While it may not be possible to get involved in the way that was intended, the PTA at St James the Great Academy want to get everyone celebrating VE Day – at a suitable social distance of course – so put the afternoon of 8th May on your calendar and join in virtually from home. […]

After a quiet period over the last few months we are preparing to launch our 2020 Litter Campaign in East Malling which is timed to coincide with the national #GreatBritishSpringClean initiative.  Details are shown in the flyer.  As indicated, we will be meeting in the car park behind the Institute Hall and returning there for about […]

Unfortunately we had to cancel the volunteer morning at the beginning of October but this has now been rearranged for Saturday 19th October. We will be having a final tidy up of the Blacklands path including removing vegetation from the ragstone wall. We also have some bulbs to plant which we hope will give a […]

As part of the Heritage Open Days David Thornewell will be leading a walk around historic East Malling on Sunday 15th September. Details are in the poster below.A number of other places of interest will be open locally and you can find these by visiting the Heritage Open Days website at https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/mapPlease note that some attractions […]

With vegetation growing quickly there is a lot to keep the volunteer group busy at Clare Lake. Our next session is on Saturday 1st June – details are shown in the poster. All welcome. To receive alerts about future volunteer mornings direct to your email please contact michelle.tatton@aol.com to be added to our email list.

Join us for a social evening and talk by one of our members about his recent exciting trip to Antarctica. All welcome but tickets to be purchased in advance please.

One of our local Lib Dem Members recently enjoyed a trip of a lifetime to Antarctica and has kindly agreed to give a talk and slideshow presentation about his expedition.  Full details are in the flyer below.  A light finger buffet is included in the ticket price. For catering purposes it is important to book […]

On Saturday we had a group of volunteers out in East Malling in Kent working like troopers to clear a mass of rubbish along the woodland walk between Winterfield Lane and New Road.  This is a litter black spot that attracts a large amount of fly-tipping and rubbish. The volunteers collected almost 20 sacks of […]

The weather was perfect this morning for the unveiling of a commemorative stone and Blue Plaque to mark the end of Phase 1 of the Clare Lake restoration project. The Principal of the Malling School, who will be moving on to pastures new in the autumn, explained how the school and community have been working […]

At 11.30am on Friday 22nd June 2018 a stone marking the restoration of Clare Lake, East Malling will be unveiled. Local resident and plant researcher working at East Malling Research Station Dr Louisa Robinson-Boyer will unveil a ragstone table donated by Gallagher of Ditton. It carries plaques detailing the history of the lake, formerly the […]