COMMUNITY NEWS

Aldington

Correspondent: Alison Baldwin, Church Hill Cottage, Church Lane, Aldington, TN25 7EG

Mob: 07949561489 alison@coastcommunications.co.uk

Village meeting: Saturday January 18, 3pm. in the village hall. A meeting for all residents hosted by the Parish Council to discuss the Neighbourhood Plan area and what this means for the future of the village, to give residents a voice.

Appledore

Correspondent: Ruth Smith, Griffin Park Cottage, Tenterden Road, Appledore, TN26 2AP

Tel: 01233 758564 ruthasmith@sky.com Plough Sunday: There with be a special service. Sunday January 19, 10.30am, in the Stone Church, which will be a joint service for Appledore and Stone congregation’s. It will be a Plough Service. Plough Sunday is when the traditional farming year began. Years ago, a ploughshare would be brought to the Church to be blessed and the fields around would also be blessed. Now the service is a celebration of farming. All welcome.

Book Club: A select group of Book Club members met in the Black Lion this week. Many of the Club were on holiday or in bed with the current virus. However those who went discussed

December’s book, ‘The Lost Ancestor’ by Nathan Dylan Goodwin. This is the second in a series of genealogical crime mystery books. We enjoyed the first in November and all agreed that the second was also good. For January, we decided to have a change and read ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ by Anthony Doerr. This is about a French girl and a German boy who meet in France during World War 2. The next meeting Wednesday February 12, 7pm.

Ashford

Correspondent: Emily Neighbour

Tel: 01233 664673 eaneighbour@gmail.com Archaeology and History: Monday January 20, 7.30pm, Ashford Archaeological and Historical Society look forward to a talk entitled ‘Smuggling to the King’s Deceit.’ This covers the growth of smuggling, the Napoleonic Wars, its resurgence and decline.The speaker is John Morewood who has written books on the subject and addressed the Waterloo Association Conference last year.

The meeting will be in the Quaker Meeting House, Albert Road, Ashford TN24 8NY. All are welcome. Visitors £3. Further particulars from Marion Pont on 01233 820679, trayton.wspont@ btopenworld.com or access our website wwwashfordarchhist.org, facebook. com/ashfordarchhist

Bethersden

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Biddenden

Correspondent: Sian Walker, 2 Standen Cottages, Smarden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8JT Tel: 01580 291389 Sian_walker@hotmail. co.uk

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Bilsington

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Bodsham

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Bonnington

Correspondent: Alison Baldwin, Church Hill Cottage, Church Lane, Aldington, TN25 7EG Mob: 07949561489 alison@coastcommunications.co.uk

Village meeting: Saturday January 18, 3pm, in the village hall. A meeting for