MEET THE COMMITTEE
Caroline Tompkins
INTERIM CHAIR
THE SECRETARY
Born in London, lived in Bromley for years and also some time in Brighton, Tunbridge Wells is my home now and I love our town. One of my best decisions was to accept the invitation to join the Friends of Hawkenbury Rec Committee as Secretary. What a great group of people, all working to keep the Rec a lovely place and to bring the Hawkenbury community together by running events etc. Last May I was privileged to be elected as a Tunbridge Wells Borough Councillor for Park Ward. Early days but I'm doing my very best to deal with issues raised by residents.
Siobhan O'Connell
Andrew Fairfax
THE TREASURER
Andrew Fairfax Scrutton has lived in Hawkenbury since 2012 and is married with three children.
Andrew established the Fairfax Gallery on The Pantiles in 1995 having worked in the City at Lloyds of London in Reinsurance.
Andrew was a founder member of The Association of Pantiles Traders and a former Chair of the Pantiles Residents Association.
Andrew and his family enjoy the green space of the Rec with their Westie Teddy daily and hope the area can be protected and well maintained for the benefit of all.
Born and raised in Milan, Italy I moved to Hawkenbury with my family (and our dog!) just before the first lockdown, after living in London for nearly 10 years. I am an online business manager who specialises in startups and I love all things marketing. I joined the Friends as I felt it was a good opportunity to be part of a group and to do something useful for my new community.
Eva Viola Tedeschi
Matt & Caroline Tompkins
Originally from West Sussex and Gloucester respectively, we moved to Hawkenbury in 2009 from East Grinstead where we met whilst working at the local hospital.
As a family we enjoy camping, concerts, music festivals, rugby and spending time with friends and family. We feel very lucky to live in such a lovely area with the rec on our doorstep (literally) providing us with a beautiful open space in which we enjoy picnics, meeting friends, playing tennis, the playground and exercising/walking in the rec and surrounding area.
We feel passionate about maintaining and improving the Hawkenbury recreation ground and we are very happy to be a part of this great community who love our green space as we do.
I’ve lived in Hawkenbury over 40 years, and in my younger days played football for both Hawkenbury and the Spread Eagle.
I still enjoy a kick about in the rec with my youngest son as well as dog walking in the rec and woods.
I joined the Friends of Hawkenbury Rec committee to ensure the green spaces of the rec and facilities are maintained to a good standard for all to enjoy.
Simon Green
Carrie Woolger
I am fairly new to Hawkenbury but have been visiting the Rec for many years.
My children have grown up happily playing in the playground and basketball court. Also, they safely learnt how to ride their bikes here.
I’ve also watched my son play many football matches with his local football team and during the sunnier days we occasionally visit the Rec as a family to play tennis/table tennis.