Sport & Fitness

WILLIAM Blackmore of the Invicta Karate club emerged with a silver medal after taking second place in the Boys Kihon Ippon Kumite class at a JKA England National Championships held at the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley recently.Invicta, which is based in the Sevenoaks area, took a squad of four to the Championships and the other members were Henry Harwood, Alexander Blackmore and Edward Blackmore.www.invictakarate.co.uk

DINERS in Sevenoaks can now easily combine healthy eating with meals out, thanks to a new initiative created by Sevenoaks gym, The Better Body Group (BBG).

Amateur golfer Tom Sherreard from Kings Hill near West Malling stayed cool on one of the hottest days of the year to emerge as overall winner with a five under par round of 67 in the Regional Qualifying event for this year’s Open Championship held at Wildernesse Club in Sevenoaks.

AN adults only Knife Survival Seminar is being hosted by Invicta Karate Academy at Sevenoaks Primary School on Saturday 14 July (10.15am – 1.15pm).

MORE than 120 professional golfers will be descending on Wildernesse Golf Club in Seal on Monday (25 June) to play in one of the Regional Qualifying events for The Open Championship, which will be played at Carnoustie, Scotland in July.

Mike Paterson recently completed the Three Peak Challenge . But in a bid to raise more money for The Lewis Project in Sevenoaks he and his three team mates also decided to cycle the 450 miles between the three peaks – all in the space of six days.

GREAT news for cricket fans. The Sevenoaks Summer Festival event, starring former Test Match Special commentator Henry Blofeld, sold out so quickly at the original Sackville Theatre that the organisers have moved the show to the larger Pamoja Hall at Sevenoaks School.The evening with 'Blowers', as he is affectionately known, is on Tuesday 3 July, 7.30 start, and £25 tickets are available from The Festival Box Office is hosted by The Stag at 01732 450175 and online via www.sevenoaksfestival.org.uk.See more details below.

Sam Palmer, the founder of the fitness group SLJ in Sevenoaks, explains why we shouldn’t stop exercising as we get older.

RUN, Walk or Push against Dementia returned to Knole Park for a second time to raise money for local dementia services on Sunday (13 May). Are you in one of the pictures from the day?

It's been a great season for the girls at Sevenoaks Hockey Club with two of the teams reaching national finals plus triumphs in the Kent and East Kent tournaments