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  • 22nd November 2013

    Big band night

    The Lisa Davies Big Band will be playing in the Lower Bell on Blue Bell Hill, Maidstone, from 8.30-10.30pm on Tuesday, December 10. Guests are asked to bring a small plate of food for the interval ...

  • 22nd November 2013

    Sleep-out for homeless

    Maidstone Greens are planning to sleep rough in the town centre on December 5, to raise money for the new winter night shelter and to raise awareness of the growing homelessness problem in the ...

  • Cancer care Christmas collections

    MARIE Curie Cancer Care will be holding Christmas collectionsat The Mall, Maidstone, on December 7, when they will be joined by a choir, and on December 20, when they will be joined by Roadchef ...

  • Extra bus for school children

    AN extra bus is being laid on for pupils travelling from some of the borough’s villages to schools in Maidstone due to delays on the rail line. The county council has taken the unprecedented ...

  • Light a candle for a loved one

    The Heart of Kent Hospice is hosting Light up aLife servicesat The Friars, Aylesford (pictured) at 4.30pm on December 1 and in Maidstone at Royal Star Arcade at 5.30pm on December 8 ...

  • Thieves on lookout for festive hauls

    POLICE are warning people to be vigilant in the run-up to Christmas, when thieves are on the look-out for easy pickings. Gifts left on show, at home or in vehicles, offer temptation to ...

  • Air ambulance open evening

    Meet the team of the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance at an open evening on Thursday, November 14. The free event at the Holiday Inn in Wrotham starts at 7pm. There will be presentations ...

  • Time to switch on Christmas lights

    Maidstone town centre’s new Christmas lights display will be unveiled at this year’s switch-on event, in Jubilee Square on Friday, November 15. The build-up will start at 4.15pm ...

  • Local business joins shoebox appeal

    WORKPLACE provider Regus in Maidstone is supporting a Christmas campaign which sends shoeboxes full of presents to needy children in developing and war-torn countries. The Regus centre will be a ...

  • Come if you love to boogie

    T* Rextasy will bring their I Love to Boogie Tour to The Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone on Friday, November 22. T*Rextasy is the only band to have been authorised and endorsed by Marc Bolan’s ...