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	Iwade Village Centre School Lane Iwade ME9 8UW	The Street Iwade

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View up The Street in Iwade on a sunny Spring day Iwade Heritage Exhibition at Sittingbourne Museum Saturdays 10-4 from March 31st until October and at other times by appointment. Archaelogical finds show evidence of occupation from around 3000 B.C. to the 1500s so why not go and find out some more about our historical site...	What's On Calendar Saturday 30 August 2008 Flower and Vegetable Show Delacey Hall, Esplandade Gardens, Sheerness (next to the Leisure Centre) 3pm to 6pm Refreshments Available. Admission 50p. Organised by the Sheppey Horticultural Society Sunday 31 August 2008 Flower and Vegetable Show As Saturday 30th but 11am to 4pm. Thursday 4 September 2008 Mobile Library Stops at the end of Sheerstone (Springvale end) between 10.40am and 10.55. One item of identification is required to join. For more info call 07740 183758 Thursday 4 September 2008 Village of the Year Results and Presentation Lenham Community Centre Saturday 6 September 2008 Ickle Pickles Recruitment Day Ickle Pickles is holding a recruitment open day to find some more members to join the Ickle Pickles team. We are looking for qualified nursery nurses only - if you would like to book a place at our Open Day please call us on 01795 474551 - part time and full time positions available. Sunday 7 September 2008 Bobbing Village Hall Auction At Bobbing Village Hall every 1st Sunday of the month except January and August. Viewing from 10, auction starts at 12. If you would like to submit something to the auction, pop in day before (the Saturday) between 10 and 4. Sunday 7 September 2008 Annual Walk and Barbeque £3 Long or Short Walk - 2pm at the Church Gate. BBQ only around 4pm at 29 The Street ( opp. the church, 2nd bungalow past the Woolpack) £3. Children and well-behaved dogs welcome. Long walk is approx 5 miles, Short Walk approx 2 miles. Please wear sensible shoes and be prepared for bad weather. The walks are slightly different to the last 2 years. Contact Lynda on 01795 476274 for more info. Monday 8 September 2008 Herons U12, U13, U14 and U15s start season Tuesday 9 September 2008 Parish Council Meeting Every second Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Have your say and go along. The public have a chance to ask questions at the end of each meeting. Saturday 13 September 2008 Herons U9 U10 and U11 start season this weekend Saturday 13 September 2008 Church Open Day Visit our beautiful church between 10am and 2pm. Refreshments and sale of home-baked goods alongside open house at the church. See the oldest pair of bells in the country! Every 2nd Saturday of the month. Saturday 13 September 2008 Friends of Kent Bike Ride For more info read more> Wednesday 24 September 2008 Coffee Morning and The Good News Book Van Visit From 10.15am to 12 noon at All Saint's Church. Why not come for coffee, good fellowship and see what we have on offer. Free loan of videos, books, CDs etc. All very welcome. Every 4th Wednesday of the month except August and December. Sunday 28 September 2008 All Saints Iwade All Age Family Service 10.30am Short informal family service at All Saints Church (opposite the Woolpack). Involving all ages, especially the children. All are very welcome. And why not stop for tea/coffee/squash and biscuits and a friendly chat after the service? Normally every 4th Sunday of the month. Saturday 11 October 2008 Harvest Supper and Barn Dance 6.30 for 7pm to 11.30pm Iwade Village Hall - £6 which inclues a 3 course meal followed by barn dancing. You are asked to bring your own drinks. Suitable for all the family. Why not come along and join in the fun. Call 01795 471932 or 01795 476274 for tickets or more information. Friday 31 October 2008 Friendship Lunch for the Over 60s Iwade Village Hall, more info to follow... Saturday 8 November 2008 Quiz Night and Ploughmans Supper Quiz Night at Iwade Village Hall 7 for 7.30pm start. £5 includes a Ploughman's Supper. Bring your own drinks. All proceeds go to the Church Comfort Fund. Tables of up to 8 people. To book a table phone Lynda on 476274. Last year was a sell-out so book early to get your place. Wednesday 10 December 2008 UK Paper Band Christmas Concert 7.30pm in All Saint's Church. Sunday 11 January 2009 Songs of Praise 3pm at All Saint's Church Iwade	What's Been On Visit the New What's On Gallery Saturday 7 June 2008 Family Barn Dance Thursday 3 April 2008 PACT Meeting The 3 areas to be tackled at the meeting were: 1. Litter and Dog mess around the green areas and the park through Swale Borough Council – Lindsay has contacted Anne RYMAN and councillor Ben Stokes and will continue to patrol these areas to identify the dog walkers. 2. Speeding and reckless driving around the school area through School lane in Iwade. Liaise with Kent police and Highways as residents feel traffic calming makes things worse. 3. Bus service through the villages but predominantly Lower HALSTOW. Thank you to those residents who attended and gave their input. Sunday 24 February 2008 Rooks Society Golf Competition Winners: Winter Chill Trophy - Simon Baker, Greenham Pin - Richard Hazell, Captains Pin - Darren Jackson, Nearest the Pin - Les Smith, Longest Drive (Under 50's) - Simon Baker, Longest Drive (Over 50's) - Ian Hazell. Thank you to Stephen Beard who was invited along to take photographs and kindly allowed us to publish them. Friday 14 December 2007 Tinkerbells Traditional Nativity Our little stars shone for the Nativity, what a great performance, we are so proud of our little ones, they worked so hard and I think they enjoyed performing too! We raised £178 that morning with the raffle and sales of refreshments, the monies will pay for the Christmas disco on Tuesday and go towards Santa's sack of toys for the children. Thank you, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. The Kent Messenger did take some photos for the paper so keep a look out next week! Wednesday 5 December 2007 Ickle Pickles Nursery Group Christmas Gathering Well, our first carol concert at Iwade church went fantastically well - the church was completely full and thanks to the Rev and Sylvia, and Linda who played the organ we enjoyed singing lots of the children's favourites, ending with 'Away in a Manger'. Our Ickle Adventurers room also entertained us with their version of 'Twas the night before Christmas' in some wonderful costumes supplied by the parents. We will definitely be doing it again next year! Sunday 2 December 2007 School Christmas Fete 12 to 3pm The fayre was a great success with over 100 children visiting Santa. More info soon... Saturday 17 November 2007 Quiz Night A big 'Thank You' to everyone who came to the quiz night on Saturday 11th November. There were 15 tables, a full house and apologies to anyone who was turned away! It was so encouraging to have the support from the village and we hope everyone enjoyed themselves. We made a profit of £470 which will go towards the building of toilets in the church - the Comfort Fund! Friday 16 November 2007 Ickle Pickles Children in Need Day We recently raised £395 for Children in Need by dressing in our pyjamas all day. We also did a Children in Need Treasure Hunt and the parents sponsored the children to find a variety of items. Thursday 15 November 2007 Tinkerbells Sponsored Obstacle Course £427.36 was raised from the sponsored obstacle course, half of which will go to Zoey Whitehouse, 5 years old who attends a school in Sittingbourne and has been diagnosed with liver disease, and half to Tinkerbells for their new equipment fund. See the Whats On Gallery for pictures of the afternoon. Sunday 11 November 2007 Flying Club Table Top Sale / SwapMeet The Medway Model Flying Club's Table Top Sale raised over £370 towards their collection for the Kent Air Ambulance. Good work! Friday 9 November 2007 Festive Cookery Workshop Thank you to Scott Anderson our resident chef for his fantastic Cookery Workshop in the Village Hall. It was a brilliant evening and everyone came away with lots of tricks up their sleeve for Christmas entertaining. Take a look at the pictures of the evening in the new What's On Gallery. Friday 26 October 2007 Friendship Lunch for the Over 60's Thank you to everyone who helped in any way to make our guests at the Friendship Lunch for the Over 60's so welcome. We entertained and fed nearly 70 fold from Upchurch, Lower Halstow and Iwade. We especially thank those who helped provide the beef casseroles and trifles which were enjoyed by all. Also all who helped prepare the hall and did the washing up.
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