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May 2018

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St Nicholas Church Newington Friday May 18 7.00p.m Raffle Adults ÂŁ2.00.

Teas and coffees Children under 16 50p.

In the Church this May 2018 Sunday 29th April Evensong 6:30pm Sunday 6th May Benefice Service at All Souls 10am Sunday 13th May Eucharist 9am Sunday 20th May Pentecost Eucharist 9am Sunday 27th May Trinity Sunday Morning Prayer 9am

For any further Church information please contact The Reverend Janet Thornby on 01303 271267

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Great range of bread, pies, fruit & veg, meat, eggs, cheese, savouries and quiches, cakes, preserves and chutneys, gifts, jewellery, homewares and plants (stall holders may vary between markets).

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Shop Local. www.sandgatebusiness.org.uk

Sandgate Library is open Mon, Tue, Fri & Sat 9:30 - 1:00 and 9:30 - 4.30 Thurs (closed Wed).

For more information call 01303 248563 (mornings only) Sandgate Library, James Morris Court, Sandgate High St. CT20 3RR

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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.

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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 round to Clyme House (see back page) and I will scan.

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If you are an aspiring writer and would like to contribute to the Sandgate Creative Writer's Page, please contact Joe at:

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

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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1st May 2018

A temporary cease-fire in the civil war allows a small Nepalese village to breathe a sigh of relief. Two young boys from different castes become close friends and raise a hen in hopes of selling the eggs. Offers a fascinating insight into rural life in Nepal.

Where The Tin Tabernacle, Portland Road, Hythe, CT 21 6FL. Parking in council car parks (including at Aldi) is free after 6 pm, and there are often spaces alongside the canal. Full disabled access.

3rd July 2018

5th June 2018

When A week in the life of a poetry-writing bus driver, and a quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life and of the poetry evident in its smallest details. A film of great gentle charm.

An extraordinary film about a blind masseur / swordsman who comes to a town in control of warring gangs. Funny, beautiful, violent, traditional and exuberant by turns, it shouldn’t work but does. An upbeat film to end our season.

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7.30 on the first Tuesday of the month, from October to July. Doors open 7.00. ' Entry £5 on the door, or £4 for Hythe Cinema Card holders.

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We currently meet on Saturday mornings at the Library between 10:00 and 11:00.

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Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds Charity number: 1122652 Saturday 5th May 10 am to 12.30 pm Church Yard Work Party. Please bring gloves and tools. Refreshments provided.

Wednesday 9th May 7.30 pm An illustrated talk by Clive Nuttman an environmental biologist, on the island of Madagascar, the ‘Holy Grail’ of biological diversity and a land of fascinating scenery, culture and social issues. The arrival of humans on the island is explored, culminating in the current issues that conservation biologists face in the race to save the island’s unique natural history. Price £5 on the door. Raffle Saturday 30th June 10 am to 12.30 pm Church Yard Work Party. Please bring gloves and tools. Refreshments provided.

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This year’s Hythe annual town meetings saw the launch of the very first Hythe Citizen of the Year Awards. Hythe Town Hall was crammed with residents, local organisations and councillors to The meeting was crammed with residents, representatives of organisations and councillors witness the discussing town business awards ceremony.

Nominations for the awards opened earlier this year, and the judging panel consisting of town mayor Paul Winner of the Hythe 2018 Citizen of the Year Award was Gail East, Peacock, deputy mayor who volunteers for several local organisations Ann Mayne and town clerk Nick Hilditch had to decide between six excellent finalists. All the people nominated were volunteers in their field, and all showed amazing A proud moment for finalist Paul Fagg as town mayor Paul Peacock community spirit. The town council wanted tells the meeting why he was nominated to recognise the contributions that volunteers make to Hythe, since too often their efforts are not recognised. Without volunteers, many of the events, clubs and entertainment in Hythe would not happen.

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money for the RNLI, helps out with youth football and is a committee member for the WI. All six finalists received an award certificate from Cllr Paul Peacock, town mayor The format for the annual town meeting was changed this Finalists Gail East, Anne Shapter, Kenza Bowman and Paul year. Instead of worthy Fagg await the announcement of the winner. speeches from senior councillors to a mostly empty chamber, the council invited local voluntary organisations to present to residents from their tables. The result was that the Town Hall was crammed with about 100 residents, representatives of local organisations and councillors exchanging information and busy networking.

You can see more at the Hythe Town Council web site.

An Artist's Journey of Inspiration From: 21/04/2018 To: 25/05/2018 David Goad's artistic "journey" has been one of well over 50 years and has covered a wide range of themes, media, fashions and artistic styles. He has been influenced by all around him - technical, cultural, historical and his own imagination. This "Journey of Inspiration" is evidence of his using this experience and his 'open and enquiring mind' to give us his record of places across Europe that have captured his imagination.

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INFORMATION ABOUT GDF Folkestone & Hythe District Council has responded to a Government consultation on two aspects of the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF).

The GDF is a proposal from the Government to safely dispose of nuclear waste from power stations such as Dungeness, Bradwell and Sizewell. It would also cover waste from defence uses. It involves placing waste in specially built containers deep underground – up to 1,000 metres below the surface. This could be under sea or under land. Waste would be sealed in the containers, made from metal or concrete, and also sealed underground.

The consultation is the latest stage in the GDF project. A Government White Paper was produced in 2014, exploring previous progress on the project and any lessons that could be learned from that. The consultations have two specific strands: how the application for development consent for any underground site would be handled, and how communities can be involved and consulted.

Folkestone & Hythe District Council are particularly interested in the latter, and Cllr David Godfrey has responded on behalf of the council on this point. I’ve added a quote from him below that you may find useful. Cllr David Godfrey, cabinet member for special projects at Folkestone & Hythe District Council, said: “This is a very longterm project for the Government, with the facility expected to open in 20 years or so and operating for about 150 years before being permanently sealed off. No site has been identified and the Government has not yet asked for possible sites to be identified. It is clearly a sensitive issue and one that residents will rightly want to be included in discussions about. The programme depends on finding a site that is geologically suitable as well as where the local community is willing to accept it so there would be a full public consultation before any sites are adopted.”

Any community that decides to take part in early discussions would receive a payment of up to £1million per year, with up to £2.5million per year if more detailed site investigations take place.

There would also be long-term benefits around employment and economic development for the community that is eventually selected. It is anticipated that the Government will be asking for suggested sites later this year, and these could be put forward by any interested party. Communities which take part will also have a right of withdrawal from the process right up until a final test of public support.

You can see the information that is being consulted on at the following links: * A draft National Policy Statement – how a development consent order (similar to a planning application) would be approached. See: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/national-policy-statement-forgeological-disposal-infrastructure 23

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* Working With Communities – how communities would be involved in the process.

See: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/ attachment_data/file/676391/WWC_consultation.pdf The council’s response to the consultation can be seen here: http://www.shepway.gov.uk/moderngov/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?id=1753&LLL=0 There is a useful video explaining the GDF project here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=z9ombV7zBRQ

Members meeting is now Saturday 16th June 11am - 4pm Railway Museum and Craft Centre - Newington Village Barn Newington, Nr. Folkestone CT18 8AZ Lunch available in museum cafe/parking available.

The space is very limited so I must know numbers in advance. I hope to report back on our visit to RLC then.

Folklore Festival - Saturday 14th July 10.30am - 4.30pm Sauniere Society in conjunction with Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington, Nr. Folkestone.

We hope to hear lectures on Holy Wells, Pagan Goddesses, the Green man, Leylines, Dowsing etc. full details to follow.

Tickets £20 to include tea, coffee and buffet lunch. Please order tickets in advance from me.

Newington Village Hall - Saturday 6th October 2018 Speakers include: Ahmed Osman introducing his new book 'The mystery of King David and the Temple of Solomon.

Jeremy Harte - author and curator of Bourne Museum. Jeremy an expert researcher into folklore will speak on 'The Devil' Rat Scabies will discuss the RLC mystery of the tombstones and parchments in relation to the recently discovered Marquis de Cherisey letters.

More speakers to be announced.

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From your County Councillor On 09 April I attended the Newington Annual Meeting and along with several village organisations presented a report on KCC over the last year.

Potholes and flooding of local roads (particularly near Bargrove) were among the issues discussed.

I wrote about potholes last month and since then over 500 potholes have been filled in our district. There are still many more to fill and Kent Highways have a £8.2m programme under way to do so. This will cover both potholes and some of the more pressing drainage problems (I know the flooding near the rugby club at Bargrove is high of the priority list). Do please make sure our area benefits from this funding by reporting all the potholes you see.

I use the www.kent.gov.uk website to report potholes. There’s a map where you can pinpoint problems. It will show if someone has already reported the problem and if not you can make a report and be given a reference number. The reference number is helpful if the work needs chasing. Alternatively you can ring 03000 41 81 81 in office hours and the call centre will use the website to report the problem. In an emergency or outside office hours you can ring 03000 41 91 91. If there’s immediate danger to life then ring 999. Emergency repairs are done within 2 hours, other repairs should be done within 28 days.

Last year I reported that KCC had made a bid to the Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund for a £281m grant for the infrastructure funding for Otterpool Park Garden Town. We were unsuccessful with the Otterpool bid although a separate £40m bid by KCC for Swale has made it through to the second round. The Government is instead choosing to support Otterpool Park through its Housing Agency, Homes England which has recently bought land within the designated development area. Homes England has become a partner with Folkestone & Hythe District Council (Shepway’s new name from April) and Cozumel (the owners of Folkestone Race course).

The work done by KCC for the bid will be put to good use in the delivery of the Garden Town at Otterpool Park as it will still need the infrastructure in place – roads, schools, medical facilities, upgrades to Westenhanger station etc. but this will now happen on a longer timescale.

Did you know that Trading Standards is a KCC service? It’s one of around 300 services run by KCC and it’s increasingly busy. This time last year (April 2017) Kent residents lost over £470,000 to investment and pension scams with one victim losing over £400,000 of their pension fund. In total that month alone 226 reports were received about online scams with a 25

combined loss of £1.1m. Many people are too ashamed to report that they’ve fallen for a scam. Trading Standards reckons that you are 20 times more likely to be robbed at your computer screen than robbed in the street.

Postal scams are also rife and as part of Trading Standards ‘Stop the Scammers’ project more than 2,000 postal scam victims who were on a ‘suckers’ list have been visited to offer help and advice. Door to door sellers and phone callers also target the vulnerable. The damage is not just in money terms as people defrauded in their own homes are over twice as likely to die or go into a care home within the next year. A polite but firm refusal will usually see scammers off but you can find out more and also how to protect yourself on www.kent.gov.uk/scams Susan Carey Member for Elham Valley, Kent County Council Support local events

When:

May 12 @ 2:00pm

Duration:

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Cost:

£free (pre-booking is recommended)

Location:

Quarterhouse, 49 Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1BN

At the centre of Street Wisdom lies the idea that every moment is extraordinary and every street is full of inspiration. We will use the streets around Quarterhouse to help us find fresh answers to old problems in this powerful three hour guided experience 26

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