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Heath plus Warren Street, a large area to cover! If you can spare an hour the week beginning September 9 contact Margo on 01622 859682 or margo. mcfarlane@btinternet.com PARISH COUNCIL: Lenham will be the first parish to discuss adopting the KCC Highways Temporary Obstructions Policy following a meeting with an engineer, enforcement officer and steward from the Highways and Transportation department. The meeting was organised following several complaints and concerns relating to the placing of A-boards in and around the medieval village square. Councillors will accompany officers on a village wide visit to hand out copies of the policy and offer advice to business premises. The visit will take place during the last week in September. Details on 01622 859682. Heritage Group: The group was reinvented from the archaeological society in 2015 to encourage people who are keen on history. Meetings are at the community centre in the Osborne room on the last Wednesday of each month. Membership is £15 per year or £3 each meeting at the door, includes refreshments. Members recently undertook a dig in the garden to the rear of Thorneloe solicitors (formally NatWest bank). The items found will be on display at the next scheduled meeting Wednesday, September 27. For information contact Lesley on 01622 850275. Christmas lights: If you have enjoyed the annual switching on of the Christmas lights held in the Square during November then consider offering your help to the lighting group. Details available on info@lenhamxmaslights.co.uk or see the website lenhamxmaslights.co.uk for updates and latest information. Inscription records: Join members of the Heritage Group who are undertaking a project to record all the inscriptions on the tomb stones in the churchyard of St Marys. Volunteers are needed to help make the task easier with extra hands to help clean the headstones and decipher the wording. A detailed plan of the plots and the information gathered will be produced by the group. Full details available from Lesley on 01622 850275 Campanologists meet: The iconic bells are rung regularly at St Mary’s church in the Square. If you are interested in joining the team of bell ringers, simply visit the church on Tuesdays from 7.30pm-9pm. Competition time: Join in the Harvest Fair scarecrow competition being organised by Lenham primary school. The scarecrow must depict a character/scene from a popular family film. The scarecrow should be a maximum 1m wide by 2m tall and should be displayed in your front garden and in place for viewing by 10am on Friday, September 8 and be left in place until 4pm on Saturday, September 16. Full details from the school. Thank you: To all the clubs and societies that have contacted me with details of their forthcoming events. I would like to hear from the Scouts, Cubs, Brownies, Girl Guides, primary and secondary schools and local sports clubs in order to report any items of interest. Contact margo.mcfarlane@ btinternet.com Parish council: At 7.30pm on Monday, August 21, there will be a meeting of the planning committee at the parish pavilion, King George V Playing Field, Walnut Tree Lane. Tthe public are welStalls in the mall: The Heart of Kent Hospice is hosting pop-up stalls selling a variety of items in the Mall (Chequers) Shopping Centre. The stalls on Friday and Saturday, August 25-26, will be selling new knitted goods, including blankets, dolls clothes, baby knits, dressed dolls, etc plus soft toys and bric-a-brac. Learn to cycle: On Wednesday, August 23 from 5-6.30pm at county hall. Your are never too old to learn to ride a bike. It is run off-road at your pace. The aim is to get you riding, which may require more than one session. You will need a roadworthy bicycle and helmet to take part. All ages welcome to this free session. To book your place visit www.kent. gov.uk/roads-and-travel/roadsafety/road-safety-training/cycletraining#tab-1 Summer fun day: Maidstone Children’s Centre invites to a free fun day at Mote Park. Bouncy castle, craft and messy play, face painting and stalls with fun and games. Take a picnic. From 11am-3pm. Correspondent: Mo Clayton Tel: 01622 831529 Walking Group: The Wednesday Cricket summer sessions: Every Thursday morning in August at Cranham Square. Enjoyable cricket sessions focussing on the core elements of the sport: throwing, bowling, batting, fielding and catching. Boys and girls welcome. Ages five-10 from 10am-11am; ages 11 plus 11am-noon. Just turn up for these free sessions. Archery tag: Monday mornings until August 28. Archery tag is similar to dodgeball with bows and foam-tipped arrows. Ages eight-12 from 10am-11am; 12-18 from 11am-noon. These are free sessions, just turn up. American football: Free sessions every Wednesday until August 30 at The Cockpit. Boys and girls welcome, ages five-10 from 11amnoon and 11+ from noon-1pm. Correspondent: Linda Weeks Tel: 01622 762422 Sutton Road alterations: Before work begins on removing the cherry trees in Bell Meadow and Sutton Road in order to widen the road into three lanes in each direction, and make dedicated turning lanes into Wallis Avenue and Willington Street, KCC is holding a public engagement session. This will take place at St Martin’s Church, Northumberland Road, on Friday, August 18 from 3.30-6.30pm. All are welcome. Contacts: email SuttonRoad. MajorProject@kent.gov.uk or telephone 03000 418181. The plans can be viewed online at www. kent.gov.uk/suttonroad