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April 2019

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Work Party Join us for a Church Yard Clean Up Please bring hand tools and gloves Tea, Coffee, Bacon or Egg Butty and cake provided

Saturday 13th April 10:00 - 12:30

Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds Charity Number 1122652

FOLKESTONE CHORAL SOCIETY The Amberley Orchestra Conductor : Stephen Hope

F AURÉ : R EQUIEM

Fauré : Cantique de Jean Racine

HAYDN : Little Organ Mass Sat 6th April 2019 7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church Folkestone Tickets £12...under 18's no charge available on-line from wegottickets.com from Folkestone Quarterhouse Tel: 01303 760750 and on the door

further information on our website

www.folkestonechoralsociety.org.uk Registered Charity No. 275075

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District Councillor Report Area Officers Delighted that our successful Area Officer initiative which falls with my Cabinet Portfolio received Silver award in the IESE Public Sector Awards scheme. This was due the enthusiasm and hard work of the officers in cleaning up our District and we shall be adding 3 more officers. if you have graffiti, litter problems, fly posting in your area please report either on line at https:// www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/home or directly to your Ward District Councillors whose details can be found on the same site Folkestone & Hythe Accelerated Delivery Board I have been appointed as one of the District Councils representatives on this Board chaired by Damian Collins MP which brings together business and local government bodies together to accelerate the delivery of ambitious regeneration plans for the District. As these plans come forward all residents of the District will benefit both directly and indirectly from them.

Homeless The District Council has launched a long term campaign to help the homeless in our District. Details can be found at https:// www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/news/small-change-big-difference Safety through Public Space Protection Orders The results of the recent consultation on PSPO’s will be considered

by Cabinet on 13th March. I am confident that we will be bringing forward some new Orders aimed at reducing anti-social behavior, Traveler Incursion and littering etc. by providing us with stronger powers to combat them.

No use empty Our success in bringing back empty properties back into use was featured on a new BBC series in February. The No Use Empty 4

plus scheme has helped bring over 160 old building back into use.

Local Government Elections Our District and Parish Councils seats all come up for election on 2nd May so this is likely to be my last report for the time being. I shall be standing for re-election and hope be able to enjoy my relationship Newington/Peene developed over the last four years.

Cllr David Godfrey Cabinet member for Special Projects

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Hythe Farmers’ Market takes place on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month

If you are an aspiring writer and would like to contribute to the Sandgate Creative Writer's Page, please contact Joe at: joe.tom277864@tiscali.co.uk telephone: 01303 489736

from 10am until 1pm. in the Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Street, Hythe, Parking is available nearby.

For more information call (01303) 266118 or 268715

The editor of The Sentinel is also responsible for sending Hythe, Newington and Sandgate related event information to the Folkestone Herald. If you have an event you wish to publicise it is needed by Tuesday at 17:00. The information should appear in the edition two weeks later although it is not guaranteed.

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Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds

Charity number: 1122652

Saturday 13th April 10 am to 12.30 pm Church Yard Volunteer Work Party. Please bring gloves and tools. Clearing weeds, ivy, path & drainage gullies. Tea, coffee, bacon or egg butty and cake provided.

Wednesday 24th April 7.30 pm Nature in Namibia An illustrated talk by Dr Clive Nuttman. The spectacular landscapes of Namibia are home to plentiful and varied wildlife; this talk introduces some of the flora and fauna, including inhabitants of the incredible Etosha National Park.

Tickets £5 on the door. Raffle Saturday 11th May 10 am to 12.30 pm Church Yard Volunteer Work Party. Please bring gloves and tools. Clearing weeds, ivy, path & drainage gullies. Tea, coffee, bacon or egg butty and cake provided.

Wednesday 22nd May 7.30 pm Neanderthals in the Elham Valley An illustrated talk by Anne Beecham on a little of what we know, what we can speculate and what still remains a mystery! Who were the people who lived here before us? What were they like? What became of them?

Tickets £5 on the door. Raffle.

Saturday 29th June Church Yard Volunteer Work Party. Please bring gloves and tools. Clearing weeds, ivy, path & drainage gullies. Tea, coffee, bacon or egg butty and cake provided.

Saturday 13th July 10.30 am to 4.30 pm Folklore Festival. An All-Day Conference. Speakers are: David De Verny – Unicorns; Jeremy Harte – The Green Man; Martin Newcome – Myths & Folklore of Trees; Dr Geoff Doel – Hooden Horse of Kent. Tea/coffee & Buffet luncheon Price £20.

Tickets in advance available from Greta Raja 01303 488091, Mel Wrigley 01303 237146, Cynthia Weeks 01303 262572, Joy Millar 07842 426 751 or Di Fox 01303 277119. Raffle. Folklore Book Sale.

Saturday 21st Sept 6.30 pm Fish and Chip Supper followed by card and board games. Price £10. Tickets in advance available from Greta Raja 01303 488091, Mel Wrigley 01303 237146, Cynthia Weeks 01303 262572 or Di Fox 01303 277119. Raffle Saturday 5th October 10 am to 12.30 pm Church Yard Volunteer Work Party. Please bring gloves and tools. Clearing weeds, ivy, path & drainage gullies. Tea, coffee, bacon or egg butty and cake provided.

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Saturday 19th Oct 3.00 pm Swing Band Concert and Cream Tea. A concert by the U3A Swing Band playing traditional jazz and songs together with a cream tea. Price ÂŁ10. Tickets in advance available from Greta Raja 01303 488091, Mel Wrigley 01303 237146, Cynthia Weeks 01303 262572 or Di Fox 01303 277119. Raffle Saturday 16th Nov 10 am to 12.30 pm Church Yard Volunteer Work Party. Please bring gloves and tools. Clearing weeds, ivy, path & drainage gullies. Tea, coffee, bacon or egg butty and cake provided.

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Boot Fairs, The Green Hythe 2019 7th April

Friends of Tynwald

21st April

Fun 4 All - Shepway Disability Club

12th May

Seabrook School PTA

19th May

Girlguiding Hythe

26th May

Hythe Bay Primary School

9th June

Hythe Town Youth Football Club

16th June

Royal Air Forces Association, Hythe & Romney Marsh Branch

30th June

Kent (Marine) Cadet Force

7"' July

1st Hythe Scout Group

21st July

Rotary Club of Hythe

28th July

Friends of Folkestone, Dover and Hythe Samaritans

11th August

Hythe Twinning Association

18th August

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From your County Councillor I attended Newington Parish Council on 11 March to report on KCC and to listen to the meeting. It was good to hear the positive feedback from councillors and public alike about the work done by Kent Highways contactors to the footpath along the A20 Ashford Road. Last year one of the Highways Stewards and I accompanied a Newington resident in her mobility scooter along this route and these works will certainly improve the path for her and many other users.

The rest of my report concerned the preparations being made to keep traffic moving if there should be disruption caused by Brexit.

Since then Storm Gareth and industrial action by French Customs Officers has been a reminder that we face disruption from other events and need robust plans to cope whatever happens about Brexit.

Kent County Council is part of the Kent Resilience Forum which includes Kent Police, Highways England (responsible for the motorways) and many other public organisations. They have been planning for scenarios of varying degrees of seriousness. KCC has been updating its website with information as it is released and, by the time you read this, we shall have debated the latest update on Brexit at our Council Meeting on 21 March. A webcast of the meeting and the papers are on the KCC website at www.kent.gov.uk search for ‘webcast’ and choose the relevant meeting. As whatever I write will be instantly out of date, please look at the website for the latest information.

1 March was Secondary School Offer Day. There were 17,595 applications from Kent pupils for places at Secondary School a rise of just under 3% compared with the year before. Despite this increase the number of Kent pupils getting a place at one of their four listed schools has increased and 79% got their first preference school.

Another issue much in the news is knife crime. We are fortunate in Kent not to have the level of knife crime that happens in our big cities and we want to make sure we avoid the gang culture that seems to fuel this type of violence. I am therefore pleased to report that Kent has secured £1.3m from the Government’s Supporting 21

Against Youth Crime Fund to help prevent young people becoming involved in gangs and youth violence. The money will be used to fund mentoring and community support workers in a joint project involving KCC, Medway Council, the Metropolitan Police and the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner. The grant will also be used to fund more intelligence operations and provide training for staff, young people and parents about the dangers of ‘County Lines’ drug trafficking and gangs.

Earlier this year I met (and presented a Tryangle award to) a Kent teenager who had been involved in ‘County Lines’. He had turned his life around and was now working for KCC to stop young people like him getting sucked into criminal activity. It shows that young lives can be saved and the hope is this project will save more of them.

Susan Carey, Member Elham Valley, Kent County Council

THE FOLKESTONE JAZZ CLUB NORTH ROAD SHORNCLIFFE FOLKESTONE CT20 3HL Music starts @ 8pm......circa £12 at all gigs To book seats please email Beryl the Booker at twinklewood@btinternet.com or call 01303 277175 22

Nature in Namibia Illustrated Talk by Dr. Clive Nuttman

The spectacular landscapes of Namibia are home to plentiful and varied wildlife, introducing some of the flora and fauna, including the inhabitants of the Etosha National Park.

Wednesday 24 April Tickets at the door Raffle

7:30pm ÂŁ5.00

Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds Charity Number 1122652

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In the Church this April 2019 April 7 No service at St Nicholas. Benefice service All Souls. 10.00a.m April 14 Holy Communion. 9.00a.m April 19 Good Friday. Stations of the Cross. 10.00 a.m April 21 Easter Day. Holy Communion. 9.00 a.m April 28 Holy Communion. 9.00a.m

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