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Sandgate September 2019

This magazine is compiled and edited by David Cowell who is totally responsible for content. If you do not wish to receive these magazines please email UNSUBSCRIBE to him at david@thesentinel.org.uk

The Sandgate Market has four types of stallholder: 1. Local produce: meat, veg, bread, cakes, jams, pies etc

Sandgate Farmers Market

2. Local made: jewellery, soft toys, furnishings etc

3. Local enterprise: local residents running a business but selling products not necessarily produced locally but that you might just like to buy for yourself or as gifts 4. Local charities: worthy causes that we support and hope you will too

Local produce

Local made

Local enterprise

Elham Valley Soaps and Candles

Flowers

Honey

New Marsh Produce

Local honey

Local made

Sandgate Bakery

It's a Florrie Thing

New Pauline's hand Body Shop products made toys

Local charities New

Perfumes Old Hall Farm

Catherine Jordan Cakes

Gill Thompson Jewellery

St Pauls Roof Fund

Anji's Interiors District Councillors' Surgery Meet your District Councillor

CAFE coffee, tea and friends

Support your local Farmers' Markets in 2019

No job too small Please call to discuss your needs WOW

Hythe Farmers Market

Design-led gifts and interiors 76 High Street Hythe Kent CT21 5AL

Takes place on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from 10am to 1pm. In the Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Street, Hythe. Parking is available nearby. For more information call Eric Chauvel Market Manager 0781 7521312 eric@thefrenchdelicatessen.co.uk

01303 265340 www.facebook.com/ wowhythe 4

Sandgate Library Knit and Natter group has been meeting regularly for the past ten years or so, every second and fourth Tuesday in the month between 10a.m. and noon. Over recent months the group has increased in membership and now the circle of chairs often needs to enlarge itself a few times during each session as members arrive to join in. We don’t only knit, some of us crochet too and there’s even the odd bit of sewing done as well. Knit for Peace is just one of the many worthwhile causes our members choose to support. This organisation, based in London, collects handmade items from groups like ours, and individuals, from across the British Isles and distributes these to wherever in the world there’s a need. Our members regularly donate blankets, scarves, jumpers for children and adults, hats, gloves, teddy bears and the amazing ‘Twiddlemuffs’ used to help patients with dementia or post operative hospital patients. More information about these unique creations may be found on the Knit for Peace website https:// knitforpeace.org.uk/, or by visiting their Facebook page where you may also see a picture of a recent cardigan knitted by one of our members, Janice, which was featured as the Knit of the Day! Or, of course, you can always come along to join us in Sandgate Library for one of our regular meetings and learn first hand about what we do. We don’t always give everything away of course we are allowed to make ourselves something! 5

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SANDGATE HERITAGE TRUST

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Have you heard about The Reading Room Sandgate? SANDGATE HERITAGE TRUST REG CHARITY NO. 287281 The Old Fire Station 51, Sandgate High Street Sandgate, Kent CT20 3AH

The Reading Room In The Old Fire Station Sandgate is a beautiful wood panelled room and is an ideal venue for small functions: Birthday Parties, small meetings, studio lighting & photography sessions, music practice, wakes etc. There is seating for a maximum

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of 30 people and there are folding tables for your use. There is a fully

01303 772873

equipped kitchen which includes crockery & cutlery settings and a

Mobile

combination microwave, tea urn, fridge, coffee machine & kettles.

07778773500

E-mail:

Please note there is NO WHEELCHAIR ACCESS. For more information please visit our newly designed website:

theoldfirestation369@gmail.com

Website www.theoldfirestationsandgate.co.uk

www.theoldfirestationsandgate.co.uk Or ring Mike Chalk 01303 772873 or Zoe Varian 01303 248114

Just some of the groups that use the Chichester Hall on a regular basis (contact The Sentinel for details): Tai Chi Yoga Pilates Tamalpa Table tennis Short mat bowls Sandgate Society monthly talks

Rooms to hire in Sandgate

Sandgate Art Group

Need to hire a hall? There's no need to look any further. Sandgate has a room to suit your needs. Chichester Memorial Hall Old Fire Station Reading Room St Paul's Church Hall Tower Theatre The Library Whether for a party, business meeting, music evening, club meeting or annual general meeting, Sandgate has a room for you with space to accommodate from 10 to 300. To see if there is one to suit your needs, do email the date(s) and number of attendees to

david@thesentinel.org.uk. We'll do the rest.

Local produce Oil

To commission a painting by talented Sandgate residing artist Malcolm Ritchie costs less than you think and provides a valued, timeless and unique gift. Malcolm has been painting and drawing for most of his life and works in all mediums and subjects. My subjects, he says, inspire me. You're just a click away from looking at some more of his work and arranging an informal chat about what's on your mind.

You'll find me here #MalcolmRitchie

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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 gauranteed.

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This is the new Pilates' timetable and it will start Monday 2nd September, check out a couple of new venues and a few changes to classes and times. Any questions give Julie a call on 07825109670

Even more at the The Tower Theatre

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Did you know you can pre-order from the Sandgate Farmers' Market food stall holders and collect at the next Market? Stallholder

Produce

Sandgate Bakery

Bread

Old Hall Farm

email and/or telephone number sales@thesandgatebakery.com

01303 246569 marshproduceltd@yahoo.co.uk

Meat/eggs/pies

07479 626754 marshproduceltd@yahoo.co.uk

Marsh Produce Fruit and veg

07479 626754

Catherine Jordan Cakes

Cakes

Saffron Rose Flowers

Special flowers for your special days

text: 07528458444 email: jordan991@btinternet.com

info@saffronroseflowers.com 07767 083381

SANDGATE CREATIVE WRITING GROUP We meet on the fourth Thursday of every month at Sandgate Library from 1000-1200. There is a 'theme' for each month, but this is not compulsory and you are welcome to write a short story on any subject. Poetry welcome too! For more details please contact 07443 896422. 18

Last performance of 2019

See you next year

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Folkestone and Hythe Cats Protection operates a Lost and Found service for anyone who's cat has gone missing, or if a stray cat has been found. Contact 0345 260 1253 for further information 22

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Do you have a passion for all things photographic? It doesn’t matter if you use a high end camera or fantastic phone camera, Folkestone Camera Club provides an opportunity to improve your photographic skills and knowledge. We run ‘learn more’ educational evenings to help you to develop new skills and a 'meet up' programme to share your knowledge with other people, like you, who are also keen to learn more about photography. Our members continued page 25

have varying levels of expertise but the one thing we all have in common is the need to continue learning and the willingness to help each other. There is always something new to learn in the world of photography. Many people love to test their photographic skills in friendly competitions. Our competition nights provide you with a barometer to gauge your skills as a photographer against other members of the club. For our major competitions we invite an external judge to access and comment on our images. Sometimes we like what they say and sometimes we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t! Come along and judge for yourself. Our forthcoming programme, for the new season, can be viewed on our website: folkestonecameraclub.co.uk along with galleries of last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s images from our members. The new season starts on Monday, September 9, Please come and come and try a few nights before you join us. We meet at St Georges Church, Audley Road, Folkestone 7.30 pm

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 below) and I will scan.

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:

david@thesentinel.org.uk and put the name of the version you require ie The Sentinel Hythe or The Sentinel Sandgate/Hythe etc in the subject line.

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If you would like to submit an article or letter please email it to me. I will print almost anything as long as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not libellous, racist or unkind. Name must be supplied but can be withheld if requested. Please put your articles etc in plain text or Word and images should be in .jpg, .tiff or .png. My contact details are: Address: Clyme House, Hillside Street, Hythe, Kent CT21 5DJ Mobile: 07771 796 446; email: david@thesentinel.org.uk