Residents’ Newsletter Issue 5 / AUTUMN 2016

ROYAL WELLS PARK LIVING

PLACES TO VISIT IN TUNBRIDGE WELLS

of fresh produce on offer including artisan mountain biking, Go Ape, riding and adventure WELCOME cheese, Rye fish fresh from the boats, organic play for all ages and abilities. vegetables, cakes, wines and more. Open weekly from 8am until 6pm Welcome to the Royal Wells Park To find out more about other Farmer’s Markets in the newsletter. In this issue, we update area, please visit the website: www.tunbridgewells. you on the events around the local gov.uk/residents/events/farmers-market area, reveal the details on the latest property releases and learn some The Trinity Theatre sustainable tips and tricks. It’s all Located in the centre of Tunbridge Wells, in our quarterly newsletter, delivered Trinity is a vibrant theatre in one of the most straight to your door. beautiful buildings in the region. Around 350 events are hosted each year, ranging from the best in theatre and dance, through to the Farmer’s Market biggest names in comedy and music. Tunbridge Wells really lives up to its reputation If you have a creative young person in the family, as the ‘Garden of ’ with it’s almost all why not enrol them with like-minded performers year round supplies of locally grown organic and artists at the Trinity Theatre Youth Centre? and non-organic fruits, vegetables Those aged between 7 and 19 years old are and locally produced meats. As we encouraged to learn and develop their skills near harvest time, the local farms with some of the best in the industry. Through fun and orchards are able to display and creative workshops, participants can learn their produce at its peak. theatre craft and performance skills, make Don’t miss this friends and gain confidence. opportunity to Autumn dates: Monday 12th September - Monday taste what’s on 28th November. Find out more by visiting the offer by visiting website: www.trinitytheatre.net WE WILL GIVE YOU *£500 the Farmer’s Why not recommend a friend with our Markets Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest Recommend a Friend scheme? If you refer outside the Town Hall and If you’re a lover of the great outdoors, this is a friend, family, colleague or acquaintance Library buildings in Civic Way the perfect place for you. The National Pinetum and they go on to successfully purchase a from 9am to 2pm on every is the world’s leading collection of conifers property at Royal Wells Park, we will give you second and fourth Saturday of and a beautiful setting for fresh autumn walks. £500! *If you want to find out more, call one of the month. There’s a variety Bedgebury Forest features; family cycling, our Sales Consultants today on 01892 532011 GREEN TIPS: PLASTIC – HERE TODAY… WHAT’S ON STILL HERE TOMORROW! AT THE SPA HOTEL Update from Sustainability Advisor, Anthony Barron Situated in 14 acres of picturesque grounds Approximately 8 million tonnes of plastic end up 3. Re-use shopping bags on the edge of , The Spa is a family run hotel offering 70 well- in our oceans ever year. The majority of this Not only will this save you the 5p bag tax, appointed and individually styled bedrooms, plastic will never biodegrade. Instead, it breaks but with some sources estimating around an array of facilities and a variety of exciting down into smaller and smaller pieces, ending a trillion plastic bags are used annually events. Just a five minute drive from Royal up in the digestive systems of fish and other around the world, this will cut down your Wells Park, this is a fantastic venue for family aquatic life, sea birds and even us. plastic waste considerably. and friends coming to visit. Plastic is such an integral 4. Face off Here are just some of the events taking place part of our lives that at The Spa Hotel over the next few months. banishing it entirely is A lot of the plastic in our oceans is micro- unlikely to happen anytime plastics, commonly added to face creams, toothpaste and other cosmetics. These soon. That said, we can little beads are intended to be exfoliators, all do our bit to reduce but many wastewater treatment facilities this waste. Here are just a aren’t able to stop them. There are a few ideas for reducing your number of biodegradable alternatives, plastic waste and doing so avoid items with “polypropylene” or your bit for our oceans. “polyethylene” on the ingredients list. 1. Bring your own 5. Switch your razor Take your own re-usable coffee Instead of throwing a plastic razor in the mug or thermos when you visit bin ever month, switch to a razor with a a coffee shop. Disposable coffee replaceable blade. Jazz Night with Lesley Alexander cups might look like paper but It’s no secret that there are plenty of Jazz lovers are usually lined with plastic 6. Store food sustainability within Tunbridge Wells and The Spa Hotel is resin. Some coffee shops even offer Instead of using plastic bags and wrapping now ready to put its stamp on the town’s jazz a discount for bringing your own. food in cling film use re-usable Tupperware events calendar. The incredibly talented jazz, Starbucks offers 25p off your drink! or paper bags. blues and soul singer, Lesley Alexander will be Want to learn more about living a more performing a selection of classic numbers on 2. Kick the bottle sustainable lifestyle? Please contact our the last Thursday of every calendar month from Not buying bottled water and re-filling bottles Sustainability Advisor September to November, 8pm to 10pm. Food is an easy way to cut plastic waste. [email protected] will be served from The Brasserie menu until 9.30pm and admission is free of charge.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Open Air Cinema – Pretty Woman By Shaun Valentine, Project Manager Make the most of the warm evenings with The Wells Free School was officially handed for their private work. We are delighted to have this seasons last Open Air Cinema event! over in July 2016 and will open its doors in such a well-respected company join us on the Watch the classic Pretty Woman on Friday September 2016. The school was set up by a Royal Wells Park development. 30th September at 7.30pm. Fully stocked bar small group of proposers in Tunbridge Wells and hog roast will be available from 5pm The fit-out works for King Edward Gardens in response to concerns over the growing onwards. Standard tickets are £12 each or and Kings Avenue have commenced and will population of children in the area compared to for those wanting a little added extra, VIP run throughout wa 30 week period, expecting the capacity of local schools. Now, much to their tickets are priced at £20 offering table service, to complete in the first half of 2017. The success, the school completed in July and is preferential seating and a welcome glass of superstructure works of Regency Place are now ready to welcome the first classes of 2016. Prosecco. Don’t forget to bring your blanket! to commence in October 2016, following the launch in September. Finally, works to the future And if that’s not enough, Zagatos Brasserie phase 5 will commence in September 2016 with has also just launched their brand new menu. the demolition of the boiler room chimneys and Open 11am to 11pm daily, food available to the removal of the old school cabins. order until 10pm. Seating available indoors or outdoors within the stunning gardens.

REGENCY PLACE To find out more about these events or other AT ROYAL WELLS PARK upcoming events, please visit the website On 17th September, we will be launching www.spahotel.co.uk. Regeny Place, the brand new phase at The Spa Hotel, Mount Ephraim, Royal Tunbridge Royal Wells Park comprising of three, four Wells, TN4 8XJ, 01892 520331 and five bedroom houses and two bedroom The Cripps LLP office is now complete. The law apartments. Surrounded by beautiful WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! firm, which merged with Vertext Law last year, is landscaping, water features, children’s play moving from its existing office in the town to the area and green spaces, the properties are If you have any suggestions of your own – eateries you‘d like to recommend, events new 38,000 sq ft office in July, accommodating a superb addition to this elegant landmark you‘ve enjoyed, or even groups you are 350 staff across four floors. The offices have development. To find out more prior to the involved in, please let us know. Similarly, been developed by Berkeley Homes for the launch, please visit our website: if there is something you’d like to find out exclusive use of Cripps Solicitors, who were www.royalwellspark.co.uk or call one of our more about, please send us an email at ranked within the top 25 law firms in the UK Sales Consultants on 01892 532011. [email protected]

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