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Your Local
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Hello digitalservices@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Here is your weekly update from Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
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Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival is coming!TW Lit Fest '25 will enthral and engage, whether you love books or simply have a curious mind. With events spanning multiple venues across the town, there's something for everyone at The Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival! With a lineup that includes Richard Ayoade, Sarah Raven, and Simon Armitage to name just a few, TW Litfest is back and bigger than ever! Find out more. | | |
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Don't miss out on next week's West Kent Expo 25'The River Centre, Tonbridge – 10am to 3pm on Wednesday 12 March.
A final reminder about the West Kent Expo 25. The Expo is a great opportunity for businesses and organisations to connect and attend expert workshops FREE of charge. The event will see 60 exhibitors, 4 workshops and over 400 attendees, so please do not miss out on the chance to be there.
Workshops are free to attend but you will need to register for each one.
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Changing hours at The Amelia ScottFrom April, we are proposing to change the opening hours at The Amelia Scott to:
Monday - Friday 9am-6pm
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 10am-4pm
Currently, The Amelia Scott is open from 9am-8pm on a Thursday - under the proposed new opening hours, it will close at 6pm on a Thursday due to low visitor numbers.
Feedback on the proposed changes. | | |
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National Empty Homes weekWe have been working to reduce the number of empty homes in the borough for some time. Bringing empty properties back into use can be a cost effective and sustainable way to increase the supply of housing and make best use of existing buildings to meet local needs, as well as reducing the demand for new homes, improving neighbourhoods, increasing access to housing and helping to improve the quality of life for our residents.
Find out more. | | |
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Hawkhurst crossroads roadworksRoadworks are expected to start at the Hawkhurst crossroads from 31 March until June. Roads will be closed and diversions in place. For further information visit Kent County Council's website. | | |
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Your local information
For 26 Eastwell Close Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6UH
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Bin Collections
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Household waste
Monday 16 June
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Garden waste
Friday 20 June
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Recycling
Monday 23 June
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Your food waste is collected weekly on the same day as your recycling or household waste collection and it may be collected by a separate lorry at a different time of the day.
Got an awkward or bulky item to dispose of? Our bulky waste collection service will remove heavy or large items too big to fit in your bin. To visit the household waste recycling centre at North Farm you must book a slot in advance using the Kent County Council booking system.
Remember you can put old batteries out during your recycling collection week and small electrical items and textiles on your household waste collection week.
Check our waste and recycling pages for more information.
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Planning
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Up to three recent planning applications within 400 metres of your property are listed below.
20 Bramley Gardens Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6BD
First floor rear extension
View online 25/01201/FULL
Validated: 22/05/2025
98 Tutsham Way Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6UB
Single storey side & rear extension, alterations to front window & enlargement of drop kerb.
View online 25/01090/FULL
Validated: 08/05/2025
1 Mount Pleasant Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6AH
Two storey side extension, single storey side extension and associated alterations
View online 25/00814/FULL
Validated: 29/04/2025
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We can only show a limited number of planning applications in this newsletter and it may not include everything near your property. A full list of recently validated planning applications can be found on our website. | | | |
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Events
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Join Royal Victoria Place, every Tuesday between 9am-11am, for Quiet Shopping Mornings. We want to make shopping more comfortable for those with autism and sensory issues, and have asked our retailers to help support us. Find out more. | | |
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Project Ripple Effect is a citizen science project on the upper Medway catchment. Volunteers regularly test water quality from Forest Row to Tunbridge Wells, and some survey river invertebrates too. The project is led by University of Sussex and Friends of the River Medway, and they're looking for new volunteers to join the team. You don't need to be a scientist or have any experience, and some of the test sites are right on the edge of Tunbridge Wells.
Find out more and sign up. | | |
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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.
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Your Councillors Paddock Wood
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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.
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Council Meetings
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Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Monday, 16th June, 2025 6.30 pm
Planning Committee: Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 6.30 pm
Cabinet: Thursday, 26th June, 2025 6.00 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.
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Consultations and Engagement
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There are currently no open consultations. You can access our consultations on Talking Point. | | | Licensing Public NoticesPembury Grounds Bowls ClubPembury Grounds Bowls Club Recreation Ground Lower Green Road Pembury Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4DZ 27 (Cranbrook) Limited27 (Cranbrook) Limited 27 Ground Floor Evendens Stone Street Cranbrook Kent TN17 3HF Sissinghurst Village HallSissinghurst Village Hall The Street Sissinghurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 2JQ Clokken LimitedUnit 7 The Fountain Business Park Dowding Way Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3UY Anyone may make a representation or a comment, find out more on our Licensing Public Notices webpage. | | | |
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Vacancies
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Report it
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Roadworks
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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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Find out the latest business news, funding, tips, services offered and business events from Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and its partners via our website, quarterly newsletters, #TWBiz for all and #TWTourismBiz for the tourism sector. | | | |
The Assembly Hall Theatre send out a regular email with announcements about the latest shows, offers and discounts. | | | |
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