Coordinates: 51°08′58″N 0°16′37″E / 51.149320°N 0.276980°E / 51.149320; 0.276980

High Brooms is a north eastern suburb of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. Its railway station is High Brooms railway station. It is connected by train to London and Hastings.

Between 1885 and 1968, the High Brooms Brick & Tile Company excavated clay in the area.

Its main street is Silverdale Road, which has several take-away restaurants.

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Phil Packer, MBE (born 1972) is a former British Provost Officer who suffered severe spinal cord injuries whilst on active service in Iraq in February 2008. Despite being told at the time that he would never walk again, he has since undertaken a number of physical challenges for charity, including walking the London Marathon in 2009 over 14 days. His fundraising efforts have raised well over a million pounds, gaining national media attention and several national awards. Packer has since founded the British Inspiration Trust, which aims to support young people facing adversity.

Packer was a major with 115 Provost Company, a unit of the Royal Military Police and was injured while on operational duty in Basra on 19 February 2008. He suffered a bruised heart, broken ribs, and catastrophic spinal injuries. Doctors who treated him at the time told him he would never walk again, and although there has since been a slight improvement in his condition, his thighs and upper legs remain completely paralyzed.