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Dates to Remember
Always Check event organisers’ web sites
if there is a link below
(updated 9th March 2010)
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More events around Lynsted: Lynsted Society - Community Orchard - Association of Men of Kent and Kentish Men (Lynsted Branch) - but check Pew News, Women’s Institute and our pages for Visiting the Area too. To entertain children (OK, the parents too) throughout the year and throughout the country, visit the Primary Times website.
New to the area? There are many regular meetings and events that will help you meet your neighbours, no matter what your age - from youth club to Coffee mornings to “Drones” lunch.
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2010
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6 - 13 March
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 10am - 4pm. Norton Art Group Exhibition. Come and view, and purchase if you wish, artwork from members of your local Norton Art Group. Also learn more about this group, who meet regularly on Wednesday afternoons (2pm) at Norton Village Hall.
Entrance Free.
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10 March
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8pm: Lynsted with Kingsdown Society will host talk by Paul Smith about the archaeological finds in Perry Wood. Venue: Greenstreet Methodist Church Hall, Lynsted Lane. Admission: free to members, £3 non-members
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13 March
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 Association of Men of Kent & Kentish Men (Lynsted Branch) - a team will compete in Faversham Branch’s annual Quiz. To join the team, contact Ray Clark (521499). This is just one of many events supported by our local Association for the benefit of its Members. Learn more about this locally important Association - visit their web site.
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13 March
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3pm: Chalkfoot Theatre Arts presents “The Riddle of the Sands”. Second tour by public demand prior to London run. Venue: Teynham Community Hall.
Entrance: Pre booked Tickets (up to a week before the performance) £8 for adults and £7 children under 16s. On the door: £9 and £8 respectively. Learn more.
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13 March
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7.30: Faversham Choral Society performs Rutter’s Requiem and his Gloria with other pieces. All with orchestral accompaniment.
Venue: St Mary of Charity Parish Church.
Entrance: £8 from Wyn Flowers, Preston Street, or call 538882
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14 March
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Beech Court Gardens - Tea Rooms open for Mothering Sunday - booking strongly recommended..visit their website for details
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14 March
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2pm to 5.30pm: Godinton House and Gardens as part of the National Gardens Scheme Open Days - Entry £4, children free. Also 28 March
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16 March
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6.30pm: ‘Bring and Share’ Supper to precede the Lynsted with Kingsdown Annual Church Meeting (ACM) in the Church Community Room. See Pew News.
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17 March
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Parish Newsletter Deadline for April Issue. If you want to plan ahead - refer to the full timetable for 2010. Please also consider if you can spare a little time each month to help with collation and distribution.
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18 March
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 Noon onwards: The Drones meet at the Black Lion.
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18 March
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8pm: Faversham Music Club presents the LONDON CONCERTANTE (chamber music octet) playing Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn.
Venue: The Assembly Hall, Queen Elizabeth’s School, Abbey Place, Faversham.
Tickets £10 (£5 students) - available at the door on the night or from Norma Baxter 521515
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19 March
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7.30-10.30: "The Musicals" Wine and Wisdom. The Rotary Club of Faversham - Charity Event in support of “Send a Cow” charity. Tickets £10 a head with tables of eight. Food and wine are included in the ticket price. All the questions are concerned with stage and film musicals. Where: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Faversham. Contact: John Griffin, 01795 533771 to check table availability.
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20 March
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 7.30 pm: Quiz Night in support of the Community Overseas Aid Project. Venue: Doddington Village Hall. £6 per head which includes a hearty supper of lasagnes, green salad and crusty bread followed by a slice of home-made cake. Bring you own drink and glasses. Raffle. Tables of 6-8.
Bookings through Graham Cuthbert (886365), Bruce Leckie (890550), Charlotte White (521767).
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20th March
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 7.30pm: Canterbury Choral Society at Canterbury Cathedral will perform Bach’s St.Matthew Passion. Charles Daniels, tenor (Evengelist); Michael Pearce, bass (Christus); Mary Bevan, soprano; David Allsopp, counter-tenor; Benjamin Bevan, bass. Tickets from the Marlowe Box Office, The Information Centre, The Buttermarket, 12/13 Sun Street, Canterbury, CT1 2HX.
Tickets are £25, £20, £16, £12, £8
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20 - 21 March
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Branch Line Weekend: Kent and East Sussex Railway.
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22nd - 26th March
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 Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital: Friends’ supported Events: Easter Raffle and Bric-a-Brac Sale at the Memorial Hospital.
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25 March
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7.30pm: FRIENDS OF ST MARY, NORTON: The Annual General Meeting.
Venue: Norton Village Hall
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26 March
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Association of Men of Kent & Kentish Men (Lynsted Branch) - AGM at the Black Lion. Learn more about this locally important Association - visit their web site.
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27th March
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7.30pm: Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital: Friends’ supported Events: Concert at Borden Grammar School featuring the UK Paper Band and Rainham Ladies Choir.
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27 March
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Kent and East Sussex Railway - “Kent’s Big Day Out” - for other events and ideas
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28 March
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Kent and East Sussex Railway - “Weald’s Big Day Out” - for other events and ideas
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28 March
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2pm to 5.30pm: Godinton House and Gardens as part of the National Gardens Scheme Open Days - Entry £4, children free. Also 14 March
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30 March
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Parish Council Meeting. Venue, Time and Agenda are published three days before each meeting
on their web site and on notice boards around the Parish. The PC are looking for new Members.
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31st March
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9.15am: Lynsted Church Cleaning Party would welcome some additional support for this regular monthly job, which does not take a huge amount of time. Please do drop in to see what is involved.
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2 April
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2 - 5pm: Clematis Railway - 20th Year. GOOD FRIDAY OPEN DAY (weather permitting). Admission free - donations welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Venue: 1 Clematis Cottages, Lewson Street.
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4 April
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 The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway FIRST Open Day of the 2010 season - 2 foot gauge line, near the village of Bredgar in a richly wooded area of the North Kent Downs. Privately owned and maintained by enthusiasts since 1970s. Also beam engine, 1920's vehicles, railway artifacts, walks, picnic places and tea room with Dutch street organ.
Entrance: Adults £7.50; Child £3; Under 3 Free.
Location: The Warren, Bredgar (leave Bredgar south towards Hollingbourne). Tel:01622 884254.
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4 - 5 April
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Chatham Dockyard - Medway Festival of Steam and Transport
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8 - 10 April
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7 pm Doors open each night: GHURKA FESTIVAL OF MUSIC ---- DOVER.
Venue: Nye Hall, Duke of Yorks Royal Military School, Dover, Kent CT15 5EQ
Tickets: £13 (Concessions: £9 and £11)
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8 - 11 April
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Modern Pentathlon World Cup - Gillingham.
Contact: John Woodbridge, 07966 108528,
john.woodbridge@pentathlongb.org
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10 April
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Association of Men of Kent & Kentish Men (Lynsted Branch) - Details to be confirmed: Spring Lunch at Forge Cottage. Learn more about this locally important Association - visit their web site.
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12 April
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7.30 pm: Norton Village Hall Management Committee - AGM in the village hall. Light refreshments. Do come and support your committee. Find out what activities are available in a friendly atmosphere and bring new ideas.
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18 April
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Plant Fair: One of the Hardy Plant Society's immensely popular plant fairs with lots of unusual plants for sale. - Godinton House and Gardens
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24 April
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Thomas Clarke Quire: This promises to be a highly entertaining evening. Lynsted with Kingsdown Society will host a performance of Georgian period music by the Thomas Clarke Quire in Lynsted Church in period dress - also snacks and punch drinks (including non-alcoholic ones) from that period during the interval. Details on the Society Site.
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25 April
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 Community Orchard Blossom Day - noon to 3pm (weather permitting). Picnic, maypole dancing, live music, tours of the orchard. Free Entry. On-site Parking. No dogs, please. Poster
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1 - 3 May
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Rochester SWEEPS FESTIVAL - Contact: Tel: 01634 843666
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1st May
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10-noon: LOCAL HISTORY MORNING: Lynsted with Kingsdown Society will hold an event in Lynsted Church Community Room when you are invited to bring your photographs, slides, documents, newspaper cuttings relating to the Parish (Cellar Hill, Greenstreet/London Road, Lynsted village, Tickham, Erriotwood, Kingsdown and other areas in the Parish or nearby). The plan is to build an archive of how our communities have grown and developed over the years. Visit the Society web site to learn more or contact them using parishrecords@lynsted.com. A second event will take place on 15th May in the Greenstreet Methodist Church Hall in Lynsted Lane. The events are free - tea, coffee and biscuits will be available.
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2 May
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11 am Start: 17th Faversham Charity Bike Ride - Prizes & awards for: • Best turned-out bike and rider • Most unusual bike and rider • Most amusing bike and rider • Most imaginative team • Oldest rider • Highest sponsorship categories
Where: Faversham Recreation Ground
Contact: Brian and Joan Tovey, 01795 535267 to confirm details and participation.
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2 May
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 The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway - 2 foot gauge line, near the village of Bredgar in a richly wooded area of the North Kent Downs. Privately owned and maintained by enthusiasts since 1970s. Also beam engine, 1920's vehicles, railway artifacts, walks, picnic places and tea room with Dutch street organ.
Entrance: Adults £7.50; Child £3; Under 3 Free.
Location: The Warren, Bredgar (leave Bredgar south towards Hollingbourne). Tel:01622 884254.
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8 May
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Details to be confirmed nearer the date: Spring Farmer’s Market & Coffee Morning at Palace Farm, Doddington. Supporting the Community Overseas Aid Project. Home produce, plants, bring & buy stall, etc.
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15th May
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10-noon: LOCAL HISTORY MORNING: Lynsted with Kingsdown Society will hold an event in Greenstreet Methodist Church Hall in the A2 end of Lynsted Lane, when you are invited to bring your photographs, slides, documents, newspaper cuttings relating to the Parish (Cellar Hill, Greenstreet/London Road, Lynsted village, Tickham, Erriotwood, Kingsdown and other areas in the Parish or nearby). The plan is to build an archive of how our communities have grown and developed over the years. Visit the Society web site to learn more or contact them using parishrecords@lynsted.com. The events are free - tea, coffee and biscuits will be available.
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16 May
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Faversham Classic Car Show - Contact: 07842 162192
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22 May
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10.30 am - 1 pm: Annual Plant and Produce Sale. Norton Village Hall Management Committee will hold this event at Norton Village Hall. To book at table (£3), please call 521478. Refreshments will be on sale.
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23 May
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Rover P4 Drivers Teddy Bear Picnic - Kent and East Sussex Railway
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25 May
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Beechcourt Gardens: Open in conjunction with the National Gardens Scheme for charity
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1 - 4 June
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Half Term Fun Week - Kent and East Sussex Railway
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4 - 6 June
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Rochester - Dickens Festival
Whats On Medway web site;
Medway Local Authority web site.
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5 - 6 June
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Rebellion at Upnor Castle, Rochester. Normal admission charges apply.Step back in time to see how Upnor was used during the Kentish uprising of 1648 when the people of Kent rose up against the rule of the Army and Parliament.
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5 - 6 June
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1 - 5pm: Faversham Secret Gardens in 2010 will be open Saturday and Sunday, and Saturday and Sunday, 24 and 25 July 2010. The scheme enables participants to visit more than 20 gardens in Faversham, all within easy walking distance of one another in or near the town centre.
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6 June
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The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway - 2 foot gauge line, near the village of Bredgar in a richly wooded area of the North Kent Downs. Privately owned and maintained by enthusiasts since 1970s. Also beam engine, 1920's vehicles, railway artifacts, walks, picnic places and tea room with Dutch street organ.
Entrance: Adults £7.50; Child £3; Under 3 Free.
Location: The Warren, Bredgar (leave Bredgar south towards Hollingbourne). Tel:01622 884254.
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19th June
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7.30pm: Canterbury Choral Society at Canterbury Cathedral will perform Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius. Tickets from the Marlowe Box Office, The Information Centre, The Buttermarket, 12/13 Sun Street, Canterbury, CT1 2HX. Tickets are £25, £20, £16, £12, £8
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4 July
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The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway - 2 foot gauge line, near the village of Bredgar in a richly wooded area of the North Kent Downs. Privately owned and maintained by enthusiasts since 1970s. Also beam engine, 1920's vehicles, railway artifacts, walks, picnic places and tea room with Dutch street organ.
Entrance: Adults £7.50; Child £3; Under 3 Free.
Location: The Warren, Bredgar (leave Bredgar south towards Hollingbourne). Tel:01622 884254.
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10 July
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Community Orchard - Evening: Pre-Cherry Day Concert - Lynsted Church. Choral concert.
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11 July
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Community Orchard - Noon to 4pm: Cherry Day “Prom in the Orchard” - Lynsted Community Orchard, Park Farm.
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24 - 25 July
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1 - 5pm: Faversham Secret Gardens in 2010 will be open Saturday and Sunday. The scheme enables participants to visit more than 20 gardens in Faversham, all within easy walking distance of one another in or near the town centre.
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1 August
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The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway - 2 foot gauge line, near the village of Bredgar in a richly wooded area of the North Kent Downs. Privately owned and maintained by enthusiasts since 1970s. Also beam engine, 1920's vehicles, railway artifacts, walks, picnic places and tea room with Dutch street organ.
Entrance: Adults £7.50; Child £3; Under 3 Free.
Location: The Warren, Bredgar (leave Bredgar south towards Hollingbourne). Tel:01622 884254.
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7 August
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Community Orchard - Time to be confirmed: “Prom in the Orchard” - Medway Band - Kent’s finest brass band.
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5 September
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The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway - 2 foot gauge line, near the village of Bredgar in a richly wooded area of the North Kent Downs. Privately owned and maintained by enthusiasts since 1970s. Also beam engine, 1920's vehicles, railway artifacts, walks, picnic places and tea room with Dutch street organ.
Entrance: Adults £7.50; Child £3; Under 3 Free.
Location: The Warren, Bredgar (leave Bredgar south towards Hollingbourne). Tel:01622 884254.
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27 September - 3rd October
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Mark your Diary for 2010. . . Broadstairs Food Festival planned. 7 days of fun, September 27th - October 3rd, finishing with a 3 day Food Fayre 1st-3rd October, in Victoria Gardens.
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3 October
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The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway LAST Open Day of the 2010 season - 2 foot gauge line, near the village of Bredgar in a richly wooded area of the North Kent Downs. Privately owned and maintained by enthusiasts since 1970s. Also beam engine, 1920's vehicles, railway artifacts, walks, picnic places and tea room with Dutch street organ.
Entrance: Adults £7.50; Child £3; Under 3 Free.
Location: The Warren, Bredgar (leave Bredgar south towards Hollingbourne). Tel:01622 884254.
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16th October
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Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital: Friends’ supported Events: “Olde Tyme Music Hall” Variety Show at The Avenue Theatre featuring The Rainham Theatrical Society.
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31 October
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Community Orchard - 4pm to 6pm: Hallowe’en Party - Bonfire, storyteller, fancy dress, carved pumpkin competitions, kids games, BBQ, beer tent and live music.
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