Ideas Test is an arts organisation which works in Swale and Medway to increase opportunities for people take part in the arts and creative activity. We are working with the parish council and others to create an exciting new project unique to Iwade and its residents. We'd like to know more about you and what you are interested in to help shape our ideas. Please fill in this short survey - it will take less than 10 minutes of your time, and will help us to develop a programme you will enjoy being part of. The information you give us will be used anonymously. If you choose to give us your name and contact details we will never give them to a third party and you can ask us to stop mailing you at any time. Just click on the Ideas Test logo on the left to complete your survey, IV has just done theirs and it only took 5 minutes so why not do yours now ...

It is with great sadness that we publish the following message from Stephen Plumb of All Saints Church Iwade: "Sadly we've received the news of the death of Rev. David Webb. David had being fighting against cancer throughout 2014. On Friday 23rd January 2015 at 6pm, David died in the Wisdom hospice.

Between 5th and 9th December 2014 a 13-ft By 6-ft Ivor Williams twin axle trailer and five 20-ft-long wooden pallets were stolen from Orchard Farm School Lane Iwade. Telephone 101 if you have any information quoting reference XY/043572/14.

Just before 1am on Saturday 29th November 2014 there was an attempt to criminally damage the Londis shop in School Mews School Lane Iwade Sittingbourne. If you have any information please telephone 101 quoting reference XY/042176/14. There were other criminal damage incidents in Iwade that night involving car wing mirrors, which may be linked. Again telephone 101 with any information, references XY/042165/14, XY/042173/14 and XY/042206/14.

Thanks to the amazing Iwade Observer team Mel, Rynn and Ben for next month's Iwade Observer which is currently at the printers awaiting its turn, hoping to be into the village in print on Friday 21st November. A Christmassy edition packed with Christmas What's On, feature articles and useful info and contacts to see you through to the next issue in February 2015. Enjoy!

Iwade-based charity Smile Malawi run by Iwade's Elspeth Baecke that helps orphaned and vulnerable children in Malawi is selling Christmas Cards for the charity. To order yours email Elspeth at elspeth@smilemalawi.com. Pack of 10 for £5, choice of 2 designs.

The Parish Council has been looking into having the whole of Iwade Village covered by a 20 mph speed limit; some parts are already 20 mph others are 30 mph. Back in the Summer Kent County Council undertook a traffic survey on the four entrances to the village; the results came back that there is not a highlighted vehicle speeding problem or identified (speed related) crash site in Iwade; the report indicated that the ‘mean speed’ for The Street was 23.4; Ferry Road 26.35; Sheppey Way 25.25; School Lane 23.55.

A lorry load of steel reinforcing bars belonging to Thames Reinforcements Ltd was stolen from Ridham Dock Iwade at 6pm on 6th November 2014. A green and white Scania lorry was involved in the theft. If you have any information that could help investigators please contact Kent police on telephone number 101 quoting crime reference XY/039275/14