Tickets £12
Friday 2 November 2018
The Lowly Strung Live Aboard Edith May
Friday 18th January 2019 - Hatches Open 7:30pm
Tickets £12
Tickets £12
To reserve tickets, please Email your name, address & mobile number along with the number you require to: mstraaten@aol.com
Proceeds to Friends of the Lower Halstow Brickfields
The Band
The Lowly Strung are an exhilarating five-piece, building a sizeable and passionate following across Kent for their unique blend of Country, Bluegrass, Americana and British Folk Music.
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Thursday 1 November 2018
Newington History Group
A full week of Remembrance events in Newington marking 100 years since the end of World War One starts on Sunday when 50 large poppies will be attached to lampposts along the A2 and Church Lane. Each flower represents a villager who fell during conflicts in the last century.
The tribute is being made by Newington History Group (NHG) for the third successive year.
The group holds its monthly meeting on Thursday, (Nov 8th) when June Faulkner will talk about the Kent child evacuees who were displaced by another war, WW2. The talk is at 7:30pm in the Methodist Hall, Church Lane, and welcomes guests.
The village will be a refreshment stop on Friday (Nov 9th) for 100 veterans and Service personnel who are walking 100 miles from the Menin Gate, Ypres, to the Cenotaph in Whitehall to commemorate the 100 years. Called the Long Walk Home, it's organised by Haig Housing charity.
They are expected to come through Newington High Street between 3:00pm and 4:00pm, taking a break at the village hall.
The main event of the week will be the village's participation in the national commemorative Battle's Over event on Remembrance Sunday, November 11th.
Following the annual service and wreath laying at the church at 10:00am, NHG will hold a community event in the church and churchyard from 6:00pm until 7:30pm.
Attended by Paul Auston, Deputy Lieutenant of Kent; Cllr Ken Ingleton, Deputy Mayor of Swale; and Royal Engineers, it will be a non-religious event that will include a tribute by Newington CEP School pupils, a WWI exhibition, music and a special outdoor light display.
Along with Upchurch, Lower Halstow and other villages, towns and cities across the country, Newington will light a beacon at 7:00pm and follow it with the church bells ringing out the peace.
The Newington beacon is uniquely sited on a former WWI gun emplacement at Wormdale Farm. The site formed an inland defence line constructed by the Army in 1915 to halt any invading German advance on London.
The surrounding trenches, tunnels, pillboxes and barbed wire led to it being described as Kent's Somme. These were the only UK defences built for action rather than training purposes.
In time for the 100th anniversary, the book 'Newington Remembers - Our village and it's people at the time of the Great War' has been updated and re-printed. It's available from the group, priced £10.
NHG, which meets monthly on the second Thursday and organises other special events, seeks to unearth, preserve and promote the history of the village and neighbouring areas. Subs £15, guests £3.
For more details contact: 01795 842711
Email: thelma@newingtonhistory.co.uk
Email: thelma@newingtonhistory.co.uk
View the website: www.newingtonhistorygroup.btck.co.uk
Follow the History Group on Twitter: @newingtonhg
Follow the History Group on Twitter: @newingtonhg
Richard Thompstone - Newington History Group
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UpARA - November 2018 Newsletter & Latest Schedule of Events
John Wishart - Chairman
Tel: 07971 511956
Email: john@togthedog.co.uk
Email: john@togthedog.co.uk
Sandy Tutt - Honorary Secretary
Tel: 01634 361516
Email: dylansnan@sky.com
Email: dylansnan@sky.com
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Book Now for Traditional Kentish Afternoon Teas Aboard Edith May
Traditional Kentish Afternoon Teas
The regular Edith May Winter Tea Room will not be open this coming Winter season. However, they are taking bookings for Traditional Kentish Afternoon Teas at £20 per person (pre-booked only).
Available from 11:00am until 4:00pm on the following days:-
Saturday 3rd November
Sunday 25th November
Sunday 2nd December
Further dates in the new year to be announced.
To book, please telephone: 07875 503 926 or Email: info@edithmaybargecharter.co.uk
They look forward to welcoming you aboard
Edith May website: www.edithmaybargecharter.co.uk
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The regular Edith May Winter Tea Room will not be open this coming Winter season. However, they are taking bookings for Traditional Kentish Afternoon Teas at £20 per person (pre-booked only).
Available from 11:00am until 4:00pm on the following days:-
Saturday 3rd November
Sunday 25th November
Sunday 2nd December
Further dates in the new year to be announced.
To book, please telephone: 07875 503 926 or Email: info@edithmaybargecharter.co.uk
They look forward to welcoming you aboard
Edith May website: www.edithmaybargecharter.co.uk
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Parent Point at Nursery Days, Upchurch
Parent Point is a FREE and accessible monthly parent, carer and child group held at Nursery Days, Upchurch.
Aimed at working parents and carers who don't get to go to many weekday stay and play sessions, also parents who can't access sessions and groups due to location, transport or other commitments.
The group aims to offer all parents the opportunity to meet up with other families, make friends, play with their children, share information and access helpful ideas and tips in a safe and secure, child friendly environment.
Open to all, the group meets on the 1st Saturday of each month between 10:30am and 12:30pm at The Old School, The Street, Upchurch ME9 7AJ.
Stay up to date on the Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/parentpointupchurch
The next meeting will be on Saturday 3rd November.
Nursery Days welcome all parents, carers and children to the meeting.
Stay up to date on the Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/parentpointupchurch
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Wednesday 31 October 2018
Battle's Over - A Nation's Tribute - New WWI Beacon of Light, Brazier and Memorial Bench
Upchurch - 100 years of remembrance
Upchurch’s WWI Beacon of Light, Brazier and new Memorial Bench have been installed at the Recreation Ground, ready for Battle's Over - A Nation's Tribute, the international commemoration on November 11th 2018 marking 100 years since the guns fell silent at the end of World War I.
There arm on the side of the post will have a shield on it, one side depicting the trenches and the other with soldiers at ease in respect of their fallen comrades.
Please join in with this important commemoration on November 11th 2018
Read more about Battle's Over and the itinerary for November 11th here >> bit.ly/2qfcOpP
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