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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
the 2001 census, but is now estimated to be 8,000.
ANIMAL WELFARE
RSPCA emergency number Tel: 0300 1234 999
BOTTLE BANKS
Co-op car park: bottles, newspapers / mags, clothes, shoes.
Leisure Centre car park: bottles, newspapers / mags, cardboard,
clothes, shoes.
Mowshurst car park: bottles, newspapers/mags.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Eden Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Peter Kingham (President) Tel: 866444
www.edenvalleychamber.org.uk
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
www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/chc/chc_edenbridge_home.cfm
CLERGY
The Vicar, The Vicarage, Mill Hill, Edenbridge TN8 5DA Tel: 862258
The Roman Catholic Priest, The Presbytery, High St, Edenbridge TN8
5AQ Tel: 862256
Eden Church (Baptist) Minister, The Manse,
27 Stangrove Rd, Edenbridge TN8 5HT
Tel: 862214
The United Reformed Minister, 21 Rushfords, Lingfield RH7 6EG Tel:
01342 837449
Edenbridge Churches in Covenant.
Carole Jenkins Tel: 863564
EDENBRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE
A new Community Centre is due to open in the summer 2012. It will
have a range of services, which may include the Citizens’
Advice Bureau and the Library, and will be the base for the Eden
Church. It will house various community and youth groups, with rooms
and halls for hire.
Four Elms Road, Edenbridge TN8 6AD
EDUCATION
ADULT EDUCATION Tel: 0845 606 5606
www.kentadulteducation.co.uk
AFTER SCHOOL
Alligators. Local seasonal community activities for all ages. Audrey
Batchelor Tel: 700422
Karen Lee Tel: 865413
Edenbridge Holiday Activity Scheme, Edenbridge Primary School, TN8
5AB
Giny Best Tel: 01892 527931
www.hubclub.co.uk
The Hub out of School Club, Edenbridge Primary School, TN8 5AB Tel:
867845
www.hubclub.co.uk
CONNEXIONS KENT & MEDWAY
Connexions Kent & Medway offers advice and guidance to 13 -
19 year olds, and up to 25 if special needs, in Kent. To contact
your Local Connexions Access Point, visit www.connexionskentandmedway.co.uk
or call
0800 432 02 07
NURSERY SCHOOLS & PLAYGROUPS
Church House Pre-School, Rickards Hall, High St, TN8 5AR Jenny Brown
Tel: 0774 867 3798
Edenbridge Nursery School, WI Hall, Station Rd, TN8 5LX Mrs Liz
Field Tel: 868246
Marsh Green Pre-School, St John’s URC,
TN8 5QR Liz Crothall Tel: 01342 850485
www.marshgreenpreschool.org.uk
Nursery Unit, Edenbridge Primary School, High St, TN8 5AB Tel: 863787
St Paulinus Pre-School, Hillcrest Rd, TN8 6JS Mrs A Cousins Tel:
863010
Saxbys Montessori Nursery, Cowden TN8 7DU 18 months - 5 yrs. Julie
Pell Tel: 01342 850834
www.saxbysmontessori.com
Jelly Babies, Templar Court Community Room, TN8 6DN informal mums
and toddlers’ group Wed 9.30 - 11.30am
Selina Brazenell Tel: 07833 469 684
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Edenbridge Primary School, TN8 5AB
www.edenbridge.kent.sch.uk Tel: 863787
Crockham Hill C. of E. Primary School,
TN8 6RP Tel: 866374
www.crockhamhill.kent.sch.uk
Four Elms Primary School, TN8 6NE
www.four-elms.kent.sch.uk Tel: 700274
Hever C. of E. Primary School, TN8 7NH
www.hever.kent.sch.uk Tel: 862304
EMERGENCY SERVICES
ELECTRICITY
South Eastern Power Networks - failure of supply Tel: 0800 783 8866
FIRE
EMERGENCIES DIAL 999
For NON-EMERGENCIES call Sevenoaks
Fire Station Tel: 743693
Fire Safety Officer Tel: 460274
Station at Edenbridge -
Drill Night Mon 6.45 - 9.15pm Tel: 865327
GAS
Gas escapes only Tel: 0800 111 999
POLICE
EMERGENCIES DIAL 999
Kent Police Tel: 01622 690690
Local Police Office, 21 High St, Edenbridge TN8 5AB Tel: 379361
Regular ‘surgeries’ are held by PCSOs - dates advertised
outside the Police Office
SEVENOAKS DISTRICT COUNCIL
emergencies after 5pm
Tel: 462222
WATER
Sutton & East Surrey Water Emergencies
Tel: 01737 772000
HALLS FOR HIRE
BRIDGES Centre, 40 High St, TN8 5AJ
Mrs D Francis Tel: 862408
Edenbridge Community Centre - after summer 2012
Edenbridge Leisure Centre, Stangrove Park, TN8 5LU (seats 400) Tel:
865665
Edenbridge Primary School, High St, TN8 5AB (seats 100) Tel: 863787
Edenbridge WI Hall, Station Rd, TN8 5LX (Main Hall max 150 close
seated; Committee Room seats 15) Tel: 865368
Eden Valley Museum Meeting Room,
72 High St, TN8 5AR (seats 15 - 20) Tel: 868102
Rickards Hall, 72A High St, TN8 5AR
(max 80 close seated) Tel: 865368
St Paulinus Hall, Hillcrest Rd, TN8 6JS
Mrs K Maynard Tel: 505724
Self Unlimited, 1 Phillippines Close, Hever Rd, TN8 5GN Tel: 782700
Sports Pavilion, Recreation Ground,
Lingfield Rd, TN8 5HZ Tel: 862761
HEALTH
BLOOD DONORS
National Blood Service - blood donor sessions are held six times
a year at Edenbridge WI Hall, Station Rd, TN8 5LX Tel: 0208 258
8300
or 0300 123 2323 www.blood.co.uk
CLINIC (Well Baby Clinic)
Edenbridge & District War Memorial Hospital, Mill Hill, TN8
5DA 2nd and
4th Tues 1.30 - 3.30pm Tel: 869825
Children’s Centre (behind Edenbridge Primary School) every
Fri 9.30 - 11.30am Tel: 869825
DENTISTS
Southview Dental Centre, Station Rd,
TN8 5NB Tel: 865021
Stangrove Court Dental Practice,
2 Stangrove Court, TN8 5HR Tel: 863061
DOCTORS
Edenbridge Medical Practice, West View, Station Rd, TN8 5ND Tel:
865055
FAMILY PLANNING
Edenbridge & District War Memorial Hospital, Mill Hill, TN8
5DA Mon 6.30 - 8.30pm
Tel: 863164
HEALTH VISITORS
Edenbridge & District War Memorial Hospital, Mill Hill, TN8
5DA Tel: 869825
HEALTHY LIVING
Healthy Living programmes run by Sevenoaks District Council Tel:
227000
or healthyliving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
HOSPITALS
Edenbridge & District War Memorial Hospital, Mill Hill, TN8
5DA - Minor Injuries Unit
open 8.30am - 4.30pm 365 days a year
www.westkentpct.nhs.uk Tel: 862137 or 863164
A & E - Pembury Hospital, Tonbridge Rd, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells
TN2 4QJ
Tel: 01892 823535
www.mtw.nhs.uk/your-visit/pembury2.asp
LEAGUE OF FRIENDS League of Friends of Edenbridge
Hospital. Jo Naismith Tel: 860148
MENTAL HEALTH TRUST
West Kent NHS & Social Care Trust, 35 Kings Hill Ave, Kings
Hill, West Malling ME19 4AX
Tel: 520400
NHS WEST KENT
NHS West Kent, Wharf House, Medway
Wharf Rd, Tonbridge TN9 1RE Tel: 375200 www.westkentpct.nhs.uk
Helpline for health queries Tel: 0800 0 850 850
OPTICIANS
T Amey, 3 Church St, Edenbridge, TN8 5BD
Tel: 866629
Day Lewis, 56 High St, Edenbridge, TN8 5AJ
Tel: 862366
RED CROSS British Red Cross Society - Sevenoaks
Tel: 0800 028 0831
www.redcross.org.uk
ST JOHN AMBULANCE St John Ambulance
www.sja.org.uk Tel: 874446
SEXUAL HEALTH DROP-IN
Edenbridge Leisure Centre, Stangrove Park, TN8 5LU Thurs 4 - 6pm
HOUSING
MOAT Housing Assoc Tel: 0845 600 1006
www.moat.co.uk
West Kent Housing Assoc Tel: 0800 169 1122
www.westkent.org
West Kent Extra, 101 London Rd, Sevenoaks TN13 1AX www.westkent.org
Tel: 749420
WKHA surgery/coffee morning Wed 10am - 12pm Four Elms Village Hall,
TN8 6NR
Tel: 749908
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 www.get-active.org
LIBRARY
Tues - Fri 9am - 6pm; Sat 10am - 2pm (subject to change). In addition
to books, the library has a computer suite providing internet access;
DVD’s, spoken word discs; 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. Tel:
862600
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COUNCILS
Edenbridge Town Council The Council’s responsibilities
include allotments, the cemetery, some car parks, provision of parks
and the recreation ground, some street lights, some hall bookings,
local tourist information and the sale of garden, refuse and recycling
sacks.
Doggetts Barn, 72A High St, TN8 5AR (behind the Eden Valley Museum)
office open 9am - 5pm weekdays Tel: 865368
www.edenbridgetc.kentparishes.gov.uk
Town Clerk Christine Lane townclerk@edenbridgetowncouncil.gov.uk
Community Warden deals with graffiti,
fly tipping, etc. Tel: 07920 099 235
Edenbridge Town Councillors, including four Sevenoaks District councillors,
elected in May 2011
Mrs JILL DAVISON (also District Councillor)
Lyncroft House, Swan Lane,
Edenbridge TN8 6AJ Tel: 863588
email: jillpe.davison@tiscali.co.uk cllr.j.davison@sevenoaks.gov.uk
R J DAVISON (also District Councillor)
Lyncroft House, Swan Lane,
Edenbridge TN8 6AJ Tel: 863588
email: richard_davison@lineone.net
V KING Gabriel’s Manor, Marsh Green Rd, Edenbridge TN8 5PP
Tel: 865959
B LEESON 11 Speedwell Close, Edenbridge TN8 6BU Tel: 864017
email: barryleeson@msn.com
V J MAYNARD Tralee, Hillcrest Rd, Edenbridge TN8 6JS Tel: 505724
email: vincent.maynard@virginmedia.com
S McGREGOR 1 Champions Drive, Edenbridge TN8 6GF Tel: 865559 email:
Stuart_Mcgregor@hotmail.com
R METCALFE Little Shernden, Shernden Lane, Marsh Green TN8 5PS Tel:
864440
email: ralphmetcalfe@btinternet.com
C NEAL 3 Skeynes Farm Barn, Lingfield Rd, Edenbridge TN8 5HW Tel:
866201
email: chris@gbjobclubs.org
S NEWTON Courtney House, Lingfield Rd, Edenbridge TN8 5HN Tel: 864430
email: sianlnewton@gmail.com
R ORRIDGE (also District Councillor) 5 Waterlakes, Edenbridge TN8
5BX
email: robert@orridge.com Tel: 863672
C PEARMAN Wicken Cottage, Mill Hill, Edenbridge TN8 5DB Tel: 860391
email: clive@fulcrumtrainingservices.com
A W M ROBSON 7 Sunnyside, Edenbridge TN8 6HP Tel: 866132
Mrs T SCANES Mead House, Mead Rd, Edenbridge TN8 5DD Tel: 862198
email: meadhouse@hotmail.co.uk
J SCHOLEY (also District Councillor) The Gables, Crown Road, Edenbridge
TN8 6AW Tel: 865197
email: scholey_john@talktalk.net
F SMITH 10 Highfields, Forest Row,
East Sussex RH18 5AJ Tel: 01342-824562
email: fs_confidential@hotmail.com
Sevenoaks District Council is responsible for planning
control, council tax and refuse collections. Currently, it runs
a Planning Surgery every other Thurs 10am - 12.30pm, and a weekly
Benefits Surgery Thurs 1.30 - 4pm, from a small office adjacent
to Edenbridge Leisure Centre, Stangrove Park.
Sevenoaks District Council, Council Offices, Argyle Rd, Sevenoaks
TN13 1HG Tel: 227000
www.sevenoaks.gov.uk
For District Councillors see Edenbridge Town Council above.
Kent County Council is responsible for education,
libraries, care services, transport and Public Rights of Way.
Kent County Council, County Hall,
Maidstone ME14 1XQ Tel: 01622 671411
Contact Centre 24hrs a day, 7 days a week
www.kent.gov.uk Tel: 08458 247 247
County Councillor Peter Lake, Yeomans, Walters Green, Penshurst
TN11 8HD
Tel: 01892 740400
Member of Parliament (parliamentary constituency
of Tonbridge & Malling)
The Rt Hon Sir John Stanley MP, House of Commons, Westminster, London
SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 721 95977 or 01732 842794
ELECTORAL REGISTER Electoral Registration Officer,
Sevenoaks District Council
Tel: 227000
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Environmental Health Dept,
Sevenoaks District Council
Tel: 227000
KENT HIGHWAY SERVICES deals with all highways issues
relating to pavements, verges, roads and road works. To report faults
www.kent.gov.uk/highways Tel: 08458 247 800
PLANNING see Sevenoaks District Council above.
VISITOR INFORMATION
Visitor Information Point, Edenbridge Town Council, 72A High St,
Edenbridge TN8 5AR
www.edenvalleykent.org Tel: 865368
POLITICAL
Conservatives Mrs E Plant Tel: 865161
Labour Mr R Howes Tel: 862464
Liberal Democrats Mr A Poupard Tel: 862426
RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATIONS
Marsh Green Residents’ Assoc. Jon Mitchell Tel: 863218
Stangrove Area Community Action Group. Mrs J Thexton Tel: 862458
RETIREMENT & NURSING HOMES
Queens Court (Sheltered Accommodation with Scheme Managers), 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, 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 & ADVICE
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS - meet Thurs 8pm at BRIDGES
Centre, 40 High St, Edenbridge TN8 5AJ
ALZHEIMER’S Alzheimer’s Society
www.alzheimers.org.uk Tel: 370330
AGE UK Helen Vickery Tel: 866086
or helen@ageuksevenoaksandtonbridge.org.uk
BENEFITS Unemployment benefit
www.direct.gov.uk Tel: 0800 055 6688
BEREAVEMENT
Cruse Bereavement Care Tel: 0844 477 9400
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
Jigsaw4U - grief support for young people and their families in
the Edenbridge area
www.jigsaw4u.org.uk Tel: 01342 313895
BLUE BADGE disabled parking badge
Tel: 01622 605020
BRIDGES Centre
Pop-in centre Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri 9.30am - 2pm; Wed/Sat 9.30am -
12pm
40 High St, Edenbridge TN8 5AJ Tel: 868186
or thebridgescentre@btconnect.com
CITIZENS’ ADVICE BUREAU
Helpful information can be obtained from the bureau Mon - Thurs
10am - 3pm
68 High St, Edenbridge TN8 5AR Tel: 865131
COMMUNITY LINK Edenbridge & District War Memorial
Hospital, Mill Hill, Edenbridge TN8 5DA Tel: 867775
EMPLOYMENT
Job Seekers Tel: 0845 6060 234
www.direct.gov.uk
Local Job Centre Office Tel: 0845 604 3719
Edenbridge Job Club. Wed mornings
Chris Neal Tel: 0300 3300 150
www.gbjobclubs.org/?page_id=30
INLAND REVENUE HM Revenue & Customs www.hmrc.gov.uk
Tel: 0845 3000 627
LEARNING DISABILITIES
Edenbridge & District Mencap
Pauline Collins Tel: 864291
Sevenoaks District Partnership Group
www.sevenoaksdpg.org.uk Tel: 07501 813 122
LITTLE LOVE PROJECT - knitting, sewing and quilting
items for miscarried or stillborn babies Pembury/Maidstone hospitals.
Lorna Simm Tel: 867822
MEDIATION
West Kent Mediation to help neighbours/communities in dispute. 25
Bevan Place, Swanley BR8 8BH Tel: 01322 615774
www.wkm.org.uk
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Multiple Sclerosis Society Tel:
0808 800 8000
www.mssociety.org.uk
REGISTRAR Registration of Births and Deaths Tel:
08458 247 400
ROMANIAN LINK - provides financial support for
accommodation, equipment and skills training for young people in
Romania.
Jane Keville Tel: 864483
SAMARITANS Tel: 08457 90 90 90
www.samaritans.org
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
SELF UNLIMITED - provides support services for
people with learning disabilities; includes Oak Tree Bistro. Phillippines
Close, Hever Rd, Edenbridge TN8 5GN Tel: 782700
www.selfunlimited.co.uk
SOCIAL SERVICES
Sevenoaks Social Services (Older Person’s Team), Tricon House,
Old Coffee House Yard, London Rd, Sevenoaks TN13 1AH Tel: 585320
Swanley Social Services (Children’s Team),
The Willows, Hilda May Ave, Swanley BR8 7BT Tel: 01322 611000
KCC Contact Centre 24hrs a day, 7 days a week www.kent.gov.uk Tel:
08458 247 247
TRANSPORT (COMMUNITY TRANSPORT)
Voluntary Transport Services - volunteer driver transport to medical
appointments for patients registered with Edenbridge Doctors’
Surgery, who do not have their own transport and cannot use public
transport. Edenbridge & District War Memorial Hospital 10am
- 12.30pm
Bridget Harris Tel: 865353
Dial 2 Drive - volunteer driving scheme for people unable to use
public transport because of age, illness or disability. Tel: 469000
or driving@vawk.org.uk
AGE UK Sevenoaks & District - minibus service for older residents.
Tel: 454108
or office@ageconcern7oaks.co.uk
Stangrove Area Community Action Group - minibus service to enable
older people to access shops, clubs, etc. Tel: 07962 166 500
Kent Karrier - flexible dial-a-ride service for registered members.
For membership details
Tel: 01622 605349 and ask for Transport Integration
VOLUNTEER CENTRE - matches offers of time/talent
to requests from those in need of help. Tues 9.30am - 12pm BRIDGES
Centre,
40 High St, Edenbridge TN8 5AJ Tel: 454785
www.vawk.org.uk/volunteering
TRAVEL
BUS SERVICES
Arriva Tel: 0871 200 22 33 www.arrivabus.co.uk
KCC Passenger Services Tel: 08458 247 800
www.kent.gov.uk/publictransport
Metrobus East Surrey Tel: 01293 449191
www.metrobus.co.uk
Southdown PSV Tel: 01342 719619
www.southdownpsv.co.uk
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, for customers
(access from Wellingtonia Way); on-street parking can be found in
Church St.
COACHES FOR HIRE
New Enterprise Coaches Tel: 350509
Skinners of Oxted Tel: 01883 713633
Stones Coach Hire Tel: 865323
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Traveline - public transport information
www.traveline.org.uk Tel: 0871 200 22 33
RAIL ENQUIRIES
National rail enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk Tel: 08457 48 49
50
The Train Line Tel: 0871 244 1545
www.thetrainline.com
RAIL USERS’ ASSOCIATION
Edenbridge & District Rail Travellers’ Association. Mr
G Brown (Secretary)
Tel: 862604
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