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Your Parish magazine October 2016

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

I am most encouraged by your reactions to my first year of producing the Newington and District Sentinel and appreciate the many kind words of encouragement you have sent. The publication really is a community platform so if you have events being organised in the village or surrounding area do let me know and I will do my best to ensure they are included in the next edition. I can also send out messages, if I think it appropriate, between editions so just email me and I'll see what I can do.

As I say on the back page I will print almost anything as long as it’s not libellous, racist or unkind.

Cllr Susan Carey in her welcomed monthly report on page 15 gives her views on the Government's new Grammar School initiative and, if you are interested, I would suggest you take time to look at Finland's education system which has consistently come at the top of international rankings. How do they do it? It's simple, they say, by going against the evaluation-driven, centralised model that much of the Western world uses. Children in Finland do not start school until the age of 8 and their first examination is at 18. Food for thought and do share them if you wish.

In the Church this October October 2. Benefice service at All Souls 10.00 a.m October 9. No morning service. Harvest festival at 3.00 p.m followed by refreshments. Any donations of food appreciated.

October 16. Eucharist 9.00 a.m October 23. Mattins 9.00 a.m October 30. Eucharist 9.00 a.m Evensong at St Martins 4.30 p.m For any further Church information contact The Reverend Janet Thornby on 01303 271267

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October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern

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Folkestone’s Wild Frontier: A Celebration of the Warren 9.30am to 5pm, Saturday 8th October 2016 The Quarterhouse, 49 Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1BN

PROGRAMME

9.30 – 10.00 am

10.00 – 10.15 am

10.15 – 10.45 am

Registration and tea/coffee in the bar Welcome and introductions “The Warren: Landscape and Wildlife” Kirk Alexander, White Cliffs Countryside Partnership

10.45 – 11.15 am

“People Pebble” A short film by Jivko Darakchiev and Perrine Gamot

11.15 – 11.30 am Comfort break

11.30 am – 12.15 pm “Images of Folkestone Warren” Alan Taylor, Folkestone and District Local History Society

12.15 – 12.30 pm Open discussion

12.30 – 13.30 pm Buffet Lunch in bar

13.30 – 2.00 pm “The Folk of the Stone: Prehistory and Protohistory at East Wear Bay” Andrew Richardson, Canterbury Archaeological Trust

2.00 – 2.30 pm “Fossils of the Warren” Steve Friederich, ‘The Time Traveller’

2.30-2.45 pm Comfort break

2.45 – 3.15 pm “Five Faces of Folkestone Warren” Paul Harris, Local Author and Historian

3.15 – 3.45 pm “The Warren: Volunteering and Getting Involved” White Cliffs Countryside Project and Canterbury Archaeological Trust

3.45 – 4.00 pm Open discussion

4.00 – 5.00 pm Refreshments and discussion/networking in the bar

Followed by ‘The Gig for the Dig’: An evening of live music in the Quarterhouse Bar from 7.30pm.

Admission donations of £10 or above on the door.

All profits go towards the East Wear Bay Archaeological Field School.

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Saturday 8th October 2016

‘We Seek the Truth’ Newington Village Hall Newington, Folkestone, Kent Doors 9:00am • Lectures 9:30am – 5:00pm Members £30, Non-members £35 Entry includes morning coffee, a lunch of soup & sandwiches, and afternoon tea.

Speakers include: Ahmed Osman author of many titles including 'Stranger in the Valley of the Kings' will discuss ‘The Lost City of the Exodus: The Archaeological Evidence behind the Journey Out of Egypt'.

Greg Rigby author of 'The God Secret’ will present his new publication ‘The Jesus Phenomenon'.

Professor Stephen Bax will introduce ‘The Voynich Manuscript’ and the latest research on its origin and meaning.

Walter Bamford a short history of Charterhouse.

David Pybus author and lecturer will intrigue us with ‘Trolls, the Hidden Secret of the Netherlands’.

There will also be an update on the situation at Rennes-le-Château (including input from members) and discussion on the film ‘The Temple of Time’ by Elizabeth Van Buren. For further details, to buy tickets, and to enquire about joining the Saunière Society, please contact: Saunière Society, Arpinge Court, Arpinge, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8AQ Telephone 07842 426751 Email saunieresociety1@gmail.com We reserve the right to change the programme or speakers without notice, in which event no refund would be due except by prior arrangement Visit our website: www.sauniere-society.org

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Prices (unless otherwise stated) Evening and afternoon concerts ÂŁ10 Lunchtime concerts ÂŁ 6 [L] Ploughman's meal available in Church after concert Tickets available from Brandon Music Shop, 55 High Street, Hythe CT21 5AD (01303 264429), online (www.friendsofstleonardshythe.org.uk) or at the Church prior to each concert

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.

No job too small

If you just have prints do drop them into Clyme House and I will scan.

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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.

Thank you.

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Start: November 2, 2016 End: November 5, 2016 Cost: £11.00, Concessions £10.00 and Children U14 £6.00 Organizer: Folkestone-Hythe,Operatic and Dramatic Society Phone: 01303 223925 Website: www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk

We are moving down into Hythe and although I am happy to continue to produce this magazine, if there is an aspiring Citizen Kane out there who would like to have a go then do let me know and I will hand over from the January 2017 edition.

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.

4h October 2016

When 7.30 on the first Tuesday of the month, from October to July. Doors open 7.00. ' Entry £5 on the door, or £3 for Hythe Cinema Card holders.

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Photo Competition We are organising a photography completion for pictures of Princes Parade in the following categories: Wildlife, Landscape, People, A Children’s photograph (taken by under 16’s) and finally the people’s choice (we will organise a vote on the day!).

We will be holding an exhibition of the finalists in Seabrook Hall on Saturday the 1st October 2016 at 2.00 to 4pm when the competition results will be announced and prizes awarded.

Post your photos on the Picture Princes Parade Facebook Page https:// www.facebook.com/groups/395025594001492/ or email them to saveprincesparade@yahoo.co.uk We will compile the entries from there!

This will also be another opportunity to talk to us about Shepway’s proposals for Princes Parade and assuming that Shepway’s Local Plan Consultation opens on schedule in the autumn you will also be able to discuss with us how you can take part in it.

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Hythe Farmers’ Market takes place on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from 10am until 1pm.

In the Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Street, Hythe, Parking is available nearby.

For more information call (01303) 266118 or 268715

Stour Music 2017 16 – 25 June 2017 Details at www.stourmusic.org.uk

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

FOLKESTONE QUAKERS MEET IN SANDGATE We gather at

ST. PAUL’S CHURCH HALL on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays of the month at 10.30am Anyone is welcome to join us.

A Quaker Meeting for Worship is very simple and may be just what you need. It is a coming together in silence in which we ponder the deep issues of life without the constraints of pre-fixed beliefs. Anyone can share a heartfelt thought in the meeting. We don’t answer it or discuss it - we just receive it. In some meetings no-one speaks at all. The meeting ends with handshake and chat over coffee or tea.

We also hold house discussion groups and monthly social coffee chats.

Quakers have always been prepared to speak out on social issues and act on their convictions, resulting in the practical and social action that we have been known for over the years. www.eastkentquakers.org.uk

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Built in 1710 and first mentioned as the Star in 1750, unfortunately demolished in 1978 to make way for the M20 and Channel Tunnel.

At one time a pony and trap business operated from their stables housed at the rear of the pub.

The premises used to have a huge painted internal wall showing the inside on an inn with coach and horses tethered outside the doorway. The story goes that a passing traveller painted it in exchange for board and lodgings.

Thanks to the DOVER KENT ARCHIVES

Shepway Spectrum Arts * All Inclusion * All Ages

Free Open Days!

Sept 22nd & Sept 29th

All sessions are led by Georgina Cartledge ARCM & Ben Millbery BA Hons

Develop your Creative Brain *Sing

*Play *Improvisation *Explore

- - - - Soundscape Sessions All Inclusion Choir JunkPlus Ensembles Sandgate Chichester Hall Thursdays 2.-5.00pm Sessions from ÂŁ5

Contact

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District Councillor Report Having recently returned from an excellent family holiday its back to business with a very busy agenda ahead of the Council.

As the Highways England second consultation on the proposed Lorry Holding area draws to a close I recently joined some fellow cabinet members at an on-site visit with John Hayes MP, Minister of State for Transport at which we sought, and received, assurances that compensation for residents close to the site would be better than the statutory levels offered by Highways England.

On the subject of lorries more roads have been become subject to controlled parking orders enabling us to discourage overnight parking and fine offenders. We are aware that fining is not enough and hopefully this will be reinforced by us being able to clamp offenders once the holding area is in use.

I am pleased to advise that Shepway District Council has received an award for Customer Service Excellence accreditation thanks to our staff and I quote from the independent report: The passion and drive that staff have in developing and delivering services that meet the needs and expectations of their customers is clearly evident. Staff were keen to be actively involved in the assessment process and to talk about the services they offer.

Staff are clearly actively engaged in the whole process of developing and delivering services that are focussed on customers. Many examples were provided to show how this has an impact on a daily basis across a wide range of service areas.

Cllr David Godfrey - Cabinet member for Special Projects

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From your County Councillor With the debate raging nationally about grammar schools I want to say something about Kent as we have one the largest concentration of grammar schools in the country. I have been involved in the plans, which are now coming to fruition in Sevenoaks, for a new grammar school annex for girls. I am very supportive of grammar schools as part of the mix of schools on offer in Kent. We are happy to train elite athletes so why not train those with academic gifts? We also need to provide the right sort of schooling for all our children so that means a mixture that caters for all abilities as well as apprenticeships and this is an area where we will be increasing our efforts. There’s information on apprenticeships available at KCC on the kent.gov.uk website and more generally for Kent at www.kenttrainingandapprenticeships.co.uk Looking at the wider picture, there has just been a report issued, Increasing Opportunities, Improving Outcomes, that evaluates how we are doing in Kent against a whole range of measures and here are some I thought you would be interested to see: -

Child road accidents casualties reduced from 61 in 2014 to 43 in 2015

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The number of schools receiving a Good or Outstanding Ofsted judgement improved from 59% in 2012 to 89% in 2016

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The No Use Empty programme brought 538 houses back into use in 2015 (4,445 properties since it started it started in 2005).

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Kent Highways repaired 23,983 potholes and patched 5,281 square metres of road as well as surface dressing many roads to protect them from future damage in the last year.

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KCC is switching its 118,000 street lights and 25,000 lit signs and bollards to LED lights which use less energy, are more reliable and require less maintenance.

Energy and carbon emissions costs will be cut by 65% with savings of ÂŁ5.2m a year.

The switchover will be complete by May 2017.

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16.9m free bus journeys were funded for older and disabled people in the last year.

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21,877 older people are currently supported by social care services. Of these 46% (10,106) are over 85 years old.

A final word on the second consultation that Highways England held on their proposals for a lorry holding area between Stanford and Sellindge. The County Council has responded to this (as have I personally) and the draft response went to KCC’s Environment and Transport Cabinet Committee on 07 September. I took the opportunity to raise the issues about the need for a better compensation package, enforcement measures against HGVs using local roads for parking and the importance of the Junction 11 slip roads of the M20 remaining open during Operation Stack. I am continuing to work for these measures with colleagues both at District and County Council.

Susan Carey, Member Elham Valley, Kent County Council susan.carey@kent.gov.uk 01303 670561 15

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Work Party Join us for a Church Yard Clean Up Please bring hand tools and gloves Refreshments provided Saturday 8th October 10:00 - 12:00

Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds Charity Number 1122652

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Music Director: Alan Vincent

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Artistic Director: Wolfgang Kläsener

glad Songs of Joy & Reflection Saturday 8th October 2016 at 7.30pm All Saints Church, Mill Street, Maidstone, ME15 6YE An international concert of English & German choral masterpieces by Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke from Wuppertal, Germany and Kent Chamber Choir including

Zadok the priest – Handel I was glad when they said unto me – Parry Singet dem Herrn – J S Bach Te Deum – Britten Kent Chamber Choir Patrons Dame Emma Kirkby • Harry Christophers CBE

www.kentchamberchoir.org.uk Registered Charity No. 1069391

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Tickets at £15 (£5 children and full-time students) available on the door, or in advance from Rebecca Moate: T: 07715 399320 E: rebeccamoate@hotmail.co.uk Conductors Wolfgang Kläsener & Alan Vincent

Organ Recital followed by AfternoonTea Music that lifts the spirits Performed by Canon John Wright

Saturday 15 October 2:30pm Newington Church Tickets ÂŁ5.00 Raffle Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington

Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds Charity Number 1122652

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