OTFORD Evening WI meet at 7.30pm tonight, Thursday March 12, in the Memorial Hall to hear speaker Barbara Steven talk on the subject of Alternative Calendar Girl’s - very intriguing! Subscriptions are now due and can be paid at this meeting. New members are very welcome. For more information please contact their President on 01959 524831. A SPRING Cookery Demonstration by Julia Davies is on offer at Otford Oast’s WI meeting at 9.30am on Thursday March 19 in the Memorial Hall. New members are welcome and your first visit is free. For further information please email otfordoastwi@mail.com. OTFORD & District Historical Society meet at 8pm on Wednesday March 18 in the Memorial Halls, doors open from 7.30pm with refreshments. ‘Stone on Stone - the men who built the Cathedrals’ is the talk by Imogen Corrigan. Adult subscription £10 or £3 per meeting. THE Story of Love in The Harbour will play at The Stag, Sevenoaks, on April 10. This is an exciting and unique musical-drama production based on the real life exploits of WW1 heroes of the RAF, featuring all original music, acting and narration created and performed by local talent. If you would like to see a showreel about the show visit Sevenoaks has deliberately been selected as part of their tour because of the strong local connections with the history and events depicted in the show. Tickets are on sale via The Stag Booking Office 01732 450175 www.stagesevenoaks.co.uk Group bookings of 12 or more attract a 20% discount on ticket prices quoting promo code: LITHGroup. If you like further information contact John Merrigan, Fatdan Productions, 07944 852865. SEVENOAKS Local RSPB group’s next expert led field trips, which are free and an ideal way to learn about birds, are on Sunday March 22 to Oare Marsh, led by John Waterman 07935 206618 and Wednesday March 25 to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, led by Anne McGregor 01732 454304. Details of these and all local group activities can be found on their web site https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/groups/sevenoaks and other news on their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/RSPBSevenoaks/. JOIN Tonbridge & Malling Ramblers for a short walk around Knole Park on Wednesday March 18 starting at 11a.m. Meet and park in the main Knole NT car park, £5 for non-members car share if possible (TN15 0RP, TQ538543). Good paths and tracks. Followed by lunch or coffee in the National Trust cafe. Toilets near the start. Dogs on short leads. This is a circular walk with an estimated finish time of 12:30. Contact June, 01732 220477 07850 562527. FRIENDS of the Earth, Sevenoaks Branch, meet on the borders of Otford and Kemsing at 8pm on the third Tuesday of each month. If you are interested in joining them contact John on 01959 524906 for more information.
