Useful Contacts Highways To report road faults eg potholes, blocked drains, streetlight issues, zebra crossing issues https://www.kent.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/report-a-problem

Sevenoaks District Council To make comments on planning applications, report issues with litter, dog waste & rubbish collection, issues with pavements. https://www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/ or 01732 227000

Notice Boards High Street: at each of The Green, Brasted Village Store, Brasted Village Hall, and next to The Barringtons. Other notice boards located at Brasted Pavilion, St Martin’s Church, Brasted Chart and . Interpretation Boards Erected by the Parish Council in 2019 on Brasted Village Green. Include local information and walks. Brasted Diary Published for over 20 years. Contains information on forthcoming local events, local news and advertising. To place an article, contact Micaela West 01959 563561 or e-mail [email protected]. Subscriptions are £6 per year for six editions. Subscription details from Pam Day 01959 564064; advertisements to Chris Bailey 01959 562676 [email protected]. If you would like to help in the distribution of the Diary, contact Carol Taylor 01959 562355. St. Martin’s Church The Rector, Linda Green, can be contacted on 01959 565829 / [email protected]. Coffee Mornings held on the third Thursday each month from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Tea / coffee and homemade cakes are available. All welcome to come for a chat or have some quiet time in the Church. Dates published in The Brasted Diary. Bellringers: If you are keen to learn to ring, contact Catherine Lewis, the Tower Captain, 01959 563767 / [email protected] Church Choir: Contact Gloria Toplis, Organist and Director of Music, 07751 173800 / [email protected] Guide Book to St Martin’s Church: Copies available at £3.50 or £5.00 including P&P either by visiting St Martin’s Church (www.stmartinschurchbrasted.org.uk for opening times) or e mail [email protected]. All proceeds (after costs) to St Martin’s Church. The Brasted Society Formed in 2017 by several villagers to ensure Brasted’s history is protected and not lost. A village archive has been brought together and is currently under the care of members of the Brasted Society. This is being added to and carefully preserved for future generations. The Brasted Society are working with others in the village to create a Brasted Heritage Centre and compiling a book of old postcard images and photographs of Brasted. The Society is interested in scenes, special occasions and/or events from late 1800’s to late 1950’s. For further information contact Karina Jackson (01959 565245) or Roger Rogowski (01959 561345). The Brasted Society also has a Facebook Page. Brasted Memories Local author Karina Jackson has compiled a book on village life in the recent past by interviewing long term village residents. The book is priced at £10 and is available directly from Karina 01959 565245 (all proceeds, after costs, will go towards purchasing Brasted related information and items for the archive). St. Martin’s Heritage Trust Formed in 2018 with the aim of reinforcing the Church’s position at the heart of the village and to ensure that it is open and welcoming to everyone. The Trust currently consists of a mixture of Church members and village residents. The Trust offers a warm welcome to anyone who would like to join them to help add to the vibrancy of the village social life and enhance the sense of community. For more information contact Terry Hope on 01959 563007 / [email protected] or Roger Rogowski 01959 561345 / [email protected] or search www.stmartinsbrastedheritagetrust.org.uk Brasted Village Shop Opening times 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Village Shop also offers a paper delivery service and sells The Brasted Diary. Contact 01959 562874 Brasted Village Hall For enquiries/reservations please contact Chrissie Rogowska 01959 562647, 07920 875077 or [email protected] Toys Hill Village Hall A village hall with chancel used for Church of worship and religious ceremonies. Also used for the public and private meetings, lectures and entertainment. Further details from Duncan Giles, [email protected]. A defibrillator is housed at the hall. Brasted, & Sundridge Horticultural Society Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 8pm at either Brasted Village Hall or Ide Hill Village Hall. Visits and daytime events are usually held on the second Wednesday. For further details contact Elaine Moss 01959 564750 or Pam Day 01959 564064 or Beryl Norman 01959 563585. Information is also printed in The Brasted Diary. Sundridge & Brasted Mobile Library Fortnightly on Thursday’s at Chapmans Road, Sundridge from 9.45 a.m. to 10.15 a.m. (usually second and fourth Thursdays in the month). Dates advertised in The Brasted Diary. Other • Sundridge & Brasted C.E. Primary School, Church Road, Sundridge. 01959 562694 or [email protected] • Sundridge & Brasted Social Club, Main Road, Sundridge. 01959 562807 or sundridgeandbrastedsocialclub.btck.co.uk • Brasted Tennis Club. Members play from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. on Sunday at two courts at Brasted Recreation Ground, all year round. Contact Nick White 01959 564145 for membership details. • Bat & Trap – contact Roger (01959 561345 or [email protected]). Bat &Trap season is May until August and games take place on Tuesday evenings. New players are always welcome. • Brasted Allotments – next to the Brasted Recreation Ground car park; the annual fee is currently £20. If you wish to rent an allotment, please contact the Parish Clerk. • Recreation Grounds – we have two (one situated on the A25 as you enter the Village from ), and the other at Brasted Chart. • Brasted Chart and Toys Hill Cricket Club – no age or ability restriction. Contact Chris Bailey 01959 562676 or Robin Stevens ([email protected] or 01322 310083) for further details. • Market and Table Top Fair – last Sunday of every month 1 to 4 p.m. contact Chrissie Rogowska 01959 562647, 07920 875077 or [email protected] • Telephone Box on The Green – houses a new defibrillator • Refuse Collections – Council include in their “In Shape” magazine the bank holiday collection dates or alternatively visit their website www.sevenoaks.gov.uk

Medical Brasted Clinic (Amherst Medical Centre) is situated at 4 High Street TN16 1JA 01959 563811 and Sundridge Clinic (The Westerham Practice) is situated at 173 Main Road Sundridge TN14 6EH 01959 562531

Defibrillators Three in total, located at the Pavilion at the Recreation Ground, the telephone box on the Green & outside Toys Hill Hall.

Park Farm A dairy & arable farm, one of three on the Chevening Estate. The farm is run by James Edgar, the third generation of the Edgar family to farm the land. Raw milk is available for purchase 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. As with all milk, it needs to be kept chilled and can also be frozen. If you would like to purchase produce please contact The Farm on 07845 166554 or visit www.parkfarmbrasted.co.uk

The Red Pizza Van Authentic wood fire Italian street food. Parked outside The White Hart on Mondays 4 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Pre-order by calling 07437 422204.

Businesses These include: The Tea Shop, Coach House Interiors, Russell Publishing, Brasted B&B, Catch 22, Montessori Pre-School, Courtyard Antiques, Jewsons, Sharrats, Saw Mill Studios, Roy Massingham Antiques, The Cleaning Partnership, Holloways of Ludlow, The Window Sanctuary, David Barrington, The Shop, EH Smith (EH Smith also houses a defibrillator), to name a few.