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RECENTLY RENOVATED, THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE IN THE HEART OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS IS THE AREA’S NEWEST

AND MOST STYLISH WEDDING VENUE.

BOOK FOR ANYTIME DURING JULY, AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER 2009 AND YOU’LL SAVE £500 ON THE ROOM HIRE CHARGE.

We’d like to give you £500 towards it

1 WARWICK PARK, ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT TN2 5TA info@brewhousehotel.com www.brewhousehotel.com 01892 520587

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RENEW REFRESH REINVENT to reflect your personality and style . . .

■ STUDIES - includingbespoke to fit awkward spaces

■ ALL MAJOR AND MINORBUILDING WORKS

■ KITCHENS - replacementdoors and worktops

■ KITCHENS - designed andfully installed bespoke kitchens

■ BATHROOMS - designedand fully installed

■ BEDROOMS - from slidingsystems to handmade

58 ST JOHNS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT TN4 9NYWWW.TRANS4ORM.CO.UK

OPEN MON-FRI 9.30AM - 3PM; SAT 9.30AM - 4.30PM OR BY APPOINTMENT

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Authorized retailer for the award winning Panasonic PTAE3000 home cinema projector.In-store Offer £2295.00 inc free 5 year warranty and ceiling mount worth £146

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Ockley Road, Hawkhurst, Kent, TN18 4DP 01580 752118 info@cordeliajames.co.uk

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San Bas Restaurant & Bar1 Market SquareWesterhamKent TN16 1AN

telephone: 01959 565650email: sanbas@sanbas.wanadoo.co.ukwww.sanbas.co.uk

San Bas Restaurant & BarAuthentic Mediterranean Style Cuisine……within a creative and stylish restaurant.

Ideally placed for shoppers, business lunches family meals or romantic evening dining for two.

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SKY+ / Sky HDFreesat

Extra TV PointsSky Magic Eyes

Communal SystemsDomestic and Commercial

London & South East

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DIGITAL AERIAL & SATELLITE INSTALLATION

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Specialising in Property improvements, refurbishments, design and hard landscaping.

We have over 20 years experience are fully insured and can offer references on request.Free, No obligation estimates supplied.

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to kitchen unit installation■ Friendly polite service (discounts given to O.A.P’s)

tel: 01892 723638 mob: 07809 426210simonajackson@hotmail.co.uk

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Tel: 01892 661858 / 01892 655757www.insulation-services.co.uk

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Competitive Prices, FREE ESTIMATES, No Pressure Sales

Come and visit our showroom: Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm, Saturday 9am –1pm

Secondary Double Glazing ■ Composite Doors ■ Door Canopies Car Ports ■ Garage Doors ■ Patio Doors ■ French Doors

INSTALLATIONS THROUGHOUT KENT AND SUSSEX

SAVE ENERGY & RETAIN HEAT WITH OUR ‘A’ RATED WINDOWS – THE MOST EFFICIENT ON THE MARKET

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42 High Street,

Royal Tunbridge Wells

email: fashioncarpets@btconnect.com

www.fashioncarpets.co.uk

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Gallery LANGTON GREEN GALLERYShowcasing Designer Makers

Langton Green Gallery, Langton Road, Tunbridge WellsTel: 01892 860575

www.langtongreengallery.com

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Seafood Brasserie, Oyster bar & Fishmongers

Proudly serving local produce from Kent & Sussex…

…and a little bit from Cornwall too.

To make a booking, please phone or visit our website

WWW.SANKEYS.CO.UK01892 511 422

Also visit our chosen charity www.nationallobsterhatchery.co.uk

Of 39 Mount Ephraim, Royal Tunbridge Wells. Since 1961

We source all our fi sh from our local coast line. Ok so Royal Tunbridge Wells is not on the coast, but did you know that Brighton, Newhaven, Folkestone, Eastbourne, Broadstairs & many more coastal towns have fantastic fi shing industries. You might also like to know that around 80% of the fi sh they catch goes abroad, and most restaurants in the UK sell farmed fi sh from Greece.

locally sourced meats and wild game

15, chapel place, tunbridge wells, kent TN1 1YQ

tel: 01892 616668

Check out our function room, we’re offering a half price discount on room hire during

July & August, if you book before the end of May.

It’s available for parties, corporate

training, business lunches and meetings.

For reservations call 01892 544522

Please quote somag offer 01 when booking

Relish, 28 Camden Rd, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2PT

relish.relish@yahoo.co.uk

RelishSoprano brings a refreshing new

option to dining out in Tunbridge Wells

in the form of the typically Spanish

style of Tapas presentation.

Soprano is a lively modern restaurant

with live music, cocktails and

a cafe bar feel, open daytime and

evenings.

Visit for a light lunch or a relaxed

evening meal.

56 High Street Tunbridge Wells

KentTN1 1XF

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The azaleas and rhododendrons are starting to blossom at Gravetye and summer is soon to arrive.

Come and enjoy a two or three course table d’hote lunch and have a stroll around the

gardens before or after your meal.

Relax in one of our sitting rooms or in our beautiful garden with your aperitif or coffee.

We are offering a two course table d’hote lunch inclusive of coffee at £20.00, £25.00 for three courses.

This offer is available Monday – Saturday until 31st May 2009.Please call 01342 810567 to make a reservation

59 Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8BE

01892 511188

ROYAL WELLSHOTEL

Offering the best of British dining catering for all your individual needs.

Visit our web site for special offers. www.royalwells.co.uk

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Park Farm ButchersFrom a few local, traditionally managed livestock farms in the

Weald of Kent and our own prize-winning herd of Limousin cattle

and Romney ewes, we produce and sell free-range beef, pork,

lamb and eggs. Stock are born and reared on the farms.

We are farm assured under the Farm Assured British Beef and

Lamb Scheme, and all livestock are fully traceable from birth to

death. Our methods of production produce fully traceable quality

stock available at Park Farm Butchers.

• 21 day mature beef •from Park Farm, Hawkhurst Kent

• New season lamb • from Eyelid Farm, Bodiam E. Sussex

• Free range maize fed chicken • from Beckley, E. Sussex

• Gloucester Old Spot and Berkshire Pork •from Park Farm, Kent

• Free Range Eggs •from Park Farm, Kent

Freezer orders and local game also available, plus Spit Roast

hire using the local pork (above).

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Outside dining

overlooking the view

All dishes from fresh local

ingredients where possible

Tea Garden Lane,

Tunbridge Wells

01892 524252

www.the-beacon.co.uk

summer at

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MONTROSEThe New Independent Boutique Restaurant

Southborough Common, Tunbridge Wells,

Kent, TN4 0RX

www.montroserestaurant.co.uk

e-mail: bookings@montroserestaurant.co.uk

Open: Tues-Sat for lunch and dinner

Sun: Special Sunday lunches all day

from 12.00 – 17.30 (last orders)

We specialise in local seasonal produce prepared in a modern European style, with a British bias. All

our ingredients are sourced from local farms and suppliers wherever possible. We also have probably the best and most affordable fine wine list in town.

Call for more information or visit our website.

BOOK NOW 01892 513161

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Now into our second successful year, The Magazine

People, publishers of So Tunbridge Wells magazine, are

beginning a very exciting stage of launch and acquisition.

As part of this development we are currently looking

for experienced, successful and passionate media sales

professionals to join our team.

Working from our offices in the centre of Tunbridge

Wells you will be managing an existing client base

whilst focusing on growing our advertising revenues

through creative and structured selling.

If you’re looking for more than just a job,

in an exciting and fast paced environment and you fit

the bill then this could be for you.

In the first instance please send your CV to

sharon.lacey@sotunbridgewells.co.uk or

3 Cumberland Walk, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1UJ.

www.sotunbridgewells.co.uk

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READER OFFERsoE

Take The Hever Castle GC Discovery Round (available until April 30, 2009)

18 Holes on the Championship Course ONLY £20 Weekday or £30 Weekend

OR

9 Holes on the Princes Course ONLY £8.50 Weekday or £13.50 Weekend

Offer includes optional 25% off breakfast or lunch at the Club Bar*

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2-for-1 Voucher to visit Hever Castle & Gardens

Pre-booking is required with our club office and tee times are restricted.

Please call Peter Holder on 01732 701004 to reserve your tee time.

* Terms & conditions apply, please enquire on booking.

www.hever.co.uk

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