
Christmas in Golden Green
Golden Green Carol Service
Sunday 22 December from 3.45pm Mission Hall
Carols this year will be accompanied by a brass group in a change from Pat’s clarinet group. They will start playing festive music from 3.45pm so get there early. Alec is always on the look-out for people to read (and ideas of what to read), so please get in touch.
Golden Green Outing to Canterbury Christmas Market
Tuesday 19 November 10am pickup outside Mission Hall; return around 3.15pm; £8pp
We have booked two minibuses to take us to the Christmas market in Canterbury, which should be fun. There are still a couple of spaces available. Contact Alec (01732 850739).
Gift Market @ The Bell
Sunday 8 December 11am-4pm Bell Inn
This is a new event for The Bell and we plan to make it an ongoing venue for events. Stalls are £15 for 3m x 3m pitch. Stall holders wanted – email the.bell.inn.christmas@gmail.com
Golden Green 250 Club
October Winners – £25 each
25 – Doreen Cole
241 – Susan Revell
175 – Alan Cattermole
Bacchus Wind Orchestra Concert
Sunday 17 November 2.30pm St Mary’s Church, Hadlow
Pat and Alec Pelmore are playing in a fun concert with the ever-popular Bacchus Wind Orchestra. Refreshments and free admission (with donations to church and band funds gratefully received).
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 14 November 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.
The Bell News
Clare, Justin & Nigel
Tel: 01732 605352 or 07881 816227
Email: queensowntaverns@hotmail.com
Facebook: The Bell – Golden Green
Total Body Tuesdays – weekly workout sessions 6.30-7.15pm. All ages and fitness levels welcomed. £7 a session (cash preferred) Contact 07493 989600 trainedbygee@gmail.com
Afternoon Tea (booking required) – Saturday 9 November 1-4pm
Karaoke & Disco Saturday 30 November – 8pm-late – Hosted by Dave Tanner
Christmas Gift Market Sunday 8 December – 11am-4pm
Road Closures
Hartlake Road will be closed 7-8 November for carriageway repairs by KCC. There will also be temporary traffic lights on Tudeley Road on 8 November for works by Openreach. Blackmans Lane will be closed between the junctions of A26 Tonbridge Road and Three Elm Lane on 11 November for one day owing to drainage works by KCC. Temporary traffic lights are scheduled on Three Elm Lane at the junction with Blackmans Lane from 15-19 November for pothole repairs by KCC.
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.
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 – 11 November – 7.30pm Old School Hall, Hadlow.
Vacancies for Councillors – if you are interested in joining the Council please do pop into the office or email for further information.
Golden Green Parish Councillors
Nick Collins: 850968 nicolins@btinternet.com
Ed Bright: 850590 ed.bright@talk21.com
Hadlow Community Breakfast
Sunday 17 November 9-11.30am Old School Hall, Hadlow
Please contact the parish office clerk@hadlowpc.co.uk or 01732 851878. Booking essential at least three days ahead. £5 For a delicious full English.
Hadlow Parish Christmas Lunch for 65’s and Over
Sunday 15 December Old School Hall, Hadlow
Drinks at 12.30pm, Meal and entertainment from 1pm.
Please book at the Parish Office or call 01732 851878.
Golden Green residents: please let the parish office know if you would like to be collected and returned home in the community minibus (admin@hadlowpc.co.uk or 01732 851878).
St Mary’s Church, Hadlow
Services Please see the Hadlow newsletter for details.
Remembrance Sunday 10 November 10am
Eucharist and Act of Remembrance in church followed by 12 noon – Remembrance at the War Memorial in Hadlow Cemetery
(Please note the date in the Hadlow newsletter is incorrect. It should be the 10th not 12th).
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 autumn in the Kent countryside. Visit www.tonbridgeandmallingramblers.org.uk or our Facebook page to find out more about our walks.
Compiled by Anne Waddingham and Alec Pelmore © 2024
