What's going on in Kilndown?
The August 2023 Kilndown newsletter has now been added as a regular feature to the Kilndown Village Hall website, click here for all the village news and any previous editions you may have missed.
The Kilndown Coronation Tea Party 2023
Fine weather on 7 May 2023 meant that dozens of families gathered on the Millennium Green in celebration of King Charles’ III Coronation. Complimentary cream teas, wine and beer were appreciated by all. Thank you to Cellar Head and Weekes Bakery.
Photo Credit: Emma-Louise Ogilvy Photographer, Website: emmalouiseogilvy.com
Kilndown Coronation Tea Party
Sunday 7th may - Kilndown Coronation Tea Party
From 3pm on the Green
Complimentary Cream Tea & drinks
Bring a picnic blanket or chair and join the village in celebration!
Monday 8th May - The Big Help Out
Take an hour to litter pick and make Kilndown look even more amazing!
This is not an organised event, so you can take part whenever convenient for you. Please take any litter you collect home and dispose in your green bin.
Come and "Drink around the UK" for a good cause this Saturday
A celebration of YOUR favourite drinks available in the UK. Beer, Cider, Wine, Sparkling, Gin, Whiskey and more.
Following on from the Gin Festival and Oktoberfest which raised over £500 for charity, please join us for “Drink Around the UK”.
Tickets cost £20 per person and include food from Fox and Tortoise. All proceeds split between Kent Air Ambulance and Guide Dogs for the Blind.
The Details:
Each person (or couple) chooses a UK county and a drink type which you bring on the day.
Drink types are beer, cider or similar <10%. Wine or Sparkling. Spirits >20%
Each drink type is unique to each county, i.e. only one beer, wine and spirit from Sussex
Counties are first come first served, you can view which counties remain by visiting the following link - https://tinyurl.com/3fbs77ec
Please email mail@matthewmillen.com and it will be marked as reserved.
Please aim to spend around £30 to £40 per couple
Please bring your own glass(es) to Kilndown Village Hall from 2.30 pm to 9 pm
Any questions find Matt on Facebook (linked here) or mail@matthewmillen.com
Lets get quizzical....
Kilndown Quiz Night - Saturday 25th March 2023, 7.30pm start
Raising funds to upgrade the play equipment on the Millennium Green, we would love to welcome you to Quiz Night.
Where: Kilndown Village Hall, Church Road, Kilndown.
Advance Tickets: £15 each, teams of 8. Tickets include quiz entry and dinner
Contact: Sue Jackson. suej.jackson@btinternet.com Tel: 07792 408553 or Tracy Roberts. tracy@kilndown.myzen.co.uk Tel: 01892 891122 or pop into The Hub Tuesdays 12-4pm.
Pay Bar and Raffle available
Warm space at Kilndown Village Hall
Come along on Tuesdays from 12-4pm to enjoy a hot drink and some company in the comfort of the village hall.
We have free Wifi or bring your book/knitting/board game.
Starts 22nd November. Everyone welcome!
The Big Jubilee Lunch 2022
One man went to mow...but we need a few more...
Do you have experience with ride on mowers? The Village Hall Committee are seeking additional support to join the list of volunteers who maintain the Millennium Green. The time commitment is very small but as it is a shared village amenity we would love some help and volunteers to join the team . If you can help please contact Chris on 07801902607
Betty's Tractor Run is back
Betty’s Tractor Run, Cake and Bake Sale is back on Sunday 27th June 2021 at Kilndown Village Hall from 10am until 12pm.
In aid of Hospice in the Weald any donations of cakes and bakes would be gratefully received on the day or can be left at the Quarry Centre on Saturday 26th between 9am and 12pm.
Any questions please call Lynda on 07816823195 / 01580879549 or via email on Lyndashepherd@talktalk.net
Baby massage is back from 21st April
Starting on Wednesday 21st April 2021 10am-11am, Baby Massage is back at Kilndown village hall after such a long time!
This is a 6 week course where you will learn massage strokes to help soothe and bond with your baby. Massage is brilliant for helping alleviating discomfort caused by wind, constipation, colic and reflux. Each week you will learn a new section to the routine as well as FINALLY have the chance to meet other parents in the same boat. At HappyFace Yoga there is a big focus on perinatal mental health and well being and this is woven throughout everything that we do.
Delicious treats including tea and coffee is included at the end of class as well as handouts outlining what you have been taught during that session.
Kilndown is the ideal venue to abide by social distancing rules as it is nice and open and common touch areas are sanitised before and after class. Evie provides everything that you will need for massage including towels, mats, blankets and the massage oil itself which is organic sunflower oil.
This class is suitable from birth up to active crawling and the cost for the course is £60.00 for six weeks.
To book your place click here or contact Evie directly on 07872348155
We are re-opening..... again!
In line with COVID-19 regulations we are thrilled to be able to look to restart a number of services that are run through the village hall. We will advertise on the website and social media as soon as we have dates for what is on offer.
In the meantime if you had any bookings with us that were simply moved by a year or were postponed please can we ask you to reconfirm your bookings as there are a number of people that we haven’t heard from and we need to understand whether the bookings still stand or need to be cancelled.
Please can you let Evie know as soon as possible on evebanfield86@gmail.com
We look forward to seeing many of you very soon
Getting crafty with basketry
“Over the summer of 2020, in the midst of lock-down madness many people took up a few experimental hobbies. Maybe it was baking banana bread, or experimenting with macrame, or cultivating your very own veggie patch. For some talented folk these boredom induced whims led to discovering real passions and others emerged from lock-down, not with a shame inducing quarantine haircut, but with a new found talent they were able to monetise. In honour of the small businesses that are popping up all over Kent we spoke to Kent indie traders who are on top of their business game and are ready to share their tips and tricks” - Jess Marshall
Accordingly Marianne van Niekerken from Crafty Basketry will be running a series of workshops in the Village Hall where you will not only learn to weave all fundamental, ancient techniques but will also learn about cultivation, preparation, use of materials (willow and hedgerow) and how and where to find and use them and you will have a lovely basket to show for your efforts.
Workshops provides basket weaving for ages 8- 82, complete beginners and those with experience. The aim is to relax and feel the healing qualities of re-wilding - becoming one with nature again; the way we are meant to be. Although basket weaving is strenuous work, you will become aware of the therapeutic benefits of working with head, heart and hands and the importance of body and mind being in sync.
The workshops will run in the Village Hall from 9.30am-5pm and cost £95 (including tea, coffee, cake and fruit). To book please contact Marianne directly via the link to her Facebook page above or by calling 07775 944499
Workshop dates:
19th October 2020
12th November 2020
25/26 November 2020
Knock, knock, knocking on Halloween's Door
What a year it has been. We hope you and your families are all safe and well as we enter Autumn.
As you will have read in the papers, heard on the radio or seen on the television, Food banks have been inundated with cries for help since the COVID-19 outbreak. Nourish Community Bank our local food bank in Tunbridge Wells have seen a 75% increase in referrals.
Following the huge success of the last two years, we will be once again this year supporting Nourish on the 31st October 2020 by asking local village children to knock on doors and instead of “Trick or Treating”, collect food donations for the food bank.
Slightly differently this year, in line with COVID-19 rules, we will not be hosting a party in the Village Hall but will still be opening the hall for donations to be dropped off.
We appreciate that some villagers may not wish for children to knock on doors for a number of reasons so ask houses in the village to either light a pumpkin or download this leaflet and stick it in your windows if you are comfortable for children to knock and collect your donation.
Alternatively you can drop your donation into the hall from 3pm on the 31st or to Laura White (Blackberry Cottage) any time before the 31st.
Over the last couple of years a couple of houses, who were ready for visitors, were not reached by the children. If this was you please let Laura know in advance of the 31st by emailing llblair_2000@yahoo.co.uk or calling 07790231183 and we will make sure that children knock this year for your valuable donations
The Food bank are grateful for any donations however for their latest wish list please click here.
We will be meeting at the Village Hall at 4pm on the 31st (at a social distance) and looking forward to seeing little witches and wizards then.
Thank you in advance for your ongoing support. Any questions please let the Village Hall Committee or Laura know.
We are re-opening.....
We are pleased to announce that as of the 1st September 2020 the Village Hall will be re-opening. We would like to thank everyone for bearing with us while we have made arrangements to get the hall COVID-ready. We look forward to having you all back.
Kilndown community spirit, can you help?
We are currently closed due to Covid-19 but are monitoring the situation and will re-open as soon as it is safe to do so.
During this unprecedented period we have seen some wonderful examples of community spirit in Kilndown! We are lucky to live in a village where people look out for their neighbours and support each other.
I have recently taken over as Chair of the Village Hall and Millennium Green committee and I would love to expand our membership. Bringing in more ideas from people who live in and around Kilndown and making the hall and green work better for everyone. These fantastic amenities are the result of years of hard work put in by previous dedicated volunteers, and it now falls to us to continue to develop them.
If you are interested in coming along to a meeting to hear more of what goes on, please contact me.
Tracy Roberts on 01892 891122
Kilndown Village Newsletter - the digital version
Three times a year David Denton kindly produces a Kilndown Village Newsletter which is distributed to every house in the Village. Due to the coronavirus it is not possible to distribute the printed copies so please find attached your very own digital copy.
We have volunteers standing by ready to support you now
Film Club - Cancellations
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation the future screenings below are unfortunately cancelled:
27th March - The Good Liar
24th April - Official Secrets
We will let you know when we are able to re-arrange
Every dog has its day and your puppy's day is 2nd March 2020
New puppy classes are coming to Kilndown Village Hall on March 2nd at 10am
Furry Tails brings a new six week small group puppy training course covering: Confidence Building, Life Skills, Socialisation, Canine Enrichment, Learning Impulse Control, Polite Greetings, Calm Behaviours, Loose Lead walking and perfect recall. The classes will be 10am-11.15am
To book or for more details contact Jo Hawker-Woodward on 07973216148 or jo@furrytails.dog