Community News Notices

We are pleased, once again, to be sponsors of this year's Otford Village Fete. 

This year’s Otford Village Fete will take place on Monday 26th May 2025 and commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Modern Railway. Otford Village Fete Committee are running a competition to design the artwork for this year’s poster.

If your child would like to take part in the competition, please could they create a drawing highlighting some of the railway related changes over the past 200 years. You can learn more about this anniversary by visiting the official website: https://railway200.co.uk.

The winning design will be used on Otford Village Fete’s website, on posters around the village and on Otford Village Fete’s social media published with your child’s first name only. The winning design will be the property of the Otford Village Fete Committee.

There are prizes available for the winning entry and runners-up.

Please click here for more information about the competition

Please click here for the entry template for your child to produce their drawing on.

Please could they put their first name and surname initial only on the form E.g Oliver B. 

Please could all entries be handed to your child's form teacher by Friday 7th March 2025.

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Being part of their team, you’ll receive excellent support, fantastic training opportunities and could really make a positive difference to a child’s life.

If you’d like to find out more please take a look at their website where you can watch this short film which they hope will inspire you to think about fostering with them. 

It's never too late to give a child a second chance to shine, become the person they can be and make a difference.

For more information please give them a call on 03000 420 002,  fill in their online enquiry form or sign up to their mailing list.