New puppy classes are coming to Kilndown Village Hall on March 2nd at 10am
Furry Tails brings a new six week small group puppy training course covering: Confidence Building, Life Skills, Socialisation, Canine Enrichment, Learning Impulse Control, Polite Greetings, Calm Behaviours, Loose Lead walking and perfect recall. The classes will be 10am-11.15am
To book or for more details contact Jo Hawker-Woodward on 07973216148 or jo@furrytails.dog
Kilndown Village Hall proudly presents……
In aid of maintenance of the Village Hall, £15 per person, includes a hot supper.
Licensed Bar:Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks
Raffle
Teams of 8 but you can join with others on the night if you do not have a team of your own
Tickets in advance please from:
Tracy Roberts: 01892 891122, tracy@kilndown.myzen.co.uk
Sue Jackson: 01892 890090, suej.jackson@btinternet.com
The Village Hall would like to let you know about three dance offerings for Saturday mornings in 2020
Tip Toe Tots - Toddler Dance 9.00-10.00 am
Introducing toddlers and pre-school children to the wonderful world of musical movement and dance. Using props, instruments and songs to enhance their creative exploration. A stay, dance and play session with refreshments included.
Term dates: Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb: 1, 8, 15, 29, Mar:7, 14, 21, 28
Pre-School Ballet - 10.00-10.30 am
An imaginative an creative class, where the first elements of ballet are introduced. These classes can be inked to the EYFS framework, ensuring each child is accessing and developing in many of their learning areas
Term dates: Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb: 1, 8, 15, 29, Mar:7, 14, 21, 28
Reception Ballet - 10.30 - 11 am
A fun and friendly ballet class aimed at children starting school. An opportunity to encourage confidence, independence and enhance social skills
Term dates: Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb: 1, 8, 15, 29, Mar:7, 14, 21, 28
All classes can be booked by contacting Amanda Ledger 07470074144 or amandaletsdance@gmail.com
Let’s Dance with Amanda is thrilled to offer two dance / fitness classes on Wednesday evenings:
Adult Tap - Wednesday 7.30-8 pm at Kilndown Village Hall
H.I.T Tap. An exciting new style of tap class. This class is designed to get your feet and body moving! A high-energy Tap workout using resistance bands.
Term Dates: Jan: 8, 22, 29 Feb: 5,12,26 Mar: 4,11,25 Apr: 1, 8, 22, 29
Adult Ballet - Wednesday 8.00-9 pm at Kilndown Village Hall
A relaxed, friendly environment, where you can enjoy discovering the joy of pure classical Ballet. Traditional elements of ballet inspired from the royal academy are incorporated to deliver a complete dance experience. A great way to tone, stretch, improve, balance and make new friends.
Term Dates: Jan: 8, 22, 29 Feb: 5,12,26 Mar: 4,11,25 Apr: 1, 8, 22, 29
All bookings can be made by contacting Amanda Ledger on 07470074144 or amandaletsdance@gmail.com
Following the success of the Greatest Showman half term musical theatre holiday club from 2019, this February 2020 half term Amanda and Holly bring you Frozen 2….
KIlndown Village Hall 9.00am to 4.30pm, £30 per day:
Monday 17th February 2020
Tuesday 18th February 2020
Wednesday 19th February 2020
Dance, Drama, Singing, Crafts, Games and more… Age 4-11 years
Spaces are limited, book today by emailing amandaletsdance@gmail.com Tel: 07470074144
Kilndown film club are thrilled to bring you the next announcement of screen showings for the New Year:
The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the king and queen of England soon unleashes scandal, romance and intrigue -- leaving the future of Downton hanging in the balance.
Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind romance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.
Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her life and home to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.
One day in 2003, in the lead up to the Iraq War, British intelligence specialist Katharine Gun receives a memo from the NSA with a shocking directive: the United States is enlisting Britain's help in collecting compromising information on U.N. Security Council members to blackmail them into voting in favor of an invasion of Iraq. Unable to stand by and watch the world be rushed into war, Gun makes the gut-wrenching decision to defy her government and leak the memo to the press.
An opportunity to take some time out just for you
Sunday 17th November 10.30am-3.30pm, Kilndown Village Hall
This Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat Day will give you the time and space to fully recharge your batteries in the beautiful Kilndown Village Hall https://www.kilndownvillagehall.org
We will spend the morning practicing yoga suitable for everyone, with an emphasis on nurturing and balancing posture work. The afternoon will include mindfulness meditation and deep relaxation so that you can leave feeling fully rested and revitalised.
Bring a yoga mat, blocks if you have them, a cushion, a blanket and finger food to share at lunchtime. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided. Cost for the day £40.
Book some time just for you: Please contact Lisa Whitehouse to reserve a space
m 07802 761620
e lisa@lisawhitehouse.co.uk
w www.lisawhitehouse.co.uk
Following the success of last year, this year instead of Trick or Treating and asking for donations of chocolate and sweets we would like to encourage all children from the village to collect for donations for the Tunbridge Wells Foodbank.
Nourish Community Foodbank provided 57,438 (up 38% since 2018) meals last year to Tunbridge Wells and surrounding areas and 46% of those were to children under 18 years old. These people need supporting due to benefit changes, unemployment, domestic abuse, having debt problems and as a result of having had an accident or being unwell. For more information on the charity or how you could support them please click here.
On the 31st October we will be meeting in the Village Hall at 5pm to then walk around the village to collect your donations. If you are happy for the children to knock please display the leaflet which can be downloaded here or that will be posted through your Kilndown letterbox in October. If you prefer not to have anyone knock but would still like to donate, donations can be left at the Village Hall from 4pm or before the 31st at Blackberry Cottage, Rogers Rough Road, Kilndown. TN17 2RJ.
The foodbank have asked in particular for the following items however any donation no matter how small of any food or toiletries would be gratefully received.
After the collection we will be hosting a little children's party in the Village Hall until 7.30pm so that the children still get a chance to have a sugar fix and see their friends all dressed up.
If anyone has any questions or would like to volunteer to help with the party or donate a sugary cake or tasty treat please contact Laura-Louise White on 07790231183 or email on llblair_2000@yahoo.co.uk.
Please support this initiative if you can to help those in our local communities who are struggling or need some temporary help.
Dance, Drama, Singing, Crafts, Games and more…
To re-launch pregnancy yoga and relaxation at Kilndown Village Hall after having her own baby, Evie is hosting a free taster session so you can see what her classes are all about. Its more than stretching, its about nurturing the mum to be and making sure that she has quality “me” time and relaxation. Not a guarantee for an “easy” birth but the course will provide you with the tools to use during labour.
Booking is essential. please contact Evie on 07872347155 https://www.facebook.com/events/373804589966541/?ti=icl
The Kilndown Film Club are thrilled to bring the next instalment of autumn films for your enjoyment. We’d love to see you all there
Saturday 21st September 2019 - Red Joan
English born Joan Stanley, a Soviet and communist party sympathizer, becomes employed as a British government civil servant, and gets recruited by the KGB in the mid 1930s. She successfully transfers nuclear bomb secrets to the Soviet Union (Russia), which enables them to keep up with the west in the development of atomic weapons, and remains undetected as a spy for over a half a century.
Friday 25th October 2019- Fisherman’s Friends
A fast-living, cynical London music executive (Danny Mays) heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he's pranked by his boss (Noel Clarke) into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen (led by James Purefoy). He becomes the ultimate 'fish out of water' as he struggles to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families (including Tuppence Middleton) who value friendship and community over fame and fortune. As he's drawn deeper into the traditional way of life he's forced to re-evaluate his own integrity and ultimately question what success really means.
Friday 29th November 2019 - The White Crow
Ralph Fiennes' THE WHITE CROW was inspired by the book Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanaugh. The drama charts the iconic dancer's famed defection from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961, despite KGB efforts to stop him
Friday 13th December 2019 - Yesterday
After a freak accident during a worldwide blackout, struggling musician Jack Malik wakes to discover that he is the only person in the world to remember The Beatles. Using this newfound benefit to his advantage, Jack begins plagiarising the work of the legendary band to launch his career to superstardom.
Doors all open at 7pm, films start at 7.30pm.Refreshments available in the Village Hall
Find the volunteer group on Facebook @KilndownFilmClub
In 1880 a site opposite the Globe and Rainbow was gifted to the village by Edward Hussey of Scotney and a ‘neat wooden building’ was erected, constructed by Mr Player, the cost of which was defrayed by the Reverend Henry Harrison. This was known as the Kilndown Club and Institute to be used as a recreational reading room and working men’s club, it was bequeathed to church trustees in 1882 by Henry Harrison to be used for the same or like purposes as long as it was needed. Uses of the building varied widely over the years, Drill Hall for the Home Guard, extra schoolroom, Scout and Guide Hut, and a paint store for a local decorator.
Since the demise of The Globe and Rainbow as a drinking establishment, there has been a lack of a meeting place for ‘local’ people to meet and chew the cud; and so the idea of using the QC as a Pop up Pub has been suggested.
We aim to meet maybe once a month on a Thursday night to dates advertised via email or on the notice board by the pond.
Members pay a modest membership fee for ‘The Season’ to cover venue hire and charitable donation and to possibly subsidise ‘events’.
Members bring along their drinks (and snacks) of choice and spend the evening enjoying one another’s company; possibly pub games and of course general banter!
What better environment than the centre of the village and picturesque pond to spend a summers evening with friends and family or a winters evening tucked up away from the weather?
Our next meet up is planned for the 18th July from 7pm when this years subs of £10 per household will be collected..........we look forward to seeing you there.
For more information or to be added to the email list, please email kilndownpup@gmail.com.
Doors will open 7pm and show will start at 8pm. Tickets will be £7.50
More information can be found at http://www.lonestarcomedy.co.uk/locations/kilndown/venues/kilndown-village-hall/shows/583
More details to follow but for now we can tell you there will be food, fizz and fun, we look forward to seeing you there.
The next flicks coming to Kilndown Film Club should not be missed. All in Kilndown Village Hall, refreshments available.
Stan & Ollie - Friday 24th May 7.30pm
The true story of Hollywood's greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, is brought to the big screen for the first time. Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the inimitable movie icons, Stan and Ollie is the heart-warming story of what would become the pair's triumphant farewell tour. With their golden era long behind them, the pair embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille (Shirley Henderson) and Ida (Nina Arianda) - a formidable double act in their own right - the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public.
Can you ever forgive me? - Friday 28th June 7.30pm
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? is the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer (and friend to cats) Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) who made her living in the 1970's and 80's profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack.
Mary Poppins Returns - Friday 30th August 2pm and 7.30pm (two showings)
The film is set in 1930s depression-era London (the time period of the original novels) and is drawn from the wealth of material in PL Travers' additional seven books. In the story, Michael (Whishaw) and Jane (Mortimer) are now grown up, with Michael, his three children and their housekeeper, Ellen (Walters), living on Cherry Tree Lane. After Michael suffers a personal loss, the enigmatic nanny Mary Poppins (Blunt) re-enters the lives of the Banks family, and, along with the optimistic street lamplighter Jack (Miranda), uses her unique magical skills to help the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives. Mary Poppins also introduces the children to a new assortment of colorful and whimsical characters, including her eccentric cousin, Topsy (Streep).
Yoga with Jane - Experienced BWY dip Teacher
Kilndown Village Hall. All abilities welcome - Term Time Mondays 7.30-9pm
Course Booking £10.00 per Class or Drop In £13.00
For more info & to book contact janemuir@yogawithjane.org
Mobile 07738 100 275
The Village Hall is one of our remaining amenities and is operated on a voluntary basis by a team of local villagers who work to keep the Hall open for all to use and enjoy.
We are currently seeking a new Booking Officer as the present holder of that position will be shortly retiring from it. This is an important role, as without it we will not be able to keep the Hall open, and the Committee are able to offer some financial reward where circumstances dictate.
The position will involve taking and controlling bookings on an as it happens basis. These are currently online so a little computer knowledge would certainly be useful but not essential. We will be able to offer training and ongoing help as we all work as a team.
If you are interested or can help please in the first instance contact Tracy Roberts on 01892 891122 who can explain the work involved in more detail. You can also speak to any other member of the committee.
Following the huge interest in the princess events in 2018 Princess And the Pea Events are now offering character entertainment packages for parties and events where you can have a princess, a superhero character or even a dancing theme such as the Greatest Showman.
They provide all Party games, present for the birthday girl / boy and entertain throughout the entirety of the party so the parents can sit back and enjoy the day.
They have a special introductory offer to beat the January blues. If you book for an event or party during January you get 25% off the full price (parties don’t have to be paid until 2 weeks before the event - so its just a date in the diary for now!)
They can come to your home, a venue you have hired (like the Kilndown Village Hall) or even a school.
You can take a look at past parties and events by looking at their facebook page or on their website www.princessandthepea.co.uk
Let’s Dance with Amanda. - Adult Tap and Ballet -Wednesdays in the Kilndown Village Hall
Adult Tap , Wednesday 7pm to 7.45pm. Adult Ballet, Wednesday 8pm to 8.45pm
A relaxed, friendly environment where you can enjoy learning to dance, whilst making new friends. All abilities are welcome. Flexible payment options available.
Term dates: January 2nd, 9th, 23rd and 30th. February 6th, 13th, 27th. March 6th, 13th, 27th and April 3rd, 10th and 24th.
Contact Amanda Ledger 07470 074144 amandaletsdance@gmail.com facebook @amandaletsdance
Tip Toe Tots - Toddler Dance - Saturdays 9am to 10am
Introducing pre-school children to the wonderful world of musical movement and dance, using props to enhance their learning. The basics of ballet are explored as the children are encouraged to develop and discover their bodies in response to dance.
Refreshments are also included. Cost five pounds per class.
Term dates: January 12th, 19th and 26th. February 2nd, 9th, 16th. March 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd
