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Sevenoaks is a finalist in Britain In Bloom 2025!

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Sevenoaks Town Council is thrilled to announce that the town has once again been selected as a Finalist for Britain in Bloom.

Sevenoaks has been chosen to represent the South & South East region in the 2025 RHS Britain in Bloom UK Finals in the Town Centre category.
Sevenoaks is one of just 44 finalists, selected from across the UK. 
Finalists will compete to be crowned winner in one of the eight categories, and will secure an RHS Gold, Silver Gilt, Silver or Bronze award. One of the category winners will then go on to be named Britain in Bloom Overall Winner for 2025.
In 2022 Britain in Bloom Sevenoaks was awarded Silver Gilt in its category. Let's see what we can achieve this time!
Britain in Bloom judges will visit each of the finalists in the summer of 2025 with the winners of each category announced at an awards ceremony in October. 

Click on this link to head to the Britain in Bloom 2025 page for more information and how you can get involved! rb.gy/vr9tpt

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Buzzy bees are flying in for our Britain in Bloom entry "Celebrating Bugs"

Buzzy bees are flying in for our Britain in Bloom entry "Celebrating Bugs"

Published: 10 Feb 25

Knitting needles are on fire as enthusiastic knitters are crafting buzzy bees for our 'Celebrating Bugs' theme for Britain in Bloom! Meet this fella - this is a bee with attitude! Read More...

PRESS RELEASE: Sevenoaks Town Council submits name recommendations to developer for the three apartment blocks at 136 High Street

PRESS RELEASE: Sevenoaks Town Council submits name recommendations to developer for the three apartment blocks at 136 High Street

Published: 5 Feb 25

Notable women like literary great Jane Austen, former MP and MEP Dame Peggy Fenner and Council Chairman and Town Mayor Dorothy Parrott could have apartment blocks named after them on the former Tesco site in Sevenoaks. Sevenoaks Town Council was asked to put forward possible names for the three new apartment blocks due to be built at the development site of 136 High Street. Purelake New Homes Ltd, developer of 136 High Street, invited the Planning & Environment Committee to submit suggested names. Read More...

COPIES AVAILABLE TO COLLECT FROM STC OFFICES: Sevenoaks Town Council sets its Council Tax precept for 2025/26

COPIES AVAILABLE TO COLLECT FROM STC OFFICES: Sevenoaks Town Council sets its Council Tax precept for 2025/26

Published: 5 Feb 25

Sevenoaks Town Council has unveiled its annual budget and the Council Tax precept to enable it to provide services for the town community at a cost of £2.96 per week for local residents. See link in story below to read the annual Town Council budget online. In setting the 2025 / 2026 it considered the following key points: Read More...

Mayor to host inspiring International Women’s Day celebration in Sevenoaks: tickets on sale now

Mayor to host inspiring International Women’s Day celebration in Sevenoaks: tickets on sale now

Published: 5 Feb 25

Women are invited to a day of networking and inspiring speakers at the Mayor’s International Women’s Day event on Friday, March 7 in Sevenoaks. The event was established five years ago with the concept of marking the global day by bringing together women working in different professions with young female students and pupils from schools and colleges in the area. Read More...

Some upcoming Events from Sevenoaks Town Council

Some upcoming Events from Sevenoaks Town Council

Published: 4 Feb 25

Some upcoming Events from Sevenoaks Town Council Read More...

Mayor joins Sevenoaks festival to mark the Year of the Snake

Mayor joins Sevenoaks festival to mark the Year of the Snake

Published: 4 Feb 25

Mayor of Sevenoaks Cllr Libby Ancrum came face to face with a Chinese Dragon when she visited the Spring Festival Gala at the Chinese School in Sevenoaks. The event to mark the beginning of the Year of the Snake was organised by the Dartford Chinese School Sevenoaks Branch which runs a Chinese language and culture school for children each week. Read More...

Sevenoaks is Britain in Bloom finalist for 2025!

Sevenoaks is Britain in Bloom finalist for 2025!

Published: 25 Jan 25

Sevenoaks Town Council is thrilled to announce that the town has once again been selected as a finalist for Britain in Bloom. It has been chosen to represent the South & South East region in the 2025 RHS Britain in Bloom UK Finals in the Town Centre & City Centre category. Sevenoaks last qualified for Britain in Bloom in 2022 when it won the Silver Gilt award. Read More...

Mayor of Sevenoaks carries out first engagement of 2025

Mayor of Sevenoaks carries out first engagement of 2025

Published: 17 Jan 25

Mayor of Sevenoaks Cllr Libby Ancrum started her engagements of 2025 by presenting the prizes at the Sevenoaks Inter Forces Airgun competition. Read More...

Press release: Record numbers at Sevenoaks Youth Café

Press release: Record numbers at Sevenoaks Youth Café

Published: 17 Jan 25

Press release: Record numbers at Sevenoaks Youth Café Youth activities in Sevenoaks are booming with more young people than ever before coming along to the range of activities and clubs at the House in The Basement (HiTB) youth café. Numbers attending in 2024 were the highest they have been, with many new faces at both SEN (Special Educational Needs) club events and regular HitB evenings, according to manager and youth worker Daren Mountain. Read More...

Sevenoaks Masterplans: We want your views on future opportunities for development and investment in Sevenoaks.

Please give your views in our Masterplan surveys!

We are currently running two separate surveys to investigate how the Town Centre and St Johns area are currently being used, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and what local people would like to see improved.


Responses will be used to inform the content of two separate Masterplans for the above areas, and local people are therefore encouraged to fill out both surveys and share them with their contacts so they can have their say on the future visions for Sevenoaks.


Please fill in the surveys on links below:
Sevenoaks Town Centre Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P9WMYSC
St Johns area Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPRP56W

  see the linked press release.

Stay updated:
For updates on the Masterplans, please visit the News section of the Town Council’s website, where periodic updates will be published. These will also be available via Planning Committee Agendas.

 

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