Hoppers Leaders Guide


Home Location Exterior Interior Facilities Outings Shopping Booking Leaders Guide Contact	The Leaders Guide The Management Committee is delighted that you are taking a group to Hoppers. They try to keep administration as simple as possible and communication by email assists this greatly. WHAT TO TAKE Bring towels, sheets & pillow cases. Take food, washing up liquid, tea towels, kitchen rolls and dustbin bags. For reasons of hygiene it is suggested that visitors take their own shower mats. Asthma sufferers should take their pump as old houses are always dusty. Winter visitors may wish to take hot-water bottles. Indoor as well as waterproof outdoor footwear. Pets are not permitted on the premises. There is no telephone at Hoppers' but most groups now have a mobile. There is a coin box in the village. Turn left out of Hoppers' to the village green, opposite the shop. CARETAKER The non resident caretaker at Hoppers is Bryan Fulcher, who can be contacted in emergency at 1 Ringden Avenue, Paddock Wood, 01892 832 109. MEDICAL EMERGENCIES There is a first aid kit in kitchen draw. Woodlands Health Centre is in Paddock Wood. Tel 01892 833 331. Woodlands Health Centre Allington Road Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6AX. The nearest A&E is Kent & Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells 01892 526111 HOUSEKEEPING Entry to the Main House is via the door off the rear courtyard: To avoid bringing dirt in and letting heat out, the front doors should only be used as FIRE EXITS. · Night storage heaters in the Main House should be on. Remember they will have difficulty reheating the house if external doors are left open. · Heaters in the Cottage are not on cheap rate. They can be turned on at the wall when required. · Heaters in the main house bedrooms switch off after one hour but may be restarted. · The four immersion heaters should be on and should therefore not need to be touched. Both upstairs showers run off the same immersion which may be inadequate at peak times and need time to reheat. · The electrical supply should be on. There are three sets of circuit-breakers marked E on the plan on page 2. In the event of a problem a switch will trip. It will be visibly obvious which one has tripped and usually will simply require switching on again. If it trips again contact the Caretaker or Dan Sheahan, a retired electrician who lives at Pendore opposite the entrance. · The water supply is metered, so do not leave taps running. · Some of the neighbouring homes have small children. External noise should be kept to a minimum after 11.00pm. · Hoppers does not have a TV licence. It is therefore an offence watch TV on the premises · TELEPHONE There is no letter box at Hoppers but the address is Hoppers, Five Oak Green Road. TN12 6RL RUBBISH Observe the local Council’s Recycling Regulations. Offenders may be fined. Items that should be taken to the containers at the Recreation Ground. · Newspapers & Magazines: Not cardboard or food packaging · Cardboard (Including food packaging) Not magazines, drinks cartons or plastic · Glass bottles and jars: Green, Brown & Clear separately · Cans & Tins: Wash & Squash Other disposable matter, including food, should be put in black bags, securely tied and placed in green wheelie bins, which are emptied every two weeks. The brown wheelie bin should not be used. It is for the gardener’s materials.
	LEAVING CHECKLIST * Leave Hoppers' at least as clean as you found it. * Return all items (bedding, kitchen equipment, heaters) to where they belong. * Each bed should have 2 pillows, 2 blue and 1 brown blanket and 1 cover neatly folded. * * Do not leave any food behind. * Dispose of Rubbish as indicated on page 6. * Take all belongings. Lost property is put in a basket in the airing cupboard for a month before disposal. If precious items are left behind, the Caretaker may be willing to search for them and send them on. He should be reimbursed at least £10 for his efforts. * Leave the electricity, water mains and night storage heaters switched ON, but ensure all other appliances, including Cottage heaters, are switched OFF and taps are not dripping. * Close all doors and windows. * Sign the Visitors’ Book for future interest. SUGGESTIONS & BREAKAGES The Chairman’s “Plea” is a simple way for visitors to assist in the running of Hoppers’ See Appendix A. Take time to: Make helpful suggestions. Encourage the Management Committee. Report anything not working. Confess any breakages (donations welcome but not essential)
	FIVE OAK GREEN RECREATION GROUND The recreation ground is run by Capel Parish Council. Email: clerk@capelpc.wanadoo.co.uk The Clerk is Jane Lamb Tel: 01892 837524 There is a large area of grass for general recreational use. A tarmac path of 650m at the edge of the grounds is for use by all. Bikes, prams, wheelchairs, skates etc are encouraged, with the request that everyone is considerate to other users of the path/grounds. Current facilities include: An under 5's play area An under 11's play area Swings for the older children A youth shelter 2 junior goal posts (with nets) for general kick around use. 2 picnic benches for general use Motor vehicles including motorbikes are prohibited on the recreation ground, as are Fireworks and Golf Practice, Users are requested to clean up after their dogs and not to drop litter. At the entrance to the recreation ground there are public toilets which are owned and controlled by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and locked automatically at about 4pm. Recycling Containers are located in the Car Park. Visitors to Hoppers have special permission to park minibuses close to the Offices were they are coverd by CCTV Surveillance, which is in operation at all times.
	THE CHAIRMAN PLEA A great deal of care has gone into creating the special atmosphere at Hoppers and we can only preserve it if we have a flow of observations from the leaders of the groups who stay there. Constructive feedback is essential to teamwork. Please email your observations to me at jw_khw@yahoo.co.uk within two days of th visit. 1. Something that might encourage the Committee? [Perhaps an experience of a member of your group, or something you liked or found helpful.] 2. Anything that you feel could be altered or improved, added or replaced? 3. Anything damaged, broken or missing? 4. On arrival, was Hoppers: · Warm and welcoming? · Clean and tidy? 5. Were the instructions on the notice board and ‘Information for Visitors’ adequate?

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