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Sponsor E-newsletter Here comes 2016, try your hand at something new! £75 for 1 month Have you always fancied joining a particular club , learn a language, volunteer or have a go at a new sport? Check out our list of great opportunities going on in your area, this is by no means everything happening in the Maidstone area, but hopefully it will ‘whet your appetite’ and spur you on to try something new. Go on, go for it!
(sent monthly to 4,000 subscribers inc. data report) Loose Amenities Association A local charity organisation, whose aim is to protect the Loose Valley. During the year, it organizes various events for the local community, including an Easter Egg Hunt, a Duck Race, a Scarecrow festival and an annual Carol Singing Concert. Volunteer work parties (usually on the third Sunday of the month from February-November 10am-1.30pm) help maintain the land owned by the Loose Amenities. Further information visit www.looseamenities.org.uk
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Dear readers I remember the time when my daughter was born talking to elderly ladies in the street and they would say “enjoy her, they grow up so fast” – they were right! As we get older the years just seem to go faster, don’t they?
Loose Footpaths Group Working Party on Loose + Swiss Scout land. Tel: 01622 744136. As a reminder to those who are unaware of the monthly work parties that run on the 4th Sunday of each month. Starting at 10.00am and finish when you decide enough is enough!! Further information from Bob Jesshope 01622 745473. Bearsted and Thurnham Society Tel:01622 739952 www.bearstedandthurnhamsociety.org Local History Society Tel: 01622 739808
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Inspire me... 16 Winter interior design time buyers ARTWORK DIMENSIONS 09 First spending review market & 11 Buy-to-let George Osbourne Forget ancient 13 pest cures! ‘warmth’ 17 Winter campaign New year 18 New look 23 Stress advice service New year - try 24 something new Get going, 26 everyday Artwork to be supplied as: Motherhood - what’s your purpose in life? PDFs, JPGs, Photoshop, InDesign,31Word, What’s on/ 32 community news Powerpoint (minimum 300dpi) 37 Recipe - what 39 Gardening Santa forgot to bring 42 Travel - Grenada
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Loose Area History Society The Society meets regularly from October through to June, on the second Monday of each month in Loose Infant School Hall. Jan/Feb 2016 The July meeting is usually an outing and the AGM is held in January. Meetings start at 7.30pm. For more information, visit www.looseareahistorysociety. webeden.co.ukor telephone Noel Gibbons on 01622 745036. Loose Church Heritage Group The Loose Church Heritage Group was set up in 2010 as a charity trust to continue the work of the Friends of All Saints Church, Loose. The S.O.S. appeal was formally launched in October 2010 to ‘Save Our Spire’. If you are interested in preserving this historic church building, in the conservation area of Loose, visit http://lchg.org/ or contact Mr Tim Gregson on 01622 741501.
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Loose Gardeners’ Society
As we enter a new year we think about what Loose Gardeners Society is a very friendly society and new hobbies we could take up, changes in our welcomes new members - for details of membership or to personal life, a change of career . . . or even go on the waiting list for a plot, contact the Secretary, a new hairstyle (page 21). Our feature “Give John Large on 01622 749994. something new a go” (page 24) provides ideas for a new hobby you could take up. Life 24 coach Maureen Dickie gives advice to women returning to work after being at home with the IAAK Jan 2016.indd 24-25 children (page 31) and Maidstone Wellness Centre’s Stress advisor Amanda, talks to us about the effects stress has on our bodies.
Bearsted Choral Society Tel: 01622 674384 www.bearstedchoral.org.uk
WI Boughton Monchelsea - Womens Institute contact Anne Norris 01622 745115 Bearsted and Thurnham Tel: 01622 862508 Bearsted green Tel: 01622 730277 Madginford Tel: 01622 753514 Roseacre Tel: 01622 738618 Aylesford & Eccels Eileen on 01622 715205
Kent Adult education Art, Photography, craft, business, languages and lots more! www.kentadulteducation.co.uk Call us on 03000 41 2222
And finally, In & Around Upcoming magazine would like to wish copy deadlines you all a very happy, healthy Tuesday 19th and prosperous 2016!!!
January Tuesday 16th February
Sarah, Editor
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