Proposed Play Area for the Environmental Park

September 2015

Proposed Play Area for the Environmental Park Following representation from the public for a new central play area at the Annual Town Meeting in 2014, the Town Council has been negotiating with the Trustees of Knole to take over the management of part of the Environmental Park adjacent to the Leisure Centre. Knole Trustees have agreed to the Town Council having an area of the Environmental Park for a play area for a lease of 10 years on a peppercorn rent. The footpaths would remain a public right of way. The lease will commence on 1st October 2015. An initial working party will take place on 17 October 2015 to clear up the site. All volunteers would be welcomed and appreciated. The Town Council has sought quotations for the provision and installation of play areas to a budget of £100,000. The Town Council has committed to paying half of this and the rest needs to come from external grants and or fundraising. Local Businesses have started the fundraising by holding a raffle at the Annual Business Awards. The designs from the quotations were made available for public consultation during the complete month of July either at an exhibition at the Stag or the exhibition at Sencio or online. A considerable and diverse number of replies were received. The chosen scheme is from Sutcliffe Play and is shown on the photograph.

Sevenoaks Community Events Save the Date 3rd 7th October November Sevenoaks Pink Torchlight Parade Party & Fireworks 3 – 5 p.m Evening Vine Gardens High Street

8th 27th November November Remembrance Christmas Lights Service Switch On 10.50 a.m 6.00 p.m War Memorial (7.30 for lights) High Street Improvements to the Vine Gardens Continue Neighbourhood Development Plan

Further public consultation in relation to the Neighbourhood Development plan will be held during September and October. The feedback from the public consultation has been divided into key topics as shown below. In addition an Integrated Transport Plan has been published, this can be viewed at STNP.co.uk Comments from the public on all this information would be most welcomed and can be emailed to: [email protected] or posted to Sevenoaks Town Council, Council Offices, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3QG.

The Café on the Vine is due to open Profits from the café will be amused whilst parents are enjoying on Saturday, 26th September 2015. reinvested into the local community. their cup of coffee. The proposed opening hours of Cllr Andrew Eyre, Chairman of Vine Public Toilets the Vine Café are Wednesday to Sevenoaks Town Council’s Open The Town Council has also Sunday 8:30am to 4pm (6pm April Spaces & Leisure Committee said: committed to improved and to September) however it may be “This is another example of the Town refurbished public toilets on the occasionally open later for events. Council’s commitment to making things Vine Gardens. The current disabled better for the people of Sevenoaks. A toilet will be converted into a unisex The Town Council hopes that the welcome rest for those enjoying the toilet and a new disabled toilet will be provision of the Vine Café as well as bandstand concerts the Town Council provided. The project cost of approx. being a public facility will encourage organises or watching the cricket – or £23,000 has been assisted with a more members of the community simply an excellent cup of coffee on the grant of approx. £10,000 towards to use the Vine Gardens; support way to the station for those with less this via Cllr Margaret Crabtree at community events taking place in the leisure time. We heard the people and we Kent County Council. Vine Gardens, particularly in relation are responding. I know that everyone will to the evening economy including Bridge enjoy these new facilities when they open.” Thursday bandstand evenings during The current bridge over the pond the summer and also where possible Toddlers Play Area is quite old and worn and therefore promote Kent produced food and Adjacent to the café will be a toddlers a new bridge is to be commissioned drink products. play area to keep young children and built.

Sevenoaks Hanging Baskets 2015

Our thanks to all the generous traders in the Town Centre who contributed to the hanging baskets this summer, who are listed below:

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Sevenoaks town circular service 8 operates Monday-Saturday except bank holidays. Service operated in partnership with Sevenoaks Town Council.

Not Sat Not Sat Sevenoaks Bus Station 0900 1500 1700 1800 Sevenoaks Station 0904 1504 1704 1804 Brittains Lane/Croft Way 0907 1507 1707 1807 Julians Way 0910 1510 1710 1810 High St, opp Sevenoaks School 0913 Then 1513 1713 1813 Sevenoaks Bus Station arr 0915 at 1515 1715 1815 Sevenoaks Bus Station dep 0917 these 1517 1717 1817 Sevenoaks Station 0921 times 1521 1721 1821 Riverhead, ‘The Riverhead’ PH 0923 past 1523 1723 1823 Riverhead, Tesco arr 0925 the 1525 1725 1825 Riverhead, Tesco dep 0927 hour 1527 1727 1827 St John’s Hill opp. The Castle PH (for hospital) 0931 until 1531 1731 1831 Wickenden Rd/Little Wood 0933 1533 1733 1833 Seal Hollow Road/Wildernesse Ave 0935 1535 1735 1835 Bayham Rd/Quakers Hall Lane 0937 1537 1737 1837 Sevenoaks Station 0942 1542 1742 1842 Sevenoaks Bus Station 0946 1546 1746 1846 Town Councillors Functions & Facilities Provided By 2015-2019 Sevenoaks Town Council

Name Party The Town Councils portion of the Council Tax for the financial year 2015/2016 is £803,102, equivalent to Eastern ward £88.69 per band D household. Cllr E T Waite Liberal Democrat • ALLOTMENTS & PLAYGROUND Cllr A S Clayton Liberal Democrat • ARMED FORCES DAY • NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN TOWN SUPPORTERS • ORBITAL NO 8 BUS Cllr Mrs P C Walshe Liberal Democrat • BETHEL ROAD BURIAL GROUND • PLANTERS (The Shambles, Dorset Street, • BRITTAINS COMMON Pembroke Road, London Road, Buckhurst Kippington Ward • BRITTAINS LANE WOOD Lane) • BUS SHELTERS (Dartford Road x 2, St John’s • PONTOISE CLOSE OPEN SPACE & Cllr A Eyre Conservative Hill x 3, Bradbourne Vale Road x 1, London PLAYGROUND Road x 4, Seal Road x 1, Tonbridge Road x 1) • PUBLIC TOILETS (The Stag, The Vine, Lower Cllr R J Parry Conservative • CHRISTMAS TOWN CENTRE ILLUMINATIONS St Johns) • CIVIC FUNCTIONS • RALEYS CAR PARK Cllr R L Piper Conservative • CONSULTEES (PLANNINGS, HIGHWAYS ETC) • RALEYS & KNOLE PADDOCK • ENVIRONMENTAL PARK PLAY AREA • RHEINBACH GARDENS Northern Ward • FREE SUMMER CONCERTS/VINE • SEVENOAKS COMMON BANDSTAND • SEVENOAKS COMMUNITY CENTRE – Cllr Mrs R E Parry Conservative • GRANTS TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS Available for hire; meetings, conferences • GREATNESS PARK CEMETERY • SEVENOAKS TOWN PARTNERSHIP Cllr P E Towell Conservative • GREATNESS RECREATION GROUND & • SEVENOAKS YOUTH COUNCIL PLAYGROUND • STAG COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE Cllr M Canet Liberal Democrat • HANGING BASKETS • STREET LIGHTS IN SOME UNADOPTED • HILLINGDON RISE PLAY AREA ROADS St Johns Ward • HORSE TROUGHS (Old Police Station, • THE POUND Rheinbach Gardens, St Botolphs Road) • TOWN COUNCIL OFFICES/CHAMBER – Cllr M A Chakowa Conservative • HITB (HOUSE IN THE BASEMENT) Available for hire; meetings, conferences YOUTH CAFÉ • TWINNING WITH RHEINBACH AND POINTOISE Cllr R M C Hogarth Conservative • THE GREEN, HILLINGDON RISE • UPPER HIGH STREET GARDENS • JUBILEE CLOCK (Old Market House) • VARIOUS PUBLIC SEATS Cllr S G Raikes Conservative • JUDD’S PIECE • VARIOUS PUBLIC LITTER BINS, GRIT BINS • JULIANS MEADOW & PLAYGROUND • VINE GARDENS (including Public Toilet) Town Ward • KIPPINGTON MEADOW • VINE CRICKET GROUND & PAVILION • LAND AT: (including Tea Kiosk) Cllr N J L Busvine Conservative • LETTER BOX LANE • INFO-PODS & DIGITAL DISPLAY SCREENS OBE • LITTLEWOOD • VINE CAFÉ • TONBRIDGE ROAD Cllr E Parson Conservative • VINE WASTE • SPORTS PITCHES • VINTAGE BUS Cllr O Schneider Conservative • MARKETS • WAR MEMORIAL • MIDDLINGS WOOD • WHITE HART BEECHES Wildernesse Ward • MILLPOND WOOD • WOODSIDE ROAD OPEN SPACE • MOUNT CLOSE OPEN SPACE • YOUTH COUNCIL Cllr S L Arnold Conservative

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