The Forum, Tunbridge Wells The Forum, Tunbridge Wells The Forum is an independent music venue in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent with a standing capacity of 250. The venue opened in 1993, the building having previously been a public toilet. The Forum is located on Tunbridge Wells Common, close to the junction of the A26 London Road and Frant Road, opposite the King Charles the Martyr church and The Pantiles. It is approximately five minutes walk from Tunbridge Wells station. The Forum was the brainchild of four friends: Michael Oyarzabal, Peter Hoare, Jason Dormon, and Mark Davyd, two of whom had previously been involved with
Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week, helped by a series of fund-raising concerts at Royal Tunbridge Wells' Opera House. In 1970 Tunbridge Wells CC were one of the founder members of the Kent Cricket League. Tunbridge Wells CC hosted a 1983 Cricket World Cup match between India and Zimbabwe where India's Kapil Dev scored 175 not out. They have won the Kent Cricket League three times, most recently in 1988. In 2004 Tunbridge Wells CC were granted by the England and Wales Cricket Board the ECB Clubmark. In 2016 Tunbridge Wells made it to the semi-final of the ECB National Club Twenty20.