Tonbridge

Tonbridge is a town in the English county of Kent, having a citizen strength of 40,356 as of 2015. Located on the River Medway, around 4 miles north of Royal Tunbridge Wells and 29 miles south east of London it is administrated by the borough of Tonbridge and Malling. The town may have got its name from the “town of bridges” due to the large number of streams that flow through it. According to an Ordinance Survey conducted in 1871 the town was spelled as Tunbridge.

Environment

To make and keep Tonbridge cleaner and safer, a Pedestrian Action group called PATHS was set up. The main aim of PATHS was to build a a pedestrianised street for the Tonbridge High Street. As of now, the High Street is a throughway for numerous Heavy Good Vehicles and commuter traffic.

In 2014 the Angel Community Garden was created to deal with the problem of ever decreasing number of bees and also of increasing eyessores. The garden stands along the edge of Sainsburys car park. The Tonbridge Friends of the Earth and Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council together came up with this initiative. The project also received some backing from some local shopkeepers and residents.

Media

The KMFM West Kent, and Heart Kent, previously Invicta FM are the Tonbridges two local FM stations. The studios for KMFM have now been shifted to Medway but were originally based in Tonbridge. The BBC Radio Kent also serves Tonbridge and many London stations can also be reached. The local newspaper for Tonbridge happen to be the Kent and Sussex Courier.

Sports

People in the United Kingdom like to play cricket and Tonbridge is no exception. It has two cricket clubs - Tonbridge CC and Cowdrey CC. Tonbridge Cricket Club is the oldest cricket club in Tonbridge. It has a large ground with many modern facilities as compared to many ohers. It plays in the Kent Cricket League by the name of Tonbridge Exiles CC. The club has a junior section.

The second one originally called Tonbridge Printers CC  was renamed on the club's 50th anniversary in 1997 in honour of Lord Colin Cowdrey of Tonbridge. The club plays in the Division 5 of the Kent League for 2nd XIs at the Swanmead sports ground.