Supermarket’s charity cheque-out

Correspondent: Alison Dickerson, 75 Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BB Tel: 01622 762334 malcolm.dickerson@ btinternet. com Church garden party: The church is holding its garden party on Saturday, July 16 from 2-5pm in Parsonage Farm, The Street. There will be refreshments, raffle, cake competition, stalls, sideshows and other attractions. Parking is available at the church, £1 entrance includes prize draw raffle entry. Correspondent: Pam Merryweather, 13 Fir Tree Grove, Bredhurst, ME7 3LB Tel: 01634 610011 pamerry@ outlook.com WI: Three Quaker Families, Cadbury, Fry and Rowntree, will be the subject of a talk by Fred Lemont at the next meeting on Wednesday, July 13 at 7.30pm in the village hall. Visitors welcome. For information phone Pam Ormiston on 01634 365789. Correspondent: Valerie Underdown Tel: 01622 843232 valerie95@ outlook.com WI: The Yalding and District WI meeting on Tuesday, July 12 at Yalding Village Hall will start at the earlier time of 7pm, so that members can enjoy a cuppa and a catch up before the proceedings start. Sara-Jane Ladbrooke will be addressing the topic of Mud Larking at the meeting, and the competition will be for something dug from the ground. New members and visitors are welcome. Ladies at Laddingford: Monday July 11, will be a special day for ladies at The Chequers in Laddingford. Kind-hearted shoppers have raised nearly £4,800 for the Heart of Kent Hospice over the last year. The Aylesford charity received a cheque on Tuesday at Sainsbury’s in Romney Place, Maidstone. The hospice was the Maidstone supermarket’s charity of the year. Money was raised with a balloon From 2-4pm the art and craft group will be sharing ideas and experience as they work on their latest craft projects along with tea and cakes at £2.50 per head. Call Pauline for details on 01622 871480. From 7-9.30pm, a special summer Ladies Night with summer punch and strawberries and cream, along with a raffle and a couple of exciting stalls will give ladies an opportunity to relax with friends or make new ones. School news: The Wig Day, when children wore wigs or had funny hair in support of CLIC, a charity helping children with cancer, raised £151. The rounders tournament at Laddingford School had to be cancelled due to the weather. Monday, July 11, will be a staff development day, so that the children will enjoy a long weekend. Marden walks: On Saturday July 9, walkers will meet at 2pm at Marden library to share cars to Teston to walk and picnic beside the River Medway. Then on Saturday, July 16 at 2pm from Marden library, they will meet to share cars to Mote Park for a walk, followed by a visit to the café. Hard working Woodpeckers: The Woodpeckers churchyard tidying group met on July 2, and spent much of the time trimming the long hedgerow which borders Green Lane. Everyone worked well together and the trimmings were release and donations. Store spokesman Alice Worthy said: “It is such a great achievement. We have enjoyed working with the hospice over the past 12 months.” The supermarket’s next charity of the year will be revealed next week. soon loaded onto Dave’s truck. New bare rooted saplings will be purchased in the autumn to extend the hedgerow along the side of the graveyard extension. Thanks to all who turned up to help and to Pam for her lovely tea and cakes served al-fresco. Parish council: Cllrs Grandi and Goff met with the Environment Agency on July 4. The next parish council meeting is on Monday, July 11 at the village school. All residents are welcome to attend, but anyone wanting to address the council on any matter should inform the clerk at least 24 hours before the meeting on 01892 766249. Correspondent: Maureen Jopson, 68 Stockett Lane, Coxheath, ME17 4PY Tel: 01622 746086 joplot8@ hotmail.co.uk Library: The summer reading challenge 2016 for all children begins on Saturday July 16. The challenge is to read six books over the summer holidays and every time a child finishes a book, they get stickers and rewards and there’s a certificate for everyone who finishes. Pop into the library for information. Church coffee morning: The monthly coffee morning, in aid of Holy Trinity Church, is on Saturday, July 9 at the Scout hut in Westerhill Road from 10am-noon. Everybody is welcome. Community warden surgeries: Also, at the coffee morning, Adam McKinley, our community warden, will be there for you to raise any issues you may have and think he can help. Gardening club: The next meeting is on Tuesday July 12 at the Scout hut in Westerhill Road, beginning at 7.30pm. Don’t worry if you don’t know a nettle from a nicotiana or chickweed from crocus - you will find that this is a group to help by meeting up once a month to swap plants and information, discuss ideas, seek advice. Membership is £20 per year and £2 per meeting. If you would like to know more, contact Hillary Carter on 01622 746648 or 07904 652070. Correspondent: Jenny Cosgrove Tel: 01622 630462 jenny.cosgrove@ hotmail.co. uk Showground: From Friday, to Sunday, July 8-10 the Kent County Show will be held at the showground. The three-day event brings together the best of Kent with animals and food, fun and excitement and above all a sense of what The Garden of England has to offer. Tickets are available at the gate or can be bought online at www.kentshowground.co.uk Locals should remember there will be traffic restrictions on the A249 so expect delays.