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The Tsar of Russia takes tea at the Ship Hotel This painting, called The Allied Sovereigns to Petworth, 24 June, 1814 by Thomas Phillips, RA, captures the moment that George O’Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751-1837) is presented by George, Prince Regent to the Tsar, Alexander I of Russia, in the Marble Hall at Petworth. Its interest is that during that visit to this country, the Tsar and his sister, the Grand Duchess of Oldenburg, met the Mayor of Hythe, Richard Shipden, for tea at the Ship Hotel in the town's High Street. The Tsar's visit, along with the sovereigns of other allied countries, was to celebrate the peace following the defeat of France and abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte in April of that year. The visit was arranged between the first Paris peace conference that had ended with the signing of the First Treaty of Paris on 30 May and the opening of the Congress of Vienna in September and was to last all of three weeks, from the 6th to 27th June 1814. I do not yet know why he visited Hythe although it is reasonable to assume that it was to see the military defences. As well as being Mayor, Richard Shipden was a freeholder and grocer and he was also Speaker of the Cinque Ports. In 1794 he struck his own coinage. Illustrated is the half penny. On the obverse is an early medieval single-masted English round ship at sea. There are two men on deck, one blowing a horn, and two others kneeling on the yard arm at either side of the mast. Seven fish can be seen swimming in the water: The design is based on the seal of the Barons of the Cinque Ports. "PAYABLE AT HYTH (sic)" is inscribed. On the reverse, arms combining the three Plantagenet lions and the three ships of the Cinque Ports (five coastal towns namely Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich that had a special agreement with the crown of England). Inscribed is "CINQUE PORT HALFPENNY 1794". Edge inscription: "AT RICHARD SHIPDEN’S .X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.". The misspelling may be the manufacturer, William Lutwyche’s, error. More research is needed on this interesting man. He apparently libelled Lt-Col John Brown the Assistant Quartermaster General and Commandant of the newly formed Royal Staff Corp of Field Engineers whom William 5
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Pitt had put in charge of building Mr Pitt's Ditch as the Canal was affectionately known locally. According to Paul Vine in his very readable The Royal Military Canal, Brown tended to treat Hythe as a military depot rather than a market town and it may have been to this that Shipden made reference in the Canterbury News. Proceedings against him were abandoned upon public motives on the advice of the AttorneyGeneral. In 1821 he was declared bankrupt. The announcement of this in the London Gazette said he was late of the town of Hythe and one of his professions The Poet Laureate, Robert was a Chapman. A Southey composed an ode Chapman was for the Tsar's arrival: an itinerant salesman and it is from this Conqueror, Deliverer, Friend word that the word 'chap' of human-kind, meaning a The free, the happy Island 'man' is derived. welcomes thee! He is Thee Alexander, thee the buried in the family Great, the Good, The vault in St Glorious, the Beneficient, the Leonard's Church in Just, the town. Thee to her honour'd shores The mighty Island welcomes in her joy. Not everyone agreed with this extraordinary sycophancy particularly as Russia was an ally of France up until Napoleon's defeat. The Prince Regent was prominent among them and he was said to have suggested that the Tsar was a northern barbarian who is quite miserable in wanting to play the Jacobin of the south. That told him!
If you know anything more about Richard Shipden, his family or the Tsar's visit do get in touch. See contact details on the last page.
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The Shipden family vault at St Leonards Church
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We currently meet on Saturday mornings at the Library between 10:00 and 11:00. This is essentially a drop in service whereby you can make contact with us, and share your views. “Take positive action in a changing world through food, sharing, creativity and wellbeing�. 19
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Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds Charity number: 1122652
Programme of Events 2018 Saturday 1 September 7.30 pm Fish and chip supper followed by card and board games. Price £9. Tickets in advance available from Greta Raja 01303 488091, Mel Wrigley 01303 237146 or Cynthia Weeks 01303 262572. Raffle st
Saturday 15th September 10 am to 12.30 pm. Church Yard Work Party. Please bring gloves and tools. Refreshments provided. Saturday 29th September 3.00 pm. A concert by the U3A Swing Band playing traditional jazz and songs together with a cream tea. Price £7 Tickets in advance available from Greta Raja 01303 488091, Mel Wrigley 01303 237146 or Cynthia Weeks 01303 262572. Raffle Change of date Saturday 3rd November 10 am to 12.30 pm Church Yard Work Party. Please bring gloves and tools. Refreshments provided.
Thursday 26 July, 12 noon [L] Classical Folk – Sylvia Akagi (voice & flute), Andrew Wickens (violin), Peter Golden (guitar) Classical (old, new, popular) and Folk (Russian, French, English) Saturday 11 August 7.30pm Narropera: Dorothee Jansen (soprano), Floriane Peycelon (violin), Haydn Rawstron (piano and narrator) Mozart – Don Giovanni Thursday 30 August 12 noon [L] Branco Stoysin (acoustic guitar) Saturday 15 September 7.30pm Eleanor Percy (violin) & Irina Lyakhovskaya (piano) Wine bar open 30 minutes before concerts and during any intervals. Light lunches available in church after lunchtime concerts indicated by [L]. 21
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District Councillor Report Travellers Recent weeks have seen a surge in Traveller Activity throughout the District. As soon as we are aware of these incursions our enforcement team have responded quickly to work with landowners and Police to ensure that illegal encampments are moved as quickly as the law permits. We are working with local Councils on seeking ways to prevent incursion by installing bollards or similar where practical and our legal team is looking at how it might obtain a longer term injunction on the land owned by the Council. Compactor Bins The increasing attraction of the District and in particular the Coastal Park and Harbour Arm at Folkestone, coupled with the exceptional summer weather is bringing increasing numbers of visitors which whilst welcome brings with it he problems of additional litter. In order to combat this at high usage sites we have begun a pilot scheme using state of the art Compactor bins. These use solar panels to power compaction of rubbish and are remotely monitored in order that that they are emptied as soon as they become full. If successful they will be rolled out other popular visitor sites in the District During July Cabinet has been debating reports on such diverse matters as expansion of burial capacity at Hawkinge Cemetery, a revised private sector housing assistance policy, a Council tax reduction scheme consultation, and a review of its own performance 2017/2018, Developing out Mountfield Road Industrial estate at New Romney. Details of all these reports can be found on the Councils website www.folkestonehythe.gov.uk My wife and I will shortly be taking a couple of our younger grandchildren on holiday so I wish all families about to start the summer school holidays a very enjoyable summer break wherever you may be. Cllr David Godfrey Cabinet member for Special Projects 23
From your County Councillor I was pleased to be able to attend Newington Parish Council’s meeting on 9 July, the first regular Parish Council meeting with new clerk Cathy Skinner. Welcome Cathy. One of the topics raised was the recent problems caused by travellers camping in the turning circle at Frogholt and on land at Bargrove. It is for the landowner to take action so if they are on the public highway (this usually includes the road verges as well) please inform KCC. Prevention is better than cure so take care to secure gates and access to open ground. If there are no last minute hitches, KCC expects to launch a Broadband voucher scheme in September which will offer up to £1,700 subsidy per household for those who cannot yet access superfast broadband. This is the maximum subsidy we can offer without falling foul of EU regulations and it is hoped that households will join together to fund connections for their properties. I will share more details as the project progresses. Since my last report we have taken more funds from reserves for road repairs with a view to doing more resurfacing. Between 01 March and 13 July 44,985 potholes have been filled and 102,562 sqm of patching carried out. For our district the equivalent figures are 4,565 potholes and 14,221 sqm which is the second highest figure across Kent for patching (patching is preferable as it lasts longer). Whilst the roads are inspected by Kent Highways both visually and with equipment that can monitor underground conditions, the quieter rural roads are inspected less frequently than main routes so it is really helpful if people can report damage on www.kent.gov.uk or (in office hours) 03000 41 81 81 (for emergencies) 03000 41 91 91. If you went to the County Show between 06 -08 July you may have seen the Kent County Council stand with a public health theme. There were health advisors, quizzes for all ages, health checks, samples of healthy meals and smoothiebikes where one minute of pedalling powered a mixer to produce a healthy fruit drink. Despite the heat, several hundred people tried the smoothiebikes and thousands visited the stand which won first prize in its category. Small changes can make a big difference to your health and there’s advice and help on offer on the KCC website – search for One You. At our last full county council meeting on 12 July we considered a paper about what preparations are needed for Kent for BREXIT. We are in the frontline for any problems caused by delays in Cross Channel traffic but the 24
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report also looks at other matters such as Trading Standards, Emergency Planning and Security. We can’t resolve all these issues but we do have contingency plans and are making sure the Government is aware of the risks from a Kent perspective. You can read the report and see the debate on the webcast at www.kent.gov.uk You still have till 8 August to make a response to The Big Conversation, KCC’s consultation on rural bus services. See www.kent.gov.uk/roads-andtravel/travelling-around-kent/big-conversation or contact me for a copy. How can we reach the more isolated parts of Kent and keep people connected? There are three ideas suggested for pilot scheme and a chance for everyone to make suggestions and their views known. Susan Carey Member for Elham Valley, Kent County Council
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