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The Farleigh’s WI meets on every second Wednesday at the WI Hall in Forge Lane. Correspondent: Mike Brine Tel: 01732845825 mbriney.yoda@ hotmail. com Free advice: Members from Citzens Advice Bureau will be at Headcorn library on Friday, December 5 from 10am-noon for an open surgery. No appointment necessary. Christmas fair: St Peter and St Paul’s Church is holding a Christmas fair on Friday, December 5 from 6-9pm at the Filmer Hall. Admission is £1 and includes a free glass of mulled wine. Children enter free. There will be a range of stalls including cakes, bulbs, holly and mistletoe, tombola, secondhand books and raffles. Everyone welcome. Council date: The parish council meets at the Filmer Hall on Friday, December 5 at 8pm. Residents are welcome to attend. Networking: See the Lenham column about the business networking meeting on December 2. Correspondent: Fran Smith, 14 Pitt Road, Maidstone, ME16 8PA Mob: 07791 650955 Tel: 01622 720623 fransmith@ talktalk.net Bower Grove Fair: The Christmas Fair takes place at the school in Fant Lane on Wednesday, December 3 from 5.30pm-7.30pm. All the usual stalls, tombola, raffles, games. Refreshments will be available and Father Christmas has promised to visit. Admission by lucky programme 50p. Children free. For information contact Pauline Ceely chairman of the PFTA at the school on 01622 726773. Anything goes well: Anything Goes musical variety show played to a packed Fant Hall on November 22. Their efforts raised £800 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Garry and Bridget, the producer, received much appreciative audience feedback and would like to thank everyone who attended for their support. Anything Goes are pleased to perform their 45 minute show in Nursing homes; for details and bookings contact Bridget on 01580 89212. Correspondent: Joan Drury, Weirton Villa, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AP Tel: 01622 853766 jdrury23@ btinternet.com Garden party: The final event in the Grafty Green Gardening Club’s programme will be a social evening in the village hall on Tuesday, December 2 at 7.30pm. Inquiries about arrangements for the evening may be made to Sue Burch on 01622 850381. Film presentation: Men attending the monthly breakfast in the Dog and Bear Lenham will be able to watch a presentation entitled MyHopeUK. The meal will be held at 8am on Saturday, November 29. Ring Dick Venn on 01622 858195 to find out more. Worship together: Members of the 4 Len Valley churches will meet together in Lenham Community Centre on Sunday, November 30 . Breakfast will be served at 9.30am and worship will begin at 10am. Different styles of worship will be available designed to suit different tastes and there will be activities for children. Annual quiz: It’s not too late to buy a ticket for the pre-christmas Quiz in Grafty Green Village Hall on Saturday, December 6 from 7pm. Tickets are on sale in the village shop at £8. Teams of five to eight. There will be a ploughman’s supper and a pay bar. Second book: More journeys through time, the second volume of the history of Boughton Malherbe will be launched in Grafty Green Village Hall on Friday, December 12. The events begins with welcome at 7pm followed by a talk from local historian Bronwen Sadler. Residents will be able to collect their free copies of the book (one per household) and extra copies will be on sale at £15. There will be time to circulate, talk and meet old friends. Networking: See the Lenham column about the next business networking meeting on Tuesday, December 2. Correspondent: Jackie Nixon Mob: 07527 449540 jackie.kmlocal@ hotmail. com Parish meeting: The next Boxley Parish Council meeting is on Monday December 1 at St John’s School, Provender Way at 7.30pm. All residents who come under the Boxley area are welcome. Correspondent: Rosa Sams, Uplands Hogbarn Lane, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1NZ Tel: 01622 859412 rosa.sams@ googlemail.com Magazine deadlines: Any articles
for the January Network need to reach the editor by noon on Friday, December 14. Send to editor@ harrietshamfishscheme.org Gardening society: The groups’ Christmas social will take place on Tuesday, December 2. More details of the group can be found on the website or by ringing Peter on 01622 851075 Christmas whist: This will take place on Friday, December 12 at the village hall at 7.30pm Remix Groups: The youth group will be going on a bowling trip for their last week before the Christmas break on Monday, December 1. Anyone wishing to join the group in the new year can ring Tom or Jan on 01622 859412 or turn up on Monday, January 12 at 7.30pm at the village hall. Christmas concert: The Kent Police Male Voice Choir will be performing on Saturday, December 20 at 7.30pm at St Johns the Baptist church. Tickets cost £8, under 16s £4 by ringing Frank on 01622 850863, or at the church on Sunday morning after the service. Light refreshments available. Networking: See the Lenham column about the next business networking meeting on December 2. Correspondent: Mike Bennett Mob: 07979 672985 Tel: 01580 761943 mikebennettkm@ tiscali. co.uk Free advice: Experts from the Citizens Advice Bureau will be holding a free advice session in the village library from 1.15-3.15pm on Tuesday, December 2. No appointments need to be booked.