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Correspondent: Lorraine Jones, 36 The Street, Adisham, CT3 3JL Tel: 01304 840005 lorraine.j.jones@btinternet. com Toddlers: Village hall , term time, Thursdays, 9am. Church: Services at Holy Innocents this month, 11am, Sunday March 17 Morning Prayer. Sunday March 10 and 31 Holy Communion. Sunday March 24 Benefice Service at St Giles Kingston. Coffee and cake concert, there will be an eclectics choir concert, Saturday March 16, 10.15-11.15am, St Peters Church, Bridge. School: This term the school has welcomed a new head teacher Mrs Hickman who has taken over this role. Mrs Cummins will continue teaching Snowdrop class as well as being the SENCO. Mrs Coombs has been running lunchtime drop in sessions, for any children that may want to chat about any issues they have. Children have made worry boxes which have been placed around the school. If you have a child who is starting school this year rising fours is Tuesdays, 2-3pm. Please contact the school for more details. Village Hall: Committee meeting will be held tonight, Thursday March 7, 7.30pm, 131 The Street. If anyone is interested in joining the committee please pop along to the meeting or contact Roger. To hire please call Roger 07782 173776, or take a look at the new Facebook page for more details. Jazz: With Ian Miller on saxophone and Dominic Spencer on the piano. Sunday March 10, 8pm in the village hall, £10 per ticket, available from Roger 07782 173776. Village Summer Fete: Sunday July 7, this will include the Church Strawberry Tea in the village hall. A meeting to discuss this event will be held March 20, 7.30pm in the village hall, please pop along if you would like to be involved. PARISH COUNCIL : Next meeting will be held Monday March 11, 7pm, village hall. The agenda for meetings will be available on the parish council’s website www.adishampc.kentparishes.gov.uk, also will be displayed in the notice boards on the barn at the pond and the village hall. To contact the clerk please email clerk.adisham@outlook.com or call 07584 160199. If you have any items for the parish news sheet please make sure they are sent in by the 20th of the month in order for them to be included in the magazine. Contact kenterrett@btinternet.com The AGM will be held Monday April 8, 7pm, village hall. Big Breakfast: Well done to Nikki and Madge for sorting out and running the brica-brac stall raising £85 this month. Waste: Collection times, 6am-6pm. Household and food waste will be collected Friday March 8 and 22. Recycling, garden waste and food waste will be collected Friday March 15 and 29. Any problems with waste not being collected please contact the council by phone or via the website. Information can be found at canterburycitycouncil.gov.uk. A calendar can be requested from Serco. Library Van: This will be outside the school, Friday March 8 and 22, 1-1.45pm. My Rural: A wide range of animal activities for families, groups and individuals. Different themes and animals available. All include a site tour and hands-on time holding and feeding the animals. Please contact Jo 07845 123947 joanna@myrural.co.uk Check out the Facebook page or go to www.myrural.co.uk

Ash

Correspondent: Jean Ryan, Old Barn Cottage, Hoaden, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2LG Tel: 01304 812148 jeanryan42@gmail.com Spring Heritage Talk: Thursday March 7 ‘Bygone Ash’ from our Parish Archives, an illustrated talk given by Peter Ewart and Cressida Williams. All are welcome, you don’t need to be a Heritage Group member. Starting 7.30pm, entrance £3. WI Spring Quiz: Saturday April 6, village hall. Tables of up to 8, £6 per head can be booked from Sarah Stephenson 01304 813530 or email smstephenson@hotmail. co.uk Please bring your own supper and drinks. If you’d like to come but can’t make up a table, please tell Sarah and she will fit you in. Church Cafe: The café is held Wednesdays in the heated Church porch, 10-11.30am with tea, coffee and homemade cake. The Church is still collecting items for the local Foodbank in a bin, which is sited on the right of the font next to the kitchen. Proposed Art Group: If you are interested in joining an art group to be held at the village hall, please contact Teresa Tanner 01304 812056 or email teresatannerartist@ gmail.com Teresa is an experienced art tutor recently moved to Ash looking to start up a new group. Classes are suitable for all ages and abilities.

Aylesham

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Badlesmere

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Barham

Correspondent: Diana Forrest, Derringstone Hill House, Barham, Canterbury, CT4 6QD Tel: 01227 831304 diforrest@vfast.co.uk Bowls Club Jumble: Saturday March 16, Barham village hall costs 50p, not £5 as mentioned in last week’s village news. Drop off your jumble on Monday 6.30-9pm at the village hall or Wednesday 1.30-4pm where short mat bowls is taking place. Garden Questions Answered: There will be an informal Horticultural Society evening at the Duke of Cumberland, Tuesday March 12, 7.309.30pm. Experienced gardeners will be on hand to answer your questions. Wednesday March 13, Barham village hall, 7.30pm there will be an opportunity to hear Ferne Elder talking about Gardening for Wildlife. Catching Lives: Thursday March 14, the speaker at the B w K Women’s Institute meeting will be James Duff who will be talking about “Catching Lives” an organisation which cares for homeless young people in Canterbury and other parts of Kent. The meeting will take place Barham village hall, 2.30pm. History Society: This month’s Archive morning takes place Friday March 15, 10am-12pm, village hall. Come along and bring any photos of interest connected with Barham’s past, or get help in identifying dates or people. The March meeting will be a talk on “The First Brexit” by Andy Linklater. This will be a public meeting and is in Kingston Barn, Wednesday March 20, 7.30pm. Tickets on door £5 for visitors, £3 for members. Litter Pick: There will be a working party on Saturday March 16 (weather permitting) starting from Barham village hall, 2pm. The pick should last no more than two hours and soup and hot drinks will be provided. Please let Amanda Sparkes know if you intend to participate amanda.sparkes@sky. com or David Wood dw4746@ yahoo.co.uk Charity Race Night: A night of filmed racing, bingo and other easy to play games is being held Saturday March 23. Barham village hall, 8pm. Cash prizes to be won. Tables of 8, £5 per person. Bring your own food and drink. Tea, coffee and ice cream available in the interval. Tickets from Berni at Greenbanks 831731 or Matt Archer marieandmatt@hotmail.co.uk Church Services: Redecorating of St. John’s Church started February 25 and is due to finish by Maundy Tuesday. Services which normally take place in St. John’s are moved to other churches in the Benefice. Sunday March 10 there will be a combined Holy Communion Service for Barham and Adisham, 11am in Adisham. There will also be a Family Communion service, 11am at Kingston.

Bekesbourne

Correspondent: Jill Thomas, The Gatehouse, Old Palace Road, Bekesbourne, CT4 5ES Tel: 01227 832573 s.thomas.jt@gmail.com Wine and Wisdom: The annual quiz evening will be held 7.30pm, Saturday March 9. Book a table of 6-8 with Graham Duplock 01227 830271 or Vicky Woolnough 01227 379126. Take your own drinks and nibbles. £5 a head. New Meetup: The village hall will be open again, 10am12pm, Wednesday March 13, for cake and chat with neighbours and friends. Do come and support this new initiative aimed at getting Bekesbourne folk together and talking. Parish Council: Next meeting is Monday March 11, 7.30pm, village hall. Correspondent: Gabrielle Davis, 21 Sea View Road, Beltinge, CT6 6JB Tel: 01227 367426 gaby1davis@gmail.com If you have an item concerning Beltinge, please contact the correspondent above.

Bishopsbourne

Correspondent: Malcolm Mitchell, The Old Cottage, Bishopsbourne, CT4 5HT Church Services: Gill Applin led the Morning Prayer service at St Mary’s Church, Sunday March 3. She thanked Gubby Wales for organising the Snowdrop Walk at Charlton Park that raised £475 for Church funds, to which should be added £45 from a make-up demonstration by Olwen Shaw. With work being carried out in St John’s Church, Barham, services there will have to be transferred to other churches in the Barham Downs Group. March 10, the first Sunday of Lent, there will be the following services: 11am, combined Communion for Barham and Adisham, Holy Innocents, Adisham; also 11am, family Communion, St Giles’s, Kingston. Looking Ahead: Coffee morning and sale will be held in the Conrad Hall, Saturday April 13, 10am-12pm. Donations to stalls and raffle will be greatly appreciated.

Blean

Correspondent: Tamsin Parry Mob: 07791 400367 tamsinblean@gmail.com Blean Spring Fair: Village hall, Saturday March 30, 10am-2pm. There will be stalls, tombola, raffle and many other things, including wonderful cakes, teas and coffees plus a home-made lunch. Come along and join the fun. Blean Gardeners: At the meeting on Thursday, February 28, the Chairman, William Leetham, advised that the President’s Challenge, a Dwarf Dahlia Tuber, would be available at the next meeting on Thursday March 28. The guest presenter, Hugh Ragget, then showed an interesting film of the many achievements of Sir Thomas Hanbury, notably the La Mortola garden in the south of France along with many acts of philanthropy. Part two of this story will be shown at the July meeting. Commencing with the Spring Social, all meetings will start 7.30pm until the autumn.

Bossingham / Upper Hardres

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Bridge/patrixbourne

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