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The Amelia Scott opens 28 April

The Amelia Scott will open its doors at noon on Thursday 28 April; we can't wait to welcome you!

Why not pop in to look around, or plan a visit to experience all that The Amelia has to offer. Cultural events, exhibitions, activities and more, you'll never run out of things to do.
If you need to talk to an advisor, pay a bill or access Council services, this is the place to go.

Everyone's welcome to explore the library, pick up their next best read or fall in love with reading all over again! You can also relax and enjoy a treat in our new café, run by local coffee experts, Fine Grind.

The Amelia Scott will be open seven days a week and there's so much to discover!

literary festival flyer image with Kate Humble, Jo Bland, David Baddiel and Sarfraz Manzoor

Book your tickets now - Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival

The Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival runs over the bank holiday weekend Friday 29 April to Monday 2 May.

Helping to celebrate the opening of The Amelia Scott, the festival is a packed programme of over 30 events which brings together some of the nation's best-selling authors, award-winning journalists and hottest new talent, right here on our door step. From talks, Q&A's, discussion and debate, to free story-telling sessions, art classes, workshops and book signings.

Fact or fiction, popular or niche, there will be something for everyone at the Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival!

Find out more in our digital guide.

Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Join us on Friday 3 June at 12.45pm to celebrate 70 years of Her Majesty, with a special event joining together communities from across Royal Tunbridge Wells and the wider borough. Look out for our colourful carnival style parade starting at the War Memorial in the centre of the town carrying on to the nearby Dunorlan Park for a fun afternoon jam-packed with family entertainment, music, bars, and food stalls!

Find out more o n our website.

Fusion leisure centres members' forum

Find out more about the upcoming gym investment plans by attending a member forum! Fusion will be holding several sessions over the next few weeks to give you the opportunity to find out more about the refurbishment work in your centre.

These sessions will be taking place on the following dates and times:

Wednesday 27 April: 10:00am and 6:00pm

Saturday 30 April: 10:00am

Pop along and meet Chris, General Manager at Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre and find out more!

An opportunity for two young people

There's an exciting opportunity for two young people (aged between 16 and 22) to take part in shaping the future of Royal Tunbridge Wells town centre.

The voluntary role will involve attending and contributing to meetings of the working group that has been set up to deliver a future for the town centre, enabling it to recover, evolve and flourish over the coming years and ensure its long-term vitality and viability.

Find out more on our website.

Your local information

For Town Hall Mount Pleasant Road , Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1RS

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We're pleased to announce that new subscriptions for our fortnightly garden waste collection service are now open again. Find out more and sign up on our website.

Remember you can put old batteries out during your recycling collection week and small electrical items and textiles on your refuse collection week.

Check our waste and recycling pages for more information.

Planning

Local Plan moves to next stage of examination process

The examination of the Council's proposed new Local Plan by an independent planning Inspector which began last month has been given the go ahead to move on to Stage 2 of the process.

Read more here.

Up to three recent planning applications within 200 metres of your property are listed below.

38-40 Monson Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1LU

Renewal of shop frontage including new signage and alterations to extraction location at rear of property.

View online 22/03229/FULL

Validated: 09/11/2022

38-40 Monson Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1LU

Listed Building Consent: Renewal of shop frontage including new signage and alterations to extraction location at rear of property.

View online 22/03230/LBC

Validated: 03/11/2022

Black Sheep Coffee 27 Mount Pleasant Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1PN

Advertisement - 2 sets of internally illuminated fascia text, 2 internally illuminated projection signs

View online 22/03097/ADV

Validated: 27/10/2022

There are more than 3 recent planning applications within 200 metres of your property.

You can search all new and historical planning applications in the borough on our website.

Events

Tunbridge Wells Friends of the Earth Art Exhibition.

The gallery space will be open every day from 30 April to 12 May for visitors to come in and explore the works of art, poetry and writing in support of planet Earth and in response to the urgency of climate change. Please RSVP on tunwellsfoe@gmail.com if you want to join us for the opening night on the 29 April.

Find out more on the Friends of the Earth website.

Join RTWSO for the ultimate nostalgia show - all of your favourite 70s hits performed by Capital Voices and a full 80 piece symphony orchestra!

Book your tickets on the Assembly Hall website.

Would you like to let thousands of people across the borough know about your event? Tell us about it and we'll do our best to include it in a future update.

Your Councillors Park

Councillor Christian Atwood

Councillor Nicholas Pope

Councillor Victoria White

Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward.

View your ward councillor's details on our website.

Council Meetings

General Purposes Committee: Monday, 5th December, 2022 6.30 pm
Planning Committee: Wednesday, 7th December, 2022 6.30 pm
Cabinet: Thursday, 8th December, 2022 6.30 pm
Full Council: Wednesday, 14th December, 2022 6.30 pm
Full Council: Wednesday, 14th December, 2022 6.30 pm
Full Council: Wednesday, 14th December, 2022 7.00 pm

The full calendar of meetings and how to attend can be found on our website.

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council publish a full list of the decisions taken at Council meetings along with the Forward Plan, a list of forthcoming decisions to be taken.

Consultations and Engagement

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council currently has one consultation available to take part in.

You can access our consultations on Talking Point.

Licensing Public Notices

The following applications are open for public consultation.

Provender House

An application has been made by Anthony Rowcliffe and Son Ltd for the premises:

Provender House Unit B, Paddock Wood Distribution Centre Transfesa Road Paddock Wood Tonbridge, Kent TN12 6UU

Anyone may make a representation or a comment, find out more on our Licensing Public Notices webpage.

Vacancies

There are currently two vacancies available across various services at the Council.

View and apply for vacancies on our website

Roadworks

Kent County Council look after the county's highways and roads and are responsible for issuing permits and licences for road closures. Kent County Council publish an online map of planned roadworks in the area.

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