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A booklet giving details of Bed and Breakfast in Cranbrook and the Local Area is available in the Parish Office.
| ORGANISATION | CONTACT | LOCATION | TELEPHONE NO. |
| Age Concern | Mrs R Summers | 01580 715516 | |
| Alzheimer's Society | Ann or Chris | Major Clarke's House in Cranbrook | 01732 370330 |
| Amnesty International | Mrs Vaughan | 01580 753102 | |
| Animal Rescue | |||
| Labrador Rescue Kent & Borders | 1 Wheatfield Close, Cranbrook | 01580 720408 | |
| Angling: | |||
| Angling Club | Mark Lindsell | 07973 383952 | |
| Hartley Lands Farm Fishery | www.hartleylands.co.uk |
Swattenden Lane, Hartley, Cranbrook |
01580 720319 |
| Ashford Athletic Club | 01622 890939 | ||
| Badminton Clubs: | |||
| Cranbrook Badminton Club | Jim Thomas | Cranbrook School Sports Hall | 01622 890800 |
| Crane Badminton Club | Mrs Reddyhoff | Cranbrook School Old Gym | 01580 895292 |
| Wednesday Badminton Club (7pm-10pm) | Jim Thomas | Cranbrook School Sports Hall | 01622 890800 |
| Blind Club | Molly Marshall | 01580 712363 | |
| Bowls Club | John Houghton | 01580 714843 | |
| Brownies: | |||
| Cranbrook Brownies | Carly Gilbert | Vestry Hall, Cranbrook | 01580 714509 |
| Sissinghurst Brownies (Wednesday evenings) | Claire Abery | St George's Institute, Sissinghurst | 01580 715470 |
| Cadet Corps | Richard Dixon | The Drill Hall, Causton Road, Cranbrook | 01580 212623 |
| CADSAS (Cranbrook & District Science & | Gillian Coulson | Cranbrook School | 01580 711838 |
| Astronomical Society) | coulson@cranbrook. | ||
| kentsch.uk | |||
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Car Hire: Practical Car and Van Rental |
01580 893121 |
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| Clay Pigeon Shooting | John Reynolds | 01580 712775 | |
| Chess Club | David Warwick | Cranbrook Library | 01580 714208 |
| Childcare: | |||
| Childminder | Julie Berry | Cranbrook |
01580 713478 |
| Childminder | Sue Coley | Hartley, Cranbrook |
01580 713549 |
| 07739170901 | |||
| susanjcoley@aol.com | |||
| Childminder | Alison Hicks | Cranbrook TN17 3DY | 01580 715735 |
| 0790 348 7523 | |||
| E:mail: towser23@hotmail.com |
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| Childminder | Laura Hansen | Cranbrook | 01580 712404 |
| 07977 496330 | |||
| laura.hansen2@googlemail.com | |||
| Childminder | Gina Kinson | Cranbrook | 01580 720824 |
| 07588025203 | |||
| Ginakinson@btinternet.com | |||
| Cranbrook Children's Centre | Pamela Holmes |
Cranbrook Primary School, Carriers Road, Cranbrook |
01580 713296 or pamelaholmes@kent.gov.uk |
| Churches: | |||
| Congregational Church | Peter Larcombe | High Street, Cranbrook | 01580 715178 |
| St Dunstan's Church | Rev'd Martin Burrell | 01580 712150 | |
| St Theodore's Roman Catholic Church | Father John | High Street, Cranbrook | 01580 713364 |
| Strict Baptist Church | Pastor R Wheatley | St David's Bridge, Cranbrook | 01580 713212 |
| Vine Church | Peter Goodchild | High Street, Cranbrook | 01580 712505 |
| Citizen's Advice Bureau | Brian Wyld, Manager | 01892 534328 | |
| 31 Monson Road, | |||
| Tunbridge Wells | |||
| TN1 1LS | |||
| Citizen's Advice Bureau |
Cranbrook |
Association House, St David's Bridge, Cranbrook, TN17 3HL |
For appointments: Call Centre: |
| Conservation Area Advisory Committee | Peter Allen, | 01580 712368 | |
| Secretary | |||
| Cramp Institute Club | Fran Briley | High Street, Cranbrook, TN17 3EN | 01580 712041 |
| Cranbrook Bellringers | Janet Beeken/David Beeken | St Dunstan's C of E Church, Cranbrook | 01580 712561 |
| Cranbrook in Bloom | Maureen Leah, | 01580 712040 | |
| Secretary | |||
| Cranbrook Cricket Club | Fran Briley | Tomlin Ground, Angley Road | 01580 715821 |
| Cranbrook & District Choral Society | Julia Ford, Secretary | Vestry Hall, Stone Street, Cranbrook | 01580 819323 |
| Cranbrook Fencing Club | Janet Huggins | Weald Sports Centre | 01622 739605 |
| Cranbrook & Hawkhurst Rotary Club | Michael Sandys | 01580 715547 | |
| Cranbrook Local History Society | Mrs J Collard | 01580 714349 | |
| Cranbrook Lunch Club | David Boobbyer |
The George, Cranbrook |
01580 714111 |
| Cranbrook Operatic and Dramatic Society | Janet Beeken | Queen's Hall, Cranbrook School | 01580 712561 |
| Cranbrook Rugby Club | Nick Reed | Tomlin Ground, Angley Road | 01797 252374 |
| Cranbrook Showtimers | Mrs Leslie Whitwood | Queens Hall, Waterloo Road, Cranbrook | 01580 892005 |
| Cranbrook Symphony Orchestra | Aileen Lehos | Angley School | alehos@onetel.com |
| Cranbrook Town Band | David Newsom | 07957 681923 | |
| Cranbrook Windmill Society | Mr W Tremenheere | 01580 712984 | |
| The Creative Dance Company | Valerie McDonald | John Leakey Hall, Dulwich School | 01580 860866 |
| Cubs: | |||
| Cranbrook Cubs - Wednesday evenings | Nita Chandler | Vestry Hall, Cranbrook | 01580 713337 |
| Sissinghurst Cubs - Wednesday evenings | Jan Ashley | Sissinghurst CEP School Hall | 01580 714988 |
| Dance Classes | Lynn Wood | Vestry Hall, Cranbrook | 01634 670405 |
| Creative Dance Company | Dulwich Preparatory School, Cranbrook |
01580 860866 or |
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Dancing with |
Dulwich |
01622 744047 |
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| Catherine | Preparatory | www.dancingwithcatherine.co.uk | |
| School | E:mail info@dancingwithcatherine. |
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| Musical Bumps | Vestry Hall | Maria Cooper 01892 730652 |
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| and Rainbow | maria.cooper@musicalbumps.com | ||
| Pre-School | |||
| Darby & Joan - Cranbrook | Mrs J Notman | 01580 752331 | |
| Darby & Joan - Sissinghurst | Marian Neave | 01580 712889 | |
| Dental Surgeries: | |||
| Cranbrook Dental Practice | The Abbey, High Street, Cranbrook | 01580 715786 | |
| Crane Dental Surgery | 57 High Street, Cranbrook | 01580 713609 | |
| Golding House Dental Practice | High Street, Cranbrook | 01580 713230 | |
| Moor Dental Surgery | Hensill Lane, Hawkhurst | 01580 753248 | |
| Tanyard Dental Practice | The Old Tanyard, Cranbrook | 01580 713254 | |
| Doctor's Surgeries: | |||
| Crane Surgery | Dr D J Hindmarsh | Rectory Fields, Cranbrook | 01580 712260 |
| Old School Surgery | Dr Digby | Rectory Fields, Cranbrook | 01580 712476 |
| Orchard End Surgery | Dr Charlesworth | Dorothy Avenue, Cranbrook | 01580 713622 |
| Northridge Surgery | Drs. Player, Wood & Blundell | Rye Road, Hawkhurst | 01580 753935 |
| Wish Valley Surgery | Drs. Dewing, Vale & | Talbot Road, Hawkhurst | 01580 753211 |
| Van der Plas | |||
| Old Parsonage Surgery | Drs. Llewelyn & Watson | Back Lane, Goudhurst | 01580 211241 |
| Farmers Market | Mr & Mrs J Gurr | Vestry Hall, Cranbrook | 01580 713843 |
| Fenton's Curling Rink | Dundale Farm, Dundale Road | 01892 826004 | |
| Tunbridge Wells | |||
| Film Society | Selma Pickup | 01580 712001 | |
| Email Selma | |||
| Football Clubs: | |||
| Cranbrook Town F.C. | Graham Holmes | The Ball Field, Cranbrook | 01580 712653 |
| Cranbrook Junior F.C. | Paul & Hillary Gower | The Ball Field, Cranbrook | 01580 713759 |
| Sissinghurst Junior F.C. | Darren Hughes | The Jubilee Field, Sissinghurst | 01580 714785 |
| Friends of Bedgebury Pinetum | 01580 211321 | ||
| Friends of St. Dunstan's | Mr T Allison | 01580 713001 | |
| Gardening Club - Cranbrook | John Foster | 01580 713117 | |
| Genealogy - Family History | 01580 712069 | ||
| Girl Guides - Cranbrook (Friday Evenings) | Susan Laing | Scout Hut, Crane Valley, Cranbrook | 01580 893068 |
| Golf Clubs: | |||
| Hawkhurst Golf Club | Web Site | 01580 754074 | |
| Hemsted Forest Golf Club | Golford Road, Cranbrook | 01580 712833 | |
| History Society - Cranbrook | Julia Collard | 01580 714349 | |
| Hockey: | |||
| Biddenden Hockey Club | J Piper | jim@alchemis.co.uk | |
| Marden Russetts Club | Nigel Wickham | 01580 712416 | |
| Hospice in the Weald | Judy Stacey | 01580 712369 | |
| Hospital Car Service | Evelyn (for local transport) | 01580 713386 | |
| Avril (for Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone or Hastings Hospitals) | 01580 713221 | ||
| Hospital League of Friends | Mrs S Stacey | Hawkhurst Cottage Hospital | 01580 712369 |
| Karate | Peter | 01253 631420 | |
| Keep Fit Class (Bop Class) | Corrine Lucas | Vestry Hall, Stone Street, Cranbrook | 01580 712810 |
| Kent High Weald Project | Jason Adams, | Conservation Centre, Bedgebury Pinetum | 01580 212972 |
| Project Manager | Bedgebury Road, Goudhurst, TN17 2SJ | ||
| Kent Active Retirement Association | Peter Nicholls | Vestry Hall | 01892 835773 |
| Library | Carriers Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3JT | 01580 712463 | |
| Line Dancing | Claire Campell | Vestry Hall |
01580 754379 Mobile 07963 783330 |
| Majorettes - Destiny Twirlers | Lisa George | Vestry Hall, Cranbrook | 07737 081 959 |
| Mission to Seamen | Charlotte Crabtree | 01580 714501 | |
| Museum - Archives | Betty Carmen | Carriers Road, Cranbrook | 01580 712069 |
| Museum - Group Visits | Avril Partis | Carriers Road, Cranbrook | 01580 712020 |
| Netball - Sandhawks | Julie Ovenden | 01580 715265 | |
| Newspaper Correspondents: | |||
| Courier | John Clement | 01580 713692 | |
| Kent Messenger | Lynda Shepherd | 01580 879549 | |
| Photographic Club | Frank Page | 01580 891637 | |
| Pilates | Sally Paffard | Vestry Hall | 01622 832158 |
| Mobile 07973 530911 | |||
| Healthy World | St George's | Tel. 07512 932425 | |
| Institute, | E:mail: lisa@healthyworld.uk.com |
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| Sissinghurst | |||
| Pigeon Racing Club | Gordon Green | 01580 892883 | |
| Pigeon Breeding | Fran Briley | 01580 712031 | |
| Polezing | Corrine Lucas | 01580 712810 | |
| Pony Club | Hattie Cripps | 01580 850590 | |
| Queen's Hall Theatre | Naomi Yates | Cranbrook School | 01580 711814 |
| Ramblers' Association | Mr Boullier | 3 Swattenden Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 3PR | 01580 714283 |
| Red Cross | Laura Brice | Red Cross Centre, 21 Stone Street, Cranbrook |
01622 625105 Thursday & Friday 9am to 5pm |
| Rotary Club - Cranbrook & Hawkhurst Branch | Michael Sandys | George Hotel, Cranbrook | 01580 715547 |
| 01580 243331 | |||
| Round Table | Stephen Cadwallader | 01580 714521 | |
| Royal British Legion | David Hazlewood | 01580 714395 | |
| Royal Naval Association | Mr A Wallace | 01580 712462 | |
| Sailing: | |||
| Bewl Bridge Rowing Club | Caroline Williams | 07899 757511 | |
| Bewl Canoe Club | Mrs Kerry Trinder | 01892 724059 | |
| Bewl Valley Sailing Club | Jeff Williams | 01892 890930 | |
| Canoe Club | Daphne Grounds | 01580 713910 | |
| SCHOOLS: | |||
| Pre-Schools | |||
| Learning Tree | Anna Reiss | St George's Institute, Sissinghurst | 01580 715517 |
| Rainbow | Sandra Page | Congregational Hall, High Street, Cranbrook | 01580 715570 |
| Tots Plus | Kate | Church House, opposite St Dunstan's Church | 01580 714180 |
| Woodpeckers | Louise McDonald | Quaker Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 3LX | 01580 720195 |
| Primary Schools: | |||
| Benenden C of E | Mrs J Reich | The Green, Benenden | 01580 713893 |
| Biddenden Primary School | Mrs I Hodger | High Street, Biddenden | 01580 240565 |
| Cranbrook C of E | Mr P Wibroe | Carriers Road, Cranbrook | 01580 713249 |
| Colliers Green C of E | Mrs J Nash | Colliers Green, Cranbrook | 01580 211335 |
| Frittenden Primary School | Mrs E Bradshaw | Frittenden, Cranbrook | 01580 852250 |
| Goudhurst & Kilndown Primary School | Mr P Dorrington | Beaman Close, Cranbrook Road, Goudhurst | 01580 211365 |
| Sissinghurst C of E | Mr M Cooke | The Street, Sissinghurst | 01580 713895 |
| Tenterden Primary School | Mr C Dodge | Recreation Ground, Tenterden | 01580 763717 |
| Private Schools: | |||
| Benenden Girls School | Mrs C Oulton | Benenden, Cranbrook | 01580 240484 |
| Bethany School | Alison Donelan | Curtisden Green, Goudhurst | 01580 211273 |
| Dulwich Prep School | Jenny Chuter | Coursehorn Lane, Cranbrook | 01580 712179 |
| Marlborough House School | Mr David Hopkins | High Street, Hawkhurst | 01580 753555 |
| St Ronan's School | Mr W Trelawney-Vernon | Water Lane, Hawkhurst | 01580 752271 |
| Secondary Schools: | |||
| Angley School | Mr Philip Morris | Angley Road, Cranbrook, TN17 2PJ | 01580 712754 |
| Cranbrook School | Mrs Angela Daly | Waterloo Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3JD | 01580 712163 |
| Homewood School | Karen Douglas | Ashford Road, Tenterden | 01580 764222 |
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| Scout Group - Cranbrook | Nita Chandler | Scout Hut, Crane Valley, Cranbrook | 01580 713337 |
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Senior Citizens Lunch Club (Wednesdays at 1pm) |
Cranbrook Church of England Primary School | 07925 324856 | |
| Singing Groups | Tido | Performing Arts Centre, Cranbrook School | www.tido-singing.net |
| Sissinghurst Cricket Club | The Pavilion, King George IV Field, Sissinghurst | 01580 714845 | |
| Sissinghurst Flower Show Society | Mitzi Newsom | 01580 712956 | |
| Slimming World | Carol Parietti | 01580 890584 | |
| Squash Club |
Carlos Lloyd |
Cranbrook School, Waterloo Road | 01580 713406 E:mail:carlos@lloyd.tw |
| Staplehurst Photographic Club | Frank Page | 01580 891637 | |
| Swimming Club - Cranbrook | Mrs C Exall | 01580 850875 | |
| Tai Chi | Katherine Allen | Weald Sports Centre | 01892 523417 |
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Taxis: ABA Crystal Anita Meekins MTC Cars Wealden Cars |
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01580 893464 01580 240713 01622 890003 01580 291199 or 0845 6000988 |
| Tennis Clubs: | |||
| Appetit Tennis | Weald Sports Centre | 01580 710720 | |
| Sissinghurst Tennis Club | Suzanne Tully | Jubilee Field, Sissinghurst | 01580 713461 |
| United Lawn Tennis Club | Caroline Bugeja | Rye Road Hawkhurst |
01580 754332 |
| Weald Tennis Club | Simon Burge | Angley School, Cranbrook | 01580 712754 |
| Theatre | |||
| Queen's Hall | Juliet Mander | Cranbrook School | 01580 711856 |
| Theatre | Waterloo Road | manderj@cranbrook.kent.sch.uk | |
| Cranbrook | www.queenshallthreatre.co.uk | ||
| TN17 3JD | |||
| Toddler Groups: | |||
| Colourstrings Music Kindergarten | "Sue" | 01580 712211 | |
| Music and Movement | Margaret Burrell | Church House, St Dunstan's Church | 01580 712150 |
| Tots Plus (Thursdays 9.30am-11.30am) | Kate Galpin | Church House, St Dunstan's Church | 01580 714180 |
| Woodpeckers Baby & Toddler Group (Fridays 1pm-3pm) | Quaker Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 3LX | 01580 720195 | |
| Toy Library | Jockey Lane Clinic, Cranbrook | 01580 754017 | |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | Lynn Thirkell | Weald Information Centre, Stone Street. Cranbrook | 01892 526121 |
| Weald Business Association | Eaglesden Farm, Mill Street, Iden Green, TN17 4HJ | 01580 242925 | |
| Weald Gallery | Mrs C Hamilton | Cranbrook Library, Carriers Road | 01580 712463 |
| Weald of Kent Preservation Society | Mrs Stockwell | ||
| Weald of Kent Protection Society | Peter Allen | 01580 712368 | |
| Weald of Kent Round Table | www.roundtable.co.uk | ||
| Weald Sports Centre | Angley Road, Cranbrook TN17 2PJ | 01580 710720 | |
| Women's Institute | Brenda Dyke | 01580 712352 | |
| Yoga (Mondays 10.30am-11.45am) | Margot Dixon | Vestry Hall, Stone Street, Cranbrook | 01797 227801 |
| Young Farmers - Cranbrook | Mr N Cooper | Angley School, Angley Road, Cranbrook, TN17 2PJ | 01580 712754 |
