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Correspondent: Jean Watson Mob: 07966 361434 Tel: 01622 687053 ALLARA: A reminder to members of Allara that the meeting due to be held on Tuesday, September 20 (third Tuesday) will now be held on Thursday, September 29. Messy Church Sports: On Saturday September 17 from 11am-1.30pm in St Nicholas Church and gardens. Join in the fun of crafts, cooking, worship, games and a BBQ. All welcome, £3 per person or £10 per family to include lunch. For details or to book contact Fiona on 07951 777854. Latest booking date is Wednesday, September 14. Mums and Babes: Next meet in St Nicholas Church on Friday, September 16 from 10am-noon thereafter once a month on a Friday giving an opportunity to relax and spend time with other new parents. Saturday Club: There will be no club for primary school children in St Nicholas Church during September due to the Messy Church Sports event. Mothers’ Union: The next monthly meeting at St Nicholas Church is on Thursday, September 15. Helen Allison will be talking about Kentish Village Life in Victorian Times. Starts at 2.30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Ride and Stride: The Friends of Kent Churches Ride and Stride is on Saturday September 10. All ages are welcome to join in this event. More than 400 churches in Kent are open to ride or stride between 10am and 6pm. You can go to as many of them as you want to in any order. If cycling, ensure that you are road safe with bright colours, helmet. Details of the event, list of participating churches and sponsor forms are available from Gary Neville phone 7872766. Gary will make a ride to Yalding in a circle around the Medway covering 11 churches and anyone who would like to join him is welcome and should meet him at St Nicholas Church by 10am on the day. There will be plenty of drinks on offer at each church. St Nicholas Church will welcome Riders and Striders so if anyone would like to volunteer to be on a rota for an hour or two on the day contact Gary Neville on 7872766. Holiday chat: The over 50s Get Together sessions resume in the Baptist Church on Wednesday, September 14 from 2.30-4pm, when there will be a chance to share some holiday pictures, have a chat and enjoy a time of fellowship together with some refreshments. Kettlebridge Clogs: The annual quiz night is on Saturday, September 17 in St Nicholas Church Hall. Arrive 7.15 for a 7.30pm start. The cost is £6 per person, six to eight per table. Take your own food and drink (some nibbles will be provided). To book a table ring Val on 07876 194375 or Phil: 07876 256235 or email quiz@kettlebridgeclogs.org Works: There will be footway works starting on Monday, September 12 for six weeks between 7am and 5pm at Trevor Drive. Correspondent: Gilly Hurley Tel: 01622 790734 AylesfordEccles@ aol.com Correspondent: Ron Stubbs Tel: 01622 532097 Past experiences: The Glories of Anglo-Saxon England will unfold for the audience of the history society’s opening meeting of the new season in the village hall, Heath Road on Monday, September 12. The speaker will be Imogen Corrigan and the session will start at 7.45pm. All clogged up: The Kettle Bridge Clogs have arranged a quiz for Saturday, September 17 at St Nicholas Church Hall, Poplar Grove. Arrive 7.15 for a 7.30pm start. The cost is £6 per person with teams of six to eight. Take your own food and drink (some nibbles will be provided). To book ring Val on 07876 194375 or Phil on 07876 256235 or email: quiz@kettlebridgeclogs.org Day trip: A good day out was enjoyed by those on the parish coach outing to Southend-on-Sea last Saturday organised by St Andrew’s Church. A suggestion for next year’s destination under consideration (a visit to Colchester Zoo) won much approval. Ready, steady: Ride and Stride is on Saturday, September 10, when a great deal of physical effort will be made with the aim of assisting church funds. Those in the thick of it, the cyclists and walkers, are asked to sign up as many sponsors as possible. Planning a good route is a key factor with areas where many churches are congregated ideal for those on foot while comparatively flat zones are favoured by cyclists. Half of the money raised goes to the church nominated by the par- ticipant and the other half to the Friends of Kent Churches. Eat and listen: Saturday, September 17 is the date of the next breakfast for men in the Rectory, Church Lane. The breakfast is from 8.309.30am and will be followed by a half-hour talk by the Rev Matthew Buchan on his experiences as an auxiliary RAF chaplain. Space is limited so if you wish to attend, phone 726263 to ascertain the position. A donatin of £2 is suggested. Thanks: The royal picnic held at Scraces at the start of July raised £730 for St Margaret’s four missions. The event was held courtesy of Anne and Michael Passmore. Many thanks to the team of helpers as well as to all those visitors who contributed. The friends are back: Tuesday, September 13, is the beginning of the new season for the Friends of Harmony, a group who meet to enjoy singing a wide variety of music. New membersare welcome. There Correspondent: Martin Hider Tel: 01622 736327 mhider5@ gmail.com RSPB: The local group of the RSPB will be given an illustrated talk by John Wyatt entitled Birds in Ancient Egypt at Grove Green Community Hall on Thursday,