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News and information for Sevenoaks Community in the Town Crier, delivered to homes in the town boundary. Read it on the link below

The new Town Crier will be delivered to homes in Sevenoaks town from November 11. It can also be read online in electronic format now, just click on this link:  

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20MPH LATEST UPDATE: SEVENOAKS TOWN 20MPH SIGNS INSTALLED IN PREPARATION FOR START OF NEW SCHOOL YEAR

As of 30th August 2024, installation of 20mph signs for the new Sevenoaks Town 20mph speed limit has now been completed, with larger gateway signs having been installed at all entrances and exits of the scheme and smaller repeater signs distributed throughout. This comes in time for the commencement of the new school year, encouraging safer roads for school children and including the following schools within the scheme, as well as various vulnerable locations including the Adult Education Centre, multiple care homes, “Hole in the Wall” access to Knole Park and the Hospital:
  • Lady Boswell’s Primary School
  • Trinity School
  • Weald of Kent Grammar School and Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar School
  • St Thomas Primary School and Pre School
  • Sevenoaks Primary School and Pre School and Acorns Nursery
  • Walthamstow Hall Junior School and Secondary School
  • Oakley Nursery and Pre School
  • The Children’s Workshop
This also includes:
  • The upper High Street close to Sevenoaks School
  • St Johns Primary and Granville School which were in the initial 20mph zones
  • The approaches to Knole Academy through Bradbourne Lakes Area

More works on coloured tarmac and painted speed roundels on the highway will be completed on the following dates, with no planned day-time road closures associated with their installation.

· Painted roundels (not requiring road closures) between Monday 9th September and Friday 13th September, and further works between Monday 30th September and Friday 3rd October

· Any necessary road repairs, along with coloured tarmac and painted roundels (requiring road closure, to be completed at night) on the following roads – with one road closed at a time:

o Seal Hollow Road – 26th and 27th September at night, one for surfacing and one for lining

o Hillingdon Avenue – 26th and 27th September at night, one for surfacing and one for lining

o Betenson Avenue – 26th and 27th September at night, one for surfacing and one for lining

o Lambarde Road – 26th and 27th September at night, one for surfacing and one for liningFor more information please consult the following links:

· Sevenoaks Town Council Consultations page and information pack – including FAQ

· Online map with postcode search to see if your road is included in the scheme

· Kent County Council webpage, including Public Notice on the scheme’s adoption and copy of more detailed plans

You can also read and download the leaflet with FAQ which aims to explain the process and answer residents’ questions. You can access it on this link rb.gy/w2c7so

You can also scan this QR code to download the leaflet. 

To view the interactive map which shows the roads due to be included, as well as crashes reported between 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2023, please use this link https://rb.gy/q7q0aw or scan the following QR code.  

 


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Sevenoaks Town Council has purchased 14 acres of ancient woodland after unbelievable response to pledge campaign sees £102,975 pledged in 23 days

A photograph of Longspring Woods


We are delighted and beyond grateful to say that the £100,000 goal has been hit, and the Town Council made the unanimous decision on 26th February 2024 to pursue the purchase of Longspring Woods, for the use of the community for generations to come.

This is matched by a further £100,000 from the Town Council's Capital Projects fund.

A THANK YOU video from the Mayor of Sevenoaks has been published, viewable via the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWBf4-EMxyY
For more information, please refer to the Press Release, published 27th February 2024
We have also created a Feasibility Study, which goes into further detail on how the land will be managed, and access opened up to the public. 
The original pledge campaign video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wXDly3YWFU

Latest News

Please take part in a 10 minute survey of the affordable housing needs for town

Please take part in a 10 minute survey of the affordable housing needs for town

Published: 6 Nov 24

The Rural and Community Housing Enabling service (RACE) is working with Sevenoaks Town Council and Sevenoaks District Council to carry out a housing needs survey in Sevenoaks Town. Read More...

Press release: House in the Basement Youth Café Secures £10,000 Grant from The National Lottery Community Fund

Published: 29 Oct 24

The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, has awarded a vital £10,000 to the House in the Basement Youth Café. This generous grant will significantly enhance the café's efforts to support and empower young people in our community. Cllr Chloe Gustard, Chair of the Youth Services Working Group, expressed her enthusiasm for the grant: “We’re thrilled that The National Lottery Community Fund has recognised our work in this way. Thanks to this grant, we can provide young people with the tools and guidance they need to succeed. We will enable them to thrive at the earliest possible stage of their journey, laying the groundwork for future success and fulfilment. Read More...

PRESS RELEASE SEVENOAKS TOWN COUNCIL AWARDS £25,000 COMMUNITY INFRASRUCTURE LEVY (CIL) FUNDING TO SEVENOAKS INDOOR BOWLS CLUB FOR SOLAR PANELS

Published: 29 Oct 24

Sevenoaks Town Council has awarded £25,000 match funding to the Sevenoaks Indoor Bowls Club to help install solar panels to its clubhouse building. Investing in the solar panels will improve the Club’s carbon footprint and reduce the amount of electricity it is purchasing from the grid, which ties in with the Town Council’s Green Community Investment Plan. Read More...

Sevenoaks Town Council Clerk, Linda Larter, Wins Prestigious National Award

Published: 29 Oct 24

Linda Larter MBE FSLCC, Clerk to Sevenoaks Town Council, has been honoured with a top national award from her professional body, the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC) which represents clerks from over 5,000 town, parish, and community councils across England and Wales. SLCC awarded Linda the Long Service Award at its National Conference recently. The award, drawn from a shortlist of nominations submitted by local council professionals, recognises a select few nominees annually who have dedicated themselves to serving the local council sector and SLCC over an extended period of time. Read More...

Press Release: Club supports young people not in education, employment or training

Press Release: Club supports young people not in education, employment or training

Published: 29 Oct 24

A club run by Sevenoaks Town Council aims to support young people struggling with school avoidance and other issues that are stopping them from going into training and employment. House in the Basement (HiTB) has partnered with Sevenoaks District Council and Millwall Community Trust to run sessions for young people aged 11-17 who are Not in Education, Employment or Training. These sessions are an opportunity to develop skills within a small group of young people, to hear from inspiring speakers from a range of different back grounds as well as taking part in hands-on activities. Government figures show alarmingly high rates of young people not in education, employment or training. Read More...

Sevenoaks Town Council Supports and Funds Local Community Groups

Published: 29 Oct 24

Sevenoaks Town Council Supports and Funds Local Community Groups At the meeting of the Community & Wellbeing Committee held on 16th September 2024, Sevenoaks Town Council agreed to support and fund the following local community groups in Sevenoaks: Read More...

PRESS RELEASE: His Majesty the King sends congratulations for saving ancient woodlands for the Sevenoaks Community

PRESS RELEASE: His Majesty the King sends congratulations for saving ancient woodlands for the Sevenoaks Community

Published: 29 Oct 24

The successful campaign to save Longspring Woods for Sevenoaks has received a surprise message of congratulations – from His Majesty King Charles III. Sevenoaks Town Council received the following message from the King ahead of a recent celebration of the purchase of the ancient woodlands. The Royal greeting received on headed paper from Buckingham Palace read: “His Majesty was deeply touched to hear of the community effort involved in preserving this ancient woodland for public use and hopes that you will be so kind as to convey The King’s warmest thanks and good wishes to everyone who was part of this important initiative.... Read More...

PRESS RELEASE: Sevenoaks Town Council recommends refusal of latest Sevenoaks Gasholder planning application, with new concerns of water contamination

Published: 14 Oct 24

The Town Council has since responded to the application, reiterating its previous recommendation for refusal, with the added endorsement of South East Water’s objection, which states that the development would introduce “an unacceptable level of risk to the local water resources” which could not be recovered, if compromised (“however unlikely”). Read More...

PRESS RELEASE: Sevenoaks Town Council urges Kent County Council to strengthen its approach to delivering Net 0 & Vision 0 in its Local Transport Plan

PRESS RELEASE: Sevenoaks Town Council urges Kent County Council to strengthen its approach to delivering Net 0 & Vision 0 in its Local Transport Plan

Published: 8 Oct 24

Net Zero is the UK's aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to match those removed by 2050, and Vision Zero is KCC's aim to reduce the annual average deaths on its roads from 45 to zero by 2050. Read More...

Sevenoaks Masterplans: We want your views on future opportunities for development and investment in Sevenoaks.

Please give your views in our Masterplan surveys!

We are currently running two separate surveys to investigate how the Town Centre and St Johns area are currently being used, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and what local people would like to see improved.


Responses will be used to inform the content of two separate Masterplans for the above areas, and local people are therefore encouraged to fill out both surveys and share them with their contacts so they can have their say on the future visions for Sevenoaks.


Please fill in the surveys on links below:
Sevenoaks Town Centre Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P9WMYSC
St Johns area Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPRP56W

 

And please attend workshop events:
A first successful workshop for the Town Centre Masterplan took place on 23rd April 2024.
A separate workshop for the St John's Masterplan will take place 4-7pm on 30th April 2024 in the Chambers at the Town Council Offices, Bradbourne Vale Road. All are welcome.

Follow-up consultation events will be held in May/June 2024 to present a draft vision for the future of each of the two areas.
For full details, including what a Masterplan will achieve, please see the linked press release.
Stay updated:
For updates on the Masterplans, please visit the News section of the Town Council’s website, where periodic updates will be published. These will also be available via Planning Committee Agendas.