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Hi everyone, Welcome to the December issue. Where on earth did that year go? It doesn’t seem long ago that we took the Christmas decorations down and now they are about to go back up again that will make my husband happy (not)!

Anyone reading this magazine over the years will know that I love Christmas. It’s an opportunity to be with the people you love and rekindle your inner youth. It can be stressful and expensive but, in my mind, the most enjoyable elements tend to be low cost, for example gathering together to share a laugh, play games and generally act like a kid again, add a little Dad dancing (as my son recently accused my husband of ) and we have a great Christmas. At least that’s what it’s like in my house, although I am prone to the odd thought of “Why do I do it?” when I see the perpetual

pile of washing up. This year, thanks to one of our local pubs, my son is fully trained in the art of washing up and his best friend Ashley is a wiz at preparing vegetables - Happy Days!

I don’t publish in January, this is the only time I have off throughout the year so it gives me the chance to clear my mind, re-charge my batteries and attempt to start the new year with a clean slate.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, eat, drink and be merry, I’ll be ready with the hangover cures, local exercise classes and dieting options in the new year!

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programme throughout the year so give Ann a call 01797 364753.

Tai Chi Beginners Class Thursday’s at 1.30pm

Dymchurch Active Retirement Association (Synara) We meet at St Mary’s Bay Village Hall. Contact Kay Walker (Secretary) 01303 873542.

St Mary’s Bay Village Hall Annex For details contact Emma on 07587 167756

Keep Fit Have Fun Move to Music St, Mary’s Bay Village Hall, Jefferstone Lane. On Thursday 10.15 11.15am. First class free then £4. Phone 01797 320 201 E-mail chrisdavis2711@ hotmail.co.uk.

Walk and Talk Would you like to get more active in the company of others? Then meet David at the Romney Marsh Day Centre, Rolfe Lane, New Romney at 10am for a 1 hour walk every Tuesday.

More info at www.doverdistrictvolunteering.org.uk/ healthwalks

The New Romney History Society meets at the Old School in New Romney, fourth Monday of the month, (except Aug and Dec), most meetings involve a guest speaker and time for discussion and research.

New Romney Bowls Club Come on out, the greens are great! Full facilities available from coaching to playing to suit any level. Bar and social

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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!

Meetings are as follows: August 7th. September 4th, October 2nd. November 6th December 4th Contact Kay Walker (Secretary) for details 01303 873542

St Marys Bay Short Mat Bowls Club Plays At The Village Hall Jefferstone Lane Sundays Morning 10:30/13:00 Tuesdays Afternoon 2:00/5:00 Wednesday Evening 7:30/10:30.

St. Mary’s Bay Camera Club Meet on Wednesday evenings at: Committee Room, St. Mary’s Bay Village Hall. Contact 01303 873984.Yearly subscription £30 plus 50p per meeting attended to help with hall hire costs and tea with biscuits.

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.

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Fruit Planting The garden may be quieter than usual at this time of year, and certainly not likely to be yielding vast quantities of crops, but this near dormant time is perfect for planting fruit.

by Pippa Greenwood You can grow fruit trees in surprisingly small spaces, training them to espaliers (so that they have several sets of horizontal arms), cordons (as single main stems grown at an angle), fans (with their branches trained in to a fan shape) or as stepovers, (trained so that they make a neat edging for a bed or border about 45cm or so above ground level). You could also use a fruit tree to create a decorative and later a wonderfully productive arch. At this time of year fruit trees are great value because they are sold ‘bare root’, lifted from a field

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and not container grown. I find these establish particularly well and because you usually obtain them from a specialist supplier or nursery, the range of varieties available is second to none. You can either buy one year old ‘maidens’ and train these yourself, or if you want to save time, you can often buy trained or part trained forms.

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are particularly complicated, but as a rule, for step-overs, cordons, dwarf bushes and trees in containers try the extremely dwarfing but somewhat tricky M27 - but beware weak varieties or any tree grown on this rootstock in a poor soil as it may well fail. For bush, cordon, espaliers and half-standard try the easier to look after dwarfing rootstock M26 and for a cordon or espalier on a poor soil, for arches and for bush trees try the semidwarfing MM106.

You will need to choose the varieties you grow so that they can pollinate each other (if there is no suitable pollinator in the vicinity you will not get fruit) and on the basis of the taste and texture of the fruit and how well it stores and so forth. If you have space, it is good to grow apples for cooking as well as eating, or look out for those described as ‘dual purpose’, meaning they make very passable cookers as well as dessert apples.

As well as tree fruits such as apples, pears and maybe even a medlar or a plum or gorgeous gage, you could also consider some delicious bush fruits.

The great thing about these is that they take up even less space and again can often be trained into wacky shapes such as fan-trained or standard

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bushes, making them all the more ornamental and easier to fit into the smaller garden. Then there are raspberries - on my rather heavy and very alkaline soil I tend to stick to the autumn fruiting varieties such as Autumn Bliss and Joan J, but on freer draining and acidic soils you can try some of the more numerous summer fruiters too.

Bare root fruit trees, bushes and canes are generally available from about November through until early March, depending on the weather, so don’t delay, start ordering or better still, planting, today.

Visit Pippa’s website www.pippagreenwood. com for a great range of gardeningrelated Christmas gifts and stocking-fillers, including stylish ‘Grow Your Own with Pippa Greenwood’ gift cards, handmade pottery herb planters, Pippa’s favourite weeding tool, signed books and lots of seriously useful garden items for your friends and family, or yourself.

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Ginger Christmas Puddings Makes 6

Ready in 1 hour 30 minutes

These fruity mini puds flavoured with stem ginger are much lighter than a traditional rich Christmas pudding and don’t need to be made weeks in advance.

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• 175g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing • 175g self-raising flour • ½ tsp baking powder • 175g light muscovado sugar • 1 tsp each ground mixed spice and ground ginger • 3 large eggs • 100g dried mixed fruit • 50g glace cherries, chopped • 50g stem ginger, finely chopped • 4 tbsp stem ginger syrup • Softly whipped cream or brandy butter, to serve

Tip For a boozy flavour, gently heat the stem ginger syrup with 1-2 tbsp of rum or brandy then pour over the hot puds just before serving.

Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas Mark 5.

Butter six small pudding basins (each about 200ml capacity) and line the bases with circles of baking parchment.

Place the butter, flour, baking powder, sugar, spices and eggs in a large mixing bowl and beat together with an electric mixer for 1-2 minutes until pale and creamy. Fold in the dried mixed fruit and two-thirds of the cherries and stem ginger.

Divide the mixture evenly between the prepared pudding basins then cover each basin with a circle of greased and pleated baking parchment and secure with string.

Cover each basin with pleated foil.

Stand the basins in a roasting tin and pour in enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the basins. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until risen, firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into a pudding comes out clean.

Leave the puddings to stand for 10 minutes then turn out onto serving plates. Mix the remaining cherries and ginger with the stem ginger syrup and spoon over the puddings.

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Rye Farmers Market Every Wednesday at Strand Quay 10am - 1 pm (12pm Oct - April) Rye Market Every Thursday at the Cattle Market Car Park. Early till around 3pm (depending on the weather)

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Some suggest that expensive film and video cameras will produce captivating films but the real skill is in how you use the equipment you own, to create an informative or interesting film.

Even camera phones and small consumer video camcorders can produce impressive results if you work within their limitations.

Your aim should be to obtain a video camera and start practicing.

Basics Let’s leap ahead to the final result, and the most common sin: making your film too long. If you shoot a five-minute video and make your friends wait for the ‘good bit’ at four minutes in, you will have lost your audience after minute one. So, above all other rules, cut out the superfluous footage and ensure your film is just a collection of those ‘good bits’ and nothing else.

Story Your holiday video or home movie might have a simple goal - to show granddad putting up the Christmas decorations – but you should think ahead about the story you wish to put across.

Consider that old classic: the beginning, middle and end.

Perhaps granddad could be

approaching the house with a big carrier bag (the beginning); then see him at work decorating the tree with the contents of the bag (the middle); and finally, a shot of him standing proudly beside the decorated tree (the end). The addition of a simple storyline will encourage more interest from your audience than a series of abstract shots.

Composition The great thing about working with video is that many of the principles of stills photography apply. So pick up any book on the subject and think about framing and composition. Keep the horizon level, try not to cut people’s heads off in the frame, keep distracting details (‘clutter’) out of the shot if possible, and keep the camera at eye level.

Light Harsh light is a videographer’s nightmare, so shooting at midday with the sun bearing down from directly above will cast unflattering shadows under the eyes of your subjects. Try to move people into softer light, perhaps in a leafy area or under some other shade. Similarly inside, be sure that people’s faces are gently lit, but also be careful that they are not silhouetted by strong backlight, such as standing against a window.

Audio Many wonderful videos are ruined by unintelligible audio; the Best Man’s speech that’s inaudible because the cameraman was seated next to a child rustling sweet papers. The answer to this is to move closer to the subject, or even buy an external microphone that can be positioned very near to the subject with a cable back to the camera.

Editing Editing the footage is a great way to eliminate all of those boring shots that we mentioned before. Some cameras provide an editing facility, but this can be rather fiddly, so you might want to load the footage onto a computer and edit it with a program such as Movie Maker.

Try to keep it simple - rely on simple titles, a great story with straight ‘cuts’ (rather than swirling patterns and fancy graphics), and finish off with ‘THE END’ to wind things up.

Remember, follow these simple rules and practice as much as possible, and you’ll be surprised by how impressed your audience will be.

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Curry Lounge Combo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Juri Wrap chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.95 Desi Fish Fry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50 Tikka chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.75 Mixed Tikka Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.95 Reshmi Kebab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.75 Sheek Kebab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.75 Malai Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.95 King Prawn Butterfly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50 Tandoori King Prawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.75 Prawn Cocktail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.50 Chat chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.95 Chicken Pakora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.75 Prawn Puri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.75 Nargis Kebab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.95 Special King Prawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.50 King Prawn Puri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50 Meat Samosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.75 Vegetable Samosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.75 Garlic Mushroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.75 Brinjol Bora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.75 Tikka Panir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.95 Onion Bhaji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.25 Aloo Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.50

Tandoori Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6.25 Tikka chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6.75 Shashlik chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Sizzler Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£10.50 Tandoori King Prawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£10.75 King Prawn Shashlik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£10.95 Salmon Tandoori . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£10.50 Salmon Shashlik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£10.50

House Specialities Curry Lounge Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£8.50 Ghost Kata Masala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Sizzler Tikka Karahi chicken or lamb . . . . .£8.25 Adrok Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.50 Goan chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.50 Punjabi Piazi chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Razala chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Tikka Panir chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 North Indian Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Chicken Delight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.50 Lamb Sathkara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.50 Jhalfrazi chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Green Bengal chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . .£7.50 Nihari chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Tikka Laziz chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Nawabi King Prawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£11.25 Kacchi Biryani chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . .£9.95 Pasanda chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Butter chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Tikka Masala chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . .£7.50 Methi chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.50 Imli Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.50 Sorisha chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Garlic Tikka Bhuna chicken or lamb . . . . .£7.95 Shahi Makhani chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . .£7.95 Tandoori Mix Bhuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£10.95 Red Chilli chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.95

Traditional Dishes Rogan Josh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Korma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Dansak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Madras or Vindaloo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Pathia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Sagwala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Malaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Kashmir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Bhuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Dopiaza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Ceylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65

Seafood Dishes Prawn Sagwala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.95 Prawn Pathia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.95 Prawn Madras or Vindaloo . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.95 King Prawn Madras or Vindaloo . . . . . . . .£9.45 King Prawn Bhuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£9.45 King Prawn Dansak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£9.45 King Prawn Dopiaza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£9.45 King Prawn Pathia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£9.45

Seafood Specialities King Prawn Jalfrezi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£9.95 Tandoori King Prawn Masala . . . . . . . . . .£10.25 Chittagong Style King Prawn . . . . . . . . . .£10.95 Tandoori King Prawn Shorisha . . . . . . . .£10.25

Fish Specialities Bengal Fish Bhuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£9.15 Bengal Fish Masala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£9.15 Salmon Bhuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£9.45 Salmon Masala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£9.45

Balti Dishes Balti chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6.75 Balti Mixed Vegetable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6.25 Balti Prawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.50 Balti Tikka chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.50 Balti Chicken Tikka Masala . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.25 Balti Mixed Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£9.50 Balti King Prawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£10.50

Special Mughlaye Biriyani

Rice & Bread

King Prawn Mughlaye Biriyani . . . . . . . . .£10.50 Chicken/Meat Mughlaye Biriyani . . . . . . . .£8.25 Tikka Mughlaye Biriyani chicken or lamb .£8.75 Vegetable Mughlaye Biriyani . . . . . . . . . . .£6.75

Vegetable Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Ginger & Onion Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Keema Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.95 Coconut Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Special Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Lemon Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Mushroom Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Garlic Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Pilau Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.30 Boiled Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.10 Nan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1.95 Cheese and Onion Nan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.90 Peshwari Nan stuffed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Keema Nan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Chicken Tikka Nan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.95 Masala Kulcha Nan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Garlic Nan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Vegetable Nan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Paratha bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.75 Stuffed Paratha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.95 Chips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1.95 Chapati soft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£1.30 Papadum spicy or plain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£0.60 Chutney and Pickle per portion . . . . . . . .£0.60 Raitha cucumber or onion . . . . . . . . . . . .£1.95

Biriyani Dishes Vegetable or Mushroom Biriyani . . . . . . . .£6.50 Biriyani chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.25 Prawn Biriyani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£7.50 Tikka Biriyani chicken or lamb . . . . . . . . .£7.75 King Prawn Biriyani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£9.95 Mixed Special Biriyani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£9.25

Vegetarian Main Dishes Tikka Panir Masala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6.50 Panir Tikka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6.25 Vegetable Sorisha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Vegetable Dansak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Vegetable Samber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Navarotan Jalfrezi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Panir Mushroom Makhani . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Vegetable Adrok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Panir Tikka Shashlik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6.95 Vegetable Kurma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65 Vegetable Masala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5.65

Vegetarian Side Dishes Sag Bhaji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.95 Uri Bhaji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.95 Brinjol Bhaji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.95 Bindi Bhaji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.95 Tarka Dal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.95 Mushroom Bhaji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.95 Sag Aloo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.05 Cauliflower Bhaji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.95 Aloo Gobi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.05 Chana Masala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.05 Bombay Aloo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.05 Kotchi Bhuta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.05 Mottar Panir green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.15 Niramish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.05 Sag Panir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.15 Uri and Mushroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.05 Aloo Brinjol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.05 Aloo Panir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.15 Sag Chana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.05 Aloo Mottar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.05 Onion Bhaji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£2.95 Tomato Curry with Cheese . . . . . . . . . . .£3.15 Gobi Panir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£3.15

European Dishes BBQ Chicken and Chips . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6.95 Omelette and Chips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£6.95

For a full menu with detailed descriptions of all our dishes check out our website

www.currylounge.net

See overleaf for a FREE 5 pound gift voucher

MONDAY FREE Curry Night

THURSDAY Banquet Nights - £12.95

order any 2 main dishes and receive the least expensive dish FREE*

Your Choice* of papadum & chutney, any starter, any main dish, any side dish and any rice or nan

*excluding king prawn dishes. except Bank Holiday Monday. Dine in only.

(*£2.00 extra for King Prawn & Fish Dishes) Dining in Only (Dine in Only)

TUESDAY & FRIDAY Curry Lounge Cocktail Night

SUNDAY SPECIAL £9.95 per person

up to 15%* off all alcoholic drinks come and enjoy our cocktails and beer.

Your choice of any* Starter or Side Dish any Main Dish any Rice or Nan

*Offer available when Dining in Only.

Excludes Champagne

(*£2.00 extra for King Prawn & Fish Dishes Except Bank Holiday Sunday - Dining in Only)

WEDNESDAY Wine & Dine

We are pleased to be able to offer you Gift Vouchers for those Special Occasions for Family, Friends and Loved One’s The Ideal Gift for all those Special times,

enjoy our delicious food with one complimentary bottle of house wine* *minimum spend £30.00.

Dining in Only

just ask a member of staff

Gift Voucher Please accept this £5 gift to use as money off your total bill when spending £25 or more at

Contemporary Indian & Bangladeshi Cuisine 10 High Street, New Romney, Kent TN28 8DD Tel: 01797 366292 • Tel: 01797 366601 • www.currylounge.net

what’s on

Events

Dec/Jan14

Family ticket £20 (2 adultsx2 children) Adults £7.50, concessions £6.50. Check us out on www. woodchurchplayers.com

Saturday December 7th - It’s Panto time again! Bethersden WI panto group present:

Wednesday 29th January to Saturday 1st February 2014 SHOUT! The Mod Musical, created

GOLDILOCKS AND LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD In Bethersden Village Hall on Friday 6th Dec. 7.30pm 3pm and 8pm tickets £3.00 call 01233 822565

by Phillip George and David Lowenstein, will be performed by the Tenterden Operatic and Dramatic Society from. SHOUT! is a toe-tapping, comedy musical packed full of classic 1960’s hits from the likes of Dusty, Lulu and Cilla. So, if you’re looking for a feel good night out with lots of laughs during those dark winter evenings then come along to the Tenterden Town Hall at 7.30pm and join in with the fun (extra matinee performance on Saturday). For advance tickets, go to www.tods. me.uk

Saturday December 7th - Christmas Food Fair 9.00 am - 12 noon Appledore Parish Church (TN26 2DB) Homemade seasonal foods, preserves, gifts, books, decorations, planted bulbs, cakes etc. plus handbell ringers and a visit from Father Christmas.

Refreshments available. Free admission and parking.

Details and forward orders 01233 758285 New Years Eve - Chicory Tip at Dymchurch Village Hall. Tickets £12 in advance from Henry or Josie on 01303 870173, non-returnable. Bring your own food & drink. Adults Only, doors open 7.30pm.

Saturday 18th Jan to Saturday 25th Jan. Pantomime time! Woodchurch Players present Sleeping Beauty a funny,colourful family friendly pantomime. Tickets available from Woodchurch Community Centre, or on 01233 861381. Book on line at woodchurchplayers.ticketsource.co.uk.

31st January and 1st February 2014 Kingswood players presents the pantomime Cinderella at the Challock memorial hall, 7.30pm start and 2pm matinee and 7.30pm on the 1st February. Tickets £6 adult and £4 children. Tickets availiable from Challock post office or call 01233 740313 all profits to Kent Air Ambulance.

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ELECTROKART BRAND NEW SHOWROOM NOW IN STOCK NEW LITHIUM TROLLEYS AND BUGGIES Electrokart on Cobbs Wood Industrial Estate, Ashford have opened a brand new showroom. Feel free to browse and see their range of golf trolleys, buggies and spares.

Electrokart are now the new Sales and Service Agents for Powakaddy. They are also approved Sales and Service Agents for Motocaddy and PowerBug trolleys and offer servicing and repairs for all models of electric trolleys. Please visit the showroom or website.

Full range of accessories and spares available for most models.

Electrokart, Hilton Road, Cobbs Wood Industrial Estate, Ashford, Kent TN23 1EW

Tel: 01233 666000 Opening Hours Mon - Fri 8.30 - 17.00

www.electrokart.com

The All New Electrokart Ranger: An all terrian off road mobility scooter, capable on the most testing terrains. Easy to dismantle for transporting & storage

Ranger

health & beauty

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TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE THAI FOOT MASSAGE THAI HERB COMPRESS MASSAGE THAI AROMATIC OIL MASSAGE

Tel: 07979 397207 TREATMENTS FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY BETWEEN 9AM- 8PM. Email: boonpakmassage@aol.com 5 Caroland Close, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent TN25 6RY

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oonpak k is a fully qualified Therapist, trained at the world renowned Wat Po, Thai Traditional Medical School in Bangkok Thailand. She has more than ten years of massage experience, including luxury spa’s and 5 star hotels in both Thailand and the UK.

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hai Back, Neck and Shoulder Massage: This massage can be performed on a massage bed or purpose built, customised chair. This treatment uses techniques to ease muscle tension, combating stiffness and stress. £25 per hour

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regnancy Massage: Performed whilst lying on your side or back, the therapy involves massage of the back, legs, head, shoulders, arms and face.

Beneficial in easing muscles and relieving tension for mother and baby. £25 per hour

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Come and enjoy your treatment in our relaxing Thai massage room in a private, quiet house, decorated in Thai style. The experience includes light relaxing Thai music and aromatic candles.

Single car parking is available.

Treatments Available: hai Aromatic Oil Massage: Working on the meridians of the body through stretching and deep rolling of the muscle tissue, using essential oils. Releases endorphins, relieving anxiety, tension and painful/tight muscles. £25 per hour raditional Thai Massage: A deep tissue massage performed without oil, removes toxins, relaxes, stretches, relieves tension, energising and strengthening the body. £25 per hour.

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hai Hot Herb Compress Massage: Performed using a Steamed Herbal Compresses. Helps ease chronic back pain, Tendonitis and shoulder strains, increasing energy flows. £30 per hour

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hai Foot Massage: Performed on the lower legs and feet, opening energy lines, stimulating circulation, aiding detoxification of the whole body. Improves sleep, promotes relaxation and relieves stress. £25 per hour

Alternatively enjoy the benefits of these treatments in your own home. Host pamper evenings with friends or family, at just an additional cost of £5 per hour (minimum of 2 hours).

Treatments are available Monday to Saturday between 9am- 8pm. Gift vouchers are available for all the above services and treatments. The service is also available for Corporate events, Small businesses, Offices, Schools and Fetes.

Live Mu s i c D e c / Ja n T h e Fo l k e s t o n e J a z z C l u b T: 0 1 3 0 3 2 6 0 3 3 0 December 12th THE ONE & ONLY Miss Sophistication of The Jazz World ELAINE DELMAR On her previous visit to The FJC we made her promise to come back - This is vocal perfection . PLUS THE BRIAN DEE TRIO Brian Dee piano - - Simon Thorpe double bass -- Rod Brown drums December 19th The Folkestone Jazz Club Christmas Event With The Colrose 7 January 9th - THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ From Londons West End BENNY- -DUKE -& PEGGY The songs of PEGGY LEE & DUKE ELLINGTON in the style of THE BENNY GOODMAN QUINTET An All Star Quintet Lead

By ETE LONG & GEORGINA JACKSON clarinet/ sax tpt / vocals with ANTHONY KERR vibes. BBC Big Band NICK DAWSON piano MD West End DAVE CHAMBERLAIN double bass - None better RICHARD PITE drums Outrageous with the sticks January 16th - THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ FROM THE USA --- HE IS BACK WITH US THE ONE & ONLY SCOTT HAMILTON With His Own Fantastic Rhythm Section of Award Winners JOHN PEARCE Piano DAVE GREEN Double Bass STEVE BROWN Drums January 23rd - The Best Of British Jazz Welcome Back To The World Renowned Multi Award Winner The One & Only Liane Carroll Trio Roger Carey Bass Mark Fletcher Drums January 30th - The Best Of British Jazz The Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet With Special Guest Martin Shaw Derek Nash -Multi Saxophonist & Leader of the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orch is the front man of this fantastic outfit. MARTIN SHAW World renowned Jazz Trumpeter is the Special Guest.

DAVE NEWTON In the top bracket of UK Jazz Pianists GEOFF GASCOYNE Double Bass - The most sought after SEBASTIAAN DE KROM -Drums -One of Europes finest The Folkestone Jazz Club is non profit making & is run by & for those with a like minded interest in our kind of music. DERICK WOODLAND 01303 260330

health & beauty

Romney Marsh Osteopaths.

(01797) 361111

Kate qualified from the E.S.O. in 1996 and set up the Practice in 1997 then moved the business to its current location in 2003.

We are proud to welcome Ian Povey and Ashley Young onto the team.

Ian Povey qualified from the B.S.O. and combines various different Osteopathic methods along with his Sports Massage training to form a definite yet relaxing treatment style.

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Over the years Kate has developed her interest in Cranial Osteopathy and now offers this gentle yet effective treatment for Adults, Babies and Children alike.

Ashley Young qualified from the E.S.O. and has a soft tissue/articulatory approach which is ideal for those who prefer a more traditional take on Osteopathy.

Audrey Rich is our resident Holistic Therapist who qualified in London and the U.S.A. She offers various treatments such as Aromatherapy, Clinical Massage, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage and Customized Treatments to suit your circumstances.

On presentation of this advert: New Patients + Existing Patients choosing to consult a different practitioner

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are entitled to a discount off their first appointment.

The Natural Solution To: Back & Neck Pain, Joint & Arthritic Pain, Digestive Problems, Sciatica, Whiplash & Sports Injuries, Pregnancy/Birth Trauma, Plus numerous other ailments.

39 Littlestone Road New Romney Kent TN28 8LN

www.romneymarshosteopaths.co.uk

health & beauty

Laura

Beauty Treatments Qualified beauty therapist specialising in treatments that will relax, soothe and invigorate you. Your leisure time is valuable - why not enjoy a luxury facial, manicure or pedicure & feel good about yourself?

Mobile: 0777 2673791 Email: laura.knapp84@hotmail.co.uk

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aura has been telling us about her new venture. She has converted a room at her home into a beauty therapy studio and is now able to offer treatments priced from £5 to £30 that will relax, soothe and invigorate body and mind.

With more than 12 years experience complimenting her college and salon training, Laura has built a reputation as an outstanding Beauty Therapist in the Hythe and Folkestone areas where she worked at the 5 star Beauty Spa in the Imperial Hotel and at Age Concern.

She now brings this expertise to The Marsh from her centrally located business at The Fairway (between Dymchurch and New Romney) and welcomes new customers (both young and not-so-young) who will be offered treatments including Swedish and Indian Head massage, eyelash and eyebrow tinting, waxing, manicures and pedicures all using the very best products.

Laura has invested in equipment to apply genuine ‘Shellac’ Nail treatments that last for 14 days with no chipping or smudging.

For relaxing facial treatments including deep cleansing and massage she uses ‘Priadara’ professional skin care products that contain natural plant and herbal extracts blended with essential oils of the highest quality as well as exotic seed oils that leave the skin radiant and moisturised.

When asked about herself, Laura explained that she is dedicated to work and aims to provide the very best service. Her other interests include a close circle of friends and a love of cats. Her own pets are banished from the ‘beauty’ side of her home, but please let Laura know if you have an allergy or aversion to cats.

Please call Laura on 0777 2673791 to find out more about the treatments on offer (ladies only please - as she has to be conscious of security whilst working from home) or to make an appointment.

Freelance Hairdresser • • • •

Cutting Colouring Perming Keratin Hair Straightening

For an appointment please call

Pamela 07794 130 388

9 Littlestone Road (The Avenue), Littlestone, New Romney, Kent TN28 8LN BESPOKE HAIRDRESSING

01797 367777 www.chriscliftonhair.com Please Mention The

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business Lasting Powers of Attorney – We have some good news As part of our regular series on legal matters, Rosalind Johnson, senior partner of Tenterden law firm Pengelly and Rylands, has some good news about Lasting Powers of Attorney.

When was the last time the cost of anything went down?

With the cost of living constantly on the rise, to find that the price of putting your future financial affairs in order has gone down is definitely good news.

Since October, the Office of the Public Guardian has reduced its fee for registering a Lasting Power of Attorney from £130 to £110. So, if you are considering making an LPA – now is the time!

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A Lasting Power of Attorney for Property and Financial Affairs is a document which, once registered with the Office of the Public Guardian, means that, should you ever become unable to look after your own financial affairs, someone you know and trust can look after them on your behalf, but only ever in your best interests.

As the ‘Donor’ you can appoint up to four ‘Attorneys’ who can step in to help you with managing your bank accounts, tax returns, paying bills, claiming any benefits, or, if necessary, to sell any property and pay for the care you may need.

But don’t worry that you might have control of your personal affairs taken away from you against your will. There are safeguards put in place, which include people being notified of your application to register the LPA, so that these ‘People to be Notified’ can raise any concerns they may have about the application.

These might be friends or family, who you choose, who would have the opportunity to question whether putting the LPA into effect is really in your best interests.

The other important role in the process is that of the ‘Certificate Provider’. This might be your GP or a very close friend who has to confirm that, in their opinion, you are not being coerced into making the LPA, and that you understand the significance of the authority

Rosalind Johnson Senior Partner you are giving to your Attorneys when you register it.

It is also worth knowing that you can revoke the LPA at any time, if you change your mind, as long as you still have the mental capacity to do so.

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Maximising Income Opportunities From Investments Income is important. It’s an obvious statement.

The difficulty is that, in an uncertain world, investment income is hard to find right now.

Investors looking for income have faced an increasing challenge ever since the financial crisis broke in 2008. Five years on and interest rates in the UK remain almost non-existent.

Consequently, investors wanting to secure an income stream have realised that they must accept some risk by looking beyond traditional cash deposits.

History shows that investing in equities, or shares, has provided investors with a better chance of outpacing inflation over the long term versus other asset classes, particularly if the companies are able to increase the dividend payments year after year. After difficult conditions in 2008 and 2009, it appears that this seems to be happening.

With dividend payouts on the turn, the outlook for equity income funds could also be on the up. Equity income funds have a strong track record for delivering attractive, sustainable income and steady returns over the long term, but they were inevitably impacted by the global banking crisis of recent times. These funds have had time to adjust to the post-financial crisis world but it is worth remembering that not all equity income funds are the same. Some are better for income, while others provide better prospects for total return investors through the reinvestment of dividends. So if it’s income you are after make sure you research and understand the individual fund fully.

It is not just UK equity funds that might tempt income seekers. Corporate bond funds, income producers by nature, remain popular, particularly with cautious investors. But the decision on which bond fund to choose is less than clear-cut and those considering the asset class should consider the contrast between the different types. As applies with all asset types, a diversified fixed interest Please Mention The

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Commercial property, another income producing asset, is also beginning to attract attention again. The real estate sector felt the full effects of the credit crunch and the fall in property values left many investors nursing significant losses. Never had the sector suffered such a sharp decline but history suggests that commercial property has a place in a portfolio for income investors.

Those investing for income need to remember that no one asset class is the panacea. With interest rates likely to remain low for some time to come, a well diversified, well-managed portfolio which blends different forms of investment remains the most suitable strategy for investors taking a longer-term view of their income needs.

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Life Begins “Pop-up” Christmas Parties: Top tips for last minute catering A friend of mine loves spontaneous gatherings and I’ve always been amazed by his ability to conjure up a veritable party banquet with hardly any advance warning. Following my hospitality disaster last Christmas, I decided to ask him for his top tips for last minute catering.

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You know what it’s like at Christmas. There are those events that you, your friends and relatives have planned well in advance and then there are times when what was intended as a small get-together suddenly spirals out of control. Guests bring other guests and before you know it you’re hosting an impromptu, “pop-up” party for which you are completely unprepared.

So how can you cater for unexpected arrivals over the festive season and still keep calm?

Last Christmas when hosting a gathering at short notice, I panic-

shopped at my local supermarket, only to find that the eight bulky boxes of ready-made appetisers that filled my fridge were consumed by as many people in as many minutes, leaving a row of empty plates and a very red-faced hostess.

My experience was typical of the dilemma we all face during the festive season. Being prepared for unexpected guests means keeping stocks of food ready to bring out at a moment’s notice, but most of us can’t afford to buy fresh food on the off-chance that guests might drop in, nor do we have the space to store it.

Lack of kitchen storage space is an issue for most people, but never more so than at Christmas, when the fridge is stuffed to bursting point. His first piece of advice was to stock up on versatile grocery items that don’t need to be kept cold: tins of tuna, mixed beans, sweetcorn, dried pasta and rice, jars of mayonnaise, pesto and relish. To make the most of kitchen storage space at Christmas time, he keeps all these extras in a cardboard box under the bed.

He also advises that anything you do store in the fridge for catering purposes should be compact – so it’s better to fill the available space with cheese and tubs of sandwich filling than buy the kind of packaged snacks described above.

Keep a store of bake-it-yourself breads and savoury biscuits that can be served with cheeses, dips

the home or fillings and combine fresh produce with foods sourced from cans or jars: my friend adds fresh chopped tomatoes or garden herbs to shopbought dips and salsas to create an attractive, home-made look.

When it comes to providing drinks for his guests, his simple solution is to chill beer cans and bottles in the garden. If the weather is exceptionally cold he’ll keep them inside, cooling in a bucket of water (although he’s always careful to keep alcoholic drinks away from children).

To make the drinks go further, this perfect host makes a fantastic mulled wine, using cheap red wine diluted with lemonade. A shot of brandy, some sugar and plenty of Christmas spice makes a powerful brew that provides almost twice as many servings as the average bottle of wine.

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