Edenbridge phone numbers are shown without a dialling code.
If ringing from outside the area, the code is 01732.
AREA The parish covers 5,839 acres; the population was 7,808
at 2001 census, now estimated to be 8,000.
ANIMAL WELFARE RSPCA - Emergency number Tel: 08705 555 999
BOTTLE BANK
Leisure Centre car park: bottles, newspaper, cardboard bins,
and Salvation Army clothes collection point.
Mowshurst car park: bottles.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Edenbridge Chamber of Commerce. Peter Bolton (President) Tel:
862461
CHILDREN’S CENTRE
For pre-school children and their families, offering health,
family and support services.
Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm. Children’s Centre (behind Edenbridge
Primary School) Tel: 863845
CHURCHES
In addition to the Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul,
there are the Roman Catholic Church of St Lawrence and the
Baptist Eden Church in Edenbridge. At Marsh Green is St John’s
United Reformed Church. In 1983 these churches joined in a
local covenant of unity and seek to work together and speak
with one voice as the Christian Church in the town. Also at
Marsh Green is the Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall.
Edenbridge Churches in Covenant. Carole Jenkins Tel: 863564
CLERGY
The Vicar, The Vicarage, Mill Hill, Edenbridge TN8 5DA Tel:
862258
The Roman Catholic Priest, The Presbytery, High Street, Edenbridge
TN8 5AQ Tel: 862256
Eden Church (Baptist) Minister, The Manse, 27 Stangrove Road,
Edenbridge TN8 5HT Tel: 862214
The United Reformed Minister, 7 Chichele Rd, Oxted RH8 OAA
Tel: 01883 712391
EDENBRIDGE CENTRE
Youth and community centre, housing the Youth Club and various
community groups, with rooms and halls for hire.
Four Elms Rd, Edenbridge TN8 6AD Tel: 863152
EDUCATION
ADULT EDUCATION Day and evening courses.
The Edenbridge Centre, Four Elms Road,
Edenbridge TN8 6AD Tel: 0845 606 5606
AFTER SCHOOL
Allsorts - holiday activities for age 4 - 16 years, 10am -
4pm, The Edenbridge Centre
Audrey Batchelor Tel: 503758
Edenbridge Holiday Activity Scheme, Edenbridge Primary School.
Mrs C Burges Tel: 863266
The Hub out of School Club, Edenbridge Primary School Tel:
867845
CONNEXIONS KENT & MEDWAY
Careers and guidance, age 13 - 19, up to 25 if special needs.
Mon/Tues/Fri 9am - 5pm,
Wed 10am - 5pm, Thurs 9am - 7pm
Landsdowne Mews, 196 High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1BE Tel: 361257
NURSERY SCHOOLS & PLAYGROUPS
Church House Pre-School, Rickards Hall, High St, Edenbridge.
Jenny Brown Tel: 862982
Edenbridge Nursery School, WI Hall, Station Road. Mrs Liz
Field Tel: 868246
Nursery Unit, Edenbridge Primary School Tel: 863787
Jelly Babies, Templar Court Community Room Wed/Fri 9.30am
- 12 noon. Audrey Batchelor Tel: 503758
Marsh Green Pre-School. Mrs E Crothall Tel: 01342 850485
St Paulinus Pre-School, Hillcrest Rd. Mrs A Cousins Tel: 863010
Saxbys Montessori Nursery School, Cowden. 18 months - 5 yrs.
Mrs J Pell Tel: 01342 850834
SCHOOLS
Edenbridge Primary School, High Street, Edenbridge TN8 5AB
Tel: 863787
Crockham Hill C. of E. Primary School, Crockham Hill TN8 6RP
Tel: 866374
Four Elms Primary School, Four Elms TN8 6NE Tel: 700274
Hever C. of E. Primary School, Hever TN8 7NH Tel: 862304
EMERGENCY SERVICES
SEVENOAKS DISTRICT COUNCIL emergencies after 5pm Tel: 462222
ELECTRICITY
EDF Energy - failure of supply Tel: 0800 783 8866
FIRE
EMERGENCIES DIAL 999
For NON-EMERGENCIES call Sevenoaks Fire Station Tel: 453148
Fire Safety Officer Tel: 740953
Volunteers Tel: 01622 692121
Retained Station at Edenbridge - Drill Night Mondays 6.45
- 9.15pm
GAS Gas escapes only Tel: 0800 111 999
POLICE
EMERGENCIES DIAL 999
Kent Police Tel: 771055
Local Police Office, 21 High Street, Edenbridge TN8 5AB Tel:
379361
Regular ‘surgeries’ are held by PCSO’s -
dates advertised outside the Police Office
WATER Sutton & East Surrey Water Emergencies
Tel: 01737 772000
HALLS FOR HIRE
BRIDGES Centre, High Street. Mrs D Francis Tel: 862408
CARE, 1 Phillippines Close, off Hever Road Tel: 782700
The Edenbridge Centre, Four Elms Road Tel: 863152
Edenbridge Leisure Centre (seats 400) Tel: 865665
Edenbridge Primary School, High Street (seats 100) Tel: 863787
Edenbridge WI Hall, Station Rd (Main Hall - max 200 close
seated; Committee Room seats 15) Tel: 865368
Eden Valley Museum Meeting Room, High Street (seats 15 - 20)
Tel: 868102
Rickards Hall, High Street (max 80 close seated) Tel: 865368
St Paulinus Hall, Hillcrest Road. Mrs K Maynard Tel: 505724
Sports Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Lingfield Road Tel: 866898
HEALTH
BLOOD DONORS
National Blood Service. Blood donor sessions are held at Edenbridge
WI Hall, Station Road,
six times a year Tel: 0208 258 8300 or 0845 771 1711
CLINIC (Child Health)
Edenbridge & District War Memorial Hospital, Mill Hill.
Tues mornings and Thurs afternoons.
For further information Tel: 862137
DENTISTS
Southview Dental Centre, Station Road Tel: 865021
Stangrove Court Dental Practice, 2 Stangrove Court Tel: 863061
DOCTORS
Surgery hours - mornings from 8am; afternoon/evenings from
4pm
Group practice at West View, Station Road Tel: 865055
Kent Primary Care Agency, 11 Station Road, Maidstone ME14
1QH Tel: 01622 655000
FAMILY PLANNING Edenbridge Hospital Mondays
6 - 8pm Tel: 863164
HEALTH AUTHORITY
West Kent Health Authority, Preston Hall, Aylesford, Maidstone
ME2O 7NJ Tel: 01622 710161
HEALTH TRUSTS
Kent & Sussex Weald NHS Trust, Pembury Hospital, Tunbridge
Wells Tel: 01892 823535
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust,
35 Kings Hill Ave, West Malling ME19 4AX
Tel: 520400
HOSPITAL
Edenbridge & District War Memorial Hospital, TN8 5DA -
Minor Injuries Unit
open 8.30am - 4.30pm 365 days a year Tel: 862137 / 863164
A & E - Kent & Sussex Hospital, Mt Ephraim, Tunbridge
Wells TN4 8AT (all Depts) Tel: 01892 526111
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS League of Friends of Edenbridge
Hospital. Jennifer Christie Tel: 862404
OPTICIANS
T Amey, 3 Church Street, Edenbridge Tel: 866629
Day Lewis, 56 High Street, Edenbridge Tel: 862366
RED CROSS British Red Cross Society - Sevenoaks
Tel: 457234
ST JOHN AMBULANCE St John Ambulance - for
current details Tel: 874446
HELP & ADVICE
BENEFIT AGENCY
Jobcentre Plus, 88 Grosvenor Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2AX Tel:
01892 796800 or Tel: 0800 88 22 00
CITIZENS’ ADVICE BUREAU
Helpful information can be obtained from the bureau Mon -
Thurs 10am - 3pm
68 High Street, Edenbridge Tel: 865131
EMPLOYMENT
Jobcentre Plus, Crown Buildings, Bradford Street, Tonbridge
TN9 1DU Tel: 583700
or 88 Grosvenor Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2AX Tel: 01892 796800
or Jobcentre Plus Tel: 0845 60 60 234
HOUSING
MOAT Housing Association Tel: 0845 600 1006
West Kent Housing Association - local office Tel: 749400
(Lifeline Office - Sevenoaks Tel: 455229)
INLAND REVENUE
HM Revenue & Customs, Douglas House, 4 Quarry Hill Road,
Tonbridge TN9 2RY Tel: 0845 302 1431
Group Valuation Officer, Union House, Eridge Road, Tunbridge
Wells TN4 8HF Tel: 01892 796700
MEDIATION
West Kent Mediation to help neighbours/communities in dispute
25 Bevan Place, Swanley Tel: 01322 615774 or theoffice@wkm.org.uk
REGISTRAR
Registration of Births and Deaths
Mon - Fri 9.30am - 4pm. For appointments and information on
registration of marriages
39 Grove Hill Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1SD Tel: 01892 527332
SAMARITANS Tel: 08457 90 90 90
SOCIAL SERVICES
Sevenoaks Social Services, Tricon House, Old Coffee House
Yard, London Rd,
Sevenoaks TN13 1AH Tel: 585320
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
Jobcentre Plus, Crown Buildings, Bradford Street, Tonbridge
TN9 1DU Tel: 583700
LEISURE CENTRE
Edenbridge Leisure Centre, Stangrove Park, Edenbridge TN8
5LU Tel: 865665 or elc@sencio.org.uk
Facilities include swimming pools, squash court, sports hall,
gym, dance studio, all-weather pitch. Membership packages
available for frequent users. www.sencio.org.uk
LIBRARY
Monday CLOSED; Tues - Fri 9am - 6pm; Sat 10am - 2pm. In addition
to books, the library has a computer suite providing internet
access; DVD’s, spoken word discs and cassettes; and
runs a reading group. For those unable to get to the library,
there is a Home Library service - phone for details. Other
services include photocopying, obtaining books from other
libraries on request, and providing an access point to the
main reference and information collection at Sevenoaks.
Church St, Edenbridge Tel: 862600
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Member of Parliament
Sir John Stanley MP, House of Commons, Westminster, London
SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 721 95977 or 842794
COUNCILS
Kent County Council, County Hall, Maidstone
ME14 1XQ Tel: 01622 671411
Contact Centre 24hrs a day, 7 days a week Tel: 08458 247 247
County Councillor representing Sevenoaks
South, which includes Edenbridge -
Cllr Peter Lake, Yeomans, Walters Green, Penshurst TN11 8HD
Tel: 01892 740400
Sevenoaks District Council, Council Offices,
Argyle Road, Sevenoaks TN13 1HG Tel: 227000
District Councillors representing Edenbridge
North:
Cllr Mrs J Davison, Lyncroft, Swan Lane, Edenbridge Tel: 863588
Cllr J Scholey, The Gables, Crown Rd, Edenbridge Tel: 865197
District Councillors representing Edenbridge
South:
Cllr R Davison, Lyncroft, Swan Lane, Edenbridge Tel: 863588
Cllr R Orridge, 5 Waterlakes, Edenbridge Tel: 863672
Edenbridge Town Council, Doggetts Barn, 72A
High Street, TN8 5AR
(behind the Eden Valley Museum) email: townclerk@edenbridgetowncouncil.gov.uk
www.edenbridgetc.kentparishes.gov.uk Tel: 865368 Fax: 866749
Office open 9am - 5pm weekdays. Chairman: Cllr Mrs J Davison.
Town Clerk: Christine Lane
ELECTORAL REGISTER
Electoral Registration Officer, Sevenoaks District Council
Tel: 227000
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Environmental Health Department, Sevenoaks District Council
Tel: 227000
KENT HIGHWAY SERVICES To report faults www.kent.gov.uk/highways
Tel: 08458 247 800
PLANNING
Planning Surgery held alternate Thursdays 10am - 12.30pm at
the Local Office,
Edenbridge Leisure Centre, Stangrove Park.
Planning officers can be contacted at Sevenoaks District Council
Tel: 227000
VISITOR INFORMATION
Visitor Information Point, Edenbridge Town Council, Doggetts
Barn, 72A High St, Edenbridge Tel: 865368
POLITICAL
Conservatives - Sevenoaks Conservative Association - Edenbridge
Branch. Mrs E Plant Tel: 865161
Labour - Edenbridge Labour Party. Mr R Pughe Tel: 862389
Liberal Democrats - Mr A Poupard Tel: 862426
RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATIONS
Scholars Walk Residents’ Association. Mr McBride Tel:
868279
Stangrove Area Community Action Group. Mrs J Thexton Tel:
862458
RETIREMENT & NURSING HOMES
Queens Court (Sheltered Accommodation with Wardens),
Croft Lane, Edenbridge TN8 5DN Tel: 864707
Roman Court, 1 High St, Edenbridge TN8 5LW Tel: 866279
Stanholm Residential Care Home for the Elderly, Mill Hill,
Edenbridge TN8 5DB Tel: 863748
Stangrove Lodge (KCC Link Service Centre), Manor House Gardens,
Edenbridge TN8 5EG Tel: 864975
RETREAT CENTRE
Sisters of St Andrew, The Centre, Eden Hall, Stick Hill, Edenbridge
TN8 5NN Tel: 01342 850388
SUPPORT GROUPS
Alcoholics Anonymous - meet at BRIDGES
Centre, High Street, Edenbridge - Thursdays 7pm
BRIDGES Centre
Pop-in centre Mon/Thurs/Fri 9.30am - 2pm; Tues/Wed/Sat 9.30am
- 12 noon. High St, Edenbridge TN8 5AJ
The Manager Tel: 868186
CARE Provides support services for people
with learning disabilities. Includes Oak Tree Bistro.
Phillippines Close, off Hever Road, Edenbridge TN8 5GN. Tel:
782700
Community Link - Edenbridge & District
War Memorial Hospital, Mill Hill, Edenbridge TN8 5DA Tel:
867775
Jigsaw4U - grief support for young people and their families
in the Edenbridge area.
www.jigsaw4u.org.uk Tel: 01342 313895
Learning Disabilities - Edenbridge &
District Mencap. Pauline Collins Tel: 864291
Little Love Project - knitting, sewing and
quilting items for miscarried or stillborn babies. Pembury/Maidstone
hospitals. Lorna Simm Tel: 867822
Multiple Sclerosis - Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Sevenoaks Branch Tel: 833241
Romanian Link - provides financial support for accommodation,
equipment and skills training for young people in Romania.
Jane Keville Tel: 864483
SANDS - help and support for bereaved parents
and families who have suffered the death of a baby before,
during or after birth. Kate Anker Tel: 01892 822003
Voluntary Transport Services - Edenbridge
& District War Memorial Hospital, Mill Hill,
Edenbridge TN8 5DA. Bridget Harris Tel: 865353
Volunteer Centre - matches offers of time/talent
to requests from those in need of help. Mon - Thurs 9am -
1pm. Edenbridge Centre, Four Elms Road, TN8 6AD. Christine
Terry Tel: 866901
W.R.V.S. - Edenbridge Group. Mrs E Gray Tel:
862596
TRAVEL
BUS SERVICES
Arriva www.arrivabus.co.uk Tel: 0870 608 2 608
KCC passenger services www.kent.gov.uk/publictransport Tel:
01622 605935
Metrobus East Surrey www.metrobus.co.uk Tel: 01293 449191
CAR PARKS (FREE)
Parking is available at the Leathermarket (access from High
St, south end); Market Yard (access from Croft Lane); Co-op,
for shoppers to store (access from Mont St Aignan Way); Leisure
Centre car park (access from Wellingtonia Way); more parking
on-street can be found in Church Street.
COACHES FOR HIRE
New Enterprise Coaches Tel: 350509
Skinners of Oxted Tel: 01883 713633
Stones Coach Hire Tel: 865323
Westerham Coaches Tel: 01959 563322
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Traveline - public transport information www.traveline.org.uk
Tel: 0871 200 22 33
RAIL ENQUIRIES
National rail enquiries Tel: 08457 48 49 50
RAIL USERS’ ASSOCIATON
Edenbridge & District Rail Travellers’ Association.
Mr J Bigny (Secretary) Tel: 863715
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