December 2007

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Santa andReindeeRin iwade

With Christmas looming evercloser, don't forget about goingback to the good old traditionalChristmas Tree. You must go up

to the Featherbed Nursery andsee their selection of trees andwatch out for Santa's sleigh andthe life size reindeer hiding in thetrees. Just walking through the

nursery gives you a Christmassyfeeling, and wait for it there is anadded bonus for every tree youbuy you will be entered into theluxury hamper raffle and thereare two luxury raffles to be won,all include nice quality food, nota tin of span in sight!!!!!

Also if you are lucky you mightsee Santa himself walkingaround, so go up there and getyour tree and make a couple ofhours fun for you and the family,as you can also feed the animalsand play in the play area. Whatmore do you need!!!!! Ho Ho HoMerry Christmas

Carols byCandlelight

As stated in the last issue of theIwade Village News, this eventis so popular that it is back bydemand, and because of thedemand, this year we arehaving two services, one at3.30pm for children andresidents who do not likegoing out after dark and thesecond at 6.00pm. Bothservices are exactly the same.Due to Health and Safetywithin the Church, if we burnthe vicar this year, we need toget the fire brigade in!!! It isticket only. The tickets areabsolutely free and all youhave to do is contact Sylvia on478103, Maria on 477133,Wynn on 424502, Lynda on476274 or Connie on 471932, oranytime the church is open.

All the popular carols will besung and it is hoped again thatthe children (and adults if theywish) dress up in theirChristmas costumes for thisservice to add to theatmosphere. We want to see alot of jingle bells, shepherds,Christmas Trees, Rudolphsamongst the crowd.

If the children wish to bringmusical instruments such asbells etc, please feel free to doso as we want to make as muchnoise as possible. So do notmiss out and get your ticketsfor either service

Family CribService

Don't forget the best kept secretwithin the village is the Family

Crib service on Sunday 23rdDecember at 10.30am. This isalways a great hit with thechildren who are jostling andqueuing up to the put littlefigures back in the crib. If it isanything like last year, therewill only be standing room in

the crib, due to the amount oflittle people and animals goingit.

If you are not a regular churchgoer, don't worry, but this is oneservice you can not afford tomiss.

Happy DaysOur Christmas tree is due onthe 3rd December, inpreparation for the start of theChristmas fun. Once again wethank Flower Bed Nursery,Iwade for donating the tree,please support this local farmshop if you are buying a realChristmas tree this year. I hopeyou all agree Happy DaysChristmas Garden lights up thecorner of Iwade.

A timetable of Christmas eventsis planned a fun packed lead upto Christmas, including ourvisit from Santa who will bejoining our 66children and stafffor a traditionalChristmas lunch,made by our cook.We also have atraditionalstoryteller visitingthe nursery. Ournativity play isbeing held in thevillage hall thisyear, and I am surethe children will

amaze theirparents/carers andfamilies. We are alsovery excited aboutour annualChristingle Service inthe local church. Allwe need is snow sothe children canmake snowmen inour garden.

As many of youmight have seen

Happy Days pre-schoolchildren had a fun packed dayon the Discovery Bus. This busoffered a trip under the sea withbadge making, interactivecomputers, dressing up,memory games and muchmore. It was so popular wehave already booked it for nextyear.

Currently we have a fewvacancies in the nursery if youwould like to look around wewould be very proud to showyou our nursery.

Sue and Collette

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CommunityWarden Update

Hello, Yes I am still here, andlooking forward to Christmas andNew Year

I know you will all be busy buyingyour presents, and with this inmind I would like to tell you aboutKent County Council's TradingStandards Service has launched a'Buy with Confidence' good traderscheme.

The scheme provides consumerswith a list of reliable localbusinesses that have proved theircommitment to trading fairly.Approved businesses haveundergone an audit carried out bya Trading Standards Officers andpassed a Series of detailed checks

before being approved, as amember of the scheme. Full detailsof the scheme can be viewed at:www.buywithconfidence.info orcall Consumer Direct on 08454040506.

Also, as the Christmas seasonapproaches it is more importantthan ever, to take care whenopening the door to unexpectedcallers DO NOT OPEN THE DOORTO ANYONE UNTIL YOU HAVECHECKED THEIR IDENTITY.REMEMBER TO PUT THE DOORCHAIN ON. CHECK ALL OTHERDOORS ARE LOCKED.

ONCE YOU ARE SATISFIED THECALLER IS LEGITIMATE ANDYOU ARE COMFORTABLEALLOWING THEM INTO YOURHOME. DO NOT LEAVE THEMON THEIR OWN. DO NOTLEAVE HANDBAGS, WALLETS,PURSES etc. ON SHOW.

Callers use various guises from gasmen, electricity meter readers,council employees and on rareoccasions Neighbourhood Watchmembers. If anyone does call, andyou are suspicious, call the policeimmediately on 999.

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From the Editor ofthe Iwade Village

NewsletterI would like to thank everyonewho helps in delivering theNewsletter, Anthony whoprints the paper and everyonewho contributes the regular

articles about what's going on inthe village. Without the help ofall these people the newsletterwould not be possible.

To everyone in the village aMerry Christmas and a HappyNew Year, and hopefully a lotmore village news for 2008

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Ickle Pickles

We have been very busy in thenursery since we last sent youan update but before we shareall of our latest news we wouldjust like to clarify some rumourswe have been hearing aboutIckle Pickles. We are not for saleor sold and we are certainly notclosing down - we think that the'For sale' sign for the flat above

us has started some tales whichwe are very pleased to say haveno grounds. We are still veryhappily full with waiting listsfor all rooms - although we dohave a couple of baby places (3months upwards) available for2008 now as our very IcklePickles find their feet and moveonto the next room!

We were very busy withHalloween and our Halloweenparty where the children all andstaff all dressed up and had afun day with party games andactivities. We also had afantastic time on Children in

Need day with everyonewearing their pyjamas onFriday 16th November for adonation, along with asponsored 'treasure hunt' and'find Pudsey' games. Thechildren in Ickle Adventurersalso made 'Pudsey' biscuitswhich they enjoyed for tea. Wehave raised over £100 so far anddonations are still coming in.

We are now planning lots of funthings for Christmas - a Carolservice at Iwade church for allof our parents and children, ourfancy dress Christmas party(any excuse to dress up!) with aspecial guest visitor fromLapland bringing presents forall our good little girls and boysand a Christmas lunch with allthe trimmings. Look out nextissue for the photos.

We are also currently workingon a new project for our gardenwhich will see some veryexciting changes for thechildren - again, we will updateyou next month with pictures.

If you are interested in addingyour little one to our waiting listplease do not hesitate to callHannah or Miranda on 01795474551.

All the staff and children atIckle Pickles wish all theresidents of Iwade a very merryChristmas and a happy NewYear xx

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FeStivitieSWith the departing of Carl and

Jemma, we now have a new team atthe Woolpack, let me introduce toyou Peter, Jill and Greg. They cameinto Iwade on 17th November 2007,and for Greg it was like returninghome as he previously lived inIwade.

They have big ideas for theWoolpack with more weekendentertainment such as Poker Nights,Quiz nights, Curry Evenings toname a few and families are verymuch welcome and encouraged.

Normal opening hours are Mondayto Thurs 12pm to 11pm, Friday andSaturdays 12pm to 11.30pm andSundays 12pm to 10.30.

Over the Christmas period thehours are:Christmas Eve 12pm to 12amChristmas Day 12pm to 3pmBoxing Day 12pm to 3pm

Normal opening hours Thursday,Friday, Saturday and SundayNew Years Eve 12pm to 6pm

(The pub will close for an hour toget ready for the New YearsEvening which will be ticket only).

NewYears Day 12pm to 3pm

Tickets will cost £10 for New YearsEve and supervised children arewelcome. There will be no sellingtickets on the door and disco andbuffet will be available. Topurchase your tickets contact eitherPeter, Jill or Greg. Tickets will beavailable from the 1st December, soget them early as they were sold outquickly last year!!!!!

Also a note for the new 2008 diary,on the 12th January, the Woolpackwill be grooving and moving to thesound of the 60’s, so go along andreminisce

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Tinkerbells Early Years

We have had a fantastic autumnterm, This year we did a Harvestassembly and all the parents andfriends were invited along, therewere a few songs sang such as theDingle Dangle scarecrow, HeyDiddle Diddle, Twinkle Twinklechocolate car, the children and somestaff dressed up for the occasion anda picture was put in the local paper,tea, coffee and cake was offered at asmall price afterwards and we raised£19 towards our fund pot. Everyoneseemed to enjoy the afternoon. Five

delicious hampers were made up andthese were presented to longstanding members of the community,they were very surprised and sentthanks back to everyone who madethis afternoon a great success.

We also did a sponsored obstacle raceon the 15th Nov, half of the moneyraised went to children in need andthe other half to Tinkerbells, (totalnot yet available at time of press) itwas a fun afternoon, parents joined inwith the children and afterwards weall had some refreshment of tea andcake, it gave everyone theopportunity to have a chat, meetother parents and spend some time

with the children while hopefullyhaving some fun. I would like tothank everyone who has supportedus through the year and offered helpon such occasions. Next one loomingis the Christmas Nativity! And ofcourse our visit from Santa!

We are still collecting old mobilephones, we only need 10 more tocomplete our next collection, they donot need chargers, sim cards anddon't even have to be in workingorder, please hunt through yourcupboards and drawers, we arehappy to collect or you could pop into the village hall. Thank you.

Messagefrom our

Village PoliceOfficer

Hello Everyone, Firstly I would liketo remind everyone of the contactdetails for me is email56679@kent.pnn.police.uk and myoffice number 01795419119

I would like to remind everyone asA FINAL WARNING....it is anoffence to park on the pavementunnecessarily, it is an offence topark within 10 metres of a junctionand it is an offence to cause an

unnecessary obstruction in a highdemand area.

Please do not park around theschool unless absolutely necessary -Please use one of the side streets orthe woolpack pub (kindly offeredby the managers).I now feel I have offered enoughwarnings and will now be sendingimmediate tickets or a letter ofsummons to court as I feel thewelfare of the children are at risk.

Another reminder the car park atthe side of the school is a private carpark, any persons caught parked inthis area may face being prosecutedby the residents of the apartmentsand shops.

Please be extra vigilant to cold

callers with Christmas around thecorner. If you live alone please becareful who you open the door to.allgenuine sellers will have I.D - don'tbe afraid to ask for it and check upon them. if you have doubts pleasecall the police.

We would like to thank all whohave been helping us with ourenquiries regarding graffiti andvandalism in the area especially theparks. Although the Police havemanaged to I.D the majority ofthose responsible if you do have anyfurther information please contactme; this can be done anonymously

Lastly Have a Happy and SafeChristmas and New Year.Remember you may not see me butI am around watching!!!!!!

Iwadevillage.co.ukWith Christmas comingkeep an eye oniwadevillage.co.uk What'sOn Calendar for festiveevents around the village.There'll even be a post-itreminder at the top of thehome page so you'redoubly sure not to missout on all the festivitiesincluding the incrediblypopular Carols byCandlelight (get thereearly if last year's anythingto go by!).If you go to the What's OnCalendar you'll notice anew section 'What's BeenOn' - this will have a write-up of village events soeven if you didn't manageto get there yourself youcan read all about it.There's even a new What'sOn Gallery for images ofwhat's been happening inthe village.We're incredibly lucky tohave such a strong andgrowing community spiritin Iwade so this Christmasshould be even better thanthe last!

Happy ChristmasEveryone

6 ChurchesChallenge

A somewhat hair-brainedscheme that there should be awalk to link the six churches inour cluster became a reality onthe last Saturday in October.

The walk started from Upchurchat 9am with a group of 15enthusiasts. We were soonjoined by another five of theBurch family, and friend Christ,well renowned for theirconsistency in relaxed timekeeping! At our first stop,Lower Halstow, we gainedanother three recruits, one ofwho, non other than our own

Rev Ron Partridge, had slept toosoundly arriving at Upchurchhalf an hour after the rest of ushad set off. After earlyrefreshments and distribution ofbadges (one badge for eachchurch visited) we continued onour way along the Saxon ShoreWay, through fields, orchardsand farmland , to Iwade. Wereally did feel blessed to bewalking under the everincreasing amounts of blue skyafter two or three days of grey,miserable yuk!.

At Iwade Tony and LyndaMacGowan, kindly allowed usto use their facilities before weenjoyed yet more refreshments,ably served by Sylvia, at IwadeChurch. Twenty of us trekkedon towards Newington, passingwarily by two snarlingRottweilers, thankfully caged,on the way. By now it waslunchtime and much effort hadbeen made to put on a goodspread, served to us by Pam, atNewington Church.

Eight miles had been covered,

which was nearly half the totaldistance. Many people here,and one dog, deciding that anafternoon siesta in the sunshinemight be a better idea thananother eight or nine miles ofwalking, retired from thechallenge. We were left withtwo new recruits, Roger andIrene Milton, and a further sevenintrepid survivors intent onreaching the ultimate goal. Thesection to Stockbury was alluphill and took its toll on feet,legs and mental strength. Ireneand Roger welcome us into theirhome in Stockbury before weembarked on the mostlydownhill stretch to Hartlip.

There was audible moaningwhen the leader decided on analternative, more scenic route,into Hartlip which appeared,for a time, to be not only uphillbut to take the walkers in theopposite direction before theirnext destination, Hartlip church.Eventually we got there andwere treated to yet more timelyand most welcome hospitality.Roger and Irene left us here, one

with more of a hobble gait thenhad been shown at the start, andother with a muddier, lesssparkling, shade of pink boot,leaving a 'magnificent' seven tocomplete the task.And so to the last lap, back toUpchurch, done at a canter,arriving back at the church justnine hours after we had left.Certificates and the prized 6churches badges were gleefullyreceived and then werehandshakes hugs and kiss allaround before we all retried toour homes, to nurse achinglimbs and muscles. The one laterising Reverend still had to walkback to Lower Halstow but heassures us he did it tosuccessfully complete thechallenge as well,

This walk may become anannual event so, if you are at allinterested, watch out for detailsabout the next one. Thanks to allwho took part and specialthanks to those who opened upchurches to make the day evenmore enjoyable

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P a re n t a n dTo d d l e r

Firstly, everyone at Parent andToddler wishes you a very HappyChristmas and a good New Year.

Well Christmas is well on its way atParent and Toddler, with thechildren making lots of Christmasactivities, and the organisers are

busy getting ready for theChristmas Party on 18th December,and yes its official FatherChristmas will be popping in to seethe Children, along with gamesand entertainment.

Parent and Toddler break up onthe 18th December and do not openthe doors until Tuesday 8thJanuary 2008 at 9am to 11pm in thevillage hall.

Beavers &Cubs

Our Halloween party was a hitwith all the Beavers/Cubsenjoying a bit of bobbing apple,pin the Spider on the Webb,making fireworks, bite thehanging donut, balloon monsterand so much more. Well done toHarry and Hannah for winningthe fancy dress competition. Agood time was had by all. Ourannual trip was to Fishers FarmPark and I can recommend itpersonally with something to suiteveryone. We were able to climbin with the animals touch themand feed them. The rides andamusements were excellent. We

have our pantomime coming up(oh yes we do) Snow White inChatham won't know what's hither when Forty of us Beavers andCubs turn up. We will beorganising carols at the Seed ofHope so look out for moreinformation it will be a Mondaynight around 6.00pm the morethat come the merrier. It's alwaysa laugh trying to split the groupto sing the 12 days of Christmas.

We get up to so many activitiesthis is just a taste of things pastand present so if you think itcould be for you or some one youknow come along and put yourname on the waiting list.Monday evenings 6.00pm -8.30pm I promise we won't bite.

Notice fromIwade Parish

CouncilThe Chairman and ParishCouncil would like to wisheveryone in the village of Iwadea very Merry Christmas and agood New Year. The ParishCouncil wishes to thankeveryone for their support andcommitment to the village andlook forward to working witheveryone in 2008 to make Iwadean even better place to live. Thenext Parish Council meeting willbe held on Tuesday 7th January2007 at 7.30pm in the VillageHall.

Additional Letter Boxes in theVillage

The Post Office is awaitingconfirmation from KCCHighway. Clerk to chase KCCfor this confirmation as it was theParish Councils views that thishad already been done. ..

Traffic Gate Entrance by MedicalCentre

Clerk still chasing KCC aboutreplacement gate. The ParishCouncil feels that waiting 5months for a replacement gate isnot acceptable

Ivy on Grovehurst Oak Tree

Due to the ivy removal from thelarge oak tree it was agreed thatthe two smaller trees would alsohave ivy removal work done.Clerk advised VillageHandyman to remove ivy from

the two smaller trees which aresituated at the entrance ofCormorant Road

Vandalism in School LanePlaying Field

Clerk advised members that thework had been completed andthe total cost to repair theroundabout was £1,193.12. and toreplace the damaged wetpourtotalled £1,000

Speed Watch in the Village

Community Police OfficerLindsay Woods advise the ParishCouncil that she had spoken toWarren Jarvis who deals withcriminal damage, speedingvehicles, off road bikes etc and hewas looking to set up projectsaround Kent but need thecommunity to be involved.

It requires a minimum of 6volunteers to assist and a fund of£2,000, then the community is setup with tripods which readvehicle number plates etc, the

computer then reads the speed.The aim of this project is to havemore number plates and camerapictures of these offenders.

After a general discussion it wasagreed that the Clerk wouldspeak to PC Woods and obtainmore information.

Land North of the Church

Deed of Agreement has beencirculated to Councilors for thesection 106. It was felt that Clerkwould request additionalinformation from WardsSolicitors and an extra ordinarymeeting would be arranged todiscuss this application.

Barn Refurbishment

Cllr Lisa Older gave a report andadvised Councilors that buildingcontractors had been contactedto give an estimate to possiblecosting for the Barn. Clerk tomeet with Contractors and to gothrough specification listing.

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TheChurchwardens

Have you remembered andobtained your tickets yet for theCandlelit Carol Service onChristmas Eve??? As we said lastmonth, admission this year is byticket ONLY; strictly no ticket noentry. Iwade's little church hasseating for around 100 and lastyear well over 150 people tried

to push way in for the service.FAR TOO MANY. To ease thesituation, as exp1~ined in lastnewsletter, this year there will beTWO SERVICES on ChristmasEve - 1 at 3.3Opm and one at6.OOpm. Both will last about anhour and be identical in content.Tickets are quite free and may beobtained from one of thefollowing - Sylvia - 478103,Maria - 477133, Wynn - 424502,Lynda - 476274 or Connie Kilby -471932. Sylvia will have sometoo when the church will be

open for visiting on 8thDecember 10am - 2pm.

On Sunday 23rd December theCrib service with carols will be atl0.30am when it is hoped thechildren will bring their parentsto see them putting the 'holyfigures' in. the stable.

Do please come and startChristmas in the best possibleway, by remembering just whatwe are celebrating.

Hope this reaches you in time toremind you that the ChristmasConcert is in church onWednesday December 12th at7.30pm. Tickets are only £3 andinclude refreshments. If youhaven't had the pleasure ofjoining us in previous years, doturn the T.V. off for few hours,put some1j~ing warm on andjoin us. Lots of popular musicinterspersed with carols and areading.

Then on Tuesday 18th we meetat the Village Centre on corner ofSchool Lane, at 6pm to singcarols, followed by hot drinks.Again simply wrap up warmly;a torch may be useful. Carolsheets will be provided.

On behalf of all members of AllSaints Church, we (the Church-wardens) wish you all a blessedChristmas and a peaceful andhealthy New Year. May Our

Good Lord Bless You All,Always.

CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS - byPatience Strong.

All the world is young onChristmas Day. Our grown-upworries seem to melt away.There is a feeling that we can'texplain - for we become likechildren once again.

The faith of childhood springs inus anew. Our hearts growlighter, brighter, and warmertoo. And life takes on a sweetsimplicity. God comes so close -not veiled in mystery - But as achild; a small and helpless thing.

The baby Christ, the little Savior-King This is thought that breaksdown human pride the tenderthought that comes at Christmastide.

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Services andEvents

December 12thChristmas Band Concert 7.30pm(Tickets on door or reserve on 478103)

December 16thCommunion Service 11.00am

December 18thSing Carols at Village Centre 6.00pm(Followed by hot drinks)

December 23rdCrib/ Carol Service 10.30am

December 24thCarols by Candlelight 3.30pm and 6.00pm(Ticket Only)

December 25thCommunion for Christmas Day 10.30am

December 30thCommunion Service 11.00am

January 6thCommunion for Epiphany 11.00am

January 13thFamily Communion 11.00am

January 20thCommunion Service 11.00am

January 27th Family Service 10.30am

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"The light shines in the darkness,and the darkness did not overcomeit"

These words so familiar to many ofus, used at the Christmas services,often in a darkened Church full offlickering candles. A traditionalvery evocative scene, but whatdoes it really mean to any of us?

What difference do all the fairylights, the presents, all thecelebrations mean to each one ofus?

Why when half the world eats toomuch, drinks too much and getsinto debt, which will take a longtime to pay off, do others starveand live in desperately poorconditions?

Is this the light which Jesus cameinto the world to bring, light andwealthy to a privileged few?

Emphatically NO.

Jesus came into this world to bringa pure light, which will shine in allthe darkest corners, show up allthat is wrong with the world andgive us the chance to put it right.We use the symbols of candles agreat deal at this time of the year,which is a dark time anyway.Many people in the last few dayshave said to me how gloomy thistime of the year is and how easy itis to get depressed. Stand in adarkened area, especially a Church

and light just one single candle.The light spreads out, but it is not astill light which has to bemanipulated by man as a torch or alamp, but a living moving flamewhich moves of it's own will andspreads light to different places atdifferent times, even if you are onlystanding still.

The light that Jesus came to being isalso a living light, the light, whichbrings hope to you wheneverything around you seems to bedark. There is a myth around thatas Christians we live in a rosy glowand never have to face darknessand difficulty.

This is simply not the truth. Thingsdo happen and Christians have toface dark times just as much asanyone else. The difference is thatwe have light in our lives we havethe living flame within us, whichwill never be extinguished, even ifwe think it might at times. We arenever alone, even if we think weare sometimes. God loves us all somuch he sent His Son to earth forus, each one of us. He will neverabandon us.

We have seen the light whichovercomes the darkness and weWILL walk in it.

We look forward to welcoming asmany as possible over theChristmas period to our churches.If anyone is in need of a visit orwould like their communionbrought to them please let the teamknow as soon as possible.

Every blessing to you all from theteam of ministers

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Useful Contact/ Telephone NumbersParish Council Contact

Clerk to Iwade Parish Council (Mrs Sarah George) 01795 437053Chairman of Iwade Parish Council (Mr Peter Wilks) 01795 472452

Village HallVillage Hall Caretaker 01795 475967Maidstone Area Mobile Library (Van 4) 07740 183758Swale Housing Association - Area Office 01795 434343Swale Lighting Street Lighting Faults 01795 417468Community Police Officer (Cliff Holroyd) 01795 417197Iwade Community Warden (Gerry Cox) 07872378220Iwade Village Police 07772226188

Swale Borough Council Reporting Line:

Bins, dog bins and rubbish (David Hill) 01795 417850Highways, Road Calming, 01795 424341Flood Risk number 0800 80 70 60Swale Police 01795 477055Neighbourhood Watch Hotline 0808 1003308Anti Social Behaviour 01795 417575Abandoned Vehicles 01795 417850Noise Nuisance 01795 417850Noise Nuisance (Out of Hours) 07881 817601Street lighting faults for (Sheerstone,Springvale,Evergreen Close,Linkway,Meadow Rise,Meadow Close)

01795 437053

Developers

Wards Homes 01634 855111Hillreed Homes 01622 691561Matthews Homes 01707 655550Constantine Projects Ltd 01634 296886Kent Highway Services 08458 247 800

Iwade Village News

Editor, News Coordinator (Mrs Sarah George) 01795 437053News Distributor (Mrs Sylvia O'Shea) 01795 478103Atlantic Print Limited - Printer 01795 420628

Iwade Village Clubs

Iwade Herons Football Club (Adam Elliott) 01795 439711Lamplighters (Wynn Webb) 01795 424502Ballet (Every Monday from 2.30pm in Newington Village hall) 01795 870545

Clubs below are held in IwadeVillage Hall

Iwade Women's Institute (3rd Wednesday of every month) 01795 474686Beavers/ Cubs (Monday evenings from 6pm) 01795 599225Iwade Youth Club (Every Tuesday Evening from 7pm) 01795 555164Parent and Toddler (Every Tuesday morning from 9pm to 11pm)Karate (Every Thursday evening from 5pm ) 07092 118045Socatots (Every Wednesday afternoon from 1pm) 01795 471412

Local Village Nursery's/ School

Tinkerbells (based in the Iwade Village Hall) 01795 428061Happy Days Children's Nursery (Crosswinds, Grovehurst Rd) 01795 424348Iwade Community Primary School 01795 472578Ickle Pickles Day Nursery (at the village centre) 01795 474551

Doctors

Iwade Medical Centre (1 Monins Road, Iwade) 01795 413100

Village Amenities

Woolpack Pub The Street, Iwade 01795 472656Body Care, Hair and Beauty 01795 474555Heaven Hair & Beauty 01795 435958

All Saints Church Contacts

Curate (Rev Ron Partridge) 01795 842007Honorary Asst Priest (Rev David Webb) 01795 424502Churchwardens: (Sylvia O'Shea) 01795 478103

(Maria Wilkinson) 01795 477133