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Correspondent: Joan Drury, Weirton Villa, Headcorn Road, Grafty Green, ME17 2AP Tel: 01622 853766 jdrury23@ btinternet.com All Age Worship: There will be a service for all ages in St Nicholas church Boughton Malherbe on Sunday, November 27 at 9.30am. Tuesday prayers will be in Ulcombe church on November 29 at 9.30am. Eventful weekend: Grafty Green residents can enjoy two events in the village hall on the first weekend in December. Saturday December 3 at 7.30pm for 8pm, is the annual pre-Christmas quiz. Tickets at £8 are on sale in the village shop. On Sunday December 4 from 11am3pm, the hall will host the Crafty Grafty Christmas Fair. This is an opportunity to buy Christmas gifts locally. Men@ Breakfast: Brian Walpole, an ex-Concorde pilot, will be the speaker at the men’s breakfast on Saturday, November 26 at 8am. The meal will be served in the hospitality suite at the Heart of Flavour in Maidstone (www.hokh.org/index. php/support-us/heart of flavour or phone James Hodkinson on 01622 850137). There will not be a men’s breakfast in December. Messy Christmas: The next Messy Church will be held in Harrietsham church on Saturday, December 18 from 4pm-6pm. Watch this column for more details. Correspondent: Jackie Nixon Mob: 07950 549887 jackie.kmlocal@ hotmail. com Reserve quiz night: Vinters Valley Nature Reserve present a quiz night on Saturday, December 3 at the community hall (next to Tesco car park). Doors open 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Prizes for winning team and a raffle. Entrance by ticket £6 per person, available by emailing chairman@vvpt.co.uk Give name, phone number and quantity of tickets required. Teams of up to eight. Take your own nibbles and drinks. All monies raised will go towards the upkeep and running of the reserve. PARISH COUNCIL: Boxley Parish Council, which covers Sandling, met on November 7. Local items included: Crime, shoplifting, Next, October 11. Land to the rear of Tesco Grove Green: Work would be undertaken. When time allows, to contact the owners concerning maintenance. Correspondent: Rosa Sams, Uplands Hogbarn Lane, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1NZ Tel: 01622 859412 rosa.sams@ googlemail.com Roadworks: Hook Lane, between the
A20 Ashford Road and West Street, is closed for gas main replacement works. It is due to reopen on December 11. Christmas Tree Festival: The Friends of St John the Baptist church will be running this event over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday. December 3-4. Village groups and business have been invited to decorate trees in the style of their group and the trees can be viewed from 10am-4pm on Saturday and 10am-3.30pm on Sunday. Charity Christmas quiz: On Saturday, December 3, there will be a fun quiz to raise money to send Ed to Peru. He will be working with the Vine Trust for three weeks next summer to help children, families and communities in areas of extreme poverty. Ed needs to raise £2,800 and this will be the first fundraising activity.Tickets cost £8 each and will include food, but take your own drink. Contact Steve or Sue on 01622 850948. For details on the Vine Trust visit www. vinetrust.org/home Correspondent: Liz Willy , 108 Eyhorne Street, Hollingbourne, ME17 1UA Mob: 07928668924 elizabethwilly@ btinternet.com Christmas Market: The annual Christmas Market in the Village Hall on Saturday, November 26 from 10am-noon in the village hall. Stalls include Christmas hamper raffle, children’s toys, Christmas cards, gifts, jams, cakes, guess the weight of the cake, and second hand books. Tea and coffee will be available. Plant heritage: On Sunday, Novem
ber 27 from 2-4pm in the village