/IndexMagazineTW
@IndexMag
@CanterburyIndex BUSINESS NEWS Next step in regeneration of
Northern Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Town Council believes the refurbishment of the Bat & Ball Station building is key to the masterplan for the regeneration of Northern Sevenoaks. For the past year it has been working
on a project that has achieved planning permission and listed building consent to refurbish the boarded up station building to provide a cafe, public toilets and community rooms.
It has also undertaken negotiations with Southeastern and Network Rail for a 25-year peppercorn lease, which have now been completed. The project has successfully passed
through a Stage 1 Heritage Lottery Fund application and the Stage 2 Application has also been submitted. If successful, the refurbishment project would be carried out between January-September 2018. If unsuccessful, the town council will restore the building as and when funds are available. A decision is due on 1st December.
In addition to the station building, the town council is continuing with the development of the new Bat & Ball Centre building, which is on the opposite side of the railway line. Within this development there will be an opportunity to provide a fl at access to the London- bound platform of the station.
117
Giving back to the community
Kent funeral directors Welham Jones are commemorating 25 years in business by fundraising for charities in multiples of 25 over the next year, for example 25 care assistant days or 25 home nurse visits. The family-run fi rm, which has seven local branches – Borough Green, Chelsfi eld, Chislehurst, Sevenoaks, Swanley, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells – has been helping people celebrate the lives of loved ones since they fi rst opened in Sevenoaks in 1992. They launched the 25 for 25 initiative exactly 25 years to the day since the original branch opened in Sevenoaks at an open day at the Tunbridge Wells Crematorium, where the company exhibited and offered rides in a horse-drawn hearse. • Anyone who would like to nominate a charity for 25 for 25 should contact Simon Welham on 01732 808308 or email
simon.welham@welhamjones.co.uk
DIARY DATES Networking Events
• Every two weeks on a Wednesday (4th & 18th) Tonbridge Bob Club (Breakfast Over Business), Finch House Cafe Bar, High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1TE. Bob Club Tonbridge is always looking for business people keen to network in the area. Go along and learn how networking through BoB clubs can help both you and your business. Open to visitors and members, £10. Visit
www.bobclubs.com/ club/tonbridge
• 12th October, Muesli Mafi a Networking Breakfast, 7.30am- 9.30am, The Royal Wells Hotel, Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8BE. An
informal B2B networking breakfast (full English breakfast – or muesli alternative will be served) in a congenial and relaxed atmosphere where local business people can get together and exchange news and views. Visit
www.kentinvictachamber.
co.uk/events/muesli-mafi a-breakfast- networking-34/
• 20th October, Tonbridge Chamber Breakfast Club, 7.30am-9.30am, Tonbridge School, High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1JP. Tonbridge School is a regular venue for the Breakfast Club, so if a full English breakfast appeals along with an opportunity to network then this is the
event for you. Members £16.20, non- members £21.60. Visit
www.wkcci.com/ event-diary
• 25th October, Business Exchange Evening, Barclays Bank, 105 High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1DJ. A free business exchange evening with a difference… a speed networking evening at Barclays Tonbridge branch. Speed Networking gives you the opportunity to meet all of the guests attending in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. The number of attendees will be restricted so please book your place as soon as possible. For more information, or to book, visit
www.wkcci.com/event-diary
© Emily Brown Photography
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132
