Get the grey matter moving during the Hospices of Hope quiz night in Otford

HOSPICES OF HOPE: The Otford-based charity is holding a Quiz, sponsored by Knocker and Foskett Solicitors, from 7pm on Saturday 7 March at the Memorial Hall. Tickets cost £13.50 to include a light supper and they recommend teams of between 4 and 6. To book please contact Hospices of Hope 01959 525110 or email: events@hospicesofhope.co.uk For more information go to the charity’s website: www.hospicesofhope.co.uk/Events

SEVENOAKS RSPB: The groups next expert led field trips, which are free and an ideal way to learn about birds, are on Sunday 22 March to Oare Marsh, led by John Waterman: 07935 206618 and Wednesday 25 March to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, led by Anne McGregor: 01732 454304.

OTFORD PARISH COUNCIL meets every month in the Memorial Hall and for those interested in all their activities there is a 10-minute public forum at the start of the meeting in which to have your say. Their next meeting is on 9 March and meetings start at 7.30pm.

OTFORD EVENING WI meets at 7.30pm on Thursday March 12 in the Memorial Hall to hear speaker Barbara Steven talk on the subject of Alternative Calendar Girl’s – very intriguing! Subscriptions are now due and can be paid at this meeting. New members are very welcome. For more information please contact the President on 01959 524831.

OTFORD OAST WI meets at 9.30am on Thursday 19 March in the Otford Memorial Hall for a Spring Cookery Demonstration by Julia Davies. New members are welcome and your first visit is free. For further information please email: otfordoastwi@mail.com

CHURCHYARD WORKING PARTY: St Bartholomew’s is looking for volunteers for a churchyard working party on Saturday 7 March. They are very short of helpers so if you could go along for an hour or so it would make a difference. Take some useful tools and just join in the fun. The church has also organised a soup lunch between noon and 2pm in the Church Centre on Monday 16 March. Suggested donation is £5 for home-made soup and bread and a light dessert.

MEMBERS WANTED: Otford and Seal Trefoil Guild (guiding for adults) meet on the third Thursday of each month at Kemsing Library, for talks as well as for other various social events, and would like to hear from you if you might like to join them. This is a small friendly group of ladies who have once been Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Rangers or Leaders in one form or another, but their numbers are sadly diminishing. Do join them and help to keep this Guild alive. For more information please contact Kay Drake (see contact details at foot of this column).

TONBRIDGE & MALLING RAMBLERS offer a short walk around Knole Park on Wednesday 15 March starting at 11am. Meet and park in the main Knole NT car park, £5 for non-members, car share if possible (TN15 0RP, TQ538543). Good paths and tracks. Followed by lunch or coffee in the National Trust cafe. Toilets near the start. Dogs on short leads. This is a circular walk with an estimated finish time of 12:30pm. For more info call: 01732 220477 or 07850 562527.

The Otford village news is compiled by Kay Drake. If you have any news or events you would like her to consider for the My Sevenoaks Community village column you can email her at: drake_kay@hotmail.com