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Village News                                                                                                                                  Music Notes


      Gosbee’s                               interested in joining the Friends of Staplehurst   At last the programme of local amateur concerts is   Sat Nov 27th, 7.30pm at Mote Hall, Maidstone
                                                                                          back to full strength. I am able to revert to providing
                                                                                                                                 ME15 7RN, Maidstone Symphony orchestra’s second
                                             Health Centre, or who has organisational skills
                                                                                          a list which will keep you entertained for much of
                                                                                                                                 concert of the season features French oboist Olivier
                                             that could help the many patients of the Health
                                             Centre, please call Robin on 01580 891516.   the month. Check the timings – some artists seem   Stankiewicz in Mozart’s Oboe Concerto. The concert
                                                                                          reluctant to add the time to their publicity so you
                                                                                                                                 also includes works by Rossini and Brahms. Tickets
      Gossip                                 The Rolling Stones have surprised me by bowing   will have to buy a ticket perhaps to find out when it   Phone 0333 666 3366.
                                                                                          starts! Anyway here is the list:
                                             to woke society, having axed their classic rock
                                                                                                                                 Sat Dec 4th, 4.00pm at All Saints’ Church, Mill St.,
                                             and roll anthem ‘Brown Sugar’. You can interpret   Sat Nov 13th, in Holy Cross Church, Bearsted ME14   Maidstone ME15 6YE, Maidstone Choral Union
      Lester Gosbee                          the lyrics any way that you want to, but sadly   4EE, Bearsted Choral Society’s first concert of the   will hold an afternoon Christmas concert which
                                             some people seem to go out of their way to   season is of Mozart’s Requiem Mass and Joseph   will include Wassail by Alexander L’Estrange
                                                                                                                                 and Carols for choir and Audience. Tickets from
                                                                                          Haydn’s Little Organ Mass. Tickets at the door or via
      I’ll start this month with huge congratulations   be offended. Brown Sugar is about a beautiful   tickets@bearstedchoral.org.uk  mcuconertmansager@gmail.com or at the door.
      to Heather Cullingworth, who has been   black girl. Mick Jagger had a child with black   Sat Nov 20th, in All Saints’ Church, Mill St.,   If you are unable to get out – and I know some of
      given a badge to acknowledge her 20 years   American actress Marsha Hunt, so maybe she   Maidstone ME15 6YE, The Maidstone Singers are   us are still self-isolating – remember BBC radio 3
      of community service as the Lollipop Lady   was the inspiration? Some of today’s rap songs   joining forces with the Central Band of the Royal   provides a quality afternoon concert every weekday
      to Frittenden School. It is not an easy job   glorify drugs and violence, so there seems to be   British Legion to celebrate the 100th birthday of the   at 2.00pm. It lasts till 5pm every weekday except
      these days with the increase in traffic and the   double stamdards here?. What do you think?.  Royal British Legion. The concert will include Sir Karl   Wednesday, when choral evensong takes over at
                                                                                                                                 3.30pm.   There is a further concert broadcast from a
                                                                                          Jenkin’s The Armed Man – a moving Mass for Peace.
      decrease in patience of drivers. Well done   Our brother in law Neil Willcocks (husband of   Tickets contact: tickets@themaidstonesingers.org.uk  leading concert hall at 7.30pm every weekday.
      Heather.                               Hazel’s sister Dawn), was 50 on 17th October.   Sun Nov 21st, 7.30pm at All Saints’ Church, Mill St.,
      Hazel’s Macmillan Coffee and Cake afternoon   Former Frittenden resident Hilary Martin   Maidstone ME15 6YE, Sutton Valence Choral Society
      turned out to be an oitstanding afternoon, after   also started a new decade, turning 60 on 20th   perform Fauré’s Requiem and several works by Handel.   Brian Hardy
      a slow start. It is the first time that the weather   October. She definitely looks 20 years younger.  Tickets 01622 861313
      has been good enough to hold the event in the   Time for the jokes: Two little dickie birds sitting
      garden. Many thanks to all who attended or   on a wall, suddenly realised that they couldn’t                                      01580 893152
      made use of the takeaway service. The total raised   move at all. Said one to the other, this is all                           enquiries@radfordsestates.co.uk
      was an amazing £555.                   because of you, I told you not to mess with that                                          www.radfordsestates.co.uk
      Last month, I wrote about Kerry Underdown,   tube of superglue!....Why did the banana go to                                   Crampton House, High Street, Staplehurst, TN12 0AU

      who works as a receptionist at Staplehurst Health   the doctor?, because it wasn’t peeling well.
      Centre, who was to run the London Marathon.   Frittenden Cricket Club will be holding their   Why Choose Radfords Estate Agents?
      She completed it in 4 hours 56 minutes and   Bonfire and Fireworks display on Saturday 6th
      she raised £2,500 for Battersea Dog’s Home.   November at Sandhurst Bridge Farm, on the      Highly skilled team of professionals with in-depth local market knowledge
      So congratulations to Kerry, a wonderful   Staplehurst Road. Over the last 21 years, the   Proven track record of selling success
      achievement.                           weather has been very kind on the whole when       Specialist advice in selling of all types of property
      Many people in Frittenden use Staplehurst   it comes to Frittenden firework/ bonfire night. It   Letting your property
      Health Centre, and I am a Trustee. The Chairman   has only been cancelled once due to high winds   Global exposure of properties through our cutting edge website radfordsestates.co.uk
      of the Friends of the Centre , Robin Oakley, is   and once due to Covid. Remember to check my   and major national portals including Rightmove, OnTheMarket, Prime Location and Zoopla
      retiring next year. He has run the organisation   weather forecast for this year!.        Free, no obligation pre-market appraisals
      almost single-handedly. He has taken over a lot   Finally, please remember to use the Post Office   Quality colour printed sales particulars with bespoke options and floor plans
      of the fund-raising which has helped to buy some   in our Village Hall, on Mondays and Thursdays   Comprehensive database of applicants matching quality buyers to properties
      medical equipment for the Health Centre. Robin   between 2 and 4pm.                       Targeted national, regional and local advertising campaigns, including the Wealden Advertiser.
      has been the Chairman of the FSHC since 2007,
      and is now in poor health himself. If anyone is   lester.gosbee@btinternet.com

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