Kent County Council advise that it is planned that The Street will be closed from Tuesday 28 May 2013 for up to 3 days, from 09:30 hours to 15:30 hours each day. The road will be closed for its entire length, with no through access through Iwade. Click on the image to read the official notice. According to Google Maps The Street goes from the junction with School Lane and the junction with Old Ferry Road. The KCC 24-hour Customer Contact Centre in case of issues is telephone 0300 333 5539.

Graeme Horner of Mansfield Drive Iwade is researching those who served in the First World War and are remembered at All Saint's Church Iwade either on the War Memorial Tablet or buried there. Are you a living relative that can help Graeme with his research? There are 8 names that Graeme is researching: Percy Edward Taylor, his brother George Thomas Taylor, William Thomas Kingsnorth, Ernest Arthur Ransley, Walter George Colchin, George Thomas Hopkins, William John Barnes and T. Clements. If you can help Graeme contact him direct by telephone on 01795 437 026, by email at gandp199faraday@hotmail.co.uk or address to Graeme Horner, 42 Mansfield Drive Iwade Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8TW. Good luck Graeme, let us know how you get on! For Graeme's full rundown on what he's up to click more...

After being missing for a week new Iwade residents Val and Paul are pleased to report that they have finally found their cat Betty Boo. They had a call from a man who thought he had seen her a mile away and dashed over there and called her and she appeared over a wall!! Val and Paul have asked that we let everyone know that they have found her and thank everyone for looking out for her. Particular thanks to Paul Whitehead who turned out to be said man! Well done Paul!

Medway Model Flying Club, who fly in Iwade have for many years collected for the Kent Air Ambulance Trust. Now called the Kent and Sussex Air Ambulance Trust, at their February meeting they handed their representative, Mr George Wildridge a cheque for £752. This takes their donations since 2006 to over £7000. Well done to all their members and their wives who helped with the fund raising. They are already collecting for 2013 so if you see them at any event please sort any old change or old wrinkled notes and help fill the Green boxes :-). It's a worthy cause but hopefully we wont need it.

Iwade Heron’s FC current Under 9’s (School Yr4) are looking for experienced players to strengthen our squad for the coming season. We would like to invite players to trial during several friendly fixtures throughout April, May and June with a view to signing strong candidates for the September season as an Under 10 (School Yr5) player. Please contact Mark Foster at mark.foster@southbankcentre.co.uk or 07817 326 965 for further information.

Thanks to the new Iwade Observer team the April Iwade Observer is now online, hopefully coming to a doorstep near you soon. Enjoy! Click on the image to download...

A long-awaited lollipop patrol in School Lane, Iwade, will soon be a reality thanks to a local County Councillor.

Londis are opening on Wednesday 6th March 2013 at 9am. Happy Shopping! Look out for their advert on IwadeVillage.co.uk coming soon. We wish them every success and a well-stocked shop!