Parish Council Meeting
2023-01-25 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
7.30pm in Chillenden Village Hall.
To view the agenda for the meeting, please see the Agendas and Minutes page on this website.

Film Night
2023-01-27 19:30 - 21:30
7.30pm in Goodnestone Village Hall. Admission just £3. Refreshments are available for purchase.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ starring Tom Cruise.
Certificate 12. Infrequent strong language.

Burns Night in Goodnestone Village Hall
2023-01-28 19:30 - 21:00
For details, contact themessenger.goodnestone@gmail.com

Film Night
2023-02-10 19:30 - 22:30
7.30pm in Goodnestone Village Hall. Admission just £3. Refreshments are available for purchase.
‘Shackleton’ starring Kenneth Branagh.
Certificate 15.

Film Night
2023-02-24 19:30 - 21:30
7.30pm in Goodnestone Village Hall. Admission just £3. Refreshments are available for purchase.
‘Belle’ with Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Emily Watson.
Certificate 12 for brief sexual assault and discrimination theme.

Film Night
2023-03-10 19:30 - 21:30
7.30pm in Goodnestone Village Hall. Admission just £3. Refreshments are available for purchase.
‘Suffragette’ with Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep, Helena Bonham Carter and Ben Wishaw
Certificate 12A for infrequent strong language, moderate violence and a scene of force-feeding.

Film Night
2023-03-24 19:30 - 22:00
7.30pm in Goodnestone Village Hall. Admission just £3. Refreshments are available for purchase.
‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie and Peter Capaldi.
Certificate PG for mild violence, threat and brief bloody images.

Parish Council Meeting
2023-03-29 19:30 - 21:00
7.30pm. Provisionally in Goodnestone Village Hall.
An agenda will be published on this website by Saturday 25th March at the latest.

Goodnestone Music Concert
2023-04-07 18:30 - 20:00
Caritas Chamber Choir in Goodnestone Church. 6.30pm ‘Music for Good Friday’.
For details, see the Goodnestone Music Website.

Annual Parish Assembly
2023-04-26 19:30 - 21:00
7.30pm in Goodnestone Village Hall
At the Annual Parish Assembly, groups are invited from across the Parish to report on their activities over the previous 12 months.
Members of the public are most welcome. Please join representatives from across the organisations in the Parish to hear more about what is happening in the community.
Drinks and nibbles will be provided.

Goodnestone Music Concert
2023-04-28 19:00 - 20:30
7pm in Holy Cross Church
Keith James performing the Songs of Leonard Cohen.
For more details see the Goodnestone Music Website.

Local Elections
2023-05-04 07:00 - 22:00
Don’t forget to vote! Our polling station is Goodnestone Village Hall and the polls will be open from 7am to 10pm.
Elections are taking place for Goodnestone Parish and for Dover District Council (Little Stour and Ashtone).
There are six candidates standing for five vacancies for the Parish of Goodnestone. For details of the candidates who are standing, see your copy of ‘The Messenger’.
Names of the candidates for the Parish and District Elections can be found by clicking on the following links:

Notice of Poll – Parish
Notice of Poll – District

Coronation Weekend - Goodnestone School Celebration
2023-05-05 13:00 - 15:00
1pm onwards.
Goodnestone School invite you to join them for playground fun, country fayre & biscuit decorating. With tea / coffee in the village hall including a book sale to support school fundraising.

Coronation Weekend - The Coronation
2023-05-06 10:30 - 17:00
From 10.30am.
The Fitzwalter Arms invites you to the Coronation of King Charles III. Come for the crowning, stay for the bucks fizz & bacon sandwiches. Dress in your best!

Coronation Weekend - Bring and Share Tea at Lower Rowling
2023-05-07 14:30 - 16:30
2.30pm at Lower Rowling

Coronation Weekend - Goodnestone Street Party
2023-05-07 16:30 - 19:00
From 4.30pm.
Join villagers for a right royal knees up! Street party outside the Fitz. Donate some food, bring your own drink or use the Fitz. Let’s get the party started!

Coronation Weekend - Barbecue at Chillenden Hall
2023-05-07 18:00 - 21:30
6pm at Chillenden Hall.
Disco from 8pm.
Tickets on the door £6 to include food

Coronation Weekend - Goodnestone Big Help Out
2023-05-08 11:00 - 12:30
11am. Join us for a litter pick starting outside the village hall.

Coronation Weekend - Chillenden Big Help Out
2023-05-08 11:00 - 13:00
11am. Meet at Chillenden hall for a litter pick and church spring clean.

Coronation Weekend - Goodnestone Jumble Sale
2023-05-08 14:00 - 16:00
From 2pm at Goodnestone Village Hall.
Jumble sale, tea and refreshments.

Coronation Weekend - Chillenden Mill Opening
2023-05-08 14:30 - 16:30
2.30pm – 4.30pm.
See the mill at its best decorated for the Coronation Weekend.
The mill will be open and a local guide will be on site to explain the history of the mill and show you round. Donations in support of the mill are welcome.

Coronation Weekend - Quiz & Bingo
2023-05-08 18:30 - 20:30
6.30pm in Chillenden hall.
Back to the hall to finish the weekend with a quiz, bingo and banter.
Bring your own food and drink and a few pounds for the bingo.

Goodnestone Music Concert
2023-05-12 19:00 - 20:30
Goodnestone Music Concert. 7.00pm in Goodnestone Church
‘Open Water’ – an acoustic quartet.
Tickets £10. For more details, please visit the Goodnestone Music website

Parish Council Meeting
2023-05-16 19:30 - 21:00
7.30pm in Goodnestone Village Hall.
Note this meeting is on Tuesday 16th May in Goodnestone Village Hall (and not Wednesday 17th in Chillenden as previously advertised).
This will be the Parish Council’s Annual General Meeting and the first meeting of the new council following the election on 4th May. Please come along to meet and support your new council and take the opportunity to raise any issues.
Note the agenda has changed from the version that was circulated and that first appeared. To view the latest copy, please see the Parish Council agendas and minutes page.

Wind in the Willows at Goodnestone Park
2023-05-31 15:00 - 16:30
3pm. See the Goodnestone Park events page for more details.

Goodnestone Music Concert
2023-06-10 19:00 - 20:30
Organ Recital by Malcolm Kittle. Goodnestone Church at 7.00pm.
Retiring Collection.
For more details, please visit the Goodnestone Music Website.

National Garden Scheme at Goodnestone Park
2023-06-15
Goodnestone Park Gardens will be open as part of the National Garden Scheme. The day’s admission fees will be donated to charity. For more detail, see the Goodnestone Park events page.

Parish Council Meeting
2023-06-21 19:30 - 21:00
7.30pm in Chillenden village hall.
The agenda will be published on the parish council pages of this website closer to the time of the meeting.

Mindfulness in Nature at Goodnestone Park
2023-06-23 10:30 - 15:30
Please see the Goodnestone Park website events page for details.

'Meet the Forager' at Goodnestone Park
2023-06-24 11:00 - 14:00
For details, please see the Goodnestone Park Events page on their website.
