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July 2019
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Folklore Festival
An All Day Conference
Saturday 13th July 10:30 - 4:30 In the Church Speakers are: David de Verny - Unicorns Dr Geoff Doel - The Hooden Horse of Kent Jeremy Harte - The Green Man Martin Newcome - Myths and Folklore of Trees Tea / Coffee & Buffet Luncheon ÂŁ20
Tickets in advance Greta Raja 01303 488091, Mel Wrigley 01303237146, Cynthia Weeks 01303 262572, Joy Millar 07842 426751. Di Fox 01303 277199
Raffle
In association with The Sauniere Society Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington CT18 8AX Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds Charity Number 1122652 3
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 29th June 10:00 - 12:30
Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds Charity Number 1122652
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Boot Fairs, The Green Hythe 2019 30th June
Kent (Marine) Cadet Force
7th 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
Mayor's Charity Fu nd
1st September Music & Arts for the Community - Shepway Voices Gates open 7am. Cars: ÂŁ10; Vans ÂŁ15. Rubbish is to be taken by the sellers
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Tuesday July 9th at 12pm Newington Village Hall Admission 40p Refreshments available In support of St. Nicholas Church, Newington 9
Next 2019 jumble sale date Tuesday September 10th
Support your local Farmers' Markets in 2019
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Guest writers welcome
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As is customary when we go away, I would like to share our experience at a wonderful holiday home in the La Creuse area of central France. Located in a small hamlet called Gioux, Honeysuckle Cottage is well presented, comfortably furnished and nicely decorated accommodation for two. The cottage has its own garden with outside and undercover seating for meals, recliners and a circular swimming pool. If your ideal holiday is to escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life and relax in beautiful rural surroundings then this could well suit you. The host, Amanda, lives in the house situated next to the cottage and, although she is around should you need anything, she is not intrusive. We took advantage of a meal cooked by our host on the first evening and a delight it certainly was. A pate starter followed by a lamb casserole all washed down with a fine bordeaux; strongly recommended. From our cottage door we saw two red squirrels, jays and woodpeckers. I would have no hesitation in recommending this property which is indeed a magical place. They are on Facebook. To break our return journey we over nighted at the Chateau de la Ruche which, with its hosts Rebecca and Tim Jones, features in the Dick Strawbridge Channel 4 television series Escape to the Chateau DIY. In the Pays de la Loire region of France just north of Le Mans outside the small town of TiellĂŠ and just a four hour drive from Calais, le Ruche is everything you could wish for and more. The rooms have been tastefully refurbished and the attention to details is admirable. The grounds provide a wonderland of natural delight around which you can freely wander. We did opt for the optional, very reasonably priced, meal and it was amazing. A honey roasted tomato tartine started the evening followed by pan fried salmon, French cheeses and a cherry clafoutis all washed down with a carafe of the house red. As you sit outside and enjoy an aperitif you often see Rebecca, a self taught but very accomplished chef, go to the small herb garden outside the kitchen to select an ingredient or garnish for the meal you are about to eat. All the ingredients are either home grown or sourced locally and can't you tell. They are on Facebook and their web site is at: https://chateaudelaruche.com We will return; what more can you say than that? 12
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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. 15
Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds
Charity number: 1122652
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. 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 £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 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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£25.00 per person with children up to 9 years old half price
Treat Dad on Sunday 16th June as we make Father’s Day extra special with a three course lunch in our Coast Restaurant.
Father’s Day
To book, simply call 01303 267441 or email csales@hytheimperialhotel.com
Here’s a taste of what to expect for the rest of 2019.
From live tribute acts to special occasions, there’s plenty to do with your family or loved ones.
Join us for a year of entertainment at the Hythe Imperial Hotel.
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District Councillor Report The new Folkestone & Hythe District Council has been formed and although sorry to have lost some excellent colleagues I welcome all new Councillors and look forward to working together with them for the overall benefit of all of our residents. I am pleased to have been invited to join the new Cabinet with Housing, Transport and Special Projects in my Portfolio. a very wide reaching Portfolio and a steep learning curve but I look forward to the challenges ahead. Under Housing I recently presented at a Self-Build and Community Led Housing workshop hosted by Dover DC; two initiatives which give ambitious residents the opportunity to shape and develop their own housing needs. Under Transport I was pleased to be able to authorise 10 parking permits for consultants and medical staff working at the Folkestone NHS Walk-in Centre at Radnor Park Avenue, Folkestone. The Area Officer team who organise litter pickups and graffiti removal in the District have transferred to the Communities Portfolio under Cllr Jenny Hollingsbee. I have enjoyed leading this group since its inception and thank the enthusiastic team for their support and have no doubt that they will thrive under Cllr Hollingsbee’ s stewardship., We have some very exciting projects and plans coming forward, some of which may be somewhat controversial but all of these are designed to stimulate economic growth as well as meeting future housing needs. Despite having a much fuller diary I will endeavour to support Newington Parish Council and Newington/Peene community events. Cllr David Godfrey Cabinet Member for Special Projects 22
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From your County Councillor The Annual Newington fete in June is always a firm date in my summer events calendar and I was sorry that it was cancelled because of the ongoing works for Eleclink. It did at least mean it wasn’t washed out by the heavy rain we experienced. Speaking of which… Torrential rain often washes soil into the gullies (highways drains) and if you know of any blocked gullies then please report them in the same way you would a pothole. Either go the www.kent.gov.uk and go the Highways section of the website or ring 03000 41 81 81. I attended the Newington Annual Meeting on 20 May and was pleased to see two more villagers come forward to serve on the parish council. Thank you to those who have served and now step down including former chairman Sally Coleman and to those who continue their work on behalf of the parish. Charges for soil, rubble and plasterboard were introduced at Kent's Household Waste Recycling Centres from 03 June. The charge is £4 per bag of soil or rubble and £6 per sheet of plasterboard with a limit (as before) of no more than 5 bags/items a day. Experience in other areas is that charges do not lead to increased flytipping as most flytipping is done by criminal gangs and consists of items that have been and continue to be free of charge to dispose of in HWRCs or kerbside collections. KCC has also announced that we will open an extra HWRC to serve the Tonbridge and Malling area and will commit £250,000 to fund more work by Kent Police to catch flytippers. Please take extra care if you employ someone to remove your waste as a recent change in the law means that if your waste is flytipped you can be prosecuted as well as the person who did the flytipping. Anyone moving waste for payment needs a licence and you should ask to see it (and ideally take a copy/photo). The reason for introducing the charges is partly to save money (disposal of such waste costs KCC over £1m a year) and the introduction of charges by neighbouring councils which has led to more people from outside Kent using our HWRCs which increases KCC’s costs and overcrowds the HWRCs for our residents. As soil, rubble and plasterboard are not household waste we could simply refuse to accept them but a small charge seems a good compromise for those with amounts of soil, rubble and plasterboard that don’t justify the hire of a skip. Household waste continues to be free of charge for householders to dispose of at the HWRCs. I was part of the generation that had Measles, German Measles (Rubella) and Mumps as a child but the MMR vaccine has spared many children 24
these illnesses and the risk of complications. Unfortunately the level of MMR cover has dropped and in May five cases of Measles were confirmed in the Canterbury area. KCC’s Public Health staff advise that if you’re unsure whether you or your children have had two MMRs, first check your child’s Red Book or contact your GP surgery. You do not need additional MMR vaccines if you and your children have all had two MMR vaccines. Measles is a highly infectious viral illness and symptoms typically include high fever, sore, red, watery eyes, coughing, aching and feeling generally unwell, a blotchy red brown rash, which usually appears 2-4 days after the initial symptoms. If you think you could have measles contact your GP and stay away from places where you could be in contact with lots of people until at least four days after the rash appears. You may have seen reports about the Kent Superannuation Fund's decision to withdraw a £263m investment in the Woodford Equity Fund. The Woodford Equity Fund has frozen withdrawals. Whilst this is a large amount of money, the Kent Superannuation Fund was valued as £6.4bn in April 2019 and it grew by £420m between January – March this year. It is one of the best performing local government pension funds and neither the payment of pensions nor services to our residents are impacted by the Woodford freeze. (If you’d like to know more then please contact me direct). This story has prompted some people to ask about the £50m deposit made by KCC some years ago in Icelandic banks. The £50m was fully recovered with £2m in interest making a total of £52m. Inevitably the good news about the recovery (plus interest) did not receive much attention so I’m pleased to have the excuse to report it again. If you are coming to the Kent Show (5, 6 and & July at the Detling Showground) do look out for the KCC stand (number 348) our theme is the Year of Green Action and there will be information on what people can do to improve the environment and KCC’s work to reduce its carbon emissions.
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Even more at the The Tower Theatre
In the Church this July 2019 July 7
Benefice service. 10.00 a.m All Souls
July 14
Holy Communion. 9.00 a.m
July 21
No service.
July 28 Holy communion. 9.00 a.m August 5 Benefice service.10.00 a.m St Martin's
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This is the new Pilates' timetable and it will start Monday 2nd September, check out a couple of new venues and a few changes to classes and times. Any questions give Julie a call on 07825109670
If you would like to submit an article or letter please ensure it is emailed to me by the 20th of each month. I will print almost anything as long as it’s not libellous, racist or unkind. Name must be supplied but can be withheld if requested. Please put your articles etc in plain text or Word and images should be in .jpg, .tiff or .png. My contact details are: Address: Clyme House, Hillside Street, Hythe, Kent CT21 5DJ Mobile: 07771 796 446 Landline: 020 3239 5828 (via Skype) email: david@thesentinel.org.uk