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November 2017 This newsletter is compiled and edited by David Cowell who is totally responsible for content.

If you do not wish to receive these newsletters please email UNSUBSCRIBE to him at david@davidcowell.net

Hythe late night shopping Friday 1st December 6pm In the Church this November 2017 November. 5 November 12

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No service at St Nicholas. Benefice service at St Martin's. 10.00am Eucharist. 9.00 followed by act of remembrance at the war memorial at 10.00am Eucharist. 9.00 am Matins. 9.00 am Benefice service at St Nicholas.10.00am.

Please wear a Christmas hat.

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

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Sandgate Library is open Monday to Saturday 9:30am - 1:00pm (closed Wednesday) 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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Wednesday 22nd November

7.30 pm Join us for a slide talk on the

FOLKLORE & MEDICINAL USES OF CHALK DOWNLAND PLANTS

By Melanie Wrigley At St. Nicholas’ Church, Newington, Near Folkestone (Bus Route 17)

Tickets at the door £4 per person

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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:

Ticket prices [Friends]

Saturday 11 November 7.30pm £12 [£10] Shepway Singers Late Romantic composers.

joe.tom277864@tiscali.co.uk telephone: 01303 489736

Saturday 2 December 7.00pm Band concert. Details to be advised.

Saturday 16 December 7.30pm Retiring collection Carols for All. Tickets available from Brandon Music Shop, 55 High Street, Hythe CT21 5AD (01303 264429), online

Light lunches available in church after lunchtime concerts indicated by [L].

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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”.

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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 2300 targetted readers and growing please email me at: david@davidcowell.net for a rate card.

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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.

When

7th November 2017

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.

“Bull” McCabe’s family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing endlessly for the sake of the land. But then the widow who owns the field decides to sell it. Richard Harris’s performance in this powerful drama was nominated for an Oscar.

Christoper Null at filmcritic.com writes: Richard Harris’s standout performance elevates this simple fable into a near classic.

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Friends of St Leonard’s Church

Oak Walk, Hythe, Kent CT21 5DN

Saturday 28 October 2017, 7.30pm

Monteverdi 450

Celebrating the 450th anniversary of the birth of Claudio Monteverdi

Helen Bailey (soprano), Eleanor Minney (mezzo), Dale Wills (harpsichord), Ashley Blasse (guitar)

' 01303 264470 for further details

Tickets £12 available from Brandon’s Music Shop

(free admission to under 18s) 55 High Street, Hythe, Kent CT21 5AD – ' 01303 264429 and from www.friendsofstleonardshythe.org.uk

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District Councillor Report GP practices: I thought I would begin this month’s report by thanking my colleague, Cllr Jenny Hollingsbee for her efforts to raise the profile of Shepway with the NHS in particular concerning the troubling shortage of GP’s. Jenny lobbied the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and I quote an extract from a letter in response.

“I am advised that the CCG is investing £1.2million (the equivalent of £20 per patient) in new services. A new home visiting service has already been launched, and extra appointments with GPs, nurses, mental health professionals and physiotherapists will be available at a new primary care hub at Royal Victoria Hospital, from 8am to 8pm on weekdays, from early next year. In addition, I understand that the CCG is supporting practices to work more effectively together, helping them to add more services for their patients and maximise the payments they receive.”

I am drawing this to readers attention not just for the information about Royal Victoria Hospital but to show that determined local councillors can and do make their voices heard.

Otterpool: Shepway recently received additional government funding towards master planning. Last night (18th October) formally approved the latest draft Charter for Otterpool following extensive consultations from a wide range of Stake holders. This Charter sets out the principles of Garden City development and sets out the Council’s aspirations to ensure that these are followed throughout the life of the project. Our County Councillor, Susan Carey’s report mentions the forthcoming KCC bid for infrastructure funding for Otterpool which if successful will be a big step forward.

It goes without saying that Shepway is enagaged in ongoing dialogue with all utility suppliers and readers may be interested in Southern water long term strategy for water management towards 2050, https:// www.southernwater.co.uk/media/default/PDFs/water-futures.pdf continued over

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Nuclear News: In my capacity as vice chair of the Dungeness Site Stakeholder group I recently attended a stakeholder summit in Cumbria details of which can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/200people-attend-ndas-first-stakeholder-summit-inwest-cumbria.

During the visit I met Oscar an advanced robotic handing out chocolates and engaging in conversation!

Cllr David Godfrey Cabinet Member for Special Projects

freddie@freddiesflowers.com 0208 396 6696

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A message from Frances (known to everyone as Bink) On behalf of the residents of Newington I would like to thank Ray Hill for looking after the War Memorial garden and planters in the village, they always look lovely and I would like him to know how much it is appreciated. My grandfather is named on the memorial so I am particularly grateful.

Work Party Join us for a Church Yard Clean Up Please bring hand tools and gloves Refreshments provided

including bacon or egg butties

Saturday 15th November July 18th 10:00 - 12:30 10 to 12:30pm

Any queries contact Mel Wrigley 01303 237146

So, Many Thanks Ray. Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds Charity Number 1122652

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From your County Councillor The Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington have been very active this last month with an organ recital and tea on 23 September, their 10th birthday celebration on 7 October and a churchyard working party on 14 October.

I attended both the concert and the birthday party which were both excellent events. The organ concert given by Canon John Wright included sacred music, light music Susan Carey and Canon John and even the Devil’s Gallop (the theme to Dick Barton Wright at the organ concert Special Agent when it was on the radio) which really put the church organ through its paces. At the birthday celebration there was more live music and Mel Wrigley gave a presentation on the many projects that the Friends had helped fund from the oak shingles on the church tower to the new kitchen and toilet facilities. Their present project is major repairs to the beautiful stone wall that surrounds the church yard. I couldn’t be at the churchyard work party on the 14th October as I was at the litterpick in Etchinghill but there’s another chance for us Some of the young musicians who provided the entertainment at the 10th all to help on Saturday 18 November 10:00 – 12:30 birthday party equipment and refreshments provided.

Mel Wrigley with the 10th birthday cake

On 2 October I attended Newington Parish Council where repairs to the war memorial were discussed and I hope to be able to arrange a KCC grant to meet this cost. I answered question about the road maintenance programme and winter service plans. I make my usual reminder to you all to prepare for winter – salt for your paths and drive, a blanket and shovel in the car and to give yourself extra time for journeys when weather conditions are poor.

Looking beyond the parish (but not that far), I am delighted to report that KCC has selected the Otterpool Garden Town project as its bid to the Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund. If successful KCC could receive about £290m to pay for the infrastructure needed to support Otterpool’s first phase.

This would include roads, utilities, schools, a medical centre, the station improvements needed for the HighSpeed trains to serve Westenhanger on a regular basis and tree planting to enhance the existing pockets of ancient woodland that will be part of the accessible open St Nicholas church tower with its oak shingles space. The grant would be repaid to KCC as the houses are sold and would then be used to fund other projects across Kent.

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not resolve our day to day budget challenge where we face rising demand for social care from an ageing population, reduced funding from Government and rising costs.

What matters most to you – roads, bus subsidies, youth services, social care? You can find out more and give your views in our budget consultation for 2018/19 on the KCC website.

Susan Carey Member for Elham Valley

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Clyme Tyme It was always said that you could tell the values of a society by the way it treats its young and old. I have often wondered why an advanced western nation such as ours needs a society to prevent cruelty to its children but undoubtably we do.

expense of age and wisdom and a lot of the blame must be placed on us for secretly or blatantly harbouring views that aging equates to decrepitude in this neo liberal, market led world. In 2013 a government minister called our treatment of the elderly a 'national shame'.

Following the recent death of a friend I have taken to thinking about how we perceive the elderly in this country. As their (read our) physical and sometimes mental faculties diminish we tend to see them (us) as irritants who impede the fast and immediate pace and demands of contemporary life.

In East Asia, people are bound by the Confucian principle of filial piety, a moral of respect for one's elderly and ancestors; there, elderly parents become the responsibility of adult children. Deeply rooted in traditional values, children are brought up knowing that they will eventually exchange roles with their parents and care for them.

Whilst putting together an eulogy for this friend I was amazed by her richness and complexity and although she was a feisty and opinionated person to the very end of her over nine decades, I never really appreciated, until now, the unique nature of her life.

In Japan, the 60th and 70th birthday are marked with big celebrations where children perform dances and offer gifts and China even has a law that parents can sue their adult children for an allowance and those who fail to comply can face six months in jail.

Some of the blame must be placed on the end of the local community and the extended family where the contribution made by the snoozing old person sitting in front of the fire was known by successive generations through story telling and reminiscences.

In this country we just need to look beyond the fraility and recognise that the elderly have made their contribution and should be respected for having done so.

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.

Theodore Roosevelt

Some of the blame must be placed on governments who have promoted the idea of youth and energy at the

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The Historic Houses Association (HHA) represents over 1,640 of the UK's privately and charitably owned historic houses, castles and gardens. These are listed buildings or designated gardens, usually Grade I or II*, and are often outstanding. Many are considered to be iconic symbols of Britain's unique heritage.

Around 500 of these properties open their doors to visitors for days out, special tours, school visits, film locations, weddings and events, or as memorable places to stay. 24 million people a year visit HHA Member properties and there are over 45,000 Friends of the HHA. Members range from iconic stately homes such as Blenheim Palace, Highclere Castle, Castle Howard, Knebworth House, Longleat and Burghley House, to more intimate houses such as Traquair in Scotland, Treowen in Wales and Belle Isle in Northern Ireland. Most are still private family homes.

The Association was established in 1973 to help owners conserve these wonderful places in the interests of the nation and carries out important lobbying, advisory and marketing work on behalf of Member properties.

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Double Edge and Beyond Wednesday, 1 November to 30th November Sassoon Gallery 2 Grace Hill Folkestone Kent CT20 1HD Exhibition of work by Eamon Everall and John Hosking open during Library times and preview with artist and drinks etc on the Saturday 4th 1.30 to 4.00 artist Eamon is an original member of the Stuckist movement artist John lives in Sandgate 22

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL VENUE: THE LEAS CLIFF HALL, THE LEAS, FOLKESTONE CT20 2DZ This is a gig so please expect limited seating. If we reach our target of 1,000 people there will be no room for tables however there is seating around the upper tier of the main hall.

• DATE: 7TH DECEMBER 2017 • GIG ENTRY TIME: 7:30PM • GIG FINISH TIME: 11:30PM • ITINERARY: 7:45 - UKULELE SET BY REALM79 8:15 - DJ PLAYING (BBC RADIO KENT DJ PHIL HARRISON) 8:45 - ROCK SET BY REALM79 9:30 - THE MASSIVE RAFFLE 10:00 - ROCK SET BY REALM79 11:00 - DJ PLAYING 11:30 - END

Tickets are £10 per person and £8.50 of each ticket goes to the charity with £1.50 going to the Leas Cliff Hall as they have waived their normal hiring costs to help make this event a huge success.

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