DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 13 SO GET NOMINATING! Which is your favourite Sevenoaks Business? A fashion store, a cafe, hairdresser, a dentist, maybe a car repairer or a web designer - you choose and then give them a boost - enter them for the Sevenoaks Business Awards. That will give them plenty of coverage, and for the winners, wide spread recognition and a great trophy.
Timetable
13th September Nominations close and businesses then invited to enter
27th September Entries close and Customer Choice voting opens
11th October Customer Choice voting closes
18th October Gala Awards Evening
Once the nominations are received, these businesses are invited to submit information on their qualities, and the completed entries are judged by some of the top local business people.
There is also a "customer choice" category where we ask the public to vote for their favourite. That takes place when we have all the entries. Last year over 3000 votes were cast! Full details are below, and to nominate your favourite click here to go straight to the nomination form: https://www.sevenoakstown.gov.uk//_UserFiles/Files/Documents/BusinessAwards2024.pdf
2024 SEVENOAKS BUSINESS AWARDS NOMINATIONS
We are going to celebrate the achievements of the best businesses in Sevenoaks 2024 and invite nominations in up to six categories.
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
Open to all independent businesses of any kind with fewer than 50 employees operating in Sevenoaks Town. Sponsored by Kall Kwik
LARGER BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
Open to all businesses, whether independent or part of a larger chain or organisation, and employing more than 50 people.
Sponsored by Sevenoaks Town Council
SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS AWARD
Open to all businesses that can demonstrate a track record of sustainable business practices or a recent major sustainability change in the way they
operate. Sponsored by Chamber of Commerce
NEW BUSINESS AWARD
Open to businesses of any kind that are between one and five years old as at 20th October 2023.
Sponsored by Kent County Council
MICRO-ENTERPRISE AWARD Open to any business with five or less owners/employees working from home or any Sevenoaks Town business centre. Sponsored by
Knocker and Foskett
CUSTOMERS CHOICE AWARD
Open to all Sevenoaks Businesses. Any business can be nominated, with no specific requirements or qualifications needed. The entries are put to a public
vote which will be heavily publicised in Sevenoaks – a good opportunity for a business to receive free publicity!
Sponsored by Specsavers
JUDGES CHOICE AWARD
The Judges will present an award to the business or person that has provided a significant contribution to economic development and the local community.
Sponsored by Warners Solicitors
ENTRY RULES
• All business entering for the awards must be based in Sevenoaks or within three miles of the town boundary.
• A business is allowed to nominate itself.
• A business cannot be entered in the same category if it was the winner of that category in 2024.
Please complete and return this form at which point your chosen business will be asked to provide information on which the judges can decide the winners. Link to form: https://www.sevenoakstown.gov.uk//_UserFiles/Files/Documents/BusinessAwards2024.pdf
The awards night is a black tie/business suit event and will be hosted on 18th October at the Bat & Ball Centre, Cramptons Road, Sevenoaks TN14 5DR.
Tickets available on Eventbrite price £30.
THE JUDGING CRITERIA
• Customer Service
• Growth of Business
• Marketing Initiatives
• Employment Practices
• Sustainability Initiatives
• Community Involvement
• Innovation in the Relevant Sector
• Judges' Choice – The Judges will make their own decision on an Award for the business or person that has made a significant contribution to
the economic development of Sevenoaks and the local community.
TIMETABLE
21st August Public invited to nominate a business
13th September Nominations close and businesses invited to enter
27th September Entries close and Customer Choice voting opens
11th October Customer Choice voting closes
18th October Gala Awards Evening
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. 