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It’s June and I can’t believe we are already halfway through the year, where has the time gone?

June is fair and fete season so there’s plenty to do this month and many great causes to support, all we need is for the sun to shine. We’ve had so much rain recently, I’m desperate to put to my boots in the cupboard and get the flip flops out!

Surely it’s time we had the opportunity to enjoy some summer warmth.

This month marks seven years since I put my first edition together and delivered it to the printer. I sat on my patio with a cup of tea wondering what on earth I’d done, I was filled with trepidation at the thought of so many people reading my words and viewing my work. Seven years on and I have no regrets whatsoever. There have been many ups and own downs along the way, and very little quality time spent with my family in the early days, taking a holiday is a massive challenge, but it’s all been worth it.

I feel that I’ve made so many new friends, both readers and advertisers. There have been so many long chats on the phone or via email, it’s a wonder the magazines ever make it to the printer.

Thank you so much for making the experience such a positive one, I feel extremely humbled by the feedback I receive. And long may it continue.

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une is the month of the Cottage Garden perennials. It’s my favourite summer month; the spring-green freshness is still there and the flowers are bright and breezy, but it’s also the month of endless grass cutting and furious weeding, as the surge of growth is relentless, like a rising green tide. I much prefer this to August though, when the tide begins to turn and there’s that dusty (or thundery) lull of not much happening.

Delphiniums are the most stately of the cottage garden plants and they need to be treated like royalty if you’re going to get the best out of them. Make sure to provide them with good rich soil, watch out for slugs and snails decimating the early growth. Then make sure you provide supports for the flowers – there’s nothing more disheartening than seeing a towering spire crashing to the ground. If this does happen, however, you may get another flush of blooms later in the summer.

One of my favourite plants Geum ‘Mrs Bradshaw’ is blooming at the moment. It’s cheerful deep orange flowers contrast well with purple Alliums and the frothy Lime green flowers of Achemilla mollis. If you prefer a more demure colour mix, try the hardy Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’, or the longer flowering ‘Rozanne’ near the lovely pink and white Peony ‘Bowl of Beauty’ and the tall pale lemon spire of Verbascum Gainsborough’. All of these are charming, unfussy plants, but unfortunately the same can’t be said for the mainstay of the June garden - the Rose. Roses are greedy plants and prone to many unsightly afflictions.

Keep them looking good by feeding with a proprietory Rose fertiliser, watching out for the first signs of pests and diseases and deadheading to prolong the display. Roses are the official birthday flower for June and, probably because they’re such fusspots, I have to admit

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Mowgli Hello Everyone, Mowgli here. I am writing this after a long and frustrating day. I think our humans have finally lost it!

It all started mid morning with a knock at the door. I make visitors my personal business so I waited like always at the door for Jane to pick me up, open the door and find out who it was. It was a man with a very large box. Jane let him and and Ebony and I were then unceremoniously put into the study and shut in. This was infuriating! We always get shut away when people come to do work in the house. Ebony gets shut away as she is very nervous and she feels better in a small familiar place. I, however, apparently get shut away as I am a liability. I think this is grossly unfair- I am just very interested in what goes on in my house and always make sure that the work is up to standard. Clive always cites the chimney sweep incident (I had to be manually removed from the chimney), the boiler service incident (I got in the toolbox, asked to be carried around in it and refused to get out) and the day a man came to plaster our ceiling (I tunnelled under all the dust sheets, pounced on the man’s feet and then sat between his feet on the top of his ladder yelling my encouragements to him.

Apparently I put him off.....) Anyway, I howled non-stop in the study and listened to various drilling and hammering noises from the sitting room. After about an hour I could hear that the man had left and Ebony and I were duly let out of the study. I rushed downstairs to see what had happened and was slightly amazed to find that our sofas now have no arms! What were the humans thinking?!

Now, we have 2 large leather sofas.

Apparently we have leather sofas these days because Ebony and I completely ruined the fabric sofas by sharpening our claws on them. We can’t remember this- we must have been kittens at the time so it definitely wasn’t our fault. Anyway, the sofas have great big arms which are wonderful to sit on, lie on, roll on and jump about on. Apparently this was the problem- the wood supporting the back part of the arm on each sofa had broken and needed repairing. Now I wonder how that can have happened? Clive started muttering something about crazy spotted cats launching themselves from great heights and large distances and breaking all 4 arms. I am certainly not prepared to take the blame- the sofas must be sub-standard- but apparently the sofa repair man had never seen anything like it in his life. So as usual it all seems to be my fault. Apparently it is also my fault that when the sofa man pulled the sofa out and turned it upside down he was heard to exclaim in surprise due to all the things I had posted under the sofa for safe keeping. I am proud to report that there were 6 felt mice, 4

Pets Care balls, 5 bottle tops, 3 chocolates, 2 hazelnuts, a screw and 3 unidentifiable plastic things. I just hope the sofa arms come back soon!

Anyway, hope all your humans are behaving a bit more sensibly than ours and I also hope that by next month I will be once again sitting comfortably on a sofa arm planning my column.

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The Handy Household Clever Ways with a Sprinkling of Salt Salt is most commonly used as a flavour enhancer, but this household staple is much more versatile than that. Salt has an affinity to water and can draw moisture out of many foods. What’s more, grains of table salt are very hard, which means they can act as an abrasive. These properties give salt a variety of uses around the home.

When boiling eggs, a pinch of salt in the water will prevent the shells from cracking and adding a pinch when beating eggs or cream will make them whip faster and higher. Moreover, if you rub salt into the cavities of chicken or turkey, it will help to keep the bird moist while cooking.

Staying in the kitchen, washing green leafy vegetables in salt water will easily remove all the dirt and if you need to chill a bottle of wine quickly, just place it in an ice bucket with alternate layers of ice and salt, fill with water and your tipple will be ready in about ten minutes. Even red wine stains are no problem to remove simply cover the stain with salt and pour over boiling water.

You can also use salt to remove any sticky residue on the bottom of an iron, by running the hot iron over plain paper sprinkled with salt.

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Making An Entrance A hallway is like a handshake: the introduction to your home, creating a look and feel that should be both attractive and welcoming, as well as providing useful storage, explains Katherine Sorrell.

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Width is the crucial issue in hallways, and unless you’re prepared to do some substantial building work and remove a wall, you’re probably stuck with what you have.

To increase the feeling of space in a narrow hallway, use pale colours and add large mirrors (ideal for checking your reflection just before you leave the house, too). Keep the space as clear as possible by adding only the most essential items of slender storage furniture, and using the full height of your walls rather than encroaching on floor space.

If, on the other hand, you have a large and spacious hallway – lucky you! Think of it as an extra living space and make the most of it by adding a sofa or chairs, bookcases or

Elegant, high quality wood laminate flooring enhances any hall, and looks fantastic in this luxuriously large space. Linnea oak tower flooring, around £33 per m2, Kährs (023 9245 3045, www.kahrs.co.uk) a writing desk. For plenty of inspirational ideas, see Hallways, Corridors and Staircases by Leslie Geddes-Brown, with fabulous photography by Christopher Drake (Ryland, Peters & Small, £25).

Whatever the size of your hall, consider it as a linking room and make sure your choice of decorative schemes works well when doorways to other rooms are open. If you have chosen a pale colour scheme for the walls, woodwork could be slightly darker for interest. Halls that see a lot of wear and tear could be painted with an extra-tough paint, or clad with tongue-and-groove panelling, tiles or hard-wearing wallpaper.

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the home Fabulous ooring Halls and stairs are high-traffic areas, so ensure that your flooring is non-slip, durable, resistant to dirt and simple to clean – if you can mop it, so much the better. Stone, ceramic or quarry tiles, or colourful Victorian encaustic tiles, are all easy to care for, while solid wooden boards or parquet require only some regular polishing or waxing. Cheap wood laminates may not last too long in such a well-used space. Lino or vinyl can look impressive, too, especially when laid in patterns. Carpet, however, is more problematic as you’ll need to choose a colour or pattern that won’t show the dirt – and make sure that it is suitable for a hallway: an 80:20 twist classified for heavy domestic use is often the best.

cleaners. The type of storage you choose is always best moulded around what you need to store, how much space it will take and how frequently you need to access it. The main choice is between built-in, hidden storage or open, display-type storage. The former is best when space is tight – slender floor-to-ceiling cupboards with plain doors, (perhaps painted the same colour as the walls, or even mirrored to maximise light) ranked along one wall, will hold masses yet be hardly noticeable. On the other hand, you could make a statement with an eclectic selection of free-standing cupboards, sideboards, tables, benches, dressers, baskets, shelves and so on. If necessary, fit hooks or pulleys high up on walls to hold bikes, and perhaps a coat stand or row of pegs for everyday coats and bags.

Umbrella stands and boot racks are ideal for spacious, countrystyle halls. Somewhere to keep post and keys is a good idea, too, whether a bowl and rack on a dresser or a small, wall-mounted cupboard and set of hooks. If you have lots of books or delicate items to display, a shelf running the length of the hallway above head height can be extremely useful. For times when space is really hard to find, it is even possible to build storage drawers into the treads of a wooden staircase.

Cosy and bright Under-floor heating is ideal for narrow halls, but do check that it will be compatible with your flooring. On the other hand, if there’s room, you could opt for eye-catching radiators, perhaps a period-style cast-iron column or an eyecatching modern type.

Hall lighting doesn’t need to be bright enough for reading, but it should be welcoming and lead the eye into your home: it could be an amazing chandelier (given high enough ceilings) or a series of recessed ceiling downlights. In a narrow hall, avoid wall lights – they will just act as obstacles.

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Mackerel Serves 2 Preparation time 15 minutes Cooking time 15 minutes Heat the butter in a sauté pan or deep frying pan. Gently cook the shallot for about 5 minutes until it starts to soften and becomes translucent. Add the garlic and cook for another couple of minutes.

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Add the vegetable mix, cutting anything large like carrots, to match the size of the other vegetables. Stir for a minute or so, pour in the stock and lemon juice and add the zest.

Season, then cover and cook for 5 minutes.

Spoon in the creme fraiche and dill and cook for another 3-4 minutes.

Heat another frying pan with the olive oil. Slice the mackerel fillet in half lengthways, taking out any bones you may find. Season the fish then pan-fry for 2 minutes on each side.

Serve the mackerel on a bed of the vegetables with plenty of lemon wedges and some new potatoes.

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EVENTS June

2 June Sellindge Village Hall Restoration Fund There will be a tabletop sale at The Village Hall from 10 - 4. There will be bric-a-brac, books, refreshments, raffle and lots more Please come along and support this charity. Tables £5 or £8 on the day if there are any left. Please ring 01303.813475 for tables.

Sellindge Sports & Social Club Saturday 8th July The Ashford Branch of Kent Beekeepers Afternoon Car Boot Fairs The Sellindge Sports Association meet at 2.30p.m. on 8th July, at their

and Social club will be hosting car boot fairs on the following dates: 16th June , 14th July, 18th August, 8th September &13th October. £5.00 per boot - no booking required. Set up 11 am no entry will be allowed before this time. Public are requested not to arrive before 12 noon.

Refreshments and toilets in the Clubhouse. Free Car Parking and Entry. Homemade Cake Stall.

Any queries ring 01303 812955 up to 10 am on the day of the event. Full details available at www. sellindgeclub.co.uk.

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Apiary site, Cheesemans Green Lane, Mersham, TN25 7HX to hear a talk and demonstration by Mike Cooper on Queen Rearing. Anyone interested in learning the craft of keeping bees please contact Peggy Wood o1233 503074

Brabourne & Smeeth Horticultural Society next meeting will be on Friday June 29 with D March speaking on “Secrets of the Walled Garden” 7.15 for 7.30 pm. Visitors and new members will be made very welcome. For further info contact Wendy Sanders on 01303 813 451.

will be having it’s Summer Show on Saturday the 23rd June at Aldington Village Hall. The doors open at 1.00pm. Entry is Free. Visitors welcome.

For further information contact Colin Evans 01233720618.

Sun 24th June Sellindge Village Garage Sale – 9 -1 pm . Maps, showing all the garages taking part, will be available on the day from The Village Hall Pop In and Sellindge Sports Club where refreshments will be served. We strongly advise you purchase a map, otherwise garages can be missed. Call David on 01303 814660 or email him on daviddfh@yahoo.co.uk for more information.

Food at the Sellindge Sports and Social Clubhouse Visit Steve at the Clubhouse and enjoy excellent quality homemade pub favourites. We offer good quality pub cuisine including Chicken/Lamb Curry, Lasagne & Chips, Ham, Egg and Chips – Adults from £5.00 and Children from £3.00.

Sunday Carvery – £7.00 for adults and £5.00.

Check out our website www.sellindgeclub.co.uk for booking info and the full menu.

Smeeth W.I. will meet next Monday 11th June, 7.30 pm at Brabourne and Smeeth Village Hall when Lesely Gould will be talking about Japanese Festivals. This is to be an Open Meeting when anyone is welcome to come along. A warm greeting always awaits any visitor and for further information telephone Joy Taylor on 01303 812165 or Kathleen MacPhee on01303 812536” Advertise FREE of charge email your events to: events@thevillagedirectory.co.uk

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Art and Camera Club The next meeting is on Tuesday June 5 from 10am -12md. We are very fortunate to have a local artist to teach and encourage us and we learn from each other as well. People are very talented! You don’t have to be able to draw or paint but if you have an interest in art or photography please come. You are encouraged to bring your own materials, although some are available. For more details phone Mike on 01303 812484.

MP’S Surgery: Our MP Damian Collins, will be holding his monthly surgery at the church from 3.45pm to 4.30pm on Friday June 15. 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.

Meeting Point We will meet at 56, Mountbatten Way on June 28 at 3pm for our Strawberry Tea. Please let Tim Simpson 01303 813257 or Cathy Rankin 01303 814132 know if you plan to join us. The cost will be £3.00.

Brabourne and Smeeth Village Fete and Craft Fair Saturday June 16 from 2pm – 5pm on Smeeth Playing Field.

Lots of fun for all the family!

To book a stall or event please contact the chairman Brian Sanders 01303 813451 or email brian_sanders@tiscali.co.uk To book a craft stall please call Val Thorpe 01303 813152 or email val_geoff@btopenworld.com All proceeds to the Playing Field Association.

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Line Dancing Classes, Sellindge Village Hall. Lympne Short Mat Bowling Monday and 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.

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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 Brabourne & Smeeth Horticultural Society. on 01303 814274 We meet on the last Friday of the month at The Sellindge Get Together Club Meet in Brabourne & Smeeth Village Hall, 7.15 for the Durling Hall at Sellindge, next to the main 7.30pm. Visitors and new members will be made hall, from 2.00pm to 4.00pm on the second very welcome. For further info contact Wendy Wednesday in the month. If you would like Sanders on 01303 813 451. to come just come to our meetings or phone Aldington & Bonnington Gardening Society 01303 813528 for more details.

We meet at Aldington Village Hall 7.45pm Smeeth W.I. We meet on the second Monday for 8.00pm. Visitors welcome. For further of the Month at 7.30 pm in the Brabourne & information contact Colin Evans 01233720618.

Smeeth Aldington Short Mat Bowls Club We play twice a week on Monday and Thursday nights at 1940’s Dancing Lessons, Every Friday, Aldington village hall from 7.30pm to 10.00pm. including Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa & No special equipment required you only need a Collegiate Shag. For beginners and improvers, pair of shoes with flat soles and we can supply the at Warehorne Village Hall from 7pm – 9.30pm. woods. Go on give it a try it may be just the sport Cost £6.00 Tel 01233 860564. No partner you are looking for. Interested, give Jim or Janet a required. call on 01233 632102

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Hut, Mondays 7.00 p.m. Fun Fitness for all levels Mondays 7.30-9.00pm, Warehorne Village Hall Call Michelle Sinclair ACE Personal Trainer for & Thursdays 10.00-11.30am, St Mary’s Oak Room, Smeeth (off the A20). £7 per class. Please details 01233 820109 call Daniela 01233860417 or 07939870826 Hi/Low Aerobics at Sellindge Village Hall on Wednesdays 7.00 .p.m. Fun Fitness for all levels Calligraphy Classes at St Mary’s Oak Room, Call Michelle Sinclair ACE Personal Trainer for Smeeth from 10.30a.m. to 12.30p.m. All welcome including complete beginners. Cost is details 01233 820109 £7 per session. For further information, please Step at Sellindge Village Hall Sundays at call Sue Gray on 01233 720696.

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