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TONBRIDGE SPECIAL 063
Flowers By Enchantment Have you ever turned right at the station and headed towards Quarry Hill instead of the High Street? You will fi nd a range of small independent shops including the lime green and purple frontage of Flowers by Enchantment. Pop in and meet the owners, Claire and Mandy, to discuss
all your fl oral needs. From weddings to funeral fl owers, indoor and outdoor plants and beautiful fl ower bouquets for any occasion, we’ve got it covered! • 11 Quarry Hill Road, Tonbridge TN9 2RH, call 01732 351092, email fl
owersbyenchantment11@gmail.com or visit www.fl
owersbyenchantment.co.uk
FAMOUS NAMES & FACES The heritage of Tonbridge & Malling is once again being celebrated after the latest blue plaque was unveiled as part of Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council’s Blue Plaque scheme to mark the places where important people from history once lived or worked in the borough.
A special gathering took place to unveil the Blue Plaque at
Reaching their peak! Local fi rms Warners Solicitors and Handlesbanken will be taking on the Three Peaks Challenge in July, when they will attempt to climb the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales within 24 hours. Team member Ellie Norman said: “We are using this challenge to raise money and awareness for West Kent Mind. We all fi rmly believe
that mental health is just as important as physical health. With our busy modern lives it can often get ignored or overlooked. WKM do an amazing amount of good work with adults who have encountered mental health issues and educate local children on how to deal with and recognise their emotions.” • To help them reach their target, visit
www.justgiving.com/wh-3peaks
LOOKING AHEAD TO JULY
Tonbridge Lions Club will be holding their fi fth Classic Car Tour on Sunday 15th July when owners of pre-1997 cars tour through the picturesque lanes and villages of Kent and Sussex. Younger interesting cars will be allowed at the organisers’ discretion and all proceeds from the event will be donated to local charities and good causes. Mike Edwards, spokesman for Tonbridge Lions Club, said: “Although the day has been designed for two people in each car, additional persons may be carried (for an additional fee). Participants will be given an easy-to-follow ‘Road Book’ to take them
along a carefully designed and well-researched route. Starting with coffee at Tonbridge Castle the tour will travel through the beautiful countryside of Kent and Sussex to Barnsgate Manor near Uckfi eld for lunch. The cars then wind their way back to Tonbridge where a well-earned afternoon cream tea will be served. The event has been designed to show the beauty of the Kent and Sussex countryside and villages, while also allowing entrants to see some other interesting vehicles and talk to the owners.” • For more information, visit
www.tonbridgelions.
co.uk or
www.lionscartour.co.uk
Ferox Hall, opposite Tonbridge School in the High Street, which commemorates two notable scientists – John Children and his daughter Anna Atkins, both born in the town. John George Children was born at Ferox Hall in 1777, the son of George Children. The borough council runs the Blue Plaque scheme across the borough. In Tonbridge a partnership of groups help – Tonbridge Civic Society, Tonbridge Historical Society, Men of Kent and Kentish Men and the Town Wardens. Representatives from these groups unveiled this latest plaque (above), which is displayed alongside a blue plaque for Kent and England Cricket captain of the 1960s Lord Colin Cowdrey, who lived at Ferox Hall and attended Tonbridge School.
There are now 11 notable people commemorated with a Blue Plaque in Tonbridge: • E M Forster • Colin Blythe
• Lord Cowdrey of Tonbridge • Neville Duke
• Admiral Lord Lewin of Greenwich
• Elizabeth (‘Eliza’) Acton • Frank Woolley • George Austen • Harry Fleetwood Andrews CBE
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