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light lunch can book sandwiches or ploughman’s at the Kings Head pub. Ring 01622 850259 before May 30 to book a meal. To find out more ring 01622 850381. Messy Church: Lenham church is the venue for the Messy Church on Saturday May 20 from 4pm6pm. A programme of craft and other activities exploring the theme of Love has been planned. Morning worship: Holy Communion will be celebrated in St Nicholas church Boughton Malherbe on Sunday, May 21 at 9.30am. Tuesday prayers will be in Ulcombe church on May 23 at 9.30am. pub in Upper Street on Saturday, May 27 from 8.30am-10am. Correspondent: Helen Ward Tel: 01622 820810 Church: A service of Morning Prayer will be held at St Mary’s on Sunday, May 21 at 11am and will be taken by the Rev David Jones. Double success: Hunton FC has a second cup win under their belt in what has been a successful season for them. They defeated Leigh 2-1 in the final of the Tunbridge Wells Cup on May 4. Annual village meeting: All residents are invited to attend the annual village meeting which takes place at the village hall on Monday, May 22 at 7.30pm. This is an opportunity to raise any issues of concern you may have about the village and to cross question your borough and parish councillors and other officials. Local groups and clubs will also present short reports on their activities over the last year. Tea and coffee will be served from 7pm and a free light buffet supper will be provided in the interval. Agendas can be found on the parish council website (www. loosepc.kentparishes.gov.uk) or alternatively on one of the three noticeboards along the Loose/ Linton Road (outside the primary school; top of Old Loose Hill (post office end) and corner of Holmesdale Close). Tinnitus road show: Being staged by Hi Kent on Friday, May 19 from 2-4pm at Cafe Zest, 13-15 Brewer Stret (upstairs at The Life church). The group has been set up to allow people with tinnitus to meet together, share experiences and access information. Attendance is free of charge. Bug hunt: On Saturday, May 20 from 10am-noon, join the Friends of Whatman Park on a bug hunt. Families will be equipped with sweep nets and sample pots to see what critters they can catch. Illustrated talk: By Mary Smith on A Schoolgirl’s Ware: the story of a Kent School in the Second World War at the Kent History and Library Centre, James Whatman Way on Thursday, May 25 at 6.30pm. Entry £3. For information phone 03000 413131. At the museum: Dino Day on Saturday, May 27. Rex will appear at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm. He is big, he is fast and he is scary. Children can also make their own dino tail and be like Rex (£3 per child). Phone 01622 602838 for information. Correspondent: Mo Clayton Tel: 01622 831529 Tennis club: Club evenings on Wednesdays have started, and there is a coaching programme. For membership see the website https://clubspark.lta.org.uk Thursday Club: Meet in the Village Club for a quiz on May 25 from 2pm-4pm. Walking group: All walks begin from the library. Wednesday May 24, meet 9.45am for a walk to Wanshurst Green. Saturday, May 20, there is a local walk meeting at 2. Plant sale: The annual horticultural plant sale is on Saturday, May 20 from 9am-11am in the Vestry Hall. Bedding plants, container and basket plants, vegetables. Cake stall by the WI and a display by the History Group. Curry and quiz: On Saturday May 20, the primary school PTA is hosting a Curry and Quiz evening at 7.30pm in the memorial hall. Tickets available from Crowhurst & Tompsett and West End Stores. Marden Society: Back in the Vestry Hall, on Wednesday, May 24 at 7.30pm, there will be a talk by Jeremy Hodgkinson on the Wealden Iron Industry. Signs of this once important industry are all over Kent in pub names, street names etc. Coupled with the wool trade, proximity to Europe made Kent the successful county it was. Tea and coffee and a raffle. Antiphony concert: Local a capella group gentle jazz Antiphony will present Fancy Turns, a concert on the themes of spring and love with a touch of humour, at the Congregational Church at 7.30pm on Saturday, May 20. Tickets cost £10 from Crowhurst & Tompsett. Proceeds to Safe Anaesthesia Worldwide. Correspondent: Alison Dickerson, 75 Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, ME14 3BB Tel: 01622 762334 Wildlife Study Days: The next will be on Saturday May 20, entitled Introduction to Orchids led by Steve Weeks, KWT warden with David Johnson, naturalist at Tyland Barn and visits to sites in Mid Kent. The day will be about finding out about wild orchids: life cycles, pollination techniques, mycorrhizal associations, distribution, rarity and protection, habitats and aids to identification. Sunday May 21, is The Building Stones of Kent. Discover the geological context and properties of Kent’s building stones during a morning classroom session. This will be followed after lunch by a walk around Maidstone to see them used in local buildings, led by Peter Golding, geologist. Most days start at about 10am and continue to around 3 or 4pm , depending on weather conditions and at the leader’s discretion. You will usually need to take a packed lunch and refreshments, though