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admin on January 31st, 2021

What’s this got to do with Covid? Nothing, but there is a connection. Each year our Rotary Club plants purple crocuses in public places around the town. Purple signifies the work we do helping Polio Eradication in the world. The colour purple is the mark that is put on a child’s finger after giving them […]

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admin on January 30th, 2021

Our local Community Officer has arranged for 90 boxes of afternoon tea goodies in a box to go to various needy people in the parish. With financial support from the Parish Council plus our own Loose Neighbours, several members including Sue baked cakes and other goodies to go in each box. Some of the volunteers […]

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admin on January 29th, 2021

This morning I set off on a decent distance run. After about two miles the forecast “light drizzle” became a torrent for the remainder of the run. Westerhill, became a rivulet as I run down it and from then on I was soaked. Fortunately, I wore my lightweight cycling waterproof so I kept reasonably warm. […]

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admin on January 28th, 2021

We have started to dare to look at the possibility of visiting the villa in Spain in September. Still rather ambitious as we feel that some precautions and restrictions in both countries will still be in force then. However, EasyJet are showing flights and if we want to use our voucher from last year’s cancelled […]

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admin on January 27th, 2021

No report for the last couple of days. No vaccines this week as our supply as been held back so that other surgeries can catch up. Some haven’t inoculated all their over 80s yet so fair enough, they need it first. On Monday, Sue resumed her home teaching with Toby. Natalie has taken over the […]

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admin on January 24th, 2021

Yes snow has arrived but not in Maidstone, just a bit of early sleet , then some rain then just cold and dull. However, in Reading and as far south as Beckenham there was enough snow for the grandchildren and their parents to enjoy being away from home- learning and computers. We woke late this […]

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admin on January 23rd, 2021

After surviving her fall sometime ago, hospital treatment and a new hip, she had to endure isolation after hospital, which she hated and made a fuss. Then she settled after they moved her room nearer to the nurses station so they could keep an eye on her. I was allowed to visit for sometime which […]

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admin on January 22nd, 2021

News today that the new Covid variant which started a few weeks ago in Kent is more deadly than the original. It is more contagious as it is now right across the country but it is also accounting for the great increase in deaths. Hospitals and staff are struggling to cope whilst more are dying. […]

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admin on January 21st, 2021

Today has been a mixed bag of news and things. My brother Malc and Anne have moved to their new flat by the sea. Hope it has all gone well, I won’t disturb them by ringing yet. A bit of sunshine this morning so did a 5.5 mile run. Despite cold wind my pace was […]

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admin on January 20th, 2021

Deaths reach a new daily record high of 1820 but new cases locally still falling. Vaccinations in UK now over 4 million just short of the Govt target. On top of all this the north of the country has been hit by a big storm with bad flooding and in some areas heavy snow. We […]

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