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Welcome Hi everyone, Well August is upon us again, is it just me or are the months racing by at break neck speed? The school holidays are now here and the kids are probably bored already, so why not check out this month’s events, you may find something to keep them entertained, for a little while at least. The bi-annual Aldington Soapbox Derby takes place this year on Bank Holiday Monday. It’s a great day out for the family, and the creative speed freaks among us are offered an adrenaline fueled race down Forge Hill, hoping that their Karts make it to the bottom in one piece - and the right way up! August has a number of high profile birthdays, Alexander Fleming b: 1881 Enid Blyton b: 1897, Mother Teresa b: 1910, and then there’s Madonna and Michael Jackson b:1958. Last but not least - ME! All gifts gratefully received, just kidding! Sadly August is also the month the world lost Elvis Presley in 1977, it was one of those shock announcements that ensures you never forget where you were at the time, much like Kennedy in 1963 - although I was much too young to remember that one! On a positive note, as one door closes another opens, my husband was born just eight days before the loss of Kennedy. He may not be famous and powerful but, like Mary Poppins, he’s practically perfect. So much so he’s known to those that love him as Peter Poppins or Peeps for short!
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Tropical Paradise by Pippa Greenwood
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Have you missed out on a summer holiday again this year, or do you still think longingly of that fabulous tropical trip you had a few years back? This time of year, as the summer’s end is not too far away, is when so many of us wish for that exotic holiday we never quite had! So why not try to recreate that Typically Tropical Feel in your own garden instead? The temperatures may not be quite what they might be on a real exotic holiday, but it’ll certainly help to make your garden feel warmer and more appealing …..and you can be sure that it’ll last a lot longer than the classic two week long trip. A tropical oasis might be particularly well suited to an urban garden, where temperatures are often warmer and conditions more sheltered and protected, but even if your garden gets its fair share of frosts you can still make an impact using a mixture of tender and hardy plants all of which have that exotic feel to them. Plant closely or fill ‘gaps’ with temporary plantings of
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the less hardy tropical look plants and you will create that dense, lush looks which spells tropical paradise. Keep plants well watered and fed and they should be full of vigour too. Lush, large leaves will always help to create a rainforest or exotic atmosphere and you could even grow a miniature banana called Musa ‘Basjoo’, which shows a good degree of hardiness. Ok, so it won’t yield a crop of bananas but it’ll provide a tropical look and a good deal of comment too. Indian shot plants, also known as the cannas are great and fast growing too. For very bold, colourfully striped foliage and screaming orange flowers try Canna ‘Tropicana’, or for a larger than life effect try the banana Ensetes ventricosum ‘Maurelii’ which grows very fast and has wonderfully rich purple-green leaves. If you want more than just foliage (and who doesn’t?) then you might like the idea of some tropical effect flowers added in to the mix. If so, try
the bulbous Eucomis bicolour with out-of-this world greenish yellow flowerheads which give it the common name of ‘pineapple plant’. Another favourite of mine is the Angel’s trumpet. These gorgeous looking plants may be very poisonous but the flowers of Brugmansia (previously known as Datura) as angel’s trumpet is also known, take some beating – choose white, yellow or cream and enjoy their perfume and elegant good looks. Although not hardy if you grow it in a pot it can be kept in the garden during all but the worst weather and then brought out again once it has started to warm up the following spring. Don’t forget the vertical surfaces such as trellis, walls and fences as they too can be given a floral and foliage makeover. These may look boring now, but will look great when covered with passion flowers, ornamental vines or the pretty Cobea scandens commonly known as the cup and saucer plant.
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Then add to the ‘action’ using a few dramatic features whether living – perhaps a Trachycarpus fortunei palm in open ground or a pot, or in the form of a sculpture or statue. It is well worth checking what is available in local garden centres and junk shops or maybe even the local council recycling centre. Even if you go to the garden centre, statues and garden ornaments are very variable in price and there are now many available which are much more affordable than you might think. Partially hidden with some lush foliage they help to add to the jungle like atmosphere you are creating. It is always worth visiting local nurseries and garden centres for more ideas and to find your own personal favourite tropical-effect plants to add
to the mix. There are plenty to choose from and other plants to consider could include : tree ferns, phoenix palms, yuccas, cordylines, Rodgersia pinnata, Gunnera manicata, Rheum palmatum, cycads (again great in a pot), citrus (including lemons, calamondin orange and other fruiting varieties) which are not always reliably hardy but can be used throughout the summer and then overwintered in a suitable greenhouse, conservatory or window sill and bamboos (including the dramatic black-stemmed ‘nigra’, Filipendula rubra, Ligularia, gloriosa lily and Fatsia japonica). So, you see, the potential is there to create a holiday p a r a d i s e without having
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“A Great British Success Story” How Harvey Bowden rose from humble plumber to establishing the UK’s most popular water softener company... Harvey was born and raised in Cornwall – an area renowned for it’s soft water. So when he moved with his family to Surrey 40 years ago, it wasn’t long before they noticed a problem. Harvey’s wife Ann noticed how hard the water was and how much more time she was spending cleaning lime scale from sinks, taps and baths. The increased cost of soaps and detergents to deal with hard water also came as quite a surprise.
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After mentioning the problem one day to her neighbour, she learned her neighbour had something called a ‘water softener’ installed, which eliminated these problems. Ann decided that she wanted one and so spent her own money to buy it. Harvey recalls “I was a plumber and thought it extravagant but when I installed it I couldn’t believe how good it was. So I started recommending them to my customers”. In the beginning... Impressed with his customer’s feedback, Harvey formed Surrey Softeners Ltd in 1978 and began supplying and installing Permutit softeners. Before long, he became the biggest ever Permutit water softener seller, installer and dealer. A few short years later in 1981, Harvey opened his first factory on Hipley Street in Old Woking and Harvey Water Softeners was born. Production began on a twin cylinder non-electric undersink water softener which he had developed from his experience fitting and installing softeners. Harvey improved his water softener by creating small blocks of salt to replace the old fashioned tablets, and continually works on making sure his softeners are the smallest and most efficient on the market.
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The popularity of his softeners grew, allowing Harvey to build the business together with his family until it became the largest and most successful water softener company in the UK and instigated the development of the market. And today… Harvey Water Softeners are proud to be the largest manufacturer of domestic water softeners in the UK. With over 100 staff and over 200,000 happy customers, Harvey’s vision of a water softener in every home in the UK grows nearer. “Every home in the UK would benefit from a water softener because the water is hard. Hard water is unnecessary. If it makes sense for one person, then it makes sense for everybody. We all use water every day and hard water does not do any job nearly as well as softened water does”. When asked what his favourite benefit of soft water is, he happily replies “Showering and shaving in softened water is the thing I enjoy the most. The pure joy of clean water and the occasional wallow in a deep bath with real soap bubbles is wonderful. Also my skin doesn’t itch.” Although Harvey is now semi-retired and the day to day running of the business is in the capable hands of his son Casey, when he isn’t enjoying one of his many hobbies including vintage motorcycles and sailing he can still be found at the factory talking to his customers, assisting his staff or working on his next big idea. Watch this space… Want to find out more? Harvey Water Softeners Ltd, Hipley Street, Old Woking, Surrey GU22 5LQ 01483 736 877 • www.harvey.co.uk
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Home & Interiors Victorian Style
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It may not be the height of fashion, but there is much to be said for Victorian style, which is confident, distinctive and eminently comfortable, says Katherine Sorrell From society to science, politics to industry, the Victorian era was a time of enormous transformation. The middle classes expanded rapidly, and their homes became the perfect vehicles with which to show off both their newly acquired wealth and their cultural savvy. The result? An interior style that was exuberant, eclectic and often over the top. The high Victorian style was a riot of revivalism, and different periods were mixed with abandon. The main ‘Battle of the Styles’, however, was between ‘Greek’, (in other words, all types of classical architecture and decoration), and ‘Gothic’ (more or less any style reminiscent of Olde Englande). The main ingredients for Victorian living were not so far from where we are today, give or take a tweak in colour and pattern. Tiled hallways and polished, dark wood floors with a central rug featuring large, bold patterns set the scene,
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By Katherine Sorrell
while patterned wallpaper was de rigueur. Wooden furniture was dark, solid and often very large, but we would recognise much of it, from dressers and dining tables to sideboards and writing desks. Upholstered seating was the major development from the preceding Georgian era. Coil springing had been invented in the 1820s, and Victorian sofas and chairs featured deep buttons and comfortable, curving shapes. Metal bedsteads were introduced to Britons at the Great Exhibition of 1851 – and have changed little in style ever since. As far as colour choices went, the Victorians loved anything rich, deep and vivid. These hues worked well with the dark brown furniture that predominated, but are best used judiciously today. That said, they can be most attractive in the right place: deep shades, such as crimson, claret, bottle green, sharp yellow, purple, mahogany, terracotta and Prussian blue, were preferred for sitting rooms, dining rooms and studies; paler and fresher hues were considered to be more suitable for bedrooms. Lighting has, of course, altered a great deal in the last 150 years or so. When Victoria came to the throne, oil and candle lamps were the only form of lighting in most homes, but during her reign first gas lighting was developed and then, at the very end of the 19th century, early electricity. There were a great many elaborate
and ornamental styles of lamp, including swan-necked brass wall lights, flower-shaped glass shades and china lamps covered with floral sprigs. The Victorian middle-class kitchen, used only by servants, was a very plain room, equipped with free-standing tables, with the sink in an adjacent scullery. And the bathroom only came into being as a separate room in the 1870s. Along with indoor bathrooms came distinctive sanitaryware – large, often colourfully decorated basins, and enamelled roll-top baths on ball and claw or scroll feet, much of which can be found in reproduction form for those with spacious enough rooms. Because Victorians considered bare rooms to be in poor taste, their houses were filled knick knacks, objets d’art and collections, some of which are right on-trend today? Other Victorian accessories have not stood the test of time quite so well, including black and white miniature portraits and toby jugs. Nor has a helpful kitchen accessory, employed for anyone unlucky enough to suffer from cockroaches – a hedgehog kept in a box. Main Image - The Bagsie sofa is a modern version of the classic Victorian Chesterfield. £1,715, Loaf, 0845 468 0698 www.loaf.com
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Hop picking starts at the end of August Open: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm Chalkpit Farm Rural Shopping, Bekesbourne, Nr Canterbury CT4 5EU
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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. 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
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www.essentiallyhops.co.uk 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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Cake and Bake Caramel Apple Sponge Bake This delicious moist sponge makes a perfect pudding for a special lunch. Serve warm or cold with ice cream or a spoonful of tangy crème fraiche. 16
Ingredients: • 100g granulated sugar • 4 tbsp cold water • 2 dessert apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced • 200g self-raising flour • � tsp baking powder • 1 tsp ground cinnamon • 200g caster sugar • 200g unsalted butter, softened • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten • 3-5 tbsp milk • Icing sugar, to dust • Scoops of vanilla ice cream and lemon balm sprigs, to serve
Makes 9 squares Ready in 1 hour 10 minutes
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1. Preheat the oven to 180C, fan 160C, Gas 4. Grease a 23cm square shallow cake tin and line the base and two sides with a baking paper. 2. Put the granulated sugar and water in a heavy-based saucepan and heat gently, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Bring the syrup to the boil and continue boiling, without stirring, until the syrup has turned to a golden caramel. 3. Carefully pour the hot caramel into the base of the prepared tin. Arrange the apples slices over the caramel (don’t worry if the caramel has set). 4. Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into a large bowl and add the caster sugar, butter and eggs. Using a hand-held electric whisk, beat the mixture for 2-3 minutes until smooth and creamy. Whisk in enough of the milk to give a soft dropping consistency. 5. Spoon the mixture over the apples and gently level the surface. Bake in the preheated oven for 35-45 minutes or until the sponge is golden and springy to the touch and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. 6. Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 10-15 minutes then carefully lift it out of the tin using the baking paper up the two sides of the tin. Cut into 9 squares and serve warm or cold, dusted with icing sugar. Top each square with scoop of ice cream and decorate with a sprig of lemon balm.
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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 Egerton Every Friday 2 - 4.30pm Millennium Hall Rolvenden - 01580 240763 Every Thursday 10am -12 noon St Mary’s Church and the Village Hall Rye Farmers Market Every Wednesday at Strand Quay 10am - 1 pm (From Midday Oct - April)
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Rye Market Every Thursday at the Cattle Market Car Park. Early till around 3pm (depending on the weather)
Rye Country Market Formerly WI Market Rye Community Centre, Conduit Hill. Every Friday 10am -11.30am Tenterden Country Market Every Friday 9.30am -11.00am St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church road. Tenterden High Street Market Friday’s – 0830 – 1400 Wittersham Market Every Tuesday Village Hall 9am. - 11am Tel: 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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T h e Fo l k e s t o n e J a z z C l u b A t T h e To w e r To w e r T h e a t r e. N o r t h R d . S h o r n c l i f fe. Fo l k e s t o n e. C T 2 0 3 H L To B o o k C a l l : 0 1 3 0 3 2 7 7 1 7 5 THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ 8 30pm £10 August 6th THE THEO TRAVIS QUARTET ( World class tenor saxophonist with amazing rhythm section) John Donaldson piano. Alex Keen double bass. Nic France drums THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ 8 30pm £10 August 13th THE NIGEL PRICE TRIO plus The tenor sax of VASILIS XENOPOULOS Nigel Price guitar. Ross Stanley Hammond organ. Matt Home drums THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ 8 30pm £10 August 20th THE DAVE BARRY QUARTET feat DON WELLER Dave Barry drums. Don Weller tnr sax. Andrew Clyndert double bass. John Donaldson piano.
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THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ 8 30pm £10 August 25th THE CRAIG MILVERTON QUARTET ( Play the music of Oscar Peterson ) Craig Milverton piano. Dominic Ashworth guitar. Sandy Suchodolski double bass. Rod Brown drums
April until mid-October,- BOLDSHAVES, Woodchurch, TN26 3RA: Gardens open for National Gardens Scheme, featured in Good Gardens Guide, and described by Kent Life as one of the 25 best gardens in Kent - now open to the public every Friday afternoon 2-6pm otherwise by appointment. Entrance £5. See website for further details: www.boldshaves.co.uk Saturday 22nd August - Woodchurch Museum presents a re-enactment of Goal Running, ‘The Forgotten Game’ . A fund-raising family fun day
starting at noon beside the museum on Susans Hill, TN26 3RE. Attractions, BBQ, beer tent etc. Details www.woodchurchmuseum.com .
Friday 28th August - Family Bushcraft Day -
Lenham Heath Brought to you by Heaths Countryside Corridor Trust (HCC) and EarthCraftuk. Join us for an inspiring day learning a variety of bushcraft skills in the beautiful woodland at Bull Heath between Lenham & Charing. Learn how to create fire with friction, light a Kelly Kettle, weave with willow, tie knots to put up a hammock, make natural cord from nettle fibres and much much more. Limited spaces available so advanced booking required. To book now and avoid disappointment, and for more information. visit www.heathscc.co.uk or email info@ heathscc.co.uk
Saturday 29th August 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.: Smarden Garage Sale. Many garages. Maps, toilets
THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ 8 30pm £10 Sept 3rd JEFF HOOPER ( Long term vocalist with The Syd Lawrence Orch) The UKs favourite Big Band vocalist with his All Star Trio
and refreshments available from Smarden Charter Hall, Chessenden Lane, Smarden TN27 8NF
THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ 8 30pm £12 Sept 10th TENOR (Sax) MADNESS ( The Three Tenors + Rhythm ) Derek Nash - -Alan Barnes - -Vasilis Xenopoulos
and refreshments available from Smarden Charter Hall, Chessenden Lane, Smarden TN27 8NF
THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ 8 30pm £10 Sept 17th THE KATE WILLIAMS QUINTET feat BOBBY WELLINS ( Jazz Pianist Kate Williams is the daughter of the classical guitarist JohnWilliams + + The legendry sax man Bobby Wellins) T h e Fo l k e s t o n e J a z z C l u b i s a n o n p ro f i t J a z z C l u b - r u n b y & fo r p e o p l e w i t h a n interest in " OUR KIND OF MUSIC" D e r i c k Wo o d l a n d 0 1 3 0 3 2 6 0 3 3 0
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Saturday 29th August 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.: Smarden Garage Sale. Many garages. Maps, toilets
Saturday 29th, Sunday 30th and Monday 31st
- August Bank Holiday Challock Flower Festival Battle of Britain 75 Year Anniversary Saints Cosmas and Damian Church Sat - WW11 Music and historians to talk about the historic event. Sun & Mon – Living History Display of Battle of Britain Plotting Table. Refreshments (famous for delicious cakes). Bric a Brac, books, raffle, tombola etc 10am to 4.30pm
Sunday 30th August - 1pm - 4pm Westwell Village Fete. Come along and enjoy the fun at
Westwell’s annual fun day. All the usual attractions are back for you to enjoy. Coconut Shy, China Smash, Tug of War, and our legendary Egg Throwing competition.
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Pimms, BBQ, Candy floss will keep you refreshed throughout the afternoon Don’t miss out on thisj great day.All the family are welcome. Free Entry. A percentage of proceeds will be donated to CANCER RESEARCH
members are welcome £2 a visit. Full details: http:// www.wealdofkentcomputerclub.co.uk/.Enquiries: secretarywkcc@yahoo.co.uk
Monday 31st August ~ Saturday 5th September. Weald of Kent Summer Exhibition and Sale of Paintings to be held at Tenterden
Summer Fair: Sat 1st August – Hospice Grounds, Hythe Road, Willesborough
Town Hall. TN30 Open daily from 10am - 5pm.Closes Saturday 4pm.Free entry.For information about The Group visit www.wealdofkentartgroup.co.uk New members very welcome.
Pilgrims Hospices Events
Tandem Skydive: Saturday 26th September, Headcorn Airfield Christmas Fair.
Sunday 6th September - 10am-4:30pm. Charlton Park Wedding Fair. Join us at
our elegant fair set inside the panelled Hall, welcoming Drawing Room and Regency Ballroom. Entry is free, and guests receive a complimentary glass of fizz whilst they browse Kent’s finest Wedding Suppliers. Tea & Cakes Available. Register for entrance into the Champagne Prize Draw at info@charlton-park. org, giving your name and contact number. info@charlton-park.org / 01227 831355
Wednesday 16th September (no meeting in August) The Weald of Kent Computer Club Annual membership is £10.00. Non-
BIDDENDEN TRACTORFEST & COUNTRY FAIR
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August 22nd & 23rd 2015 Tractor & Horticultural Machinery Parades Stationary Engines Classic Cars & Motorbikes Ferret & Terrier Racing Archery Shire Horses Craft Stalls Birds of Prey
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The Biddenden Horticultural Society Annual membership £5. New members welcome. Contact Irene Orsborne on 01580 291777 or Lesley Lidgett on 01580 291931. Little Chart Bridge Club Friendly duplicate bridge every Tuesday afternoon at Little Chart Village Hall. For more information please contact Carmen Gunther on 01233 840 395. Kennington Badminton Club, play at the Norton Knatchbull School on a Wed evening from 7.30 p.m.-10.00 p.m. Contact Mark Feeney on 01233 663030 or Shirley Mountford on 01233 610134. Biddenden Squash Club 01580 291130 Gordon Jones Playing Field, Biddenden. Friendly club with 2 courts and a bar. email: info@biddendensquash. co.uk www.biddendensquash.co.uk Smarden Heritage Centre - Smarden Charter Hall, Smarden. Open every Friday 9:30am to 1:30pm visit: www.smardenheritagecentre. synthasite.com Biddenden Junior Football Club - Always looking for new players 7 -18, for fun and enjoyable football. Contact Steve on 07958 447948. Smarden Short Mat Bowls Club We welcome new novice or experienced bowlers of all ages. We meet every Thurs. morning at 9.45am and occasionally on a weekday evening, in the Charter Hall Smarden. Contact Malcolm 01233 770572. Egerton Over 60’s Club Up-date If you enjoy stimulating speakers,enjoyable outings and eating out, then become a member of this Club. You don’t have to be over 60, we’ll welcome you whatever your age. We meet in the lovely Egerton Millennium Hall on the 2nd Monday of each month at 2pm to enjoy a speaker, short Club business followed by sandwiches, savouries, and homemade cakes all washed down with a few cuppers.--and all for £2 a meeting. !! Examples of speakers for 2015--”The History and Work of Canterbury Oast Trust, “”Windmills of Kent”, “W.W.W.1-Love,Morale and Propaganda”, “The Life and Times of Edith Cavell” “Romance of London’s River,” “The National Coastwatch Institution” and many more. Outings--Women’s Land Army Museum, Eastbourne, Whitstable
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Castle, Giants of Brede and lunch at Ninfield, Broadview Gardens, Mystery outing, Xmas Lunch at Lathe Barn. Interested?--then contact David on 756544--Graham on 756260, --or Sheila on 756294., You will be most welcome--try us.! The Roots Project Conservation Volunteers What we do: Regular practical conservation tasks and woodland craft workshops based in Longbeech Wood, Charing. Contact: Carrie Eeles (Activities Officer) Tel: 07920404546 Email: info@therootsproject.co.uk www.therootsprojectconservationvolunteers.org.uk
Pilates Classes. Westwell Village Hall. Thursdays 915am. £36 per 6 week block. Contact Victoria 07543543373/vsaker@hotmail.co.uk PILATES. Smarden Tuesdays 1pm, Wednesdays 6pm. Headcorn Mondays 6pm. Mixed ability classes. Body Control Qualified Instructor. Contact Liz 07958 708874 or email: lizsims.pilates@gmail. com Headcorn Modern Sequence Dance Club, meet every Monday 7.30 pm to 10.00 pm in the Andred Hall in Headcorn Village Hall. If you enjoy Ballroom dancing, bring your partner or friend along and learn more. We are a friendly little club, nice music- social evening- tea and biscuits - all for £3.00 per person. Call Rita on 01580 852289. Headcorn Flea & Collectors Market held at Headcorn Methodist Church Hall. 9th of the month. 9.30am to 2.30pm Free Entry 01622890735 The Weald of Kent Computer Club meets in the New Biddenden Village Hall. Annual membership costs £10 and covers free admission to all 10 meetings. Non members are £2 per visit. New members welcome. Enquiries to:secretarywkcc@yahoo.co.uk or visit:www. wealdofkentcomputerclub.co.uk Clandestine Cake Club is a great way to meet new people, catch up with friends and the perfect excuse to eat cake! We meet approximately every six weeks with a different theme for each meeting to make things even more interesting! It’s a social thing - not a cake competition, so everyone from complete novices to professional bakers are welcome. The idea is to share your cake and have some fun! For more information, contact Zarina Hawkins on zjbm1965@gmail. com
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Kent Golfers Invited to Become a 59Club Mystery Secret Agent Golfers in Kent are being offered the chance to go undercover to analyse the good, the bad and the ugly in the golf industry from a customer service point of view. Players are being invited to step forward and assist 59Club in assessing the customer experience at golf venues in the region. If you visit a golf club and have a great experience – or, conversely, an awful time – you may not ever say anything to the club concerned. So how do golf clubs and resorts gauge their performance for members and visitors, or compare themselves with their competition?
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Well, in short, many of them follow the tried and tested examples of the big retailers and restaurant chains: they utilise a mystery shopper service. This involves a ‘tester’ visiting the club as an anonymous punter and reporting back on every aspect. The ‘test’ process analyses both the customer’s experience during 18 holes of golf as well as the service and food quality in the club house bar before and after the round. This is a great opportunity for avid golfers to not only enjoy the fruits of their labour, but in doing so, they take on a valuable role in reporting back on their findings to assist 59Club and the golf community with the aim of improving the customer experience. Simon Wordsworth, a fellow of the PGA and chief executive of 59Club, Europe’s leading golf-specific mystery shopper service, offered a brief overview of what the process involves and the people who carry it out. “We recruit testers in all regions and, if they fit the criteria we’re looking for, we arrange for them to visit selected venues within the 59Club
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test programme to provide a comprehensive report on the golf club,” he explained. “The tester may be required to analyse all areas, from the design and quality of the golf course and practice facilities, to golf-relevant services and the food and beverage experience. “If in-depth evaluations are desired, the assessment may encompass the complete experience, starting with a first call or contact and resulting in a stay-over of several days or even a half-year membership. It all depends on how in-depth the club wants to look at itself. “Some of the larger resorts want absolutely every aspect covered while smaller clubs may require the golf course and clubhouse analysed. The data is extremely in-depth at whatever level.” Wordsworth continued: “Our testers are experienced and diligent golfers, men and women, with a knowledge of – and an eye for – what makes a good, or bad, golfing experience. The visits are carried out by golfers with handicaps ranging from scratch to 25, with testing opportunities available all year round. “The recruitment process for these golfers is thorough as we need to ensure they are reliable and conscientious, have an eye for detail, a passion for good service, and a positive, constructive way of communicating quality feedback. We currently have a test team made up of people from all walks of life, from managing directors and business owners to university students. “It is important that all testers have experienced various levels of customer service, from playing at an array of golf clubs over the years, so they are armed with the ability to identify and differentiate between good and bad service.
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“My playing partners now actively provide me with their own feedback which I can quantify before including it in my report. Two friends have even asked if they could become testers themselves, and I was delighted to refer them to 59Club. We have all got the testing ‘bug’ and fully appreciate the long-term difference we can make to the experience of future golfers at a club. “It’s also an ideal way for me, as a keen golfer with a young family, to enjoy my golf without worrying that it’s costing me money. I get reimbursed, 59Club gets an in-depth report, the golf club benefits from the extensive feedback and future golfers reap the rewards of the improvements driven by the comments.” Visit www.59club.com to view the current portfolio of clubs you can be selected to test and to register your interest in becoming a 59Club mystery tester today…
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Parkinson’s UK, Ashford Branch Contact Mike Wharrad 01233 623520 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 Mrs J Coombs 01580 763733 Pregnancy Sickness Support Kent and Sussex www.pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk/ Contact: Denise Clifford deniseclifford@ btinternet.com Royal Mail Residential Customer Services 08457 740740 Bus Enquiries Arriva Bus Enquiries 0871 200 22 33 (Timetable) 08456 00 22 99 (Customer Services) National Train Enquiries: www.nationalrail. co.uk Wealden Wheels: 01233 840000 Village Halls:
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