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Welcome to the village directory Hi everyone, I’m really sorry but in this particular magazine I have to start this month with a moan, I can’t believe that after all these years, I’ve never been compelled to moan in my monthly intro but here goes!

As many of you must appreciate, living down a country lane has its ups and downs, and as I write we have just experienced a downer. Over the years the grass verge that protects our property from a variety of things has been worn away to almost non-existance by motorists passing one another in the lane. The council just recently did a brilliant job of rebuilding it, grass seeding it and installing bollards, not only to warn motorists of our entrance but also to protect motorists from the hidden drainage dyke that passes under the road. Believe me, if you end up in it you have to be towed out!

Today, as my husband was waiting to pull out into the lane there were cars coming from both directions, but one, rather than pulling into the convenient layby near our verge, impatiently drove his car between the bollards and totally destroyed the verge, spreading mud down the lane as he drove away. After all the rain we’ve had recently the grass had just started to come through, and I can’t begin to tell you how angry I was whilst trying to repair the damage. The verge is not there to make our property look nice, it’s there to protect. Please, please, please, when driving around our country lanes give some consideration when passing one another, especially near verges that border private houses.

Wow that was therapeutic, I feel better now, so changing the subject completely, it’s a big month for The Village Directory as we are joining the smartphone revolution. We now have our own smartphone app, making our directory of local businesses and events available wherever you go, if you have a smartphone that is! It

brings together all of the advertisers and events from all six magazine areas, but if you only want to search your own area you can. If you would like to know more why not check out the full story on page 27.

Also this month watch out for the Olympic Torch relay making its way from Rye to Ashford. It will be passing through Hamstreet on the 18th, as you’ll see in our What’s On pages this month. It may be the closest many of us get to the Olympics, other than via our television screens. Lets hope the sun shines on the event and the rain holds off.

Have a great month!

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t’s a jungle out there at the moment – at least it is in my garden. The wet weather of the past few weeks has made the plants put on lots of lush leafy growth. The weeds are romping away and the grass is growing like it’s coming out of a pasta-making machine.

It’s almost impossible to keep up with it all.

But there are advantages – no wringing our hands about the hosepipe ban, for one; and some of the wildlife that was threatened by the drought in March is benefitting too. In fact it’s been lovely weather for the ducks – and all the creatures that depend on moist conditions for their survival (that would be slugs and snails then). Not all species have done so well though. Last year we had a very dry spring, which actually helped the early butterflies, some of them quite rare. I noticed lots more in the garden later in the summer too, but butterflies don’t appreciate the wet, so numbers will be back to their downward trend again this year.

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Hello Everyone, Mowgli here. How are all of you? Ebony and I have spent a lot of time this last month looking at all the rain and wind out of the window. We hope it gets sunny soon! All the wind meant that yet more roof tiles fell off our cottage roof. If any more fall off we may need to start using umbrellas inside....... Jane’s Dad (who was a chartered surveyor before retiring and becoming a receptionist at the clinic) shudders every time he sees the roof! Still, we are all dry at the moment! Last year during quite a bad storm there was the most terrifying noise one night and it turned out (we sent Clive to look of course. He has to have some uses....) that a chimney pot had come crashing down. Just today ironically a roofer has come to mend the chimney pot which is great. Less great is that the scaffolding to get to the chimney is being put up in Jane’s new vegetable patch. I have been keeping watch out of the window and issuing regular updates. So far all the beetroot are underneath a plank and the beans have

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We have heard lovely tales of wildlife that has been at the clinic lately. Our favourite was a group of 5 baby barn owls. Sadly the Mum had been found dead and the Dad wasn’t feeding them. They were brought to the clinic and looked after until they could go to an RSPCA specialist centre where they will eventually be able to get released. We campaigned for Clive to bring them home at night to feed- I think I could definitely teach 5 baby owls a few tricks....- but again I was blamed as the very reason that they couldn’t come home and Chris took them home with him and did a marvellous job. Chris’s cats are so lucky- getting to meet the owls. I would have loved to teach them how to catch catnip mice!

I think it is quite unjust how I am always blamed for disasters and breakages. The humans just don’t understand. Do any of you cats out there have habits your owners just don’t understand?

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Lofty Ideals Converting your loft can be the ideal way to gain extra space without the expense and hassle of moving house. Katherine Sorrell outlines the dos and don’ts.

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Dark, pokey and inaccessible, lofts can often be, literally, a waste of space, useful for a bit of dusty, long-term storage and nothing else. Turn that space into one or two useful rooms and – ta da! – not only might you have added real value to your property, but you’ve got extra living space that could make all the difference to happy family life.

The simplest loft conversion might just involve strengthening and boarding out the floor, adding a light and sticking in a pulldown loft ladder – giving you a good-sized storage area that’s accessible on a regular basis, at a cost of probably only a couple of thousand pounds. Bear in mind, however, that Building Regulations may apply to even a simple conversion – see more at www. planningportal.gov.uk. Such a basic project may be a good idea in practical, everyday terms, but if it’s added value you’re after, you’ll have to be more ambitious, say the experts, and put in at least one ‘real’ room.

‘It’s a false economy to cut corners,’ says Jeremy Leaf, RICS housing spokesperson (www.rics.org). ‘To maximise your return the conversion has to be designed properly from the very beginning. You should have a proper lobby area when you come up the stairs, there should be sufficient head clearance, it should be properly insulated, you should have a dormer window rather than a Velux. It’s also important to think about how a loft conversion affects the

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house as a whole, as they can make them top heavy, with too many bedrooms and, in comparison, too few reception rooms. Check out other properties nearby which have been similarly extended to see what has been done and what they’re worth.’ When doing your research, it’s always a good idea to ask a local estate agent for advice, and you could also go to a website such as www.nethouseprices.com to find out how much properties in your area have sold for recently.

A word about space planning. If you have room, adding a bathroom to a loft conversion makes sense both practically and financially, and shouldn’t cost any more than adding a new bathroom anywhere else in the house – in other words, anything from around £3,000 for a plain

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fit-out. Costs will be minimised if you place the bathroom above one on the floor below, keeping plumbing work simple, but Hugo Tugman of Architect Your Home (www.architect-yourhome. com) points out that you should always keep your options open. ‘It’s folly to put the bathroom in the wrong place, just because that’s where the drains are,’ he says. ‘The same goes for staircases – most people think that there’s just one place where a staircase can be fitted in a loft conversion, because Building Regulations require two metres of head room above it, but you can end up squashing your accommodation just because the best bit of loft is taken up with a staircase. It’s really worth considering the possible alternatives when doing your planning.’ And finally, if overall head height is an issue in your potential loft conversion, don’t try to get away with cramped, uncomfortable rooms. Hugo points out that lowering the ceilings of the rooms below is often a possibility, and can make all the difference to the success of a project. ‘It sounds like it would be a massive expense,’ he says, ‘but in fact the additional costs are really only plastering and decorating the rooms below, and it would probably add no more than about three or four thousand onto a simple job.’

The HSBC’s annual home improvement survey found, in March this year, that a loft conversion is still the improvement that adds the most value, boosting the price of a property by, on average, £16,152.

But according to specialists Econoloft, a typical conversion by building professionals costs between ÂŁ20,000 and ÂŁ30,000. The answer may lie, therefore, in keeping costs down by doing as much work as possible yourself – but only if you can do it to a good standard. Valuation expert Paul Cutbill, of Countrywide Surveying Services, said: ‘Whilst sensibly improved and well presented homes will generally be attractive to potential purchasers, rising labour and material costs mean that the gap between the cost of improving and monies realised at the point of any sale has been reduced.

Poor quality reďŹ tting and lack of proper design considerations, often as a result of inadequate project budgeting and planning, can also have a signiďŹ cant knock-on effect to any added value which might be gained when selling a property.’

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Every Thursday 10am -12 noon St Mary’s Church and the Village Hall

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.

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TENTERDEN COUNTRY MARKET Every Friday 9.30am -11.30am St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church road.

WAREHORNE Warehorne Village Hall 10am -1pm 4th Sunday of the month Tel: 01233 733718 or Mob: 07979 905600.

WITTERSHAM MARKET Herring John Dory Lemon Sole Lobster Mackerel Monkfish Plaice Salmon

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business Thinking of Buying a Property?

In another of our regular series on legal matters, Katrina Kemp, from Tenterden Solicitors Pengelly & Rylands, explains the process of buying a new home.

If you are thinking about buying a property you need to be fully aware of what is involved. After all, this is likely to be one of the largest investments you will ever make.

Firstly, be sure you have budgeted properly. There are a variety of costs involved: Land Registry fees, Stamp Duty Land Tax, search fees, solicitor’s fees etc. At Pengelly & Rylands we provide a full break down of the costs involved, so there should be no financial surprises! If you require a mortgage you should apply as soon as possible so as not to delay the purchase.

Your lender will carry out a valuation of the property; this is not the same as a survey - if you want to be sure the property is structurally sound instruct a surveyor.

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Once your offer is accepted, you should advise the estate agents of your solicitor, and they will send your solicitor a memorandum of sale. The seller’s solicitor will then send your solicitor a draft contract of sale, title information and Property Information Forms and the investigation of title can then be carried out. Your solicitor will look at what is registered against the title at the Land Registry and various searches will reveal the property’s planning and buildings regulations history, etc.

Enquiries will then be raised, based on your solicitor’s findings. These will need to be answered by the sellers and their solicitor. The seller does not have to tell you about problems with the property or neighbourhood, but should reply truthfully to all enquiries raised.

Your solicitor will then report to you on the findings and, if you are happy to proceed, they will finalise the terms of the contract. You and the seller will then sign an identical contract and your solicitor will hold your signed contract until a completion date is agreed. This is when you need to provide the deposit, usually 10% of the purchase price, and this must be cleared funds in your solicitor’s account before they can exchange contracts.

At exchange, the contracts become binding and the 10% deposit becomes non-refundable. If you require a mortgage, your solicitor will apply for the mortgage funds to arrive on or before the agreed completion date. Between exchange and completion you may need to sign the Land Registry transfer document.

You will need to ensure that the balance of the funds is in place before completion, as you are contractually

Katrina Kemp - Trainee Solicitor bound to complete on the agreed date. On the completion day your solicitor will transfer the money to the seller’s solicitor, who will then complete the purchase and instruct the agents to release the keys to you. If there is a chain, it can take some time for the money to arrive and for completion to take place.

After completion, your solicitor will arrange to pay any stamp duty required and register the change of ownership at the Land Registry.

Buying a property can be stressful; so you should choose a solicitor who will communicate with you throughout. At Pengelly & Rylands we will guide you, personally, through every stage of the process to make it as stress free as possible.

You can speak to Elizabeth Connell or Katrina Kemp on: 01580 762248.

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Working from home Office Politics

If there’s one thing I thought I’d never miss, it’s office politics. All that bitching and bellyaching and backbiting. I was a victim of it myself, which is why I’m now working from home.

The truth is, I was never any good at it. I didn’t understand how it worked, nor why anybody should choose to indulge in it. As far as I was concerned, you did your work, you went home, you got paid; and everybody else did pretty much the same. I was always too honest, or (if truth be told) too slow in the wits to realise that life wasn’t like that.

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Take character assassination. I know how it’s done now. You have to pick the right moments – in casual conversation (preferably out of the office rather than in the middle of a meeting) to sow the seeds of doubt about a colleague’s performance.

You have to dress it up right: damning with faint praise is far more effective than outright condemnation. You have to build up to it, to insinuate yourself with the right people, to create the image of the positive, helpful, sympathetic workmate rather than the envious, hate-filled sac of venom you actually are. I was always too polite, though. I believed that if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.

Then there’s empire-building. Personally, being bone idle, I couldn’t believe that anybody would actually want more responsibility. Come five, my jacket was off the back of the chair and I was down the pub. If anybody was fool enough to want to take over some of my remit, more fool them. Then one day I woke up to find I didn’t have any remit left. So here I am, working from home.

Well, perhaps I wasn’t as stupid as all that. I vaguely perceived that there were people who wanted to increase their influence at the expense of mine, and on the rare occasions when I managed to pull one over on them I was mightily pleased with myself. But I was no Iago. I wasn’t subtle enough, or persistent enough. I couldn’t be bothered to worm my way into the inner circle.

By the time I walked out of the office door for the last time and entered the wonderful world of working from home I was heartily glad to be free

of office politics and never dreamt I’d miss it. But after all, it’s human contact of a sort, even if they’re humans you really want to drop breeze-blocks on from the top of a very tall building. It keeps you sharp. And besides, I think I’d be much better at it now. I could be good at being the boss’s blue-eyed boy if I put my mind to it.

So I’m going to practise, although as a one-man band it might not be easy.

I’m going to network surreptitiously with myself so I can blacken my reputation behind my back. I’m going to use my good standing with myself to gain ownership of my department’s operations. I’m going to claim the credit for all my successes while shifting the blame onto myself for all my shortcomings. I’m going to withhold vital information from myself and finally, albeit reluctantly, I’m going to have to let myself go.

Then I’m going to have to replace myself with someone who’s more of a team player, someone who shares the company’s focus, someone who’s more directed towards common goals. Myself.

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EVENTS July

Cooper on Queen Rearing. Anyone interested in learning the craft of keeping bees please contact Sellindge Village Hall Restoration Fund - The Peggy Wood o1233 503074 Pop In Centre. The next tabletop is to be held on Smeeth W.I. will meet next on Monday 9th July Saturday 7th JULY from 10 - 1.30 p.m. Tables £5 at Brabourne and Smeeth Village Hall when they or £8 on the day. Please ring 01303.813475 for will be joined by other W.I. members in their Group to enjoy a great evening with Headcorn Morris details. dancers. Visitors are always most welcome. For Sellindge Primary School Summer Fayre on further information do contact Joy Taylor on 01303 Saturday 7th July, 1pm - 4pm. Great fun 812165 or Kathleen MacPhee on 01303 812536. afternoon with maypole dancing, zumba display, Hawkinge Flyers Majorettes, Taekwondo display. Sellindge Sports & Social Club Saturday Train rides, bouncy slide, Guide dogs for the Blind. Afternoon Car Boot Fairs The Sellindge Sports and Social club will be hosting car boot fairs on Pimms and beer tent, bbq and lots more! the following dates: 14th July, 18th August, 8th Brabourne & Smeeth Horticultural Society will September &13th October. £5.00 per boot - no be holding their Summer Show on Saturday 7 booking required. Set up 11 am - no entry will be July from 2 to 3pm in the Village Hall. Why not allowed before this time. Public are requested not come along and see what fruit and vegetables the to arrive before 12 noon. Refreshments and toilets members can grow. Stop for tea and cakes and a in the Clubhouse. Free Car Parking and Entry. chat. All are welcome. The next general meeting will Homemade Cake Stall. Any queries ring 01303 be on Friday 27 July when Dr Simon Charlesworth, 812955 up to 10 am on the day of the event. Full who holds the National Collection, will be speaking details available at www.sellindgeclub.co.uk. about Lavenders. For further information contact Saturday 14 July Kent Foster Care Association Wendy Sanders on 01303 813 451.

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Saturday 21st July Jumble Sale at Sellindge village hall, in aid of St Mary’s Church. Doors open at 2pm

7.45pm for 8.00pm. Visitors welcome. For further information contact Colin Evans 01233720618.

CLUBS & SOCIETIES

Aldington Short Mat Bowls Club We

The Sellindge Sports & Social Club is currently working with the organisation KentYouth to establish a youth club. If you are interested in getting involved and have experience of working with Young Adults, please call Caroline on 07816062205.

Line Dancing Classes, Sellindge Village Hall.

Tues Eve 7.30 – 9.30 (Intermediate), Thurs afternoon 1-3pm (easy intermediate) Thurs eve 7.30 9.30 (Intermediate) contact Maureen Lincoln 01303 813161 or 07989 210449.

Brabourne & Smeeth Horticultural Society.

We meet on the last Friday of the month at Brabourne & Smeeth Village Hall, 7.15 for 7.30pm. Visitors and new members will be made very welcome. For further info contact Wendy Sanders on 01303 813 451.

Aldington & Bonnington Gardening Society We meet at Aldington Village Hall

The Drum Inn

play twice a week on Monday and Thursday nights at Aldington village hall from 7.30pm to 10.00pm. No special equipment required you only need a pair of shoes with flat soles and we can supply the woods. Go on give it a try it may be just the sport you are looking for. Interested, give Jim or Janet a call on 01233 632102

Lympne Short Mat Bowling Monday and Thursdays from 7.00 p.m. to 9.45p.m. in the Village Hall. Annual Subscription is £20.00 and the green fees are £2.00 per evening. For more information call Mick or Marian Hatton on 01303 814274

The Sellindge Get Together Club Meet in the Durling Hall at Sellindge, next to the main hall, from 2.00pm to 4.00pm on the second Wednesday in the month. If you would like to come just come to our meetings or phone 01303 813528 for more details.

Smeeth W.I. Second Monday of the Month at 7.30 pm in the Brabourne & Smeeth

Tel: 01303 812125

Mick and Suzi Bushell Visit Our Campsite welcome you to The Drum Inn, a three Showers & Toilets hundred year old building with many Now Completed of it’s original features, including two Pitches £15 fire places that make for a relaxing or £18 with Hook-Up atmosphere. Serving an ever changing supply of award winning guest ales to Contact Pub For Details sample, as well as traditional fresh cooked pub food seven days a week.

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June Ballard and staff welcome you to her cosy 16th Century pub in the heart of the village, with three bars, oak beams, stone floors and open fires.

New & Exciting Extended Menus • Tapas • Bar Classics • Chef’s Choices (A la Carté) • Salad • Pasta or Call to Pre-order Seafood - Lobster, Crab and more (24hr Notice Required)

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Locally sourced produce, the best that Kent has to offer, Cooked on the Premises by Chef Richard Bayliss

Visit our website to view our New Menus and Forthcoming Events www.theroyaloakmersham.co.uk Food Served:

Mon - Thu 12 - 2.30pm & 6 - 10pm Fri, & Sat 12 - 10pm Sun 12-6pm

Sat 30th June-9pm Live Music - Talking Book Pop & Rock Duo, music from the 60’s onwards

Home-made Fish & Chips Take-Away Wednesday Evenings 6.30pm - 8.30pm

Family Friendly • Senior Citizen Specials Tue & Thu Sunday Night Charity Quiz 8pm Car Park & Beautiful Garden at Rear Business Lunches, Parties & Weddings Catered for in our Private Function Room

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BRABOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Tim Simpson Tel:01303 813257

Art and Camera Club The next meeting is on Tuesday July 10 from 10am -12md. Depending on the weather, Mike is hoping that we can go out in the countryside to paint/draw and take photos. For those who wish to stay at the church, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine! You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to join us. You are encouraged to bring your own materials, although some are available. For more details please phone Mike on 01303 812484.

MPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Surgery: Our MP Damian Collins, will be holding his monthly surgery at the church from 3.45pm to 4.30pm on Friday July 20.

If you have any questions, complaints or comments, please book an appointment by e-mailing your name, post code, subject and message to: shepwayconservatives@ btconnect.com or telephone 01303 253 524.

Ruth Group The next meeting at the church is on Thursday July 5 at 2.15 pm when we will be going on an outing to Lathe Barn for a cream tea. All Ladies welcome. More details from Erica 01303 814911 CafĂŠ Wednesday: Open every Wednesday from 10am to 11.30am. Drop in for coďŹ&#x20AC;ee, biscuits,

company and a warm friendly atmosphere.

Choice of books available. Everyone Welcome: children too! Graham Kingston, our Community Warden, will try to be there on the first Wednesday of every month, should anyone need to see him.

Sunday Services: There is a regular service at 10.30am every week. A creche is always available for those under school-age for parents who wish to go into the service. Morning Worship is followed by refreshments in the side hall.

The Cabin: 10.30 to 11.30am. All school-aged children are invited to join in the fun, games and craft in the cabin behind the church The Ark: Fridays from 10am to 12noon: for babies and children under school-age with their parents/carers. Phone Diane on 01233 332644.

Lively Discussions! Home Groups meet on Wednesday evenings. Everyone is welcome to come and join us! We meet to chat and discuss current issues, applying the Bible to our every day life and are very informal and friendly. We also have regular social activities, which usually involves eating! Please phone Tim 01303 813257 or David 01303 814437

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health & beauty

Yoga. Friendly classes suitable for all levels.

1940’s Dancing Lessons, Every Friday, Mondays 7.30-9.00pm, Warehorne Village Hall &

including Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa & Thursdays 10.00-11.30am, St Mary’s Oak Room, Collegiate Shag. For beginners and improvers, Smeeth (off the A20). £7 per class. Please call at Warehorne Village Hall from 7– 9.30pm. Cost Daniela 01233860417 or 07939870826 £6.00 Tel 01233 860564. No partner required.

Calligraphy Classes at St Mary’s Oak Room, Body Conditioning Class at Smeeth Scout Smeeth from 10.30a.m. to 12.30p.m. All welcome Hut, Mondays 7.00 p.m. Fun Fitness for all including complete beginners. Cost is £7 per levels Call Michelle Sinclair ACE Personal session. For further information, please call Sue Trainer for details 01233 820109 Gray on 01233 720696.

Hi/Low Aerobics at Sellindge Village Hall on Lympne Village Hall.

Wednesdays 7.00 .p.m. Fun Fitness for all levels Burlesque Classes.

Wednesday nights from 8pm til 9.30pm. £7. No Call Michelle Sinclair ACE Personal Trainer for need to book - just turn up. Ladies only. Get details 01233 820109 fit, have fun, feel fabulous. Whatever your size, Zumba Fitness 7.15pm A latin inspired shape or age - release your inner vixen! Learn the dance fitness class and Legs bums and Tums sexy moves, including removing boa and gloves.

8.15pm Every Wednesday Aldington village For more details go to www.quizzicool.co.uk and hall. Contact Leigh Little 01233 65075 3 M: click on burlesque classes.

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Yoga Thursday’s 10.00-11.30pm St Mary’s low impact exercise! No experience or partner

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Oakroom, Smeeth. Classes are suitable for all. required! Have fun, get fitter and meet new people!

Please call Daniela for more info about this and from 2pm to 3:30pm, Stour Centre, Ashford TN23 other classes. 01233 860417 or 07939 870826 1ET. Only £4 for an hour and a half! No need to book - just turn up! Under-50s welcome too! More information at www.contrafusion.co.uk or contact John & Karen on 01233 625 362.

health & beauty Step at Sellindge Village Hall Sundays at Body Control Pilates for Tennis Players 10.00 a.m. Fun fitness for all levels Call Michelle Wednesdays 10.30 am. Call Elizabeth on 01233 Sinclair ACE Personal Trainer for details 01233 634924 to book a space. Max of 12 people per 820109 session.

Street Dance and Mini Zumba.

Sellindge Sports & Social Club Zumba – Every Tuesday and Wednesday We are in discussions with a well known local

evening from 6pm. £5.00. Call Nicky on 07921 Dance Company to introduce Street Dance and Mini Zumba for children and Young Adults.

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Fitness Yoga – Every Wednesday from 7pm. Call Caroline on 07816062205 to register your £5.00. Call Sally on 07888 838480 interest.

Body Blast – Every Wednesday 8pm. £5.00.

Call Sally on 07888 838480

Whist Drive - Every Tuesday evening from 7.30pm. Only £1 to play. Call Angela on 01303 814511.

Cash Bingo - Every Thursday evening from 8pm. All welcome to join in the fun, from £1 to play (full set of 6 books £6). The more playing, the bigger the prizes. Call Angela on 01303 814511.

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In our early days of married life each family photograph was lovingly taken with camera and film, delivered to the chemist for development and the finished prints picked up a week later. Sometimes, I’d use a special envelope for sending films off for processing to some far flung film developers before, hopefully, having them delivered back through the door.

I can still remember the excitement of collecting developed pictures from the chemist; hoping the assistants hadn’t had a sneak peak at them, then hiding round the corner to scan the latest pictorial record of our life. There were always some photographs that hadn’t quite turned out as expected; blurrily out of focus, too bright or too dark, with maybe a fat thumb or skinny finger covering the lens and captured for all to see.

I treasured these photographs. I used to spread them out on the living room floor and gaze at them for hours. Then once I’d had my fill of imprinting them on my memory and showing them off I’d proudly stick them into albums. As the years passed the collection of photographs and albums grew. As further years passed I became lax about sticking the photos in albums; instead tossing the packets of prints into an old apple box kept for that purpose.

With the arrival of digital cameras we didn’t have to be so careful in our photo taking. Snap, snap, snap at each and every opportunity with no fears about the costs of film or processing. Transfer to the computer, delete those you don’t like, crop, adjust and save those you do. In the early days proudly printing them out on the home printer, then later, just burn them to disc and forget about the printing.

Stacks and stacks of discs recording our life, sanitised, edited and suitable for viewing by all. Emailed to friends and family, posted on Facebook and shared with the world, backed up then slipped into

little plastic wallets... and largely forgotten.

Far too many to commit to memory – far too many marking insignificant and truly mundane moments.

Recently, while sorting through some papers I came across a photograph. It showed three small boys in swimming trunks and a middle aged man also in trunks. They were all standing in a river, knee deep in water and holding hands. It’s a glorious summer day and while you can’t fully see their faces it’s clear they’re laughing. If you look closely you can see fishing rods, towels, a picnic and two cans of beer on the riverbank. You can also see my toes captured while sitting on the grass and taking the photograph.

I’d nearly forgotten that day 25 years ago; not quite but nearly. Three young boys and their granddad fishing and swimming, the family holiday, the nettles, the trek to the swimming spot and the digging for worms. I remember a lot more but it’s not for sharing. It’s for savouring in quiet, private moments when I need to count my blessings – something I do frequently.

Apart from the wonderful memories the photograph invoked it also prompted another feeling. I’m now increasingly convinced of the need to revert to actually printing my digital photographs, or of having them printed for me. I don’t want them to be forgotten or consigned to shiny metal discs and stuffed into brittle plastic envelopes. I’d quite like my children and grandchildren to come across them and think, ‘I remember that.’

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The Village Directory Goes Mobile!

Since 2005 The Village Directory has served the rural communities of Ashford, Tenterden and the Marsh with its monthly publication and delivery via Royal Mail. Now, for the very first time, we are joining the mobile revolution and heading into the technological world of the Smartphone.

If you are a small business with a limited budget you might like to advertise on our app rather than in the magazine please contact me for details on 01233 720488 or email me at info@thevillagedirectory. co.uk.

This month our brand new mobile app, for iPhone and Android smartphones, will go live and be available to any of you with a smartphone to download completely FREE!

The app can be downloaded from your smartphone app store, simply search for “village directory”.

The app will bring together all six of our magazine areas, providing local information, events, special offers and of course a complete directory of all of our local advertisers.

You will be able to search your local area and, if you can’t find what you need, look further afield into the areas covered by the other magazines. If you need directions, or a fast way to contact one of our advertisers The Village Directory will always be on hand to help.

It will be a while before we can judge the popularity of this new service, and there are bound to be teething problems,but hopefully it will prove to enhance the service given by The Village Directory and enable us to put one foot firmly into the 21st Century.

We also plan to publish events, so if you miss the magazine deadline and wish to publicise your local event we can at least make it available to all our smartphone users.

We also hope to publish special offers and discounts being offered by our advertisers, so please watch this space.

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Children’s Tennis Sessions at Sellindge Sports and Social Club: Thursdays: 4.15 - 5.15pm 9/10 ages beginner/ little experience 5.15 - 6.15pm 15/16 ages high standard league players Fridays: 4.30 - 5.15pm 11/12 ages intermediate Level 5.15 - 6.15pm 14/15 ages good Standard league players

Sunday 1st July 12.00 – 3.00pm

Call Mike Bruce, resident Tennis Coach on 01303 814327 to book a space. Lesson prices start at £5 per session.

Please note that dogs, (except assistance dogs), cannot be admitted onsite under the terms of the school’s public liability insurance.

Please contact the school on 01233 720 247 for information on disabled parking spaces, (these spaces are limited and may not be suitable for all types of disability).

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TENTERDEN S Supply l A Any Make of Vehicle Both New and d Used U d Arrange All Types of Vehicle Finance & Leasing Provide Service, Repairs & MOT Testing Dent Removal, Accident Damage Repairs & Bodywork Restoration arranged Tyres, Exhausts & Batteries at Competitive Prices Collect Vehicles Locally Free of Charge Sun Equipped Air Conditioning Service Centre “For a friendly service from a family business”

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Your Kitchen or Bedroom!

We have over 30 years experience in spray finishing existing Kitchen and Bedroom doors, panels and accessories. Why not have your kitchen furniture matched to your kitchen.

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You can choose any colour, we will have it professionally mixed in a hard-wearing twopack polyurethane paint, which is the finish we use when spraying Bespoke Kitchens for several kitchen suppliers in and around the Kent and London area.

Extensions - Conversions Alterations & Refurbishments New Build - Restoration & Renovation New & Re-Tiled Roofing Drawing & Planning Service Available All Groundworks Undertaken All Building Works Undertaken

Our service includes:- Dismantling (where possible), re-finishing to your chosen colour and re-installing to a professional standard.

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Painter and Decorator

QF

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Tel: 07979 003 291 01303 875246

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wit & wisdom MY EX-WIFE THE PILOT My ex-wife started taking flying lessons about the time our divorce started and she got her license shortly before our divorce was final, later that same year.

Yesterday afternoon I got a phone call, that she narrowly escaped injury in the aircraft she was piloting. Seems she was forced to make an emergency landing in Hamilton because of bad weather. Thank God the kids weren’t with her.

The FAA issued a preliminary report, citing pilot error: She was flying a single engine aircraft in IFR (instrument flight rating) conditions while only having obtained a VFR (visual flight rating).

The absence of a post-crash fire was likely due to insufficient fuel on board. No one on the ground was injured.

The photograph below was taken at the scene to show the extent of damage to her aircraft.

She was really lucky.

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A man calls home to his wife and says, Honey, I have been asked to fly to Canada with my boss and several of his friends for fishing. We’ll be gone for a long weekend.

This is a good opportunity for me to get that promotion I’ve been wanting, so could you please pack enough clothes for a 3-day weekend? .... And, also, would you get out my rod and tackle box from the attic? We’re leaving at 4:30 pm from the office and I will swing by the house to pick my things up.

Oh! And please pack my new navy blue silk pyjamas.”

The wife thinks this sounds a bit odd, but, being the good wife, she does exactly what her husband asks.

Following the long weekend, he comes home a little tired, but, otherwise, looking good.

The wife welcomes him home and asks if he caught many fish.

He says, ‘Yes! Lots of Walleyes, some Bass, and a few Pike. He says, “But why didn’t you pack my new blue silk pyjamas like I asked you to do?”

The wife replies, I did. They’re in your tackle box.

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Regardless of one’s age, one should always plan ahead...

The local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because she had just married for the fourth time. The interviewer asked her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 80 and then about her new husband’s occupation.

She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years.

After a short time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she’d first married a banker when she was in her early 20’s, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40’s, later on a preacher when in her 60’s and now in her 80’s, a funeral director.

“He’s a funeral director.” she answered.

The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished and asked why she had married four men with

“Interesting.” the newsman thought.

such diverse careers.

He then asked her if she would mind telling him a little about her first three husbands and what they did for a living.

She smiled and explained, “I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready and four to go.”

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01233 662726 | 07871 441373 www.centurionplumbingandheating.co.uk 304539

Specialist in all Forms of Wall and Floor Tiling

Piping Hot Plumbing & Heating Services

Clean, friendly and reliable

All plumbing work undertaken No Job Too Small!!

For your free quotation call Derek on

• Burst pipes, Blockages, Taps, Pumps, Radiators, Lead & Drainage work • Bathroom & Shower Installation

07905 700 142

No Call Out Charge. 24hr Service

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the home Peg tiles, Slates, Leadwork Mathematical tiles Over 25 years experience City & Guilds qualified, Fully insured Free estimates TEL 01303 814936 . MOB 07708 471869 www.atlas-roofing.co.uk

TINA FRANCIS DOMESTIC ELECTRICIAN

New Installations Re-wires Additional or replacement Lights, sockets etc

Newchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0DH

Tel: 01303 812134

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Industrial • Commercial • Domestic • Showers/extractor fans Installations Security and fire alarms • Inspection and PAT testing • Full and part rewires Emergency Lighting • General electrical repairs CCTV • Under floor heating Garden Lighting

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FREE Quotations!

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Wilco Plumbing and Heating • Central heating installations & repairs • Boiler replacement 5 Year Guarantee on new Worcester Bosch Boilers • Oil, LPG Gas & Solar Installations • Emergency plumbing and heating works • All gas installation and repair work • Unvented hot water specialist • Landlords gas safety inspections Plumbing and heating engineer with over 30 years experience. Registered with the Institute of Plumbing and the Gas Safe Register for gas work. Registered with KCC Trading Standards as an approved tradesman.

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Telephone or Fax: 01303 814860 Mobile: 07725 124891 Please Mention The

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useful information Sucklifts

Emergency 999 Police Neighbhd Team Ashford & Tenterden

Crimestoppers

Cesspool Emptying Service

01622 690690 0800 555 111

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Out of Hours Doctor 0845 4349655 William Harvey Hospital 01233 633331

Samaritans

Accredited Engineer British Water

08457 90 90 90

www.samaritans.org Electricity: Southern Electric EDF Energy Gas: Natural LPG

01233 840624

0845 770 8090 0800 783 8866 0800 111 999 Details on tank

Doctors Surgery Hamstreet Surgery Sellindge Surgery

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High Pressure Jetting Service and Repair to Sewage Treatment Plants

0844 4773989 01303 812180

Ashford Borough Council

National Train Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk

Parish Councils: Brabourne & Smeeth Mersham & Sevington

Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s UK, Ashford Branch Contact Mike Wharrad â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 01233 623530 SE Kent Multiple Sclerosis Soc. 07767326138 email: mssoutheast@gmail.com Royal British Legion 01233 620 167 CPRE Kent 01233 714540

Bus Enquiries

01233 623902 Arriva Bus Enquiries 01233 720816 Stage Coach East Kent 01233 637311

W: www.ashford.gov.uk

Citizens Advice Bureau

(Customer Services)

01233 626185

Veterinary Surgeons Montgomery Vets

01303 813756

Ashford Volunteer Centre Age Concern

01233 647 422 01233 620 635

www.ageconcern.org.uk CARM E: Carmromneymarsh@supanet.com W: Www.carmromneymarsh.org.uk W: www.forget-me-nots.co.uk

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Brabourne and Smeeth Community Warden: Richard Sinden 07813 712 805.

Macmillan Cancer Support

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