Events Diary
The Wye Events Diary publicises forthcoming community events. This is a free public service for local clubs, charities and voluntary sector organisations only. To advertise your event here, just click the "Add Item" button below the calendar and provide the dates, times and venue details. Please note: Wye with Hinxhill Parish Council accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or currency of any externally provided information or links, and may edit or decline to publish items.
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Parish Council office closed
Mon, 31 Dec 2018
Parish Council office closed.
- Venue:
- Parish Council office
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Ringing in the New Year
Mon, 31 Dec 2018 23:30
Ringing in the New Year
- Venue:
- Wye Parish Church
- Contact:
- n/a
Parish Council office closed
Tue, 1 Jan 2019
Parish Council office closed.
- Venue:
- Parish Council office
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Agnostics Anonymous
Wed, 2 Jan 2019 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
Wye Library - reopens
Thu, 3 Jan 2019 14:00
Wye Library - reopens
Monday ➔ Closed
Tuesday ➔ 09.00 - 13.00
Wednesday ➔ Closed
Thursday ➔ 14.00 - 18.00
Friday ➔ 09.00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.00
Saturday ➔ 09.00 - 13.00
Sunday ➔ Closed
- Venue:
- Wye Library
- Contact:
- Librarian
Talk Time
Fri, 4 Jan 2019 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, 5 Jan 2019 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
Wye Heritage Centre - Open
Sat, 5 Jan 2019 10:00
Wye Heritage Centre open to the public
10.00 - 12.00
Exhibition: The History of Wye College Chapel
(The Latin School is open on the first and third Saturdays each month, timed to coincide with the Farmers' Market).
Recent accessions to the archive. See noticeboard in Church Street for details of current exhibitions and displays.
Filter coffee and home-made cakes available. Books, postcards and other items of local historical interest to view and buy. All funds raised support the work of Wye Heritage Centre.
- Venue:
- Wye Heritage Centre, Latin School, High Street, Wye, TN25 5AH
- Contact:
- 01233 813 884 (answerphone)
Wye Heritage Walk
Sun, 6 Jan 2019 14:00
Wye Heritage Walk Warren Wood and Olantigh
Wye Footpaths Preservation Society
All walks start from Wye Church at 2pm and last approx.
1 ½ - 2hrs unless otherwise stated. Visitors always welcome
- Venue:
- Wye Church
- Contact:
- Wye Footpaths Preservation Society - Leader Tony Gowers
Wye Arts Association Cinema Club
Sun, 6 Jan 2019 19:30
Wye Arts Association Cinema Club
'Stan and Ollie' 2018
Rotten Tomatoes: 'Stan & Ollie pays tribute to a pair of beloved entertainers with an affectionate look behind the scenes -- and a moving look at the burdens and blessings of a creative bond.'
Under the terms of the film licence, only WAA members may attend the Cinema Club.
Raffle tickets and free drinks available before the performance
- Venue:
- Small Village Hall, Bridge Street, Wye
- Contact:
- WAA committee members
Parish Council
Tue, 8 Jan 2019
January Parish Council meeting
Note: meeting changed to the 10th January
- Venue:
- Methodist Hall
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Sign and Rhyme
Tue, 8 Jan 2019 10:00
Sign and Rhyme, with Storytime, Singing and Signing
10.00 - 10.30 Free event for under 5s during school term time
- Venue:
- Wye Library
- Contact:
- Wye Library
Wye Flood Working Group
Tue, 8 Jan 2019 19:00
Wye Flood Working Group
Richard Highgate, KCC Drainage Engineer
- Venue:
- Thomas Berry
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Friends of Wye Church - AGM
Wed, 9 Jan 2019 19:30
Friends of Wye Church - AGM
Followed by informal discussions and refreshments
- Venue:
- Wye Parish Church
- Contact:
- n/a
Wye Historical Society
Wed, 9 Jan 2019 19:30
"Members' Evening"
Annual subscription fees are payable from 1 October: £10.00 per person. This includes the annual journal Wye Local History.
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
- Venue:
- Lady Joanna Thornhill School
- Contact:
- Hon Programme Secretary, Karen Warden
ABC Cabinet
Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:00
ABC Cabinet meeting - agenda to follow
- Venue:
- Council Chamber Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford TN23 1PL
- Contact:
- Keith Fearon 01233 330564
Parish Council
Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:15
January Parish Council meeting (note 2nd Thursday and change of venue)
19.15
- Venue:
- Meeting Room, Wye Village Hall
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
- Agenda:
- Agenda 2019-0110 Council (PDF, 321 Kb)
Talk Time
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 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, 12 Jan 2019 08:00
Pilgrims Hospices Christmas Tree Recycling
Volunteers will be out and about in the Ashford area on Saturday 12 January collecting trees and taking them to the recycling centre.
Last year the donations we received in return for collecting residents' Christmas trees totalled over £19,000
- Venue:
- Ashford Borough Council area only
- Contact:
- The Ashford Fundraising Team 01233 504111
Plough Sunday 2019
Sun, 13 Jan 2019
Plough Sunday 2019
- Venue:
- National events
- Contact:
- Arthur Rank Centre
Butterfly Conservation Bonsai Bank Work Party
Sun, 13 Jan 2019 10:00
Butterfly Conservation Bonsai Bank Work Party
10.00 - 16.00 (weather permitting)
To confirm the event: Butterfly Conservation website
Bonsai Bank, Penny Pot Lane, Chartham, Canterbury
To clear encroaching scrub at the site and help improve habitat for the rare Duke of Burgundy butterfly. This work will also benefit scarce creatures like the Drab Looper moth, White-spotted Sable moth & the rare Fringe-horned Mason Bee. Please bring a packed lunch and work gloves. Please let Claire Ward know if you are attending.
- Venue:
- Map Ref: TR100 501 / Nearest post code: CT4 7HA
- Contact:
- Claire Ward, event organiser
572nd anniversary of the signing of the Wye College Statutes in 1447
Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:00
14th January 1447 - 2017
The 570th anniversary of the signing of the Wye College Statutes by founder Cardinal Kempe.
- Venue:
- Latin School, High Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Wye Heritage Centre
Wye WI
Mon, 14 Jan 2019 19:15
Wye Women's Institute
'The Battle of Sandwich 1217'
Speaker: Len Howell
Visitors are always welcome
- Venue:
- Wye Small Village Hall TN25 5EA
- Contact:
- See notice board in Church Street for details
Hi Kent free hearing aid clinic - Wye Library
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 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, Upper Bridge Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Hi Kent Information Tel 01227 760 046 Email enquiries@hikent.org.uk
Sign and Rhyme
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:00
Sign and Rhyme, with Storytime, Singing and Signing
10.00 - 10.30 Free event for under 5s during school term time
- Venue:
- Wye Library
- Contact:
- Wye Library
Community Transport Scheme
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:00
Community Transport Scheme
Briefing meeting
- Venue:
- Rolvenden
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
Amnesty Canterbury and Wye
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 10:30
A small letter writing sub-group of the Canterbury Amnesty group meets monthly in Wye. If you aren't able to come to our group meetings in Canterbury, then this is a brilliant way to still get involved.
Wye Heritage Centre, Latin School, High Street, Wye
- Venue:
- Latin School, High Street, Wye
- Contact:
- Rev'd Alan Ramsay
Community Transport Scheme
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:30
Community Transport Scheme
Working group exploratory meeting
- Venue:
- Wye Primary
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
ABC Planning Committee
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 19:00
Agenda (see ABC website)
- Venue:
- Civic Centre
- Contact:
- Rosie Reid
Wye Singers
Wed, 16 Jan 2019 19:30
Wye Singers
Enjoy singing? Come and sing with Wye's own mixed village choir
We meet fortnightly on Wednesdays 19.30 - 21.00 until Easter
Free taster sessions
No audition! All welcome!
- Venue:
- Methodist Hall
- Contact:
- Just come along
Extraordinary Parish Council
Thu, 17 Jan 2019 19:15
Extraordinary Parish Council meeting
- Venue:
- Wesley Room, Wye Methodist Hall
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
- Agenda:
- Agenda 2019-0117 Extraordinary Council (PDF, 265 Kb)
Talk Time
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 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, 19 Jan 2019 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
Wye Heritage Centre - Open
Sat, 19 Jan 2019 10:00
Wye Heritage Centre open to the public
10.00 - 12.00
Exhibition: The History of Wye College Chapel
(The Latin School is open on the first and third Saturdays each month, timed to coincide with the Farmers' Market).
Recent accessions to the archive. See noticeboard in Church Street for details of current exhibitions and displays.
Filter coffee and home-made cakes available. Books, postcards and other items of local historical interest to view and buy. All funds raised support the work of Wye Heritage Centre.
- Venue:
- Wye Heritage Centre, Latin School, High Street, Wye, TN25 5AH
- Contact:
- 01233 813 884 (answerphone)
Wye Footpaths Preservation Society - Hastingleigh Walk
Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:00
Wye Footpaths Preservation Society - Hastingleigh Walk
14.00 start
From Broad Down Car Park (Wye National Nature Reserve) walk via the North Downs Way, Folly Town and Great Coombe Manor
Good views and gentle gradients - visitors always welcome
- Venue:
- Cars to Broad Down Car Park, Wye NNR
- Contact:
- Wye Footpaths Preservation Society
Celtic Prayer
Sun, 20 Jan 2019 18:30
Celtic Prayer at Wye College Chapel
Third Sunday in every month
- Venue:
- Wye College Chapel (entry via the Porters' Lodge)
- Contact:
- United Wye Benefice Office
Village Halls Week - a Celebration
Tue, 22 Jan 2019
ACRE Village Halls Week - a Celebration
#VillageHallsWeek. Please celebrate the network of 10,000 community buildings in #rural England, providing access to vital services locally.
England's 10,000 village halls are at the heart of rural community life – providing a hub for social activities, classes and services such as post offices, doctors' surgeries and shops. ACRE supports the 80,000 volunteers who run halls and similar rural community buildings, such as church halls and community centres.
- Venue:
- National
- Contact:
- Action with Communities in Rural England
Sign and Rhyme
Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:00
Sign and Rhyme, with Storytime, Singing and Signing
10.00 - 10.30 Free event for under 5s during school term time
- Venue:
- Wye Library
- Contact:
- Wye Library
WEA Music Appreciation Course - START
Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:00
WEA Music Appreciation Class
Spring term: "Vaughan Williams(1872-1958) the man and musician
Tuesday afternoons from 22nd January - 2nd April in the Methodist Hall
14.00 - 16.00 Fee £86
To enrol contact WEA 0300 303 3464
Note Change of Venue:
Not the Latin School, High Street, Wye
- Venue:
- The Methodist Hall, Wye
- Contact:
- Margaret Newman
KALC Training - Trust and Charity Law Workshop
Wed, 23 Jan 2019 13:00
KALC Training - Trust and Charity Law Workshop
An introduction to best practice
Registration from 13.00 - 16.30
Agenda (to be confirmed)
- Venue:
- Lenham Community Centre, 12 Groom Way, Lenham ME17 2QT
- Contact:
- KALC
KALC Area Committee
Wed, 23 Jan 2019 19:00
Agenda (main items)
May local elections – raising awareness and engaging with potential councillors
Local Plan – update
Committee Reports
Joint Transportation Board
Joint Parishes Traffic Committee
- Venue:
- Civic Centre, Ashford
- Contact:
- Wye PC / KALC representative)
Extraordinary Parish Council
Thu, 24 Jan 2019 19:15
Extraordinary Parish Council meeting
19.15
Please note change of venue
(This meeting of the full council will replace the Resources and General Purposes Committee meeting)
- Venue:
- Lady Joanna Thornhill, School, Music Room, (access via the trade entrance off the Village Hall car park)
- Contact:
- Parish Clerk
- Agenda:
- Agenda 2019-0124 Extraordinary Council (PDF, 308 Kb)
Talk Time
Fri, 25 Jan 2019 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 2019
Sat, 26 Jan 2019
Big Garden Birdwatch 2019 will take place from Saturday 26th until Monday 28th January.
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
KALC Training
Sat, 26 Jan 2019 09:00
KALC Training The Dynamic Councillor
09.30 - 12.30 (Registration from 09.00)
Training modules C101 and C102
A three hour morning module aimed at new councillors or those requiring a refresher.
- Venue:
- Herne Community Centre School Lane, Herne, Herne Bay CT6 7AP
- Contact:
- KALC
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2019
Sun, 27 Jan 2019
Big Garden Birdwatch 2019 will take place from Saturday 26th until Monday 28th January.
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 2019
Mon, 28 Jan 2019
Big Garden Birdwatch 2019 will take place from Saturday 26th until Monday 28th January.
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
Sign and Rhyme
Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:00
Sign and Rhyme, with Storytime, Singing and Signing
10.00 - 10.30 Free event for under 5s during school term time
- Venue:
- Wye Library
- Contact:
- Wye Library
WEA Music Appreciation Course
Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:00
WEA Music Appreciation Class
Spring term: "Vaughan Williams(1872-1958) the man and musician
Tuesday afternoons from 22nd January - 2nd April in the Methodist Hall
14.00 - 16.00 Fee £86 To enrol contact WEA 0300 303 3464
Note Change of Venue: Not the Latin School, High Street, Wye
- Venue:
- The Methodist Hall, Wye
- Contact:
- Margaret Newman
Volunteer Task: coppicing
Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:30
Volunteer Task: coppicing the scalloped ride.
09.30 - 16.00
Warm fire and dead hedging too of course. Meeting in Dering Wood main Woodland Trust Car Park on Smarden Bell Road.
- Venue:
- Dering Wood, Pluckley
- Contact:
- Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership Phone: 03000 410900
Wye Singers
Wed, 30 Jan 2019 19:30
Wye Singers
Enjoy singing? Come and sing with Wye's own mixed village choir
We meet fortnightly on Wednesdays 19.30 - 21.00 until Easter
Free taster sessions
No audition! All welcome!
- Venue:
- Methodist Hall
- Contact:
- Just come along
Talk Time
Fri, 1 Feb 2019 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, 2 Feb 2019 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
Wye Heritage Centre - Open
Sat, 2 Feb 2019 10:00
Wye Heritage Centre open to the public
10.00 - 12.00
Exhibition: Wye Bridge 1638 - A Brief History
The Latin School is open on the first and third Saturdays each month, timed to coincide with the Farmers' Market).
Recent accessions to the archive. See noticeboard in Church Street for details of current exhibitions and displays.
Filter coffee and home-made cakes available. Books, postcards and other items of local historical interest to view and buy. All funds raised support the work of Wye Heritage Centre.
- Venue:
- Wye Heritage Centre, Latin School, High Street, Wye, TN25 5AH
- Contact:
- 01233 813 884 (answerphone)
Wye Footpaths Preservation Society
Sun, 3 Feb 2019 14:00
Wye Footpaths Preservation Society - Details to follow
14.00 start
Visitors always welcome
- Venue:
- Details to follow
- Contact:
- Wye Footpaths Preservation Society