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help by donating non-electrical goods such as clothing, bedding, personal care items, pens, pencils, educational goods, calculators etc for the less fortunate communities in Africa then please contact Audrey Joy MBE on 01622 850806. All donations gratefully received. Diary date: Make a note to join the popular Harrietsham in Bloom Society (HIBS) Quiz Night to be held on Saturday, March 17 at the village hall. Church Road, tickets available from the chairman Andrew Rogers on 01622 859352 Shredding needed: The one hundred plus rescue ferrets looked after by the volunteers at the Harrietsham Ferret Rescue need long cut (not cross cut) shredded paper (no newspaper) for bedding purposes. If you are able to help, the rescue need water drinking bottles, fleece hammocks or sleeping bags and old plastic toys. Every little bit helps to protect the rescue ferrets. Please contact Chris or Roy on 01622 851690 to find out more. Concert band: The Invicta Concert Band will perform a mixture of music from the shows and popular classics at St John the Baptist church, Marley Road, on Friday, February 16 at 7.30pm - 9.30pm. Tickets at £10 each including cheese and wine are available from Denise Williams 01622 859410 or Chris Roots 01622 851885. All welcome. Dunkirk film: The 2017 film which is 12A portrays the historic event as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops escape to safety from France to England, as the enemy forces advance. The village hall trust present the film at the regular Friday night film club on Friday, January 26 at 7.30pm for 8pm start. Entry is open to all subject to age restrictions on the films. Entrance £3 per person (£1 joining fee for first film) and includes tea/coffee and biscuits. All welcome. Short mat bowls: The popular past time of short mat bowls is well established at the village hall, Church Road. Members meet twice a week in the Ambrose hall. Every Monday 2pm - 4.30pm and every Thursday 7pm - 10pm. New members are always welcome and full details are available from the secretary Mr.B Rust on 01622 859556 Health Walks: There are numerous walks offered of varying distances to suit all ages and abilities. Come and along meet some new friends and benefit from some exercise in the fresh air. Full details available from the organiser, Ms M. Darby on 01622 850657. Toddlers meet: Parents,babies and toddler group meet at the Ambrose hall, Church Road, every Thursday 9.30am - 11.30am. If you are new to the village and would like to meet up with parents for an informal chat and find out what is available, simply pop into the village hall. Family event: Join the Harrietsham Family Event on each Saturday morning (weather permitting) at the Glebe Field, Marley Road. A walking course is set out and you can amble, walk briskly, or run, you decide! Full details from Tom and Janetta Sams on 01622 859412 All welcome, all age groups. PARISH COUNCIL: The Parish Council meet on Wednesday, January 31 at 7.30pm in the village hall. All parishioners welcome to attend. Details on 01622 850089 Correspondent: Margo McFarlane, 13 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, ME17 1AY Tel: 01622 859682 Tickets available: Members of the Lenham Gardening Society can collect their tickets for the Winter Social event to be held at the community centre on Thursday, February 15 at 7.30pm. Numbers will be required for catering purposes. Details from the chairman on 01622 850228. British Legion: Members of the Royal British Legion Women’s Section meet on Thursday, January 25 at 2.30pm in the community centre. New members are always welcome, just pop in for an informal chat and more information. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 22 at 2.30pm. If you missed: the beginners groups for the Beginners2Runners held at the Lenham School, Activate Gym, Ham Lane, then you can sign up for course two, which starts Sunday, March 18 for 10 weeks. For more information email tellmemore@ beginners2runners.co.uk Panto fun: The hugely successful pantomime Beauty and the Beast performed by the HAMS group on Friday and Saturday, January 1920 at the community centre, was a sell out. Everyone in the audience joined in and fun was had by a wide range of age groups. Well done to the members of HAMS for the production of a well received performance. Work starts on next years panto, to be announced soon! Hub Club: The first meeting of the Len Valley Community Hub Club takes place at the Social Club, High Street on Thursday, February 1 at 2pm-4pm. All welcome to attend, if you need help with transport please contact Jenny on 01622 859208. Sachiko work: If you would like to know more about making a Sachiko evening bag and try your hand at a new skill, or simply work on your own projects, then why not pop into the community centre and in the Osborne room you will find a happy band of sewers busy making wonderful pieces of handicraft items. It does not matter if you are a beginner or an accomplished seamstress, you will be equally welcome to join the group. Details from Pamela Gillard on 01233 879507 or moonbeamspinner@gmail.com PARISH COUNCIL: The next planning committee meeting will be held in the Appleton room at the community centre, Groom Way on Monday, February 5 at 7.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Details on 01622 859682 Members of the council will meet with drainage contractors to try to resolve the reoccurring flooding problem in the Maidstone Road car park. The parish council are responsible for the upkeep of the site, and despite recently having all the drains cleaned, the issue of specific areas of flooding has not yet been resolved. Would dog walkers please remember to keep their pets on leads whilst in the churchyard of St Marys church the Square. Several incidences of dog fouling have been reported, the parish council have provided two new bins, please use them and dispose of dog bags responsibly. Thank you. KCC alerts: You can now sign