It’s almost that time of the year when we have our (almost) world famous Grand Raffle in aid of local charities – Ellenor and The Hygiene Bank – at our December Christmassy meet-up. Lots of our members and other local businesses generously dig in and donate all sorts of lovely prizes, and the odds of winning are ridiculously high so everyone at our meet-up buys heaps of tickets, which mean we all help support local people in need.

The prizes…

1. Love Local Card worth £20 from Sevenoaks writer, editor and proofreader Georgina Probert
2. One-to-one mindfulness meditation session (over the phone) from Nikki Wilson of 10 of Zen
3. Prosecco and choccies from independent travel agent Julie Kenyon of Getaway and Relax 
4. Two cookie mix jars from Jayne Duncan of Cookietastic
5. Christmas activity craft box from Jayne Duncan of Rainy Day Box
6. Children’s cookery class from Carol Lumbard of Cookies Kitchen
7. Personalised vintage map frame made with 3 maps of your special places from Claire Witz of Qalbi
8. Gorgeous hand-made felt bauble from Christie Fogden of Woolly Pebbles 
9. Coaching session from Marie Wright of Bold Bean Coaching
10. Studio singing experience at Audio Sorcery Recording Studios in Frant from Carol Navis of Cappure
11. Basket of Doterra essential oil goodies from Melinda of Anchor to your Strengths
12. Framed casting of a child up to 6 months or pet paw from Christine Sharman of Babyprints Tunbridge Wells
13. Family photo session with Claire Williamson of Little Olives Photography
14. Chocolates and a voucher from Alison Hazell of Temper Temper
15. Full body Hydrotherm Massage from Karen Cain from PhysioHolistic
16. Reflexology treatment from Sophie Playford Reflexology
17. Bubbly from Janet Penny of Hushabye Photography
18. doTERRA Essential Oil “Fruit Basket” from Melinda Brecheisen of Anchor to your Strengths
19. Pineau des Charentes (scrummy wine) from Nicky Percival of Nicky Percival Interior Design
20. 2 hour hypnotherapy session from Anne Bayati of Anne Bayati Hypnotherapy
21. Full-body Hydrotherm massage from Karen Cain of the PhysioHolistic Sanctuary in Penshurst
22. Family ticket to Little Shop Of Horrors April 18-20 at the E M Forster Theatre Tonbridge from Debbie King of The Talentz
23. Greener People goody bag full of natural cosmetics plus a free class pass to any Mothering Mojo yoga class from Trudi Dawson of Mothering Mojo
24. 500 word blog post written for you by professional editor and copywriter Nicola Withers of NW Editorial Services
25. Tone of Voice Workshop from Sam Bee of CopyBee
26. A personal training session (in Tunbridge Wells or surrounding villages) from Katharine Clarke of KC Fitness
27. 1 hour face to face Facebook Business training session in Tunbridge Wells from Kizzie Nicholson of Social Fireworks
28. 1 hour face to face Instagram Business training session in Tunbridge Wells from Kizzie Nicholson of Social Fireworks
29. 12 month & weekly social media planner pad from Kizzie Nicholson of Social Fireworks
30. £25 voucher for a nutritional workshop from Naomi Buff of Nourish by Naomi
31. £30 voucher from Havet, Tonbridge
32. Lunch for two at Zorba Meze Grill in Tunbridge Wells
33. Climbing voucher from Chimera Climbing Centre
34. Sustainable & fresh skincare/wholefood supplement gift from Anna Homewood of Ringana
35. Boxed prosecco and a lovely candle from Marie Brown of Beyond the Kitchen Table
36. Personal training session from Marisa Gifford of MI Balanced Body
37. £50 voucher and yoga mat from Lucy Holland of Yoga by Lucy
38. Family photography session plus 5×7″ print from Becca Haigh
39. A children’s apron and festive cookie cutters from Claudia Newberry of Purple Flour
40. An evening at Hadlow Tower to host your own dinner or cocktail party from Becca Haigh of Castle Competition
41. Fabulous Flowers’ 2019 calendar with a collection of greetings cards from photographer Jane Mucklow
42. And last but definitely not least, our star prize (wait for it)…. the glorious hand-made Rudolf boob Christmas jumper from Marie Wright of Bold Bean Coaching