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June 2022

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Newington & District Gardeners Association

Summer Show

Newington Village Hall Folkestone, Kent CT18 8AU

Saturday 30th July 2022 Show Opens 2.30pm

Free Admission

Refreshments

WOW Design-led gifts and interiors 76 High Street Hythe Kent CT21 5AL 01303 265340 www.facebook.com/wowhythe

Folkestone and Hythe Cats Protection shop in Hythe is now open: Monday to Saturday 9am - 5pm. New measures in place to protect customers and volunteers. Stringent cleaning regime and quarantining system to further protect customers and volunteers and only 2 customers in the shop at any one time. Many bargains from £1. Contact shop on 01303 264285 and general enquiries on 0345 260 1253 2

Report from your County Councillor for Newington There were some splendid celebrations both nationally and locally for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Here in Kent we had 129 official beacons, the highest number in the country for an individual county. We also had the highest number of street closures for parties at 575 and many more parties in village halls and private gardens. Her Majesty said during the pandemic ‘We will meet again.’ We certainly did over the Jubilee holiday. A reminder of the contact details for help available for Ukrainian refugees here in Kent. You’ll find information at www.kent.gov.uk/ ukraine Queries about the Ukraine Families Scheme can be emailed to Ukraine@kent.gov.uk or by calling the dedicated helpline 03000 412424 (this line also has a translation service). The County Council is also there to help all our residents; our KentTogether helpline is 03000 41 92 92 or go online at www.kent.gov.uk/ KentTogether KentTogether was set up during lockdown but has evolved to offer wider help including financial. KCC has also been given a Government grant to help vulnerable families and individuals which we’ve used in part to fund Free School Meals over the recent Half Term holiday. There’s also help for those feeling lonely or even suicidal at any time of the day or night from trained counsellors. Text the word Kent to 85258 or call 0800 107 0160 for free confidential support. Another KCC initiative is a call for ‘Digital Champions’. These volunteers help people learn the basics for smartphones and computers so that they don’t miss out on the services available. You don’t have to be an IT whizz to be a Digital Champion but support is given to develop your skills if you wish. Go to www.kent.gov.uk and search for ‘Digital Champion’ to find out more and register. Susan Carey Member for Elham Valley, Kent County Council 4

If you have any photographs of the area either current or past do send them to me by email and I will feature them in future editions. If you just have prints do drop them into Clyme House and I will scan. 5

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. Very funny, and surreal story about a man and a woman on their first date: Bolton Brady and Veda, set in London, November 2001. Bolton is forty, not into assets, has never lived with a woman and looked into the future and seen loneliness. So he decides to do something about it. He advertises in a lonely-hearts column, and receives six replies, but after experiencing one disaster after another only Veda remains between him and his sanity. As the day unfolds the line between reality and fantasy becomes blurred, building to a surreal, yet poignant, conclusion. 6

All now available in paperback and on Kindle

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. It is now available on Kindle or in paperback.

Now available on Amazon. Great evocative yarns of worldly travels.

A Loose Cannon tales of a lapsed activist

Ted Parker

The title of the book hints at how, as a ‘loose cannon’, Folkestone born Ted’s risk-taking got him into trouble on a number of occasions whilst being a considerable advantage in his working life.

As a young journalist, Reg Turnill met most of the prewar political personalities and later became the BBC's space correspondent being the only one in the press room when the historic Houston we have a problem message came from Apollo 13. 7

All now available in paperback and on Kindle Janet Holben. Paperback. Folkestone Cemetery has around 15,000 graves (27,000 people) there are stories of skulduggery and innocence, murder and bravery, grandeur and squalor – but mostly there are stories of everyday people living their lives. This account brings some of those stories back to life and will perhaps bring an understanding of how Folkestone was shaped by terrible wars, widespread disease, the unforgiving sea, the new railway and fashionable society – but mostly, by the people who lived, loved, made their livelihood and finally died here.

Westbrook House School Folkestone was a fee-paying preparatory school for boys aged 6 to 13 years. It was situated in three existing adjacent former late Victorian private houses in Shorncliffe Road with a 3-acre playing field to the rear which backed onto the main railway line. It was the life-time ambition of Kenneth N G Foster (1903-1984) (photo c.1958) who initially bought up the first house in 1946. Under his Headmastership the school started taking both day and boarding pupils in 1947. By the 1950’s the school was thriving requiring a sizable number of characterful teaching and domestic staff.

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Fish & Chip Supper

Followed by Board and Card Games

Saturday 2nd July 6:30pm Newington Church CT18 8AX Bus Route 17 Tickets in advance £10.00 (Numbers limited) from Greta Raja 01303 488091 or greta.rajadhyaksha@tiscali.co.uk Melanie Wrigley 01303 237146 or text 07543 629444 Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds Charity Number 1122652

To advertise in all three of The Sentinels with circa 3000 targetted readers and growing please email me at: david@thesentinel.org.uk for a rate card. Thank you. 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... £9.99 (Not forgetting the brackets) Hardback And even more 15

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Guided Walks Around Old Hythe Every Thursday, June to September Discover the secrets of this ancient Cinque Port and soak up the atmosphere amongst its historic architecture. See the Royal Military Canal, built to keep Napoleon at bay. Visit St Leonard’s Church (free tour included) and wonder at the bones in the famous ossuary/crypt. Tours of the church (without a walk) start at midday.

Meet at Hythe Town Hall, High Street CT21 5AJ at 10:30am - no need to book. Walk £2 per person (Ossuary £2 extra).

Allow 1½ hours for walk plus 45 minutes for church/ossuary

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Folklore Festival Saturday 23rd July 2022 10am - 5pm St Nicholas Church, Newington, Nr Folkestone Tickets £20 lunch of soup & sandwiches included Speakers include: Sophia Kingshill - Dead Men Tell Tales: Mysteries of the Marsh John Morewood - History of Smuggling Jeremy Harte - Folklore of the Gallows The next meeting of the Sauniere Society is our joint event with the Friends of St Nicholas Church, a Folklore Festival on Saturday 23rd July 2022. Please try to join us at this delightful event. As usual I hope to make it an interesting and enjoyable weekend... Friday night 22nd July - Dinner at a fantastic Nepalese restaurant in Folkestone with the guest speakers Saturday 23rd July - Folklore Festival followed by dinner for speakers and attendees at The Gatekeeper, Etchinghill Sunday morning 24th July - Coffee at Arpinge Court followed by a ploughmans lunch if required Speakers books together with new and rare esoteric publications. DVD's, CD's and T-shirts will be available to purchase throughout the meeting. Sauniere Society members 10% discount. • This is a ticket only event and places are limited • All tickets must be purchased in advance from The Secretary • Cheques payable to the Sauniere Society For further details, to buy tickets and to enquire about joining the Sauniere Society please contact: Joy Millar (Secretary) Sauniere Society Arpinge Court, Arpinge Folkestone, Kent CT18 8AQ

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THE FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS CHURCH NEWINGTON FOLKESTONE In association with THE SAUNIERE SOCIETY

FOLKLORE FESTIVAL SATURDAY 23RD JULY 2022 10 am – 5 pm At St Nicholas Church Newington CT18 8AX Bus Route 17 Tickets £20 to include teas and coffees and a soup and sandwich lunch. Speakers will include: Sophia Kingshill ‘Dead Men Tell Tales- Mysteries of the Marsh John Morewood ‘History of Smuggling Jeremy Harte ‘Folklore of the Gallows’ Interesting books, DVDs and CDs will be available to purchase Tickets in advance from: Greta Raja 01303 488091 greta.rajadhyaksha@tiscali.co.uk Melanie Wrigley 01303 237146 Melanie.Wrigley@DOVER.GOV.UK Joy Millar 07842 426751 saunieresociety1@gmail.com

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In the Church this July 2022 July 3

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Benefice service

9.00am. Morning prayer 9.00am. Eucharist

Do look at the church notice board for further announcements.

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Report from your District Councillor for Newington

I hope everyone enjoyed the Queens Jubilee celebrations despite the unkind weather on the Jubilee weekend causing many to postpone their celebrations but over the period there were many successful street parties and picnics throughout the District The events in London showed the World that nobody does it better than we Brits. There follows some key news from the District Council: Levelling Up Funding Bid Creating a sustainable, attractive and welcoming gateway to Folkestone town centre by moving the bus station and replacing it with a green park is at the heart of a £19.8 million funding bid to be made to central government. Better signage and obvious walking links bringing visitors from the town's central railway station via a new park in Bouverie Square and into a greener, vibrant Sandgate Road and Guildhall Street shopping area will also form part of the submission. The bid for Levelling Up funding was agreed by Folkestone & Hythe District Council Cabinet (16 June 2022). Councillors also confirmed the allocation by the council of 10% of the overall cost in match-funding, as encouraged by government. 26

Repeat fly-tipper in court Congratulations to our enforcement team in obtaining a fiveyear Criminal Behaviour Order, an 18-month Community Order and fines of nearly £1,800 have been given to a man for his repeated fly-tipping and waste offences. Full details can be found at Repeat fly-tipper in court - Folkestone & Hythe District Council (folkestone-hythe.gov.uk) Warm welcome for The Duke of Gloucester from Romney marsh HRH The Duke of Gloucester visited the Romney Marsh Community Hub, the new Business Hub and the Littlestone Coastal Destination Project at Greatstone. His visit - on Thursday 26 May - coincided with Kent Day, an annual celebration of the county. "His Royal Highness was genuinely interested in the work we are doing to improve work and leisure opportunities for residents and visitors of the Marsh. With the sun shining, it was certainly looking its best!" The Duke, who is The Queen's cousin, also visited NLIS Littlestone lifeboat station and Varne Boat Club. Summer is arriving Despite World events casting a shadow over everyday life I hope we can all find a way to enjoy some summer sun and fun. Cllr David Godfrey Cabinet Member for Housing and Special Projects 27

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