THE first community event of the new year — a well supported coffee morning — was held at St Denis Church, Otterham, on Saturday.

Money raised from the coffee morning, will be donated towards church funds, in particular renovations needed on the tower and general upkeep.

Sarah Northcott, who helped organise the event, said: "We're trying to do it as a community thing. We're trying to get people to come to church and to get the community linking together."

She was pleased with how the coffee morning went, and extended her thanks to everyone who helped and supported in any way.

For the full report, and a round-up of the area news and sport, see this week's edition of the Post.