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Correspondent: Jean Watson Mob: 07966 361434 Tel: 01622 687053 Blockbusters: Have fun at the next Get Together meeting on Wednesday November 9 when Sally will be hosting this well known quiz game. Starts 2.30 - 4 pm in the Baptist Church. Allington Fireworks Spectaular: Saturday November 5 the ACA Castle Road present their annual Allington Fireworks Spectacular. Come and enjoy the display plus Music, Hot Food, Fun Fair and Licenced Bar. Advance Tickets £5, On the gate £7each and Under 3 Free - Gates open at 6pm, Display at 7:30. Maidstone Flower Club: The Christmas Floral Art demonstration tickets are on sale for Thursday November 10 at Ditton Community Centre. National demonstrator Angela Turner will present ‘All is Calm, All is Bright’. Plus Stalls, Raffle and refreshments. Free parking. Tickets £9 and £7.50 for members. Doors open at 6.45 for 7.30pm. To purchase tickets call 01622 741207 Vacancy: If you would like to be correspondent for Aylesford/Eccles, contact Debbie Edwards, email: dedwards@ thekmgroup.co.uk Hospice event: Let it Snow! is a Christmas fancy dress fun run taking place on the morning of Sunday, December 11. Registration from 8.30am, run starts 10am. Prizes on the day for best Christmas fancy dress; snow storms aorund the course, karaoke at the start, candy cane and medal at finish line, hot food and drinks on sale throughout. If you register before November 11, entrance is adults £17, children under 16 £7, family of four £45, team of eight adults £10. For information, phone the hospice fundraising team on 01622 790195. Or visit https://www.hokh.org/ events/detail/let-it-snow-thechristmas-fancy-dress-fun-run The Friars: From Saturday to Sunday, November 5-20, the North Barn will host a woodturners winter exhibition from 10am-5pm. Church news: Messy Church will be held on Friday, November 4 from 4.15pm at The Brassey Centre, Station Road. All families are welcome to get creative through crafts, songs, stories and celebration. Refreshments will be served after the session. Admission £1 per child who must be accompanied by an adult. The Remembrance Service on Sunday, November 13, will start at 10am. Correspondent: Ron Stubbs Tel: 01622 726962 Waste paper: We have reached the penultimate collection of waste paper and cardboard by the local Scouts and Guides. Over the years these enterprising groups aided by their getaway driver friends and neighbours have shifted many tonnes of paper and card saving it from landfill sites and helping their groups to obtain new buildings. Have your waste paper and card ready for collection on your paths by 9am on Saturday, November 5, bagged, boxed or bundled. Just in case it is windy or wet overnight it would be appreciated if the waste is kept securely and dry. Lunch club: Will meet in The Bull, Tonbridge Road on Wednesday, November 2 at 12.30pm, for a meal of roast beef and vegetables with sticky toffee pudding, tea or coffee. The cost is £10; let Derek (01622 726241) know by noon on Monday at the latest if you expect to be present. Open day: West Borough Primary
School has an open day on Thurs- day, November 17 from 9.30am. Meet the head, Mrs Crittenden and the rest of the staff and take a tour of the premises including the newly refurbished classrooms. Entry is via Greenway which is off Queens Road. Bonfire night: The primary school, Belmont Close has organised a bonfire night with a barbecue, DJ and fire eaters on Friday, November 4. Gates open at 5.30pm for a 7pm start to the display. Entry costs £7. What a card: Christmas cards are a great way of keeping in touch with relatives and friends and a familiar scene is a definite bonus. St Margaret’s Church, often known as ‘The Church in the Fields’ is an obvious example and two colourful views of it are available. One shows the church in the snow while the other is a close-up of the door. Supplied with envelopes they are in packs of five with each pack costing £2.50, which goes to church funds. You can buy them from Thyme at the Lemon Tree or The Family Funeral Service in Beverley Road, the post office near The Bull or from any committee member. 2017: Are you considering having a child baptised next year? Do you know what is involved? Find out simply by going to Church Cross House (at the South Street/Church Lane junction) on Saturday, November 19 from 11am-12.30pm. Want to know more first? Call Kathleen on 01622 729036 or email kab.barming@ btinternet.com They said it couldn’t be done: And on the face of it most people would have agreed but not Anne Chance who will relate her experience in Across America with a wheelchair. She will relate her tale to members of the Ivy Club for the over 60s at their meeting on Wednesday, November 9. The meeting will be held in the hall of St Andrew’s Church from 2pm and the club normally meets there on alternate Wednesdays. Up, up and away: Have you ever imagined yourself in some other part of this planet? A mountainous region, for example. Well, before you embark on that opt for the slightly easier trek down to St Margaret’s on Saturday, November 12 arriving in time for the 7pm start to view the Mustang area of Nepal. This is an area in the rain shadow of the Himalayas but with desert scenery Pictures of the three-day Tiji (sic) festival in which demons are cast out of the royal capital of Mustang Lo Manthang will also be seen. Presented by Sue and Derek Rowell. Patience for patients: If you have