News Gang culture
HEADCORN was plunged into the East End of the 1960s when members of the village’s WI im- mersed themselves in London’s gangland scene. Guest speaker JohnWalker gave
adetailedpresentation on the lives, crimes, arrest andimprisonment of Ronnie and Reggie Kray. Sandy Evans won themeeting’s
limerick competition and Jenny Gibson took top slot in the quiz.
Scarecrowday
THE team behind Marden in Bloomis planning a ScarecrowSa- fari in September. Village groups, residents and
businesses are invitedto contribute homemade scarecrows for the
event.Emailmardeninbloom@out-
look.comby September 1.
Rubbish haul
MORE than 100 bags of rubbish were collected by 75 villagers in Staplehurst on Saturday,March 23. The event was part of Keep
Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean. Staplehurst Youth Club al- lowed pickers to use its premises, and theWI supplied refreshments.
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RevMillie nowfacing her ‘biggest challenge’
AN enforced six-month break fromtheChurchis likely toprove the biggest challenge yet for Rev MillieHart (pictured). After taking services in Lenham,
Ulcombe, Harrietsham and Boughton Malherbe for 30 years, she admits: “The time for reflection will break a lifetime commitment to pastoral care, which will come very hard.” Giving up three services every
Sunday will be a hard habit to break, says the 70-year-old former socialworker,but leavingthose she has helpedwill be farworse. “It does feel a little like abandon
ship. Unfortunately, in the Church, everyone isaskedtotakeacomplete breakwhen they reachmy age and, in spite of asking for an extension, this iswhat I have to do.” She will be able to apply in six
months’ time forpermissiontooffi- ciate as a retired vicar, and at the time of speaking, this remainedher hope. Inthemeantime, she reflected
on her time in the Church, after moving out of London to Harriet- sham, where she raised three chil- dren and opened the nursery at LenhamPrimary School. After 17 years she became a ley
minister, describing her training as intense,evenfora“cradleChristian”, withreligiousparents.Hercall tothe ministry sawher leave thenursery –
with goldfish Elvis, which she still has,aged26–totrainforherordina- tion10 years ago. She remembers: “WhenI toldmy
husband and son I had decided to become avicar, theysaidtheyprob- ablywouldn’t notice the difference because Iwas always busy helping people
anyway.Neither thinkI’llbe at home for very long.” She continued: “I think people
can associate with me because I have lived among them. “I’ve beenmarried to John for 47
years andmy children have grown up with them- they know I’mjust the same as them, with the same problems.” As a consequence, she says: “I
haven’thadasmuchtime as I’dlike for the family andmy three grand- children or to develop hobbies, so maybe it’s about time.” Milliewill leadher last service–a
Thanksgiving – at 10.30am on Sep- tember 1 at St John the Baptist Church,Harrietsham.
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