Stories & Events - Edenbridge, kent, England

Hospice in the Weald Edenbridge shop opening

The Hospice in the Weald have opened a new shop in Edenbridge High Street.

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Twinning Association centenary celebration walk

A group of walkers have made the trip between Mont Saint Aignan and Edenbridge to celebrate ten years of the twin towns annual walking weekends.

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Edenbridge Rotary Festival 2008

The annual Edenbridge Rotary Club Festival is returning to Edenbridge again this year.

The festival takes place on the May bank holiday Monday - 26th May.

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Free Home Fire Safety Checks on offer

Edenbridge fire crews were in Farmstead Drive on Saturday promoting the free home fire safety checks which Kent Fire and Rescue Service offer to residents.

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The river Eden has been close to bursting its banks

The river Eden got very close to breaching its banks on Monday (10th March).

We sent our camera man along to film the river when it was at its height.

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Bamber Gascoigne visited Eden Valley Museum

On Wednesday (5th March) former University Challenge presenter Bamber Gascoigne visited the Eden
Valley Museum.

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Eden Valley Museum receives accreditation award

On Friday (22nd February) Sir John Stanley MP presented the Eden Valley Museum with the MLA Accreditation award.

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Click HERE to see a video of Sir John's speech

Painting for Pleasure

The Edenbridge Painting for Pleasure Art Club is based at St Paulinus
Church Centre.
We spent an afternoon with the group to find out about what it has to offer.

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Clerk and deputy graduate

The Clerk and Deputy Clerk of Edenbridge town council have both successfully graduated

Edenbridge town council Clerk Christine Lane and her deputy Kathy Staff have both successfully completed studies in local govermnet policy.

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new air ambulance

A new air ambulance based just over the Surrey border has been purchased by the Kent air ambulance trust.

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Fire fighters save life

The defibrillator which helped to save an Edenbridge man's life

Fire fighters from the Edenbridge station helped to save an Edenbridge man's life.
The fire fighters were called to the man's house in Edenbridge when he suffereda heart attack.

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Police raids

After an intensive 12 month Police investigation by the Serious and Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) on organized crime and gangs operating in North and West Kent, South London, Edenbridge and Sevenoaks. Police officers and special squads raided homes across the region and swooped on possible suspects last week in a series of dawn raids, which resulted in 13 arrests.
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Rotary Club raise funds for Shelterbox

Edenbridge Rotarians spent Saturday (8th December) raising funds for the Shelterbox charity. Despite the terrible weather they raised £224 towards the purchase of a new box.

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South End Post Office to close

It has been confirmed that South End Post Office in Edenbridge is set to close as part of a wide ranging closure programme implemented by Royal Mail.

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Christmas Concert

Edenbridge Town band will be performing a Christmas concert at the W.I. Hall in Edenbridge on Wednesday December 19th at 7:30pm
Tickets, available at the door are priced at £2.50 and the proceeds will be donated to Hospice in the Weald
The concert will feature a range of Christmas music and is bound
to be very popular.
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Tea Dance November 28th 2007

Following the great turnout last time, another tea dance is waltzing back into town next month.
The event offers residents the chance to enjoy an afternoon of music, dancing and socialising, but this time, there’s a festive twist!
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Edenbridge Health Walks

Edenbridge residents are being given the chance to get fitter on free weekly health walks ran by trained local people. Anyone who wants to join the walk should meet at 9.15am on a Wednesday outside the main entrance of the Edenbridge Leisure Centre, Stangrove Park ready for a 9.30am start.
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Memories of Edenbridge

The Edenbridge Older Lifestyles Group meets regularly at the Edenbridge Centre; the group is very relaxed and friendly. On the day I visited there was around 30 members present. Everybody was greeted with a cup of tea or coffee and were soon chatting happily to each other...Click Here

Art for art’s sake

For lovers of art June has become the best month of the year. The idea is simple, local artists open the doors of their studios and visitors get a chance to see the work, talk to the artist, and buy a piece of work. Every June the South East Open Studios open their doors to thousands of visitors right across Kent and Sussex..........Click here

Helen Vicary

Local charity worker Helen Vicary is preparing to set off on her own version of the Tour de France. Helen, who is the day centre manager for Age Concern in Edenbridge, will be cycling a route known as ‘The Way of St Martins’, which follows the Loire River in France. The route covers a distance of 1300 kilometres and passes through some beautiful French scenery. Why is Helen cycling this route you may ask, well it is simple, she is raising money for Age Concern Sevenoaks as part of the charity’s diamond jubilee celebrations.

Helen will be leaving in August and she is looking for people to sponsor this fantastic effort. For more information please email HERE.

We will be keeping you up to date with Helen’s progress via the website.

Mill Leat

A pictorial record of the work to renovate the Mill Leat carried out in 2007. .........Click here

The Silver Surfers

If you visit the Edenbridge Leisure Centre, and venture upstairs you are likely to be presented with an unusual sight. The Silver Surfers have arrived, but you don’t need the Fantastic Four to deal with these particular surfers!.....Click here