Following
on from the great success of last year's event we are making an early
start to make this year's even bigger and better. Enter your scarecrow
early and maybe you will be lucky enough to be included in the Scarecrow
Trail. Scarecrows for the trail will be placed at pre-determined
positions around the town centre.
Westerham
Society
Floral Fantasia Hanging Baskets 2012 This year's colour scheme will be
Bright Red mixed with Lime Green to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee and
the Olympics
Westerham Brewery
has exciting news about their unique Jubilation Ale! See the
website http://www.westerhambrewery.co.uk
for more details
What's OnHomestay accommodation in Westerham
Are you interested in renting out your house or spare room during the London 2012 Games and beyond? Westerham is planning to promote the town as a base for visitors, mentioning surrounding countryside and attractions, both close by and further afield, including the London sights. The initial promotion will be for the Olympics but there's no reason why we cannot make it a permanent feature. If you are interested, then Westerham Town Partnership would be happy to hear from you and, hopefully, to add you to the current list of accommodation. Guidance notes for residents, who are thinking of renting out
their home/room can
be found here. It's important that you read them carefully before committing yourself. If you might be interested, email us at homestay@visitwesterham.org.uk Please send your contact details including email, phone number, the type of property you are offering, including number of bedrooms and your area of town/general location, and anything particular potential customers may need to know, like 'car essential' - for example. Include a photo if possible. |
Quick look ...The Westerham Darenth Womens Institute holds meetings on the third Wednesday of each month. If you would like to join them see Local News For the Royal British Legion 2012 progamme of Saturday social events is now available. Click here if you would like to join them. Westerham Junior Chess Club will be completing their bronze and silver English Chess Federation (ECF) Awards this term. The term starts on 20th January. See Local News for details. WADS auditions will be on Sunday 29th January afternoon.Click here Production 2nd - 5th May . Westerham Hall's Annual Fun Quiz to raise money for improvements. To be held on Friday 24th February 2012 at 8 p.m. Tickets £10 including supper. Raffle. Bar. click here for details and entry form The Biggin Hill and Westerham Lions Club are holding another of their excellent Quiz Nights on Saturday 3rd March. To join them see Local News for details. NSPCC Fund Raising Lunch Rebellious Women: The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Kent & Surrey Speaker: Dr Ruth Davidson. Friday 16th March 2012, See Local News for details. Next Bonneval Association exchange visit 12th -15th April. Offers to host visitors very welcome. Please see Local News for more details. The Westerham Horticultural Society Summer Show will be on 23rd June. Schedules will be available shortly at www.whs.btck.co.uk and in local shops. Read more on Local News page Westerham Inner Wheel Club report January 2012. See Local News Westerham Rotary Club Rotary meets for an evening meal at The King's Arms in Westerham on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays. January Update 2012 Local News . Chartwell Branch TCC (UK) The 28th International Conference Report by Dorothy Oram in the latest Newsletter. Please see Local News for details. Westerham
Society.
View the January Newsletter and
2012 programme.
Westerham Farmers Market news Read More... Don't miss out on local events - look at our Local News Page |
Westerham's
Farmers' Market opened in May 2010.Markets are held in Market Square
(outside The George and Dragon) on the first and third Sunday of each
month, from 9.30 to 12.30.
Dates for next markets in2012 are Jan 15th, Feb 5th and 19th. Mar 4th
and 18th.
There will be delicious bread, cheese, vegetables, fish, olives,
plants, wine, honey, cakes, nuts and preserves. There are also some
unusual craft stalls.
The organisers try to invite stallholders whose produce is as local as
possible and doesn't compete with existing businesses in town.
Shopping in a market always seems more fun and it there is a chance to
catch up on local gossip with old friends and meet new neighbours. And
you can always stop to buy a bacon roll from Peter, Kate and Dan and
help to raise money for the Sea Cadets and other local charities.
Westerham was given its first market charter in 1227 and has been a
Market Town ever since. For general information about the modern
market click here.
How often do you find out about something after it has happened, or
need to tell people about an event you've organised? The Westerham
Town Partnership has been talking to societies, businesses, the local
papers and the Westerham & Brasted Gazette and would like
to make the Westerham website a collection point for advertising
current events and also keeping a "Town Diary" so anyone can find out
what is planned for the rest of the year.
Information sent to events@visitwesterham.org.uk will be put on the
wesbite calendar and sent to The Chronicle and County
Border News and appear monthly in The Gazette. Please
send information well in advance if you can, as it will appear on the
website straight away and help others to plan events so dates don't
conflict. All these publications need volunteers to write short pieces
on any subject of local interest and provide background information to
forthcoming events. Send it to us and we'll pass it on.
We are delighted to be able
to present a new history of The Buttery by our contributor Bob
Combley, who was born in Westerham and is a life-long friend of Peter
Finch. Bob recently completed his research on the building that was
variously known as The Market House, The Summer House, The
Pavilion or The Temple of the Winds and was pulled down
in 1856.
Click The History
of The Buttery to read Bob's monograph about this extraordinary
building.
Also on this website are Bob's
History of The Tower and The
Hosey Caves.
In 1993, Meadowbank released a video of Historic Westerham and Brasted. Watch clips at their website . The video may be available in DVD format soon.
Westerham Logo For information about how you can use the Westerham Logo in your own business, go to the Business page or click here.
