What’s On Malling & district clubs, societies & activities IT is the spring and the time when lots of people decide to
make a fresh start by taking up new activities or making new friends. The many clubs and organisations in the Malling Action Partnership area cater for a wide range of interests and offer a warm welcome to newcomers, so why not give them a try? Details of regular meetings are listed on this page.
Mary Rayner collates our community diary with details of various groups and will also be compiling a list of special
Choirs join for concert
WEST Malling Community Choir and The Maidstone Singers come together for a joint concert at St Mary’s Church, West Malling on Saturday, March 28.
The choir goes from strength to strength with more than 60 people rehearsing each week and more than 100 on their books. Both choirs are enjoying their music and the spring concert is the icing on the cake for the community choir, giving it an opportunity to show how enjoyable singing can be. The conductor is Jeffrey Vaughan Martin. The Maidstone Singers will be going on tour to Perugia in Italy in May when their highlight will be singing in the Basilica in Assisi. They will be singing some of their tour pieces in the spring concert, which will support two local charities, Spadework, based in Offham, and Kent Association for the Blind. Tickets are £8, children free.
Local clubs & societies have their regular meetings as follows
East Malling Singers rehearse on Wednesday evenings, 8pm to 10pm, at St James the Great Church, East Malling.
Kings Hill Rotary meets every Monday at 7.30pm at the Spitfire Pub.
Chip Productions Drama Group meets Fridays at 7.30pm at West Malling Village Hall.
Malling Photographic Society meets every Tuesday at West Malling Village Hall at 8pm.
The Heath Players meet at the East Malling Institute, Mill Street, at 8pm on Fridays.
Malling Rotary meets Tuesdays at 6.30pm at Spadework, Teston Road, Offham.
Malling Art Society meets every Thursday at Offham Village Hall, 8pm to 10pm.
Dance for fun every Monday at St James Centre, East Malling, 6.30pm to 7.30pm. £1.
Malling Community Choir meets every Tuesday at West Malling Baptist Church, 7.15pm to 8.45pm. £2 per adult, children free.
Spadework Farmers’ Market is on the second Saturday of the month from 10am to 1pm at Spadework, Teston Road. For more details, see
www.spadework.net.
East Malling Women’s Institute meets at the East Malling Institute behind the King and Queen pub on the third Monday of every month, 7.45pm to 9.45pm.
Malling Stamp Club meets on the second Tuesday of every month at the Clout Institute, West Malling High Street, at 7.30pm.
Addington Bridge Club meets every Tuesday from 7pm in the sports pavilion, Park Road.
Kings Hill Youth Club Tuesdays 6.30pm to 8.30pm. For more information please contact Sophie on 07947 706781.
Craft and chat group Drop-in. Wednesdays, 10am – noon, St James Centre, East Malling.
Let’s Do Lunch! Every Thursday, 11am to 1pm, The Dorcas Centre, Swallow Road, Larkfield.
A senior lunch club with activities. Minimum donation £3. Free transport within Larkfield, Leybourne, East and West Malling, Kings Hill.
Call 07434150922 to book.
The Oasis Tea Room Every Monday, The Oasis Tea Room opposite Ditton Village Green is sponsored by St Peter's Church as a Fairtrade venture, offering home-made cakes and tea or coffee on Monday afternoons (except bank holidays) from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. All proceeds to local charities.
LeyARA
Leybourne Active Retirement Association meets on the 2nd Thursday at 2-30 pm at the Leybourne Village Hall. Speaker, Raffle and Refreshments.
events in the area in 2015. So if you would like your group or event to be included, please send her all the information, including how to contact you.
Please let her know as far in advance as possible so that it may be possible to avoid clashes and maximise the attendances at each event.
Details should be emailed to
maryrayner@btinternet.com or call 07772 318330.
Saturday March 28 Easter Floral Workshop at Trottiscliffe Village Hall, 2pm to 4pm. Bring your own spring flowers and transform them into pretty Easter gifts. £20 includes all materials and delicious tea and cakes. For more information and to book your place please contact Jean on 01732 824327 or email
yogimutter@hotmail.com
Friday April 3
Easter Bunny Hunt at Manor Park Country Park, West Malling.
Come along to the park and join the hunt for the elusive Easter Bunny. Follow the self- led Easter themed trail in the park and solve the puzzle of the missing bunnies. 10am and 3pm. £6 per child.
Sunday April 5 The Twitch Heritage Centre at Douce’s Manor, St Leonards Street, West Malling, will be open from 11am to 4pm. Douce’s Manor is a private residence, the house and grounds are not open to the public. Parking on St. Leonard’s Street.
Saturday April 11 Offham Farmers' Market at Spadework Nursery, Teston Road, Offham, 10am to 1pm. About 30 stalls will sell home grown and local fruit and vegetables, fresh fish and meat, game, cheese, pies and much more.
Sunday April 26 West Malling Farmers’ Market. Held in the High Street 9.30 to 1.30pm forty stalls selling local produce.
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