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Correspondent: Jean Watson Mob: 07966 361434 Tel: 01622 687053 Millennium Green: There is a Wine and Wisdom evening on Saturday October 29 in St Nicholas Church Hall at 7.30pm. Teams of up to eight welcome. £5 per head (includes nibbles) Take your own drinks. To book tickets phone 01622 756660 Get together: At the next Get Together meeting in the Baptist Church on Wednesday, November 2, you can enjoy some refreshments while having a chat, play a few games or just relax in some friendly company. From 2.30-4pm. Hoedown Fun: The Baptist Church will be hosting a Barn Dance on Saturday, October 29 starting at 7pm Adults £5, children under 18 £2. Refreshments included. For tickets contact Sue Smith on 01622 729583 or pay at door on the night Coffee time: On Wednesday, November 2 St Nicholas Church invites you to a coffee morning from 11am1pm. Donations for coffee and cake. Jewellery and gift stall. Everyone welcome. Admission free. Experience Taize: A Service of Prayer, Song and Contemplation on Sunday October 30 in St Nicholas Church starts at 5pm. Try this different and thought provoking style of worship. Vacancy: Gilly Hurley is standing down as our correspondent. If you are interested in the position, email dedwards@thekmgroup.co.uk and give a few brief details about yourself. Cobdown art exhibition: There will be a display and exhibition of members’ work from Cobdown Art Club on Saturday and Sunday, October 29-30 at the Brassey Centre, Aylesford from 11-5pm. It cost 50p entrance and there will be refreshments available. HOKH Christmas cards: Heart of Kent Hospice Christmas cards are on sale. You can pick up your cards from the café at the Hospice in Preston Hall or in any of the shops. For a list of shops or to download the brochure and order form visit www.hokh.org Get messy: St Peter & St Pauls Church Aylesford will be hosting Messy Church on the first Friday of every month in the Brassey Centre, Station Road Aylesford from 4.156.30pm starting November 4. All the family are welcome to join in craft activities, story time, singing and celebration followed by simple refreshments. There will be a small charge of £1 per child to cover costs (sorry no unaccompanied children). For information contact Jane on 01622 750793/07462 682980 or Jonathan on 01622 717434. Aylesford crafts: There will be a craft fair in the Brassey Centre, Aylesford on Saturday November 5 from 1-4pm. A variety of hand made craft items will be on sale. Also WI cake stall and refreshments throughout the afternoon. Admission is 50p per adult. For information contact Aline on 01622 716608/07771 636872. Correspondent: Ron Stubbs Tel: 01622 726962 Bonfire party: The primary school will be hosting a bonfire party on Friday, November 4 in the school’s Belmont Close grounds. There you will also find a BBQ, a DJ and fire eaters. Gates open at 5.30pm for a 7pm start. Admission is £5 for children and £7 for adults. Lunch club: This group will meet in The Bull, Tonbridge Road on Wednesday, November 2 at 12.30pm, for a meal of roast beef and vegetables followed by sticky toffee pudding, tea or coffee. The cost is £10. Let Derek (01622 726241) know who expects to be present by noon on Monday, October 31. The club meets on the first Wednesday of the month alternating between The Bull and The Redstart, North Street. You do not have to commit to being a member for a
given number of meetings. Baptism: Are you considering having a child baptised next year? Do you need to know more? Then go to Church Cross House (junction of South Stret and Church Lane) on Saturday, November 19 from 11am– 12.30pm, and discover what is involved or contact kab.barming@ btinternet.com Asian adventure: Nepal, the mountainous kingdom wedged in the Himalayas noted for its Gurkhas and Mount Everest, is a favourite area of Sue and Derek Rowell. They have been here on many occasions and wish to share some of these moments with you in St Margaret’s Church on Saturday, November 12 at 7pm. The three-day Tiji Festival will also be featured in which demons are cast out of the royal capital Lo Manthang. Turfed out: A big thank you to all who helped transform an area of the churchyard into the present tranquil memorial garden. This has been commented on very favourably by visitors and makes the perfect setting for this part of the churchyard. Well done to the chairman and committee of the Friends of St Margaret’s who supported the work and who had the foresight to go ahead with it. Ivy Club: On Wednesday, November 9 at 2pm in the hall of St Andrew’s, Anne Chance will give an account of Across America With a Wheelchair. Do come and listen to Mrs Chance’s inspiring tale. Meeting on alternate Wednesdays this club for the over 60s has a line-up of guest speakers on a wide variety of subjects plus quizzes, games, sales and outings. Maureen (01622 721238) has all the answers to question about this popular club. Choral works: Dido and Aeneas, a comic version of Henry Purcell’s celebrated baroque opera will be performed along with settings of hymns and psalms by Gustav Holst in All Saints Church on Saturday, November 5 at 7.30pm. Tickets at £12 are unreserved on the door or from the ticket secretary on 01622 726193. Correspondent: Martin Hider Tel: 01622 736327 mhider5@ gmail.com Parish meting: The parish council will meet at Madginford Hall, Manor Rise on Tuesday November 8 at 7.30pm. Residents welcome. Coffee for charity: A coffee morning and bring and buy sale for charity will take place at the Methodist Church on Saturday, November 5 at 10,15am. All welcome. Bible thoughts: Maidstone Christadelphians will have an informal discussion about God the Creator at Madginford Hall on Sunday October 30 at 4.30pm. Old times: There will be an Old