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Kent Together HELPLINE The Kent Together helpline is being coordinated by Kent County Council, working alongside Kent’s district and borough councils, fire, health and police services.

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To ensure you can continue to access some of the products normally available at the Sandgate Farmers Market during these difficult times, we have set up an on-line facility for you.

To ensure you are kept safe, we will observe and maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness. No physical contact will take place and all orders will be handed to you in a manner allowing the 2 metre distance to be maintained. Any money will be dealt with similarily.

There may be a limited range of the most popular products on offer.

Your continued support is most appreciated.

Customer can order via

Customer can collect from

Company

Name

Products

Will deliver

Company's premises

Chichester Hall.

10am to 11am on the 1st and Telephone number

Text number

email

Payment

web site

Credit card Bank transfer

Cash

3rd Saturdays *

Christina Ford

Beautiful faux flower arrangements and floral tributes

No

Yes. Central Hythe.

No

07767 083371 Prefered. 24 hour notice for fresh flowers which are subject to availability.

Forever living

Sam Nathan

Aloe Vera Based products including, soaps, skin care, health tonics, vitamins and supplements.

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

samforeverliving@yahoo.com

http://samnathan.myforever.biz/

Sam Nathan

Yes

Stallholder will confirm safe arrangement .

Fire & Roast

Isaura and Warren Viveiros

Piri piri oils and sauces and a range of organic nut butters

From £3.95 ordered via www.fireandroast.co m

No

No

No

No

via www.fireandroast.com

www.fireandroast.com No minimum value for orders made on line

Fire & Roast

Yes

Stallholder will confirm safe arrangement .

Eco Food Wrap

Gaile Utting

An handmade eco-friendly, alternative to clingfilm and foil, made from 100% cotton and pure beeswax

Yes. No charge for orders of £15 or more.

Yes

No

07478 654292

07478 654292

gaileutting@gmail.com

www.ecofoodwrap.uk

Eco Food Wrap

Yes

Kent Honey

Yvonne Moo

Local harvested honey.

Owing to stock limitations, orders will only be taken from existing customers.

07710545231

07710545231

dumdedum@btinternet.com

No

No

Yes

Alli Foster

Over 900 Skincare, makeup, haircare and body products inspired by nature and ethically made

Direct postal delivery from Body Shop for £2.50

Yes

No

07809762368

07809762368

allifosterbodyshopathome@gmai l.com

No

Alli Foster ...

Body Shop Delights

Yes

Yes

No

07592843707

07592843707

jordan991@btinternet.com

No

No

Yes

Stallholder will confirm safe arrangement .

Saffron Rose

Body Shop

By arrangement with Kent Honey

07767 083381

christina.ford4@btinternet.com Please use telephone if an urgent order.

www.saffronroseflowers.com

Saffron Rose Floral Design by Christina Ford

Yes

Stallholder will confirm safe arrangement .

Stallholder will confirm safe arrangement .

Stallholder will confirm safe arrangement .

Stallholder will confirm safe arrangement .

Catherine Jordan Cakes

Catherine Jordan

Delicious cakes **

Yes free of charge dependent on order size

Anji's Interiors

Anji Davis

Curtains, blinds and soft furnishings. If you're going to be at home then at least be comfortable!

Yes

Yes

No

01303 248658

01303 248658

anjiid@ntlworld.com

No

Anji's Interiors

Yes

Stallholder will confirm safe arrangement .

Sandgate Bakery

Mike Vines

Locally produced bread

***

Yes

No

No

No

No

sales@thesandgatebakery.com

www.thesandgatebakery.com

The Sandgate Bakery

Yes

Stallholder Acc. No. will confirm 49815391 safe Sort Code: arrangement 60-83-71 .

Usher's Veg Box

Paul Usher

Fresh fruit and vegetables delivered to your door

Yes

No

No

No

07515 529425

No

No

Usher's Veg Box

No

Stallholder will confirm safe arrangement .

Stallholder will confirm safe arrangement .

It's a Florrie Thing

Florrie Miller

Loaf

Kate and Grant Ahlers

Handcrafted jewellery, flower fairies and gifts

No

Yes, operating from a new kitchen at Hythe and Loaf to Go', a takeaway food Saltwood Sailing Club.

Yes. DELIVERY service offering fresh salads OPEN MONDAY – and 'heat at home' dishes 10AM – 7PM (£2.50) SUNDAY ORDERS MUST MONDAY – SUNDAY BE PLACED BY 7PM FOR **** COLLECTION/DELIVERY THE FOLLOWING DAY

There has never been a time when saving money on your energy and broadband bills has been so necessary.

Claire Snow

The Kitchen of the Old Dragon

I can deliver very locally.....anywhere in Sandgate that I can walk to.

Jenny and Tim Croucher

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No

No

No

No

No

https://www.face book.com/ItsAFl orrieThing/

I can take card payments but not remotely.

No

No

No

kate.loaf@hotmail.com

No

LOAF to GO for menu changes and updates

Yes

Stallholder will confirm safe arrangement .

Utility Warehouse have come up with amazing tools so that I am able to still help people save and make money remotely, from the comfort of their own home.

No

No

07588 747651

07589 747651

csnow.uw@gmail.com

shrinkthosebills.com

https://www.face book.com/claire. snow.967

N/A

N/A

No

If you fancy a pleasant drive in the country then why not pre order and collect homemade jams, marmalades and chutneys from Frittenden.

See a taster at: www.youtube.com/watch? v=zaqu0ztLwu0

No

1580852468

7703014336

jennic61@btinternet.com

No

@Streamcottage

Yes

Stallholder will confirm safe arrangement .

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‘LOAF TO GO’ TAKEAWAY FOOD SERVICE

You can contact the stallholders if you would like to order at any other time and they will advise you regarding delivery/collection etc.

LOCATED AT THE HYTHE & SALTWOOD SAILING CLUB 48 MARINE PARADE, HYTHE CT21 6AW OPEN MONDAY – SUNDAY COLLECTION 10AM – 3PM / DELIVERY 10AM – 7PM (£2.50)

** Slice of Apple Strudel Portuguese Custard Tart.

Plum and Almond Tart Pecan Pie Strawberry Tart.

Chelsea Bun. Belgian Bun

SALADS £2.80 £1.50 £3.00 £3.00 £3.40 £1.30 £1.50

Any special requests ie whole cakes

• ROASTED MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLES, FETA, COUSCOUS & MISO DRESSING £7.50 • CHILLI ORANGE CHICKEN, BROCOLLI, BASIL & GREEN GODDESS DRESSING £8.50 • RARE BEEF FILLET, BLUE CHEESE & WALNUT DRESSING £8.50 HEAT AT HOME DISHES • CHICKEN WINGS (X6 PER PORTION) CHOOSE FROM AMERICAN BBQ (SWEET), CAROLINA BBQ (MUSTARD), SMOKEY CHIPOTLE OR ‘HOT HOT HOT’ £8.50 • PULLED CHILLI BRISKET BEANS WITH CREAMY HORSERADISH MASH £8.50 • SPICY THAI GREEN CHICKEN CURRY WITH GREEN BEANS, SUGAR SNAPS & RICE £9.50 • CREAMY BEEF & MUSHROOM STROGANOFF WITH BASMATI RICE £9.50 • MOROCCAN FISH STEW WITH CHICKPEAS & CORIANDER RICE £9.50 • PRAWN, VEGETABLE & RICE STIR FRY (HONEY GARLIC/SMOKEY CHIPOTLE/TERIYAKI) £11.50 TO PLACE YOUR ORDER PLEASE EMAIL kate.loaf@hotmail.com ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY 7PM FOR COLLECTION/DELIVERY THE FOLLOWING DAY PLEASE CHECK OUR INTSTAGRAM (@loaf_sandagte)AND FACEBOOK (LOAF to GO) FOR MENU CHANGES AND UPDATES ‘MEALS FOR THOSE IN NEED’ As well as cooking delicious dishes for you to enjoy at home, we’re also cooking meals to give to NHS staff at the William Harvey Hospital and to local vulnerable people in need during this challenging time. These meals are free to those that need them and are funded by donations. If you're able to donate at all, please do by using the PayPal link below, so that we can help as many people as possible. https://www.paypal.me/loaftogo

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‘LOAF TO GO’ TAKEAWAY FOOD SERVICE LOCATED AT THE HYTHE & SALTWOOD SAILING CLUB 48 MARINE PARADE, HYTHE CT21 6AW OPEN MONDAY – SUNDAY COLLECTION 10AM – 3PM / DELIVERY 10AM – 7PM (£2.50)

SALADS • ROASTED MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLES, FETA, COUSCOUS & MISO DRESSING £7.50 • CHILLI ORANGE CHICKEN, BROCOLLI, BASIL & GREEN GODDESS DRESSING £8.50 • RARE BEEF FILLET, BLUE CHEESE & WALNUT DRESSING £8.50

HEAT AT HOME DISHES • CHICKEN WINGS (X6 PER PORTION) CHOOSE FROM AMERICAN BBQ (SWEET), CAROLINA BBQ (MUSTARD), SMOKEY CHIPOTLE OR ‘HOT HOT HOT’ £8.50 • PULLED CHILLI BRISKET BEANS WITH CREAMY HORSERADISH MASH £8.50 • SPICY THAI GREEN CHICKEN CURRY WITH GREEN BEANS, SUGAR SNAPS & RICE £9.50 • CREAMY BEEF & MUSHROOM STROGANOFF WITH BASMATI RICE £9.50 • MOROCCAN FISH STEW WITH CHICKPEAS & CORIANDER RICE £9.50 • PRAWN, VEGETABLE & RICE STIR FRY (HONEY GARLIC/SMOKEY CHIPOTLE/TERIYAKI) £11.50

TO PLACE YOUR ORDER PLEASE EMAIL kate.loaf@hotmail.com ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY 7PM FOR COLLECTION/DELIVERY THE FOLLOWING DAY PLEASE CHECK OUR INTSTAGRAM (@loaf_sandagte)AND FACEBOOK (LOAF to GO) CHANGES AND UPDATES

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A great place to stay or visit; great events; great food, great location Tell your friends and family - it's the place to stay.

To book a reservation please contact Hythe Imperial Hotel on 01303 267441; website: www.hytheimperial.co.uk

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FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS CHURCH NEWINGTON FOLKESTONE Coronavirus We will not be able to go ahead with Clive Nutman’s talk On the 27th May but will hope to re-organise the talk later in the year.

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‘MEALS FOR THOSE IN NEED’ As well as cooking delicious dishes for you to enjoy at home, we’re also cooking meals to give to NHS staff at the William Harvey Hospital and to local vulnerable people in need during this challenging time. These meals are free to those that need them and are funded by donations. If you're able to donate at all, please do by using the PayPal link below, so that we can help as many people as possible. https://www.paypal.me/loaftogo

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Keep us flying high Would you like to know more about Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex or maybe even get involved? •

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Learn about how the charity works, innovates and saves lives with one of our informative talks. Book one of our volunteer speakers to visit your group for free and find out more about our life saving work.

Volunteer for one or more of our varied roles and help us go above and beyond.

If you would like to find out more please get in touch - we would love to hear from you

aakss.org.uk

hello@aakss.org.uk

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01634 471 900

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

Charity number: 1122652

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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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We are a small family run business, trading for over 30 years in the heart of Hythe High Street at number 51 (CT21 5AD) and we pride ourselves on customer service and of a range of products with high quality produce. We cater for all needs, whether it's a small treat for your pet, tapioca to make your favourite nostalgic pudding, or some of our delicious, local, free range eggs, perfect for cooking, baking and breakfasting!

At U-Weigh we have more than 400 items in store, ranging from cupboard essentials to sweet treats and snacks. We have a large selection of herbs, spices and seasonings to take your meal plans to every corner of the world, and to cater for the home bakers and amateur chefs, some cupboard staples; flours, sugars, cake mixes, pastas and rices. As dried food specialists, we all have a wide knowledge and will not hesitate to help with any queries or questions you may have.

Take a look at our many products, write your list and pop into the shop. We're also doing our bit for the planet by introducing paper bags, and don't forget, if you are trying to be more green, you can bring your own tubs, jars and containers to fill up. www.u-weigh.co.uk

www.facebook.com/uweigh/

From the cutting-edge London design agency Here Design - writer and poet Philip Cowell, and award-winning designer Caz Hildebrand, author of The Herbarium, this playful, original, beautifully designed book brings to life the punctuation marks we use every day, including: The dashing dash So-called "quotation marks" The colon: and on and on.

The shouty exclamation!

Kindle edition The three dots of... ÂŁ9.99 (Not forgetting the brackets) Hardback And even more 17

ÂŁ14.99 Great gift

Report from your District Councillor for Newington Let me begin by once again thanking everyone for their response to the situation we all find ourselves in. The majority have stayed at home and when venturing out respect the safety guidelines.

I continue to have regular virtual meetings with officers relating to my Portfolio responsibilities.

On Tuesday 18th May the Councils Overview and Scrutiny Committee held its first online meeting which was webcast live. Cabinet will have its first formal online meeting on Wednesday 27th which will also be webcast.

KCC have opened waste collection Centres for essential use only with strict controls and a booking system. Details can be found on the https:// www.kent.gov.uk/ under Waste, Planning and Land.

The following from our Head of Paid Services outlines Folkestone & Hythe District Councils response to the Pandemic.

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In line with government guidance, our working arrangements will continue as in recent weeks with the majority of our staff able to work from home. Our operation grounds maintenance team continue to observe social distancing and we are working through the latest guidance of providing a covid-secure workplace.

Parts of the civic centre will be open to tenants that cannot work remotely, and for specialist IT maintenance, with additional cleaning regimes being put in place.

In order to keep close to our employees, a second survey has gone out to staff to ask them what processes and behaviours have adopted during this period of working remotely that they would like to retain. This survey closes this week and I will share a summary of the results in a subsequent update.

We continue to make the best use of video, skype and zoom technologies to allow us to feel connected to our colleagues. If any councillor would like to send a video in for distribution to staff, with messages of support or an update on their portfolio, then I would 18

be grateful for your endeavours. Those that have been sent have certainly been well received; thank you Cllrs Monk, Hollingsbee and Godfrey. If you need any support on this, Economic response: •

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Our business rates team continues to process support grants.

As of last Friday, the team has distributed £23,845,000 (more than 82% of the total allocation) to more than 93% of eligible businesses; amazing job well done.

A letter was sent out yesterday to ask that the remaining 150 eligible businesses either claimed support or let us know that they do not wish to claim.

This week MP Amanda Solloway from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy called the manager of the team, Jo Robinson, to express her gratitude. A nice touch and well deserved praise.

We are working through the guidance on discretionary payments and will be able to advise you more in the coming few days.

Working with partners: •

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Over the past few weeks the Head of Paid Services had numerous calls with govt officials at DCN and MHCLG. This is in addition to the ongoing rhythm of county based Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) calls that the wider response team are also undertaking.

Kent Police continue to run their domestic abuse campaign which we are supporting on social media.

As you may be aware, the 16 – 24 May is Mental Health Awareness Week and we’re posting something related to mental health each day on our social channels and also taking the opportunity to support the Kent-wide Release The Pressure campaign. Full details here: https://www.kent.gov.uk/social-careand-health/health/release-the-pressure

Please stay safe everyone

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In the Church this June 2020

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For any further Church information please contact The Reverend Janet Thornby on 01303 271267 Folkestone and Hythe Cats Protection operates a Lost and Found service for anyone who's cat has gone missing, or if a stray cat has been found.

Contact 0345 260 1253 for further information

Funding Available The Hythe Institute Fund considers applications for funding from local organisations including schools, scouts and guide groups, sports clubs and the trustees of local halls and facilities; who may require funds for maintenance or improvements.

The recipients must be in the Hythe parish (including Hythe, Seabrook, Saltwood, Palmarsh, Lympne and Newingreen).

To apply for funding go to www.hytheinstitutefund.org.uk or e-mail us on hytheinstitutefund@gmail.com or call us on 01303 278888.

Trustees meet to review applications every four months. The cut off dates to receive applications are: • 10 January • 30 April • 30 September

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All now available in paperback and on Kindle Set in Folkestone in the heady days of the late 60s.

They say if you can remember it, you weren't there!

Two plays. One an imaginary meeting between Dylan Thomas and Brendan Behan in a Fitzrovia pub. The other is Caitlin Thomas reminiscing after the untimely death of her husband.

This is the tale of Hana, a young girl who moves from where she was born in London, to the Kent coast. They discover a wonderful area called Prince's Parade which is full of amazing animals, has a beautiful canal and is right next to the sea too! By buying this book you will be helping to protect it. All profits from it will be donated to the Save Prince's Parade campaign which aims to halt plans to develop the area into a housing estate.

This walk through the history of Sandgate to the present day was first performed at the Chichester Hall a decade ago on Wednesday, 9th June, 2010.

It is now available on Kindle or in paperback.

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Report from your County Councillor for Newington How very much I am missing you all and normal village life - the Parish Council meetings, the events staged by the Friends of St Nicholas church, the village hall and Elham Valley Line Trust. Let’s hope it won’t be too long before we all meet again.

In the meantime I have been getting used to doing my councillor duties remotely. Of course much business is already done by phone and email but we have now been holding meetings via the internet and it’s been a steep learning curve to master some of the technology (although turning the machine off and turning it on again often seems the answer). Despite not having to make the journey to and from County Hall most weekdays or go to parish meetings in the evenings I am actually spending more hours working than before (I know this as there’s a rather annoying facility on my KCC computer that keeps an eye on how much I am doing and chides me for responding too quickly to emails!)

With so much changing so quickly, the best place for up to date information are the websites. As well as gov.uk there’s Kent.gov.uk with regularly updated information on how services are affected by Covid-19. Compared with many other parts of the country, Kent’s services have largely continued.

Our call centre still takes normal calls (some other councils have only taken emergency calls), our road repair service continues (some other councils have only dealt with emergency callouts), over 6,000 KCC staff are working from home many of them home schooling their children and coping with the same challenges we all face. As I write our libraries and council buildings remain closed but our Household Waste Recycling Centres are re-opened and accepting the full range of waste. Please remember to book at kent.gov.uk/hwrcbook or ring 03000 417373.

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There’s an enormous amount of work being done to support vulnerable children and adults in Kent both our every day work and the extra work brought about by the Covid-19 emergency. On 01 April we launched KentTogether a 24 hour phone line (03000 41 92 92) and online form for people to ask for help for themselves or others. Recently we have also had to cope with a sharp rise in the number of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) arriving in Kent.

KCC is currently caring for 469 under 18 UASC Looked After Children (LAC) and 932 UASC Care Leavers. Most strikingly, we have had to cope with 160 new arrivals in 2020 so far. This is on top of our responsibility to 1,450 of our own indigenous LAC and 1400 children placed here by other local authorities. We calculate that the additional cost to Kent so far of the UASC arrivals and demands of Covid 19 for isolation is in the region of £200,000 spent already and £672,000 in future commitments. These are costs that are not in our budget and are simply unfair for Kent residents to meet without help from the Government.

It is a sad fact that some people become more vulnerable during the lockdown period. KCC’s social services are receiving more reports of domestic abuse and you can report non-emergency cases at www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/community-safety/report-abuse or to Kent Police www.kent.police.uk/services/report-a-crime/kent-policeonline-reporting/. In an emergency or if someone is in immediate danger, Police are urging people to call 999.

There’s lots more going in in help for businesses, recovery plans, new school buildings and our plans to reduce carbon emissions and improve the environment here in Kent. More meetings at the County Council are being held in public online and there’s lots of information on the website so you 23

can see what’s going on.

I am still available to help individuals in my division. Help me to help you by putting your full name and address if you contact me by email or letter and include any reference numbers you may have concerning the issue you need help with. Stay safe, help one another and stay alert.

Susan Carey Member for Elham Valley, KCC District Councillor, North Downs West, Folkestone & Hythe District Council

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