Ashford Feb/Mar 2020

The Village Directory

For Ashford

Feb/Mar 2020 Edition • Issue 55 • Royal Mail

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High-Rise Edibles Whatever the size of your plot, you can get more from it with high-rise gardening, with potential in hanging baskets, wall troughs and window boxes as homes for vegetables, herbs and even fruit. So, what does it take to succeed?

Larger containers allow for more room for your crops’ roots and easier maintenance, as they will run out of moisture and fertiliser less frequently, though obviously you will have to balance this with the space available.

Use suitable supporting brackets and screws for hanging baskets, window boxes and wall troughs, as they must support the weight of fully grown plants laden with crops, which will be heavier after watering. Check walls, balconies and windows sills will not be overloaded, leading potentially to structural damage or injury to passing people. Consider using lighter-weight composts, such as those not including loam or the readily available peat-

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free options, and lightweight containers made of bamboo, plastics or fibre glass.

Plant in high-rise planters are reliant on you for food, so use good quality compost and feed crops regularly throughout the growing period. In a lofty position the plants will also be more susceptible to drying out, so regular and thorough watering is a must.

If space is short and you want to grow runner beans, the dwarf runner bean ‘Hestia’ with pretty red and white flowers is perfect for containers. The seeds can be sown directly into the compost in April, or raised in small pots or trays and then planted out into the high-rise planter. Dwarf French varieties do well in a good sized window box – try ‘Duel’, or the purple-podded ‘Purple Tee Pee’.

Wall baskets, troughs and hanging baskets can play host to strawberries. These plants trail naturally so will obligingly hang

Forget the idea that lettuce is just a green, leafy addition to a boring salad – there are huge selections of lettuce and other salad leaves available in a wide range of colours and leaf shapes, making them a lot more attractive than many ornamental plants! Pinks, purples, yellows and several shades of green, they’re a fastgerminating and fast-growing crop and you can either buy small plants or sow the seed directly into the compost yourself. Try ready-mixed seed selections or choose your own favourites.

If you like fresh herbs with your meals then herbs in a basket, trough or window box are a must. There are creeping or trailing forms of many herbs, and thyme in particular lends itself to life in a container in a sunny spot. You can usually get thyme plants at most times of year and, as it is hardy, you can plant it out straight away.

Parsley, sage, tarragon, chives and basil all look good in wall baskets or window boxes and thrive in a sunny spot.

Most of the oriental vegetables, such as the pak choi varieties ‘Red Choi’ and Mizuna will do really well in a window box or wall trough in a sheltered spot.

You could combine the two and enjoy the really stunning finely divided foliage of the Mizuna positioned around the edges of the container where it will tend to ‘flop’ slightly and

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Who can resist the taste of sun-ripened, fresh, juicy tomatoes picked sun-warmed and straight from the plant?

Not me! And the great thing is there are several varieties which are particularly well-suited to growing in containers such as hanging baskets. The classic for this is ‘Tumbling Tom’, available in both red and yellow varieties,

and the red-fruited ‘Tumbler’.

You could raise your own from seed sown at this time of year or buy plants ready to pop into the containers in late April or May. If you like tiny fruited tomatoes, then there’s ‘Hundreds and Thousands’.

Other varieties that have a bushy habit can be grown in this way but the cascading varieties are best.

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A Year of Reading Aloud – Georgina Rodgers (editor) If you love poetry, try this collection of ‘52 poems to learn and love’, where you’ll find well-known names such as Sylvia Plath, E.E Cummings, William Blake and Maya Angelou alongside newer poets. Most of the poems are short enough to learn without too much difficulty, and they’re accompanied by a paragraph about the poet and the reason why the poem has been selected. Take up the challenge of learning one each week, or just dip in and out when you need an extra dose of beauty in your life.

365 Days of Creativity – Lorna Scobie As the blurb says, “Creativity is not just about making your mark on the paper. It’s about looking at the world a little differently.” If you’re stuck in a creative rut, this book might help you get out of it. The daily artistic challenges are split into how they help you feel, so you can choose one based on whether you want to feel calm, inspired, energetic or reflective.

They range from drawing patterns on a snake to capturing the view through a doorway.

Whether you take five minutes or five hours on each one is up to you.

Booker Prize Shortlist 2019 – Various Looking for a new fiction book to lose yourself in on a long winter’s night? Fancy trying something a bit different to your usual genre? Treat yourself to the six novels from the Booker Prize shortlist. Stories range from Chigozie Obioma’s An Orchestra of Minorities to Elif Shalak’s 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. Read them all to see whether you agree with the judges’ final decision.

Farrow & Ball Recipes for Decorating – Joa Studholme Planning to redecorate this year?

This book might help you come up with a plan. There are thirteen case studies, from city centre apartments to a classic Georgian house, as well as tips and tricks for decorating each room of your home. There’s also plenty of advice on decorating in general, including making small rooms look bigger and using colour to make an impact.

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Sarah Raven If you love gardening and cooking this could be the diary for you. Each month has a short list of what to sow, plant and harvest in your garden, along with other garden-related tasks and a simple recipe using inseason produce. Dishes range from Cauliflower and Chickpea Curry to Beef Carpaccio with Fennel Flowers. As you’d expect, there are plenty of stunning flower photographs throughout the diary, with one image for each week.

A Year of Living Thankfully – Lois Blyth Can being more grateful change your life? According to this book it can, and Lois Blyth is on a mission to show you how. Each week, you’ll work through an activity to help you embrace gratitude and take pleasure in the little things.

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The Cost of Comfort A new report has worked out exactly what a comfortable retirement will cost you.

We now have more information, more choices, and more responsibility for our retirement savings. But will the future we want be the future we are able to get?

The Retirement Living Standards, launched by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA), has been developed to help people picture what kind of lifestyle they could have in the future.

Pitched at three levels: minimum, moderate and comfortable, the standards have been designed to act as a practical and meaningful starting point for anyone who is unsure about how much to put away.

Like the five-a-day healthy eating initiative, the PLSA’s ambition is for the Retirement Living Standards to become a widely adopted industry standard.

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Given that the average amount sitting in pension pots after a lifetime of saving is £61,8972, many retirees may be shocked to learn how little income their savings will provide.

There’s still a long way to go in terms of raising awareness. It’s vital to realise that building a decent retirement pot means being engaged with the process early on.

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L i v e Ja z z 2019 / 2020

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 February 6th

Nat Steele Quintet

February 13th

Mick Foster / Karen Sharp Quintet

March 5th

Alan Barnes Quartet

March 12th

The Pete Long Quartet

February 5th Shadoxhurst Flower Club will be hosting a demonstration at 7.30pm in the village hall by Helga Cukure “From My Drinks Cabinet”. The competition for this week is ‘Cheers’ an arrangement in a glass.

Donations of raffle prizes, items for the 50:50 table and items for the fundraising tombola stall are welcome at any meeting.

February 6th Bethersden Art Group meets in Bethersden Village Hall on Thursday evenings, 7.309.30pm. Weekly input from an experienced artist.

Spring term 23rd January - 26th March. Further details from Sue on 01233 820585 February 12th The Arts Society, Egerton meets on the second Wednesday of the month at Egerton’s Millennium Hall at 2:30pm. The talk today will be ‘Creativity in UK Prisons’ by Magdalen Evans. There are myriads of art projects going on in prisons all around the country. Our speaker studied the History of Art at UEA, is a contributor to BBC Woman’s Hour and works with charities that help ex-offenders through art and education. New society members are very welcome as are visitors who pay £5 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 860393.

March 17th Enrico Tomasso / Jo Fooks Quintet

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March 26th

Julian Marc Stringle Dream band

FEBRUARY 2020

.April 2nd

Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet + Martin Shaw

April 9th

Miss Georgina Jackson & her band

April 16th

Terry Seabrook “Milestones” Quintet

April 23rd

Matt Skelton & The Reorganisation

April 30th

Art Themen / Mark Nightingale Quintet

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A WILL

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HAVE YOU MADE YOUR WILL? Solicitor firms across east Kent have very kindly agreed to donate their time and expertise to write Wills completely free of charge during February 2020, in return for a donation to the hospice.

All money kindly donated will directly support Pilgrims Hospices.

Appointments are limited so book early to avoid disappointment Canterbury

Tenterden

Ashford

Dover

Boys and Maughan 01227 207000

Whitehead Monckton 01580 765722

Girlings Solicitors 01233 664711

Mowll & Mowll Solictors 01304 873344

Direction Law 01227 764141

Ramsgate

Manak Solicitors

Broadstairs

0800 634 9726

Boys and Maughan 01843 868861

Girlings Solicitors 01227 768374 Manak Solicitors

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0800 634 9726

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Boys and Maughan 01843 595990 Robinson Allfree 01843 592361

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Birchington Boys and Maughan 01843 842356

Herne Bay

Robinson Allfree 01843 865261 Prospero 01843 869042

Girlings Solicitors 01227 367355

For more information on Make a Will Month please contact our Gifts in Wills team on 01227 782062 or email giftsinwills@pilgrimshospices.org

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February 19th The Weald of Kent Computer Club meets at 7.30pm in the New Village Hall Biddenden.

The subject is ‘Have you ever used your Smartphone to make videos?’ Come along and find out how it’s done.

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

Valen�ne’s Dinner Dance Saturday 15th February 2020 6.30pm—Midnight

February 19th Tenterden Operatic and Dramatic Society Presents “Chicago”, the spectacular musical set in 1920s America. Performances at the Sinden Theatre in Tenterden from Wednesday 19th to Saturday 22nd February 2020. Every night at 7.30pm, and a matinee (2.30pm) on Saturday 22nd. Tickets are £15 and available from www.tods.me.uk or in person (cash or cheque) from Advantec in Tenterden.

February 26th The Biddenden Horticultural Society meets in the New Village Hall. The presentation this evening will be given by Mark Clixby of Bedgebury Pinetum at Goudhurst. 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 February 28th 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 “Growing Sweet Peas” by Darren Everest, winner of the Kent Federation Sweet Pea Champion on several occasions; there will be time for Q&A’s followed by tea, coffee and biscuits.For any enquiries please contact Wendy Sanders on 01303 813 451, email brabournewendy@gmail.com. or visit our website at www.basgs.com

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March 4th Shadoxhurst Flower Club will be hosting a demonstration at 7.30pm in the village hall

by Joyce Pannell “Flowers, Fun and Friendship”.

The competition for this week is ‘Fan-tastic’ an arrangement incorporating a fan. Donations of raffle prizes, items for the 50:50 table and items for the fundraising tombola stall are welcome at any meeting.

March 7th Spring Jumble Sale at the SWAN Community Centre, Turner Close, Newtown. Doors open at 2pm and there will be plenty of bargains to be had at the many stalls; clothes, household linens, bric-a-brac, February 29th A Bike Marking session will be held at the books and toys. There will also be a Raffle, Tombola, Gordon Jones Field Car Park, Biddenden from 10:30am the WI Homemade Cake stall and Refreshments to be to 12:30pm. If you would like to go on the list please enjoyed. contact Adrian Lidgett on (01580) 291931 March 11th The Arts Society, Egerton meets on the second Wednesday of the month at Egerton’s Millennium Hall at 2:30pm. Today’s talk is entitled ‘The Glasgow Boys - Painting in Scotland 1875-1914’ March 2nd Woodchurch Local History Society meets on by Julian Halsby. The Glasgow Boys revolutionised the first Monday of the month at the village Memorial painting in Scotland by bringing it into the mainstream Hall at 7:30pm. Tonight’s talk is entitled ‘Goldenhurst of European art. Julian is the foremost expert on Farm - the History of an Ancient Farmhouse’ by Andrew Scottish watercolours and is himself a very talented Ashton. Goldenhurst was the Aldington home of Noel artist. New society members are very welcome as are Coward and presently Julian Clary and was a magnet visitors who pay £5 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 for many celebrities. New society members are very 860393. welcome paying £10 annually whilst visitors pay £3 at March 14th Biddenden Bowls Club now look the door. Geoff Turner. forward to our popular “Fish and Chip Supper”

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at the Biddenden Village Hall 19:00-22:30. when members will be running a bar selling beers, wine, and a selection of soft drinks. As well as a hearty meal, there will be horse races taking place through the evening with a tote. Tickets are just £10 including your “Fish and Chips” and entry. Please contact Denise on 01580 292052 or Sue on 07554004717 or “E” mail biddendenbowlsclub@gmail.com. To reserve/buy your tickets.

March 18th 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 Apps that are now available for Tablets and Smartphones.

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 March 20th Ashford Flower Club are having a demonstration called “Bang on Trends Baskets”

by Susan Tausig. Venue St Simon Stock RC Church, Brookfield Road, Ashford, TN23 4EU. Doors open 7.00, Start 7.30pm. Visitors welcome

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March 21st Tenterden & District Horticultural Society’s RAFFLE Spring Show at 2.30 – 3.30pm in Highbury Hall, THE COMMITTEE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO THIS EVENT Tenterden. Entries include seasonal flowers, fruit and FIND US ON FACEBOOK: HIGH HALDEN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY vegetables, floral art and cookery exhibits. Raffle and refreshments are available. arrangements, cookery and crafts as well as cut and container grown flowers. The Show will be open from March 25th The Biddenden Horticultural Society 1.00pm until the prize giving at 3.30 and tea will be meets in the New Village Hall. This evening we will served. Visitors will be most welcome. For further have a talk by Jean & Brian Waterman entitled ‘The details contact Jean Evans 01233 720618.

Thrifty Gardener’. This will also be our Plant swap evening, so if you bring along a plant that you no longer require you will be entered into a draw for choosing a different plant to take back home. If you April 4th The Spring Flower Show . Open to all. Bring would like our events calendar for 2020 contact your entries 10-11.30 a.m. At 3p.m. the hall opens for Lesley Lidgett on 01580 291931 or visit the website viewing, teas and raffle. Prize giving at around 4pm. www.biddendenhorticulturalsociety.co.uk. Our usual For more information or a schedule please ring Julie fees for Village Hall meetings are Members £2, Non Lilwall on 01233 840 174. Schedules will be delivered Members £3. Annual membership £5. New members around the village 2 weeks before show. Children’s always welcome Easter Egg Hunt at the hall at 3.15pm.

Ap r i l

March 27th Spring Show and light hearted quiz.

Staging from 6.30 until 7.20 pm, entries by Wednesday 25th. Please check Year Book for classes. Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society’s next meeting will be in the village hall when the Spring Show and a light hearted quiz will be held.” then followed by details of staging etc. For any enquiries please contact Wendy Sanders on 01303 813 451, email brabournewendy@ gmail.com. or visit our website at www.basgs.com

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. Little remains of the theatre but it thrived from 1794 to about 1845 under the direction of Sampson Penley and John Jonas.

New society members are very welcome paying £10 annually and visitors pay £3 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 860393.

March 28th Aldington & Bonnington Gardening April 8th The Arts Society, Egerton meets on the second Society Spring Show. They will be holding their Spring Wednesday of the month at Egerton’s Millennium Hall Show in the village hall. The show will include floral at 2:30pm. The talk today is entitled ‘Painted Pleats - a

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What’s On Registered Charity: 296611

The Friends of St Margaret's Church Bethersden invite you to an evening of

World Class Choral Music with

Friday 20th March, 2020

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Admission by ticket only - £15 From Bethersden Post Office, or email brushwood1@hotmail.co.uk or marian.draper44@gmail.com or telephone Rosalind on 01233 820713

7:30pm at St Margaret's Church, Bethersden Wine & champagne bar available

History of European Fan Painting’ by Jacob Moss. Fan painting was a specialised, guild-controlled craft and acquired such prestige that fine artists such as Gaugin, Degas and Sickert experimented with the arc shape format. Jacob has a degree in Fashion Curation and has taken up a position at the Fan Museum, Greenwich.

New society members are welcome as are visitors who pay £5 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 860393.

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April 10th Art and Craft Exhibition at London Ashford Airport, TN29 9QL. Supporting the Air Ambulance Fri 10th - Sun 12th 10.- 5pm and Mon 13th April 10 - 4pm.

Framed and unframed painitngs, wood carvings, cards and sundry items on sale at reasonable prices. Entry and car parking is free.

April 25th Barn Dance with Live Music 7:30pm to 11.00pm Hothfield Village Hall, Park Drive, Hothfield, Ashford TN26 1EQ. Only 5 minutes from M20 J9.

Great dancing to live music. No partner or experience required - just come and join in the fun. Bring your friends and family. We make sure that everyone gets to dance. The caller will teach you everything you need to know. Please reserve your tickets now by e-mailing john@modernjive.com or pay online at http:// contrafusion.co.uk/Saturday.html. £10 in advance, £12 on the door (if not sold out).

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Food & Domestic Services

Cheats’ Apple Strudel

A classic strudel with home-made pastry can take a long time to make, but using a convenient pack of ready- rolled pastry means you can have a delicious fruity pudding on the table in less than an hour!

Makes 6

Ready in 55 minutes | Serves 6

Ingredients 2 large dessert apples, peeled, cored and chopped 50g raisins or sultanas 1 tbsp cornflour 50g caster sugar 2 tsp ground mixed spice 320g pack ready-rolled shortcrust or puff pastry Beaten egg, to glaze Icing sugar, to dust

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Whipped cream, custard and fresh berries, to serve

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Preheat the oven to 200C / 180C fan / gas mark 6. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.

Place the apples and raisins or sultanas in a bowl. Mix together the cornflour, sugar and spice and add to the apples, tossing to coat.

Unroll the pastry but keep it on the paper. Using a rolling pin, gently roll the pastry a little thinner. With one long side facing you, spoon the apple mixture along the length, leaving a 2cm border at the edges. Gently roll up the pastry to enclose the filling and fold the pastry in at the ends (see Tip).

Place seam-side down on the baking sheet. Brush all over with beaten egg. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden. Leave to stand for 10 minutes. Dust with icing sugar and serve sliced with whipped cream, custard and fresh berries.

Take care when rolling up the pastry and seal the edges by brushing with some of the beaten egg.

Food & Domestic Services

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

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Rye Farmers Market Every Wednesday at Strand Quay 10am - 1 pm (From Midday Oct - April)

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Beauty Boosters Whether you’re suffering from dry skin or brassy blonde locks, this month we’re all about solving your beauty dilemmas. rabot1745beauty.com, so will pay for itself in 32 coffees’ time…

If it’s your face that’s feeling dry and parched (thanks a bunch central heating and winter winds),

Skin feeling less baby soft and more adult rhino? Try a weekly salt scrub. Coffee fans will appreciate Rabot 1745’s Coffee Body Scrub, which is made from Arabica ground coffee, pure salt, cocoa butter and almond oil. The salt helps to remove dry skin and draw out toxins, the coffee works to freshen and tighten skin and the cocoa butter and almond oil soften and hydrate.

The aroma of fresh coffee is also a good wake-up call on dark mornings. If you’re thinking that the packaging looks rather like a reusable coffee cup, you’d be right.

And if you use that cup at any Hotel Chocolat café, you’ll get 50p off a hot drink. The Coffee Body Scrub costs £16 at Hotel Chocolat and www.

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Frances Prescott TRI-SPRITZ might help.

As well as boosting hydration, the facial mist works to support tissue recovery, calm and reduce inflammation, neutralise free radicals and protect from pollution. As an added bonus, it helps to set your makeup in place. I tend to use TRI-SPRITZ as a quick pick-me-up when my skin feels a bit dehydrated or just generally ‘meh’. It’s £45 from www.francesprescott.com.

Blonde hair can start to look dull or brassy between hair appointments. Give it a lift with Philip Kingsley’s Pure Blonde Colour-Correcting Weekly Shampoo (£11.50) and

Mask (£15).

Whether you’re a natural blonde or have a little help, the shampoo and mask can help to tone down yellow and orange tones while repairing damage and replacing moisture. I’ve only tried them a couple of times, but can already see a difference. My hair looks lighter and much closer in colour to when I last had it highlighted. See www. philipkingsley.co.uk.

Planning a winter getaway?

Whether you’re hitting the slopes or chasing the sun, don’t forget to take your favourite toiletries with you. If you’re only going for a long weekend, it’s worth decanting your toiletries into reusable travel bottles and jars. It’ll mean you pass the 100ml or less rule for liquids and creams in your hand luggage,

and saves you lugging extra weight around the airport. You also won’t need to fork out for travel-sized toiletries, which are usually a lot more expensive per ml than their full-sized counterparts. Wilko’s new travel pots (www. wilko.com) start at just 50p and can be used time and time again.

Dry shampoo bars are handy for travelling and an easy switch if you’re trying to reduce your plastic waste. Faith in Nature’s new shampoo bars have a lower PH level than most, making them better for your hair. Choose from Lavender & Geranium (one of the brand’s most popular fragrances) or the extra hydrating Coconut & Shea Butter. Both are 100% natural, packed with nourishing ingredients and fragranced with essential oils. And they’re just £5.79 each from www. faithinnature.co.uk.

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Health & Lifestyle Ashford and District HEART Support Group Now in our 12th Year, is affiliated to the British Heart Foundation. New members can be assured of a friendly welcome.

Evening meetings, usually include a topical speaker, are held on the 1st THURSDAY of the month (excluding Jan and Aug) at the Meeting Room, Stour Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford, TN23 1ET at 7.30 pm unless stated otherwise. Car parking is free after 6pm. Meetings last about an hour, followed by light refreshments and a raffle.

Newcomers are welcome to just come along and enjoy the evening, and find out what the group is all about. There is no membership fee, just a small admission charge per meeting towards the hire of the room. If transport is needed we will do our best to arrange it.

Once a month a walk is arranged for group members and friends organized by one of our group. For further details, find us on Facebook or call Tony Westgate 01303 260282 tony. westgate45@gmil.com or Liz Williams 01233 732560 eawilltn26@aol.com ADHSG recently funded the purchase of three new Rebounders used in the Cardiac Phase 3 Rehabilitation Gym. After many years’ service to Cardiac patients the time had come to renew the old ones. For the uninitiated a Cardiac Rebounder is a mini trampoline. Approximately 1 metre diameter and 30cm high, and comes with a safety hand rail to keep one’s balance. This very important piece of equipment is amongst several that play a critical role in a cardiac patients recovery.

Rebecca Coniam, Senior Exercise Referral Coordinator at Ashford Leisure Trust ( eor@ ashfordleisuretrust.co.uk 01233 667137]), explains the benefits.

Rebounding is a weight bearing, aerobic exercise that will not only increase bone mass and burn calories, but also aid in assisting rehabilitation of existing heart problems for Ashford Leisure Trust's Cardiac Phase 3 patients. With its zero-impact to joints it helps to improve their circulation, increase the capacity of their heart and lungs help them to benefit the recovery from their heart procedures.

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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.

All the comfort of home Our home has been designed entirely to support you to continue to enjoy a fulfilling, varied and comfortable lifestyle, featuring fully-furnished and beautifully decorated rooms complete with private en-suite facilities.

Throughout the home you’ll find a range of spacious lounge and dining rooms, activity spaces and quiet areas to relax in. What’s more, the home is built to the latest dementia-friendly design standards, enabling all residents to maintain their independence in a calm, supportive setting.

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For more information or to book a visit please call 01233 884131 or email michael.kenny@careuk.com

Our next event at Montfort Manor

Grand launch Thursday 30th January 2020 2pm - 4pm At Montfort Manor care home we pride ourselves on providing exceptional care in beautiful surroundings. Come and take a look for yourself at our grand launch.

What’s planned?

• Welcome drinks on arrival • Ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the home by the Mayor from 2.30pm to 3pm • Complimentary refreshments to enjoy • Tours of the home and a chance to meet our friendly team To find out more or to book your free place call us on 01233 884131 or email michael.kenny@careuk.com Montfort Manor care home Kennington Road, Willesborough , Ashford, Kent TN24 0YS (For Sat Nav, use TN24 0LZ) careuk.com/montfort-manor

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Clubs & Societies Breathe Easy Club- Breathe Easy is a voluntary welcoming and friendly Astronomy Society to guide

you along of course! Contact : David Styles, General Secretary on secretary@ashfordastro.org.uk.

Ashford Board Games Club Come to a session of the Board Games Club to play card, tile and board games of every kind: Carcassonne, Pandemic, Dominion, Small World, Agricola, Settlers of Catan or anything else. Every Sunday evening at 7pm at The Rose Inn, Faversham Road, Ashford TN24 9AJ Games players of every kind welcome. https://www.facebook.com/ groups/31085029201 01233 625 362 Ashford Active Retirement Association (AARA). Ashford and District HEART Support Group, now General club meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of each in our 10th Year, affiliated to the British Heart month. We meet at Centrepiece, Bank Street, Ashford Foundation. This group is run by past and present from 2 - 4 pm. Other activities we include walking club cardiac patients and their partners for their mutual on 2nd Friday of each month, also darts and games support. New members can be assured of a friendly afternoons and lunch club. The club also organises welcome. Evening meetings, usually include a topical outings and holidays. For over 50’s and retired or semi speaker are held on the 1st THURSDAY of the month retired, contact 01233 501372 or email ianjsharp49@ (excluding Jan and Aug) at the Meeting Room, Stour aol.com for more information.

Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford, TN23 1ET at 7.30 Ashford Rotary Club is part of one of the World’s pm unless stated otherwise. Car parking is free after largest and most successful global membership and 6pm. Meetings last about an hour, followed by light humanitarian service organisations, with 1.2 million refreshments and a raffle. Newcomers are welcome members in over 200 contries. The Ashford Club to just come along and enjoy the evening, and find out has been supporting and assisting organisations and what the group is all about. There is no membership people in need in the local community for 96 years fee, just a small admission charge per meeting towards and welcomes enquiries from anyone who would like the hire of the room. If transport is needed we will do to join. We meet Mondays 6.30 until 9pm at the Elwick our best to arrange it. For further details, find us on Club in Church Road. We arrange interesting speakers Facebook or call Tony Westgate 01303 260282 tony. and outings to learn more about the area in which westgate45@gmil.com or Liz Williams 01233 732560 we live. If you would like to contribute to the local eawilltn26@aol.com community, make new friends and have fun whilst Ashford Birdwatchers’ Club: Meets on the 2nd doing so, have a look at our website on www.ashford- Wednesday monthly, Sept to Apr incl. from 7.30 to kent-rotary.club or email us at ashford.rotary.1120@ 9.30 pm at the WI Hall, Faversham Road, Kennington. gmail.com All welcome to a friendly club; it doesn’t matter if you Ashford Reformed Baptist Fellowship Meets every can’t identify many birds! Admission £3 including tea/ Sunday at Repton Manor Primary School TN23 3RX coffee & biscuits. For information tel 01233 637067.

9.30am (All ages and Sunday School) and 6.30pm Arts Society, Ashford (part of the Arts Society). A 07340 228 446 e:arbfellowship@outlook.com www. great way to expand your knowledge of the arts, ashfordreformedbaptist.org.uk with inspiring monthly lectures given by some of the Ashford Art Society welcomes new members. All countries top experts, together with days of special ages & standards. A friendly group with a wide variety interest and arts visits. All lectures are in Aldington of events and meetings. Call 01233 630293 and 01303 Village Hall, usually on the third Tuesday of the month, from September to June. Membership is open to all.

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Ashford Astronomical Society - Have you ever looked See www.ashforddfas.org.uk up at the night sky and thought ‘Wow!’, but wished Ashford & District Young Farmers’ Club meets every you knew a bit more about it? Have you ever bought Wed. evening in and around the Ashford area. The or been given a telescope and found it too difficult club is always keen to see new faces and welcomes to setup and use? Astronomy is a fascinating and anyone aged 16 - 26 looking for a lively social life and rewarding hobby, but it’s all to easy to be put off by a variety of activities and events to take part in. You obscure technical jargon, the enormous price of some don’t have to be a farmer to be a Young Farmer! Call of the equipment on sale and the sheer difficulty of Charlie on 07753381718, e: ashfordyfc@gmail.com or knowing where to start. All you need to start with is find us on Facebook. www.ashfordyfc.co.uk. an interest in looking up at the night sky and a wish Ashford Flower Club meets in St Simon Stock Catholic to know more about it. What else do you need? A Church, Brookfield Road, Ashford on the third Tuesday support Club for people living with a lung condition, their carers and adult family. Breathe Easy is affiliated to the British Lung Foundation. We are a friendly and welcoming mixed group of adults. Speakers, Games, Raffle and the odd quiz are enjoyed. There will also be refreshments available. We would love you to come and join us at the Ashford Railway Club Kent. Beaver Road, Ashford Kent TN23 7RR . Our meetings are in the last Wednesday of the month February to November.

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Clubs & Societies of each month.For any details or further information about Ashford Flower Club, please contact: K.M Williams (Chairman) 07840 164011 or Mary Wiggins (Secretary) 01233 628278 Ashford Folk Dance Club meet every Wednesday at Kingsnorth Village Hall, Church Hill, Kingsnorth TN23 3EF from 8 - 10pm. We promote English and American traditional folk dancing. New or experienced dancers with or without a partner are all very welcome to our friendly club. Contact Edna 01233 627 121 or email ejbone@tiscali.co.uk Ashford Mediation Service is a small local charity who offers a mediation service to the community of Ashford which is open to all. Ashford Mediation Service helps to build happier more productive communities by using mediation to resolve disputes.

Over the past 17 years we have helped 1000s of people find peaceful resolutions to disputes. If you are interested in using the service to resolve a dispute, or if you would like to train with us to become a volunteer mediator, please call 01233 896237 or visit www.ashfordmediation.co.uk for more information.

Ashford Photographic Society meets at Givaudan Sports Centre every Friday from September to May. Check www.ashfordps.org.uk for full details.

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 Sinfonia Community Orchestra meets on Monday evenings 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m St Mary the Virgin Church in Willesborough during term time. Players should be over Grade 3. We are an enthusiastic group of people who have either played since young, taken up an instrument in later life but who enjoy making music under the guidance of a very keen professional musician. We do have a website www.ashfordsinfonia.com and all contact numbers can be found there. New members are welcome to join us at 7.30pm to play classical and popular orchestral music. We welcome everyone.

Coffee, Craft and Chat – at Kennington United Reformed/Methodist Church, 265 Faversham Road, Kennington. We meet on Wednesday mornings, 9am to 11.45am. Members have experience of a range of craft activities. Bring your favourite or learn to knit, crochet, etc. Bring and buy of unused materials and home made items. Board games are also available or just come for a chat. We have recently discovered a shared interest in jigsaw puzzles and have a small collection to lend. All welcome. Contact Jane@kurc.

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Da Base Ashford Town Youth Centre, 5-7 Park Street, Ashford TN24 8LR (back of Iceland, opp.

Wilkinson’s) contact us on 01233 631 472 or visit www.dabaseyouthcentre.com.

East Kent Walking Group walk every Sunday and walks tend to be circular starting and finishing at a pub so there is the option to stay and have lunch at the end. We welcome you to try our walks up to three times free of charge and then if you enjoy them and would like to walk more regularly with us then the only payment we request is membership to the Ramblers Organisation (currently only £35.85 for a whole year). See www.ekwg.co.uk for details of walks and our social calendar.

Invicta Ukulele Club meet on 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month at The Albion, Albion Place, South Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0BU where you can learn to play the Ukelele, develop your playing and performing skills or just come along for a sing song.

Admission £2 www.invictaukeleleclub.co.uk.

Kennington Badminton Club, play at the Norton Knatchbull School on a Wed evening from 7.30 p.m.10 p.m. Call Shirley Mountford on 01233 610134.

Kennington W.I. meet at 7.00pm on the second Monday of the month at their hall in the Faversham Road. Besides the Monthly Meeting we run smaller groups covering everything from Darts & Table Tennis to Art, Handicrafts, Gardening & Caligraphy.We also have a Book Club & Writers Group.Our Drama Group are a happy band and their annual Pantomime is always well received. We now have a Choir and have just set up a Photography club.Outings & Special Events are also a regular part of our calendar.Do come along & give us a try-we would love to see you. For further details contact Gill Tel: 01233 633550 or www. kenningtonwi.com or on facebook.

Willesborough Ladies Club: Held every fourth Wednesday of the Month at the W.I.Hall, Church Road, Willesborough. A thriving Club open to all. Ladies of any age even if you live outside of the Willesborough area. We have interesting speakers, demonstrations and outings and there is plenty of time during the evening to socialise and catch up with friends. Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start. Come along, give us a try we will be happy to see you. For more information call Ann on 01233 627894 Willesborough Women’s Institute has been going strong for over 90 years and today our members enjoy the same kind of camaraderie and friendships that the ladies did all those years ago. However, these days we are much more aware of the world about us and get involved in many issues of the day. At our

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Again, there are 60 challenges to complete. It’s ideal for problem-solving space lovers.

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Pointing Fingers, ages 12+, 3-6 players With this game, it pays to know your opponents. Who is most likely to have done, or consider doing, the action on the card? Pointing Fingers is a bit like Never Have I Ever, but with points instead of alcoholic shots. While it’s aimed at ages 12 and up, my eight year old loves it (we just skip the questions he doesn’t understand).

Dobble, ages 6+, 2-8 players Dobble is a card game with a difference. To win a hand, you have to find the matching symbol on two cards.

Simple, but fast-moving, ultra-competitive and a lot of fun, Dobble is a firm favourite with families across the globe. There are five ways to play, and a new Harry Potter themed spin-off was released last year. See www. asmodee.co.uk.

Bears versus Zombies, ages 10+, 2-5 players Players build monsters using cards to defend themselves against the marauding babies. The better the monster, the more likely it is to defeat the baby army and score the player some points. This quick-to-learn, quick-to-play game is bizarre but a lot of fun. While it’s recommended for players aged 10 and up, younger children should be able to master it with a little extra help. It’s available from www.amazon.co.uk.

Exploding Kittens, ages 7+, 2-5 players A card game of strategy, luck and vendettas, Exploding Kittens is easy to learn and a whole heap of fun to play. It’s a bit like Uno, but with humorous illustrations and cards like ‘Deploy the thousand year back hair’ and ‘Don a portable cheetah butt’.

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Ticket to Ride first came out in 2004 and has since Atlantis Escape, ages 8+, single player released several spin-offs, including Ticket to Ride This puzzle game sees the player trying to find the Europe. Players compete to claim train routes across quickest way to the boat before Atlantis sinks. There the board. (It’s a lot more fun than it sounds.) Great for are 60 challenges to complete, which should keep strategic thinkers, Ticket to Ride takes a few minutes to the kids occupied for a little while at least. It’s single learn and can be played in around an hour. See www. player and compact, so perfect for long journeys – amazon.co.uk. see www.smarttoysandgames.co.uk.

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

0800 555 111 Out of Hours Doctor William Harvey Hospital

0845 4349655 01233 633331

Samaritans www.samaritans.org Electricity: Southern Electric

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Parkinson’s UK, Ashford Branch Contact Mike Wharrad

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SE Kent Multiple Sclerosis Soc. 07767 326138 Royal British Legion 01233 620 167 British Red Cross 0800 0280 831 Ashford Youth Forum Trust Youth Projects Coordinator

National Train Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk Bus Enquiries Arriva Bus Enquiries Stage Coach East Kent

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Kingsnorth - Parish Clerk: Len Bunn 01233 502 969 w: kingsnorthparishcouncil.co.uk Parish Office: Kingsnorth Recreation Centre.

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Barrow Hill Veterinary Hospital 01233 624687 Brookland Godinton (Loudon Way) 24 Hour Emergency Care on site. www.godintonvillagehall.com Kennington WI Hall Bookings: Ashford Borough Council - Civic Centre or KWIHall@yahoo.co.uk Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1PL Singleton (Hoxton Close) Tel: 01233 331111 Singleton Environment Centre Ashford Rural Trust 01233 624 544 Centre Mngr: John Alexander

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