Pluckley (Surrenden) Tennis Club

Tennis was originally played in 1943/44 at Barhatch on Forge Hill (now demolished for new housing) then at Homewood's on a grass court. In 1966 a hard court was built on the recreation ground. In the late 1970's, the club became known as the Surrenden Tennis Club. A second court was built in 1980 with funds raised within the village and grants.

Currently annual family membership is £60; single adult, £30; student, £20; and juniors under 16, £10.
Contact Hon Treasurer for further membership details, or download a membership form here

Coaching sessions are available during the spring and summer months for juniors and adults

Hire of the courts is free for members, but non-members are charged £5 per hour – pay at The Village Stores.
Use of the courts at weekends is reserved for members only.
Pluckley School has the use of No 1 court from 1:15 to 3:15 every other Friday throughout the year; between 3:15 and 4:15pm Tuesday afternoon during winter months; and, if the main recreation ground is out of use, Thursdays and Fridays between 1:15 and 3:15pm.

Black Horse Gun Club

The Black Horse Gun Club started in 1984 to promote safe sport within the community and was founded by village policeman, David Adley. The club meets on alternate Sundays between 10am and 1pm, in the quarry at Swan Lane. Membership is £30 per year and £5 per session for a 60-bird clay. New members with a gun licence & CPSA insurance or equivalent are welcome.
The people to contact are :-
Jenny Hogben (secretary), 1 Ripley Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0JP Tel: 01233 631025 or 07941 653003
Peter Cowling (chairman), Apartment 5, 17 Clifton Crescent, The Leas, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2EL. Tel: 01303 220995

Pluckley Cricket Club

Annual subscription is now £25 (£10 juniors) with £5 match fees (£2:50 juniors).
Sunday Captain and groundsman: Derrick Haynes 01233 840065.
Saturday Captain: Jeremy Sharp 01233 668298.
Fixture Secretary: David Blandford 01233 713343.
We are now playing 18 matches in The Kent Feeder League East Division 1D on Saturdays and a few friendlies either end of the season.
Sundays are a mixture of friendlies and 11 Kent Village League Division 4 fixtures.
Winter nets are on 19 & 26 March, 2, 9, & 16 April held at Kent’s ground at Canterbury at 8:30pm. Please call Derrick 01233 840065 or Michael Cowdry 01233 712695 if interested in attending.
Our Saturday team sponsor is the Smarden Bell. Sunday Sponsors are Buzzlines Coach Operators
We also have another 20 plus sponsors.
If anyone is interested in playing or umpiring please contact Derrick, Jeremy, or Alan Symonds (01233 840322)

2008 Home matches:

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Pluckley Ride

The Pluckley Toll Ride was established to provide off-road riding for local horse riding members and day visitors under the umbrella of South Eastern Toll Rides. SETR was started in 1990 by a group of riders desperate for somewhere safe for their families to ride and the first ride was opened in Surrey.

SETR received charitable status in 1993 and in 2001 became a nationwide organisation changing its name to Toll Rides (off-road) Trust or TROT. In 1992 TROT acquired an office and a part time administrator. In 2006 the organisation has continued to expand and now has two full time and four part time staff and the number of rides continue to grow.
Two thirds of the rider’s membership fee is paid proportionally to the landowners and the remaining third goes to headquarters for administration expenses, way marks, hatbands etc. Each of the local rides is run by volunteers who liaise with riders, landowners, and HQ.

The Pluckley Ride opened in 1991 with 15 miles of riding tracks connecting a bridleway and two byways and a network of variable tracks linking to the villages of Bethersden, Egerton, Hothfield, Little Chart, Pluckley and Smarden. The route has extended to 25 miles, 18 farmers and landowners are in the scheme, and there are 150 riding members.

The Pluckley Ride flourishes and fulfils an increasingly important need as the roads become more hazardous every year.
Fun and fundraising events take place on the Pluckley Ride periodically. Members are kept up to date with two newsletters a year. Volunteer work parties help to keep the tracks in the woodlands clear. A committee was formed in 2005 to pool ideas and share the responsibility of the Pluckley Ride.

The goodwill and co-operation from the landowners is exceptional and they and the horse riders have benefited from understanding each other’s difficulties. For more information contact TROT. telephone: 01233 840253.
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The Green Health Club

The green health club is dedicated to helping you achieve a better level of health and well being, whatever your age or physical aptitude. From the moment you join us, you can rest assured that you are in safe hands. Call 01233 713 858 to arrange a free trial visit. More details

Rooting Street Farm Riding & Training Centre

offers riding lessons, hacking, and full & part livery. More details