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South East Water prepares to announce route of much needed new pipeline in Sevenoaks – but action group says it must not go through Knole Park
The route of a major new trunk water main in Sevenoaks is to be announced by South East Water on Thursday 12 September. High Street shopkeepers and business owners are keen to avoid the digging up any of the main roads through Sevenoaks, but talk of an alternative route through Knole Park has also met with opposition.
Trees at Wildernesse House in Sevenoaks have links to famous historic figures
Residents and their guests strolling through the gardens surounding Wildernesse House in Sevenoaks are taking a walk back through history.
Sevenoaks suffragette who helped set up the Women’s Cricket Association invited Australian team to practice in her garden
An International Australian Women’s Cricket Team were invited to stay at one of Sevenoaks' historic houses where they practised on a specially made pitch in the 1930s.
Did you know a school teacher from Sevenoaks played a part in helping the England cricket captain lift the world cup?
Eoin Morgan has gone down in history as the first England captain to win the ICC Cricket World Cup after the exciting last ball drama against New Zealand recently. But did you know a Sevenoaks resident played a part in his rise to success?
Pat Moore, ‘a pillar of our local community who devoted himself to charitable causes’, passes away aged 98
Sevenoaks resident Pat Moore, whose heroic efforts in the second world war as a sapper with the Royal Engineers on Juno beach during the Normandy landings led to him being awarded the Légion d'Honneur, passed away on Sunday at the age of 98.
Town council completes five years of work on Vine Pavilion in Sevenoaks to help preserve the historic and iconic building
Sevenoaks Town Council has been carrying out work to restore and preserve the Vine Pavilion during the past five years. Part of this work involved the installation of a new ramp which makes the historic building more accessible to all.
London Golf Club near Sevenoaks celebrates its 25th anniversary – and gets a special message from Jack Nicklaus
TWENTY FIVE years ago three golf legends came to the Sevenoaks area to play each other in a special game.
Refurbishment of Bat & Ball Station caught on camera – ‘before and after’ exhibition organised as part of Sevenoaks Summer Festival
VOLUNTEERS from Sevenoaks Camera Club have documented on film Sevenoaks Town Council’s Heritage Lottery Fund supported project to transform the previously boarded-up Bat & Ball Station building into a historical community hub in northern Sevenoaks.
Delve into Sevenoaks’ 900-year-old heritage at exhibition in Sevenoaks library
A FASCINATING and informative exhibition about the history of Sevenoaks has been organised by the Sevenoaks Society at the Kaleidoscope Gallery in Sevenoaks library. It is open from 19 June to 6 July during normal library hours apply and admission is free.
D-Day remembered in Sevenoaks
SEVENOAKS commemorated the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Vine War Memorial on Thursday 6 June 2019.
