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Community Bread Basket

We meet normally on the fourth Saturday of each month. Do join us between 9.30am and 11.00am on Saturday 25 July in Plaxtol Parish Church.

Our aim is to create a community hub where everyone is welcome to share in our monthly breakfast. Our hope is to create a relaxed, friendly atmosphere where neighbours and friends can get together. There is a book table and a children’s colouring table.

We resumed our collections for the Magpie Centre In February 2025. The Magpie Centre is in Chatham, and is connected to our link parish (All Saints’ Church in Chatham). We collect food and toiletries each month and these go to the Centre, for distribution to those in need. Boxes are placed in both our churches over the fourth weekend. of each month for donations of food and toiletries. The Magpie Centre appealed to us in February 2024 for donations of small kitchen equipment, including settings for 4 people (plates, cutlery etc) and small pots and pans, as well as clothes, towels and curtains. Collection points are set up in St Giles Shipbourne and Plaxtol Church to coincide with the Community Bread Basket. Thank you for your support.

St Giles Summer Fair and Dog Show

Our traditional summer Fair will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 31 August 2026, on the Green in Shipbourne, from 12.30pm to 3030pm.

Join us for a fun afternoon on the Green at Shipbourne 

  • Enticing stalls – cakes, produce, books, bottles and more
  • Hot bangers and burgers on sale at the Barbecue
  • Beer and Pimms tent
  • Teas and cakes in the Village Hall
  • Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Training Band to entertain us with a string of favourites
  • “Pocket money” stalls – lots of fun for children to enjoy
  • Face painting
  • A Prize Draw – residents will receive a book of raffle tickets through their letterbox
  • Fun and games

The day will include a Fun Dog Show. 

Win £100 cash! Please support the Fair by buying raffle tickets. Each ticket brings the chance of winning £100 cash! Ticket stubs, money and unused tickets can be returned to John and Janet Playle at Waylands, Back Lane.

The stall holders would be grateful for donations of items for sale – books (deliver to Helen Leach); bottles of any kind (full!: deliver to Edward and Sue Buchanan), plants, produce etc.

Produce – jams, fruit and veg

Cakes – for both the cake stall (please wrap your cakes so that they can be taken away) and for the teas in the Village Hall. Please bring your cakes or biscuits to the Village Hall from midday on the day.

Help on the day – we always need extra help on the day, to set up before hand or clear away afterwards; to help on stalls, or with teas or the barbecue during the Fair. If you can help, please contact Peter Leach or Viv Packer.

Harvest Supper 2026

This year’s Harvest Supper will take place on Friday 11 September 2026.

Further details will follow.