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Apr/May 2020 Edition • Issue 56 • Royal Mail

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As this magazine goes to print the advice relating to the spread of Corona Virus is changing daily, therefore a big question mark hangs over all of our social gatherings and way of life for the time being. This is not just a threat to the events promoted in this edition but also to our local pubs and restaurants. At this point in time I’m unsure of what will come next so I’ve chosen to publish all of the events, you can then follow up on anything that is of interest to you with the organisers. Some may need to be cancelled entirely others may rescheduled for a future date.

The next edition of this magazine is also uncertain until nearer the time, when print services and deliveries can be fully confirmed.

So keep this edition safe for future reference, it may need to last a little longer than usual. We may be entering a period of reduced contact with one another but all those domestic tasks and projects will still be there when we find ourselves the other side of this situation.

Lastly, if anyone is in need of a good pick-meup why not join the Rock Choir online! See details inside.

Until next time stay safe.

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The Book Nook

From thrillers to gardening, there’s something to suit most readers this month…

Alice – Christina Henry If you enjoy twisted fairy tales, this book (and its sequel, Red Queen) needs to be on your reading list.

The story begins with Alice, who’s been locked up in an asylum for a decade after encountering the Rabbit. She escapes with her neighbouring cellmate and they set off on a journey that sees them encountering various characters from the beloved children’s tale. This is definitely not a story for children however; it’s horrifying, gruesome and as dark as they come.

On the Up – Alice O’ Keeffe Sylvia dreams of a better life, away from her council flat. A home with wisteria around the door, a garden and no noisy neighbours.

Meanwhile, her financial situation and the challenges of parenthood are putting a strain on her relationship with her partner, Obe. While Sylvia is desperate to leave her estate behind, when it’s threatened she finds herself ready to defend it. A warm humorous book about family, community and modern life.

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The Mercies – Kiran Millwood Hargrave The tiny Norwegian community of Vardø is devastated when most of its men are killed at sea in one night. The women have to come together to survive. But this is the seventeenth century, and independent women are viewed with suspicion and distaste, particularly by new commissioner Absalom Cornet. Based on real events, The Mercies is a gripping, thought-provoking read.

Peaky Blinders: The Real Story of Birmingham’s most notorious gangs – Carl Chinn If you love the TV series, you might enjoy reading about some of the real peaky blinders who lived, fought and evaded the law in Birmingham a century ago. Amongst them was the author’s own great-grandfather.

Unlike the show, the book doesn’t glamourise the men or the deeds. As Chinn states, the peaky blinders were often “unsavoury, unglamorous and unworthy of respect”. Instead, the book provides a well-researched, fascinating insight into historical gang violence.

How to Plant a Garden – Matt James Itching to get back out in your garden now spring is here?

Or perhaps you’re somewhat reluctantly determined to tackle the weeds? Either way, this book might help to inspire you. There’s advice on choosing the right plants for different situations and plenty of guidance on soil conditions, shady areas, plant combinations and more. It’s not a new release, so you might even be able to order a copy from your local library.

Three Hours – Rosamund Lupton Masked gunmen attack a school in Somerset. They shoot the headmaster but make no demands. Who’s behind the attack; who’s safe; who’s the target? A heart-racingly tense thriller with characters you’ll be desperate to protect. Three Hours will keep you on the edge of your seat and reading ‘just one more page’ long into the night.

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Windswept Gardening If your garden suffers the effect of winds, often pretty chilly ones at that, there’s no need to assume that you’re never going to be able to create yourself a garden.

There are things you could do to improve the situation and make it easier for plants to survive, but there are also plants that are a lot tougher than you might think. So what should you do, and what should you grow?

If possible choose varieties of plants that are closer to the ground. These are more likely to enjoy a little protection from the prevailing winds and so have the chance to put on a decent show without getting their heads blown off! Go for miniature or dwarf forms where available.

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will be amazed at the level of improvement you see within the garden. Native hedging plants including hawthorn, blackthorn, guelder rose, wild rose and perhaps even some field maple can be bought for planting bare root at a very reasonable price.

It’ll take a few years for a small, new hedge to get established but once it has it should grow strongly and have the desired effect. In the meantime, erect a man-made barrier such as some hurdles.

Walls are rarely the answer as a solid windbreak can cause a form of turbulence and increase the problem of wind and cold on the garden side of the barrier. Instead, and if you don’t like the idea of a hedge, erect something like a fence, which allows some wind through.

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of your garden that are less exposed than others. Think carefully about what you plant in these prized positions, and don’t ‘waste’ them on tougher plants.

There are a lot of bulbs that are hardy or low to the ground, so on a windy site try crocus, chinodoxa, anemone, Iris reticulata, cyclamen (hardy forms only) or dwarf narcissus such as Tete-a-Tete and Peeping Tom. The side of a mountain or a very steep hillside is often windswept and exposed, so it is no wonder that a number of rock plants do well in exposed gardens.

Try Campanula portenschlagiana (a creeping form of the pretty bellflower), Sempervivum (the rosetteforming house leeks), low-

The Garden growing hebes, Erigeron daisies, Helianthemum and Veronica spicata.

There are a good few annual flowers that are considerably tougher than you might think when you look at their delicate colourful blooms. Many of these are easy to grow from seed so won’t cost much either, such as wallflowers, petunias, evening primrose, Echium, flax, calendulas, sweet William, clarkia, Californian poppies, Lavatera trimestris and candy tuft.

If you want to do some planting for colour that will come back year after year, you need to sow seeds or buy plants of perennials. There are often some good bargains to be had at this time of year, when small pots of perennials are available from most garden centres for only a few pounds each. The stately hardier form of Yucca filiamentosa (related to the popular houseplant) adds structure and impact; also consider the New Zealand flax (Phormium), Sedum spectabile (the ice plants), Phlomis, Lavatera maritima, Kniphofia caulescens (a form of red-hot poker), Centranthus ruber, Japanese anemones, Eryngium, Agapanthus and Euphorbia characias.

For a little more height and longer-term structure then a few shrubs are a welcome addition to a windy or exposed garden. Many of the delicate flowered Cistus do well: Fuchsia magellanica, Euonymus fortunei, Escallonia, Elaeagnus and the dwarf species of Cotoneaster such as Cotoneaster horizontalis should fit the bill.

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Keep Britain Singing with Rock Choir • ROCK CHOIR ANNOUNCE LIVE DAILY SING FOR THE ENTIRE UK PUBLIC TO JOIN IN WITH #KeepBritainSinging • ROCK CHOIR WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP TEACHING 32,000 OF ITS MEMBERS THROUGH LIVE INTERACTIVE REHEARSAL SESSIONS Rock Choir is the largest contemporary choir of the UK and remains unique with over 32,000 Members participating in approximately 400 local communities across the UK. With coronavirus gripping the country and with many of their Members in isolation, Rock Choir Founder and Creative Director, Caroline Redman Lusher, has announced how Rock Choir will ‘Keep Britain Singing’.

Rock Choir is known for its unique formula that leads to a natural high and change of mood experienced by its Membership on a weekly basis and confirmed by a singing experiment featured on BBC2’s Trust Me I’m A Doctor. Rock Choir is built on an uplifting ethos of family, fun, friendship and community spirit and for many thousands taking part, it’s a lifeline!

Not only does Rock Choir improve lives, but some Members have reported that they’ve come off antidepressants, found new confidence in themselves and discovered pure happiness. With the entire UK public facing isolation, the natural and immediate step was for the Rock Choir Team to find a way to support every individual and family across the UK to offer them a daily boost of Rock Choir.

The current and future well-being of the general public and the Rock Choir Members is now the biggest priority for Rock Choir and with many individuals now going into isolation, it was important to come up with a project that would benefit everyone. Therefore Rock Choir are encouraging the whole country to join with them for a daily fun sing-a-long-of uplifting contemporary pop songs via their Facebook page https://www. facebook.com/TheRockChoir/

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From Monday 23rd March, Rock Choir will go live from their Facebook page at 3pm and will commit to this event EVERY DAY until their normal rehearsals can resume. The Rock Choir Team of talented musicians and singers will take part in leading the singing and will rotate in front of the camera on a daily basis to deliver an uplifting, positive song via Facebook Live. Each individual or family in isolation will be encouraged to join in and sing with the Leader along with the thousands of Rock Choir Members who will be excited to be singing every day too. The Rock Choir team is committed to making this event happen every day to give everyone some stability and a routine until the self-isolation guidelines are lifted.

Rock Choir has positively impacted not just its Members but their relationships around them too; their family, friends and colleagues. With their new ‘Keep Britain Singing’ project, the hope is that everyone will continue to feel better and stronger the more they sing.

Each song will be announced the day before each session is broadcast and the activity will include the mass sing-a-long as well as fun extras, singing tips and ideas to help everyone connect with music over this period of time. Song requests and interaction will also be very welcome!

Rock Choir has also announced to their Members today that they will be teaching their normal choir rehearsal schedule using live interactive teaching sessions online. All Members will be asked to login and participate at their normal rehearsal time and will therefore be able to interact with one other

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Caroline Redman Lusher Comments – “The well-being of our Members is and will always be our absolute priority and now we have the whole country to consider too! We have 32,000 ‘Rockies’ in Rock Choir who, along with the rest of the general public, will each be facing uncertainty.

Some will be scared, some lonely and others will be in isolation potentially for a long length of time. As well as committing to running our normal rehearsal schedule we are encouraging them and the public to join us daily and benefit from the well-being effects of Rock Choir whilst we ask that our Rockies reach out to their family, friends and neighbours to all become part of a much bigger community of support. We have been hearing some inspirational stories from our Rockies who are already true community heroes during this crisis. I implore everyone to join in and sing with us each day. We can then contribute to everyone’s

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We would also love any of our celebrity supporters to get in touch and consider giving up five mins of their day to get involved with our Keep Britain Singing campaign. It would be such a morale booster for our Rock Choir community!

We know that singing boosts our levels of Endocannabinoids – neurotransmitters thought to be the cause of the ‘natural high’. As well as giving us a ‘buzz’, these chemicals are linked to improving mood and reducing anxiety and stress. This is essential to our well-being and we aim to try and replicate these feelings with our online singing activities!”

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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 7 3 8 8 1 2 7 2 2 9 All gigs start at 8pm ~ All gigs £12 admission Seat Bookings: 01303 277175 Email: folkestonejazz@gmail.com Website: www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk April 2nd Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet + Martin Shaw April 9th

Miss Georgina Jackson & her band

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April 1st Boldshaves Gardens Opening. The garden and tea house will be open for the season. Now open 7 days a week 2-6pm. Entrance £5. See website for further information: www.boldshaves.co.uk April 2nd Tenterden District National Trust Association meets in St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church Road, Tenterden at 7.30pm to hear a talk from Ian Rumley Dawson on ‘The Wildlife of Scotland’s Western Isles’.

The talk will show some of the most spectacular islands in the whole of the British Isles and also tell the sad story of St Kilda. Members £4 and non-members, who are always welcome, £5. Please ring 01580 764443 for further information.

April 6th Line Dancing Classes at Headcorn Village Hall on Mondays, from 1.15pm to 3.00pm. All Grades welcome, including beginners. For further information, please contact Brenda on 01233 628542.

April 6th Woodchurch Local History Society meets on the first Monday of the month at the village Memorial Hall at 7:30pm. Tonight’s talk is entitled ‘Tenterden’s Regency Theatre’ by Geoff Turner. New society members are very welcome paying £10 annually and visitors pay £3 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 860393.

April 8th The Arts Society, Egerton meets on the second Wednesday of the month at Egerton’s Millennium Hall at 2:30pm. The talk today is entitled ‘Painted Pleats - a History of European Fan Painting’ by Jacob Moss. New society members are welcome as are visitors who pay £5 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 860393.

April 9th New Romney Amateur Dramatics meet weekly on Wednesdays at the Scout Hut in Church Lane, sessions are from 8pm till 10pm. There is also a youth session which is 6.30pm - 8pm Wednesdays at the Scout Hut. There is an annual membership fee of £20. For more information call 07884 940858.

April 15th Bethersden Community Cinema will be showing Official Secrets starring Kiera Knightly, age certificate 15. The film will be shown at Bethersden Village Hall, doors open 7 for 7.30, tickets are £5.

April 15th The Weald of Kent Computer Club meets at 7.30pm in the New Village Hall Biddenden. We will be taking a look at some of the many free Apps that are now available for Tablets, Smartphones and computers.

Membership is £10 per year for 10 meetings but visitors are most welcome (£2 per meeting). Enquiries to secretarywkcc@yahoo.co.uk or visit website or contact Adrian Lidgett 01580 291931 April 17th Ashford Flower Club are holding a demonstration called ‘Herbidaceous’ by Gill Smaggasgale at St Simon Stock RC Church Hall, Brookfield Road, Ashford TN23 4EU Start time 7.30

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April 18th Playden WI Curry Evening and Quiz, Saturday 6.30 for 7pm at Playden WI Hall. Tickets: Members £12 Non-Members £14, call 01797 229364.

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April 20th Smeeth W.I. will meet at 7.30pm in Brabourne and Smeeth Village Hall when Pearl Bostock will demonstrate ‘Botanic Art’ and Members will have the opportunity to produce their own work of art. All lady visitors are most welcome. For further information please do contact Joy Taylor on 01303 812165 or Margaret Garrett on 01303 813932.

April 22nd The Biddenden Horticultural Society meets in the New Village Hall for a 7:30pm start.

We welcome back Sue Scrivens with a talk entitled ‘Something for every Month of the Year’. If you would like our events calendar for 2020 contact 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 April 24th Biddenden Neighbourhood Watch. Our monthly surgery at The Bakehouse will be from 10am for approx. 1 hour. If you have any concerns about crime in the village or surrounding area or if you have any issues which you wish to discuss (in confidence if preferred) please come along to say hello even if you don’t have a problem it would be nice to see you there. NHW can be contacted on 01580291931, speak to Adrian Lidgett or visit the website.....ashford-anddistrict-nhw.org.uk

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Sunday Morning 9.30am to 10.30am Sunday School and all age Bible Class Sunday Evening Service at 6.30pm Ashford Reformed Baptist Fellowship Repton Manor Primary School, Repton Ave, Ashford, TN23 3RX

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April 26th Biddenden Bowls Club Open Afternoon 2pm to 4pm. Come along and try your hand at bowls. Meet the members and enjoy complimentary cheese and wine or a nice cup of tea or coffee. Coaching will be provided as will all of the equipment. All you need to bring is yourself and pair of flat soled shoes. All ages very welcome but under 18s need to be accompanied by parent/guardian. Also, at the bowl’s club preseason meeting on April 11th the Official Opening of the new Toilet Block will take place at the green at 1 o’clock. The new season then gets underway on April 25th with our first friendly match against Staplecross.

April 24th Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society’s next meeting will be in the village hall commencing 7.15 for 7.30 pm when our Tulip Show will take place.

There will also be a presentation entitled “All Things Nutty” by Alexander Hunt of The Walnut Company, a leading Kentish supplier of walnuts, sweet chestnuts, April 27th Tenterden & District Local History Society, almonds and cob nuts. There will be time for Q&A’s meet at 7.15 for 7.30pm at St Mildred’s Church, Tenterden. An illustrated talk by the popular local followed by tea, coffee and biscuits. historian Imogen Corrigan, on the daunting hazards April 25th Barn Dance with Live Music 7:30pm to of journeys made in medieval times, including 11.00pm Hothfield Village Hall, Park Drive, Hothfield, pilgrimages. Free entry to members (£6 to join at the Ashford TN26 1EQ. Only 5 minutes from M20 J9. door), visitors very welcome £3.

Great dancing to live music. No partner or experience required - just come and join in the fun. We make sure May 2nd May Fair in aid of St John the Baptist Church that everyone gets to dance. The caller will teach you Wittersham. To be held on the Sports Field 11.00am everything you need to know. Please reserve your 3.30pm. Teas, Barbeque and various stalls and arena tickets now by e-mailing john@modernjive.com or events. All Welcome pay online at http://contrafusion.co.uk/Saturday.html.

May 2nd Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society £10 in advance, £12 on the door (if not sold out). has arranged a coach visit to Pashley Manor and

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What’s On Merriments, visitors are always welcome. Contact our Events Secretary Sheila Ash on Sheila-ash@sky.com for further details.

May 2nd Quiz Night with Swan W.I Give your brain a workout or just have an enjoyable evening by taking part in the popular quiz hosted by South Willesborough & Newtown (SWAN) WI. It will be held at the SWAN Community Centre, Turner Close, Newtown, TN24 0PQ at 7.30pm. Please bring your own nibbles. Coffee, tea and homemade cakes will be available during the interval. It will cost you just £3 per player on a table of up to six players and there will be a prize for both the top team and the team with the lowest score. The proceeds of our fabulous Raffle will go to our charity of the year, The Blood Runners. To book a table contact Chris on 01233 646434. There will be another Quiz on Saturday 10th October.

May 4th Woodchurch Local History Society meets on the first Monday of the month in the village Memorial Hall at 7:30pm. Tonight’s presentation is entitled ‘Danielle’s Story’ and will be given by Ian Brown.

New society members are very welcome paying £10 annually or come along as a visitor paying £3 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 860393.

May 8th The Five Church Walk VE Day. The walk starts at 10am from Chilham, Godmersham, Boughton Aluph, Challock or Molash church. This is a sponsored walk in aid of the participating churches, the Kent Air Ambulance and/or the Pilgrims Hospices. Those without sponsors are also more than welcome and are asked to make a minimum donation of £5 each.

The churches also have loos and delicious homemade refreshments to offer while you take a welcome break. For more information or for entry forms, contact any of the local churches, the charities or go to www.thefivechurchwalk.co.uk or phone 01233 641913 or you can just turn up on the day.

May 9th Bethersden Community Cinema. As part of the VE celebrations in Bethersden there will be a special screening of A Royal Night Out. The film will be shown at Bethersden Village Hall, doors open 7 for 7.30, tickets are £5.

May 11th Smeeth W.I. will meet at 7.30pm in Brabourne and Smeeth Village Hall when they will hold their Resolutions Meeting followed by an Entertaining Quiz and Nibbles. George Taylor will be our Quizmaster. Any lady Visitor is most welcome to join us. For further information please do contact Joy Taylor on 01303 812165 or Margaret Garrett on 01303 813932.

May 13th The Arts Society, Egerton meets on the second Wednesday of the month in Egerton’s

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Millennium Hall at 2:30pm. The talk today is entitled ‘Stamford Raffles - Art Collector and Discoverer of Singapore’ by Denise Heywood. New society members are welcome as are visitors who pay £5 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 860393.

May 14th Tenterden District National Trust Association meets in St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church Road, Tenterden at 7.30pm to hear a talk from Geoff Hutchinson on ‘Kipling’. The talk will be about his life and verse. Members £4 and non-members, who are always welcome, £5. Please ring 01580 764443 for further information.

May 16th Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society will be holding their Annual Plant Sale from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in the village hall. This is a very popular event so come early to pick up some bargains.

May 20th The Weald of Kent Computer Club meet at 7.30pm in the New Village Hall Biddenden. Tonight will be all about Genealogy, a very popular subject, interest increasing all the time. Membership is £10 per year for 10 meetings but visitors are most welcome (£2 per meeting). Enquiries to secretarywkcc@yahoo. co.uk or visit website or contact Adrian Lidgett 01580 291931 May 20th Bethersden Community Cinema will be showing Motherless Brooklyn starring Edward Norton and Bruce Willis, age certificate 15. The film will be shown at Bethersden Village Hall, doors open 7 for 7.30, tickets are £5.

May 22nd Woodchurch Art Society will be holding their popular annual Art Exhibition at the Woodchurch Memorial Hall on Friday 22nd May 7-9pm, 23rd May 10am-4.30pm, 24th May 10am-4.30pm. Over 200 paintings on display, Artist in Residence, Raffle, Tombola, Homemade cakes and refreshments available. Everyone welcome. FREE ENTRY. May 23rd - 25th Biddenden Flower Festival. The festival will be held at All Saints Church Biddenden TN27 8AH 10am - 5pm daily. Once again the church will be an explosion of skill and colour, reflecting the Patron Saints and Liturgical seasons of the church.

Morris men will be performing at the Lych gate on Saturday at 3.45pm and you will be able to buy your plants and vegetables in the Plant marquee located in the church yard. Refreshment will be on sale all day and you can sit and listen to musical interludes whilst you enjoy a cup of tea. Admission is free and a warm welcome is guaranteed for all the visitors May 23rd - 25th Flower Festival. St John the Baptist Church Wittersham. The arrangements will be depicting Classic Novels 10.00am - 4pm daily. Come

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along and see our beautiful church in flowers.

Refreshments will be served. All Welcome.

May 27th The Biddenden Horticultural Society meets in the New Village Hall. This evening is all about ‘Roses’ a presentation given by Jacqueline Aviolet. If you would like our events calendar for 2020 contact 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 May 29th Biddenden Neighbourhood Watch. Our monthly surgery at The Bakehouse will be from 10am for approx. 1 hour. If you have any concerns about crime in the village or surrounding area or if you have any issues which you wish to discuss (in confidence if preferred) please come along to say hello even if you don’t have a problem it would be nice to see you there. NHW can be contacted on 01580291931, speak to Adrian Lidgett or visit the website ashford-and-district-nhw.org.uk May 29th Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society’s next meeting will be in the village hall commencing 7.15 for 7.30 pm when there will be a presentation entitled “The Jessels of East Kent” by George Jessel, a local landowner and viticulturist, which should be highly informative. This will be followed by tea, coffee and biscuits.

The Ashford Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge Conningbrook Lakes Ashford

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Do you want to raise money for your favourite charity, your school, your club or your charitable organisation? Do you want to find a way of supporting worthy causes close to your heart? Then look no further.

Ashford Rotary Club is offering you the opportunity to do just that whilst having a fun filled day out.

On Saturday 23rd May 2020 we will be holding our second annual Dragon Boat Race Event at Conningbrook Lakes, Ashford.

You are invited to form a team to race other teams and raise money in the process.

There will be thrills and spills. You will probably (well, more than likely) get wet. It will be exciting and testing. It will be team building. It will be an entertaining day out for you, your family and friends.

Are you adventurous and brave enough to face the challenge? Get together with your family, friends and work colleagues to make up a team.

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June 1st Woodchurch Local History Society meets on the first Monday of the month in the village Memorial Hall at 7:30pm. Tonight’s meeting will feature a ‘Mystery Artefact’ quiz where Martin Crowther distributes unusual or strange museum pieces for identification. This will be a fun evening and members are invited to bring along their own wine, drinks and nibbles. New members are welcome paying £10 annually or come as a visitor paying £3 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 860393.

June 12th The Arts Society, Egerton will meet for its AGM in Egerton’s Millennium Hall at 2:00pm.

However, at 2:30pm we will hear a lecture entitled ‘The Art of Dance’ which will be delivered by Jennifer Toynbee-Holmes. Using stills and video clips the talk explores the art of dance from its beginnings through the early 20th century to the modern day. New members are welcome as are visitors who pay £5 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 860393 June 13th - 14th Bethersden Art and Craft Fair to be held in St Margaret’s Church Bethersden. The fair will be held 10am - 4pm in aid of The Friends of St Margaret’s. Refreshments available.

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Rhubarb Meringue Pie A delicious variation on the classic, this will be a perfect dessert for a special family meal or Sunday roast. Serve with single cream or a spoonful of crème fraiche.

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Ready in 1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling and cooling | Serves 8 FOR THE PASTRY CASE AND FILLING 350g shortcrust pastry Flour, for dusting 400g rhubarb, trimmed and cut into short lengths 150g caster sugar Zest and juice of ½ orange 2 medium egg yolks 2 tbsp cornflour 20g unsalted butter FOR THE MERINGUE 4 medium egg whites 225g caster sugar

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For the pastry case, roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line a 23cm round loose-based fluted flan tin. Prick the base all over with a fork. Chill for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200C, 180C fan, Gas Mark 6.

For the filling, spread the rhubarb in a large shallow roasting tin and sprinkle with 50g of the sugar and the orange zest and juice. Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes until tender. Transfer to a heatproof bowl and leave to cool.

Line the chilled pastry case with baking paper and fill with ceramic baking beans (see Tip). Bake for 10 minutes then remove the lining and beans and bake for a further 5-10 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden.

Remove from the oven and set aside.

Place the rhubarb in a large non-stick pan with the rest of the caster sugar, egg yolks, cornflour and butter. Heat gently, stirring all the time, until the mixture comes to the boil. Simmer for 2-3 minutes, stirring, until thickened.

Leave to cool then spread in the pastry case.

To make the meringue, whisk the egg whites in a clean, grease-free bowl until stiffly peaking. Gradually whisk in the caster sugar, a spoonful at a time, to form a firm, glossy meringue. Spoon over the rhubarb filling and swirl with the back of a spoon. Bake for 12-15 minutes until the meringue is golden. Serve warm or cold.

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Welcome to Montfort Manor At Montfort Manor, Care UK’s purposebuilt luxury care home in Ashford, we offer a complete range of high quality care services for older people, including residential and respite care, nursing and dementia care.

Living at Montfort Manor is all about luxury and comfort. As well as providing superb round-the-clock care, the home has a café, hair and beauty salon, cinema plus lovely landscaped gardens – all of which you can use whenever you wish.

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Planning care for the future Monday 27th April 2020, 2pm - 4pm Please join us to hear Mike Ralph from Eldercare, explain the options for funding long-term care, including the benefits you may be entitled to and how to make savings go further and matters including wills and Power of Attorney.

To book your visit, call us on 01233 884131 or email michael.kenny@careuk.com Montfort Manor care home Kennington Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0YS careuk.com/montfort-manor

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We are a leading specialist provider of homecare services based in Ashford.

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Mobile Foot Clinic Sally Austin S.A.C Dip RFHP

Sally Austin mobile Foot Clinic is providing the opportunity for people to receive foot care in the comfort of their home.

After a 20 year career predominately community based both with the NHS and Alzheimer’s Society. Sally trained to become a Foot Health Practitioner with the Stonebridge College, and now holds a level 4 Diploma in foot health.

As a mobile foot clinic working in and around Ashford, Hythe, New Romney and surrounding areas I specialize in all aspects of foot care, with minor ailments recognized and treated. My work as a Foot Health Practitioner (FHP) is non-invasive, providing routine maintenance for your feet including trimming and filing nails, reducing thickened nails, treating corns and calluses, repairing cracked heels, fungal infections and diabetic foot care.

Foot problems are very common and can affect all ages, what often may appear as something small and insignificant, can pose great difficulties with daily activities such as walking and exercise. Health issues such as diabetes, arthritis and poor circulation may cause foot problems but with regular care complications can be reduced.

Sally reports that she finds “people seem to put up with a lot of pain and discomfort concerning their feet, and often report being embarrassed by their feet, however all it usually takes is a few simple procedures.” Sally said “there is no greater compliment than treating someone’s feet and enabling them to be pain free and comfortable”

Sally Austin Mobile foot clinic is fully insured and uses the autoclave system for sterilisation so you can be assured you are receiving the gold standard in hygiene.

A Foot Health Check is offered as part of your first appointment and can take up to one hour to enable relevant medical history to be discussed.

Sally has been delighted by the response her mobile foot clinic has received from the local community and says “I have always been passionate about working in the community and I am committed in providing a high standard of treatment in a professional and friendly manner.

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I moved to Ashford just over three years ago, with my husband and two children, and I love living here. I have been helping to keep people moving since April last year when I qualified with Stonebridge College. I studied the theory side for a year and then moved on to clinical training, I gained my diploma with distinction. I have also studied additional courses in order to gain a better understanding of the signs of sepsis and also the diabetic foot. Through my work I meet some amazing and lovely people, who I now treat on a regular basis.

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New In-Home Elderly Care Service Opens Across Ashford and Swale Paul and Zoe Martin own and manage Seniors Helping Seniors Ashford & Swale, providing a service and employment to all the towns and villages.

The Kent couple have a lifetime of experience helping and caring for people. Paul & Zoe met at school in Rochester where Paul was a Cathedral chorister and they subsequently married there, following a proposal at the West Door!

Both Paul and Zoe have service backgrounds. Zoe’s career started in healthcare in the NHS and private sectors and Paul had a successful career in estate agency. Together they launched and ran their own award-winning estate agency practice in the village of Charing.

Paul explains: “We’ve always felt drawn to help people and we are pleased to invest in Seniors Helping Seniors because it's a service people need and it resonates well with both of us. It’s about self-esteem, getting the work done to the highest standard, giving peace of mind, restoring confidence, participation, having fun, getting people out and about and giving great value for money” Helping the older generation move home, often making the difficult decision to downsize, became the part of estate agency Paul and Zoe treasured most. Going above and beyond to help people during one of the most stressful times in people’s life, became a mission.

Much closer to home the couple have twenty-five year’s direct personal experience of managing and coordinating care for close family. First-hand experience of the responsibilities associated with Powers of Attorney and empathy towards remaining comfortable at home for as long as possible inspire great leadership.

What inspired you to start a Seniors Helping Seniors centre?

Paul says “We’ve always felt drawn to this. Zoe enjoyed working in health and, during our estate agency years, a large proportion of our clients were of the older generation. Some were very fit and active with a large social network and others, either not as fit as they used to be, or alone and needing help.

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their hands and the skills to help others who need support just made sense to us and we want to make a difference in the Ashford and Swale areas.

We both love running a local business. Operations in Canterbury and Thanet are going so well, we are extending what already exists into an area we know well and cherish.”

Christian Wilse owner of Seniors Helping Seniors UK says “Clients from their estate agency days call Zoe and Paul friends because they saw them through life’s biggest decisions. They epitomise going above and beyond to help others. People love to recommend our company for the work we provide and the services we offer and Paul and Zoe are ideal partners for us”

How do you believe Seniors Helping Seniors is different from the other area services?

Zoe says “Seniors Helping Seniors home care is different in so many ways!

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• Fifth, we are different in having no restrictive contracts and being completely flexible in the hours our clients can book. One hour a week or 24 hours a day. Fee structure is flat and it’s easy to budget. The minimum visit time is one hour to ensure a meaningful visit every time.

• Finally, excellence in management structures, back up for customers and carers, and collaborative work.

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Carers work when they want to. Everything is made super easy and fuss free.

The Seniors Helping Seniors elderly home care franchise came to us as a real breath of fresh air, we love working for ourselves and we know we have a trusted brand and great team to support us.

We’ve found qualities here that feel natural and right, sustainable and responsible”

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Seniors Helping Seniors non-medical, in-home elderly home care has been matching seniors who need help with seniors who want to help, for more than 21 years with outstanding success. Peer-topeer assistance allows seniors in need to receive elderly home care from someone who they can trust and relate to and it takes many forms.

Our senior carers offer many non-medical in-home services including but not limited to: • Companionship • Housework • Garden help • Transportation to Hospital, Doctors or anywhere else you need to visit • Trips to local events • Medical appointments

• House maintenance and small repairs • Shopping • Dementia care • Meal preparation • Respite care (supporting regular carers) • Overnight stays • Pet care • Holiday companionship • and so much more… contacts: Paul & Zoe Martin 01233 746000 (Ashford) 01795 515392 (Swale) paul@seniorshelpingseniors.co.uk zoe@seniorshelpinseniors.co.uk

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Important Information Emergency 999 Police Neighbhd Team Ashford & Tenterden 101 Crimestoppers

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Alcoholics Anonymous 0845 7697555 Ashford Volunteer Centre 01233 647 422 Age UK Ashford 01233 668 765 www.ageuk.org/ashford ageukashford.org@gmail.com Out of Hours Doctor 0845 4349655 Ashford Counselling Service 01233 610083 William Harvey Hospital 01233 633331 info@ashfordcounselling.org.uk Samaritans 116 123 www.ashfordcounselling.org.uk www.samaritans.org CARM 01233 758122 E: office@carmromneymarsh.org.uk Electricity: Contact UK Power Networks 24 hours a day on 0800 3163 105 / 0333 3232 105 or go online W: Www.carmromneymarsh.org.uk Macmillan Cancer Support to ukpowernetworks.co.uk W: www.forget-me-nots.co.uk Natural Gas 0800 111 999 Parkinson’s UK, Ashford Branch Contact Mike Wharrad 01233 623520 SE Kent Multiple Sclerosis Soc. 07767 326138 Doctors Surgeries Royal British Legion 01233 620 167 Willesborough Health Centre British Red Cross 0800 0280 831 Bentley Road, Willesborough Ashford TN24 0HZ New Hayesbank Surgery Bybrook, Kennington Ashford TN24 9JZ

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National Train Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk Bus Enquiries Arriva Bus Enquiries 0844 800 44 11 Stage Coach East Kent 0871 200 22 33 (Customer Services) 08456 00 22 99

Village Halls Brookland 01797 342075 Godinton (Loudon Way) 07854 038066 www.godintonvillagehall.com Kennington WI Hall Bookings: 07474 040968 or KWIHall@yahoo.co.uk Parish Councils 07887 575647 Kingsnorth 01233 502 969 Singleton (Hoxton Close) Parish Clerk: Len Bunn w: kingsnorthparishcouncil. Singleton Environment Centre Centre Mngr: John Alexander 07951 343885 co.uk centremanager@singletonenvironmentcentre.org.uk Parish Office: Kingsnorth Recreation Centre.

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