Lenham Focus | October ’15

OCTOBER 2015 IN THIS EDITION

Dates for your Diary See what’s going on

Family Festival Get involved for 2016

Lenham Players The Ghost Train

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Welcome to the October edition of the Lenham Focus.

With the summer now definitely over, no matter how much I try to keep holding on to it, it’s time to look to the autumn and winter activities.

Lenham Players’ next production is The Ghost Train, a drama written by Arthur Ridley. This is on in the Community Centre on the 23rd and 24th from 7:45 and with tickets only being £9 I would encourage everyone to get along and see this.

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We have another very useful article from GB Lister with a guide to the various cuts of beef. Thank you again to GB Lister for providing these and I hope our readers find them as useful as I do.

For those who like to plan ahead the date for the big Lenham Christmas Light Switch On has been set as 6th December. This is always a great day and evening and I would recommend it

to anyone.

Finally the planning has commenced for next year’s family festival, the date has been set as the 11th June 2016. This event takes a huge amount of work and organisation and volunteers are always needed. Any of our readers who want to get involved please attend the meeting on 29th October 7:15 in the Community Centre.

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he roads around Lenham and along the A20 have been much easier for residents with the lifting of Operation Stack for a few weeks. Let’s hope a solution can be found to minimise disruption in the future. It has been good to see all the summer activities going on in the community. We have continued to work on the noise issues around the Lenham station, housing issues, as well as planning issues around the CoOp development.

The Motocross saga continues to run, and there is now a further

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aturday 27th, venue the Lenham Community Centre, the event The Third Annual Garden Show.

What a success it turned out to be, despite the crazy weather we have had over the past couple of months. The turn-out was fantastic, a third more entries than last year and the exhibitors should be congratulated on making such a great effort. I wonder what we would have achieved if the weather had been kinder to us gardeners?

There was some very inventive flower arrangements, marvellous displays of flowers and plants, excellent fruit and vegetables and as for the cakes & jams what can we say - great.

A show like this takes an awful lot of organising and thanks must go to Lesley Feakes and her team for arranging the show. Not forgetting the judges who had the difficult job of picking the winners. Our thanks also go to the advertisers and supporters; without their help

planning application. We have been working with residents and the Borough Council to keep people informed.

We have discussed with others to give greater protection to the area around the village that surrounds the North Downs and the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

We are working with the Parish Council and the Neighbourhood Plan group on the future plans for Lenham and would urge all residents to drop in during the event on Saturday 17th October at Lenham Primary School. This will be open to all and all comments regarding Lenham’s future will be most welcome. The volunteers involved are working hard to keep the community informed, and it’s important for the future direction

the show would not get off the ground. Last but not least the tea ladies who kept us and our visitors well lubricated. It was nice to see so many people come in the afternoon to look at the exhibits.

For the first time we had an inter-village garden society competition between Harrietsham and Lenham which consisted of three entries each, judged by a completely independent judge, it was not an easy decision but Lenham won two of the three classes so we

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became the first winners of a magnificent platter kindly donated by the Harrietsham Society. Next year the competition will be held at Harrietsham Garden Show, where we hope to invite other local societies to take part.

So a big thank you to all the exhibitors, helpers, judges and visitors for supporting your local village show and please make a note that next year’s show will be on August 27th.

Keith Varney Chair – Lenham Gardening Society

Dates for your Diary Keep up-to-date with the latest goings on in and around Lenham.

17 October Neightbourhood Plan Event Lenham Primary School 10am-3pm 23 and 24 October The Ghost Train Lenham Players next production.

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itter fighting was still taking place on the Western Front at Loos as on so many other war fronts. The increase in the use of high explosives brought even more trauma to trench warfare. On 30th October the Kent Messenger published a letter from ‘a young signaller’, Bombardier H. Morgan, who was determined to tell the public what was happening – though no doubt it was censored. It concluded:

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August Cricket Update

realise how near we are to death at times. We go walking when three bullets will pass close to our heads. Perhaps 4 inches nearer would mean death. We do not think any more about it but still keep going on doing our little bit.’

In the same issue ‘a young maid’ on the home front was getting restless with her lot as were so many other women by this time.

Her letter of complaint that her mistress had refused to give her a ‘character’ – a reference – pointed out that maids were ignored if they complained about their mistresses. It ended: ‘I know of many more maids who are looked upon as dogs but there will be a time when maids have as much chance as their mistresses. What I have written does not refer to those who know how to treat a maid.’

15th August (h) Hunton (won by 82 Runs) J Barrett and D Bunch stabilised Lenham’s batting spell with mid order scores of 68 and 51 respectively – Lenham went on to set 206 runs. Hunton lost an early wicket but then steadied with a second wicket partnership of 61. Lenham had another good day in the field with 6 catches held not allowing Hunton to set-

But in October the attention of the nation was riveted on another nurse in occupied Belgium. It was this month that Edith Cavell was arrested and shot for helping British soldiers to escape.

Daily life was hard. In Boughton Malherbe Great Humphries tle. 3rd change bowler J Ambrose made significant inroads with 5 for 29 assisted by D Bunch with 2 for 25.

by Mat Revitt

Saturdays 8th August (a) Milstead (lost by 10 wickets!)

Lenham batted first and set 205 for 1 with P Humphries not out on 91 and T Curtis not out on 104 – superb batting performance in any normal circumstances. Milstead however raced to the score with 17 overs remaining without loss of wicket with T Miller making 131 not out and M Annand contributing 60 not out.

Farm was selling off its livestock and machinery – including 6 fat hogs and 7 porkers. Under the new Derby Scheme which came into force this month all men between the ages of 18 and 41 were asked to attest – sign up that they would be willing to serve if called upon. More men from Lenham chose to do so.

There were many signs of the war evident in the village. The sanatorium on the downs was formally opened as the Lenham Sanatorium for the Treatment of Tubercular Canadian soldiers, and the VAD detachment in the village square was in full use, with many of the nurses being Lenham residents.

22nd August (a) Rumwood (won by 98 runs) Lenham kept on trend by batting first and the runs were spread out evenly with top scores from D Bunch 38 not out and S Horton not out 46 (partnership of 79). Lenham set Rumwood 159 off the 40 overs. With the pressure on the Lenham bowlers now T Curtis certainly wasn’t phased, and he didn’t let the Rumwood batsmen settle, in his straight 9 over spell he took 6 for 23, D Gardner added 2 for 22 and Rumwood were bowled out for 61.

29th August (a) Headcorn (Won by 104 runs) Lenham batted first and set 176 for 3, with N Rutledge making 51 not out and T Curtis 64 and A Longley returning from hols to make 27. Lenham bowlers continued from the previous week’s tight bowling and didn’t allow the Headcorn batsmen to

settle. The wickets were spread out with D Bunch taking 3 for 18 with T Curtis and D Gardner taking two wickets each finishing the game in the 28th over.

Sundays 9th August (h) Priory (won by 18 runs) Lenham set 213 for Priory to chase. The most significant contributions were T Curtis 60, N Rutledge 47 and D Russell 38 made on another well prepared Lenham track. Priory got off to a steady start but Lenham’s bowling and fielding were good with 4 catches being held. The wickets were shared evenly by M Rickner, J Gracie, T Curtis and J Ambrose all with 2 a piece.

16th August (a) Newington (Won by 47 runs) A lower scoring game with Lenham batting first again and setting 175 runs, T Curtis 43 and N Rutledge not out on 50 being the highest run makers for Lenham.

Newington got off to a good start with an opening partnership of 56 however good bowling changes didn’t enable the

Newington batsmen to settle and they were all out for 128. J Ambrose again topped the wicket table with 3 closely followed by D Gardner, D Seaman and S Russell with 2 each.

30th August (h) Detling (lost by 82 runs) Detling batted first and made steady

progress all the way through their innings with a second wicket partnership of 84 on their way to setting a total of 211. B town scored 52 and s Norcott 50. The pick of the bowlers was A Longley with 4 for 48 off 8.

In response Lenham came out and started well and matched the run rate up until the 22nd over and the

fall of the 5th wicket. Lenham tried to recover however were bowled out for 129. Pick of the Lenham batting was M Revitt on 56 and A Longley on 17.

There are no games to look forward to in October so the next report will be the last for this season.

Lenham Cricket Club

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enham CC Colts proudly show their smart shirts which were purchased with kind help from Philip Jarvis Estate Agents, thanks Phil and Faye.

30 mixed colts attended this year’s coaching; great enjoyment and enthusiasm were shown along with some great cricket being played and pleasingly improvement all round, taking part in two mini soft ball tournaments and hard ball game.

With this year’s stable base I feel we can continue to progress and flourish in all aspects of the game, including joining a league and playing more competitions.

A big thank you to all the colts’ continued efforts, parents’ support

Lenham Family Festival

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he organising group are preparing for the next year’s festival and have arranged that the community event will be on SAT JUNE 11th 2016.

This will be centred around the

and coaches Simon Humphrey, Jack Ambrose and Steve Horton.

Looking forward to next season,

Community Centre.

We would appreciate as it is a charitable event that other organisations could make a note in their diary and help rally support to ensure we are able to maximise our efforts and fundraising on that date.

The organising group is holding its meetings at 7.15pm in the Appleton Room, Lenham Community Centre on:

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29th October 26th November Anyone who wishes to become involved, and help in this event is very welcome to attend.

Contact us on 01622 859412 or email lenhamfestival@gmail.com Lenham Festival Organising Group.

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ugust was a busy month for our society, the main event being the LENHAM GARDEN

SHOW.

Approx 50 members joined us for our outing to Penshurst Place, again we were very lucky with the weather, not too hot but dry. Penshurst Place has been home to the Sidney family for over 500 years and contains some wonderful furniture and

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he Remembrance Day service will be held at St. Mary’s Church on Sunday 8 November starting promptly at 10.15. A rehearsal for standard bearers will be held in the church on Friday 6 November at 7pm. A luncheon has been organised

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e meet this month on the 22nd in the Community Centre at 2.30pm. This is the Members’ Meeting so do come along with suggestions and ideas for future gatherings.

We do hope you all enjoyed the cheese and wine meeting when the Men’s Branch joined us.

pictures. The gardens are magnificent, being both formal and left to nature. The toy museum was well worth a visit. Members enjoyed a cream tea before making our way back home.

Our August speaker was Janine Doulton who gave a very interesting talk on daffodils, looking at both showing and home growing. It’s amazing how many varieties there are, and colours, some with red, pink, green and orange centres. Also we now know, (there were a few of us who didn’t) that Narcissus is the family name for all daffodils and not separate flowers.

Our next meeting is on October

after the Remembrance Service at the Dog and Bear, starting at 1pm, at a cost of £16 each.

Members of both sections, together with any guests are cordially invited. If you wish to come, please contact either Mike Gurr, 858478, or Barry Wood, 850702.

The Royal Chelsea Hospital will now not accept civilian visits in December. Consequently our planned visit will now take place on 13 January 2016. The trip will start with a conducted tour of

15th. when our speaker will be Roland Steven whose talk is titled ‘Over the Garden Fence’; sounds intriguing.

Don’t forget our AGM on November 19th which will be followed by a Cheese & Wine evening, tickets £6 available at the October meeting. The AGM is the opportunity for the Committee to report on the past year and plans for the future; also for members to vote on a new committee. The Chair and Secretary will be standing down so we will be looking for replacements, both positions are open to either a lady or gent.

Happy Gardening

the Hospital; then by coach to the London Eye for an opportunity for lunch, then a boat trip to Greenwich where we meet the coach for Lenham. The cost will be £33. We would be delighted if non-members join us on the trip. If you wish to come please let either Bill Peter, 850520, or Barry Wood 850702, know by 20 November so that the booking can be confirmed.

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Len Valley Community Hub Club Hello everyone hope you are all well.

What a great day we had at Dobbies!

Lenham W.I.

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ay I offer my apologies for the lack of a report in September, due to various circumstances I forgot to submit it in time!

I will update you from July. Unfortunately our speaker in July had to cancel at very short notice, so we managed to have an amusing homegrown meeting in an impromptu

The Lenham Players

by Jan Moll

The Lenham Players’ next production is The Ghost Train, a drama written by Arthur Ridley, which will be performed at the Community

The Honywood & Douglas Charity Lenham

have some lovely outfits to show us.

Again one or two of us will be models. It is on Thursday 15/10/15 2.004.00pm at the Community Centre. It is always a popular show.

A big thank you to all who help make these afternoons such a joy.

Olive, Sue, Jacky, Kathy, Jackie, Fred, Martin, Jenny and Nina

Walking round all the lovely displays and afternoon tea at 2.00pm what more could you ask for!

We will have to get our thinking caps on.

Our next meeting will be Thursday 01/10/05 at the Social Club 2.004.00pm. It should be a picture quiz.

fashion!! I hope that the new prospective members who came along were not too disappointed. Hopefully Antonia Gallup will be able to come next year and give her talk.

Several of our members went to Harrogate in September and attended the Centenary W.I. Fair. We are looking forward to hearing all about it!

offer for 2016.Perhaps there will be something to appeal to ladies who may be considering giving the W.I. a trial. In September we have guitarist Jeff Smith entertaining us, and in October Lesley Gould will be telling us all about Japanese Festivals while November brings a talk on Foraging for Food by Ginny Knox. Something for everyone.

We had a meeting in August to arrange our speakers for next year, and I will let you know as soon as they are all confirmed what we have on

We look forward to welcoming visitors if any of these subjects appeal to you!

Centre on Friday and Saturday the 23rd and 24th of October. Starts at 7.45 and tickets priced at ÂŁ9 are available at the Community Centre, mornings only, or from the Len Valley News and Hardware Store in the High Street. If there are any groups that would like to be seated together, please let me know and we shall

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A big thank you to all who help with making these afternoons such fun.

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Applicants must be 60 years of age or more, able to look after themselves and have lived in the Parishes of Lenham or Boughton Malherbe for at least two years.

We look forward to welcoming you to our production, which we hope you will enjoy.

Secretary of Lenham Players Tele: 01622 850747

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Lenham Christmas Lights

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Switch on Sunday 6 December

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ll the usual goodies for the whole family. Hospital Radio will be there helping to make the afternoon run smoothly. There will be horse and carriage rides bringing Father Christmas to his grotto in Philip Jarvis Estate Agents. There will be a full set of helping elves,

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I would like to say a big “thank you” to all who helped me on Saturday 18th July when my wheelchair decided to tip me off

your children can meet Father Christmas and have their photo taken as a memento. As usual there will be lots of stalls, candy floss, doughnuts, test your strength, win a prize, Lenham Family Festival raffle, bouncy castles, hog roast from The Red Lion, more goodies outside the Dog & Bear, and several shops will be open.

The Christmas Window competition will be on again too for all Lenham shops. Win the cup for a year with your name engraved on it.

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The good news is the NHS flu vaccination is now available free to eligible members of the public at your local pharmacy in Lenham Square without the need to make an appointment.

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Any other member of the public wishing to be vaccinated on a private basis can do so usually by turning up at the Pharmacy.

the path and into the road. I was so lucky that my injuries were not worse. I am still in one piece, and just have a lot of painful bruises. Everyone was very kind, and I am very grateful. Thank you all.

tion to the stalls, there will be the Hospital Radio dogs, and new up and coming singer songwriter and budding dancer, Carys Alyse, the Love to Dance troop and DanielVXC will perform his new EP. So, as always, plenty to get you out of the house!

We need First Aiders to oversee this free event so if you are a First Aider or know of anyone that can help, please contact me, many thanks.

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Hot on the heels of this new NHS service, your local pharmacy will have a fully functional travel clinic with malaria prophylaxis and all vaccines including Yellow Fever for those who are heading to warmer climes during the winter months.

A private doctor service for certain conditions is already in place at the pharmacy. Watch this space!

The pharmacy would appreciate readers’ comments and views about current services and potential ones in the future to improve health and well-being.

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enham Parish Council recognises the valuable contribution that community organisations and projects provide to the parish. The council has for many years supported local organisations through donations and this council will continue to do so. However, during these times of public sector budget austerity, the council needs to ensure it distributes its limited funds to the best benefit to the community.

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Lenham Primary School In September we welcomed back our years 1 to 6 children, and met our new parents of children in Rainbow Class and, of course, the children themselves. We also welcomed Heather Ormiston to our Senior Leadership Team, as our new Inclusion Leader, and saw the return of Mrs Green from maternity leave.

Staff were very busy over the holidays improving the learning environment in the school. Mr Smith, our caretaker, has also done an amazing job painting and repairing the outside woodwork amongst many other things.

This year we are going to have a whole school focus on our new school motto ‘Aspire – Aim – Advance’ and our school values..

Personal Excellence Respect & Friendship Inspiration Determination & Courage Equality & Fairness Due to our excellent past record of commitment to the Olympic Legacy we have been chosen as one the few schools in Kent to be part of the Olympic 2016 project ‘INSPIRED – Ways to Rio’ One of the lovely things about Lenham is how the children socialise across year groups. We are a country school and are fortunate enough to have lovely grounds which we want the children to access all year.

At playtime the children will now go out together and have the option of field or playground. If the field is wet they will only be allowed on it if they have wellies. Children can bring in a pair of named wellies that they can keep at school so they have this choice of where to play.

At the end of each term we are introducing a ‘Book Look’, where parents will be invited in before the end of the school day to look through their child’s books with them. We appreciate that many of our parents work so we will be as flexible as we can. These are informal sessions, but if you would like to make an appointment to see your child’s class teacher or a member of our Leadership Team, please make a separate appointment.

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t the time of writing I have recently returned from a few days away in Lindisfarne. You may know that Lindisfarne is situated on an island known as Holy Island, in the NE of England.

You can only access this island by crossing the road known as The Causeway when the tide has gone out. At other times the water covers the road and you just have to wait before you can get on or come off the island.

At Lindisfarne you really are dependent on the rhythm of the tides and the seasons.

The season we have reached now is autumn, the time when we think about and give thanks for Harvest. We might even be thinking about the preparations for the coming season of Christmas! But it occurred to me that in New Zealand, for instance, it is Lent and Easter that coincides with autumn.

In that part of the world, as they approach the season of Christmas, it is springtime! But, in our part of the world Easter is so readily associated with spring, with all its signs and symbols of new life and fresh hope. I find it quite difficult to imagine Easter as anything else.

And so we all have to relax into the rhythm of the seasons wherever we might happen to be at the time.

Keats described autumn here in this country as the ’season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’.

With the arrival of the month of October, that season is undoubtedly on us once again.

Yet, even as the autumn leaves fade and fall, and the daylight and the temperatures dim as well, God’s care remains constant over all creation, all around our world, and all through the year.

There is a popular hymn by Thomas Chisholm which puts it all so beautifully

‘Summer and winter, and seedtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above, Join with all nature in manifold witness To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love’.

So let’s not forget to thank God and to marvel at the rhythm of the seasons and to be grateful for His constant care and compassion. May our eyes be open to see the signs and symbols of God’s great faithfulness, mercy and love all around us which come to us new every morning. And may He guide and guard us all this new month, this new season. Amen.

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Sunday 11th October 8.00am Lenham: Holy Communion (Prayer Book) 9.30am Lenham: Breakfast Service 9.30am Harrietsham: Holy Communion 10.45am Ulcombe: Holy Communion 11.00am Lenham: Harvest Service 3.30pm Boughton Malherbe: Harvest Service Saturday 17th October 4.00 – 6.00pm Messy Church – Ulcombe Church Sunday 18th October 9.30am Lenham: Breakfast Service 9.30am Harrietsham: Morning Worship 9.30am Boughton Malherbe: Holy Communion 10.45am Ulcombe: Harvest Service 11.00am Lenham: Holy Communion Wednesday 21st October 10.30am Holy Communion: Chippendayle Lodge

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Saturday 24th October 5.00pm Harrietsham: Prayer and Praise Sunday 25th October 8.00am Lenham: Holy Communion (Prayer Book) 9.30am Harrietsham: Holy Communion 9.30am Boughton Malherbe: Family Worship 10.45am Ulcombe: Holy Communion 11.00am Lenham: Family Worship Saturday 31st October 8.00am Dog & Bear, Lenham: Men’s breakfast

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Brisket From the lower chest/belly of a cow, brisket is a very affordable cut of beef that’s ideal for potroasting or putting into a slow cooker with lots of onions and liquid to give a flavoursome and tender meat.

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The United Reformed Church in Maidstone Road closed its doors in 2013 and is due for demolition. The final minister was the Reverend Andrew Mills who many will remember for the numerous children’s holiday clubs he led. The cheerful photograph shown here was taken in 2012, sixty years from the date the present building was erected and 350 years from the date that the Reverend Thomas Shewell founded the first independent church movement in Lenham in 1662. He had been Lenham’s vicar but in that year had made a stand against the second stage of the current Act of Uniformity. In May that year every clergyman had to formally declare his acceptance of the revised liturgy. Thomas Shewell was one of the twelve hundred who refused to do so, preferring to resign. He chose instead to preach the gospel at his own private school.

Little is known about the next hundred years or so, but by the late eighteenth century and often to much opposition, travelling preachers would give sermons in the market place.

Their popularity, however, led to the establishment (through the determination of a lady from Harrietsham) of the first chapel building here in 1784. So many crowds flocked to it that the chapel had to be rebuilt in 1824 to seat 500 worshippers. This became an Ebenezer Chapel (meaning ‘stone of help’) and the original namestone is built into

the wall of the present building.

In 1940 the Lenham Congregational Church, as it then was, and its school hall were completely destroyed by a bomb accidentally dropped from an Albacore biplane from 826 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, based at Detling. The aircraft was returning from a raid on Nieuport Harbour, where the bomb had failed to drop. Luckily the church and school hall were empty at the time, although Lenham resident Beryl Wiltshire remembers that her mother had a narrow escape. She was the cleaner and had only just finished her job there.

Undaunted, the church continued to function and a new building opened in 1952, now the United Reformed Church.

In the late 1960s two cottages standing in front of the chapel were demolished, and in their place a Memorial Garden of Remembrance was established in the early 1970s with villagers donating rose trees in memory of their loved ones. Behind the church lay its former graveyard which was in use until late in the nineteenth century.

Much of Lenham’s history will vanish with the loss of the United Reformed Church. Attitudes have changed much however since Victorian times when its minutes recorded the expulsion of a member ‘for running footraces for money’ thereby bringing ‘scandal upon the cause’ – especially as the culprit refused to promise the church that he would discontinue ‘these disgraceful activities’.

Many of the names in the early Congregational Church register are still familiar in Lenham today. Only the building of the church is closing, however.

The church itself continues, as members have joined Jubilee Church and are still meeting locally. Jenny Needham, an enthusiastic member, adds ‘The new opportunities through our link with Jubilee are already having an impact on village life, for example the creative arts students helping at the Lenham family festival.’

For more information about upcoming activities contact Dave or Jenny on 850266

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Another big annual get together with South Maidstone Business Association coming up soon at Chilston Park Hotel, Lenham.

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2016 events. Continuing with business networking meetings at the most convenient time for attendees - on the way home from work - 5.45pm on the first Tuesday of every month (with the exception of June). Something for everyone. Aimed at people in business (big and small) looking to increase their contact list for rural customers, clients and suppliers. Venues are all local to this area from Harrietsham to Charing to Ulcombe. Structure of meetings has been created to maximise the two hours. 20 minutes of speaker presentation, 20 seconds of each individual around the room (optional) followed by 60 minutes of networking. Relaxed, friendly, beneficial and fun. If you haven’t yet tried it you are missing out on a good opportunity for your business. Check out the website.

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Focus on Nature

by Derek Budge PAGE 26 OCT 2015

Traveller’s Joy Over the hills and far away, The Road is long on a summer day: Dust glares white in the noontide heat, But the Traveller’s Joy grows strong and sweet, Down the hollow and up the slope, It binds the hedge with a silken rope.

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nother of my favourite wild climbing plants was in bloom since late August and will continue to be prominent for some months to come, namely, the Wild Clematis ... Clematis Vitalba. It was necessary to examine it quite closely, in order to spot the insignificant greenish white flowers among the handsome, thickly massed clusters of compound leaves.

In the last century it was not very common in Kent but now it seems to be flourishing along many of our hedgerows. In the local woods it can grow to quite large proportions, often trailing its long twisting stems from trees, reminding me of the Lianas, or plant ‘ropes’, which seemed to form such a convenient means of high speed transport in the splendid old Tarzan films.

The generic name derives from the Greek ‘Klema’ ... tendril, and the species name is a Latin composite, ‘Vitis’ ... vine, and ‘albus’ ... white. At first, it seems surprising that it is classified within the family Ranunculaceae, but as the year moved into October, the fruits began to form, comprising a group of dry achenes, just as seen in the Buttercups; however, those of the Wild Clematis are rather special. Each fruit is covered with fine hairs and attached at the tip is a long, feathery

white plume providing a highly effective parachute, resulting in a wide dispersal by even a gentle wind. Some of our hedgerows will soon be smothered with these fruits, from which derives the popular name of ‘Old Man’s Beard’. In fact, as in other wild plants bearing the name Old Man, there are more sinister associations with the Devil. In some counties, local herbals give names such as ‘Devil’s Twisters’ and ‘Devil’s Guts’, referring to the way that the tightly twisting stems can sometimes actually strangle a young tree.

As usual, the early Christian bishops frowned on such names and more acceptable substitutes appeared, such as ‘Maiden’s Hair’ and ‘Virgin’s Bower’. From Kent appeared the names ‘Boy’s Bacca’ and ‘Gypsy’s Bacca’, presumably referring to the descriptions of German shepherds cutting older, hollow stems to be used as pipes, the acrid flavour of the bark supposedly enhancing the

tobacco smoke, also appreciated by some English schoolboys in the last century!

There is a strange French name for the plant ... ‘Herbe aux Gueux’, the latter word translating as ‘beggars’. The fresh leaves being somewhat corrosive, were apparently used

by French beggars, who applied them to their skin, including wounds, used to generate compassionate gifts!

When winter begins to close in, the glistening, snowytufted fruit will become very conspicuous against a drab background and it often appears as if the hedgerows are festooned with large cobwebs.

At such times, this distinctive plant richly deserves its most appropriate and delightful name ...TRAVELLER’S JOY

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The Undercroft, Nettlestead Place, ME18 5HA By kind permission of Annabel and Roy Tucker In aid of Heart of Kent Hospice Poetry by Thomas Hardy, Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Edward Thomas, Ivor Gurney Songs by Elgar, Finzi, Vaughan Williams, Butterworth & Gurney with contemporary popular songs!

Tickets £15: to include a seasonal glass on arrival. Further drinks and

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The Cardamom Pod

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enham gets its first BangIadeshi/Indian cuisine takeaway as Jan Ali sets up “The Cardamom Pod” just off the square in Old Ashford Road.

Now there’s no need to drive miles away to enjoy a curry, it’s now on your doorstep.

The food is cooked fresh on the day which will consist of two different chicken curries and two vegetable dishes that will change weekly. This all comes with rice and naan bread in a well presented takeaway pot.

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Snowdon for Charity

by Janet Flisher

This was the day Norman Ellams, Janet & Dave Flisher had decided was the day to conquer Snowdon with a combined age of 187!

This was not going to be a walk in the park.

The morning began slightly chilly but bright after an hour’s drive they were on their way, Janet & Norman with walking sticks, Dave with his trusty umbrella.

The walk to the Lanberis pass was quite steep (they all secretly wondered if they had made a good decision). Their journey began, the scenery was amazing (Dave’s words!), the rolling hills going from light to dark green with each passing cloud. The sun was out and the weather looking good, a clear view from the top was all that was needed, at the half way point there is a small cafe where drinks and a much needed toilet can be found. After a short break they were off, meeting a lot of people doing the walk for various

cooking at a very reasonable price.

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reasons: fun, because they can and charity.

Talking to a group of people about the reasons for their walk to raise money for Cancer Research, they discovered they were from the local council. They were doing all the Snowdon walks to update their information; each had cameras and videos and recorded a piece from Norman, Janet and Dave to go on their promotional video for future visitors of Snowdon.

Wow! Didn’t expect that! The terrain was rocky and full of slate, becoming quite steep now, with walking sticks and umbrella in hands they set off chatting all the way about anything that sprang to mind, people watching became a hot topic.

Finally they reached the bridge only a mile to the summit, the temperature was changing, a wind and chill in the air. Dave said it was ok if it rained, he could use his umbrella!! Norman said even Mary Poppins couldn’t do that, it would be too windy!

Just then Norman realised he had lost his knob. They could see the summit, it looked a long

Pod” catering trailer that opens its hatch from 5.30 to 7.30pm every Thursday evening and make it your curry night!

way off the climb was getting steep, the landscape dramatic, amazing (Dave said). At the summit pictures were taken, a bottle of wine found its way into their possession and they all felt happy to have climbed so high.

After a short break the descent began. At the bridge Janet shouted she had found Norman’s knob, this was put back at the end of the walking stick, the day was saved. There were several people who had started at the same time who were nowhere near the top. This made all three happy to know age is no barrier but determination and a good reason is all you need.

Norman Ellams, Janet & Dave Flisher would like to thank everyone for the generous sponsorships, the money is going to Cancer Research so we can all keep our friends and family with us for longer.

This walk was for all friends and family of everyone affected by Cancer.

Thank you.

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Lenham is for Transport (LIFT) Volunteers Needed LIFT is a service taking less able villagers to the GP surgery & Hospitals for their appointments.

Currently we are very busy and need more volunteer drivers.

If you are able to spare an hour or two either weekly/monthly/ or on an occasional basis for either of the above, we would love to hear from you.

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LENHAM PARISH COUNCIL Meetings are held at the Lenham Community Centre at 7.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

Parish Council first Wednesday of the month (except September)

The Cardamom Pod BANGLADESHI/INDIAN CUISINE

Home cooked evening meals served in a takeaway pot

Planning Committee first Monday of the month (except Bank Holiday) Planning Committee third Wednesday of the month followed by Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting.

For more details contact the Parish Clerk 01622 859682 (during office hours)

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LENHAM’S FUTURE - what do YOU want?

REMIX & FISH SCHEME FRIDAY FILM CLUB, HARRIETSHAM VILLAGE HALL FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2015

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Afternoon Matinee organised by Harrietsham Fish Scheme. Doors open at 2pm for refreshments, prompt 2.15 start What we did on our holiday Cert 12A Running Time 95 mins

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Someone once said, “A week can be a long time in politics.” We sent the first draft of our Neighbourhood Plan to Maidstone Borough on 2nd April and we’ve waited patiently until the end August for their official response.

A community neighbourhood event will take place at Lenham Primary School from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, 17th October. It will provide new information on the Plan, let you air your views and we’ll have some entertainment for young and old.

We want to be able to show everyone, in pictures and maps, just what could be in store for future generations. We could leave everything to the planners and live with the consequences OR …. take this opportunity to build our vision for the parish, not just our village but our hamlets and our landscape, to protect what is precious, to rejuvenate, improve and enhance where possible.

We want to hear more from you about the types of houses you want, where you want them, open spaces, play-­‐areas, parking, the countryside and heritage, and how you see the parish developing.

Everyone, young and old, is invited to attend between 10am and 3pm and we will have competitions and amusements available for children and adults alike throughout the day.

This is your chance to catch up, ask questions and make proposals for our future; not just for the next few years but for future generations.

If you live in Lenham because you love Lenham then you’ll want to be there.

Look out for posters and for more information. See you on the 17th October.

The Neighbourhood Plan Team

Doug and Abi take their kids on a family vacation. Surrounded by relatives, the kids innocently reveal the ins and outs of their family life and many intimate details about their parents.

Starring David Tennant and Billy Connolly

Admission £3 for members; U18 need to be accompanied by an adult. Contact Marjorie on 850657 if you require transport

Youngsters film 5.30pm Big Hero 6 Cert PG Running Time 102mins

The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

Admission £2 for members, membership £1 Parental consent forms need to be signed

8pm .

Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel cert PG running time 122mins As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy, posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals, Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.

Starring Judi Dench, Dev Patel, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Richard Gere

Admission £3 for members; U18 need to be accompanied by an adult.

Contact Janetta Sams on 859412 or email sams_uplands@yahoo.co.uk

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Another Summer Soccer Sizzler at Lenham Wanderers FC with Pennies Kids Club On 7th August Lenham Wanderers and Pennies Kids Clubs (PKC) joined together for the annual BBQ Football trip. The local childcare provider has been working with the football club for a number of years with this date on their annual Summer Holiday Club which is always a sell out. This year over 20 youngsters came to the club to learn basic football skills, enjoying a perfect sunny day and greatly enjoying themselves into the

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bargain. Mike Kingsman and his son were the coaches on the day with some of the other staff also getting involved in the training. The emphasis was on improvement of skills and enjoyment of the game of football.

After the coaching and lunch a few friendly matches took place and trophies were presented at the end of the day.

From October the PKC operation is

changing and expanding with the likelihood of more visits back to Lenham and a greater range of Activities. The Holiday Club has added an additional 16 places per day and split its activity into two age groups offering 26 places per day for Under 8’s and 16 places per day for those aged 8-11. The change has been made in response to heavy demand for the service. The PKC page of the Pennies Day Nurseries website will carry more information and anyone wishing to discuss the range of Holiday Club options available can contact PKC direct on 01622 737733 or contact the head of PKC, Claire Barber on claire.barber@pennies. co.uk

Prize Crossword

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Crossword

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ACROSS 1. City where the last Olympic Games was held. (6) 5. Horrifies. (6) 8. Frank ……. . Comedian, writer and broadcaster. (7) 9. A structure built by the ancient Egyptians. (7) 11. The carrier of severe facial pain in some people. (10,5) 12. Old Kent …. . A Monopoly card. (4) 13. Something which comes not as a surprise is described as this. (2,8) 17. Emblem of Scotland. (3,7) 18. Ship in which Jason sailed in search of the Golden Fleece. (4) 20. What the waiter expects you to do once you have finished you main course. (5,3,7) 23. To move like a snake. (7) 24. Another term for ophthalmologist.

(7) 25. One who travels in boats. (6) 26. Spanish term for ‘state’ or ‘condition’. (6) DOWN 2. To come into being. (9) 3. Red is a sign of this. (6) 4. A Greek who fell in love with his own reflection. (9) 5. Term given to a male who is dominant and fearless. (5) 6. Mountain range between France and Spain. (8) 7. A tree-climbing Madagascan primate. (5) 8. Severe water accumulations. (11) 10. A battleship armed with heavy guns. (11) 14. A musical instrument played with hard-headed hammers. (9) 15. Scared stiff. (9) 16. Town where the recent air show disaster happened. (8) 19. Alter in order to obtain accuracy. (6) 21. Hard ….. . Essential part of a computer. (4) 22. A fish eating bird with long legs. (5)

Last months solution.

Last months winner: Amy Carter of Lenham and Lara Swallow of Lenham Please leave your completed crossword entry at Lenham Library on or before the 15th of the month.

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If you would like to raise any policing issues, or want to find out more about crime prevention, come along and meet a local Police Community Support Officer

Join us between 4:30pm-5:30pm on: 13th, 27th October 10th, 24th November

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At The Square, Lenham, ME17 2PG

The Red Lion - Lenham 01622 858531 www.redlionlenham.co.uk

A Traditional 14th Century Inn located in the Medieval Village of Lenham Home Cooked food served daily.

Mon-Fri 12-2:30pm & 6-9pm Sat & Sun 12-9pm including bank holidays Senior Citizens Specials Hot Stone Dining Experience Traditional Log Fires Cask Marque Awarded Real Ales Function Room Available Monthly Quiz & Theme Nights Mobile Bars & Catering service available for hire

Lenham Parish Council Clerk: Margo McFarlane 13 Mercer Drive Harrietsham ME17 1AY Telephone 01622 859682

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Vacancies on Parish Council (South Ward)

Following the uncontested Parish Council elections there are three vacancies on the South Ward.

Which must be filled by co-option.

Anyone wishing their name to be put forward for co-option should contact the Clerk details as above

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