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is a private view on Saturday 5th June 1-4pm. Gallery opening hours: 9.30am-4.30pm Monday-Saturday at Gilbert and Clarke Frame and Print, 65 High Street. For information phone 01622 685146 or visit www.gilbertandclark.com Rainbow Fun Run: Rainbow Fun Run! 5KM of Colour Chaos on Sunday June 19. Registration from 8.30am, run 10.30am at Mote Park. Go crazy, get messy and have a great time while raising money for the hospice. This event for all the family is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Get showered from head-to-toe as you pass the six paint stations across the route. New school sports obstacles including cargo net crawl, tyre run and more will add to the fun. The challenge is to raise a minimum of £25 sponsorship. Hot food and drink on sale. Father’s Day Bacon Butty Bonus: register in advance for a family entry and receive a complimentary bacon roll to say Happy Father’s Day. Register by visiting www.hokh.org /events or call fundraising on 01622 790195. Adults (over 16 years): £17.50; children (12-16) £10; under 12s £5; family (two adults two children) £45. Team booking (eight adults) £120. Hospice recruitment: Heart of Kent Hospice in Aylesford is hoping to recruit a further 200 volunteers for a wide variety of roles. It has patient-facing roles as well as positions with the catering, retail and administration teams. If you have some spare time on your hands, are looking to update your CV, gain experience for university applications or are simply looking for a rewarding experience and a chance to use your skills, then why not contact the hospice and find out how you could help. Do you know a community place in which it could display a poster or leaflets? Are you a member of a group or club which we could visit to discuss volunteering? If so it would love to hear from you. For details Laura Woodham on 01622 792200 ext 225 or email volunteers@ hokh.co.uk or visit www.hokh.org/ vacancies. More running: Race For Life 10k is on Thursday June 9 from 11am-4pm at Mote Park. Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life is a series of women-only events raising money for research into all 200 types of cancer. 10k is a step up from the 5k events and you can walk, run or charge your way around the course. Jogging 10k takes about an hour, but Race for Life is non-competitive, so you can take as long as you like. No age restrictions. Sign up at: raceforlife.org. Entry price (public) 16+ £14.99, six-15 £10, under six free. cost is £4 for a two-course meal plus tea/coffee. Contact Janet on 01622 831256 for information. Marden Society: The outing this year is to Lullingstone Castle, the World Garden and the church The guided tour costs £10 per person. The tour is booked for 2pm and cars will be leaving the village at 11.30am to give ample time for a picnic or meal before the tour. Contact Mo on 01622 831529 or email tillergirl2913@aol.com for information. Scout fundraising: Outdoor table top sale for the Scout Group on Saturday, June 11 at Scout HQ from 10am-1pm. You can reserve a pitch for £8 or £10 with a table provided. This must be booked by contact@ mardenscouts.org Set up for sellers from 9am. Free car parking adjacent to the HQ. Refreshments and BBQ available. Free entry for visitors. Thursday Club: On June 9, there will be an entertainment by Micky Blue Eyes in the Village Club from 2-4pm Mothers’ Union: On Wednesday, June 15, there will be the annual MU church service at 70pm followed by the summer supper. List of suggested foods offerings will be circulated nearer the evening. Bowls club: On Saturday June 4, Kent will play Middlesex in the Middleton Cup on our green. Play starts at 2pm and all are welcome to watch. The green can be found up the footpath next to Bowling Green Cottage where the High Street meets Howland Road. Marden in Bloom: This year as part of the SE in Bloom campaign, residents are being invited to get involved by entering the Best Floral Display competition. Entry form collection boxes are at West End Stores, Crowhurst & Tompsett, the Unicorn and the West End Tavern. Please see local posters, search Marden in Bloom on Facebook or email info@mardeninbloom.co.uk for more details. Entry closing date Flo has been with the RSPCA for around a year, and the volunteers there have no idea why she keeps getting overlooked. The 18-month-old American bull dog cross is a loving and friendly girl who would fit in well with any family environment, but preferably with children over the age of eight. has been extended to June 30 and judging will be on July 17. Picnic in the Park: The Big Musical Picnic is on Saturday, June 4 in Southons Field, from 2-8pm. There will be entertainment by the Blues Brothers with full live band, the West Kent Big Band, fun and games, stalls and refreshments. Entry £5 for adults, £4 for seniors, £2 for children up to 15 years. Correspondent: Martin Hider Tel: 01622 736327 mhider5@ gmail.com Summer Fete: The fete will take place at Downswood Community Centre on Saturday, June 4 at 1pm. Bouncy castle, pony rides, BBQ, licensed bar, children’s races, tug o’war, fun dog show, Hanna Rose and the voiceful choir, tea and cakes, Mr Muddles children’s entertainer, smash the crockery, coconut shy, £100 cash draw, kung fu demonstration and lots more. For details phone 01622 862730. Party for everyone: A tea party will take place at St Nicholas Church on Thursday, June 16 at 3pm. Everyone invited. For details or if a lift is needed phone Joan Palmer on 01622 202239. Help with fete: If you are willing to