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Loose Area History Society - A Kentish Christmas 11th December at 7.30pm A Celebration of Christmas in Kent through the ages using songs, readings and visuals. (Dr Geoff Doel & John Morgan). Held at Loose Primary School Hall, non-members welcome. Admission £4 (inc. wine and mince pies). Pay at the door. Free parking in school grounds. www.loosehistorysociety.org.uk Loose Parish Council Litter Pick - A big THANK YOU to the volunteer litter pickers, who braved the Autumnal weather on Saturday 11th November 2017, to help clear up litter around Loose. The Parish Council would also like to thank the people who regularly pick up litter from various sections of Loose throughout the year. All your efforts are very much appreciated. Meetings - Members of the public are welcome to attend any parish council meeting. Meetings are normally on Monday evenings, at the Loose Parish Pavilion, King George V playing field, Walnut Tree Lane, Loose. Agendas are ‘published’ the week before the meeting, on the parish council website and on the three noticeboards along the Loose/Linton Road. (Outside Loose Primary School, top of Old Loose Hill (Post Office end) and corner or Holmesdale Close). Please note:- Some meetings may be subject to change. December 11th – Loose Parish Council’s Planning Committee – 6.45pm-7.30pm. This meeting will only be held if applications have been received. December 11th – Loose Parish Council Main Meeting – 7.30pm-9pm. The monthly meeting of the full parish council. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting and raise any matters of concern. Please note: The main monthly parish council meeting is usually held on the third Monday of the month, but because of the holiday, in December it will be held on the second Monday. January 15th – Loose Parish Council’s Planning Committee - 6.45pm-7.30pm. This meeting will only be held if applications have been received. January 15th – Loose Parish Council Main Meeting – 7.30pm-9pm. The monthly meeting of the full parish council.

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The new show home showcases the fabulous family properties on offer and provides prospective purchasers the opportunity to experience all that is available at this beautiful new development.

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What’s on... Shop in Peace (and goodwill to all men) 9 & 16 Dec A chance to get that Christmas shopping done while the kids take part in two hours of fun Christmas activities, including making Christmas elves, snow globes, elf bunting and clay decorations for your tree. Suitable for ages 4 - 11 years. Sessions at 10:30 - 12:30 and 13:30 - 15:30. Maidstone Museum 01622 602838

Christmas table decoration (floristry) 17 Dec Come along to make your own door wreath or table centre using natural local foliage. All materials will be supplied but if you have anything specific you would like to incorporate into your wreath please bring it along. Enjoy complimentary mulled wine and mince pies. 1030am -12.30pm. The workshop costs £32 at This Art of Mine, Thurnham Tel: 01622 735312

Bearsted Choral Society Christmas Concert 16 Dec Christmas Carols and more with audience participation. Under the baton of our Music Director, Andrew Lowen. Tickets £10 Full time Students: Free. 7.30pm & 10pm Tel: 01634 666730

Maidstone Wind Symphony - The Snowman 17 Dec Join Maidstone Wind Symphony for a live performance of the soundtrack to The Snowman to accompany a screening of the film, with BBC Young Chorister of the Year, Edward Hyde, performing the iconic ‘Walking in the Air’ solo. Also features music from Polar Express and Home Alone Christmas, plus festive favourites A Christmas Festival and Sleigh Ride + more. 3.30pm, Maidstone Leisure Centre Tel: 01732 366 500

A Christmas Carol 16 Dec Following on from last year’s sell-out tour, European Arts Company returns with a heart-warming evening in the presence of the author himself. A Christmas Carol was the first public reading Charles Dickens gave of his own work. He enacted it over 150 times and the effect on the public was phenomenal. Directed by Peter Craze. In support of the children’s charity Barnardo’s. 7.30pm at Hazlitt Theatre

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Boughton Monchelsea Morris 26 Dec Boughton Monchelsea Morris will be dancing again this Boxing day at The Chequers in Loose. They have been dancing there every year since 1979. 12.30 - 3.30pm Twelfth Night Concert 6 Jan Join Maidstone Choral Union for their Twelfth Night concert, featuring carols for the season, mulled wine and mince pies. 7.30pm United Reformed Church, Week St 01622 726193 Christmas at Bluewater Perfect for all the family to enjoy, there are seal shaped skating aids for kids, bob skates for those who need to be steady on the ice and skate lessons for anyone hoping to whirl, glide, skate and slide around the huge sparkling Christmas tree. Broadditch 21 - 24 Dec Climb aboard the tractor sleigh and journey to the enchanted wood. The elves will lead you on a short woodland walk to Santa’s cosy cabin, where children can meet Father Christmas as he reads one of his festive stories before handing them a festive gift. £10 per child and £3 per accompanying adult. Manor Farm, New Barn Road, Southfleet, DA13 9PU

Canterbury Christmas Market til 24 Dec The continental Christmas market will return to Canterbury this Christmas, with 50 cabins throughout Whitefriars. Shop for unique Christmas gifts, decorations and food specialities as you savour the aroma of barbecued bratwurst and mulled wine. Eastwell Manor, Ashford Ice Rink til 2nd Jan Ice skating ring in the mansion’s grounds for the first time ever this winter open 12pm - 7pm. Families can also book at ‘Festival Family Fun’ day at Eastwell, which includes a festive cream tea and a one hour skating session for two adults and two children for £80. Faversham Christmas Market 10 & 17 Dec The historic Market Place with it’s beautiful Guildhall is packed full of stalls selling handmade gifts, toys, clothes, jewellery, crafts and pottery, local produce, food and drink. Brass bands, music and carol singing and donkeys. Local Pub Walks Found this.....a handful of different length walks here: elitepubs.com/the_dirtyhabit/walks-and-local-attractions/

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Completed forms will need to go to the Probate Registry and HMRC, the estate executor will then have to pay any Inheritance Tax and also swear an oath before they are issued with a grant of representation and the assets can be released.

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News from North Loose Residents’ Association At the ‘Loose Ends’ November meeting, 40 people were given an excellent demonstration of seasonal floral arranging by florist Jackie Brooks. One of the arrangements was later the prize of a free raffle. The winner immediately promised to donate it to Loose Parish Church. Following a coffee break members took part in a fun quiz to conclude the afternoon. Our Quiz Night was a great success. Loose Junior School Hall was full to capacity with over a hundred of our erudite members and friends ‘fighting it out’ through eight rounds of questions. Robert Newberry’s team were worthy winners but it was all very tight – three teams were equal second just one point behind and three more teams were one point behind them! The quiz did exactly what we hoped it would do; everyone enjoyed a good social evening and it added a useful amount of money to the NLRA funds. We have personally thanked all the individuals and local businesses who supplied some really wonderful prizes for the raffle. With the birds now grown and flown we are able to get back into our Ancient Woodland – Mangravat Wood – and continue with the ongoing task of bringing it back to its former glory. Old concrete posts which once formed part of a chain link fence have now been removed. A large Sweet Chestnut tree which had become uprooted and was leaning at a dangerous angle over the fence of Five Acre Wood School had to be felled by professional tree surgeons. Most of it was recycled, the large logs becoming a habitat pile in the school’s wild life garden; the smaller branches were shredded and given to South Park allotments.

The planters on Boughton Parade…… you will have noticed are conspicuous by their absence. This has been a most frustrating experience. We felt that the planter that is sitting there now in splendid isolation was perfectly satisfactory and agreed that another five should be ordered immediately. Unfortunately the supplier was unable to deliver any more until the New Year. Another planter was chosen but as it was somewhat smaller than our original choice, we needed one extra and had to re-plan the whole scheme. Superficially they looked attractive but in reality they were very poor quality. After wasting hours trying to assemble just two of them while re-drilling holes, repairing broken dowels and much more, the company was asked to take them back and reimburse us in full. That part at least, was successful. We have now found another planter. It looks good, it is the right size and we can buy and they can deliver, as many as we need. With a bit of luck they should all be in place before Christmas. And that is it for 2017 – another year that seems to have gone by in the proverbial ‘blink of an eye’. From the North Loose Residents’ Association committee we wish all readers of ‘Life in Loose’ a Very Happy Christmas and a peaceful and enjoyable New Year.

The area to the south of the main path through the woods should be clear of brambles by the end of our next session – don’t forget to come along and join us on first Saturday of the month – which should ensure that the bluebell display of 2018 will be even more spectacular. 16

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Loose Amenities Association We have seen a wealth of visitors to the village this year - attending the numerous fundraising events organised by the Loose Amenities Association (LAA), including the Easter Egg Hunt, Annual Duck Race, Teddy Bear Picnic and the Frank and Dean Ratpack evening. Recently, the LAA hosted its annual Senior Citizens Tea Party for the local community - Mick Abbott provided the entertainment whilst guests tucked into sandwiches, cream teas and cake. Our next community event is Carols around the Tree which will take place at Tylers on Kirkdale from 7pm on Wednesday 13th December. A brass band led by Mick Abbott will be playing your favourite Carols, and there will be mince pies and mulled wine - so please just turn up and sing!! The land management team has also had another busy year working in the valley, holding monthly and weekly working parties throughout the year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rain or shine. Recent work in the valley has included clearing overgrowth on the main footpaths to encourage more interesting flora in the valley and for walkers, as well as the planting of new oak trees. We have worked hard to improve the flow of the stream through the valley by cutting and removing collapsed trees and pruning where necessary and we have seen a strong improvement to habitat that has benefited trout in particular. Another new fence, gate and kissing gate has gone up between Rainbow meadow and Dog Kennel hill; this new area will now be referred to as Royâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meadow. Fences in the valley enable us to control the grazing of livestock more efficiently, as well as provide areas for off lead dog walking. We have suffered some incidents of dog worrying across the year but recently matters have improved, so many thanks to everyone for keeping dogs on leads where signposted.

you can view them at https://www.instagram.com/ looseamenitiesassociation. We are incredibly indebted to our volunteers and would like to thank them for their continued enthusiasm and commitment to maintaining the valley, including those who are always there providing wonderful sweet and savoury treats for coffee time. We are very lucky that our members continue to oversee the valley on almost daily basis, for example, checking on the sheep, fences and gates and stepping in to solve problems such as fallen trees, to keep the valley safe. If you would like to get involved, working parties will take place each month, and dates can be found on our facebook page. For information about becoming a member of the Loose Amenities Association, please visit http://www. loose-amenities.org.uk/getting-involved/

Carols around the Tree Wednesday 13th December 2017 in the garden of Tylers, Kirkdale, Loose Traditional Christmas carols accompanied by a brass band, hot mince pies and mulled wine make this a wonderful way to start the Christmas holiday

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