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BULKY REFUSE Saturday Addington, Ad-Pine A20 Blue Bell Hill, Maidstone Road (Outside Bridgewood Cottage) Borough Green, Dene Lodge car park Burham, Rochester Road (Village Hall car park) Cranbrook, Frythe Estate East Malling,New Road (Village Hall) East Peckham, Pippin Road (Sports Hall car park) Hadlow, Village Hall Lamberhurst, Car park Memorial Hall Lamberhurst, Sand Lane Larkfield, Willow Road (Off Lunsford Lane) Leybourne, Little Market Row Offham, Village Hall Sandhurst, Lomas Lane Sandhurst, Ringle Green Sandhurst, Back Road Sandhurst, Tanyard Sandhurst, Sandhurst Close Sissinghurst, Top of Cleavers Snodland, Saltings Road (Outside Neville Park) St Mary’s Platt/Crouch, Blue Anchor Public HOuse (Access via Long Mill Lane) Tonbridge North, Lower Castle Field car park (off The Slade) Tonbridge North, Longmead Sports Ground (Darenth Avenue) West Malling, Village Hall West Peckham, Church Road (Village Hall) Wrotham, West Street (Garage site opp. Randall Hall) Sunday Brenchley, Car park opp. Brenchley Garage Curtisden Green, Outside Bethany School Five Oak Green, Falmouth Place Goudhurst, Balcombe Hill car park Horsmonden, Back Lane Kilndown, Beresford Close Matfield, Entrance to Village Hall car park Paddock Wood, Commercial Road Pembury, Henwood Crescent Pembury, Herons Way Pembury, Woodhill Park 1100-1200 0930-1030 1100-1200 0800-0900 1200-1500 0930-1030 0800-0900 0930-1030 0800-0955 1000-1100 0800-0900 0930-1030 0930-1030 0800-0825 0830-0900 0905-0935 0940-1020 1025-1100 1200-1500 0800-0900 1100-1200 0800-0900 1130-1230 0800-0900 1100-1200 1100-1200 Millennium Green: You are invited to the Queen’s 90th birthday celebration on The Green on Sunday, June 12 from 2-5pm. Take your own picnic and chairs. Lots planned, crafts, raffle, children’s races, tombola, face painting, beer tent plus have your photo taken with the queen. Saturday Club: The next meeting for primary school children at St Nicholas Church is on Saturday June 18 from 10am-noon. Get together: At the next Get Together meeting on Wednesday June 15 in the Baptist Church, listen to some more songs delightfully sung by the Brunswick House School Choir who sung to us at Christmas. Be in your seat by 2.15pm for this week only. Life in Rwanda: At the monthly Mothers’ Union meeting on Thursday, June 16 in St Nicholas Church main hall, speaker and Action and Outreach coordinator Daniele Ligneau-Wilton will give a talk about the Mothers’ Union and Life in Rwanda. Starts at 2.30pm. Correspondent: Gilly Hurley Tel: 01622 790734 AylesfordEccles@ aol.com Summer Fair: The Friars in Aylesford, will be holding a Summer Fair on Sunday, June 26 from 11am4.30pm. There will something for all of the family including a motorcycle stunt show, Essex Dog Display Team, Gary the Clown, live music and dancing, face painting, BBQ, cream teas, a beer tent, craft and gift stalls. The cost is £4 for adults and u12s go free. Birthday celebrations: St Peter & St Pauls Church, Aylesford will be holding some special events on Sunday, June 12, in order to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. As well as supporting the Big Lunch to be held on the green beside the river, the church will be open to the public from noon-4pm. Teas, coffees and cakes will be available to visitors. There will also be a chance to visit the bell tower to witness at first hand how the bells are rung and even have a go yourself if wished. There will be a special quarter peal rung between 11.30am and 12.30pm to honour the occasion. Correspondent: Ron Stubbs Tel: 01622 726962 Fair do: Back at St Margaret’s Church, the Summer Fair will take place on Saturday, June 18 from 12.30pm -3pm. Stalls offering books, DVDs and produce will be there and there will be games, cake and a BBQ, a raffle and a bouncy slide. Exploring Christianity: or One Life; what’s it all about. Join in the six-part series. Identity; who is Jesus is the sub-title of this gathering which starts at 7.45pm on Thursday, June 16, and includes refreshments. Ask Wil about it by calling him on 01622 726263 or email revwilnorth@hotmail.co.uk Note: This is a series of six meetings on successive Thursdays with the exception of June 23 when there is no meeting (something about a referendum on that day). Cleaning up: Regular users and visitors to St Margaret’s Church often comment favourably on the building’s cleanliness. Now that doesn’t come about by accident or by magic. Can you spare time to help? Cleaning is done weekly but because a rota system is used it means that volunteers are needed for just two hours every four or five weeks. This is based on having five two-person teams and this necessary work can be fun. Want to give it a try? Call 01622 728618 and talk with Zal. Breakfast is ready: Ladies can look forward to the meal from 8.30am on Saturday, June 11 in the rectory followed by a half-hour discussion. Mmm magic: Midsummer Music at St Margaret’s is the title of a concert to be staged in the church on Saturday, June 25 from 7pm. St Margaret’s Brass Band and supporting local soloists will be featured. What’s this: Scenes of violence will be evident in St Margaret’s Church on Saturday, June 11. No, this is not a routine meeting but a film where a few rough and tumbles provides some exciting and spectacular scenes. Note: A few people may find some of the violence is upsetting. An interval will be included for refreshments but you are welcome to bring your own if desired. The curtain will go up at 7pm promptly with admission from 6.45pm. Another fine mess: It’s a fun and informal way for all the family to worship. It’s in the village hall, Heath Road on Sunday, June 12 from 4pm-5.15pm. Either go along or for information phone 01622 726263 and talk to Wil or email revwilnorth@hotmail.co.uk Funday: Free tea and cake awaits those celebrating the Queen’s birthday at a family fun afternoon from 2.30pm-4.30pm on Saturday, June 11 at St Andrew’s Church. A day out: Every year St Andrew’s Church organises a parish outing. This year it will be on Saturday, September 3 and the destination will be Southend. It’s a good choice because there are so many options available: Stay in Southend or visit the adjoining coastal areas including Shoeburyness, Thorpe Bay, Westcliff, Chalkwell, Leigh-on-sea and remember to take your bus pass (if applicable). The trip will be made by coach with tickets at £13 (and that includes a tip for the driver). The coach will leave Fant Lane at 9am. The Southend area is renowned for food and especially fish and chips and ice cream. To obtain tickets call Liz on 01622 204569. Correspondent: Martin Hider Tel: 01622 736327 mhider5@ gmail.com Summer Fair: Maidstone Mencap will hold a Grand Summer Fair at Cobtree Hall (School Lane entrance off Willington Street) on Saturday June 18 from 1pm. Arena events, side shows, CAMRA, BBQ, children’s games, carousel, mega prize raffles and lots more. Free entry. Contact Rita on 07790 643218. Bearsted and Thurnham WI: At the May meeting, Ann-Marie Kelly, director of income at Heart of Kent Hospice, spoke on the Hospice Movement. In 2016 the Hospice is celebrating 25 years of compassionate care. It costs £4 million each year to run the Hospice, which is a registered independent charity. A NHS grant of around £900,000 is received and the remainder is generated through donations and fundraising including the weekly lottery, Light up a Life, the café in Maidstone, its 14 shops across Kent plus an eBay store to name a few. As well as the 10 bed inpatient unit, it provides care at home and runs Magnolia Place which provides a facility for patients to access a broad range of services. 600 volunteers are involved (training is given where necessary) and more recruits are always welcome. The audience was unaware that the Hospice was so involved with dementia patients but agreed it was a much needed service. A Dementia Café is run at the Hospice from 10.30am-12.30pm on the first Saturday of the month. There is a Drop-In Centre at the Hospice on Mondays from 10am-12.30pm and is open to patients suffering from long term illnesses and their families/carers. Ann-Marie’s enthusiasm for the Hospice Movement came across very strongly, her talk was well received and raised a lot of questions. The garden group visited Pashley Manor for the Tulip Festival and also Hole Park Gardens. The walking group visited Cobham for their May walk and lunched at the Sun Inn. An Archive Day was held in the hall where photographs, memorabilia and records from five WIs were available for members to view. Tea and cake was also served. Next meeting, Wednesday, June 29. Susan Shaw’s talk is The road to Chelsea. Competition is a posy in a doily. Remembrance Service: A service to remember and celebrate the lives of those who died in 2015 will take place at Holy Cross Church on Sunday, June 12 at 5pm followed

by refreshments. Drop-In: A social Drop-In afternoon for a chat, refreshments and if wanted, board games will take place at the Methodist Church on Thursday, June 16 from 2.30pm4pm. All welcome. RSPB: The local group will be given an illustrated talk entitled A Woodland Year by Simon Ginnaw at Grove Green Community Hall on Thursday, June 16 at 7.30pm. Cost £4.50 (£3.50 for members). Easy parking. New members and visitors welcome. An evening walk at Northward Hill RSPB reserve will be taken by the local group on Saturday June 11. Details from Simon on 07783 354337. Picnic on the Green: The parish council invites all residents to a good, old fashioned community get-together on Bearsted Green on Sunday June 12 from noon-4pm, to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. Take your picnic, chairs, tables and picnic blankets, gazebos, umbrellas and parasols. There will be entertainment from Old School Samba, the Abbey Ukulele Band, the Lisa Davies Big Band and The Big Sing along with face painting and the final of Roseacre School’s ‘Design a Throne’ competition. All welcome. Free entry. Toddler Praise: The final Toddler Praise Service before the school summer holidays, a service for parents, grandparents and carers, will take place in the room at Holy Cross Church on Friday June 17 from 1.30pm-2.30pm followed by a bring-your-own picnic on the field, weather permitting. Songs. Fun. Games. Craft. Refreshments. Lunch from 12.30pm. Bible talk: Maidstone Christadelphians will be given a Bible talk entitled What’s in the Books of The Bible? by Jonathan Sykes at Madginford Hall on Sunday June 12 at 4.30pm. Parish council: The council will meet at Madginford Hall in Egremont Road on Tuesday June 14 at 7.30pm. The public are welcome. How’s that: The cricket club’s 2nd XI will play a league match at home against Otford on Saturday June 11 starting at 1.30pm while at the same time the 1st XI will play an away league match against Outwood. The Sunday XI will play an away league match against Brook-