Welcome

Thank you for visiting this site, the primary purpose of which is to provide links to other sites connected with the village of Groombridge.

If you have a site that is connected with Groombridge and would like a link to it from here, please email trevor.harrison@groombridge.com with details.:

Groombridge

Where and what is Groombridge? It is a small village of about 1,600 people, part of the civil parishes of Withyham and Speldhurst, straddling the borders of East Sussex and Kent, half way between Crowborough and Tunbridge Wells, about 40 miles south of London, 25 miles from the English Channel and 20 miles east of Gatwick Airport. Click here to find Groombridge on the map.

You will find a little bit about Withyham Parish Council on: WPC's Page on the Wealden District Council Website.

For further information please contact Councillor Duncan Sanders by email at duncan.sanders@withyhamparishcouncil.org.uk.

Groombridge Village Hall

Groombridge Village Hall was completely refurbished and extended in 2000; it has high quality halls and rooms suitable for functions and activities from wedding receptions for 200 to intimate meetings of half a dozen. For further information, please email the bookings secretary, Duncan Sanders at bookings@groombridgevillagehall.org.uk or telephone 0560 149 7246.

To see a list of current bookings for the next 3-4 months, please click here. This information is provided only for guidance and is correct only at the time of its stated update; it can and will change day by day. Accurate, current information may be obtained from the Bookings Secretary. Please also note that due to the limited, combined technical skills of the webmaster and the dogged Bookings' Secretary, the file is nearly 3MB in size and will therefore take ages to download if you are using a dial-up connection.

To view the Groombridge Village Hall brochure, please click here (PDF format, 1.7 MB).

Groombridge Village Hall is on Station Road, opposite Corseley Road and the Post Office. Click here for a map. The hall is at the tip of the orange arrow.

Groombridge St. Thomas' School

St. Thomas' School is a thriving primary school with close physical and spiritual links to the adjacent parish church. The school website was launched in November 2001 and includes information about the school and contributions from the children www.groombridgest-thomas.e-sussex.sch.uk. For further information, look on the website, email the school at school@groombridge.com or telephone (01892) 864305.

Groombridge Place - Click here for the Groombridge Place Website

Tennis

Groombridge Tennis Club opened for play in July 2000 with three brand new courts. There are over 300 paid-up members but the membership list is still open. Junior, Senior, Family and Social Membership is available at attractive rates.

Click here to go to the Club's website: www.groombridgetennisclub.org.uk.

For further information please email: tennis@groombridge.com or telephone the Membership Secretary, Ingrid Katzaros on (01892) 863839.

Sunnybanks Farm near Bodmin in Cornwall offers self-catering, tennis holidays for families, groups and individuals of all standards. Sunnybanks is affiliated to the LTA. For further information, visit the Sunnybanks Website: Sunnybanks or email tennis@sunnybanks.co.uk. The connection with Groombridge may seem tenuous but it has proved to be a popular destination for quite a few Groombridge families over the years.

Drama

GADS, Groombridge Dramatic Society, presents a minimum of three varied productions a year, including a summer open air production in the village, usually Shakespeare. The society is friendly and the standard of productions is high. New members are welcome and there are always opportunities for involvement in all aspects of drama; acting, production, direction, stage-management, sound, lighting, music, wardrobe, set construction, front-of-house and anything else that takes you fancy. The GADS website may be found at www.gromarts.org.uk.

The most exciting thing in Groombridge and Withyham for years:

Something in Common

(The SevenStreams Community Play)

by

Jon Oram

The SevenStreams Community Play and Heritage Project 2007 was the most exciting dramatic event in the area for many years.  Performances of the play took place over the last two weeks of June 2007 in an adapted grain store at Hale Court Farm, Withyham and the legacy heritage project will hopefully be with us for many years to come.  To find out more, click on the logo above to visit the SevenStreams website at www.sevenstreams.co.uk or call Janet Sharples on (01892) 864510 or Christine Terry on (01892) 864643.

Horticulture

Groombridge Horticultural Society and Garden Club organises a busy programme of shows and events. The GHSGC website may be found at www.ghsgc.org.uk.

Climbing

Groombridge is justifiably famous for Harrison's Rocks, the sandstone outcrop to the south of the village. To find out more about the Rocks and climbing locally, indoors and out, visit Chris Tullis's websites www.evolutionindoorclimbing.co.uk and www.softrockclimbing.co.uk.

Please address any enquiries about this site to: trevor.harrison@groombridge.com