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KCC THROWS LIFELINE TO #HRTWSOS
Within hours of our March issue hitting the streets with our lead feature on the campaign to save our local hospital radio service, Hospital Radio Tunbridge Wells (HRTW) received its fi rst-ever grant funding lifeline of £5,000 from the Kent County Council’s combined Member Grants Scheme. The funding is ring-fenced towards the rent of the studio premises and will go a long way to helping keep the volunteer-run charity HRTW on air to provide a service to patients at local hospitals and via its online listen live service for patients at home.
The funding is in addition to more than £4,000 so far raised Diary date
Shops in Sevenoaks have until Sunday 9th April to make sure their windows are ready for judging on Monday 10th in the Easter Best Dressed Window Competition, run in conjunction with Sevenoaks Town Council and Sevenoaks Town Partnership. • For more information, contact Bonnie Tarling on
admin.tp@
sevenoakstown.gov.uk
from a campaign launched in a bid to save the radio service back in December, with a marathon 100-hour live broadcast, supported by, including others, Sir Cliff Richard, Tunbridge Wells Mayor Councillor David Neve and Right Said Fred. Hospital Radio Station Manager Chris Manser said: “We
are most grateful to County Councillor Christopher Hoare and Kent County Council for supporting us to save our service which has given us a massive boost in addition to the £4,000 plus raised and combined these will fi ll the shortfall for this year. This funding will help us continue for the year 2017/18 and will buy us time to further our own fundraising effort to enable the service to continue beyond this period.” • For more information, visit
www.hrtw.org.uk
NEWS IN BRIEF
• Philip Youdan, a partner at local law fi rm Cripps, has been elected President of the Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and District branch of the Law Society. “This is a great way of representing the profession and getting to know and work alongside the local, legal community,” said Philip, who was vice president last year and who has been at
Cripps for 12 years. Cripps has offi ces in Tunbridge Wells, Kings Hill, London and Sandwich. • Fast growing IT company Onwave has moved to Kings Hill to accommodate its expansion plans and tap into the highly- skilled local labour market. The company, which has been operating since 2008, has taken space in 2 Kings Hill Avenue
and plans to double in size by the end of the year. “We are moving to Kings Hill as we are a fast growing company and need larger, purpose-designed premises to support our expansion,” said Managing Director Stuart Ladbrook. • At its recent AGM, the Kent County Agricultural Society elected Hugh Summerfi eld as Honorary Finance Director. Hugh, who comes from a farming family and trained in London as a chartered accountant, begins a three-year term of offi ce.
BUSINESS
Plans for a brighter future for the Bat & Ball Station
Sevenoaks Town Council has submitted a planning application for a £900,000 refurbishment project for the Bat & Ball Station building. The refurbishment would include public toilets, a cafe and community meeting rooms. An application for funding
for the refurbishment has been made to the Heritage Lottery Fund with an initial decision anticipated imminently. It is also the town council’s intention to provide an access from the platform adjacent to the community centre. This will make the station easier to use for people with mobility needs and those using prams.
Councillor Roderick Hogarth, Chairman of the Town Council’s Community Infrastructure
Committee, said: “I believe this is just one example of the town council’s commitment to the regeneration of the Bat & Ball area. The public have been telling us for some time that they have concerns about the current station facility and there is no reason why these should not be up to a Sevenoaks standard.”
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