Local Groups

The Community Kitchen Garden is a group of local people, individuals and families, from Lynsted and surrounding areas, who grow their own produce together.

Find out more at www.lynstedkitchengarden.com

A traditional village fete, held annually on August Bank Holiday Monday - it’s great fun for the whole family.

We’re always looking for new helpers, whether it’s for helping with the arrangements, setting up or on the day, any help is always welcome. Use the contact us form on this website if you would like to get involved.

This is the local parish council for the area. Take a look at their website, www.lynstedwithkingsdownparishcouncil.co.uk, to find out more.

A local society who organise events including guest speakers and visits to places of interest. Find out more at www.lynsted-society.co.uk or take a look at their Facebook page, Lynsted WITH Kingsdown Society. 

We are your local WI Group and meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month at the Teynham Community Hall between 2-4 pm. We share ideas, listen to talks, enjoy an occasional quiz and always finish with a cup of tea and a piece of cake. Our talks in 2024 were wide ranging and varied and covered issues such as the care of hedgehogs, articles made from used fire hoses and the baby boomer years of the 50s and 60s.  Our 2025 programme will include a talk about the Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden, the second instalment of the baby boomer years and advice from Swale BC on recycling. In addition we arrange outings to shows and trips around the coast and support the local youngsters in their catering course at the Skills Centre in Sittingbourne. We also support the local community by assisting at the Drop In Café at the Community Hall in Teynham once a fortnight.  We get the opportunity to help make a difference nationally with the aid of our resolutions programme on clean rivers, climate change, keeping Britain Tidy etc. but our main aim is to advance the education of women and girls.

If you would like to join us, you can just turn up or contact the Secretary, Mrs Chris Garland on 07803 394754 or email lynstedwteynhamwi@hotmail.com for more information. All ages welcome.

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The parish church is in Lynsted village. It offers a range of church services and activities for different groups. Visit www.kc-hd.org.uk/our-churches/st-peter-and-st-paul-church-lynsted to find out more.

The church is available for christenings, weddings & funerals. Find out more at www.kc-hd.org.uk/baptisms-weddings-and-funerals.

It can also be hired for use for private or community events, groups & classes. Please contact David Willis, church warden at davidaw1981@hotmail.com, to find out more. 

Teynham scouts catcurrently run three groups, offering fun activities for different ages: Beavers (6 – 8 years); Cubs (8 – 10½ years); & Scouts (10 ½ - 14 years).

If you have kids who would like to be involved, or if you would like to help, find out more at www.scouts.org.uk/groups/10013975?loc=Teynham&slug=1st-Teynham

1st Newnham Brownies cater for children in the area and are energetic and excitable. We help all girls know they can do anything through our weekly sessions of adventure and fun. A little further afield, we also have Rainbows (ages 4-7), Brownies (ages 7-10), Guides (ages 10-14), and Rangers (ages 14-18) in both Faversham and Sittingbourne. 

To register your daughter, or find out more about volunteering, please visit https://www.girlguidingkenteast.org.uk/what-we-do/brownies/