Merry Christmas to everyone in our wonderful village from all of us at the Otford Society!
2024 has been another successful and busy year and we have even more fantastic events planned for 2025. You can read all about them in The Village Voice. Click on the button below to find out more.
Wishing you all the very best for the holiday season. See you in 2025!
The last ODHS meeting for 2024 will be a festive quiz with Christmas refreshments. There will also be the ODHS AGM (please note only ODHS members may vote in on any AGM resolutions!
The meeting starts at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall.
A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out to support the 3rd Annual Otford Village Christmas Fayre yesterday, despite the challenging weather brought on by Storm Bert!
The Otford Society’s bi-annual meeting is on Thursday October 31st at the Otford Village Memorial Hall. The evening will start with a wine reception at 7pm.
Join us to hear the latest updates and our future plans. Additionally, there will be a unique presentation by Rod Shelton titled “Well I Never Knew THAT!” a light-hearted and surprising exploration of the villages of the Darent.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Have you seen the wonderful new Otford Heritage Trail sign next to the red phone box near the pond? The Heritage Trail is a series of ten illustrated information boards located throughout the village.
Each board tells the story of the near-by period homes.
There are two pamphlet dispensers attached to the sign. One contains a small booklet of ten circular walks around Otford and the other contains a pamphlet with a map of the Heritage Trail.
The sign, commissioned by the Amenities and Services Committee of the Parish Council, was illustrated by Rod Shelton and designed by Phil Clucas. It was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Otford Parish Council and the Otford Society & Fete Committee.
On Bank Holiday Monday, 26th August, 40 circular walk booklets and 20 Heritage Trail pamphlets were taken by visitors which just shows how popular Otford is with walkers!
Do you have any books you’ve finished with? If so, Friends of Otford Station would love to take them off your hands to sell in their charity book stall. Donating is really easy. All you need to do is pop into the station and add your books to the shelves in the waiting area near the ticket office, and that’s it!
