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Welcome Hi everyone, welcome to the April edition, I hope you enjoyed the Easter break. Apparently it’s Spring, but each time I begin to consider any outdoor jobs the cold weather comes back to bite me. On the other hand I’ve been so grateful for the fact that I live in this corner of the country, when the snow came I think we were let off lightly compared to the rest of the UK, although it was still very cold. Anyway onwards and upwards, I’m sure warmer weather is just around the corner, I can feel it in my bones! Once again, we have plenty of local events for you this month, and we’re not even close to the village fete season yet! Please keep them coming, even if you think you’ve missed the print deadline we can still add them to our website for you. I so hope you enjoy and value this magazine, for those of you in the villages it tends to be the only item of its type posted through your letterbox. Over the years I have worked hard to balance the advertising with informative content and free promotion for worthy causes, but the fact remains that without our advertisers this magazine would not be possible. It is so important that advertisers know how you found them, they may not always ask, but they do need to know. So whenever you use them please tell them “The Village Directory sent me!”. Some are registered with other organisations so it can be difficult to tell who introduced them, unfortunately they often forget to ask. In addition, if any of our advertisers go above and beyond the call of duty please do let me know, they will be rewarded. Thank you. Until next time, have a great month
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Overhaul Your Lawn by Pippa Greenwood
It has rained so much in recent months and the ground has become so wet that there have been times when I’ve thought that my garden might be about to turn into a paddy-field! The flower and vegetable beds are starting to pick up remarkably well, but it is the lawn that seems to have taken the most obvious battering. Over-wet conditions can cause roots to die off and will reduce the oxygen in the soil. Worse still, any areas of the lawn that you’ve had to walk on, albeit infrequently, or over which you’ve had to move a wheelbarrow or other fairly weighty bit of equipment, will have become compacted or squashed. It may not be obvious but the air spaces that should be plentiful in the soil will have been dramatically reduced, and the heavier your soil is, the worse the problem is likely to be. So if you want your grass to be as green as it should be and ready for the summer use it’s likely to get, it’s time to get to work now. Check over your lawn mower
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and see to anything that needs sorting. If it’s too much to take on yourself, take it to a reputable outlet for a service as soon as possible – you’ll need it even more in a few weeks’ time! Once it is working well again, you’ll be surprised at how much quicker and easier each mowing session becomes. In most areas of the country grass will have started to grow quite a bit faster recently and so may need cutting. Make sure that you don’t set the blades too low for the first few cuts, as this will weaken the growth and make it more likely that weeds will start to invade. You can relieve some of the soil compaction to allow air down to the roots, making for better growth and healthier grass. Do this after you’ve mown the lawn. If only small areas are compacted, use a garden fork and drive it into the lawn every 4-6 inches or so, trying to get the tines of the fork to a depth of 4-6 inches as well. Once the tines are in the soil, gently ease the handle
of the fork back and forth to enlarge each hole. You now have some drainage holes. If you mix up some sieved garden soil or loam with horticultural sand (about one part soil/loam to nine parts sand) you can brush this mixture across the lawn and into the holes you’ve made. The result is a drainage system over those compacted areas. If the soil in the garden is quite heavy or contains a lot of clay, the chances are that these last few months will have done a lot of damage and the whole lawn will benefit from aerating. For an enduring and even more useful effect, buy, borrow or hire a ‘hollow-tine aerator’, either as a hand operated one, a machine or a mower attachment. This will actually cut cylinders of soil out of your lawn, and when filled with the ‘top-dressing’ mix above will result in much longer-lasting drainage channels. Moss might look good and green right now, but it tends to look miserable later in the year as it
The Garden dries out and becomes brown. So apply some moss killer and then rake it all out after the time specified on the pack. It will make your lawn look worse initially, but allows more air to the roots of the grass plants and gives them more space to grow and spread too. Lawns that have suffered from serious waterlogging will really benefit from a suitable feeding regime. Poor growth and overwet conditions will have put these plants under a lot of stress. Whether you choose a granular or liquid feed, make sure that it is a spring lawn food, as this will be formulated specially to give the balance of nutrients lawns need now. If you do use a granular feed, ensure that you water it in
unless it rains shortly after you’ve applied it. Walking on a very wet lawn soon wears it out and kills off grasses. Get these bare or bald areas sorted now and by the time the summer comes it won’t look like a patchwork. Roughen up the bare or thin areas using a rake and then sprinkle a suitable seed mix on to match in with the existing grasses. If you’ve not got many patches to sow, you can buy small patch repair packs to keep the cost down. Once all the work is done, and it may well take several hours in total (depending on the size of the lawn and exactly how damaged and waterlogged it was), try your best to keep off
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Mowgli by Montgomery Vets
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ello everyone, Mowgli here! Who can believe it is nearly Easter already! Ebony and I quite enjoy Easter. Do any of you remember last year when I tried on the rabbit ears and got completely carried away? We had to hide them from Josh as they were never the same after that!
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e are looking forward to the delicate twigs that the humans bring in (and if they have catkins dangling from them so much the better…) and Josh decorating them with tiny wooden and glass decorations. Those tiny light decorations are just so much fun to bat around! The rabbits are my favourite but they do not seem to be very well made- their ears seem to come off rather easily when chewed….. They don’t come off as easily a second time though if Clive has glued them back on…..
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expect most of you have heard that there has been filming at the clinic! It goes on for a few more weeks and then it will all be back to normal. The filming is of course optional but lots of clients have done a great job showing off their gorgeous pets. I am of course not going to be in it (usual story- far too naughty blah blah blah……) but the crew have moved my and Ebony’s pictures in Clive’s consult room so they are in most shots. I am sure that with my beautiful blue eyes and snow spotted coat I will be quite the star. I wonder if I can get my royalties in deli-dreamies?!
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also love an Easter egg hunt. Our humans know this, and they use the tiny foil wrapped eggs. These are easy to carry in my mouth and amazing to chase around a wooden floor. Josh wanders around the house with a basket slowly putting them into a basket. Meanwhile I have usually managed to appropriate over half of them for myself. I carry or bat them to the kitchen and have a wonderful time posting them under the boot room door. For some reason (known only to the door itself ) it has a bit of brushing on the bottom. I can poke my paws through it and post things in a very satisfying way. Whenever one of the humans opens the boot room door there on the top step is a lovely hoard of my things. I am hoping for a good hoard of eggs there this year. On another note I was recently very grateful for the brushing on the bottom of the door as one of the silly humans shut me in the boot room recently and I was able to poke my paws through the brushing into the kitchen. Josh saw my paws and stripy legs appear and ran to get someone to open the door!
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quality wood, that replacing would actually be better. If you are planning to sand, the first job is to mend or replace any boards that are damaged, hopefully with matching second hand boards (if you use new boards you will have to stain them later to match). Make sure you hammer down protruding nail heads before you start sanding.
They are beautiful, natural, healthy, and get better with age – wooden floors are ideal almost everywhere in the house. SAND BACK YOUR OLD BOARDS If you are renovating, the simplest and cheapest option is often simply to sand back the boards that are already there. Not every floor is worth sanding, however. The effort of removing copious amounts of nails may be too much, or the floor may be riddled with woodworm, be too uneven, or made of such poor
USING RECLAIMED BOARDS The aged patina of reclaimed boards is absolutely beautiful, but such authenticity does not come cheap – do not expect to pay substantially less than for new boards, while common problems include woodworm, ingrained dirt and stains, dents and splits, variations in thickness or colour, broken tongue and groove, and the need to remove or countersink thousands of old rusty nails. If the price seems too good to be true, it probably is. Ask where the wood came from and how it has been stored since it was reclaimed – timber that has
stood outside for any length of time may be useless, and would certainly need to dry out considerably before it could be used again. The rule of thumb is that pine is cheaper than oak, and narrower boards are cheaper than wider ones. FITTING A NEW TIMBER FLOOR New timber floors can be fitted anywhere in the house, on solid or suspended floors, though they’re often not advised for bathrooms or other wet areas. This is because wood expands and contracts according to the humidity of the room. Can you fit a timber floor if you want underfloor heating? The answer is yes, though timber does not give quite as high a heat output as a concrete floor. When retro-fitting, it may be possible to lay new boards over old ones – but only if they are very even, and usually covered with 18-20mm of ply to give a substantial base. Bear in mind that you will raise your floor level and that, when fixing the floor down, you’ll need to avoid any pipes and wires that may run
FINISHES FOR FLOORBOARDS • PAINT: a great cover-up, available in a range of colours. • STAINS: may be oil or water-based. Will change the colour but may still need a finish for protection. • WAX: a polished wooden floor is a sight to behold, with a lovely gentle sheen and natural smell, but they do require regular re-waxing. • OIL: gives a natural finish, sinking deep into the grain to protect the wood. Again, they need reapplying regularly, so don’t even consider it unless you’re prepared to put in the hard work. • UV-CURED OIL AND WAX: almost like lacquer, but with the look of oil or wax. • LACQUER AND VARNISH: available in matt, satin and gloss finishes, these are very hard wearing but don’t give such a natural finish.
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beneath the existing floor. TYPES OF TIMBER The main choice you’ll be faced with is between solid wood, engineered wood and laminate. Solid wood is just that – whatever type of wood it is goes all the way through, so it looks entirely natural and can be sanded again and again. It’s available in the form of boards, strips (less than 10cm wide), blocks (extremely strong, laid in patterns such as herringbone and basket weave) and parquet (like blocks, but thinner). Engineered wood (sometimes called multi-layer or, confusingly, laminated) is made from layers of solid timber or a veneer of solid timber on top of MDF, plywood, chipboard or softwood, with a balancing veneer beneath. Most are made up of either three or five layers, cross-bonded for
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greater stability. A top layer of at least 5mm allows for limited sanding if necessary. Laminates generally comprise a resin-impregnated decorative paper surface layer (with photographs of real wood) bonded to a thin MDF or chipboard core. With cheap versions it’s easy to spot the pattern repeat and they’re not awfully durable, but more expensive versions are incredibly tough and come with long guarantees. Timber floors are given ‘grades’ describing their appearance (nothing to do with quality or durability). They vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, but are often called ‘select’, ‘natural’ and ‘rustic’ or ‘country’. As you might imagine, they therefore range from very even in colour and grain to rather gnarled
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The Parish Council has made a robust Objection from Otterpool Park application planners and Bring this to a planning for a further 80 ashfordsouth@howdens.com dwellings to be built at Calleywell Lane and will advert to receive a FREE GIFT with be asking to speak in support of its view at the your FREE Ashford Borough Council Planning Committee. KITCHEN SURVEY Full details of the Objection are available on the website. 3 721757, clerk@aldA survey was taken at the Exhibition held on 10 February at the Village Hall to gauge the level of support and commitment within Aldington for the preparation of a Neighbourhood Plan and/ or a Village Confines exercise. The results of this survey indicate that there is not enough support to warrant further work on either project. Parish Council Contact: Peter Setterfield, Clerk, 01233 721757 clerk@ald-bonnpc.kentparishes.gov.uk www.ald-bonnpc.kentparishes.gov.uk 12
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T h e Fo l k e s t o n e J a z z C l u b At T h e To we r To B o o k C a l l : 0 1 3 0 3 2 7 7 1 7 5 All gigs start at 8pm ~ All gigs £12 admission Seat Bookings: 01303 277175 Email: twinklewood@btinternet.com Website: www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk April 5th
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Vintage Fair at the Kings Head, Wye. 9am 12 pm
7th The Friends of St. Margarets Church Bethersden will be hosting a Concert of Choral and Organ Music by The Kings Men Cambridge. Wine will be on sale before the concert and during the interval. Admission by tickets only, £15.00. Cheques payable to the Friends of St. Margarets Church with an SAE to the Secretary, 47 Orchard Field, bethersden TN26 3AW. Telephone 01233 820989 / 820616. Email marian. draper44@gmail.com 7th High Halden Horticultural Society holds it’s Spring Show in the Memorial Hall. Staging is from 9.30am to 11.30 am and the show opens to the public at 2.30pm with prizes presented at 3.15pm. This is a fun village event. Please support us. 7th Little Chart Spring Flower show will be held in the Parish Hall at 3pm. Entries welcome. Schedules available from Julie Lllwall at julielilwall@hotmail. uk. For setting up times see schedule. Come along and enjoy the show even if you do not wish to make entries. 7th Spiritualist Meetings held every Saturday evening at Highbury Hall, Highbury Lane, Tenterden, TN30 6LE. Doors open at 6pm, ready for 6.30pm start.Refreshments afterwards. 7th April - Daphne Webb, who works with flowers, entry is £4. 14th Mary Ward. 21st - Sue Wrotchford. £4. 28th - Simone Horsley. All are welcomed. We also have a page on Facebook, Tenterden Spiritualist Centre. 9th Smeeth W.I. will meet at Brabourne and Smeeth Village Hall at 7.30pm when Mary Smith will present ‘A Schoolgirls War’ the Story of School Life in Kent. We warmly welcome any lady visitors and should you need further information do contact Joy Taylor 01303812165 or Margaret Garrett on 01303 813932 12th Ashford Loving Hands. Join us at The Cosy Kettle, Hamstreet to knit for charity on April 12th and 26th between 9.30-11.45. Needles, wool and patterns can be provided to get you started. We are a friendly group and you would be made very welcome. For more information contact Helen on 01233 733408 14th Variety Show “Whatever The Weather” 2.30 pm & 7.30 pm. Tickets will be on sale at Iden Village Stores from end of March £8 Adults £4 Children or box office 01797 280143. Charity Raffle will be shared between Iden Church and St Michael’s Hospice. 14th The next musical event at St Mary’s Smeeth will be our Spring event. All are warmly invited to come and join in well known, and lesser known, forgotten and new hymns. We look forward to seeing you if you can join us.
17th Ashford Flower Club is hosting a floral art demonstration by Kathy Stangaard, entitled ‘The Sound of Bow Bells’ It will take place at Furley Hall, Maidstone Road,Ashford TN24 8TX, starting at 7.30pm. All demonstrated arrangements will be raffled at the end of the evening. You could be one of the winners, so come along and meet us - visitors £4.00 at the door. 19th Bingo Thursdays doors open 2pm. Eyes down 2.30pm April 19th, 26th, May 10th, 24th. 01797 280467. 21st The Friend’s of St. Margaret’s church at Hothfield have great pleasure in announcing that we have the Snowdown Colliery Welfare Male Voice Choir performing at our lovely church at 7.30 pm. Doors open at 7.pm. Tickets £12.50 which includes a glass of wine and nibbles. Tickets available from Hothfield Post Office or reserve by telephone on 01233 612265 25th Woodchurch Art Society will be holding their Annual Art Exhibtion at the Woodchurch Memorial Hall. 25th May - 7-9pm, 26th & 27th May - 10am 4pm. Over 200 paintings on display, raffle, tombola, Watercolour challenge, cards and paintings for sale. Delicious home made cakes and refreshments. Everyone welcome - FREE ENTRY.
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28th Wye Quiz Night, in aid of the Wye Centre Project. The quiz night will be held at Wye Village Hall, doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start. 1st prize is 8 bottles of champagne. Teams of 8 maximum. Interval with supper included, soft drinks provided, otherwise bring own drink and glasses. There will also be a raffle. To reserve a table please book at Tickety Boo, 145 Bridge Street, Wye. £80 per table of eight; or £10 per head.
Ma y 7th Woodchurch Local History Society meets on the first Monday of the month at the Memorial Hall at 7:30pm. On Monday May 7th we are to hear a talk by Sue Duckworth entitled ‘Mapp and Lucia’s Rye’. This talks follows the popular TV series last year. New members are always verywelcome and pay £10 annually whilst visitors pay £2 at the door. All welcome. 15th Ashford Flower Club’s May meeting will be a floral art demonstration by Fiona Chapman. It will take place at Furley Hall, Maidstone Road,Ashford TN24 8TX, starting at 7.30pm. All demonstrated
25th The Biddenden Horticultural Society meets in the New Village Hall. Mr Hilary Newman will be visiting us again with a ‘Talk and Demonstration on Plant Propagation’. If you would like our events calendar for 2018 contact Irene Orsborne on 01580 291777 or Lesley Lidgett on 01580 291931 or visit the website www.biddendenhorticulturalsociety.co.uk Our usual fees for Village Hall meetings are Members £2, Non Members £3. Annual membership £5. New members always welcome 26th Westerhall Rum Tasting Menu Event. The Kings Head, Church St. Wye. 27th Pluckley Church celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Robin Jennings organ, with renowned organist Tom Bell & Folk fiddler Sarah Hatch, 7.30pm. Tickets £10 (under 16s free), to include a glass of wine & nibbles, from Christine 01233 840453, Pandora 01233 713753, or on the door. 27th Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society will meet 7.00 for 7.30 pm in the village hall when the Tulip Show will take place. Entries on the day with staging from 6.45 to 7.15 pm. Please look at the Schedule for the classes. Our Speaker will be Roy Wall on the subject “What a Show Judge Looks For”. For further enquiries or if you would like a copy of our 2018 Programme please contact Wendy Sanders on
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Ingredients: • Juice of 2 large lemons • 50g caster sugar • 250g tub mascarpone cheese • 200ml double cream
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Preheat the oven to 200C, 180C Fan, Gas 6. Run your fingers along the top of the salmon fillets and remove any fine bones with tweezers. Mix together the spices and rub over the surface of the salmon fillets. Season with a little salt. Place the salmon pieces in a foil-lined roasting tin. Whisk together the lime or lemon juice and oil and drizzle over the salmon. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the salmon is just cooked to the centre. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely. Arrange the cold salmon fillets on a platter. Mix together the mayonnaise or soured cream, spring onions and lime zest and juice. Serve the salmon and mayonnaise garnished with lime wedges and spring onion curls. To make spring onion curls use a sharp knife to thinly shred a few spring onions. Place in a bowl of iced water and leave in the fridge for TIP about 1 hour until curled. Drain on kitchen paper before using.
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Local Markets Ashford Farmer’s Market First Sunday of every month from 10am to 2pm in the lower High Street. Charing Farmer’s Market Charing Church Barn 9 -11.30 every Thursday morning. Contact 01233 740176 Egerton Every Friday 2 - 4.30pm Millennium Hall Rolvenden - 01580 240763 Every Thursday 10am -12 noon St Mary’s Church and the Village Hall Rye Farmers Market Every Wednesday at Strand Quay 10am - 1 pm (From Midday Oct - April) Rye Market Every Thursday at the Cattle Market Car Park. Early till around 3pm (depending on the weather)
Rye Country Market Formerly WI Market Rye Community Centre, Conduit Hill. Every Friday 10am -11.30am Tenterden Country Market Every Friday 9.30am -11.00am St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church road. Tenterden High Street Market Friday’s – 0830 – 1400 Wittersham Market Every Tuesday Village Hall 9am. - 11am Tel: 01580 753062 Wye First and third Saturday of every month on the Village Green in Wye. Tel: 07804 652156 www.wyefarmersmarket.co.uk
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Clubs & Societies
Aldington Ladies Gentle Exercise Club Wednesday afternoon 2-4.30pm at Aldington Village Hall. Fee £4 per session . Wear comfy clothes and non-slip socks if possible. Contact Anne Warrener 01303 812703. looking forward to seeing you! Aldington & Bonnington Gardening Society We meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month in the Aldington Village Hall at 7.45 pm for 8.00. We have a varied programme of talks, shows and social events. Visitors and new members are always welcome. For further details please contact Jean Evans on 01233 720618 or colin.e123@btinternet.com Aldington Corner Quilters is a long established group of friendly ladies meeting on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at Aldington Village Hall, 7.00pm - 9.00pm. We have a mix of beginners and experienced ladies who share their latest projects and ideas. We always welcome new members so if you are interested come along one evening and meet us. For more details contact Julie Coney - quirkyjules@gmail.com or 01303 813944 (eve). Aldington Tennis Club We are a social / family Tennis Club encouraging all ages and abilities to play. Flood lights and coaching enable us to play all year with our members from around the local villages. All the information is listed on our web site www.aldingtontennisclub.co.uk Aldington WI on 3rd Mon every month. All ladies welcome, 7 for 7.30 at The Walnut Tree, Aldington. Ashford Radio Aeromodellers, we have a field at Sellindge for flying seven days a week, and fly indoors in Ashford Market on various Thursday evenings during the Autumn, Winter, & Spring, please visit www.araclub. co.uk for more details, or phone Iain on 07956501510, or myself (Roger) 01233 627694. Ashford Decorative & Fine Arts Society (part of NADFAS). A great way to expand your knowledge of the arts, with inspiring monthly lectures given by some of the countries top experts, together with days of special interest and arts visits. All lectures are in Aldington Village Hall, usually on the third Tuesday of each month, from September to June. Membership is open to all. www.ashforddfas.org.uk Bilsington Ladies meet in Bilsington Village Hall 2nd Thurs. of month at 2.15pm. Interesting speakers and a warm welcome awaits. Call Jan 01233 641820. The Brabourne and Smeeth Branch of the Royal British Legion meet every first Tuesday in the month at the Brabourne Baptist Church at 7.30 pm. New Members area always welcome, please contact George Taylor 01303 812165 or Ron Cooper 01303 813330 Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society We meet on the last Friday of the month at Brabourne & Smeeth Village Hall, 7.15 for 7.30pm. (No meeting in December) New members and visitors will be made very welcome. For further info call Wendy Sanders 01303 813451 brabournewendy@gmail.com.
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East Kent Morris Men Do you like dancing, beer, socialising, music, having fun? Why not try Morris Dancing? We are recruiting for new members. Weekly Wednesday dance practices at Mersham Village Hall, 8pm to 10pm; afterwards we practise drinking in the pub opposite! No experience required. Why not give it a try? Details from www.ekmm.org.uk or 01795 536 262 Quilting Group held in the Oak Room, Smeeth TN25 6SA. If you are interested in quilting or patchwork why not come along and learn new skills and share your expertise with like minded people. Beginners and advanced levels are welcome. Bi-monthly meetings, for further information contact Marion on 01233 750319 Sellindge Gardening Association With effect from Jan ‘18 meetings will take place on Friday afternoon. The change will begin 19th Jan 1.45pm for 2pm. Our programme includes speakers, a summer show, social events, day trips and an annual holiday. For further details contact Linda on 01303 813288. Sellindge Table Top Sale the 1st Saturday of each month in the village hall Sellindge. Tables booked in advance are £5. 00 Each and on the day (If available) £8. 00. Telephone for more information 01303 813475. Refreshments are available and home made cakes. Smeeth W.I. We meet on the second Monday of the Month at 7.30 pm in the Brabourne & Smeeth village hall for further information do contact Joy Taylor 01303 813932 or Margaret Garret 01303 813932. Stanford & Postling WI meet in the committee room at the rear of Lympne Village Hall on the 3rd monday of every month. we are a small but friendly group who would love to wlecome new members. For any further information please contact Elaine on 01303 863096 or Iona on 01303 238390. The Get Together Club meet second Wednesday of the month in the Durling Hall, Sellindge from 2pm to 4pm. new members welcome. Lympne Short Mat Bowling Club meets every Mon & Thurs 7 00 pm to 9 30 pm September to May in Lympne Village Hall. It is a small, friendly, sociable club. Do come along and try your hand at an enjoyable, skilful game. Do come along you will be made most welcome. For further details call Joyce Groom - Match Secretary on 01303 230983/0750 652 5971 trevor_groom@sky.com Sellindge Linedancing Club We are your local line dance club. We meet every Tuesday & Thursday. Are you interested in joining us? You don’t need a partner to line dance! We are starting a NEW BEGINNERS CLASS on 5th September 6.00pm until 7.00pm Entry fee is only £2.50. If you need to know more or even to reserve your place, please ring Maureen for further details. 07989 210449 Ashford Model Railway Club - We meet on Wednesday evenings at the barn café at Willesborough Windmill. between 7.00pm and 9.00pm, and the club would welcome new members. Club members are currently building a model of Rye in 00 gauge in the SR period.
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Plain Road, Brabourne Lees, Kent TN25 6QN Enquiries; Geoff Thorpe; 01303 813152 or Babs Ruck; 01303 813743 Sunday Services: There is a regular service at 10.30am every week. Morning Worship is followed by free refreshments in the side hall. Messy Church: Saturday April 7th from 3pm – 5pm. Families of all ages are very welcome to come and celebrate Easter with a fun time and enjoy craft, a Christian message and a light meal. Bring your friends! We’d love to see you there! Donations appreciated! Please contact Margaret Austen 01303 812555 for more details Art Club: We will meet on Tuesday 10th April from 10am – 12md. New members always welcome. Please phone Mike 01303 812484 for more details MP’S Surgery: Our MP Damian Collins, will be holding his monthly surgery from 3.45pm to 4.30pm on Friday April 20th. If you have any questions, complaints or comments, please book an appointment by e-mailing your name, post code, subject and message to: shepwayconservatives@ btconnect.com or telephone 01303 253 524 St George’s Day Service; Sunday 22nd April at 3pm. Details from Ian 01303 813743 Meeting Point; Thursday April 26th at 12md Please meet for lunch at the church. Call Cathy for further information 01303 814132 Café Wednesday The Café is open every Wednesday from 10- 11.30am. Drop in for coffee, biscuits, company and a good natter. Choice of books available. Everybody welcome First Wednesday of the month: A free clinic is held on behalf of Hi-Kent, to service and provide batteries for hearing aids. Men’s Breakfast; Saturday May 12th at 8.15am. Please call Mike 01303 812484 for more information Bicentenary; October 13th & 14th. Were you married in the church? Were you Baptised? Have you any memories that you’d like to share? Did you go on any Annual trips to Dymchurch!! How about all those children who came along to Club Sunday or Youth Groups/Holiday Clubs over the last few years? Would you like to share your memories? Have you any photos? Please contact Val 01303 813152 if you can help. I look forward to hearing from you!
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Every second Saturday in the month May - September 12 noon start Sellindge Sports and Social Club 69, Swan Lane, Sellindge
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First Sunday in the month April - December 9am - 12 noon Victory Hall/Field Food, Bargains, Toilets
Food Bank; We collect non-perishable food for the Ashford Food Bank. If anybody would like to contribute, please leave goods at the church during any Sunday service or event/meeting; ie The Ark, Meeting Point, Cafe Wednesday, Ladies Coffee Morning, Art Club, MPs Surgery or contact a member of the church. Church Bookings If you wish to book the church hall for a meeting or function, please phone Geoff Thorpe 01303 813152
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On Your Bike by Kate Duggan kateduggan.co.uk
Learning to ride a bike opens up a whole new world of fun and independence for children. Even babies and toddlers can join in the fun of a family bike ride, with a little help… Babies can start joining you on bike rides from around nine months old, as long as they can hold their head up unsupported. You’ll need to choose between a trailer and a front or rear bike seat. Child bike seats start from around £30. The more expensive ones usually have extra features, such as a five-point safety harness, rather than a three-point one. Some have backs that can be tilted for on-the-go naps. Front-mounted seats sit in front of you and attach to the frame. They sometimes have a shorter back than rear mounted seats, and usually have a lower maximum weight allowance, so they won’t last you quite as long. On the plus side, you’ll be able to see your child, which makes sharing a ride more fun. Some rear seats fit to a pannier rack, while others fit to the frame. You might find balancing is a little bit easier with a rear seat
compared to a front one, and it should last you until your child is around four years old. Whichever type of seat you go for, you’ll need to check that it’s suitable for your bike and the weight of your child. Look for a seat with plenty of padding, a good safety harness and adjustable foot supports. Bike trailers are more expensive than seats, but you can pull older children, and often two at a time (plus picnics or shopping). Trailers usually have a cover, so your child will stay dry if you get caught in the rain, even if you get soaked. You might struggle with a trailer on steep hills though, and you’ll need a garage or shed to store it when it’s not in use. It’s a good idea to visit your local bike shop to speak to a specialist adviser before you make any decisions. They’ll be able to recommend a trailer or bike seat that’s right for you, your bike and your child. CYCLING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN Once your child is old enough to ride a 16” bike, you might want to progress from a seat or trailer to a Trail Gator or other tow bar.
These attach your bike to your child’s, so you can pull your child behind you. They’re handy for when you fancy a longer ride than your child could otherwise manage. Some tow bars can be unclipped and folded down, if your child wants to ride on their own for a while. Your child’s bike might feel a bit wobbly when it’s being pulled, so tow bars aren’t suitable for children under around four. WHERE TO GO Lots of roads have designated cycle lanes now, and there are plenty of traffic-free routes to explore too. The National Cycle Network offers 14,000 miles of bike-friendly roads and paths. Visit www.sustrans.org.uk for free printable cycle route maps. Fancy joining other families for a bike ride? www.cyclinguk. org lists hundreds of UK cycling events, including ones that are suitable for families. It’s also worth asking what your local bike club has to offer, as lots of cycling clubs organise volunteerled rides for beginners and families.
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Ashford Residents, we need you! Volunteering can be wonderful and fulfilling, it can provide help and support to those who need it the most. At Macmillan Crossroads Care Kent & Medway Volunteer Service, we support people affected by cancer and their carers. Our team provide quality information and guidance, along with a helpful assessment process to understand what support is needed. Currently our volunteers provide: •
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One of our valued volunteers Isabel has expressed the following; “I became aware of the Macmillan Crossroads volunteer opportunity whilst volunteering for Pilgrims Hospice and they asked me to come in for an interview. The rest is history (well over 3 years of it) I visit people in their homes do bits of light gardening, light housework, shopping trips, health appointment visits and cups of tea and chats. I even get to work once again with students as I am lucky enough to be part of training and supporting 6th form students in this type of care work. The rewards are immense I have learnt so much from these people about lives led challenges faced and to still be faced, all is put into perspective. Life is for living and sharing even when time maybe in short supply. Give it a go Every visit is different and being part of a team is very enjoyable.” Can you spare some time each week?
Do you have a good listening ear, the first and most important part of helping? Do you have a special interest or skill that someone could benefit from? Volunteering is a very positive addition to your CV as it can demonstrate your commitment to a work ethic and your caring nature. There is also in-house training available for all volunteers and volunteering expenses can be reimbursed in line with our volunteering policy. Local volunteers are required to help local people. At the moment, volunteers travel from all over Kent to help residents. If you feel you’d like to make a difference when someone needs a helping hand, contact us on 01227 743 703, or enqueries.macmillan@ crossroadskent.org Find us on Facebook - Macmillan Crossroads Volunteer Service
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Most of us experience stress at some point, but persistent stress can affect our health and even cause serious illness. So, we need to know how to reduce stress and its effects on our minds and bodies. As the charity MIND points out, confusingly, we use the word stress to refer to two different but related things: • Situations or events that put pressure on us. • Your reaction to being under pressure. Stress can: • Affect your mental health. Stress can cause problems such as anxiety and depression, and exacerbate existing mental health issues, causing increased stress and a vicious circle that can be hard to break. • Affect your physical health. When you feel stressed, you may not sleep or eat properly, and your body releases excess cortisol and adrenaline. This can make you feel unwell and may eventually lead to serious conditions such as heart disease, asthma, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. What Causes Stress? • Major changes or events e.g. bereavement, moving home, relocation, a financial crisis, exams, redundancy, retirement, job change, moving away from home, marriage, relationship break-
up, illness or injury, pregnancy or parenthood. Supposedly ‘happy’ events, such as the birth of a baby, can put extra pressure on us not to appear stressed. • Continual pressure, e.g. health worries about yourself or others, a stressful job or large workload, relationship difficulties, overwhelming responsibilities. • Feeling out of control and unable to change a situation. • Uncertainty about the future, e.g. the risk of redundancy or awaiting results of medical tests. • Living too quiet a life. This seems counterintuitive, but if your life lacks change, purpose or activity, this can be stressful too. • Clutter and disorganisation. Research shows that the sight of clutter can cause stress, as can disorganisation and always running late. Your stress threshold and the amount of stress you feel may depend on: • Your perception of the situation, which can be affected by your positivity (or lack of it) and your past experiences. • Your experience of dealing with this specific type of pressure. • Your mental health and emotional resilience. • The support we receive. The Symptoms of Stress Emotional and behavioural symptoms: • Avoiding the source of your stress. • Irritability/impatience. • Aggression. • Agitation/restlessness. • Racing thoughts. • Depression or anxiety.
• An inability to enjoy yourself, laugh, or take an interest in life. • A sense of dread. • Worries about your health. • Feeling neglected, lonely or tearful. • Difficulty making decisions and concentrating. • Poor lifestyle choices: biting your nails, smoking or drinking, eating too much or too little. Physical symptoms: • Shallow breathing or hyperventilating. • Panic attacks. • Insomnia, disturbed sleep or nightmares. • Muscle tension. • Blurred eyesight or sore eyes. • Loss of libido and enjoyment in sex. • Grinding your teeth or clenching your jaw. • Headaches. • Chest pains. • High blood pressure. • Indigestion or heartburn. • Constipation or diarrhoea. • Nausea or dizziness. • Persistent tiredness. Reducing and Coping with Your Stress Changing your routine, reducing your responsibilities and using time-management techniques or organisational techniques can all help to reduce the stress in your lives. Time management tips can be found at www.nhs. uk/conditions/stress-anxietydepression/time-managementtips/ and www.mind.org.uk/ information-support/tips-foreveryday-living/stress/dealingwith-pressure/, which also has useful strategies for dealing with specific pressures, such as being a student or carer. Trying to reduce or remove the causes of your stress is important.
Health & Fitness But sometimes we can’t change the situations causing us stress. However, we can learn to react to them in a healthier way, and there are treatments and lifestyle changes that can help you cope with stress. Self-help strategies include: > Complementary and alternative therapies Therapies such as yoga, meditation, aromatherapy, massage and acupuncture may help you relax. Ecotherapy, which involves spending time in nature, may also help. This can include physical exercise or work in green spaces. > Lifestyle Changes A healthy diet, regular exercise and ensuring you get enough sleep will help. Spend time with family and friends and talk through your problems with them. Make time for hobbies and relaxation too. Downtime is essential to keep your mind and body healthy; it’s not a luxury.
> Changing Your Mind You can try to develop a more positive outlook. Try to note down three things every day that make you happy, grateful or relaxed. There is a useful NHS video on replacing negative thinking with positive (the basis for CBT, mentioned below). See w w w.nhs.uk/Video/Pages/ unhelpful-thinking-podcast.asp x?searchtype=Tag&searchterm= Mental+health. > Breathing exercises You can find instructions at www.nhs.uk/conditions/stressa n x i e t y - d e p r e s s i o n / w ay s relieve-stress/. > Stress-busting apps and courses Try Chill Panda apps.beta.nhs. uk/chill-panda/, Silver Cloud apps.beta.nhs.uk/silvercloud/ and the Stress & Anxiety Companion apps.beta.nhs.uk/ stress-anxiety-companion/, all from the NHS.
If these aren’t working for you, visit your GP, who can talk through your problems and recommend further treatments, including: > Talking treatments • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps you understand what your stress triggers are and how you react to them, showing you how to act and react more positively. • Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) combines mindfulness, meditation and yoga to reduce stress. > Medication Medication to help you manage or reduce symptoms, e.g. antidepressants, sleeping pills, irritable bowel syndrome treatments and high blood pressure medication. So, don’t ignore stress until it’s damaged your health. Tackle it now.
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