Sittingbourne Vaccination Update

Following news that Vaccinations were starting 11th-15th January, the Sittingbourne Vaccination Centre at Age UK Sittingbourne is due to open this Saturday 16th January. People will be contacted directly with invitations to be vaccinated, contact your GP if you have received an invitation and have a question.

The Centre will provide vaccinations for patients of Iwade Health Centre, Grovehurst Surgery, The Meads Medical Practice, Milton Regis Surgery, The Chestnuts, London Road Medical Centre,Teynham Surgery, Memorial Medical Centre and Lakeside Medical Centre.

Councillor James Hunt is pushing for further Vaccination Centres to be set up in Sittingbourne in addition to the single Vaccination Centre that has been announced whilst Sheppey is already vaccinating at a second Centre, Vaccination Centres being coordinated by NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group.

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Donations - if you want to donate to Medway Street Angels you can drop donations to Iwade Garage - clean clothes, towels, toiletries, clean bedding, homeware and non perishable food. Or drop Swale Foodbank donations to Iwade Church every Saturday 10am-4pm non perishable food and toilettries.

Iwade Pharmacy - open Mondays and Tuesdays 9am-6pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am-6.30pm and Saturdays 9am-1pm.

Post Office - open 9am-4pm weekdays, 9am-12 Saturdays.

Bins - Back to normal as of this week, check out the bin icons on IwadeVillage.co.uk from Wednesday to see what bin it is this week, surprise!

Barrito's Mexican Takeaway - order at barritos.co.uk - open Wednesday, Thurday, Friday lunchtime and Friday evenings for freshly made Mexican takeaway, free delivery to Iwade.

Church - All Saint's Church Iwade is open every Saturday 10am to 4pm for Private Prayer.

Iwade Garage - open for servicing and MOTs. Telephone 01795 438988 or message via the Iwade Garage Facebook page.

Grovehurst Service Centre - open as usual, to suit all of your Servicing, MOT, and maintenance needs during these times. Telephone 01795 899399.

Featherbed Farm Shop - open every day except Mondays.

Mews Brewhouse - offering takeaways telephone Mandy on 01795 426520 between 10.30am and 2pm to order. Menu on The Mews Facebook page.

Iwade Brownies Superhero

Iwade's Fiona Whiskin who is an NHS keyworker at Sheppey Community Hospital was nominated for a prize by Iwade's Beauty Academy South East (BASE)'s Tania Gough for being a lockdown hero and going above and beyond. Also from Iwade, Sheppey FM DJ Amanda Cooper helped Tania to surprise Fiona with her gift live on air! Fiona kept Iwade Brownies going through lockdown with virtual meetings and even hosted a virtual sleepover with a surprise visit from Santa. Well done Fiona! It's all going on in Iwade people, even in lockdown!