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Welcome to the village directory Hi everyone, It’s July and 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 26.

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.

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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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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 pull-down 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

If possible, try to add a bathroom to a loft conversion. The combination of bedroom with ensuite is not only convenient but is likely to add more value when it comes to selling. This Cora bath is £1,194

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conversion affects the 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 fit-out. Costs will be minimised if you place the bathroom above one on the floor

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It’s important to fit storage into sloping ceilings in a loft conversion, so a fitted wardrobe such as this is ideal. This is the Melody French Oak range from Hammonds, 0800 021 4360; www.hammonds-uk.com.

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 £20,000 and £30,000. 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 refitting and lack of proper design considerations, often as a result of inadequate project budgeting and planning, can also have a significant knock-on effect to any added value which might be gained when selling a property.’

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A double bedroom and ensuite loft conversion by Econoloft, 0800 269 765; www.econoloft.co.uk.

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Soften brown sugar by wrapping it in foil and putting it in a medium oven for around 5 minutes.

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Increase the effectiveness of your ironing board by laying a sheet under the cover.

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Events July

prejudice. Starring Nigel Havers, Ian Charleson, Ben Cross, Ian Holm and John Gielgud.

Saturday 14 July Kent Foster Care Association 30th June Bethersden Garage Sale 9-4pm. FUN Day at Capel-le-Ferne Village Hall (Lancaster Over 40 garages signed up plus Table Top Sale in Village Avenue, Capel-leFerne, Folkestone, CT18 7LX) on Hall. Coffee & books in church, refreshments on sale in 2012 from 12 noon until 4pm. There will be lots of Village Hall. Contact 01233 820464 to do for all age groups.

Stubbs Cross Art Exhibitions. There will be an exhibition in Stubbs Cross Mission, Hall Magpie Hall Road, TN26 1HE on July 7th & 8th from 10-00 till 4-00 each day, featuring the work of David Embry, Stella Pitt, & Nandina Mason. Admission is free and as usual tea / coffee and cakes will be available.

July 8 Bike jumble, Marsh Road, Hamstreet, There will be a classic bike jumble on Sunday July 8. This will take place in the field opposite Mountain Farm in Marsh Road from 10am and will inlcude undercover stalls and an indoor seating area inside a new marquee. There will even be an opportunity to watch motoball 5-a-side motorcycle football. Phone 01797 344277 for further information.

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July 18 Olympic Torch Relay Hamstreet. The Olympic torch will pass through the village en route from Rye to Ashford. The relay will pass through at 10.30am but there will be a convoy passing through ahead of this at 9.30am which is when spectators are advised to take their places. After the relay a whole host of events will take place including the village’s largest ever Zumba class on Pound Leas at noon, the Hamstreet school children attempting to break a world record for a formation of the Olympic rings for an aerial photo at 1pm, netball at 2.30pm/3pm, football at 4pm and a 5k race at 6pm. To enter the race go to www.podplus.co.uk

Friday July 13th Chariots of Fire (1981, Cert PG, 124mins): Winner of 4 Oscars, this is the true story of two British track athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. One is a devout Scottish missionary who runs for God, the other is a Jewish The Weald of Kent Computer Club will meet student at Cambridge who runs for fame and to escape

Friends of All Saints Woodchurch

‘THE ORGANIST ENTERTAINS’ A very welcome return visit by

Nigel Ogden Presenter of BBC Radio 2’s ‘The Organist Entertains’ An evening of popular and light classical music in the church

Thursday 26th July 2012 at7.30pm Tickets £10 to include refreshments On sale at Woodchurch Post Office, the Model Shop, or at the door.

All proceeds to Friends of All Saints

on Wednesday 18th July in Biddenden New Village Hall at 8pm. This evening the topic will be:- “Desktop Publishing, design a poster, leaflet or book in a free PagePlus programme”. Annual membership £10 plus £2 per meeting. Nonmembers are welcome (£3, but first visit is free) Full details: www.wealdofkentcomputerclub. co.uk Enquiries: secretarywkcc@yahoo.co.uk

Saturday 21st July, High Halden Horticultural Society. High Halden Memorial Hall, 7.00pm for 7.30pm Jean Griffin from Radio Kent BBC Sunday Gardening. Gardening should be fun, followed by Gardeners Question Time Tickets four pounds to include buffet. To book in advance contact Martin on 01233850579 or on the door.

The Biddenden Horticultural Society meets on Wednesday 25th July (7:15 for 7:30pm) in the Village Hall. Talk on ‘Benenden Hospital Gardens’

by Carol Head. Contact Audrey on 01580291624 or Lesley on 01580291931. Members £1.50, Non Members £2.50. Annual membership £5. New members are always welcome

Hothfield History Society: Bob Fletcher will be giving a talk on ‘Yeoman houses across the Weald’ on Monday 30th July at 7.30pm in the Hothfield village hall. Entrance is free, so please come and join us. For more information, email hothfieldmemories@hotmail.com

CLUBS & SOCIETIES Hamstreet Victory Hall Regular Events: Jo Jingles, WI, Short Mat Bowls, Keep Fit, Mothers and Babies, Street Dance, Dog Training, Over 60s Club etc. We also have our regular Boot Fairs on the first

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Sunday of every month except January, which have been running at Hamstreet Victory Hall for 26 years now. Check out our website http:// hamstreetvictoryhall.weebly.com

1940’s Dancing Lessons, Every Friday, including Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa & Collegiate Shag. For beginners and improvers, at Warehorne Village Hall from 7– 9.30pm. Cost £6.00 Tel 01233 860564. No partner required.

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The Hothfield World Cinema Film Club Shows films from around the world once a month in Hothfield Village Hall, Park Drive, Hothfield TN26 1EQ. Screenings are held on the fourth Sunday of each month (except for December), and all films are subtitled in English. Doors open at 6.30pm, films start at 7pm and end at about 9pm. Entrance £5 , free parking, tea and Italian espresso coffee available. For further information and details of the film of the month, please go to our website on www.hothfieldworldcinema.org.uk Shadoxhurst Flower Arrangers are a small, friendly club who meet at 7.30pm in Shadoxhurst Village Hall on the first Wed of every month except January. No experience of flower arranging needed to join, just an interest in seeing blooms displayed advantageously.

Demonstrators visit most months but members also enjoy trips and meals out. If you would like to get to know us, please contact the secretary on 01233 732212.

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We play every Friday 7.30 - 10.00pm. in the village hall.

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

1940’s Dancing Lessons, Every Wednesday, incl.

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

Cost £6.00 Tel 01233 860564. No partner required.

High Halden Young at Hearts Club Coffee Morning Third Friday Of The Month 1000 Am - 12-00 Noon, Held In The Memorial High Halden. All Welcome.

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

Fit As A Fiddle - Dancing for Over-50s - Learn a wide range dance styles, from 17th Century Jane Austen style dances to 21st Century Ceilidh Dances, American Contra Dance, English Barn Dance, Contra Waltzing and the Polka! Low impact exercise! No experience or partner required! Have fun, get fitter and meet new people! Every Thursday from 2-3:30pm, Stour Centre, Ashford. £4.00 for an hour and a half! Just turn up!

Under-50s welcome too! Info at www.contrafusion. co.uk or contact John & Karen on 01233 625 362.

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

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Fitness Yoga Thursdays in Hamstreet School from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, catering for all individuals from beginner to experienced.

Yoga Friendly classes suitable for all levels. Mondays 9.30-10.45 in Tenterden & 7.30-9.00pm, Warehorne Village Hall (near Hamstreet). £7 per class. Please call Daniela 01233860417 or 07939870826 Rye Harbour Sailing Club membership is open to everyone who is interested in cruiser or dinghy sailing on tidal waters. Contact Richard Hopper Membership Secretary for full details. Phone 01797 222291, email richardhopper@playden97.freeserve.co.uk or visit our website www.rhsc.org.uk Lindy Hop Classes for beginners and improvers every Wednesday evening 7.00 to 9.30 . St Marys parish church hall the churchyard Ashford TN23 1QG. ( just off Tufton street ) Admission £6 partners not necessary tel 01233 860 564 email info@usoshows.com TAI CHI Mon 7pm Tilling Green Community Centre, Rye. Tues 6.30pm Rejuvenate, Kenardington. Wed 9.30am Tenterden Town Hall. Fri 10am (over 50s) Wittersham Village Hall. Call Suzanne 01233 733266 for info. Classes £5-£6.50.

African Drumming Group on Thursday evening between 7-9pm. The Birches Nickley Wood Shadoxhurst TN26 1LZ Telephone 01233 733387 Phone beforehand if coming so that spare drums can be organised.

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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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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.

Debbie Allen

Musings from Woodchurch It would be simple to join those who have, quite rightly, criticised the BBC for its poor coverage of the Jubilee celebrations. Visually, at least, the Corporation got it right – it was just the very banal standards of commentary and, above all, the totally meaningless ‘celeb’ interviews, performed by thirdrate interviewers who were probably a) available on the day and b) came cheaply! It did appear that the production unit failed almost completely to appreciate or understand that the river pageant was all about big and little ships, many of whom had performed prodigious feats of daring going back many years. A lot more time researching them and then being able to tell the viewing public who they were, who was crewing them etc would have made so much more sense. The overall impression left was that the BBC wasn’t really fully cognizant of the true achievement of this wonderful woman, Queen Elizabeth II and the historical significance of the occasion.

Yet, despite the rigours of the rotten weather, Her Majesty stuck it out for hours, never failing to show interest in what was passing her by and wasn’t the Duke of Edinburgh in good form as anything to do with water is very much his forte? Sadly, the cold may well have got to him and he was unable to accompany the Queen for the remaining festivities.

Everyone will have their particular memories of the four days. What about those magnificent singers bringing up the rear of the armada?

Soaked to the skin, they nevertheless managed to keep a smile on their collective faces and sang their hearts out with traditional songs of praise.

What about , too, the appearance of that superb Pacific-class locomotive ‘Princess Elizabeth’ that appeared on Charing Cross bridge, to-ing and fro-ing, firing off clouds of steam and what about that engine’s whistle, just magnificent.

As Her Majesty later said that she was ‘humbled’ by all the displays of loyalty, the british nation has well and truly spoken and shown their deep affection not only for the Queen but the whole concept of the monarchy. This whole country should fully realise and appreciate that this great lady, Elizabeth Windsor, has reigned supreme for six decades and is loved throughout the world.

What an achievement after these firm promises that she made all those years ago as such a very young girl.

Doubtless, the BBC will attempt some sort of public apology but just as surely, no heads will fall.

What a great shame that the wonderful voices of say Richard Dimbleby, Tom Fleming or Raymond Baxter were not around to provide just that touch of gravitas! ~ Colin

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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.

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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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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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Emergency 999 Police Neighbhd Team Ashford & Tenterden

Crimestoppers

Out of Hours Doctor 0845 4349655 William Harvey Hospital 01233 633331

Samaritans

08457 90 90 90

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

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

Doctors Surgery Hamstreet Surgery

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01622 690690 0800 555 111

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Ashford Borough Council 01233 637311 www.ashford.gov.uk Ashford Gateway 0845 8 247 247 info@ashfordgateway.co.uk www.ashfordgateway.co.uk Tenterden Gateway 01580 762558 Citizens Advice Bureau 01233 626185

Veterinary Surgeons Vet - Montgomery Vets 01303 813756 Ashford Volunteer Centre 01233 647 422 Age Concern 01233 620 635 www.ageconcern.org.uk

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Bus Enquiries Arriva Bus Enquiries 0844 800 44 11 Stage Coach East Kent: 0871 200 22 33 (Timetable) or 08456 00 22 99 (Customer Services)

National Train Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk

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