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The Church of St St Mary’s Kemsing The Church of the Good Shepherd Peter & St Paul, Rev. James Oakley 01732 762556 Quarry Hill Road, Borough Green Seal Parish Office 01732 761351 Vicar: Revd. Canon Anne Le Bas 07510 522292 www.kemsingwithwoodlands.org Priest-in-Charge: Revd. Chris Turner (01732) 882447 [email protected] Office hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri E-mail: [email protected] Church Website: www.sealpeterandpaul.com Website: www.cogs.org.uk 9.15 - 12.15, closed on Weds FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK stpeterandpaulseal Services in April Facebook: www.facebook.com/COGSBG AND TWITTER @sealpandp All services are cancelled until further notice. Please visit kmwd.org/cv for updates and to St.First Sunday Lawrence, of the Month AS O S L SOAS join an email list 08:00 Holy Communion 10:00 All Age Holy Communion Eardley Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1XT ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH, Second Sunday of the Month

OTFORD 08:00 Holy Communion Associate Vicar The Reverend Anne Bourne – 07512 734224 Vicar: Vacant 10:00 Sung Holy Communion Churchwardens: Janet Bates – 01732 642352 Church Office: 01959 523185 or at [email protected] 10:00 Sunday School meeting in the annexe Elizabeth Peters Open weekday mornings 9.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m. Third Sunday of the Month Parish Office: Amanda Humphrey – 01732 743045 (8.30am – 12.30pm weekdays) Website: www.stbartholomews.co.uk 08:00 ChurchHoly Communion Road, Stone Street email: [email protected] First Steps: For parents and carers of pre-school children. 09:00 Breakfast Church - Come share food, fellowship and faith Church Website: www.stlukes-sevenoaks.org.uk Contact: Najen Harris, 01959 522813 for details. For additional information:in an informal setting. Sunday Worship: 8am Holy Communion (BCP) 10:00 www.sealstlawrence.org.ukSung Holy Communion 10.15am Parish Eucharist Sevenoaks Quakers FourthVicar: Sunday Rev of EachSerena Month Willoughby 01732 761766 08:00 Holy Communion Christian (1st Sunday in the month All TogetherScience Eucharist) (Religious Society of Friends) Lay Reader: Gretel Wakeham 01732 761534 30 Hollybush Lane, TN13 3TJ. 10:00 Sung Holy Communion Junior Church meetsChristian in St Luke’s Hall at Science10.15am and joins Society, the regular congregation 10:00Church wardens:Sunday School Ron meeting Drury in the annexe01732 810214 later in the service. The West Kent Quaker website/ Hilary Denby-Jones 01732 763883 Caxton House, 22 St. John’s Hill, Thursdays: 11amSevenoaks Holy Communion, followedTN13 by coffee 3NP Sevenoaks has details of our meetings: Other Events For more information contact www.westkentquakers.org.uk . If you SeeSt our Peter’s facebook page an dChurch, website Morning Prayer is normally said daily in church at 9.15am on Monday, Tuesday, would like more information, please Wednesday and01732 Friday. 452775 or cs7oaks.org Fen Pond Road, email [email protected] Rector: Revd. Tim Hatwell 01732 886827 Other Activities at St Luke’s: Tuesdays: Tiny Ones Together Service for babies and toddlers at 10.15am in the PLEASE NOTE Parish Room in term time. There are small toys to enjoy as well as a story, prayers and a sing-along. Refreshments are served. CHECK WITH YOUR CHURCH WITH REGARD TO Tuesdays: Julian Group meets in Church at 2pm on Tuesdays - Christian Meditation according to Julian of Norwich. Julian Group does not meet during August. WHEN SERVICES RESUME Wednesdays: Lunchtime Recitals at 12.30pm for 30 minutes - admission free – tea and coffeeCOUNTRY served – bring your own sandwiches. MATTERS There are no Recitals during August. children until schools re-open, here the have eyelids. If they feel threatened they Thursdays – last in the month – St Luke’s Fellowship meets at 2.00pm in the Parish “June is the Gateway to Summer” - Jean natural world comes to the rescue by can release their tail, a stumpier version Room. Further details from the Parish Office – 01732 743045. then grows. Hersey offering great projects such as perhaps It’s the time of the long days and short designing the the perfect wildlife sanctu- Too many slow worms, like foxes and nights with the summer solstice falling ary, give your pupils a hypothetical blank toads, fall victim to the dreaded spade, on 20th June. canvas and see what they can suggest to lawn mower and strimmer. They are very Due to the pandemic and ‘lock down’ give our creatures a safe place in which vulnerable creatures so be careful not we have had more time on our hands to to flourish. They could even make a to hurt them when you are gardening. notice what is going on in the natural mini garden. They are a gardeners best friend as they world and witness significant changes In addition pressing flowers for cards, eat slugs, snails and other invertebrates. in the way some species of wildlife are learning bird songs, photographing and If kept safe they can live for 20+ years. behaving. drawing finds are an immersion into I hope you enjoy this lovely month and Hedgehogs were already thought to be nature that we all need right now. get to know more of the real and natural on a slight increase in urban areas (Don’t This month you may notice that bird world in which we are a part.”What is hold your breath!) and other mammals song is starting to fade a little. In fact this life, if full of care. We have no time too like the fox, the badger and the deer the cuckoo and nightingale have stopped to stand and stare?” - William Henry are also venturing deeper into towns and singing. Look out for one of my favou- Davies cities. These animals have been quick to rites – the slow worm. They are found Sue Stoyell notice that the usual hustle and bustle in gardens, hedgerows and created by humans has lessened and the meadow land and they like new found peace has been irresistible to them. There are fewer people about, less conditions to be warm and traffic and therefore less road kill. damp. Although nocturnal, you will often see them What will happen though when life Central heating & gas engineers returns to normal? Will the animals be sunbathing on rocks. Slow caught out, especially the young ones? worms are often mistaken Service - Installation - Repair Will we continue to allow animals for snakes. In fact they are to share more space more generously legless lizards and complete- “Local & reliable” with us. Time will tell, we must allow ly harmless. The males is a ourselves time to notice. As a result of pale brown and the female 01732-885882 recent events many people will have had brown with stripes down her the challenge of home educating their sides. 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TO BOOK SEAL VILLAGE HALL PLEASE CALL 4th Sevenoaks (St John's) Scout Group 01959 522545 or [email protected] Beavers Wed 5.15 and Fri 4.30 Cubs Weds 6.45 and Fri 5.45 Scouts Tues Tues 6.45 and Fri 7.30 St LAWRENCE VILLAGE HALL Contact via 4thsevenoaks.org.uk/contact-us Church Road, Stone Street Village. - Attractive, well maintained SEAL TIDDLERS traditional village hall, with well equipped kitchen, central Come and join us every Thursday during school term times heating and parking, Facilities for the disabled. Reasonable 9.30am - 11.30am Seal Church Hall, Church Road, Seal. We are rates. Please call 01732 760552. See website: www.stlvh.org.uk a local group catering for children aged 0-4 years, together with 9th Sevenoaks Seal, Beavers and Cubs Group. their carers - Mums, Dads, Childminders, Nannies, Grandparents Beavers 6 - 8 years Monday 5:15 - 6:30; Cubs 8 - 10½ etc., We provide an exciting range of activities and refreshments, Thursday 6:15 - 7:30 Contact Group Manager - Caroline tea, coffee and squash. We are a friendly group who are always 0’Mahoney - 07889 251800 welcoming to new members. The cost £1.50 per carer each week. Emma 07752234426 [email protected] SEVENOAKS FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Are you looking for new friends and something different? We are SEAL VILLAGE HALL - Sequence Dancing a club for the more mature amongst us. Our activities consist of Our dance group meets in the hall from 8pm until 10pm on Ten Pin Bowling at Tunbridge Wells once a week, canasta which Tuesdays to enjoy a social evening together. Why not join us? we play on a regular basis, Whist Drives, Scrabble - a couple of You will be most welcome. For further details please contact :- sessions per month, Darts, Dining Out and Theatre visits. If you [email protected] : Alan Davies 01732 459636 are interested in anything and haven't played for a long time we can refresh or teach you. There are also monthly Rambles. We are KEMSING PAVILION TENNIS COURTS a very lively group and are still looking for new members. Why Public tennis courts for hire at the Mark Collett Pavilion. don't you come along to one of our meetings on the first Thursday Yearly subscription - for full details contact Vicky Rutherford of every month at 7.30pm at the Otford Memorial Hall, Otford. on 01959 524224 If you are interested call Alan Water 01732 674825 or Mo Haslam KEMSING PAVILION on 01732 761903. www.sevenoaksfriendshipcentre.co.uk We have daytime and evening slots at the Mark Collet Pavilion, HIRE BOROUGH GREEN VILLAGE HALL Heaverham Rd, Kemsing for anyone interested in starting a fit- ness or instruction class. Large upstairs room and ample parking. Booking Secretary: Jackie Taylor 01732 882880 Inquiries to Vicky Bishop 01732 762865. KEMSING PAVILION SQUASH COURT SINGING FOR PLEASURE - SEVENOAKS The Pavilion Squash Court is available for hire. Tokens to operate We gather at Walthamstow Hall Senior School on Monday the court lights are available from Richlands Stores in Dynes Road evenings, and Best One Supermarket, West End, Kemsing. The cost of tokens 7.30 - 9.30, during term times in a relaxed and friendly is £6.50 for 45 minutes play. Court bookings can be made on group to sing a wide variety of songs. First evening free. For the booking sheets inside the Pavilion. Full changing and shower more details contact Olivia on: 01959 532748/534171 facilities. For further information contact pavilion on 762865 IGHTHAM VILLAGE HALL, Sevenoaks Road, Ightham TN15 9HA YOUR LOCAL ADVERTISER This large modern hall has disabled access, a large car park and a YOUR FREE MAGAZINE BRINGING YOU LOCAL NEWS committee room. It has a Badminton Court, Stage, Gas Heating, Modern Kitchen with Fridge and Oven. Block bookings by AND INFORMATION negotiation. Special rates for Childrens Parties, Suitable for Published and printed by Weddings, Parties, Aerobics and Fund Raising for Charities. To hire Julian Gilchrist @ Highland Printers, Unit 1, Church Farm, this hall telephone 01732 780283 m: 07715 327885 Church Street, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0AT email: [email protected] Tel: 01732 762131 Fax: 01732 763501 website: [email protected] Mobile: 07850 806771 email@ [email protected] Delivered by hand each month to, Seal, Kemsing, Otford Shoreham, KEMSING SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB Noahs Ark, Godden Green, Ightham , Plaxtol, Fawke Common, Short Mat Bowls is played at the Sir Mark Collet Pavilion Tuesdays 2 - 5.00 pm and Wednesdays 7 - 10.00 pm Borough Green, Wrotham and North Sevenoaks. We welcome new members of all ages. There's no limit! Advertising Rates: No previous experience necessary. Bowls are available. Inside Magazine. Please phone Ros Hitchings, 01959 523635 for more Small advert: 40mm x 60mm - £45.00 per month information Large advert: 60mm x 80mm - £85.00 per month OTFORD BRIDGE CLUB Cover back/front: Now meets every Friday at the Otford Memorial Hall every Friday Small advert: 40mm x 60mm - £70.00 per month Evening at 7.30pm. Large advert: 60mm x 80mm - £110.00 per month Visitors and New Members are welcome. No partner required. Prices include artwork and origination. Quantity discounts For more information on the Club or Bridge Lessons call Jim Garlinge for regular Advertisers. 01732 667695 or Chris Gray on 01732 667345. Copy must be in by 15th of the previous month to ensure publication.

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