The Benenden Village Trust owns and maintains a major group of assets given to the Parish a century ago for the benefit and recreation of all.

The Trust is responsible for:

  • promoting facilities for recreation and leisure in Benenden and Iden Green
  • the bequests of Lord Rothermere in memory of his sons, Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth and Vere Sidney Harmsworth - the recreation fields in Benenden and Iden Green, and St George's Hall.
  • the Trust is managed by Trustees elected by Members
  • Membership is open to all aged over 18 living in the Parish and to representatives of organisations and businesses within the Parish.

The Trust invites all residents of Benenden Parish over 18 to sign up as MEMBERS.
Please go to the membership page to find information and an online application form. Membership is FREE!

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Playground on Benenden Recreation Field

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Current Board of Trustees : 

Kent Barker, Simon Brown, Tom Dawlings (Vice Chair), Martin Dickson (Chair), Julie Lewis, Sally Ann Marks, Chris Parkinson and Paul Tolhurst.

 

If you feel that you have a particular skill or interest that you can bring to the Trust please contact any Trustee or the Trust Manager. 

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Benenden Recreation Ground: football returns

 

Club football is coming back to Benenden, thanks to a joint initiative by Benenden Village Trust, which owns the Recreation Ground and Village Hall, and Staplehurst Monarchs Football Club.

 

It is some years since competitive football was last played at Benenden Recreation Ground and with the passing of time the goals had fallen into disrepair. Thanks to the efforts of SMFC, and grant support from the Football Foundation, football will return this season with a newly formed Staplehurst Monarchs FC Development side. 

 

The Monarchs have almost 30 youth and adult sides providing football for men, women, girls and boys of all abilities from across the Weald of Kent. Looking for a second base in the area to host matches, Wayne Totterdell, manager of their new Development side, has worked with BVT and Benenden Village Hall to source funding from the Football Foundation for the purchase of new state of the art box net goals for the recreation ground. The additional funding required was raised by Wayne, who organised a Staplehurst Monarchs U18s fundraising match against a Bell & Jorrocks All Star side at Frittenden.

 

The removal of the old goals and installation of the new goals was kindly undertaken by Wayne and a team of volunteers from Monarchs, including local contractor Steve Fagg who very kindly provided his services and equipment free of charge.

 

In addition to club football returning to Benenden, the goalposts will be kept in situ for use by all the community and for all the budding future football stars in the village.