Pembury Village

Make Kent Quicker

Steve — Sun, 13 May 2012 20:10:14 +0000

KCC are promoting a petition for quicker broadband in Kent. There is an opportunity to use Government funding, KCC funds and commercial match funding to get a quicker broadband facility.

The campaign aims to secure better broadband for local businesses, education and communities. The aim is for 90% of homes and businesses to have superfast . . . → Read More: Make Kent Quicker

Local Elections – Results

Steve — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:03:36 +0000

Pembury (2 seats)

Mike Tompsett (Ind) 836 (26 per cent) ELECTED

Paul Barrington-King (Con) 736 (23 per cent) ELECTED

Lynn Hine (Con) 506 (15 per cent)

Colin Nicholson (UKIP) 505 (15 per cent)

Paul Beard (Lib Dems) 312 (10 per cent)

Margaret Morgan (Lab) 229 (seven per cent)

Isobel Kerrigan (Lab) 145 (four per cent)

Royal visit this month to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Steve — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:31:42 +0000

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is delighted to announce the visit of Their Royal Highnesses, The Earl and Countess of Wessex to Royal Tunbridge Wells on Thursday 31 May. The visit is being made on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee.

The public will have the chance to see the . . . → Read More: Royal visit this month to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Sign up to our A21 for 2016 campaign

Steve — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:05:54 +0000

The Kent and Sussex Courier is launching its A21 For 2016 campaign calling for the much-needed dualling project.

Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed that there is funding available for road schemes in the UK sparking fresh hope for the long-awaited widening project.

Plans to dual the busy stretch of road between Tonbridge and Tunbridge . . . → Read More: Sign up to our A21 for 2016 campaign

Kent College Film Festival

Steve — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:22:47 +0000

The Kent College Film Festival returns this summer for a weekend of nostalgia and family fun from 15th – 17th June 2012 as part of the school’s 125th Anniversary celebrations.

This year the Festival celebrates ‘childhood’ in film and the event promises to be a spectacular family event with day time viewings on an outside . . . → Read More: Kent College Film Festival

Borough Councillor for Pembury

Steve — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:03:13 +0000

On Friday 9 March, Mrs Claire Brown resigned, for personal reasons, from her post as Liberal Democrat councillor representing the ward of Pembury.

Mrs Brown said:

“Due to a change in personal circumstances, I no longer feel I can give the role the time and attention that it deserves – or that the people of . . . → Read More: Borough Councillor for Pembury

Centaur Launches Free Trials for Commuters

Steve — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:24:13 +0000

A coach company is giving people the chance to travel on its new London commuter service for two days free of charge.

Centaur Commute is so confident that passengers will prefer its executive coaches to the train that it’s even offering to deduct any fees that commuters incur if they cancel their rail season ticket . . . → Read More: Centaur Launches Free Trials for Commuters

Penns Yard Petition

Steve — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:09:46 +0000

Recently we have been asked to sign a petition in relation to the loss of Greenbelt Land in Pembury.

Before this we had heard nothing about this development, which will affect all of us residents in Pembury. Therefore it has been decided to start a Facebook page to post all the information in one place . . . → Read More: Penns Yard Petition

A Dolls House

Steve — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:52:25 +0000

Dozy dollop productions presents Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ at The Royal Victoria Hall in Southborough from 14th – 17th January 2012.

Saturday, Monday and Tuesday performances at 8pm and Sunday performance at 3.30pm.

Produced by local girl Kimberley Godsall and starring several pembury residents including children from Amberside Dance Studio and Pembury School.

This production . . . → Read More: A Dolls House

Stolen Vehicle

Steve — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:56:10 +0000

Please look out for a Toyota HiLux HL3 pick up truck, it is black with chrome bars at the back. Registration number of the vehicle is MJ10 HLW the vehicle was stolen from a house in Pembury in the early hours of Christmas Eve (24th December 2011)

Should you see this vehicle anywhere please report . . . → Read More: Stolen Vehicle