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Trail maps costing £2.50 will be available from 6th September-20th September from Toys Ahoy and Meeple Play Café. 6th September – pick up a map from the stall at ‘Hythe of Activity’, 7th September and 14th September from Hythe Fire Station, 10am-1pm and 20th September – from e Scarecrow Festival at Hythe & Dibden Parish Hall, 11am-4pm. Help vote for the best Scarecrows by returning your map to the Scarecrow Festival event on 20th September at Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall. All Scarecrows have been entered into the relevant categories for this year’s awards kindly sponsored by the following local businesses: • Public Vote - Waterside Mortgages • Best Scarecrow by a resident - A.J Gleesons Building & Groundworks • Best Literary Scarecrow - Meeple Play Cafe Badminstons of Hythe • Best dressed Scarecrow - The Maples Guest House • Best animal Scarecrow - The Puurfect Cat Ladies Home Visits and Boarding e Scarecrow Festival will conclude with a family focused fun day on Saturday 20th September, 11am–4pm, at Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall, as well as the Scarecrow awards there will be interactive circus games, soak the re ghter, food and drink stalls, arts and cra s, a ra e, free entertainment and games, a cake competition sponsored and judged by Tilley’s Scan the QR code for more details about the Scarecrow Festival & Trail One of the entries for last year’s Scarecrow Trail Bakery and much more! New for this year will be a family friendly line/barn dance straight a er the Scarecrow Festival at e Hythe & Dibden Parish Hall. Details will be available on the @Hythe Scarecrow Festival Facebook page once the tickets for the line/barn dance are on sale. e organisers of the Hythe Scarecrow Festival are very grateful to have had support from local Councillors Sean Cullen, Malcom Wade and Alex Wade. • Best Community Scarecrow - Hythe Fire Station • Best Scarecrow by a business - Lambertlux Electrical Solutions • Funniest Scarecrow - WI COMMUNITY HALL e Community Hall in Lunedale Road, Dibden Purlieu was lucky enough recently to receive a grant from the Waterside Community Fund (previously Dibden Allotments Fund) to improve the sound quality in the hall. e installation of ba es in the ceiling space has proved very e ective in reducing the echo and made it easier for people to hear the speakers. Another improvement instigated by the Trustees is the front path to the hall. e old broken tarmac has been removed and block paving laid; this has improved the safety of the entrance and smartened up the area. Recently, due to a retirement, a couple of spaces have occurred in the schedule at the hall. is means there is now a regular space available to anyone who would like to run a class on Fridays from 5pm and some space late on Tuesday a ernoons. Saturdays and Sundays are also available during the day for parties. Anyone who would like further details, please ring Kirsten Marsh on 023 8084 8515. Dibden Purlieu WI Community Hall recently hosted the ever-popular Open Studios in August which featured many amazing artworks produced by the talented artists who attend the classes at the hall. Dibden Purlieu WI Community Hall set up for a recent art exhibition
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