Make a Difference Day – churchyard cleanup
October 31, 2011 | 
Author Saturday 29th October saw a number of villagers volunteer to help tidy up the churchyard and a number of overgrown graves. Armed with trowels, spades, and gloves everyone got stuck in until 4pm when toasted marshmallows round the fire were in order.
A great day was had by all. Click the pictures for a bigger version.
photos by Mark Heathcote
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Kent Mineral Consultation – Response
The Shoreham Society have published a paper as part of the consultation around the proposals for mineral extraction on the outskirts of the village. Click below to read a copy of this. I believe this is being submitted to Kent County Council.
Shoreham Society Response <- Click to read
The Society have also put together a response in relation to the Ammunition Depot site at Badgers Mount.
Chelsfield Ammunition Depot Response <- Click to read
Gravel Extraction threat to the village.
A public meeting is being held on 29th June to discussion objections we need to raise to these proposals. For more information see the flyer you should have received through your door and the event listing in the diary on this site.
A copy of the flyer is also available here: GRAVEL_EXTRACTION_THREAT_TO_VILLAGE_Leaflet_June_20th
Sales Safari
The Shoreham Society is planning a Sales Safari on 11th September. This will give everyone the opportunity to recycle unwanted goods by having a sale outside their home or garden.
The plan is to print a map of the village showing all participants so everyone visiting can see where the bargains are to be had. There will be a small fee for taking part of £3. Any profits from entrance fees going to charity.
If you are interested, you need to make your interest known – contact details are in the Shoreham Gazette.
Shoreham Festival of Music 2011
Shoreham Festival of Music will take place in Shoreham Village Church on the evenings of Friday 24th , Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June as part of the Sevenoaks Festival. All concerts will start at 7pm and the format each evening will, as usual, start with the concert in the Church then move on to the Old Vicarage for Jazz and refreshments. All very welcome to celebrate the 20th year of the festival.
Friday 24th June, 7pm: Cavell String Quartet: Britten Three Divertiment; Brahms String Quartet op 51 no1 in C Minor and Haydn String Quartet op 76 no4 ‘The Sunrise’ . Post concert jazz by The Green Street Blues.
Saturday 25th June, 7pm: Temenos Chamber Choir: Hubert Parry : ‘Songs of Farewell’, and Tomas Luis de Victoria ‘Misa pro defunctis a 4 (1583). Post concert jazz by Claire Valencia, Simon Jackson and Gavin Spence.
Sunday 26th June, 7pm: Shoreham Singers and the Hurst Green Singers with Shoreham Sinfonia: Jenkins – The Armed Man; Haydn – Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei and Dona Nobis Pacem from Nelson Mass; Butterworth - Settings of A E Housman and Tippett – Spirituals from A Child of Our Time. Post concert jazz by ‘Just Good Friends’.
TICKETS including jazz: £12 per concert (£6 students) or special price £30 (£15 students) for all three concerts: Tickets available from Shoreham Village Stores Mon – Fri before 1pm to personal callers only or from Sevenoaks Bookshop to personal callers only. Please call 01959 523108 for postal application. Proceeds to be shared between Shoreham Church and Rockdale.
Quarry Proposed Behind the School
The Chronicle this week reports on the KCC waste strategy. This puts forward a site behind the Village School and Filston Lane to be potentially used as a huge quarry to extract half a million tonnes of sand and gravel. Clearly this raises concerns for all villagers relating to traffic, wildlife, and noise amongst other things.
There will be a consultation period but we don’t have details yet. Plans are due to be adopted December next year. Please send a link round of this page to raise awareness.
Watch this space, more information as we get it.
Everyone’s gone cuckoo! by Sarah Newman
Villagers at Shoreham Village Fete were treated to a glorious day of sunshine on Saturday 21 May. As visitors streamed through the gates into Shoreham Village School playing field, the crowds were entertained by the summery sounds of the Croydon Steel Orchestra, giving an all-steel take on Boney M, ABBA and many others.
While there was the welcoming and familiar sight of many traditional stalls – from second-hand toys and books, to the Youth Club’s plate smash, a coconut shy, donkey rides and an old-fashioned swing roundabout – there were also a few new ventures, like the Shoreham Players’ colourful fortune-telling tent, a visit from Punch and Judy and the wonderfully attired Galloping Cuckoos (supplied by Rural Arts group Applause), complete with portable bird cage and full plumage, who all entertained everyone.
Shoreham Village School (Years 3 and 4) performed several intricate May Pole dances perfectly – well done to all the children. Then to
cap it all there were some fun children’s races and a grand tug-o-war.
Fete 2011
What a great day!
A slide show of images from the fete can be found below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markheathcote/sets/72157626778828074/show
Lets hope the sun keeps shining all summer!
Village events
Hi all, we have been having some problems with the events diary for a while. Residents may have had difficulty submitting events.
This is now all fixed – sorry for the delay.
If you are a resident and you wish to add events, you need to register on the web site (via the login menu). You will then receive an email confirmation (check your junk email if it doesn’t arrive) with a link. Once you have completed this process, you can login and create new events at any time (via the Diary menu).
Please contact me via the ‘Contact Us’ link if you experience any difficulties. Please do not askus to add events on your behalf,I operate the web site in my spare time and get inundated with requests, but happy to advise if you get stuck.
Many thanks and happy eventing.
Local Police
Contact details for the local Police:
PCSO Jane Wright jane.wright@kent.pnn.police.uk 0777 222 6036
DC Brian Smith brian.smith@kent.pnn.police.uk 0797 200 4450
The number if they are off duty and for reporting non urgent crime is 01622 690690