Ashford recycle This is excellent! It allows people to give away things they no longer need to others. Nothing is for sale, Whoever wants what your giving comes and collects it. To join you will need a yahoo email account  - very easy to set up. Above all this project stops useful items from being part of the 30,000 tons of rubbish  Ashford Borough Council collects  each year of which 95% is buried in landfill sites.  
'Recycling guide'  The site emphasis's the importance of recycling and provides advice on how people can recycle at home, in schools and how to recycle different materials. 
Necessary Furniture This Hersden based organisation  recycles furniture, white goods, paint and other household goods & has recently  added bicycles to its portfolio of items they recycle.       The collection service is free of charge. However about one weeks notice would be greatly appreciated. Contact Richard Caplan at Necessary Furniture    01227 712680 
Chilham St. Mary's C of E Primary School  Want to find a very pleasant school for your child?
 Mid Kent Fisheries Go fishing locally? Chilham Water Mill, Mill Lane Chilham Kent CT4 8EE (Mid Kent Fisheries)
Chilham Tennis Club Anyone for tennis?
Wye Village Covers all aspect of life in the village of Wye past and present. A very well structured site, easy to use and very informative.   
School Friends reunited Do you really want to contact old school friends? Then this is where you may find them.
Elmsted Village Local history of the parish of Elmsted and family histories of Elmsted and neighbouring villages on the North Downs
Faversham Faversham is one of the most charming and historic small towns in southern England, nestling between the rural beauty of the Downs and the sweeping flatlands of the north Kent marshes. Their site contains information on all aspects of the area of Faversham
Brook agricultural museum A fascinating collection of farm equipment and tools from a bygone age housed in a beautiful setting.
1881 Census information   This information is available by kind permission from Elmsted  village web site.
  Bygone Kent is a monthly magazine founded in 1979. Besides an index to back issues the web site has the largest listing of Kent local and family history books on the web and a very useful links page to Kent village sites and many others.
 Orchid Encyclopedia  Jay's Key West Orchid Species Photo Home Page. This is a wonderful site for anyone fascinated by orchids.
 Waltham Village  Waltham  is one of Chilham's closest neighbours, their site has a great deal of local information. 
 Molash Village  Another close neighbour to Chilham, a place for quiet walks and peaceful surroundings
 Ashford Kent art society  Ashford (Kent) Arts Society. (A.K.A.S) The A.K.A.S. is a charitable organisation that was founded in 1958. The Society has a membership of over 100 artists who express themselves through a variety of media including oils, pastels, acrylics and other forms of art such as sculpture and photography.
Chilham Park Equestrian Centre  A local Equestrian center which provides a cross country course, livery & tuition facilities, based in the grounds of Chilham Castle. 

Walking Routes 

 Walking Routes contains over 700 active links to web pages containing 1000's of walking routes, walk descriptions, maps etc. The directory is organised by county making it easy to find details of walks in a given area.
North Downs Way This is the exciting new website for National Trails.  Click on the North Downs Way to find out more about this 153 mile route from Farnham to Dover or  the 'Canterbury loop' which passes through the Parish.  
Lost Landscapes
Lost Landscapes is a Local Heritage Initiative project which is encouraging the people of Chilham to discover new aspects of the local heritage and history of the Parish.  A Heritage Circular Walk and a catalogue of newly researched information will emerge form the Project.  For further information please contact Tony Gowers Project Officer on 01622 221525 email northdownsway@kent.gov.uk 
 Maps & Photos of Chilham 

 

 The Francis Frith  collection is an amazing source for old photos maps and books about Chilham
Councelling Directory The purpose of the site is ultimately to provide the UK with a huge
counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a
counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a
free, confidential service that will hopefully encourage those in
distress to seek help. The website also contains a number of sections
on emotional disorders (types of distress section) and provides some
useful statistics. Follow the link for services in Kent