Calendar 2026

See notes below the calendar for details on weekly Coffee Mornings, Mobile Library & the Council's Rubbish Freighter service.

View the separate event calendars for the Knit & Natter, Halstead & District Horticultural Society and the Badgers Sett (ladies) social evenings.
The BMRA page shows upcoming social events. See the Parish Council website for their meeting dates.

DATE	EVENT
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
21st	Saturday Refuse Freighter Service (BMPC have advised this service has been discontinued, see below)
APRIL
MAY
9th	Saturday Recycling Service 10-10.30am. New Parish Council provided service for Badgers Mount residents. See notes at bottom of the page...
14th	Annual General Meetings: BMRA, Parish Council & Memorial Hall Committee AGMs Refreshments, guest speaker from Kent Police on fraud prevention. From 6.30pm at the Badgers Mount Memorial Hall
JUNE
8th	A224 Orpington Bypass Speed Reduction KCC consultation closes 8th June 2026 (opened 15th May). View details
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
5th	Saturday Recycling Service 10-10.30am. Parish Council provided service for Badgers Mount residents. See notes at bottom of the page...
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
5th	BMRA: Christmas Craft Market In the Badgers Mount Memorial Hall

Coffee Mornings
Thursday's 10:30 - 12:00 in the Memorial Hall - All Welcome.
Coffee / Tea and Biscuits available for a small charge.

The Badgers
Monthly family social evening - details and dates.

The Badgers Sett
Monthly ladies social evening - details and dates.

Mobile Library
The Library Van visits (Hall car park) every second Thursday.
KCC website for dates and details: Badgers Mount Mobile Library

KCC mobile library van parked at the Memorial Hall

Saturday Recycling Service
SDC discontinued the previous 'rubbish freighter service' in 2026.
The Parish Council are trialling a quarterly replacement service for Badgers Mount residents for bulky waste.
Waste can NOT be left at the pick-up area it must be loaded into the freighter.
The freighter will be at the Memorial Hall car park.

Council freighter notes:
We regret fridges, freezers, cookers, cast iron boilers or baths, long metal poles, building materials, manure, large parts of engines or vehicles or hazardous waste cannot be accepted. Hazardous waste now includes items like low energy bulbs, fluorescent tubes, TVs & computer monitors, batteries, oil tins and filters, paint and paint tins and chemical containers. These items cannot be accepted on the Saturday Freighter service and must be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre. Compostable garden waste cannot be accepted.