Activities and events
Find out here about upcoming events taking place at Age UK Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford.
Age UK Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford hold regular events throughout the year for fundraising, information and fun.
Most people come to Age UK Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford for the companionship, fun and opportunity to take part in activities.
All 3 centres have cafes serving refreshments, snacks and homemade cakes, so you can pop-in for a bite to eat, attend an activity of your choice or stay all day which includes a full two course lunch!
If you choose to stay all day we can provide door-to-door transport, subject to availibility, or just pop along to join the activity of your choice. There is a small charge for activities.
Our centres run the following social activities - please always call first to book on and check arrangements - 01303 269602.
There are no waiting lists for any activities - please feel free to pop in and give them a try. You will receive a warm welcome!
We also organise accompanied day trips and holidays.
What's On
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WHAT’S ON IN FEBRUARY 2025 AT THE HYTHE COMMUNITY SUPPORT HUB |
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MONDAY |
Seated Exercise |
10:45am - 11:45am |
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Seated Yoga (Hythe Cricket Club)* |
12:15pm - 1:15pm |
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Bingo |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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Spring Wellbeing session (10.02.25) |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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TUESDAY |
Ukulele Class (Hythe Cricket Club)* |
12:30pm - 2:30pm |
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Crafty Tuesday |
1:00pm - 3:00pm |
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Dementia Café (18.02.25) |
1:30pm - 3:30pm |
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WEDNESDAY |
Low Impact Aerobics (Guide Hall, Hythe)* |
10:00am - 10:45am |
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Seated Exercise |
10:45am - 11:45am |
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Seated Yoga (Guide Hall, Hythe)* |
11:00am - 12:00pm |
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Parkinson’s Exercise Group (Hythe Cricket Club)* |
12:00pm - 1:00pm |
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Interactive games |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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Singing with Nina (05.02.25) |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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Book Club (12.02.25) |
5:00pm - 7:00pm |
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THURSDAY
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Walking Group (join us for coffee after) |
10:30am - 11:30am |
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National time to talk day (06.02.25) |
10.45am - 11.45am |
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Thursday Thinkers |
10:45am - 11:45am |
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Get Active – Skittles/Curling/Boules |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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Bingo for All (06.02.25) |
6:00pm - 8:30pm |
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FRIDAY |
National Wear Red Day (07.02.25) |
All Day |
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Valentine’s Day celebrations (14.02.25) |
All Day |
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Spring Party at Ashford hub (28.02.25) |
All Day |
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Simple Cooking (21.02.25) |
10:45am - 11:45am |
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Tabletop Games |
10:45am - 11:45am |
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Shed Project |
1:00pm - 2:30pm |
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Bingo (07.02.25) |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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Financial, Tax & Inheritance Information (07.02.25) |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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Men’s/Women’s Hour |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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WEEKEND WELLNESS |
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SATURDAY |
Low Impact Aerobics |
10:30am - 11:30am |
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SUNDAY |
Seated Yoga |
10:45am - 11:45am |
*Please note that some of activities have changed venues.
Activities take place at Age UK in Hythe unless otherwise stated.
Prices start from £6.60 but do vary so please contact the Office for information and to book any of the above activities or events: 01303 269602.
Why not come and have a cuppa in one of our cafés while bagging a bargain in one of our charity shops… we run a café and charity shop at our Hythe and Lyminge hubs and a café at our Ashford hub. All offer a range of light refreshments and a two-course hot lunch for £8.50 is available (when booked in advance before 10.15am Monday-Friday).
Registered charity number 1125274. Company number 6589817. ® Age UK Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford 2025.
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WHAT’S ON IN FEBRUARY 2025 AT THE LYMINGE COMMUNITY SUPPORT HUB |
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MONDAY |
Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy MCST |
10:30am - 12:00pm |
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Lyminge Knitters |
1:00pm - 2:30pm |
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Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy MCST |
1:30pm - 3:00pm |
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TUESDAY |
Dementia Daybreak |
10:00am - 3:00pm |
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WEDNESDAY |
Dementia Daybreak |
10:00am - 3:00pm |
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All Day Breakfast |
9:00am - 2:00pm |
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Singing For All (Term Time Only) |
11:00am - 12:00pm |
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THURSDAY |
Dementia Daybreak |
10:00am - 3:00pm |
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Dementia Café (13.02.25) |
12:30pm - 2:30pm |
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Time to Talk Day (06.02.25) Let’s Reminisce - Buy a tea/coffee and a slice of cake for £2.00 |
9:30am - 2.30pm |
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FRIDAY |
Dementia Daybreak |
10:00am - 3:00pm |
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Pilates with Katherine |
9:00am - 10:00am |
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Valentine’s Day (14.02.25) Come on in and buy a Valentine’s Cupcake |
9:30am - 2.30pm |
Prices start from £6.60 but do vary so please contact the Office for information and to book any of the above activities or events:
01303 269602.
Why not come and have a cuppa in one of our cafés while bagging a bargain in one of our charity shops… We run a café and charity shop at our Hythe and Lyminge hubs and a café at our Ashford hub. All offer a range of light refreshments and a two-course hot lunch for £8.50 is available (when booked in advance before 10.15am Monday-Friday).
Registered charity number 1125274. Company number 6589817. ® Age UK Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford 2025.
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WHAT’S ON IN FEBRUARY 2025 AT THE ASHFORD COMMUNITY SUPPORT HUB |
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MONDAY |
Basic Baking |
10:30am - 11:30am |
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Let’s Get Moving (Chair Exercises) |
11:00am - 11:30am |
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Interactive Games for all |
11:45am - 12:30pm |
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Quiz afternoon |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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TUESDAY |
Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) |
10:30am - 12:00pm |
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Let’s Get Moving (Chair Exercises) |
11:00am - 11:30am |
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Scores on the Floor |
11:45am - 12:30pm |
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Tai Chi with Sam |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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Afternoon of Reminiscing |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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WEDNESDAY |
Painting with Sam |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
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Let’s Get Moving (Chair Exercises) |
11:00am - 11:30am |
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Brain Teasers |
11:45am - 12:45pm |
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Sing with Nina (08.02.25) |
11:00am - 12:00pm |
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Laugh and Craft |
1:00pm - 2.30pm |
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Bingo |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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THURSDAY |
Carers’ Circle of Support with loved ones (06.02.25) |
10:30am - 12.00pm |
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Let’s Get Moving (Chair Exercises) |
11:00am - 11:30am |
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Brain Teasers |
11:45am - 12:30pm |
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Gents’ Social Club |
1:00pm - 2:30pm |
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Time to Talk |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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FRIDAY |
Wear Something Red Day (07.02.25) |
All Day |
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Valentines Day Theme Day (14.02.25) |
All Day |
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Spring Party (28.02.25) |
All Day |
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Knit & Knatter |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
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Creative Exploring with Ipek |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
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Let’s Get Moving (Chair Exercises) |
11:00am - 11:30am |
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Get Active – Curling/Bowling/Boules |
11:45am - 12:30pm |
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Cash Bingo |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
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Digital Hub (All things technical support) |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
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Dementia Café (21.02.25) |
1:30pm - 3:30pm |
Prices start from £6.60 but do vary so please contact the Office for information and to book any of the above activities or events: 01303 269602.
Why not come and have a cuppa in one of our cafés while bagging a bargain in one of our charity shops… we run a café and charity shop at our Hythe and Lyminge hub and a café at our Ashford hub. All offer a range of light refreshments and a two-course hot lunch for £8.50 is available (when booked in advance before 10.15am Monday-Friday).
Ashford Day Centre clients: We will no longer be able to accept clients into the Day Centre before 10am for a 10.30am start, and the doors will be closed until this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Registered charity number 1125274. Company number 6589817. ® Age UK Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford 2025.
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Dementia ServicesWe offer many different social events to help people living with dementia to maintain their independence and their confidence. If you or someone you know is living with the condition and would like to join us, please do so; the events are entirely free of charge and you can be assured of a nice cuppa and a chat amongst friends. We also offer free information and advice and (charged-for) cognitive sessions and day care facilities. If you would like to discuss anything dementia related, please contact our Dementia Services Team Leader on 01303 269602, alternatively |
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Drop In Clinic |
Friday 7th February |
Ivy Court Surgery, Recreation ground, Tenterden, TN30 6RB |
12:00pm - 2:00pm |
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Memory Cafés |
Thursday 13th February |
Age UK Lyminge, Everist Court, 63 Station Road, Lyminge, CT18 8HQ |
12:30pm - 2:30pm |
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Thursday 20th February |
Ashminster House, Clive Dennis Court, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0LX |
2:00pm - 4:00pm |
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Tuesday 18th February |
Age UK Hythe, Sanford House, Stade Street, Hythe, CT21 6BD |
1:30pm - 3:30pm |
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Friday 21st February |
Age UK Ashford, Farrow Court, Stanhope Road, Ashford, TN23 5RF |
1:30pm - 3:30pm |
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Monday 24th February |
Brickfields, Cherry Garden Lane Folkestone, CT19 4AP |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
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Wednesday 26th February |
Lighthouse Café, 78 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7BP |
10:30am - 12:00pm |
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*Young at Heart |
Monday 3rd February |
Ashford Library, Gateway Plus, Church Road, TN23 1AS |
12:30pm - 2:30pm |
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*Wonkies |
Wednesday 12th February |
Papa’s Fish and Chips Restaurant, 110 Sandgate Road, Folkestone CT20 2BW |
12:00pm - 1:30pm |
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*Social Evening |
Tuesday 11th February |
The Royal Norfolk Hotel, 7 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, CT20 3BD |
5:30pm - 7:30pm |
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Walking Group |
Monday 10th February |
Age UK Hythe, Sanford House, Stade Street, Hythe, CT21 6BD |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
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Carers’ Support Circle |
Thursday 6th February |
Age UK Ashford, Farrow Court, Stanhope Road, Ashford, TN23 5RF |
10:30am - 12:00pm |
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Dementia |
Every Wednesday |
Hythe Cricket and Squash Club, Ladies Walk, Hythe, CT21 6AX |
2:00pm - 3:30pm |
*For those diagnosed with Dementia at an early age
Registered charity number 1125274. Company number 6589817. ® Age UK Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford 2025.
Weekly Menu
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Week commencing 3rd February |
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
SATURDAY |
SUNDAY |
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MAIN |
Beef Stroganoff with potatoes and seasonal vegetables
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Campfire stew and seasonal vegetables |
Turkey and leek pie with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Cottage pie with seasonal vegetables |
Chicken meatballs with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Fish in parsley sauce with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
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DESSERT |
Fruit jelly |
Spiced apple crumble with custard |
Brownie and cream |
Profiteroles |
Trifle |
Ginger cake and custard |
Angel Delight |
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DIABETIC OPTION
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As above |
As above |
Fruit and cream |
Angel Delight |
As above |
As above |
As above |
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Week commencing 10th February |
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
SATURDAY |
SUNDAY |
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MAIN |
Lamb stew with seasonal vegetables |
Sausage, bacon, hash browns, beans and mushrooms |
Chicken wrapped in bacon with sauté potatoes and seasonal vegetables
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Meatballs with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Roast chicken and stuffing with roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Savoury mince with potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Roast pork with apple sauce, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
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DESSERT |
Trifle
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Rice pudding and Jam |
Crème caramel |
Gateau
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Angel Delight |
Ginger cake and custard |
Spiced apple and custard |
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DIABETIC OPTION
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As above |
Rice pudding |
Cheese and biscuits |
Fruit and cream |
As above |
As above |
As above |
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Week commencing 17th February |
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
SATURDAY |
SUNDAY |
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MAIN |
Beef stew with seasonal vegetables
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Pork chops with potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Chicken chasseur with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Meatballs with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Roast lamb with roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Savoury mince with potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Roast pork with apple sauce, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
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DESSERT
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Fruit Jelly |
Chocolate cake and custard |
Semolina and jam |
Brownie
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Peach crumble and custard |
Cake and custard |
Cheesecake |
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DIABETIC OPTION
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As above |
As above |
Semolina |
Fruit and cream |
As above |
As above |
As above |
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Week commencing 24th February |
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
SATURDAY |
SUNDAY |
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MAIN |
Meatballs with mash potato and seasonal vegetables |
Roast pork with stuffing roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables
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Savoury mince with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Meatballs with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Chicken stew with roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Savoury mince with potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Roast pork with apple sauce, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
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DESSERT |
Apple crumble and custard |
Rice pudding and Jam |
Carrot cake |
Spiced pear and custard
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Angel Delight |
Ginger cake and custard |
Spiced apple and custard |
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DIABETIC OPTION
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As above |
Rice pudding |
As above |
As above |
As above |
As above |
As above |
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Week commencing 3rd March 2025 |
MONDAY |
TUESDAY British Pie week & Shrove Tuesday |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY British Pie week |
SATURDAY |
SUNDAY |
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MAIN |
Beef goulash with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Lamb and potato pie with mash and seasonal vegetables |
Pork chops with herby mash and seasonal vegetables |
Gammon and pineapple with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Chicken pie with potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Chicken wrapped in bacon with sauté potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
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DESSERT |
Pavlova |
Pancakes
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Chocolate sponge and custard |
Fruit pie and custard |
Jelly and fruit |
Bread and butter pudding |
Fruit cake and brandy sauce |
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DIABETIC OPTION
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Yoghurt and fruit |
As above |
As above |
As above |
As above |
As above |
Sponge and custard
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Week commencing 10th March 2025 |
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
SATURDAY |
SUNDAY |
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MAIN |
Chicken and mushroom pie with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables
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Beef stew with boiled potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Sausage casserole with mash and seasonal vegetables |
Mild chilli with sauté potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Minted lamb stew with potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
Meatballs with mash and seasonal vegetables |
Roast gammon with roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables |
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DESSERT |
Angel Delight |
Apple cake and custard
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Cheesecake |
Rice pudding with jam |
Brownie and cream |
Cake and custard |
Fruit jelly and cream |
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DIABETIC OPTION
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As above |
As above |
Fruit and cream |
Rice pudding |
Fruit and cream |
As above |
As above
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Events
Across our centres, Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford we offer a variety of events throughout the year that you can come along and join us at to help raise funds for our vital services for the community. Please see our Upcoming Fundraising Events section to see what we have coming up.
Regular Events
Across our centres, Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford we offer a variety of events throughout the year that you can come along and join us at to help raise funds for our vital services for the community. Please see our Upcoming Fundraising Events calendar below to see what we have coming up.
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Fundraising events calendar
Fundraising is the bedrock of charity work; it is vital that we raise additional funds to help support the services we provide, but it also gives us an opportunity to give something back by showing the wider community what we have to offer in a fun and, sometimes, winning way!
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More fundraising ideas
There's lots of ways you can help raise money to fund vital Age UK Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford services. We are very grateful for every gesture made to fundraise for us.