Organisers gearing up for next year’s soap box race
TEAMS of friends and families are being invited for the first time to take part in the Tunbridge Wells Soapbox Stars Race when it returns to the town in 2023. It is hoped the exciting new addition, which traditionally sees businesses and charities go head-to-head on a track through Dunorlan Park, will raise more funds […]
Tunbridge Wells fundraisers join thousands ‘running for a cause’ in London race
CHARITY racers from Tunbridge Wells joined a crowd of over 40,000 in the London Marathon last Sunday, most ‘running for a cause’. James Phillipson, who ran for Nourish Community Foodbank, said: “The London Marathon was the biggest event I have ever been involved in. “What struck me was the amount of people running for a […]
Tunbridge Wells charity launches appeal for World Mental Health Day
October 10 is World Mental Health Day and local charity, Mental Health Resource are using the day to launch an appeal to raise vital funds and shine a light on the challenges that some residents face with access to mental health care… This year’s theme for World Mental Health Day is, ‘Make Mental Health and […]
A selection of what’s on this week around town
THE MUSIC scene is one of the most outstanding features of life in Tunbridge Wells, with a range of theatres, halls and other venues that play the best of the world’s music, promote original artists and support local talent. In a programme bringing all of this together, at The Forum tomorrow (October 6) is blues, […]
Group sows the seeds for change
Last week Tunbridge Wells Fairtrade Town Group planted seeds in Calverley Grounds to ‘sow their solidarity’ with climate-hit Fairtrade farmers. Mandy Flashman-Wells spoke to the Times about the project… The campaign for Fairtrade Town status began in Tunbridge Wells in 2003 as an initiative of the Churches Social Responsibility Group. A steering group was formed […]
Art students receive praise and prizes for their grand designs
Two talented students from Skinners’ School in Tunbridge Wells have won a prestigious competition organised by a Kent-based homebuilding company… Kent-based homebuilder, Millwood Designer Homes, has celebrated the achievements of two Tunbridge Wells secondary school students with its renowned ‘Encouragement Pack’ initiative. Last month, Leo Kilner and Tim Wilson from Skinners’ School were joined by […]
Tonbridge conference aimed to help women in justice system
A CHARITY dedicated to women prisoners which recently opened a shop in Tunbridge Wells is now inviting potential employers and mentors to a conference in Tonbridge. The #SheMatters Criminal Justice Conference has been in the planning since lockdown, but is finally set to take place at the River Centre in Tonbridge on October 21. With […]
All aboard the award-winning bus
A RESTORED bus from Tunbridge Wells brought home a retro award from the last ever SHOWBUS display, held late last month in Hertfordshire. The red DAF double-decker was named ‘Best 90s Bus’ at the 50th anniversary show on September 25. It had been restored and returned to its former glory by a team at the […]
Care home resident proves it’s never too late to become a published author
At the age of 91, Lucy Pope has fulfilled her lifelong wish this month to publish a book with the support of a Wellbeing Coordinator at the care home where she resides. Lucy, a resident of Birkin Lodge Care & Nursing Home since 2021, was supported by Lizzie Penman to write her first book, which […]
Commuter misery resumes as bus and rail strikes return
THE largest bus and train operators in Kent are set to return to industrial action at the weekend, after planned strikes were cancelled following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Around 600 workers at bus company Arriva are to walk out over pay during a series of strikes that are to begin on Friday (September […]
