Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks is a town in Kent, in south-east England. It is the seat for the Sevenoaks local government district, and is today a commuter town, lying 25 miles from London. At Riverhead lies the source of the River Darent.

Modern Sevenoaks

Given its proximity to London a large proportion of residents are commuters. The town centre contains a reasonable number of small and medium sized shops including a theatre, and a recently enlarged outdoor shopping centre.

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During the Great Storm of 1987, six of the seven oak trees around The Vine were blown down. Following this, a further seven small oak trees were planted in a local ceremony involving celebrities from television shows such as Blue Peter, including locals Gloria Hunniford and Caron Keating.

Related Topics:
Great Storm of 1987 - Oak - Blue Peter - Gloria Hunniford - Caron Keating

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Sadly the trees were located right outside the pub named after the cricket ground, "The Vine", and six of the seven saplings were vandalised one night. This left one of the original trees, and one of the new ones. Sevenoaks County Council decided that a more rugged set of replacements were required, and hence seven further, more mature trees were planted, leaving the vine with a total of nine trees in a row.

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