Events

Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 29^th July

We would like to invite you to attend our Annual General Meeting which will take place on Wednesday 29th July at 19.00 in St Mary’s Church, Lenham. Come along to hear about our work to preserve Lenham’s Grade I listed church building. We will review the projects that we’ve completed during the past year, discuss our plans for future projects, vote on the election of our committee, update you on our financial position and hear about the events that we’re planning. You will also have the opportunity to raise any queries to our team.

We’ll also be selling tickets to the Annual Village Barn Dance on Saturday 19th September. Tickets are £15 for adults and £5 for under 16’s. They will go on sale to the general public on 1st August, but AGM attendees have the opportunity to buy them in advance of their general sale.

Once the meeting concludes, we’d love you to join us for a glass of wine to celebrate another successful year for The Friends of St Mary’s. You’re welcome to bring along a guest who would be interested to learn about our work.

Jazz in St Mary’s, Saturday 11^th July

Come along to St Mary’s Church, Lenham on Saturday 11th July and listen to the sounds of Doctor Jazz, a great local 7-piece jazz ensemble. Doctor Jazz last played at an event for us back in 2023 and it was a great success; we’re certainly expecting them to be very entertaining once again.

The concert will take place in St Mary’s, very fitting as it gives us the chance to enjoy an evening in the building that The Friends works so hard to maintain. We’ll be serving wine, soft drinks and canapés during the interval, at which point we’ll also hold a super raffle. The doors will open at 19.00, Doctor Jazz will start playing at 19.30. and the evening will end around 21.45. Tickets will go on sale on 1st June from Kent Loves…, 11 High Street Lenham and will be priced at £15 per person. Tickets are advance purchase only and numbers will be limited. There is parking in and around the square. All profits from the event will go towards our work to preserve and protect our Grade 1 listed church building, ensuring that it continues to stand as a beautiful focal point in the village. We hope that you’ll be able to join us to enjoy what we’re sure will be a great sing-along occasion – do save the date.