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and Siingers. Enjoy the music of Frank, Dean, Bing, Ella and many more on Friday February 16 from 7.30pm at the community centre. Licensed bar. Tickets £23. Call 01580 893313 or email john@ theclefhangers.com Parish council casual vacancies: Are you interested in your local community? Do you have a skill or relevant experience that you would like to share? If so and you would like to join the parish council contact the clerk for information at clerk@dittonparishcouncil.gov. uk phone 01732 844749. 50th anniversary: Ditton Minors celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. To mark this special occasion Ditton Minors and the parish council will be hosting a community event on Saturday July 7. The event will take place all day/evening at Kilbarn Road Recreation Ground and the community centre. Lots of attractions, rides, stalls and arena events are planned. If you have any history with Ditton Minors and would like to get involved, or if you are a member of another club/group in the village and would like to get involved, email clerk@dittonparishcouncil.gov.uk Are you interested in booking a pitch for the day? It will be a great opportunity to showcase your products, sell and promote your business to the whole community and beyond. Cost £15 a pitch. For full details contact Jackie Clare 07872 986469, email jclare655@ gmail.com on 01622 862730. Entry £5 per person (includes raffle tickets). Soup and snowdrops: St Mary’s Langley is hosting its Open Church, Soup and Snowdrops event on Saturday February 10 from 10am-3pm. See the snowdrops in flower and sample the home made soups, cakes and breads. All in the peaceful surroundings of St Mary’s Church. Correspondent: Maureen Jopson, 68 Stockett Lane, Coxheath, ME17 4PY Tel: 01622 746086 Apologies: Please accept my apologies if your event did not appear in recent issues. I developed a problem with my eyes and couldn’t see. It’s all sorted out now and things are returning to normal. Farmers’ market.: The first farmers’ market of the new year is on Sunday, February 4 at the Old School Hall, Lower Road from 10am-1pm. All the usual stall holders. Correspondent: Janet Burnett, The parish Office, Sutton Valence Village Hall, North Street, Sutton Valence, ME17 3HS Mob: 07759159552 Tel: 01622 844135 Parish council: The next council meeting is on Wednesday, February 7 at 8pm at the Filmer Hall. The public are invited to attend.
www.fantwildlifegroup.org.uk Take your partners: For the RNLI’s fundraising Barn Dance for the Lifeboats on Friday, March 2 at 7.30pm in Fant Community Hall, Fant Lane. Dancing to the music of the popular John Sweeney. Ticket price £10 includes ploughman’s type supper. Take your own drinks and nibbles. To book contact John Ashbolt on 01622 725435 or Alan Cocks on 761004.
For those who would like to grow potatoes and have failed so far, help is at hand. Dr Sue Turner will be offering guidance at the Grafty Green Gardening Club meeting in the village hall on Tuesday, February 6 at 7.30pm. New members are always welcome to the club. Sunday worship: Holy Communion will be celebrated in St Nicholas church, Boughton Malherbe on Sunday, February 4 at 9.30am. Tuesday prayers will be in the same building at the same time on February 6. Pancakes: The enterprising Grafty Green Village Hall Committee has planned another food event. Tuesday, February 13 is Pancake Day and from 4.30pm-6.30pm, pancakes will be on offer in the hall. No tickets are required. This is an occasion for instant food. Calendars: It’s February already but if you haven’t bought a 2018 calendar yet just call in to the village shop and buy one of the attractive locally designed Boughton Malherbe calendars at only £5. Correspondent: Margo McFarlane, 13 Mercer Drive, Harrietsham, ME17 1AY Tel: 01622 859682 Guest speaker: The Mayor of Maidstone, Cllr Malcolm Greer was an invited guest at the parish council meeting held on January 31. Cllr Richard Greenwood represented Lenham Parish Council. Harrietsham and Lenham council members work closely together on joint initiatives and are at present discussing improvements to the A20, following the substantial increase in the new dwellings accessing the road. The next meeting of the council will be Wednesday, February 28. All welcome. PARISH COUNCIL: Following the resignation of Malcolm Alladyce, there is a vacancy on the parish council. If you are interested in joining the council and would like details contact the clerk on 01622 850089 or harrietshampc@aol.com Submission date: The deadline for both advertisements and editorial copy for the Network magazine, which is delivered parish wide by the Harrietsham Fish Scheme, will be Friday, February 2 by midday. Send to editor@harrietshamfishscheme.org or hand into Salon 62 in West Street, mark for The Editor. Storage needed: Following the hugely successful pantomime performed by members of HAMS, thoughts turn to the next venture. The group are looking for suitable storage space where they can store the scenery and props during the year. If you can offer a dry, secure space in a garage or barn contact the chairman, David Penny 07731 455677. New members are always wel-