Permission to film (Thea)

I have contacted the southeastern train services and have requested to speak to the manager of Orpington station who apparently oversees things regarding Sevenoaks and Tonbridge station. I was informed to do this after enquiring about how to obtain permission to film from Sevenoaks and Tonbridge station staff.

This is a copy of the letter I posted (Tuesday 19th January 2010);

To whom it may concern,

I am writing, on behalf of my media coursework group, to enquire about the possibility for using either Sevenoaks or Tonbridge train station public toilets as the location for a Media A/s Coursework project. We are planning to start filming for the two minute film opening as part of our Media A/s level syllabus as soon as possible, although at the latest by the middle of February.
We have created a storyline of which we need a public toilet as the location, which has twist taps and a mirror above the sink. We have scouted many locations and both the toilets at Sevenoaks and Tonbridge meet the criteria that we are looking for. We are able to film at off-peak times or at weekends if this would be easier and more convenient. We would need around two hours, maybe less, to film enough footage for our coursework.
We will not be displaying that it is a South-eastern train service toilet, wherever if this is possible. If you have any queries or questions please do not hesitate to contact myself or Mrs Hollis or Ms Watts, our Media A/s Level teachers at;
Weald of Kent girls Grammar School
Tudeley Lane
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 2JP

Phone: 01732 373500

Yours faithfully,

Thea Hagley

However, on 25th January 2010, I still had not had any reply. Acting on this, I rang the customer services number (the only one I could get hold of) in the hope of speaking to the Orpington manager directly in order to get a response.
Unfortunately, I spent about 20-30 minutes on the phone only to be consistently placed on hold and then passed from one department to another. I was then told the manager was in a meeting and to wait for them to contact me.
This still has not yet happened.

Therfore, as a group we have decided to film at Tonbridge Rail Station anyway as it is the perfect location for our film opening. We will try to be inconspictous in order to lessen the chance of causing an inconvenience.