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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

Join the Christmas party at House in the Basement Youth Cafe plus Xmas opening hours

Published: 23 Nov 24

All 11-17 year olds in the Sevenoaks area are welcome to come to The House in the Basement Youth Café Christmas Party on Friday, December 20. The event will be held at 4.30pm at Hitb, and once again Florence & Perfect Cuisine are providing the food for this event. All are welcome. Please book your place by speaking to Hitb staff or e-mailing manager@houseinthebasement.co.uk as spaces are limited. Read More...

“A true gentleman”: Tributes have come in for well-known former Sevenoaks Mayor and town and county councillor Richard Parry who died this week

“A true gentleman”: Tributes have come in for well-known former Sevenoaks Mayor and town and county councillor Richard Parry who died this week

Published: 15 Nov 24

Tributes have come in for much-loved former town and county councillor and three-times Sevenoaks Mayor Richard Parry. Roddy Hogarth, Chairman of Sevenoaks Conservatives and Leader of Sevenoaks District Council, recalled Mr Parry, commenting: “I will always remember the courtesy he always imbued. He was a true gentleman.” Read More...

Sad death of past councillor and mayor Richard J Parry

Sad death of past councillor and mayor Richard J Parry

Published: 13 Nov 24

Sevenoaks Town Council is sad to announce the death of Richard J Parry, a town councillor for 24 years and three times Mayor of Sevenoaks. Former Councillor Parry was elected as a Conservative town councillor in 1999 and served the town until 2023. He was elected Mayor in 2002-3, 2007-8 and 2012-13. He also served as Deputy Town Mayor in 2011-12. Read More...

SEVENOAKS 20MPH SIGNAGE SCHEME COMPLETED AT £40K BELOW BUDGET

SEVENOAKS 20MPH SIGNAGE SCHEME COMPLETED AT £40K BELOW BUDGET

Published: 11 Nov 24

Councillors are pleased to report that the Sevenoaks town 20mph scheme has come in at more than £40,000 under budget with all signage and road markings completed, and the speed limit now in force. The Town Council had allocated more than £153,000 (including £10,000 contingency) however the bill from the County Council has just been confirmed at £111,270.68. The 20mph scheme was paid for using the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which is paid by developers who can add to the traffic on town roads, and it has to be used for capital projects. Read More...

New lights switched on in the Vine Gardens in Sevenoaks

New lights switched on in the Vine Gardens in Sevenoaks

Published: 11 Nov 24

New lights illuminating the trees of the Vine Gardens have been switched on and are currently shining red for Remembrance ahead of Sunday. Sevenoaks Mayor Cllr Libby Ancrum was joined by Cllr James London, Vice Chair of the Sevenoaks Royal British Legion, on Tuesday [Nov 5] for the switch-on. The lights will be in place all year round and can be set to different colours for different events. Read More...

Appeal for volunteers to start up a new twinning group with a town in Italy

Published: 11 Nov 24

Sevenoaks has been twinned for many years with Pontoise in France and Rheinbach in Germany. The twinning arrangements are coordinated by a group of volunteers with a small grant each year from the Town Council. Following a request from Italy, Sevenoaks Town Council are reaching out to the community to see if there is interest from any volunteers to start a new twinning arrangement. Please contact the Community Engagement Manager on comms@sevenoakstown.gov.uk in the first instance. The request was received from the town of Ceto in Italy to start a new twinning group with Sevenoaks. Read More...

PRESS RELEASE BRADBOURNE VALE ROAD HORSE FIELD SUCCESSFULLY NOMINATED AS AN ASSET OF COMMUNITY VALUE

PRESS RELEASE BRADBOURNE VALE ROAD HORSE FIELD SUCCESSFULLY NOMINATED AS AN ASSET OF COMMUNITY VALUE

Published: 11 Nov 24

Sevenoaks Town Council has nominated a number of sites within the last few years for registration as Assets of Community Value, and is pleased that its applications continue to be successful.The latest decision from Sevenoaks District Council is for the successful registration of the horses field on Bradbourne Vale Road, the main use of which the District Council has concluded as furthering the social wellbeing, cultural and recreational interests of the community, as well as it being reasonable to think that this asset will continue to do so. Read More...

PRESS RELEASE Town councillors welcome the start of work on the new East-West walking, wheeling and cycle route for Sevenoaks

Published: 11 Nov 24

Town councillors have welcomed progress on the new East-West walking wheeling & cycling route after work started on October 28. The new route is expected to be finished by Spring 2025. The scheme, which was proposed by SDC and KCC, has £1.2million funding from Active Travel England and aims to provide a new walking, wheeling and cycling lane between A25 Worships Hill and B2019 Seal Hollow Road in Sevenoaks. Read More...

PRESS RELEASE Town councillors bid to protect trees after large areas of woodland were cleared

PRESS RELEASE Town councillors bid to protect trees after large areas of woodland were cleared

Published: 11 Nov 24

Town councillors are to bid to protect trees after large areas of woodland were recently cleared in Kippington due to Ash Dieback. Concerns about extensive recent felling of trees were discussed by Town councillors earlier this week. Ash Dieback has led to large areas being cleared. It isn’t known how many of the trees were affected by Ash Dieback, a fungal disease in Ash trees which causes leaf loss, crown dieback and eventually death of the tree. 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.

 

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