I have lived in Golden Green for around ten years, having moved here from Dartford, Kent. What appealed to me about Golden Green was the true Kentish flavour of the place - the orchards, hop fields and even the country accents. As a newcomer, albiet a Kentish newcomer, I found the villagers to be more than hospitable.
Times are a changing, though.
This is not isolated to Golden Green as one finds these attitudes rife now in the South East. What we need in the village is an essential meeting place. I know we already have the Bell Inn and the hall, but these are not essential in that you don,t really have to visit these, and many of the OAPs in the area are teetotal. Three Elm Lane needs some attention, too. Since I moved here, the levels of traffic have increased threefold.