Events Diary
The Wye Events Diary can help bona fide community event organisers in the Wye area to publicise forthcoming events. This is a free public service for local voluntary sector organisations only. To advertise your community event, just click on the 'Add Item' button, located immediately below the diary. Please note: Wye with Hinxhill Parish Council accepts no responsibility for externally provided information, nor its accuracy, nor any links published on this website. Publication on this website does not signify any endorsement or responsibility. The site editors may decline to publish items or edit them.
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Parish Council office closed
Mon, 30 Dec 2019 09:00
Parish Council office closed.
- Venue:
- Parish Council office
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Parish Council office closed
Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:00
Parish Council office closed.
- Venue:
- Parish Council office
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Ringing in the New Year
Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:40
The bells of Wye parish church ring in the New Year
- Venue:
- Wye Church
- Contact:
- n/a
Parish Council office closed
Wed, 01 Jan 2020 09:00
Parish Council office closed.
- Venue:
- Parish Council office
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Agnostics Anonymous
Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:30
Agnostics Anonymous
Informal meetings held in the Latin School on the first Thursday of the month. Refreshments are provided.
Follow the link above to the United Wye Benefice website for more information.
- Venue:
- Latin School, High Street, Wye TN25 5AH
- Contact:
- Benefice Office
BIFFA refuse collection (Wye)
Fri, 03 Jan 2020 07:00
BIFFA refuse collection (Wye) revised collection date
- Venue:
- Wye household refuse collection
- Contact:
- ABC
Talk Time
Fri, 03 Jan 2020 10:30
Talk Time an informal weekly drop-in session, held in Wye Library.
Every Friday 10.30 - 11.30
- Venue:
- Wye Public Library, Upper Bridge Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Duty Librarian 01233 812699
Wye Farmers' Market
Sat, 04 Jan 2020 09:00
Wye Farmers' Market
Markets are held on the first and third Saturdays, every month.
- Venue:
- The Green, Wye
- Contact:
- Market Manager 07804 652 156
Twelfth Night
Sun, 05 Jan 2020
Twelfth Night - Eve of Epiphany
Village Christmas tree and street illuminations taken down
- Venue:
- n/a
- Contact:
- n/a
Friends of Kings Wood
Sun, 05 Jan 2020 14:00
Twelfth Night Walk
14.00 - 16.00
Pay on the day £4. Members and children priceless
- Venue:
- Kings Wood, lower car park, White Hill TN24 4AP
- Contact:
- via website
Registration Deadline for Christmas Tree Recycling - Doorstep Collection Service Pilgrims Hospices
Sun, 05 Jan 2020 23:59
Pilgrims Hospices Christmas Tree Recycling
Click on the link above to register by midnight Sunday 5th January and to donate online.
Volunteers and vans will be out and about in the Ashford area on Saturday 11th January collecting real Christmas trees and taking them to the recycling centre.
'This Christmas, your kind support could help local people who are living with a life-limiting illness.
£10 could pay for a patient's Christmas dinner.'
Last year the Pilgrims Hospices received over £20,000 in donations in return for collecting residents' Christmas trees.
- Venue:
- Ashford Borough Council area only
- Contact:
- The Ashford Fundraising Team 01233 504111
Breathing Space
Mon, 06 Jan 2020 13:00
Breathing Space
13.00 - 13.30
Half an hour of mindful quiet at the start of the week. Everyone is welcome. Relax in a safe and quiet space. There will be a hot drink on arrival and a short guided mindfulness exercise
- Venue:
- Wye parish church
- Contact:
- Nikki Holy or Linda Cross
BSL Lip Reading Class
Mon, 06 Jan 2020 13:00
Lip Reading Class
13.00 - 14.00
Email Hi-Kent Canterbury office opening hours
Monday to Friday 09.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.00
Hearing aid batteries available to collect during office hours
- Venue:
- Training venue: Canterbury Adult Education Centre Canterbury Adult Education Centre, Canterbury High School, Knight Avenue, Canterbury CT2 8QA
- Contact:
- Hi-Kent Tel 01227 760046 SMS 07939 593030 Address 46 Northgate, Canterbury CT1 1BE
Story Time
Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:00
Story Time (school term time only)
10.00 to 10.30
- Venue:
- Wye Library, 6 Upper Bridge Street, Wye TN25 5AF
- Contact:
- Duty Librarian 01233 812699
Parish Council
Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:00
January Parish Council meeting
18.00
Note: change of venue
- Venue:
- Thomas Berry
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
- Agenda:
- Agenda 2020-0108 Council (PDF, 301 Kb)
Wye Historical Society - Members' Evening
Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:30
Members' Evening
19.30 (doors open at 19.00)
Dr Paul Burnham: 'The History of Wye Methodist Church'
Lucy Huntington: 'The Women's Land Army in Wye'
Annual subscription fees are payable from 1 October: £10.00 per person. This includes the annual journal Wye Local History. Meetings are held in the Lady Joanna Thornhill School at 19.30 on the first Wednesday of the month from October to April.
Members can also opt to receive the Journal of Kent History, published in March and September at a charge of £5, or £7 for those outside Wye. New members and visitors are welcome to join. Non-members may attend meetings at £2.00 per lecture. To join, simply turn up to a meeting or email enquiries@wyehistoricalsociety.org.uk for more details.
Please see the WHS website for further details
For all enquiries please contact enquiries@wyehistoricalsociety.org.uk
- Venue:
- Lady Joanna Thornhill School, Bridge Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Via email link above
Introducing Allotment Law and Management to Local Councils
Thu, 09 Jan 2020 13:00
Introducing Allotment Law and Management to Local Councils
13.00 (registration) 13.30 - 16.30
- Venue:
- Lenham Community Centre, 12 Groom Way Lenham, ME17 2QT
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
BIFFA recycling collection (Wye)
Fri, 10 Jan 2020 07:00
BIFFA recycling collection (Wye) revised collection date
- Venue:
- Wye household recycling collection
- Contact:
- ABC
Talk Time
Fri, 10 Jan 2020 10:30
Talk Time an informal weekly drop-in session, held in Wye Library.
Every Friday 10.30 - 11.30
- Venue:
- Wye Public Library, Upper Bridge Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Duty Librarian 01233 812699
Pilgrims Hospices Christmas Tree Recycling - Wye
Sat, 11 Jan 2020 08:00
Pilgrims Hospices Christmas Tree Recycling
Volunteers and vans will be out and about in the Ashford area on Saturday 11th January collecting real Christmas trees and taking them to the recycling centre.
Click on the link above to register by midnight Sunday 5th January and to donate online.
'This Christmas, your kind support could help local people who are living with a life-limiting illness.
£10 could pay for a patient's Christmas dinner.'
Last year the Pilgrims Hospices received over £20,000 in donations in return for collecting residents' Christmas trees.
- Venue:
- Ashford Borough Council area only
- Contact:
- The Ashford Fundraising Team 01233 504111
Litter Collection
Sat, 11 Jan 2020 11:00
Litter Collection - Boughton Aluph
11.00 -12.00 (followed by refreshments)
Equipment provided by Boughton Aluph and Eastwell PC
- Venue:
- Flying Horse PH, Boughton Lees
- Contact:
- Ann Hardie
EcoChurch Meeting
Sun, 12 Jan 2020 11:30
EcoChurch Meeting
- Venue:
- Wye Parish Church
- Contact:
- Teresa Redfern 01233 812352
Wye Co-op CLOSED ALL DAY FOR REPAIRS
Mon, 13 Jan 2020 07:00
Wye Co-op Food will be closed all day Monday 13th January for building works. A team of shopfitters will replace the shop front in a day. This will replace the temporarily boarded-up front door and windows. The previous shop front was destroyed in a ram raid last November. The Co-op plans to reopen on Tuesday 14th January and return to normal opening hours (07.00 - 22.00) seven days a week.
- Venue:
- Wye Co-op, Churchfield Way, Wye TN25 5BP
- Contact:
- Wye Co-op 01233 812659
Breathing Space
Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:00
Breathing Space
13.00 - 13.30
Half an hour of mindful quiet at the start of the week. Everyone is welcome. Relax in a safe and quiet space. There will be a hot drink on arrival and a short guided mindfulness exercise
- Venue:
- Wye parish church
- Contact:
- Nikki Holy or Linda Cross
Lip Reading Class
Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:00
BSL Lip Reading Class
13.00 - 14.00
Email Hi-Kent Canterbury office opening hours
Monday to Friday 09.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.00
Hearing aid batteries available to collect during office hours
- Venue:
- Training venue: Canterbury Adult Education Centre Canterbury Adult Education Centre, Canterbury High School, Knight Avenue, Canterbury CT2 8QA
- Contact:
- Hi-Kent Tel 01227 760046 SMS 07939 593030 Address 46 Northgate, Canterbury CT1 1BE
Windows 7 Security Updates End
Tue, 14 Jan 2020
Microsoft will cease to provide routine security updates and bug fixes for Windows 7 on January 14th 2020. After this time your computer will become increasingly insecure. Worldwide, around one-third of all personal computers are still running the Windows 7 operating system, first introduced in 2009.
As an operating system Windows 7 will still function, but Microsoft will no longer provide customers with technical support for any issues, software updates, security updates or fixes.
- Venue:
- N/A
- Contact:
- N/A
573rd anniversary of the signing of the Wye College Statutes in 1447
Tue, 14 Jan 2020
14th January 1447 - 2018
The 571st anniversary of the signing of the Wye College Statutes by founder Cardinal Kempe.
- Venue:
- Latin School, High Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Wye Heritage Centre
Hi Kent free hearing aid clinic - Wye Library
Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:30
Hearing Aid clinic (video with subtitles)
09.30 - 11.30 No appointment needed - free of charge
Hi Kent runs free hearing aid aftercare clinics in towns, villages and communities throughout Kent. The clinics are run by trained volunteers and they will be able to change batteries, clean and re-tube hearing aids free of charge, while you wait.
Volunteers will ensure your hearing aid works well for you and give advice about Hi Kent's extensive range of specialist equipment, free assessment service for the over 65's and lipreading, sign language and deaf awareness classes and tinnitus support groups.
If you are housebound and cannot get to your local clinic, please ask Hi Kent to visit you in your home. Hi Kent is a registered charity for deaf and hard of hearing people. Established since 1986, Hi Kent received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in 2007. Hi Kent aims to provide a full range of services that meet the needs of anyone with hearing difficulties, and those who have an interest in their welfare.
- Venue:
- Wye Library, 6, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5AF
- Contact:
- Hi Kent Information Tel 01227 760 046 Email enquiries@hikent.org.uk
Story Time
Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:00
Story Time (term time)
10.00 to 10.30
- Venue:
- Wye Library, 6 Upper Bridge Street, Wye TN25 5AF
- Contact:
- Duty Librarian 01233 812699
Woodchurch Wagon outing to Faversham
Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:00
Woodchurch Wagon - community minibus
Outing to Faversham, followed by a visit to The Cafe at Macknade (pre-booked seats only).
'The Woodchurch Wagon is a community wellbeing initiative in conjunction with Woodchurch Parish Council and Ashford Borough Council. It's purpose is to provide the residents, through their local clubs and societies, better access to transport. Woodchurch Wagon is operated on a not-for-profit basis and is run by volunteers through the Woodchurch Hub. It is designed to cover the operating costs of the minibus, and should any profits be made through this scheme, these will be reinvested in full back into the village community.' Woodchurch Hub website
- Venue:
- Depart Wye 10.00
- Contact:
- Pre-booked seats only. Parish Clerk
Wye Surgery and Dispensary CLOSED for training
Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:00
Wye Surgery and Dispensary CLOSED for training
From 13.00
- Venue:
- Wye Surgery
- Contact:
- Wye Surgery
KALC Area Committee
Wed, 15 Jan 2020 19:00
Agenda (to follow)
- Venue:
- Civic Centre, Ashford
- Contact:
- Wye PC / KALC representative)
Normal refuse collection in Wye resumes Thursday 16th January 2020
Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:01
The normal refuse collection service in Wye resumes from Thursday 16th January 2020
For other areas see the link above to look up your bin collection day and also to download your collection calendars.
Download ABC's 2019 / 2020 Christmas Refuse and Recycling Collection leaflet
- Venue:
- Wye
- Contact:
- Ashford Borough Council
Talk Time
Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:30
Talk Time an informal weekly drop-in session, held in Wye Library.
Every Friday 10.30 - 11.30
- Venue:
- Wye Public Library, Upper Bridge Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Duty Librarian 01233 812699
Wye Farmers' Market
Sat, 18 Jan 2020 09:00
Wye Farmers' Market
Markets are held on the first and third Saturdays, every month.
- Venue:
- The Green, Wye
- Contact:
- Market Manager 07804 652 156
Friends of Kings Wood
Sun, 19 Jan 2020 14:00
Warm Up Winter Walk
14.00 - 16.00
Pay on the day £4. Members and accompanied children priceless
- Venue:
- Kings Wood, main car park, White Hill TN24 4AP
- Contact:
- via website text 07523 203458
Web Accessibility Regulations Workshop
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 09:30
Web Accessibility Regulations Workshop
09.30 (registration) 10.00 - 13.00
KALC training for parish councillors and clerks
- Venue:
- Teynham Village Hall, Belle Friday Close, Teynham, Sittingbourne ME9 9TU
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Breathing Space
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 13:00
Breathing Space
13.00 - 13.30
Half an hour of mindful quiet at the start of the week. Everyone is welcome. Relax in a safe and quiet space. There will be a hot drink on arrival and a short guided mindfulness exercise
- Venue:
- Wye parish church
- Contact:
- Nikki Holy or Linda Cross
Lip Reading Class
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 13:00
Lip Reading Class
13.00 - 14.00
Email Hi-Kent Canterbury office opening hours
Monday to Friday 09.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.00
Hearing aid batteries available to collect during office hours
- Venue:
- Training venue: Canterbury Adult Education Centre Canterbury Adult Education Centre, Canterbury High School, Knight Avenue, Canterbury CT2 8QA
- Contact:
- Hi-Kent Tel 01227 760046 SMS 07939 593030 Address 46 Northgate, Canterbury CT1 1BE
NEW - Wye Badminton Club - Free Taster
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 19:30
Wye Badminton Club - begins on Monday 20th January
19.30 with a "FREE TASTER".
The following Monday is the first formal meeting... when you get 90 minutes of fun physical exercise!
We will be pleased to welcome everyone aged over 14, regardless of whether you have played before or not. In the first months we'll help you with free coaching so you can improve as far as you wish.
- You can wear any clothing that you will be comfortable playing in.
- Some form of sports shoe with a good grip is required. Please note that shoes with black soles are not allowed.
This project has been set up by Racqueteers from Canterbury a Badminton England Premier Club. Wye Badminton Club is affilliated to Badminton England
- Venue:
- The Wye School Sports Hall, Olantigh Road TN25 5EJ
- Contact:
- John Copsey (via website link above)
Wye Arts Association - Riot, Robbery and Bloody Murder: Shakespeare and Marlowe in Kent
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 19:30
Wye Arts Association
'Riot, Robbery and Bloody Murder: Shakespeare and Marlowe in Kent'
Speaker: Prof. Stephen Prickett, Honorary Professor of English at UKC
There is no evidence that the two playwrights ever met, but...
Tickets £5 (£7 for non-members) from WAA committee members and Ticketyboo
- Venue:
- Small Village Hall, Bridge Street
- Contact:
- WAA committee members or Ticketyboo
Story Time
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:00
Story Time (term time)
10.00 to 10.30
- Venue:
- Wye Library, 6 Upper Bridge Street, Wye TN25 5AF
- Contact:
- Duty Librarian 01233 812699
Piping Up!
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 11:30
Hear Canterbury Cathedral's new Cathedral Organ.
- Venue:
- Canterbury Cathedral
- Contact:
- n/a
Resources and General Purposes Committee
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:45
Resources and General Purposes Committee
- Venue:
- Methodist Church
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
- Agenda:
- Agenda 2020-0121 Resources (PDF, 173 Kb)
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 19:00
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
19.00
- Venue:
- Councill Chamber, Civic Centre
- Contact:
- Clare Ricketts
ABC Planning Committee
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 19:00
Agenda (see ABC website for agenda and minutes)
- Venue:
- Civic Centre
- Contact:
- Rosie Reid
Parish Council office closed for training
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 09:00
Parish Council office closed.
- Venue:
- Parish Council office
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Becket 2020: Lecture 'The Translation of Becket and the Young Henry III'
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:00
'The Translation of Becket and the Young Henry III'
19.00 - 21.00
A lecture given by David Carpenter, Professor of Medieval History at King's College London.
£3.00
- Venue:
- Clagett Auditorium, Canterbury Cathedral
- Contact:
- No need to book.
Web Accessibility Regulations Workshop
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:30
Web Accessibility Regulations Workshop
09.30 (registration) 10.00 - 13.00
KALC training for parish councillors and clerks
- Venue:
- Ditton Community Centre, Kiln Barn Road, Ditton, ME20 6AH
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Talk Time
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:30
Talk Time an informal weekly drop-in session, held in Wye Library.
Every Friday 10.30 - 11.30
- Venue:
- Wye Public Library, Upper Bridge Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Duty Librarian 01233 812699
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2020
Sat, 25 Jan 2020
Big Garden Birdwatch 2020 will take place from Saturday 25th January until Monday 27th January. It's so easy to make a difference for nature.
Big Garden Birdwatch helps the RSPB to build a picture of garden wildlife across the UK. The annual survey can identify what is in danger - and how we can help. you can submit your results up until 17th February.
Click to find out All about the Big Garden Birdwatch
Join in the world's largest garden wildlife survey
- Venue:
- National
- Contact:
- RSPB
Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil (Vespers)
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:30
Canterbury Choral Society will perform Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil (Vespers),
written in 1915 with the Epiphoni Consort, conducted by Tim Reader
19.30 - 22.00
Tickets from £11.25
Book Canterbury Choral Society concert tickets by phone or in person at The Marlowe Theatre Box Office
- Venue:
- Canterbury Cathedral, nave
- Contact:
- Booking required
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2020
Sun, 26 Jan 2020
Big Garden Birdwatch 2020 will take place from Saturday 25th January until Monday 27th January. It's so easy to make a difference for nature.
Big Garden Birdwatch helps the RSPB to build a picture of garden wildlife across the UK. The annual survey can identify what is in danger - and how we can help. you can submit your results up until 17th February.
Click to find out All about the Big Garden Birdwatch
Join in the world's largest garden wildlife survey
- Venue:
- National
- Contact:
- RSPB
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2020
Mon, 27 Jan 2020
Big Garden Birdwatch 2020 will take place from Saturday 25th January until Monday 27th January. It's so easy to make a difference for nature.
Big Garden Birdwatch helps the RSPB to build a picture of garden wildlife across the UK. The annual survey can identify what is in danger - and how we can help. you can submit your results up until 17th February.
Click to find out All about the Big Garden Birdwatch
Join in the world's largest garden wildlife survey
- Venue:
- National
- Contact:
- RSPB
Breathing Space
Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00
Breathing Space
13.00 - 13.30
Half an hour of mindful quiet at the start of the week. Everyone is welcome. Relax in a safe and quiet space. There will be a hot drink on arrival and a short guided mindfulness exercise
- Venue:
- Wye parish church
- Contact:
- Nikki Holy or Linda Cross
Lip Reading Class
Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:00
Lip Reading Class
13.00 - 14.00
Email Hi-Kent Canterbury office opening hours
Monday to Friday 09.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.00
Hearing aid batteries available to collect during office hours
- Venue:
- Training venue: Canterbury Adult Education Centre Canterbury Adult Education Centre, Canterbury High School, Knight Avenue, Canterbury CT2 8QA
- Contact:
- Hi-Kent Tel 01227 760046 SMS 07939 593030 Address 46 Northgate, Canterbury CT1 1BE
NEW - Wye Badminton Club
Mon, 27 Jan 2020 19:30
Wye Badminton Club
19.30
Monday 27th January is the first formal meeting... when you get 90 minutes of fun physical exercise!
We will be pleased to welcome everyone aged over 14, regardless of whether you have played before or not. In the first months we'll help you with free coaching so you can improve as far as you wish.
- You can wear any clothing that you will be comfortable playing in.
- Some form of sports shoe with a good grip is required. Please note that shoes with black soles are not allowed.
This project has been set up by Racqueteers from Canterbury a Badminton England Premier Club. Wye Badminton Club is affilliated to Badminton England
- Venue:
- The Wye School Sports Hall, Olantigh Road TN25 5EJ
- Contact:
- John Copsey (via website link above)
Story Time
Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:00
Story Time (term time)
10.00 to 10.30
- Venue:
- Wye Library, 6 Upper Bridge Street, Wye TN25 5AF
- Contact:
- Duty Librarian 01233 812699
ABC Cabinet
Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:00
ABC Cabinet meeting - agenda to follow
- Venue:
- Council Chamber Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford TN23 1PL
- Contact:
- Keith Fearon 01233 330564
Woodchurch Wagon outing to Tunbridge Wells
Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:00
Outing to Tunbridge Wells on the Woodchurch Wagon community minibus. (All seats are free for Wye residents, but they must be pre-booked).
'The Woodchurch Wagon is a community wellbeing initiative in conjunction with Woodchurch Parish Council and Ashford Borough Council. It's purpose is to provide the residents, through their local clubs and societies, better access to transport. Woodchurch Wagon is operated on a not-for-profit basis and is run by volunteers through the Woodchurch Hub. It is designed to cover the operating costs of the minibus, and should any profits be made through this scheme, these will be reinvested in full back into the village community.' Woodchurch Hub website
- Venue:
- Departs Wye at 10.00
- Contact:
- Call 07934 129 123 for details and to book your seat
Talk Time
Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:30
Talk Time an informal weekly drop-in session, held in Wye Library.
Every Friday 10.30 - 11.30
- Venue:
- Wye Public Library, Upper Bridge Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Duty Librarian 01233 812699
Wye Farmers' Market
Sat, 01 Feb 2020 09:00
Wye Farmers' Market
Markets are held on the first and third Saturdays, every month.
- Venue:
- The Green, Wye
- Contact:
- Market Manager 07804 652 156