Kingswood Short Mat Bowls Club meets every Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm in Kingswood Village Hall. The game is played for fun and exercise without league involvement. For more details please contact either Pam Perry on 01622 843505 or Arthur Tunbridge on 01622 842559.

** WANTED ** A Beaver Leader. May be if your child is between 6 and 8 years old, this would be a good opportunity for you to be a leader and with the help of other parents to work for your children to run beavers. You can choose an evening or weekend of your choice. For more details call Alan Poulton 01622 843019.

Womens Institute

The Women’s Institute movement is based on the ideals of fellowship, truth, tolerance and justice. It is non-sectarian, non party political and a registered charity.

Kingswood W.I. meet on the 2nd Monday of the month in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. We have a variety of speakers and events and welcome visitors for a chat & a cuppa to see if they wish to join.

Details of the topics can be found in the What's On Diary. For further information contact Trisha Garrard phone: 01622 843291 or email: pj.garrard@virgin.net.

Dog Training Classes

Royal British Legion

The Leeds Hollingbourne & District Branch of the Royal British Legion was formed as the Leeds and Broomfield Branch in 1933. In the early 1950’s Hollingbourne Branch folded up and the few members joined the Leeds branch. In February 1989, Bearsted & Thurnham Branch folded up and the few members joined the renamed Leeds Hollingbourne & District Branch.

We now cover the large area of Leeds, Broomfield, part of Kingswood, Hollingbourne, Bearsted & Thurnham. We have 63 members and we welcome new members who do not have to be ex-service. We raise money for recognised Legion charities, normally about £1000/year on top of the Poppy Appeal where we collected about £12,000 in 2006. We organise the Poppy Appeal every year for this large area.

We have a branch meeting in Hollingbourne village hall and Leeds Church Tower Room the first Tuesday in the month at 8pm as follows:- February, April, June, August and October in Leeds; March, May, July, November and December in Hollingbourne. For more details, please contact Mr JL White, Fox Cottage, Upper Street, Leeds, Maidstone ME17 1RX, telephone 01622 861430.

Kingswood Karate Club

The Karate Club meets every Tuesday in Kingswood Village Hall
Gravelly Bottom Road, Kingswood with classes as follows:
 
6pm-7pm: Beginners Age 5-11
7pm-8pm: Intermediate Cadets 9-13
8pm-9pm: Adults & Senior Cadets

Note: All classes are mixed.

Instructors Chris Simpson 2nd Dan and Katie Simpson 2nd Dan. For further information visit www.kentkarate.co.uk.

For further details please call 07801 639052 or email
kwarriors.kingswood@gmail.com

Kingswood Pre-School Group

The Kingswood Pre-School is open to children between ages of 2 and 5 years. It is an independently run, non-profit making Charity (reg. number 1045792) and Ofsted registered pre-school.

We are in receipt of nursery education funding for 3 and 4 year olds, where funding is not received then fees apply for any additional time children attend.

Contact name - Sandra Turner, Pre-School Supervisor.
Telephone number - 07729 499598 during pre-school opening hours. Sessions offered Mon, Weds, Thurs, Fri from 9.15am-12.15am.

The Pre-School is located at Kingswood & Broomfield Village Hall, Gravelly Bottom Road, Kingswood, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 3NU.

For more information click here.

Bearsted:- Button Lane (Off Cavendish Way), Madginford

Mass Times
Saturday 6pm
Sunday 10.30am

Harrietsham:- Rectory Lane (Off East Street)

Mass Times
Sunday 8.45am

Come for a sociable game of badminton every Thursday afternoon, 1.30 - 3pm during term-time. Meeting at the Kingswood Village Hall and open to both lady and men players.

We also cater for babies and toddlers so that Mums, Dads and carers can take a break and play a game.

For more information please telephone Mrs Orchin, 01622 843626.

Mid Kent Outdoor Pursuits & Social Group

The Group, affiliated to the Youth Hostels Association, meet on Tuesday evenings and at weekends for a wide range of active and social events, which vary depending on the season.

Many of our events are held in and around the parish, including Bearsted, Hollingbourne, Leeds etc.

For more information click here.

Citizens' Rights for Older People (CROP) is available to assist you if and when you need help. CROP can provide assistance in General Advocacy, Help with completing benefit claim forms, Financial Affairs, Complaints and Consumer Issues, Elder Abuse (Physical, Mental, Sexual, Financial, Verbal).

We are primarily a people based organisation, so if you don't feel happy filling in information online, we will always be happy to hear from you through traditional methods at one of our offices. You can contact us at Barham Court Business Centre Teston, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 5BZ Tel: 01622 812228 Email: maidstone@cropkent.org.uk. Web: www.cropkent.org.uk.

Over the last few decades, a network of local biological records centres has been developed across the UK. The Kent & Medway Biological Records Centre at Tyland Barn, Maidstone is one of the more recently established records centres.

We provide a full data management service by acting as custodians of high-quality biological and environmental data. This management role includes the collection, collation, safe storage and dissemination of environmental data pertaining to the County of Kent and Medway Unitary Authority.

We are open to visitors who which to use our library of ID guides or have a specimen or photo they'd like to give to us for identification. However if you'd like more information, please click here.