Biddenden Tractorfest Appoints New Chair

by Tractorfest Admin | Mar 23, 2026 | tractorfest

Biddenden Tractorfest has appointed a new Chair from 2026, with Vikki Eames  passing over the role to Emma Jarvis.

“Having been involved with Biddenden Tractorfest for the past 6 years, with 4 of those as Chair, it feels like the right time to be giving someone else the chance to take on this role and continue to build on the work already done by the Biddenden Tractorfest team. As someone who is rooted within the community of the village, Emma seemed the natural choice and I am delighted that she will be joining the team.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported and contributed to Biddenden Tractorfest over the past years as we have built on Sue Boon & team’s hard work, seeing the reputation continue to grow both locally and further afield, with 2025 being our first sell out year, has been extremely rewarding.  I plan to remain on the committee, and am already looking forward to all that’s being organised for this year’s event. I would like to wish Emma the very best of luck as Chair, not that she will need it!” – Vikki Eames

“Hello, I’m Emma from the Bakehouse. Most of you will already know me, but for those who don’t, I own the Bakehouse Café with my mum, and also the Hearts of Oak holiday let on the High Street. We’re a proud, well-established family business and feel incredibly lucky to be part of such a thriving and vibrant village community here in Biddenden.

Over the years, The Bakehouse has become a real village hub. We’ve had the pleasure of getting to know so many wonderful people — those who live locally and those who run brilliant small businesses in and around our area — and we’ve made friends for life. Looking after our community is at the heart of everything we do.We organise many good deeds for the village; for example, community litter picks
twice a year, supporting our local book and film clubs, and working closely with our lovely John Mayne Primary School to help raise funds for new equipment. As a parent of three children who attend the school, we are especially passionate about supporting its pupils and wider community.  Supporting local really matters to us. Almost everything we use at the Bakehouse is sourced from our friends and fellow small businesses nearby.

So when Vikki Eames mentioned she would be stepping down as Chair of Biddenden Tractorfest and asked whether I would consider taking on the role, I felt quite honoured and privileged to be asked. I’ve always supported Tractorfest by attending each year with my husband and three children, putting banners up, handing out flyers and spreading the word. After a great deal of thought, I felt I was in an ideal position to help continue the strong links that Biddenden Tractorfest has with our village and surrounding communities.

Vikki is a very hard act to follow, and I know you will agree she has done an incredible job. Biddenden Tractorfest already has an excellent, dedicated and hardworking team behind it, and we are so proud to have such a fantastic event here in our village. I will do my very best to continue the great work that Vikki and the whole Biddenden Tractorfest team have built over the years.

Now that spring is here, keep your eye out for tickets, which will very soon be going on sale. Make sure you get yours to secure them early. I’m really looking forward to chatting all things Tractorfest with you — and if you have any questions, you know where to find me.  Thank you, as always, for your continued support.”

Emma Jarvis
Tractorfest Chair

Biddenden Tractorfest 2025 Donations

by Tractorfest Admin | Mar 12, 2026 | tractorfest

Biddenden Tractorfest 2025 Donations

Biddenden Tractorfest is organised by a team of volunteers with the support of the Kent County Agricultural Society (registered charity no: 1001191), to raise money to support the future of agriculture in Kent and to support clubs, amenities and charities within the local area.

We are proud to announce that following our 2025 event, we have been able to support the following local associations, clubs, groups and charities with donations totalling just over £20,000.  Many of these, and others, were also supported with free or discounted stands at Biddenden Tractorfest 2025, which they were able to use to generate additional funds and awareness. (Applications for these stands are now open at https://www.tractorfest.co.uk/exhibit/ – Biddenden Association/Charity Stall)

Recipients of donations from Biddenden Tractorfest 2025 are:

Biddenden Allotment Association, Biddenden Bell-Ringing Circle, Biddenden Bowls Club, Biddenden Christmas Tree Festival, Biddenden Community Library, Biddenden Flower Festival, Biddenden Football Club, Biddenden High Street Lights, Biddenden Homemakers, Biddenden Horticultural Society, Biddenden in Bloom, Biddenden Lawn Tennis Club, Biddenden Litter Pick, Biddenden Local History Society, Biddenden Take Away Pantry, Biddenden Village Hall and Sports Committee, All Saints Church, Biddenden (towards the North Wall project, general running costs and upgrades to the mower), A Touch of Joules, John Mayne Primary School in Biddenden, TaDah Theatre Company, Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex, Ashford and District Young Farmers, Childhood First, David Waters, DocBike Sussex, Friends of Smarden Primary, Hawkhurst United Football Club, Holding On Letting Go, Kent Search and Rescue, Mount Lodge YFC, National Fruit Show Education Team, Rockits Sen cic, SERV Kent, Sissinghurst Scouts, Tenterden Counselling Service, Tenterden Tornados Basketball Club, The Hygiene Bank and Wealden Community First Responders (provision of another defibrillator in Biddenden).

In addition to the above, we are delighted to have sponsored the transport for three local Primary Schools – John Mayne Primary School in Biddenden, Sandhurst Primary School and St Michael’s School in Tenterden – to attend this year’s Living Land (a free one-day event held at the Kent Show Ground in May, open to Kent primary school children in years 3 and 4 aiming to educate children in areas of farming, agriculture, the countryside, and healthy eating).

Our thanks go to all who supported Biddenden Tractorfest 2025, and therefore helped us to be able to make these donations.

This year’s Biddenden Tractorfest will take place on 15^th & 16^th August 2026 at Holden Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden TN27 8EZ – tickets can be purchased online here or by calling 01622 630975. 

Standard tickets on sale now for Biddenden Tractorfest 2025

by Tractorfest Admin | Jul 1, 2025 | tractorfest

Standard tickets for Biddenden Tractorfest 2025 are on sale now! Head across to our ticket page to purchase your tickets – https://www.tractorfest.co.uk/prices/

16th & 17th August 2025
10am – 5pm (car parks open from 9am, last admission 4pm)
Holden Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden TN27 8EZ – what3words///sizes.mopped.dabbling
Tractors, classic cars & motorbikes, miniature & full size steam, horticultural exhibits, emergency & military vehicles, stationary engines & bygones.
Local craft, food & drink, businesses & organisations in our shopping village & around the site.
Animal area, talks & demos.
Three arenas, entertainment and have-a-go activities.
Not forgetting our music stage, with a fantastic local line up and a wide selection of catering, bars and much more…!

For 2025 we will be implementing a site capacity and therefore a limit on overall number of tickets available for each day. We anticipate that tickets will sell out in advance meaning there will be no tickets available on the gate and we advise booking early to avoid disappointment!

Early Bird tickets on sale now for Biddenden Tractorfest 2025

by Tractorfest Admin | Apr 9, 2025 | tractorfest