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The Mayor's engagements
A list of the Mayor's engagements.
March
The Mayor's engagements for March 2024.
Wednesday 27 March
Engagements for Wednesday 27 March.
Oasis Academy Dementia & Community Café
This will be the Easter Café and Madam Mayor will chat to guests and enjoy entertainment.
Location
Oasis Academy, Minster Campus, ME12 3JQ.
Start time
1:15pm.
Saturday 30 March
Engagements for Saturday 30 March.
Sittingbourne Quiz Trail Launch
The Mayor will attend the official launch of the new Sittingbourne Quiz Trail booklet. This is a brand new trail for the town which is targeted at a family audience and aims to get family groups active and understand more about the history of Sittingbourne.
Location
The Heritage Hub, Unit 17 The Forum, Sittingbourne ME10 3DL.
Start time
10:50am.
Thursday 4 April
Engagements for Thursday 4 April.
Swale Stroke Group
The Mayor will meet members of the group and join in with table games and a quiz.
Location
Hope Street Centre, Hope Street, Sheerness ME12 1QM.
Start time
11am.
Launch-it
The Mayor will meet members of the group and join in with table games and a quiz.
Location
Masters House, Trinity Road, Sheerness ME12 2PF.
Start time
2pm.
Saturday 6 April
Engagements for Saturday 6 April.
Swale Borough Council Isle of Wight bike ride
Officers from the council will be raising funds by cycling around the Isle of Wight. The Mayor will hand out prizes.
Location
Start time
Tuesday 9 April
Engagements for Tuesday 9 April.
Official Opening of PureGym
The Mayor will be met by manager Derek Jeffs and will cut the opening ribbon.
Location
PureGym, Unit C Sittingbourne Retail Park, The Wall, Sittingbourne ME10 2XD.
Start time
11.30am.
Judging for the 2024 Mayor’s Civic Award
The final judging will take place at Swale House.
Location
Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, ME10 3HT.
Start time
For more information about the judging of the Mayor's Civic Award, email the Mayor's PA at mariaclarke@swale.gov.uk.
Wednesday 10 April
Engagement for Wednesday 10 April.
From Landfill to Luxury
The Mayor of Swale will meet with other Mayors and Chairman of Kent for a tour of Eco-business Elvis and Kresse. Hosted by Kresse Wesling CBE, the Mayors will visit the workshop where luxury life style goods are hand-crafted from redundant London fire hose and other materials that would otherwise have been destined for landfill. They will also tour the farm to view the ecological innovations which will help the business to become net zero and net regenerative by 2030.
This event is fundraising for the Mayor’s charities:- Challenger Troop, Kent Wildlife Rescue and Diversity House.
Location
Box Lane, Painters Forstal ME13 0RU.
Start time
For more information about the start time of From Landfill to Luxury, email the Mayor's PA at mariaclarke@swale.gov.uk.
Thursday 11 April
Engagement for Thursday 11 April.
Swale Foodbank
The Mayor will be met by the project manager Ester Hurwood and be shown how the foodbank operates before being invited to help pack food parcels for clients.
Location
Swale Foodbank, Unit 7, Stadium Business Park, Castle Road, Sittingbourne ME10 3BG.
Start time
9.30am.
Sunday 14 April
Engagement for Sunday 14 April.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Launch
The Mayor will see the show “Sarah Jayne’s Dolly Parton Experience”. Dawn Brown is the owner of Dawnies Darlings Nursery in Minster on Sea and in January this year became involved with the Imagination Library that Dolly Parton launched in Tennesse in 1995 and then in London in 2007. It's a book gifting programme devoted to inspiring a love of reading to children from birth to 5 years old and there are currently 2 million books gifted every month worldwide. Each month each child from the nursery receives a book specially wrapped and addressed to the child at no cost to the parent. It's funded by the Rotary Club of Minster on Sea and if it's successful would like to roll it out in other nursery settings across the Isle of Sheppey.
Location
Oasis Academy, Marine Parade, Sheerness ME12 2BE
Start time
2.30pm.
Sunday 21 April
Engagement for Sunday 21 April.
Royal Society of St George Annual Church Service
For more information, email the Mayor's PA at mariaclarke@swale.gov.uk.
Location
Teynham Church
Start time
4pm.
Monday 22 April
Engagement for Monday 22 April.
Changing Places Opening Event
The Mayor will perform the official opening and meet representatives from Sheppey Leisure Centre, Serco and Swale Borough Council.
Changing Places is a British consortium and campaign which aims to improve accessible toilet facilities. It maintains a list of toilets which meet its requirements - as of March 2020, 1460 had been registered. Swale has secured Government funding for two facilities and has been working with the DLUC (Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities) to design and deliver the facilities.
Location
- Sheppey Leisure Centre for 9.50am
- Swallow Leisure Centre for 11.20am
Start time
- 9.50am at Sheppey Leisure Centre
- 11.20am at Swallows Leisure Centre
Wednesday 24 April
Engagement for Wednesday 24 April.
Meeting of the Rotary Club of Minster on Sea
The Mayor will be the guest speaker at this meeting.
Location
The Abbey Hotel, The Broadway, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 2DA.
Start time
7pm.
Thursday 25 April
Engagements for Thursday 25 April.
Anniversary of KEMARA (Kemsley Active Retired Association)
The Mayor will be met by Chairman Gill Parker and enjoy the entertainment.
Location
Kemsley Community Centre, Ridham Avenue ME10 2SL.
Start time
For more information about the anniversary of KEMARA, email the Mayor's PA at mariaclarke@swale.gov.uk.
Saturday 27 April
Engagements for Saturday 27 April.
Athletics Fun Day and Inter-Primary School Run
The Mayor will attend and present the winners’ medals
Location
Cromers Sports Field, via Tunstall CEP School ME10 1YG.
Start time
For more information about the athletics fun day, email the Mayor's PA at mariaclarke@swale.gov.uk.
Sunday 28 April
Engagements for Sunday 28 April.
Royal Society of St George, St George’s Day Lunch
For more information about the St George's Day lunch, email the Mayor's PA at mariaclarke@swale.gov.uk.
Location
The Appleyard, Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne
Start time
For more information about the start time of the St George's Day lunch, email the Mayor's PA at mariaclarke@swale.gov.uk.
Church Service to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Faversham Town Council
Location
St Mary of Charity, Church Street Faversham.
Start time
2pm.
Monday 29 April
Engagements for Monday 29 April.
The Hair and Beauty Showcase
The Mayor will join with parents to see the showcase of work including a catwalk display of hair and make-up. The 6th form catering team will provide refreshments. This is the 3rd year the event has taken place and is an important part of the students’ assessments.
Location
The 6th Form Skills Centre, Unit 4 Centre 2000, St Michaels Road, Sittingbourne ME10 3DZ.
Start time
5pm.
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