Events Diary
Valuation Day with Bonhams of Sevenoaks - Smallhythe Place
Wednesday 8th September, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Venue: Smallhythe Place
Details: Bonhams of Sevenoaks are holding a valuation day at Smallhythe Place on Wednesday 8 September 2010 from 11am to 4pm. This fund raising valuation day for the National Trust has proven really popular over the last few years and the valuation team from Bonhams are hoping for lots of interesting discoveries. Price £2 for the first item valued and £1 for each additional item - up to a maximum of five items. More Information: Paul Meredith, 01580 762334, smallhytheplace@nationaltrust.org.uk
Rolvenden Farmers Market
Thursday 9th September , 10:00 am
Venue: St Mary's Church Rolvenden
Details: Every Thursday 10am - 12 noon.
Between 20 - 30 stalls selling local produce, fresh food, crafts, plants and more. Refreshments available.
Tenterden & District National Trust Association Lectures 2010
Thursday 9th September, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Venue: Tenterden Junior School, Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden
Details: Richard Filmer - "Hops and Hop picking" Further information 01580 764791. Visitors welcome. www.tenterden-nt.org.uk
Tenterden & District Horticultural Society Talk: The World of Roses
Friday 10th September, 7:30 pm
Venue: St Mildred's Church Hall, Church Lane, Tenterden, Kent
Details: Talk by Bill Bossom. Exploration into roses, their varieties, cultivation and propogation. Members £2, non members £4. Includes raffle and light refreshments. All are welcome.
Kent and East Sussex Railway - The Famous Hopper Weekend
Saturday 11th September to Sunday 12th September
Venue: Tenterden Town Station
Details: Come to The Famous Hoppers Weekend at the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Re-live the days where Londoners came "Hopping" for a summer break. Tel: 01580 765155
Tenterden Unitarian Old Meeting House - English Heritage Open Days
Saturday 11th September, 11:00 am to Sunday 12th September to 4:00 pm
Venue: Tenterden Unitarian Old Meeting House, Ashford Road, Tenterden
Details: The Tenterden Unitarian Old Meeting House is participating in English Heritage Open Days from 11am to 4pm on Saturday 11th September and Sunday 12th September. Come and visit the oldest noncormformist building (c 1700) still in regular use in Tenterden. Further information see website: www.ukunitarians.org.uk/tenterden
Orchard Day - Heritage Open Day - Smallhythe Place
Saturday 11th September, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Venue: Smallhythe Place
Details: Heritage Open Day - there will be a display of Smallhythe's Orchard produce for sale, plus a range of local produce stalls. More Information: Paul Meredith, 01580 762334, smallhytheplace@nationaltrust.org.uk Take a free look around the house as part of the Heritage Open Day.
Abbalicious - Abba Tribute Band
Saturday 11th September, 7:30 pm
Venue: The Sinden Theatre, Homewood School, Tenterden
Details: Abbalicious - the UK's most dazzling Abba Tribute Band. Tickets £14. www.sindentheatre.com
Kent and East Sussex Railway - Pensioners Treat
Tuesday 14th September to Thursday 16th September
Venue: Tenterden Town Station
Details: Come to Pensioners Treat at the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Discounted rail travel for the "young at heart". Tel: 01580 765155
PACT Neighbourhood Meeting in Tenterden
Wednesday 15th September, 7:00 pm
Venue: Zion Baptist Church, High Street, Tenterden
Details: Public consultation with the local neighbourhood police and councils in attendance - all welcome. Let the police and council know what issues you would like dealt with.
Fashion Show 2010 - The British Heart Foundation
Friday 17th September, 7:00 pm
Venue: The Sinden Theatre, Homewood School, Tenterden
Details: Tickets £5 to include free drink. For tickets or further information contact Karen in the Tenterden British Heart Foundation Shop or call 01580 766675
The Fat Ox - 60s and 70s Night
Friday 17th September, 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Venue: The Fat Ox, St Michaels, Tenterden
Details: Live Band, Fancy Dress (Optional), Free Buffet
Kent and East Sussex Railway - A Day out with Thomas
Saturday 18th September to Sunday 19th September
Venue: Tenterden Town Station
Details: Come to "A Day out with Thomas" at the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Tel: 01580 765155
Soft Furnishings Course - Kent Adult Education
Wednesday 22nd September, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Venue: Homewood Adult Education Centre, Tenterden
Details: Kent Adult Education Course in Soft Furnishings. Code: 4057 ASH-10-C Starts: Wednesday 22.09.2010. 12 weeks. 10.00am-12.00pm. Cost: £96. Concessions available. Make professional items for your home under the guidance of Deborah Good, a local, experienced tutor and maker of fine soft furnishings. All abilities welcome. Enrol on-line at www.kentadulteducation.co.uk Email: deborah.good56@gmail.com for further information and help with measurements and fabric requirements before the start of the course.
Learn To Sew Course - Kent Adult Education
Wednesday 22nd September , 7:00 pm
Venue: Homewood Adult Education Centre, Tenterden
Details: Kent Adult Education Course "Learn To Sew" Code: 4293 ASH-10-A Starts: Wednesday 22.09.2010. 12 weeks. 7.00pm-9.00pm. Cost: £108. Concessions available. Have you a sewing machine you don't know how to use? Bring it along to this class and learn to use it to make fun and useful items for your home, yourself and for presents (No garment making). Make them cheap and cheerful by using recycled fabrics. For beginners and those with limited experience. Enrol on-line at www.kentadulteducation.co.uk Email: deborah.good56@gmail.com for further information before the start of the course.
Kent and East Sussex Railway - A Day out with Thomas
Saturday 25th September to Sunday 26th September
Venue: Tenterden Town Station
Details: Come to "A Day out with Thomas" at the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Tel: 01580 765155
Heronden - National Garden Scheme
Saturday 25th September, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Venue: Heronden, Tenterden, Kent TN30 7LN
Details: Admission £4, children free (profit shared with Tenterden & District Day Centre). Home-made teas. Old walled garden consisting of spring, summer herbaceous and autumn borders. Centre of walled garden redesigned and prairie planted in April 2009 with mixed grasses and flowers. Remaining garden mixed shrubs including hydrangeas. House and garden set in park. Disability information: Grass paths, ramp to walled garden.
Tenterden Scout Group Ball
Saturday 25th September, 7:30 pm
Venue: London Beach Golf & Country Hotel, Tenterden
Details: 7.30pm Complimentary Welcome Drink 8.00pm Delicious 3 course meal. Dance the night away with our great disco. Carriages at 1am. Tickets £35 per person. All proceeds raised will go directly to the 2nd Tenterden Scout Group. Last year we raised over £3,000. Contact Suzy Prior - Tel: 01580 761284 or email - prior.home@lineone.net
Fun Charity Dog Show
Sunday 26th September, 10:00 am
Venue: Rare Breeds, Woodchurch
Details: Free admission. £3 to enter a class (20 classes) with rosettes for 1st-10th plus specials and other prizes. Additional stalls and refreshments. Booking in at 10am. In aid of the Canterbury Oast Trust. Contact Yvonne Brice 01233 860644
Tenterden Lions Boot Fair
Sunday 26th September, 11:30 am to 3:00 pm
Venue: Marsh View, Rolvenden (near Rolvenden Railway Crossing)
Details: Boots at 11.30am, Public Entry 12 noon - 4pm
Tenterden & District Local History Society
Monday 27th September, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Venue: Zion Baptist Church, High Street, Tenterden
Details: The first meeting of the new season. Bob Ogley will give a talk "Biggin on the Bump". Membership £6 per year or £3 per meeting. New members most welcome.
Kent and East Sussex Railway - Fright Night Trains
Wednesday 29th September to Thursday 30th September
Venue: Tenterden Town Station
Details: Come to "Fright Night Trains" at the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Frighten yourself silly on our "spooktacular" evening train ride. Tel: 01580 765155
Tenterden Folk Festival 2010
Thursday 30th September to Sunday 3rd October
Venue: All around Tenterden, Kent
Details: Loads of free and ticket events. With massed Morris dancing throughout the town.
Tenterden Folk Day Trust - Waltzers & Wonders
Thursday 30th September
Venue: The Sinden Theatre, Homewood School, Tenterden
Details: Nine of Derbyshire's finest folk musicians feature in a magical, musical tour of the fairground.
St Mildred's Church Tower Open
Saturday 2nd October, 10:00 am to Sunday 3rd October to 5:00 pm
Venue: St Mildred's Church, Tenterden
Details: St Mildred's Charity Church Tower Opening See Tenterden from above! The Tower will be open on Saturday 2nd October from 10am - 5pm, and Sunday 3rd October from 11am - 5pm. Adults £2. Children 50p. All proceeds will go towards the Avondale Aids Project in Zimbabwe. Tenterden and District Local History Society
Ticklish Allsorts at the Tenterden Folk Festival
Saturday 2nd October, 10:45 am to 12:30 pm
Venue: St Mildred's Church Hall, Church Lane, Tenterden, Kent
Details: Tenterden Folk Festival - Saturday 2 October and Sunday 3 October 2010. Ticklish Allsorts - professional children's entertainers. Saturday 10.45-12.30 St Mildred's Church Hall, Saturday 16.30-18.00 St Mildred's Church Hall, with special guest Vic Ellis - one man band. Sunday 12.00-13.30 Showcase Marquue on the Recreation Ground Tenterden, with special guest Pete Castle, popular storyteller.
Snowdown Colliery Male Voice Choir
Saturday 2nd October, 7:30 pm
Venue: All Saints Church Biddenden
Details: Tickets are £9 in advance (before 30th September) or £10 on the night and this includes a free drink. Tickets can be reserved by phoning 01580 291649.
Harvest Supper Barn Dance
Saturday 9th October
Venue: Tenterden Club, Church Road, Tenterden, Kent
Details: Live Band, Pot Luck Bring and Share Supper, Cash Bar, Raffle. Adults £8, Children £5. Places must be reserved in advance. Contact Shirley Docker - Tel: 01580 762492 Email: shirleydocker@aol.com
Kent and East Sussex Railway - Austin Counties Car Rally
Saturday 9th October to Sunday 10th October
Venue: Tenterden Town Station
Details: Come to the "Austin Counties Car Rally" at the Kent and East Sussex Railway. See a fine selection of these vehicles on show at Tenterden Station. Tel: 01580 765155
The Bootleg Shadows in Concert
Saturday 9th October
Venue: Sinden Theatre, Homewood School, Tenterden
Details: Tickets £14. www.sindentheatre.com
St Michaels Got Talent Competition
Saturday 9th October, 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Venue: St Michaels Village Hall
Details: Organised by St Michaels Village Community Group. More details to follow
Autumn Garden Colours at Hole Park Rolvenden
Sunday 10th October, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Venue: Hole Park Gardens Rolvenden
Details: Autumn Sundays 10 Oct 2010, 17 Oct 2010 and 24 Oct 2010 - 2pm-6pm
History Society Coffee Morning
Thursday 14th October, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Venue: St Mildred's Church Hall, Church Lane, Tenterden, Kent
Details: Tenterden and District Local History Society Coffee Morning 10 am - noon on Thursday October 14th in St Mildred's Church Hall. Entrance £1 for Coffee and Cakes. Local Historical Scrapbooks available to view. All welcome.
Tenterden Lions and the Kent Police Band
Friday 15th October
Venue: Sinden Theatre, Homewood School, Tenterden
Details: Tickets £7.50 available from Richard 01580 763900
Kent and East Sussex Railway - Autumn Walks with Railtrails
Saturday 16th October to Sunday 17th October
Venue: Tenterden Town Station
Details: Come to "Autumn Walks with Railtrails" at the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Walk and ride between stations along the line with the free guide "Railtrails". Tel: 01580 765155
Triple Cream Music and Comedy
Saturday 16th October, 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Venue: Tenterden Club, Church Road, Tenterden, Kent
Details: One of the country's top comedy trios. The return of our most talked about act of recent years. Multi-instrumentalists, excellent vocalists, impressionists and comedians. An evening of superb entertainment. £12.50. Food available to purchase. Members and guests only - please enquire about joining the Tenterden Club www.thetenterdenclub.co.uk
Autumn Garden Colours at Hole Park Rolvenden
Sunday 17th October, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Venue: Hole Park Gardens Rolvenden
Details: Autumn Sundays 10 Oct 2010, 17 Oct 2010 and 24 Oct 2010 - 2pm-6pm
Kent and East Sussex Railway - Owls, Vultures, Critters at Bodiam Castle
Saturday 23rd October to Sunday 24th October
Venue: Tenterden Town Station
Details: Come to "Owls, Vultures and other Amazing Critters at Bodiam Castle" with the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Kids travel free on the railway this weekend (conditions apply). Tel: 01580 765155
Autumn Garden Colours at Hole Park Rolvenden
Sunday 24th October, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Venue: Hole Park Gardens Rolvenden
Details: Autumn Sundays 10 Oct 2010, 17 Oct 2010 and 24 Oct 2010 - 2pm-6pm
Kent and East Sussex Railway - Halloween Half Term Fun Week
Monday 25th October to Friday 29th October
Venue: Tenterden Town Station
Details: Come to our "Halloween Half Term Fun Week" at the Kent and East Sussex Railway. A fun-filled week of Halloween activities and magic shows. Tel: 01580 765155
Rare Breeds Halloween Fear and Fun
Monday 25th October, 10:00 am to Sunday 31st October
Venue: Rare Breeds, Woodchurch
Details: Halloween Fear and Fun at the Rare Breeds Woodchurch
Daytimes - Monday 25th - Sunday 31st October
Scary fun for the little ones, with a fancy competition and the Devil's Pig race
Evenings - Thursday 28th - Sunday 31st October
Night time frights with woodland walks, terror trailer rides the 'Boo Tunnel' and much
more for those who are prepared to be scared.
History Society Meeting
Monday 25th October, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Venue: Zion Baptist Church, High Street, Tenterden
Details: Tenterden and District Local History Society Meeting on Monday 25th October at 7.30pm in the Zion Baptist Church. Mr Tony Singleton will give a talk on The Wealden Cloth Industry. Visitors welcome (£3).
"Hay Fever" by Noel Coward - TODS
Wednesday 27th October to Saturday 30th October
Venue: Tenterden Town Hall
Details: TODS AUTUMN PRODUCTION - "Hay Fever" by Noel Coward. Wed 27, Thurs 28, Fri 29 and Sat 30 October 2010. Tenterden Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tickets on line at www.tods.me.uk or from Travelux after 1 Oct 2010
Pilgrims Hospices - Glamour and Gifts
Thursday 4th November, 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: London Beach Hotel and Spa, Tenterden
Details: Pilgrims Hospices invite you to an afternoon and early evening of Glamour and Gifts. Entrance £5 to include a delicious cream tea.
Mini treatments bookable in advance (hand massages, nail file, and polish, head massages, make up advice etc). Email Vicki - doddsied@aol.com (phone 01580 764061), or email Carol Stevens cestevens@btinternet.com (phone 01580 762803) for more information and to book your treatment.
Gifts, Jewellery, Ceramics, Textiles, Cards, Jams and Pickles, Garden and flower gifts.
Tenterden Bonfire and Fireworks Spectacular
Saturday 6th November, 7:30 pm
Venue: Three Fields, Small Hythe Road, Tenterden
Details: Fireworks for all the family
Xmas Fayre in the Town Hall
Saturday 27th November
Venue: Tenterden Town Hall
Details: An annual event. Produce, cakes, crafts and goodies.
Michael Jackson Tribute evening
Saturday 27th November, 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm
Venue: Tenterden Club, Church Road, Tenterden, Kent
Details: Michael Jackson tribute evening with Ben as Michael Jackson. Evening organised by Sandra Sutters, St Michaels Private car hire.
Christmas Lights Switch On and Christmas shopping evening
in December
Venue: All around Tenterden
Details: A magical night - see the trees come alive with glorious Christmas lights
Magical Christmas at the Rare Breeds
Saturday 11th December to Thursday 23rd December
Venue: Rare Breeds, Woodchurch
Details: Truly Magical Christmas: 11-12 and 18-23 December. Including two early evening Sessions on 21 and 22 December. Traditional Christmas magic as it should be with Santa and his helpers, stories and songs and a truly magical atmosphere Plus the join in 'one man' pantomime and no queuing
Christmas Gift and Craft Fair at the Rare Breeds
Saturday 11th December to Sunday 12th December
Venue: Rare Breeds, Woodchurch
Details: Christmas Gift and Craft Fair - Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th December . Local crafts, gifts and goodies. See Santa and treat yourself.
