Foodbank ‘blown away’ by the support to feed families this year
The foodbank, which was set up in the town in 2012, has seen the number of people needing its service double over the last two years, as more families have found they require help due to the pandemic. At Christmas, the group distributes food parcels to families, and it is expected to deliver around 150-200 […]
Appeal for toys sees thousands donated
Organisers of The Mayor’s Toy Appeal, which has been running in the town for more than 30 years, have said they will be able to ensure 550 children will get gifts from Santa this year. Karen Collins said the Toy Appeal received donated gifts ranging from Lego sets and soft toys to radio-controlled cars and […]
Spirit of giving alive and well despite new virus challenges
THE Royal Tunbridge Wells Round table [RTWRT] were out collecting for Nourish Community Foodbank last week, with a familiar figure in his sleigh. The men’s group took Santa (aka Simon Addis) around the streets of Tunbridge Wells last week to collect food parcels. Around four tonnes of pasta, tinned vegetables, soup and other food parcel […]
Double killer David Fuller to spend whole life in prison
David Fuller, 67, beat and strangled to death Wendy Knell, 25, and Caroline Pierce, 20, before sexually assaulting them in two separate attacks in Tunbridge Wells in 1987. He later went on to abuse bodies in mortuaries in hospitals where he worked as an electrician. For those offences he will also serve an additional 12 […]
Fortify yourself for Christmas with these festive bottles
In the blink of an eye, Christmas will be upon us. If you want just one wine to complement the yuletide cheeseboard, seek out fortified and sweet white wines. Keeping them cool will delay any deterioration. Get into the seasonal spirit with this scrumptious selection. Cheers, merry Christmas and happy drinking to everyone! 1) Must-try, strikingly sophisticated supermarket Sauternes Specially […]
Read the Times of Tunbridge Wells 15th December 2021
Festive family fortunes
Tis the season to gather around the hearth for a traditional family get together. And this is all the more important after last year’s damp squib of a Covid restricted festive season. Historically, when several generations of families got together, a military style mobilisation from the four corners of wherever was necessary. To get granny, […]
Why there’s liberty in tranquillity
What does it mean to find peace of mind? Inner peace refers to a deliberate state of psychological or spiritual calm, despite the presence of stressors. So often we look for peace, hoping it will be fixed by others. In fact many scholars have instructed us that this is a fallacy. The Holocaust survivor Viktor […]
Town’s house prices continue to rise past half million mark
As reported in the Times during the stamp duty holiday, the average house price in Tunbridge Wells had exceeded the half million mark on both Zoopla and Rightmove, earlier this year. Now figures from the two online estate agents for December show that the cost of moving to Tunbridge Wells is continuing to grow. According […]
Budding F1 star is on a drive to find sponsors to keep racing dream alive
Toby McAllister-Brown started racing go-karts at the age of five, and after dominating junior leagues, scored seven race wins during a series of adult events at the Buckmore Park circuit, near Chatham in Kent earlier this year. Toby is now set to race in the Buckmore Park Adult Championship 2022, Club100 Junior Championship 2022, Club73 […]
