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FAMILY FUN DAYS ARE BACK! After a Year’S Break, Our Fun Days Return for Four Weeks of Action-Packed Activities Over the School Holidays Page 8 www.sevenoaks.gov.uk sdc_newsdesk sevenoaksdc sevenoaksdistrictcouncil THE NEWSLETTER OF SEVENOAKS DISTRICT COUNCIL NO.118 SUMMER 2021 FAMILY FUN DAYS ARE BACK! After a year’s break, our fun days return for four weeks of action-packed activities over the school holidays Page 8 THE EXPLOSIVE PROBLEM NEW SCULPTURE FOR ON TRACK FOR A OF DISCARDED BATTERIES SEVENOAKS GREAT DAY OUT Help us to keep our Residents have their Enjoy the stunning refuse collectors safe say on Bligh’s artwork Darent Valley by rail Page 3 Page 4 Pages 12 and 13 2 ADVERTISEMENTS Excellent in all areas ISI Report 2019 “The staff members Inspirational continue to go above education and beyond the call of duty in these challenging Happy times and we are environment incredibly grateful for this.” Boys and girls Russell House Parent 2021 aged 2-11 Call Anne Irvine on 01959 522352 and arrange a visit www.russellhouseschool.co.uk Station Road, Otford, Kent TN14 5QU /russell_house_school /russellhousesch /RussellHouseSchool www.sevenoaks.gov.uk sdc_newsdesk NEWS 3 Last chance to enter In Bloom FREE There’s not long left to show off your blossoming garden in this year’s In Bloom competition! We’ve teamed up with Coolings and pub, restaurant, B&B and hotel garden centre in Knockholt to gardens too. find the most stunning gardens Whether you have a large or small across the District. The free garden, an allotment, a window box competition is open to novice and or a hanging basket, there’s a category expert gardeners alike and each for you! household gets a £5 voucher to spend at Coolings as a thank you The deadline for entries is Monday for entering. 5 July with judging taking place later in the month. There’s lots of categories available, including front gardens, allotments, For details of this year’s In Bloom environmentally-friendly gardens, categories and how to enter, visit ornamental gardens, shop fronts www.coolings.co.uk. The explosive problem of discarded batteries Putting used batteries After our waste collectors heard the transfer and waste sorting centres, explosion, the quick thinking team putting others in danger too. in with your waste may removed the battery, which then, without warning, burst into flames. Cabinet Member for Cleaner and seem harmless enough, Greener, Cllr Margot McArthur, says: but anyone doing this Thankfully, the team carry a fire “It is very dangerous to put any kind extinguisher and dealt with the of batteries into your waste sacks, is putting our waste incident straight away. regardless of their size. The inside collectors in danger. of refuse trucks are hot, meaning On this occasion, no one was hurt batteries can heat up and set alight Nothing demonstrates this better than thanks to the crew’s actions, but it quickly. We’re really proud of the way an incident that took place in April when could have been much worse. Had the our team handled the situation but a discarded battery exploded in the back team not investigated and dealt with we are urging residents never to put of a refuse truck in Edenbridge. the problem quickly, the refuse truck batteries in their waste to avoid this could have easily caught fire putting situation from happening again.” the entire crew in danger. To find out more about what you can The problem isn’t confined to our and can’t put in your waste sacks, visit refuse trucks. Discarded batteries have www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/refusesacks the potential to catch fire at waste Disposing of old batteries Recycling is the best way to dispose of spent batteries and is better for the environment than throwing them away. You can recycle domestic batteries at most supermarkets. Larger Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries from laptops and cordless appliances should be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre. sevenoaksdc sevenoaksdistrictcouncil 4 NEWS ‘Seven Oaks of Sevenoaks’ chosen as the Bligh’s sculpture Residents voted in their hundreds to choose the new piece of public art for Bligh’s Meadow. This year, our Public Realm The winning sculpture represents Commission invited artists to come the oaks on the Sevenoaks Vine, forward with their ideas for the busy many of which were destroyed in Sevenoaks site. The sculpture is the great storm of 1987 and then expected to cost around £17,000 and replanted. The piece is symbolic of is not being paid for by tax payers, but environmental and climate restoration “As with all art, there are strong with funding secured from property and what is possible when people opinions one way or the other and developers instead. We received more work together to improve the residents had a lot to say about these than 35 submissions and these were environment. proposals. But what is clear from our shortlisted to two entries with the survey, ‘Seven Oaks of Sevenoaks’ Community involvement is at the help of local artists, businesses and captured the public imagination. residents. heart of the work. Up to 4,500 residents will have the chance to have “I am really excited that thousands of The two shortlisted entries were a personal environmental promise people will be involved by inscribing ‘Three and Four’ by Oliver Barratt and engraved on one of the unique steel an environmental pledge on the many ‘Seven Oaks of Sevenoaks’ by Simone pieces that form the sculpture. steel pieces that make up the sculpture. Tchonova and Matthijs la Roi. We can’t wait to see it in place.” Cllr Roddy Hogarth, our Commissioner Residents were asked to share their of the Public Realm, says: “I would like The Council is hoping to install the views on these proposals during April to thank the hundreds of people who sculpture before the end of the year. and May. Nearly 800 residents took took the time to share their views on part in our survey and ‘Seven Oaks the two sculptures. To find out more about the work, visit of Sevenoaks’ was crowned as the www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/publicrealm people’s choice. FREE Get into gear with Brands Hatch cycle rides Our ever popular, The free rides are open to all and Six rides are available on: professionally-led are perfect for families with small children. • Thursday 12 August at 10.30am and 2pm cycle rides return to Brands Hatch provides an • Tuesday 17 August at 10.30am and 2pm the world famous opportunity to ride on the • Tuesday 24 August at 10.30am and 2pm Brands Hatch racing renowned circuit that once hosted track in August after Formula 1 racing. You can cycle at Places must be booked in advance by your own pace for up to two hours calling us on 01732 227000 or visiting a two year break. on a route that includes gentle hills. www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/cyclerides www.sevenoaks.gov.uk sdc_newsdesk ADVERTISEMENTS 5 New water main installation As part of our £2.8 million project to keep taps in Sevenoaks flowing for generations to come, we’re laying a new 2.2km pipeline through Knole Park. Find out more about the project at: corporate.southeastwater.co.uk/ Sevenoaks If you have any questions, please call our dedicated customer liaison of f icer, Steve Anthony, on 07926 535414 or call our out of hours line on 0333 000 365 for any emergencies. Alternatively, please email: [email protected] 5% TIME TO CALL SEVENOAKS DEPOSIT from just £4,500* YOUR HOME Rarely available one bedroom apartments for shared ownership in central Sevenoaks Book to view the show apartment 07799 112 037 moathomes.co.uk/Quinton-court MOAT AT QUINTON COURT SEVENOAKS *Based on an apartment with a 25% share price of £90,000 (full market value £360,000). CGI is indicative only. Shared ownership is a form of leasehold, please see Moat Homes website for more details. sevenoaksdc www.sevenoaks.gov.uk 6 NEWS She’s a rainbow! Taking the Rolling Stones shopping, leading a delegation to meet the Queen and running an engineering business are just some of Cllr Diana Esler’s achievements. Now, the colourful character and grandmother of four, who spent three decades living in India, is hoping for a satisfying year as our new Chairman. After leaving school to study law at the University of London, Croydon- born Diana married at the age of 19 and left her studies and these shores to move to Mumbai (known then as Bombay) with her new husband. Diana says: “We lived in a small but vibrant expat community. It was a very exciting time. Within a few years, I took over the family engineering business when my eldest was just six weeks old. It’s tough running a firm at the best of times but was especially challenging as I was a woman working “But after 34 years, I left India and my But, last year, Diana married Michael in a male dominated world. marriage and returned to England to Pearsall, himself a widower, whose life settle in Beckenham. It was there I met is equally engrained in local politics. “Despite heading up a business, then married John Esler and where I I made sure I devoted time to rekindled my love of local politics. “It only seems natural for me to supporting the community. I was a support DAVSS - the Domestic Abuse Brownie leader, then a Cub leader “My dad's brother was a Councillor Volunteer Support Services - during with 130 boys under my charge in Brent and, as a child, I regularly my time as Chairman”, says Diana. and was heavily involved in helping delivered his campaign leaflets. So “And coming out of a most difficult homeless people and women it was only natural I should become year, I’m also keen to highlight experiencing abuse.
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