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Sandgate August 2020
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The Sandgate Society archive team have been working for several years on a project to digitise and put on-line our extensive archive of documents and photographs. The project preserves and safe keeps this physical archive and transforms visitor access by storing it on the web so that it is only a ‘click’ away. We are pleased to say that we have now achieved this and proudly invite you to visit our new archive website. https:// sandgatesociety.com/archive. We are also delighted to now be included in the National Archives – a prestigious honour and we can now be sourced globally through this medium. The digital archive will take you on a journey through the history of Sandgate village from its own Castle, built by Henry V111 between 1539-1540 and visited by Queen Elizabeth 1; the thriving shipbuilding industry started in the 1700s; to the Napoleonic Wars and two World Wars, including a local Victoria Cross recipient. Add to this tales of smugglers and underground passages and over 30 pubs combined with a rich heritage of buildings and a cast of historical figures who have lived in the village, including H G Wells, William Wilberforce and Sir John Moore, and you have an archive which is well worth visiting! An on-line exhibition of the Martello Towers in the village has also continued over
just been launched. Online queries about the archive are very welcome as are personal visitors to our HQ at the grade II listed Old Fire Station, Sandgate High Street (open Saturday mornings 10-12.30pm) where a member of the archive team will be available to assist when we are able to safely re-open.
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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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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
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Help us to save Prospect Cottage
We are delighted to announce an exciting partnership between Art Fund, Creative Folkestone and Tate to save and preserve Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, the home and garden of visionary filmmaker, artist and activist, Derek Jarman.
Prospect Cottage continues to be a site of pilgrimage for people from all over the world who come to be inspired by its stark beauty and by Jarman’s legacy. Without this public appeal, Prospect Cottage is at risk of being sold privately, its contents dispersed, and artistic legacy lost. With your help a total of £3.5m needs to be raised by 31 March 2020 to help purchase Prospect Cottage, which will enable continued free public access to the cottage's internationally celebrated garden, the launch of an artist residency programme, and a programme of guided visits within the cottage itself. Major grants from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, the Linbury Trust, and private donations have already taken the campaign half-way towards its target. Art Fund is now calling on the public to make donations of all sizes to raise the funds still needed.
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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. It is now available on Kindle or in paperback.
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Folkestone and Hythe Cats Protection shop in Hythe is now open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am - 3pm. 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 ÂŁ1. Contact shop on 01303 264285 and general enquiries on 0345 260 1253
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I am delighted to inform you that three electronic editions of The Sentinel are now published. We now produce a Sandgate, Hythe and a Newington version each month. If you would like to receive a copy of any please email me at:
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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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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/
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