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PIRATE AMBUSH! A day in the life of children at Ashford School Nursery

“Outstanding” Independent Schools Inspectorate 2014 An inspection of the whole school in March 2014 declared us Outstanding. That confirms that children at Ashford School Nursery receive the very best care, nurture and education.

“ The provision is outstanding in meeting the

needs of the children who attend. The school very successfully meets its aim to ensure that each child has the opportunity to explore, to know, to do, to share and to be.

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Independent Schools Inspectorate 2014

Come and meet Sue and the team

Call 01233 620493 Great Chart, Ashford, Kent TN23 3DJ

www.ashfordschool.co.uk

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Supply Any Make of Vehicle Both New and Used Arrange All Types of Vehicle Finance & Leasing Provide Service, Repairs & MOT Testing Dent Removal, Accident Damage Repairs & Bodywork Restoration arranged Spares, Accessories, Exhausts & Batteries Tyres at Competitive Prices - 4 Wheel Laser Alignment Sඎඇ Eඊඎංඉඉൾൽ Aංඋ Cඈඇൽංඍංඈඇංඇ඀ Sൾඋඏංർൾ Cൾඇඍඋൾ

MOTABILITY GRADE A QUALITY END OF CONTRACT CARS

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2-3 Yrs Old 1 Owner Low Mileage Main Dealer Serviced No Modifications

We have direct access to Motability’s website where we can view cars offered to us. Typically Motability have over 1500 cars for sale, all one owner, main dealer serviced with low mileage.

The cars we supply are prepared to the very highest standards. When you visit our showroom we are able to log on to the Motability website and using our customer friendly dual screen, show full details including pictures and service history.

Each car is carefully inspected inside and out by experienced staff to ensure they are supplied in as perfect condition as possible. Here our customers are able to order the model and colour they want with an anticipated delivery time of 21 days.

As you would expect from a family business established for 48 years, all dealer facilities are available, including part exchange and competitive finance. We encourage you to visit our showroom where Sales Manager Phil Cunningham looks forward to assisting you.

“For a friendly service from a family business” Rൾൺඋ ඈൿ Hඌൻർ Bൺඇ඄ - Hං඀ඁ Sඍඋൾൾඍ, Tൾඇඍൾඋൽൾඇ, Kൾඇඍ TN30 6BD

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Welcome Hi everyone, As I write this August introduction I realise that these days of sitting on the patio plus outdoor living and socialising are numbered! It seems as though I’ve only just got into the swing of summer and now autumn is waiting in the wings. Who knows we may have an Indian Summer, but just to be on the safe side I aim to make the most of every little bit of fine weather this month. Even as I write, I’m sitting on the patio, keeping a watchful eye out for the odd shower that is predicted for today. If I have to work on a Sunday then I plan to make it as pleasurable as I possibly can!

With yet another birthday looming on the glorious 12th (there have been so many I now have to calculate how old I am), this is my month. It’s scary how quickly the years seem to fly by as you get older. Maybe my monthly magazine deadlines make it even more apparent!

Following last month’s edition a reader commented on how extremely close deadline time was to the delivery of the July Issue.

Unfortunately delivery dates vary depending on where the last Monday of the month falls, but the 1st of the month deadline is kept the same in order for it to be easily remembered and not constantly changing. If you remember the 1st you will not miss any of the eight magazines. The magazines usually go to print 1-2 weeks after the delivery of the previous month’s issue, if you think you’ve missed the deadline please do contact me, I will always attempt to include last minute content.

Until next time have a great summer.

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SMART DOGS

Voucher GROOMING SERVICE £5 Off

TEL: 01233 732505 www.smartdogs-kent.co.uk Marsh Rd Hamstreet,TN26 2JE

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TAYLOR'S CARPENTRY SERVICES Bespoke Traditional Carpentry • Doors • Floors • Windows • Kitchens • Repairs & Alterations • Interior & Exterior & much more • References available

Tel 07787 929979

All Seasons Garden Services Over 20 years experience All aspects of garden care undertaken Fully insured

T: 01233 665322 M: 07941 205 374 Email: rob@ashford-gardening.co.uk

KILBYS PEST CONTROL • All Rodents and Insects • WASP NEST SPECIALIST • SAME DAY SERVICE

• 7 days a week • Fully Insured • Est 1983

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Call: 07894 716 007 AIRPORTS AND SEAPORTS (LOCAL TAXI SERVICE) LOCAL AND DISTANCE RUNS Fully Insured, Licensed & Friendly Service Email: tn26privatehire@hotmail.com

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Grow your own take-away

by Pippa Greenwood

have the beginnings of a stir-fry.

Mizuna has got to be one of the most attractive leafy vegetables you can grow. Its green leaves appear soon after sowing the seed in a pot or in open ground, and they add a great spicy flavour to your stir-fry and also add a zing to salads and sandwiches.

oriental vegetables do well from late summer sowings

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We all know that home-cooked food is better for us than a stream of takeaways, but then we all deserve a little self-indulgence from time to time. So why not save yourself the guilt (and some cash) and grow your own Chinese takeaway right here in your own garden?

No I haven’t turned cookery writer, but you can easily grow some of those tasty and crunchy vegetables that make the backbone of many a Chinese stir-fry... and the great thing is that oriental vegetables do well from late summer sowings, so it’s off to the garden centre (not the takeaway) you go!

Bean sprouts are so easy to grow you could almost do it with your eyes shut. The common types are sprouted mung-beans, and you can either buy packets of seed or a small packet of the beans themselves from your local health food store. They’ll come with easy cultivation instructions and before you know it you’ll

And where would your Chinese meal be without that delicious Oriental veg, pak-choi. It’s another easy vegetable to grow late in the summer: just sow the seeds in a well-forked soil, water, and wait. Thin out as per the instructions of the seed packet (you can eat the thinnings too), then just pinch off the roots and pop the plants into the wok. Pak-choi also grows well in a container of multi-purpose compost.

Garlic is another essential ingredient. It’s not really the right time of year to plant garlic, but for an unexpected little extra take a few spare cloves and pot them in trays of compost. Keep the compost slightly moist and in a week or two the cloves will start to sprout. What you’re after here aren’t the sprouts though, but the bright green foliage which adds a definitely garlicy flavour to stir-fries and a touch of colour as well.

Radishes add heat as well as crunch, and there are some lovely oriental varieties such as Mantanhong, which is a

British-bred Chinese variety with a superbly crunchy bright redto-pink inner flesh and spherical white roots – great for colour and texture and with a sweet almost nutty flavour. Sow in open ground or pots from now until early September for cropping in a few weeks’ time.

Spring onions are another classic stir-fry component. You won’t get a fully mature crop for harvesting this year unless you’re extremely lucky; but what you will get is a super-young onion that will add both colour and intense flavour to the contents of your wok.

And finally, mushrooms will add a meaty texture to your home-grown vegetable stir-fry.

Kits for growing both oyster and field mushrooms are available in many garden centres or by mail order. It’s not always easy to get right, I know, but the challenge is definitely worth it when you have exotic mushrooms growing in your cellar, garden frame, greenhouse, or shed.

Visit Pippa’s website www. pippagreenwood.com for her “Winter thru Spring” vegetable collection, plants for September, regular advice emails from Pippa, and a range of gardening products including Nemasys caterpillar, slug, ant and other biological controls, Enviromesh & Envirofleece

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FENCING

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Tree Work & Fencing Services Stephen Hulbert NPTC T: 01227 732253 M: 07867 557998 www.ashwoods.net If you are a private home owner in Kent with any manner of tree or boundary problems, then please get in touch with Stephen Hulbert of Ashwoods.

We offer FREE no obligation quotations and can deal with all local council planning administration and Tree Preservation Orders.

Our website - www.ashwoods.net - has more photos of examples of our work.

The photo below shows Stephen removing a bough from a tall oak tree. He uses all his skills and experience in reducing this bough to the trunk and is fully insured for up to £10 million Public Liability Insurance and Employers’ Liability Insurance.

Below, his groundsmen will clear the brushwood and process it via the wood chipper.

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The bough sections are then removed from the site as this client requested.

Therefore, at end of the job, the client is left with a clean and tidy solution in their garden.

01233 626 188 www.chartfencing.co.uk

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Chart House, Dencora Way, Ashford, Kent TN23 4FH

Ashwoods can help you with: • Tree Surgery • Stump Grinding • Hedge Maintenance • Fencing Services • Site Clearance Please contact Stephen on 01227 732253 or 07867 557998 or by email: stephen@ashwoods.net

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A Complete and Comprehensive Tree Care Service since 1907 For over 100 years, Bartlett Tree Experts has led both the science and services that make your landscape thrive. No matter the size or scope of your needs, our arborists bring a rare mix of groundbreaking research, global resources and a local service approach to every task at hand. Trees add so much value to our lives; Bartlett adds even more value to your trees.

Tree & Shrub Pruning | Planting | Tree Removal | Hedge Cutting Stump Grinding |Woodland Management | Disease & Insect Control For a free quote please contact your local arborist Jim Treby

01233 367141 ashford@bartlettuk.com www.bartlett.com Our Complete Open Weekend Dates for 2014 PLUCKLEY ROAD BETHERSDEN KENT

www.stonegreennurseries.co.uk Wholesale Nursery Open to the Public On the 22nd, 23rd, 24th & 25th August We grow our vast range of plants with passion and pride for garden designers, landscapers, local nurseries, farm shops and other horticulture outlets.

We have a truly exquisite range to offer you from the tried and tested to the more unusual. You will be making your selection direct from our growing beds!

You can’t buy fresher. Fantastic range and fair prices.

Should you need help with your selection we also have knowledgeable staff to help answer your questions.

*Shrubs* Trees* Herbaceous Perennials * Climbers * Large Plants for Instant Impact*

August 22nd - 23rd - 24th - 25th September 5th - 6th - 7th 26th - 27th - 28th Fri 10am-5pm, Sat, Sun & BHM 9am-5pm

Truly a Gardeners Paradise!

Please remember we are only open on these dates.

We accept most major credit cards

Pluckley Road Bethersden TN26 3ET For detailed directions please see our website. Follow day-glow signs from A20 at Charing and A28 at Bethersden

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Home & Interiors Choosing & Using Paint

By Katherine Sorrell

consider specialist paints that are scrubbable and resistant to both moisture and steam.

Indoor woodwork and metal

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This trend-setting wall is painted in Stiffkey Blue® No.281, £36 for 2.5l Estate® Emulsion, Farrow & Ball, 01202 876141; farrow-ball.com

A quick lick of paint on the walls and woodwork will brighten and beautify any home, inside and out. Our interiors expert Katherine Sorrell is on hand to help you choose the best type of paint.

Indoor walls and ceilings Easy to apply and available in thousands of different colours, emulsion is ideal for walls and ceilings. Emulsion is always waterbased, which means it is quickdrying, low-odour and cleans off the brush easily. Choose from a flat matt, standard matt or silk (softly shiny) finish. Generally, the higher the sheen level, the easier the surface will be to keep clean, but the more any imperfections will show up.

Water-based eggshell has a low shine and provides a more durable, wipeable surface – useful for walls in hard-working areas such as hallways or playrooms.

For kitchens and bathrooms,

Unless you have chosen an all-inone, specially formulated paint, first use an appropriate primer to seal bare surfaces then apply a couple of layers of undercoat on top of the primer to give ‘body’ to the surface. Remember that undercoat comes in a dark or light colour, depending on the shade of top coat to be used. For your final coat, gloss is available in a variety of finishes, from low sheen to high gloss. It is always better to apply two thin coats of gloss than one thick one, the exception being when using non-drip gloss (sometimes called one-coat gloss), which is best used for pale interior woodwork. For central heating pipes and radiators, buy a heat-resistant paint which will withstand high temperatures without discolouring.

Solvent-based paints are gradually being phased out, so these days the majority of wood and metal paints are water-based and brushes can be cleaned with hot water and detergent.

Outdoors Masonry paints are designed for outdoor wall surfaces made from brick, stone, concrete, pebbledash and render. They come in smooth or textured finishes.

For older properties, limewash is a traditional finish that has a powdery matt surface and a lovely depth of colour. Use it for interior and exterior limestone, lime render and plaster, and even wattle and daub. For woodwork, use an exterior-grade primer, undercoat and gloss, just like indoors. For fences, sheds and garden furniture, choose from a range of specialist treatments, clear or coloured, which are

designed to prolong the life of the timber. Restore old railings and other metalwork with exterior-quality metal paint such as Hammerite.

Specialist paints There is a specialist paint for virtually every need, whether you want to repaint your kitchen cupboard doors, paint timber, concrete or vinyl flooring, or revamp the tiles in your shower.

Look out for fire-retardant and anti-burglar paint, blackboard paint, damp-inhibiting paint, suede-effect and even magnetic paint.

What about natural paints?

Natural paints are water-based and made either with very much lower levels of petrochemicals than conventional paints, or with plant-based ingredients. They are ‘breathable’, which is good for older houses, as well as kind to the planet and to your health.

You can buy natural paints ready-mixed, in a wide range of colours, and even have them colour-matched to your desired shade. They’re just the same to apply as ordinary paints, with similar coverage, though paints made with natural oils tend to take longer to dry.

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JMINTERIORS Fine hand crafted kitchens and bespoke furniture

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Showroom: Park Farm, Frittenden Road, Biddenden, Kent TN27 8L J

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Cake and Bake Dutch Apple Pie The buttery pastry for this deep dish pie is made with a mix of self-raising and plain flours which gives it a soft and cake-like texture. If you prefer a crisper pastry use all plain flour. Choose crisp sweet dessert apples ples such as Cox’s Orange Pippins or Discovery.

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Ingredients: • • • • • • • • • • • •

200g plain flour 150g self raising flour 175 g unsalted butter, diced 150g caster sugar plus 1 tbsp for sprinkling 2 medium eggs, beaten 400g dessert apples, peeled, cored and sliced 75g raisins 75g light soft brown sugar 1 tbsp corn flour 1 tsp ground cinnamon 2 tbsp milk Whipped cream, to serve

TIP Replace the apples with sliced pears or a mixture of summer berries such as blackberries, raspberries and blueberries.

Serves 8

1. To make the pastry, sift the plain and self- raising flours into a large bowl and add the diced butter.

Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour to make fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar and beaten eggs and mix to a soft dough. Knead very lightly until smooth then wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.

2. Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/gas 5. Place a baking sheet in the oven to pre-heat.

3. Roll out two-thirds of the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line the base of a 23 cm round loose-based fluted flan tin.

4. Toss the apple slices in a bowl with the raisins, brown sugar, cornflour and cinnamon then layer in the pastry case, pressing down gently. Roll out the remaining pastry and cut into strips. Arrange in a lattice pattern over the apples. Dab the edges of the strips with a little water and press firmly to seal.

5. Brush the top of the pie with milk and sprinkle over caster sugar. Place the flan case on the preheated baking sheet and bake for 35-40 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream.

The Lantern Building, The Street, Hamstreet, Kent TN26 2HE

Bringing Coffee to Hamstreet!

Offering a Range of Coffee and Speciality Teas, Pastries, Sandwiches, Paninis, Jacket Potatoes, and Gorgeous Quiches. Plus Afternoon Teas & Kids Lunch Boxes.

Opening Hours Mon - Fri: Sat: Sun:

09:00 - 16:00 09:00 - 16:00 10:00 - 14:00

We have a fabulous range of local teas from the Kent and Sussex Tea Company.

Tel: 01233 733030

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In Season: August Fruit Apples Blackberries Currents Damsons Gooseberries Greengages Loganberries Melons Plums Raspberries Strawberries

Vegetables Artichoke Aubergine

Beetroot Beans Broccoli Butternut Squash Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Courgettes Cucumber Garlic Kohirabi Mangetout Marrow Onions Peas Peppers Potatoes Radishes

Lettuce Pak Choi Purslaine Sorrel Spinach Tomatoes Watercress

Grey Mullet Haddock Halibut Herring John Dory Lemon Sole Lobster Mackerel Monkfish Plaice Salmon Sardines Sea Bass Scallops

Fish

Meat & Game

Cod Crab Dover Sole

Beef Duck Grey Squirrel

Rocket Salsify Spring Onions Seetcorn Turnips

Salad

Grouse Guinea Fowl Hare Lamb Mutton Pork Rabbit Veal Venison Wood Pigeon

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Local Markets Ashford Farmer’s Market First Sunday of every month from 10am to 2pm in the lower High Street.

Challock Challock Memorial Hall, Blind Lane.

1st & 3rd Friday of each month 1pm to 4pm Contact Pauline Hickson 01233 740979 The Barn Shop Traditional Market Challock - 2nd & 4th Saturday of month 10am – 2pm Contact 01233 740237 Charing Farmer’s Market Charing Church Barn 9 -11.30 every Thursday morning. Contact 01233 740176 £49

Egerton Every Friday 2 - 4.30pm Millennium Hall Rolvenden - 01580 240763 Every Thursday 10am -12 noon St Mary’s Church and the Village Hall

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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 -11.30am St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church road.

Tenterden High Street Market Friday’s – 0830 – 1400 Wittersham Market Every Tuesday Village Hall 9am. - 11am Tel: 01797 270757 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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Professional unique intensive valet process Range & AGA specialist All ovens, hobs, extractor fans & microwaves Environmentally friendly, no toxic chemicals, no fumes See ZZZ ovenu.co.uk for a video of the valet process Ovenu Ashford is approved by Trading Standards Contact Richard at Ovenu Ashford 01233 380023 or 0800 1409800

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Country Carers Ltd Offices 1&2 Jempsons Trading Estate, 65-81 Winchelsea Road, Rye, East Sussex TN31 7EZ

Community Carers We provide Personal & Domestic Care within your own home

Tel : 01797 223329 Mob : 07960 063658 (24hr)

O U R O W N F R ES H F R U I T A VA I L A B L E F R O M F A R M S HO P AT F A R M G ATE P R I CE S !

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The First of our New Season Discovery Apples Plus our Exciting New Eating Apple Variety - Galmac Followed by our Delicious Victoria Plums Plus Strawberries & Raspberries

F REE T ASTINGS OF OUR F RESH J UICES Cox-Bramley, Jonagold, Cox, Russet and Pear Juices - Pressed fresh from our own orchards.

PLUS: Fresh Bread Daily,

Gibbet Oak Farm Shop Appledore Road,Tenterden TN30 7DH

Tel: 01580 763938 GROWERS OF FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES HERE AT GIBBET OAK FARM FOR OVER 25YRS Open 7 Days A Week

Mon - Sat 9am - 5.30pm Locally Produced Free Range Eggs B RAMLEYS Sunday 10 am- 4.30pm Full Range of Korkers Sausage Products 2K ÂŁ1.60 A Wide Range Of Cheeses Bacon - Local Handmade Pies Hampers & Fruit Bowls Made to Order Freshly Grown New Potatoes Fresh Fruit & Vegetables A Wide Range of Ready Prepared Frozen Fruit & Vegetables Honey from Our Own Hives OUR DELICIOUS RANGE OF Cakes, Jams and Marmalades and lots more.

Oven-Ready Pheasant & Wild Rabbit.

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Now Stocking Local Wines & Beers Plus Our Own Apple & Pear Ciders

FRESH PRODUCE AT FARM GATE PRICES - LOCAL DELIVERIES TO YOUR DOOR NEW CUSTOMERS VERY WELCOME! (Just 2miles outside of Tenterden on the B2080 Appledore Road)

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essentiallyhops Decorative Hop Garlands are the most beautiful natural garlands, picked fresh from the field at the end of August and hung in the home where they dry naturally to give all year round decoration. Ideal over fireplaces and agas, or on beams, over doorways, windows or on dressers, the traditional Kentish hop garland is highly sought after and now not as widely available as they used to be.

Tractors run up and down from the hop gardens every day during the hop harvest to bring the freshly picked hops to the shop for customers to choose from. The hop harvest starts around 20th august until 15th September but you can buy the dried garlands all year round.

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essentiallyhops is nestled in a tranquil farm yard in the heart of the countryside just outside Canterbury, there is an excellent coffee shop and other interesting businesses to make your visit even more special. The shop is a magical grotto packed full of home decoration ideas and customers can watch expert florists making gorgeous flower arrangements, get inspiration and ideas to brighten their homes. Packed full of flowers, interesting gifts and friendly advice, people are inspired and enthused. A unique shopping experience with plenty for everyone. A treasure waiting to be discovered. And don’t worry if you miss the hop harvest, the farm shop is open all year round and hop garlands are dried for sale throughout the rest of the year.

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MEET TINKABOO A STAR IN THE MAKING Written by Willamina-the-Wise-Wordsmith (aka A.B) Doo-B-Doodle town was a-buzz with excitement.

Tinkaboo had been chosen to appear in a TV show.

At Dolly’s little cottage, the photographer from the local newspaper, Doo-B-Doodle Town’s Some-Times, was about to arrive for Tinkaboo’s photoshoot. But Dolly couldn’t find her puppy anywhere.

“Tinkaboo! Where are you?” she called.

“Getting ready!” barked Tinkaboo.

Dolly skipped upstairs and smiled when she saw the big sign on the bedroom door.

FUR AND MAKE-UP But there was something else. Tinkaboo had made a door hanger and hung it on the handle.

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But she still went to make him a cup of tea.

“Here it is, Tinkaboo.” And Dolly set the tray down on the floor outside the bedroom. Then she looked up to see that the words on the door hanger now read BISCUITS PLEASE. Dolly folded her arms with a sigh.

“Tinkaboo Listen to you! Who doo-b-doo you think you are?!”

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“Tinkaboo Listen to you! Who doo-b-doo you think you are?!”

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“Here you are, Tinkaboo.”

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If I shake the bottle it makes a fantastic splashy sound! But why 22 is the water pink? And why does it sink to the bottom of the bottle?

Children are naturally curious and in the “outstanding” Nursery at Ashford Prep School every opportunity is given to every child to discover “why”.

They think they are having a great time splashing, listening, shaking, seeing – but staff know they are in fact learning skills for life.

Ashford Prep School Early Years department has been visited twice in the last year by inspectors from the Independent Schools Inspectorate and each time they found it to be outstanding in every category.

Here are just two of the comments they made: “Every opportunity is taken to awaken children’s curiosity and stimulate enquiry; for example the under threes experimented with musical instruments to see what sounds they could make and the over-threes weighed and mixed ingredients to make pancakes.”

“It is an extremely well-resourced, stimulating environment and full use is made of the outdoor space. Children are very well prepared for the next stage of their learning.”

Ashford Prep School Nursery looks after children from age three until they start school in the term after their fourth birthday. They love wearing a uniform and being part of the prep school. They spend time with the older children and benefit from all the facilities of an equally outstanding prep school, including the chance to take swimming lessons in the school’s pool.

Set in the green countryside of Great Chart, just a couple of miles from the international station, the Nursery is a beautiful setting in which children play, learn and develop under the guidance of caring and well-qualified staff.

Whether it’s sports day, trying out musical instruments or discovering what’s lurking under that leaf in the garden, every day is an adventure at Ashford Prep School Nursery.

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Saturday 26th July until Sunday 3rd August St. John’s Church, Smallhythe is staging a Flower Festival to commemorate the Fire that destroyed

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Sunday 3rd August 10am to 1pm Summer Bootfair Woodchurch Community Centre Lower

Thursday August 7th THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ GEOFF MASON & CHRIS BISCOE Play The Mulligan / Brookmeyer Years CHRIS BISCOE- baritone, GEOFF MASON trombone , JOHN HORLER piano TIM WELLS double bass ,TREVOR TOMKINS drums .

Thursday August 14th THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ THE AMAZING KEVIN FITZSIMMONS “ I say this guy is more Buble’ than Buble’ “ “ His voice is an irresistible mixture of Sinatra- Bennett & Buble’ “ Jazz FM BRANDON ALLEN tenor sax,LEON GREENING piano - fantastic modern pianist, ADAM KING - double bass, MATT FISHWICK drums .

Thursday August 21st THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ ROBERTO MANZIN & SUSANNAH FLACK ROBERTO MANZIN saxes, SUSANNAH FLACK steel pan, TED BEAMENT piano , ALEX KEEN double bass, ROD BROWN drums .

Thursday August 28th THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ THE MUSIC OF OSCAR PETERSON By The Fantastic CRAIG MILVERTON QUARTET, DOMINIC ASHWORTH Guitar SANDY SUCHODOLSKI Double Bass, ROD BROWN Drums.

Thurday September 4th THE PETER KING QUARTET Peter King world class Alto Saxophonist. with a world class rhythm section PETER KING alto sax STEVE MELLING piano GEOFF GASCOYNE double bass MARC FLETCHER drums This is World Class Tuesday September 9th THE BEST OF AUSSIE JAZZ. Australian Jazz Singer - often compared to Doris Day & Blossom Dearie. THE JANET SEIDEL TRIO Janet Seidel Piano & Vocals - - Chuck Morgan Guitar - - David Seidel D/Bass “ AN EVENING TO REMEMBER “ The Folkestone Jazz Club is a non profit making jazz club run by & for people with a like minded interest in Our Kind of Music. Derick Woodland 01303 260330

Road Woodchurch TN26 3SQ All Welcome - just Turn Up - stalls £5.00 + Plenty Of Parking - Tea’s / Coffee woodchurchcommunitycentreco.uk Tel 07798566849.

Tuesday 5th August Blood doning session, Hamstreet primary academy, Ashford Road, Hamstreet, . The mini mobiles will be parked in the grounds of the village primary school. Regular and new donors are invited to attend from 1.30pm to 4.30pm and between 5.30pm and 7.30pm.

Thursday 14th August - Tenterden and District National Trust Association Tenterden Junior School, Recreation Ground Road. 7.30 pm “Creepy Kent ” Neil Arnold Visitors welcome. Further information 01580 764791.

Saturday 23rd, 24th and 25th August -

Sat and Mon 10.00 - 5.30, Sun noon - 5.30 Bank Holiday Weekend Appledore Flower Festival, “IN WHICH WE SERVE”, 33 floral arrangements depicting major services available to us all. Free admission and parking Stalls with books, cakes, local produce, plants, “Ancient and Modern”, handicrafts etc. Delicious refreshments available all day. Details 01233 758256.

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Sunday 24th August - Westwell Fun Fete - 1pm - 4pm Fun Dog Show Coconut Shy Children’s Races Some Craft Stalls available Please phone 01233 623531 for information Come along and enjoy the day Evening entertainment in The Wheel, Westwell afterwards

Monday 25th August St Margarets church Bethersden - Garden Fete Bank Holiday Monday at Street Cottage Bethersden 11-30-4pm music B-B-Q ploughmans games and sideshows.Free entry plenty of parking. Contact no 01233 820 728

Monday 25th August-Saturday 30th August Weald Of Kent Art Group Summer Exhibition and Sale of Paintings to be held at Tenterden Town Hall.TN30 6AN. Open daily 10amto 5pm. Closes Saturday at 4pm. Free Entry.

Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th August Beech Field,Beech Lane,Biddenden,Kent, TN27 8EX.

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• ADULTS £7

• Vintage Tractors & Vehicles • Funfair &Rodeo Bull • Children £3 • Birds Of Prey Display •Dog Agility Display

• Micro Brewery • Local Wines & Foods • Family £18 For More Info visit: www.tractorfest.co.uk or call: 07956 827377 Saturday Evening Barn Dance with Supper, tickets £15 per person.

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The Romney Marsh Ploughing & Cultivation Society are holding their Annual Ploughing Match & Fun Dog Show at Rothchild Farm, Burmarsh Road, Dymchurch, TN29 0JJ. Tel 07785 783 662. romneyploughing@yahoo. co.uk

Horticultural Society meets on at 7:30pm. in the Village Hall when we will be holding our ‘Autumn Show’ and our special ‘Begonia’ competition. This is a chance to show what you have grown. There will also be a quiz followed by tea and cakes. Contact the Best Irene on 01580291777 or Lesley onFor 01580291931.

Hospices Events Now collecting for ‘Gift Members £1.50, Non Members £2.50. Weekend Annual Pilgrims in Kent Summer Fair Saturday 2nd August it Again! membership £5. New members are always welcome.

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CLUBS & SOCIETIES Woodchurch Community Centre Pop In For The Over 60’s Every Wednesday afternoon at the Woodchurch Community Centre, Lower Road Woodchurch TN26 3SQ, 2 to 4 pm. Crazy golf- table tennis - air hockey - bowls- chat - tea/coffee. just. sit out on the lawn an relax. woodchurchcommunitycentre. couk. Tel. 07798 566849.

Dancing for Fun Come and learn a wide range of wonderful dances, from 17th Century Jane Austen style dances to 21st Century Ceilidh Dances, including American Contra Dance, English Barn Dance, Contra Waltzing and the Polka! Great low impact exercise! No experience or partner required!

Have fun, get fitter and meet new people! No need to book - just turn up! Every Monday 7:45pm - 22:30pm at Hothfield Village Hall, Park Drive, Hothfield, Ashford TN26 1EQ http://www.contrafusion.co.uk 01233 625 362

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Hamstreet Sports & Leisure Assoc finished their new Pavilion last year and had our opening day on the 25th August 2013. The ground floor can be hired for sports changing which consists of male and female changing, Showers and disabled wet room.

Along with the field and the multi use courts,we also have the top floor of the pavilion which consist of 2 rooms an office and a Lounge / Bar, we hire this out for small functions of 60 people, the building has disabled access and to the first floor we have a wheel chair lift. The pavilion also has a small fitted kitchen.

Craft Workshop, Victory Hall, Hamstreet These are intended to be on the first Thursday of every month.

The plan is to open from 2pm to 5pm and for the first session on May 1 to concentrate on knitting, crochet and sewing. Furniture painting will hopefully start in the second workshop.

High Halden Craft Group - Meets every Monday (except Bank Holidays) at High Halden Memorial Hall 10.30am till 1.00pm. £3.50 includes materials, coffee and free raffle ticket For more info call 01580 291621 or 01233 85030 1940’s Dancing Lessons, Every Wednesday, incl.

Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa & Collegiate Shag. For beginners and improvers, at St Mary’s Church Hall, Ashford Town Centre TN23 1QG from 7pm – 9.30pm.

Cost £6.00 Tel 01233 860564. No partner required.

Shadoxhurst Flower Arrangers are a small, friendly club who meet at 7.30pm in Shadoxhurst Village Hall on the first Wed of every month except January. No experience of flower arranging needed to join, just an interest in seeing blooms displayed

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Warehorne Folk Dance Club - Traditional English/ American folk dancing - meet at Kingsnorth Village Hall, Church Hill, Kingsnorth TN23 3EF every Wed 8 - 10pm £2.00 Call Edna 01233 627121 or David 01233 812935.

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New members are welcome so do come and give it a try. or ring 01233 850395 for further information.

High Halden Young at Heart Club meets 1st Wed each month in The Memorial Hall at 2pm. Please contact George Burford 01233 850427.

The Lunch Club Alternate Wednesdays in the Church of the Good Shepherd hall, Hamstreet at noon. If you wish to join the club phone Jennie on 01233 732766, Alison 733514 or Rosemary 732644.

Hamstreet Baby & Toddler Group meet every Wednesday (term time only) in the Victory Hall from 9.30-11.30pm Call Hannah 01233 733863 for information.

African Drumming Group Thurs 7-9pm at The Birches Nickley Wood Shadoxhurst TN26 1LZ. Contact Leslie Ross on 01233733387. Please call prior to coming so that spare drums can be organised.

Tai Chi sessions, Victory Hall, Ruckinge Rd, Hamstreet. Beginners’ classes now take place every Thursday at the hall from 9.30am. These are suitable for all ages and levels of fitness. Entry is £5 and info can be obtained from www.taichiforyou.co.uk or by phoning 07587 167756. Email queries should go to taichiforyou@hotmail.co.uk

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Quiz Night Every Other Tuesday Open All Day 12 ‘till 12!

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Children’s Health: Measles, Mumps and Rubella

By Alison Runham www.alison.runham.co.uk These days we tend to take ‘childhood diseases’ lightly, but they can be serious – and cases have increased again as fewer parents choose to have children vaccinated.

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The MMR vaccine was introduced in 1988 to protect against mumps, measles and rubella (German measles), which were common in children and hospitalised thousands of them every year.

Children can still catch these diseases, particularly if they’ve not had the MMR vaccine, so here’s a quick guide to spotting symptoms and the appropriate treatment for your child.

DON’T FORGET – before visiting the GP, pre-warn the receptionist so that they can take precautions to avoid the spread of infection and protect pregnant women.

Rubella and measles in particular pose a significant risk to unborn babies.

MEASLES Measles is a viral disease that’s far more serious than chickenpox, German measles or mumps, and it’s potentially fatal. So it’s always best to confirm the diagnosis with the GP, and see them urgently if your child becomes very

drowsy, has difficulty breathing or has a very troublesome cough.

How it starts: Similar to a bad cough and cold. Often your child’s eyes will be sore and watery.

Symptoms: • Your child will begin to feel worse, with a temperature.

• On the third or fourth day, a rash of red, slightly raised spots appear; it tends to begin behind the ears and spreads to the face, neck and then the rest of the body. The spots may be blotchy, but shouldn’t be itchy.

• Your child’s eyes may be sensitive to light.

Treatment: • Make sure they get plenty of rest and drinks. Warm drinks will ease their cough.

• Give them paracetamol or ibuprofen to relieve discomfort and fever.

• Use Vaseline or barrier creams around their lips to protect their skin.

• Gently bathe sore or crusty eyelids with warm water and keep the room dim.

• If your child is having trouble breathing, has a troublesome cough or seems drowsy, see your GP urgently.

DON’T FORGET: Keep your child well away from pregnant women and those trying to conceive. If your child came into contact with any pregnant women (even before they became ill), you must let the women know - they’ll need to see their GP urgently.

Incubation period: 7-12 days.

Infectious period: Around four days before the rash appears until four days after it’s gone.

MUMPS Mumps is a contagious viral infection that’s passed on through infected saliva droplets that are inhaled or touched and then transferred to the nose or mouth, in much the same way as colds and flu are spread.

How it starts: A general feeling of illness and discomfort, with a raised temperature.

Symptoms: • Pain and swelling on the side of the face in front of the ear and under the chin. Swelling usually begins on one side, often followed by the other side.

• Discomfort when chewing.

• Headache, stomach ache and joint pain.

Your child’s face will be return to normal size in around a week. Mumps rarely affects

health & Lifestyle boys’ testes (this happens more in adults), but if your child’s testes are swollen or painful, see your GP. Treatment: Visit your GP to confirm your child has mumps, as the symptoms can be similar to glandular fever or tonsillitis. Always see the GP if your child develops stomach ache and is being sick, or develops a rash of small purple or red spots or bruises.

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• Give your child paracetamol or ibuprofen and a hot or cold compress to ease pain in their glands. • Give your child plenty to drink (avoid fruit juices as they can increase saliva production and pain).

Incubation period: 14-25 days.

Infectious period: A few days before feeling unwell, until the swelling goes down.

GERMAN MEASLES (RUBELLA) Rubella can be difficult to diagnose, but if you think your child has it, it’s important to get it confirmed. Rubella poses a significant risk to pregnant women and their unborn babies.

How it starts: Similar to a mild cold.

Symptoms: • A rash of flat spots appears in the first day or two, usually on the face first, then spreading to the rest of the body. On pale skin the spots will look light pink. • The glands in the back of the neck may become swollen. • Often, your child won’t feel unwell – they may just be a ‘bit off-colour’.

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Treatment: • Give your child plenty to drink, and paracetamol or ibuprofen if they feel unwell.

Incubation period: 1520 days.

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Beauty Finding the Right Hair Style for Your Face Shape hairstyle they like, without thinking if it’s actually right for them.

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How many times have you chosen a new hairstyle based on what will suit your face shape? Probably never. That’s because most women don’t even know what their face shape is, let alone take it into consideration when opting for a new do.

Instead, they turn to magazines filled with pictures of the latest hair trends and photos of their favourite celebrities and choose a

Of course it’s a good idea to take inspiration from these sources - after all it’s key to staying up-to-date - but it is important to ask yourself if the style you pick out will actually best suit you, because if it doesn’t you’ll end up with an unflattering result.

Get it right though, and you’ll be amazed, because the right style will make you look instantly younger and prettier.

So that you can make an informed decision next time you book in at the salon, we’ve compiled our guide to finding your face shape and choosing a style that will flatter it the most.

How to Find Your Face Shape Firstly, pull all you hair back from your face and tie it up - remembering to clip back your fringe too.

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Then stand in front of a large mirror and trace the outline of your face with lipstick. Don’t include your ears. Follow the curve of your hairline and accurately trace the edges of your cheeks and chin.

Next, step back from the mirror and take a look at the shape you’ve drawn. Is the shape you’ve created longer than it is wide? Or is it as wide as it is long?

Here’s what it all means: If your face is longer than it is wide and your forehead is just slightly wider than your chin, then you have an oval shaped face.

But, if the shape you’ve traced resembles a circle and your cheekbones make up the widest part of your face, then you’ve got a round shaped face.

However, if your forehead, cheeks and jaw are all fairly even in size and the shape you’ve drawn looks like a long rectangle with curved corners then you’ve got an oblong shaped face.

If none of the above sound like you, and you’ve drawn an outline that shows a long, pointed jaw line, broad forehead and small chin you’ve got a heart shaped face.

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Or maybe your shape is nearly as long as it is wide with straight sides, a broad forehead and a defined jaw, with minimal curves. That means you’ve got a square shaped face.

Here’s a list of styles that will suit your newly discovered face shape best: Oval This is the most versatile face shape, you’ll look great with long, short, straight or curly hair.

Try out a variety of looks and rest assured that you’ll pull them off.

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Round Choose long, straight styles with layers that are cut at the jaw line and that extend down to the ends. A graduated bob that is cut onto the face can work well - as long as it is cut shorter at the back of the head.

Oblong Fringes - both straight and side swept - can work really well on long faces. If you’re in to short styles choose an angular bob with short layers that hug the chin.

Heart Long hair with soft, loose curls looks great on this shape face.

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Puzzle Time

Adam Jacot de Boinod was a researcher for the television series QI and is the author of The Meaning of Tingo and Other Extraordinary Words from around the World, published by Penguin Books. Having researched the rural dialect of Kent collected so lovingly by Victorian lexicographers, he has set us a “Call-My-Bluff Quiz”. Can you guess the right answers for the definitions of the following words from Kent:

Sudoku Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3 x 3 box contains the digits 1 through 9, with no repetition! That’s all there is to it, you solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic there’s no maths involved and no adding up.

It’s fun. It’s challenging. It’s addictive!

1) hollard

3) cruppish

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spur attached to the heel of a fighting cock an oak tree branch, dead and bare of bark too much for a wheelbarrow but not enough for a cart

b. c.

4) doxey a.

2) gumble a.

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Deprive of food (6) Scribble (6) Complicated (7) Meal of raw vegetables (5) Additional (5) Exactly alike (7) Meeting (11) Down-payment (7) End of day (5) Type of oil (5) Result (7) Process (6) Holds firmly (6)

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shoes or clothes that do not fit properly, too large or tight to laugh in a quiet, suppressed or restrained manner perpetual grief 3

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tawny, yellow tinged with red peevish, unwell high-spirited, proud

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a small worthless apple remaining on the tree after the crop has been gathered in a scarecrow made of old garments a young woman of low repute

Answers published next month.

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Private (6) Allow to enter (5) Krakatoa (7) Beginning (5) Sea mammal (7) Not youngest (6) Test (11) Young dogs (7) Hideous beast (7)

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Legal & Financial Seeking advice about divorce and separation.

In the latest in a regular series on legal matters, Laura Hails, Head of the Family Department at Pengelly & Rylands, talks about divorce.

It is widely recognised that following the breakdown of a relationship, those first decisions you make can greatly affect how you finalise your separation. Every family’s circumstances are different and you may need to think through the options with professional advice and guidance to make wise choices for your future, and that of your family. Seeking sound legal advice at this point, could be the best decision you ever make.

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Laura Hails – Chartered Legal Executive should you have been asked to complete one.

Whatever assistance or guidance you may need, we are always happy to advise. And it’s worth knowing that, as a member of Resolution, a nationally recognised family lawyers’ organisation, we always follow their principles to minimise conflict and reduce the impact of separation upon any children of the family.

We appreciate that solicitors can have a reputation for being expensive! And we know that, especially during difficult economic times, costs are a major factor when instructing solicitors. We are here to advise you of all the different options available to you, so you don’t spend more than you need to on legal fees.

So, if you would like some initial advice about divorce or separation, or any of the issues raised following the breakdown of a relationship, please feel free to call Amy, secretary to the family department, for more information on 01580 762248.

We provide a fixed fee divorce service which covers all steps from your initial instructions through to your Decree Absolute. Any other work we undertake in respect of the financial aspects of your divorce, or non-related divorce matters, are charged at an hourly rate, and we can discuss with you, at your first appointment, the most suitable way forward for you, in light of your individual circumstances.

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If you do not wish to instruct solicitors to deal with your separation throughout, we can still assist you. For example, you may instigate divorce proceedings yourself, but need help with the financial aspects of your separation; or should you attend mediation where, depending upon your circumstances Legal Aid is sometimes available, then you will be referred back to solicitors to convert the mediators’ summary into a legally binding document. This is something that we can prepare for you.

Alternatively, you may need some professional assistance in completing the financial disclosure document, known as the ‘Form E’,

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Call My Bluff 1b) a fire used for boiling a kettle or warming food 2a) to eat or drink greedily and noisily

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Quick Crossword

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Out of Hours Doctor 0845 4349655 William Harvey Hospital 01233 633331

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Doctors Surgery Hamstreet Surgery

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Parish Councils: Appledore: Bethersden: High Halden: Hothfield: Orlestone: Ruckinge: Shadoxhurst: Warehorne: Woodchurch:

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Ashford Borough Council 01233 637311 www.ashford.gov.uk Ashford Gateway 0845 8 247 247 info@ashfordgateway.co.uk www.ashfordgateway.co.uk Tenterden Gateway 01580 762558 Citizens Advice Bureau 01233 626185 Veterinary Surgeons Vet - Montgomery Vets 01303 813756 Ashford Volunteer Centre 01233 665 535 Age Concern 01233 620 635 www.ageconcern.org.uk CARM E: Carmromneymarsh@supanet.com W: Www.carmromneymarsh.org.uk Macmillan Cancer Support W: www.forget-me-nots.co.uk

Parkinson’s UK, Ashford Branch Contact Mike Wharrad – 01233 623530 Royal British Legion 01233 620 167 St. John Ambulance Brigade 01233 611 414 East Kent Strokes 01233 840448 www.eastkentstrokes.org

SE Kent Multiple Sclerosis Soc: 07767326138 email: mssoutheast@gmail.com NSPCC: Tenterden & District 01293 651840 CPRE Kent 01233 714540 Bus Enquiries Arriva Bus Enquiries (Travel Line) 0871 200 22 33 (Customer Services) 08456 00 22 99 National Train Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk Village Halls Appledore Bethersden Bilsington Bromley Green Road Hamstreet Hamstreet Pavilion

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