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Shooting Star Entertainments are pleased to present Aladdin on Friday 15th December 2017 at The Scout Hut, Ditton. Doors open 6.00pm & show starts at 7.00pm. Refreshments available. Tickets £5 from Kaz on 07505 329649. Ditton Indoor Short Mat Bowls Club: The club is well established and friendly and we welcome new members. Monday and Friday afternoon 1pm to 4pm at Ditton Community Centre. Are you looking for a new pastime? Come along and join us or contact Graham Jackson (Club Chairman) - 01732 843336 Coffee Morning: There will be a Christmas Coffee Morning next Saturday, November 25, between 11 am and 1.30 pm in the Old School Hall, Lower Road. Raffle, cakes, home made pressies, etc. coffee from 11am. Proceeds in aid of church funds. Correspondent: Janet Burnett, The parish Office, Sutton Valence Village Hall, North Street, Sutton Valence, ME17 3HS Mob: 07759159552 Tel: 01622 844135 Christmas Fair: St Mary’s Christmas Fair on Saturday November 18, noon to 2.30pm at Sutton Valence Village Hall. Come and enjoy lunch, bar, gifts, Christmas Cards, Teddy Tombola and much more. There will be a licensed and a sumptuous ploughman’s supper is included in the ticket price. Teams of 4 or less will be asked to share a table, The maximum number of players in a team is 8. Charity coffee: Plans are being made for a special coffee morning in Grafty Green village hall on Wednesday December 30th beginning at 10.30am. The object of the event is to raise money for TEAR fund. This charity works with those in need in many countries. Not too late: There is still time to book a stall at the Crafty Grafty craft fair in the village hall between 11am and 3pm on Saturday November 26. Contact Carol Hulm on 01622 850287 for full details. Correspondent: Margo McFarlane, 13 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, ME17 1AY Tel: 01622 859682 Going in style: Life-long buddies Willie, Joe and Al decide to buck retirement, step off the straight and narrow following the crash of their pension funds. Starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin, the three embark on a daring bid to knock off every bank that absconded with their money. The film will be shown on Friday, November 24, at 7.30pm for 8pm start at the village hall. Refreshments included in £3 entrance fee. Christmas lecture: Tickets are available for the Star of Bethlehem lecture presented by Glyn de Lacy, which will be followed by cheese and wine at St John the Baptist church, Marley Road. The event takes place on Friday, December 8, at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 each, (children under 14 free if accompanied by an adult) from the Post Office and Salon 62 in West Street. Details on 01622 853853 or starofbethlehem@friendsofst- Plenty of space: The Harrietsham Gardening Society currently has over sixty members but would welcome new members. This month attendees will enjoy a talk by Chris Wade, entitled ‘Saxon Shore Way’ on Tuesday, November 21, at 7.30pm in the Ambrose hall, Church Road. Details from the chairman on 01622 859674 or check the website www.harrietshamgardeningsociety.org Cake sale: The primary school are organising several fundraising events for Children in Need on Friday, November 17. Please support the after-school club who will hold a cake sale at the end of the school day to help boost the funds. The next open day for the September 2018 intake will be held at the school, West Street on Friday, November 24, 9.30am – 11.30am. Coming soon, PTFA Christmas Fayre on Saturday, December 2. Generosity: Thank you to all those who supported the many fund raising events organised throughout the village in aid of the Poppy Appeal. The coffee morning on Friday, November 10, hosted by the History Society was well attended and St John the Baptist church held the Remembrance service on Sunday, November 12 at 10.15am. Fund raising: The Village Hall Trust invite you to join the Race Night to be held at the hall on Saturday, November 25, at 7.30pm for first race at 8pm. There will be eight races on the night, admission £2 per person. Cash bar, bring your own food. All welcome, proceeds to hall improvements. Looking ahead: The Network magazine is delivered free monthly to each household in the village. News items, articles and photographs are welcome. Please note the deadline for advertising and editorial for the January 2018 edition is Friday, December 1, at noon. The magazine is published by Harrietsham Fish Scheme, please send editorial copy to editor@harrietshamfishscheme.org PARISH COUNCIL: The next meeting of the parish council will be held at the Booth hall, Church Road on Wednesday, November 29 at 7.30pm. The first meeting of 2018 will be on Wednesday, January 31. Details from 01622 850089 Correspondent: Daniel Lavender, 1B Forge Lane, Headcorn, TN27 9QG Mob: 07421983115 PARISH COUNCIL: On Monday November 20th there is a open spaces committee meeting 7pm in the green room Correspondent: Liz Willy , 108 Eyhorne Street, Hollingbourne, ME17 1UA Mob: 07928668924 PARISH COUNCIL: 1. Apologies for absence: Cllr M Bedwell (meeting clashed with secular work), Cllr J Cobbett (previous engagement) & Cllr Mrs Shellina Prendergast – KCC (prior engagement) 2. Declarations and Requests Declaration of Changes to the Register of Interests – none; Declaration of Interest in items on the Agenda – Cllr D Ardley will abstain from commenting or voting on the planning application (17/504606/FULL) as it is his property; Requests for Dispensations – none 3. Approval of minutes of last meeting (circulated prior to meeting)