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Welcome to The A List, your one-stop guide to the very best businesses and services in Tunbridge Wells and beyond. As the publisher of your favourite Sevenoaks magazine Vine, we have always been passionate about championing and supporting top local companies. So here they are, organised into seven clear categories. The A List has a simple format and handy size, so your best local businesses are now really easy to find.
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Burglar Alarms, CCTV, Access Control Systems, Door Entry/Intercom & Full Service Electronic Security
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Red Dragon Gear Safety and Security Products Red Dragon Gear are UK suppliers of • Covert Cameras • Tracking Devices • Child Locators • Panic alarms • Personal Attack Alarms. t: 0208 242 6319 e: sales@reddragongear.co.uk w: www.reddragongear.com
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Lynn Burfoot Curtains by Design
Lynn Burfoot Curtains by Design Accurately replicate your traditional style windows Available in over 200 RAL colours Installed by our own craftsmen Full consultation service
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01732 461 919
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145 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XJ
Trained by Lady Caroline Wrey and with over 15 years experience in made to measure hand finished
Curtains Blinds Pelmets Soft Furnishings Telephone: 0208 249 3300 Mobile: 07708 287 152
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GRANITE, MARBLE, QUARTZ & LIMESTONE SPECIALISTS ESTABLISHED OVER 20 YEARS
Factory & Showroom : Units 5 & 6 off Brunswick Rd, Cobbs Wood Industrial Est, Ashford, Kent TN23 1EL
01233 637 316
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Don’t buy blind online Share the quality in the heart of Tunbridge Wells. Over 40 years of lighting expertise. Lighting solutions for every type of property. Expert advice in lighting design
ILLUMINATIONS 01892 533 454 WWW.ILLUMINATIONS.CO.UK
37 – 41 CAMDEN ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN1 2PS
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Bespoke Cabinet Makers
Unit 5 Hilltop Meadows, Old London Rd, Knockholt, Sevenoaks TN14 7JW
tel: 01959 533953 Riverside House, River Lawn Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1EP
Call 01732 76 0 8 2 3 t o a d ve r t i s e yo u r bu s i n e s s f r o m j u s t ÂŁ 150
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Martin Bush Chartered Architect
Established Local Architectural Practice offering bespoke service • • • • • •
• Flat roofs • New roofs • Guttering • Repairs • Extensions, Kitchens & Bathrooms • Interior & Exterior Painting • Patios & Fencing
Residential Extensions (all sizes) & New Build Commercial Works Works to Listed Buildings Design / Planning Applications Building Regulations / Working Drawings Computer generated 2D & 3D Drawings
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Ace Plastering Southeast
Recently completed Community Shop & Post Office “which was a great success for all involved”. Chairman Ide Hill Community Shop CIC
Fully Qualified & Experienced Plasterer No Job Too Small, Ring Me For a Free Quote
W: www.architectsevenoaks.com E: martinbush@btconnect.com T: 01732 740778
• Venetian Marble Polished Plastering • Plastering/ Skimming • Patch Plastering/Ceiling Repairs • Skimming Over Artex/Artexing. • Dry Lining/Plaster Boarding. •Property Refurbishment And Maintenance t: 07596 754727 (Adam Grace) w: www.aceplasteringsoutheast.co.uk
GML Stone and Brick Cleaning Specialists in hot pressure washing London & Southeast Ltd
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Family & EDUCATION
A Co-educational Day and Boarding School
700 years of history to explore and enjoy “Romantic Hever Castle is one of my favourite British landmarks”
Dame Judi Dench
Your journey to academic success Kent's best kept educational secret
hevercastle.co.uk For more information visit our web site or call 01732 865224 Hever, Nr. Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NG
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• Year seven to 6th form • Average class size 8 • High performing & non-selective • No uniform • Minibus services • Day, full & weekly boarding www.rochester-college.org 01634 828115 STAR HILL ROCHESTER ME1 1XF ISC ACCREDITED
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Visit our Tunbridge Wells store: 208 Royal Victoria Place, TN1 2SS. Tel: 01892 533 347
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Kent College is a leading independent day and boarding school for girls aged 3 - 18. www.kent-college.co.uk Kent College Pembury, Old Church Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4AX, UK Registered charity no 307920 and is a member of the Methodist Independent Schools Trust
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Family & EDUCATION GARDENS & PLANTS
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BUSINESS & professional
Casey & Associates (Member of the Society of Will Writers and Estate Planning Practitioners)
Will Writing ~ Estate Planning ~ Trusts
0870 020 3553 2 Fircroft Mews, Fircroft Way, EDENBRIDGE, Kent TN8 6EN
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Lakeview is a chartered certified accountancy firm with vast experience in all aspects of accountancy, offering services that go beyond the standard. Our team of accountants offer over 40 years of in practice accountancy experience. In that time, we’ve perfected the preparation of accounts, but we’ve also learned something more; building success is primarily dependent on building relationships.
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Please feel free to get in contact to discuss what we can do for you.
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