25 Years ago in Tenterden - September 1999
From the Tenterden Archives
Researched by Jack Gillett
September 1999
- The University of the Third Age, which already boasts more than 60 members from across the Weald area, is holding an open day in Tenterden to attract new recruits
- Former piano teacher and dairy farmer Anne Gower, a resident of Breton Court, Grange Road, St Michaels, has celebrated her 100th birthday with a four generations party
- At the last meeting of Tenterden and District National Trust Association, Ralph Todd gave a talk entitled Operation Osprey
- Damage caused by spray paint vandals at Tenterden leisure centre totalled more than £3.000
- A Meditation in Flowers at St Mildred’s Church in Tenterden has raised nearly £3,000 which will be shared between the Hospice in the Hill and the Project 2000 church restoration work
- Bob and Phyllis Gillings of Homewood Road, Tenterden, celebrated their diamond wedding with a family party
- The teaching career of Brian Fagg, 62, has ended on a high with the best ever GCSE results at Homewood School
- The sudden death of Robin Coombs, who retired last year after having been Conservative Party agent for the Ashford Constituency more than 30 years, has shocked the community
- Campaigners concerned that Tesco’s highway plans could put lives at risk, are being given the chance to study them
- Kent & East Sussex Railway, which runs steam trains from its Tenterden base to Northiam, has moved into the virtual age and gone on-line
- Former television weatherman Ron Lobeck always enjoyed sketching and has joined the Weald of Kent Art Group which meets in Tenterden
- Tenterden Operatic and Dramatic Society will celebrate the Millennium with an ambitious joint production with its sister group in Cranbrook
- A chance for council tenants to share in a £50,000 cash bonanza could be lost because of apathy
- Tenterden & District Local History Society will hear a talk by Dr James Gibson on The History of Rochester Bridge
- The chairman of Tenterden Twinning Association, town councillor Barry Wright, garlanded the Avallon president in hops at a dinner in France to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the link between the two towns
- Chapel Down Wines has celebrated its outstanding collection of trophies, presented in the House of Lords at the annual UK vineyard awards, with a VIP open day at its winery at Smallhythe
- Controversial plans for a major new housing development south of Appledore Road, Tenterden, could create a “muggers paradise”, according to objectors
- The Rotary Club of Tenterden is presenting a concert by the Kent Police Male Voice Choir at St Mildred’s Church
- A bumper crop of 8lb 6oz from a single potato won the Potato Challenge Cup at the Tenterden and District Horticultural autumn show
- Tenterden lost 3-0 to a strong Kennington side in the British Energy Kent County Football League Division 1 East
- Sue Duckworth is the new community librarian in Ashford and Tenterden
Jack Gillett
September 2024