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Boot fair for Malawi trip


THIRTEENstudents fromCornwal- lisAcademy are heading forMalawi, but their biggest challenge now is raising themoney to go. A sponsored abseil down Thomas


Place inJamesWhatmanWay,Maid- stone, is among the ideas they’ve comeupwith to raise the £4,500 each that they need. Now,parents arehelpingtoorgan-


iseaboot fair inthe schoolgrounds to fund the 2019 expedition. Students will spend four weeks


volunteering in theAfrican country. The boot fair is at the school in


Hubbards Lane, Linton, from noon onSaturday,May26.Stallholders can set up from11am.


Summer fair VOLUNTEERS andstall holders are neededfor the summer fair and dog showat Kingswood village hall. The event takes place on Saturday


July 7 from10am-2pm. Anyonewhowould be interested


in running a stall or helping out in any way before, during or after the event is asked to call Val Clarke on 01622 843110.


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Loose women finally make their TV debut


LOOSEWomenmetLooseWomen last month when a band ofMaid- stoneMorris dancers appeared on the ITVdaytime show. Afterunsuccessful attempts by the


Maidstone group to contact the show, they were stunned to receive a call from those at the programme asking themto appear. They were on the show on April


16, the first day at a newstudios for the programme, with hosts Coleen Nolan, Ruth Langsford, Stacey Solomon and JaneMoore. “It was a really lovely day,” said


LooseWomenMorris secretaryLes- ley Smith. “The presenters were all so lovely, signed autographs and posed for pictures. All the people there couldn’t do enough for us. “We’d contacted thembefore, but


never got anywhere. Then we got a call out of the blue saying that the editor had seen our Facebook page andwanted us on the show.” The groupwas set up in 1977, and


takes part in a number of festivals from May to August, as well as weeklymeetingswith other groups.


LooseWomenMorris with presenters Coleen Nolan and Stacey Solomon Although the dancers are all fe-


male, they do havemalemusicians, including Lesley’s husband Roger who, she says, decided that “if you can’t beat them, you join them”. “I joined the group in 2006,” she


added. “I used to do amateur dra- matics but my group folded and I was looking for a new activity and found the group online. “It is so social and I havemade so


many friends. It’s like having an- other family. “We have about 20 dancers aged


from 18 up to 62. There’s a few all- female groups around, but 20 or 30 years ago it was definitely much moremale-orientated.” The club is always on the lookout


for new members. For details, visit www.facebook.com/LooseWomen- Morris.


Adult Tap Classes


starting 5th June


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Maidstone Weald May 2018


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