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Welcome Hi everyone, Welcome to the June Issue, and as we enter the season for fete’s, picnics and summer fairs there’s plently to keep you occupied in the summer sunshine (hopefully!).

Last month I introduced a new “Kids Corner” to the magazine featuring Dolly Doodles and the land of iDoo-B-Doo. The creators of this new feature are pleased to announce that they have just signed a new TV development deal with animation studio Flix Facilities, makers of Postman Pat, Old Jack’s Boat, and Rupert Bear, to name but a few. We wish them the very best of luck and hope that in the not too distant future Dolly Doodles and Tinkaboo capture the hearts of children everywhere. In the meantime I hope you enjoy this new feature and maybe pay a visit to the land of iDoo-B-Doo at www. idoobdoo.com.

July Issue Deadline 1st June but you do need help now and then to stay on top of things. The 60 Minute Secretary, in this month’s edition can do just that. I can highly recommend this type of service, I have a Virtual PA, currently Sandra but when she’s back from maternity leave it will be Susie again. They are a godsend, taking the pressure off just when I need it, usually at deadline time. If you need help, why not give them a call.

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Plotting a Vegetable Garden

by Pippa Greenwood

Even the smallest garden can find space to grow vegetables. Start now and you can enjoy delicious home-grown salads all summer long.

Producing useful quantities of your own vegetables doesn’t take up as much space as you might imagine. There’s a lot you can plant out or grow from seed right now that will give you some super-tasty, succulent, and top-quality salads in just a few weeks’ time. And salad leaves grown in ornamental pots can be as decorative as they are nutritious.

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Before you get sowing or planting, choose the right containers. Big ones are easier to maintain than small ones; and of course bigger pots mean more produce. Go for something of at least 30cm (12in) in diameter, larger if possible.

As salad crops tend to be pretty short-term there’s no need to spend a fortune on compost. Ideally choose a good-quality multi-purpose compost, but you can get perfectly acceptable results with the contents of a growing-bag. I find the quality of the compost in

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If you grow your own salad leaves you can get precisely the mix you like best. There are plenty of eye-catching lettuces such as the frilly Lollo, either a gorgeous bright-green standard Lollo a burgundytinged Lollo Rosso or a mixture of both. Treat them as cut-and-come-again crops, snipping off the leaves as you want them but not cutting into to the base, then they’ll put out new shoots and keep cropping for longer.

Baby beet leaves are a popular salad ingredient, too.

Choose a variety like Bull’s Blood for the prettiest leaves or grow any of the standard varieties, and you’ll also get a great-tasting root crop later on. I generally harvest the young leaves a few at a time but let the plant produce a root too.

There are still plenty of tomato plants in the shops now, but hunt carefully to find the ones that are still in top condition. If you choose an outdoor variety it can be grown in a pot on its own, and if you have a big enough container you can grow some other salad ingredients around the edge of the container.

If you’re after some fire in your cooking, a chilli pepper thrives in a pot in a warm and very sheltered spot as do sweet peppers.

Fresh herbs can make a salad more interesting too.

Choose your favourites and either grow them in a dedicated herb pot with extra grit in the compost for good drainage, or even consider popping a few in with your main crops.

Vegetables, like most plants, do best in a relatively warm spot with plenty of sun, so site your containers carefully. You want them to be easily accessible from the kitchen, but it’s more important to ensure they’re sheltered from the wind yet still get enough sun.

You may prefer to raise some of your crops in pots and grow them on a bit before planting them out.

The garden containers will always be full and looking their best, even while you’re harvesting them. The new plantings will very quickly blend in with the old, and all summer long you’ll have a garden that’s as pleasing to the eye as it is to the tastebuds.

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This year, Ashford Flower Club celebrates its 55th Anniversary. It became an independent body in 1959, and was known as the Willesborough Floral Art Society. The Club was renamed the Ashford Floral Art Society in 1981, and more recently became Ashford Flower Club.

The Club plays an active part in the local community and each year, we support a local charity. Friday 2nd May was National Flower Arranging Day – Club members staged designs in Ashford and Tenterden Gateway, St Mary’s Arts Centre, and The Pilgrims Hospice.

The Club has recently been running practical workshops for novice flower arrangers.

If you would like to find out more about flower arranging, come along to our practical workshop on Tuesday, 17th June, at Furley Hall, Ashford 7.30pm (visitors-£3.00).

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Furnishing Finesse Is your living room looking more drab than fab? Then it’s time for an image overhaul. One or two new items of furniture, some revamps or repairs, or simply a different layout, can make all the difference, says Katherine Sorrell.

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Firstly, take a long, hard look at what you already have. Most of us own a collection of family heirlooms and hand-me-downs, high-street buys, chain-store pieces and perhaps the odd junkshop find. Step one is to work out what you want to keep and what should be dispensed with and what could be revamped.

Then, assess your overall style – old or new, shabby chic or pristine, rustic or sophisticated, plain and slender or heavy and ornate? The key to mixing old and new is to ensure the overall look has coherence. Materials, scale and decorative style are all important, as are colour and texture. If things aren’t quite working, perhaps you can shift something that stands out to another room, or sell it on.

What’s your style?

• Antique Key styles are Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian.

Genuine Georgian pieces are expensive but beautiful, and mix surprisingly well with modern furniture. Victorian furniture tends to be heavier and on a larger-scale, while Edwardian pieces are a little plainer and lighter.

• Retro Furnishings from the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies in bright colours and unusual materials such as plastic or wire, they’re tricky to mix with other

furnishings but make an eyecatching focal point.

• Design classics Covetable chairs and other pieces by mid-20th century names such as Eames, Breuer, Le Corbusier, Aalto, Wegner, Day and Race. Originals are pricey; some reproductions are available.

• Country Anonymous, functional wooden pieces, generally from the UK or France (the latter is more decorative). New or old, these pieces are useful, pretty and tend to work well with most other furnishings.

Designing a living room layout Draw a plan (overhead view) of the room using graph paper, marking the positions of windows, door, fireplace, radiators, sockets and any fitted furniture. If using paper, cut out paper shapes, at the correct scale, to represent the proposed furnishings. Do they work as a whole, or can they be moved to create more floor space? Are there any ‘dead’ or crowded areas?

comfortable and practical.

Modular seating units in an L-shape (or even a U-shape) are a great alternative. In a small room, stools can double as mini-tables and be pushed out of the way when not in use.

A coffee table takes up a lot of floor space but side tables are another option, as is a long, thin console table pushed against the back of the sofa.

The living room also needs the right furniture in which to keep things such as DVDs, books and cables out of sight, as well as display areas for attractive possessions. Choose plain, inexpensive bookcases that can be painted the same colour as your walls, or go for a designer option such as a sleek sideboard or modular units or even Oriental and Indian-style pieces, in beautiful woods and with lovely detailing. Finally, add boxes and baskets to disguise awkward items that simply won’t fit anywhere else.

Choosing and arranging living room furniture It was once traditional for living rooms to be arranged with the fire as a focal point. These days it’s more likely to be the TV, but you can also have subsidiary focal points, such as a work of art or a view. Placing two sofas so they face each other is both

Sometimes you just want to stretch your legs out and lounge. A side table is at hand for a drink or a book. Crumpet Chaise with solid beech frame and feather-filled back cushions, £1895; Little Loafian side table in reclaimed fir, £195; both Loaf, 0845 468 0698; www. loaf.com.

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Life Begins Ne’er cast a clout …

by Kate McLelland A reliable sign of good weather?

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There were times during last winter when our normally temperate UK climate appeared to have undergone a complete change of character, creating storms and floods of almost biblical size and intensity. It’s at times like these we begin to understand the impact the weather must have had on our ancestors, for whom the difference between a good winter and a bad one was literally a matter of life and death.

The only real evidence we have of their personal struggles with wind, rain and snow now exists in the form of a few, doggerel rhymes. To the modern ear these rhymes can seem childish and trite, but the fact that they have survived so long, passed on by word of mouth, gives us an indication of their importance to our forebears. Following the UK’s recent experiences of extreme weather events, it may be time to rub away the dust of antiquity and see if this ancient weather lore still has something useful to teach us.

With its sprinkling of quaint, archaic words, “Ne’er cast a clout till May is out” is probably one of the most famous old adages about weather. The word “clout” means “item of clothing” so the rhyme warns us about the variable nature of spring weather.

If the month of May has always seemed quite late in the year to be finally packing away your winter wardrobe, then you’ll be glad to know that there’s some controversy surrounding the reference. Certain historians believe that the “May” in question is the may tree, or hawthorn, which actually begins to flower in April, so the meaning becomes: “Don’t shed any winter layers until the may tree blossoms.”

Before the days of Met Office forecasts, farmers, fishermen and anyone else who depended upon the weather for their livelihoods would glean information from the natural environment. The maxim “Red sky at night/Shepherd’s delight/Red sky in the morning/ Shepherd’s warning” even wins a cautious endorsement from the Met Office.

It’s true that a red sky can be an indicator of rain or dry weather, depending on the time of the day it occurs and the direction of the prevailing weather.

Such a sky appears when high pressure arriving from the west traps dust and small particles in the atmosphere. Blue light is scattered from the spectrum and red light remains to give the sky its distinctive appearance, indicating a dry, pleasant day to follow. A red sky in the morning

simply means that this high pressure system has passed, most likely making way for wet and windy weather to come.

There is, however, a lot less sanction amongst meteorologists for beliefs such as the St Swithin’s Day lore, which says that if it rains on 15th July it will continue to rain for 40 days and 40 nights.

You’ll be reassured to know that there has been no occurrence of rainfall for such a prolonged period of time since records began.

While we can reject long term forecasts linked to certain days in the calendar as pure superstition, it turns out that there may be more than a grain of truth in ancient lore relating to hourly or daily forecasts.

When the weather’s raw power can be so intimidating, it’s good to know that our ancestors’ comforting old rhymes can still keep us in tune with nature.

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Ingredients: • 50g butter, softened • 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest • 85g caster sugar • 1 medium egg, beaten • 175g plain flour, plus extra for dusting • 4 tbsp good quality lemon curd • Icing sugar, for dusting

TIP The chilled dough will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days. Leave at room temperature for about 20 minutes to allow the dough to soften a little before rolling out otherwise it may crack.

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2 Gather the mixture together with your hands and knead on a floured surface until smooth. Flatten to a disc shape, wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for about 45 minutes.

3 Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°F/gas mark 4. Line two baking sheets with baking parchment.

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5 Place the circles of dough on the baking sheets.

Spoon about ½ teaspoon of lemon curd in the centre of each circle then pull up two sides of the each circle and pinch together tightly to seal. Chill in the fridge for a further 30 minutes.

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Glazed Chicken Kebabs with Sweet Potato Mash Serves 4

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These quick chicken kebabs with a tangy chilli glaze are perfect for a mid-week supper.

Sweet potatoes cook just as quickly as ordinary potatoes, just make sure they are cut into even-sized chunks and take care not to overcook them.

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Thread the chicken cubes and onion wedges onto four wooden skewers. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and brush all over with sunflower oil. Cook under a medium preheated grill for 10-15 minutes, turning occasionally, until the chicken is just cooked through.

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450g chicken breast fillets, cut into cubes

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2 small red onions, peeled and cut into thin wedges

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2 tsp sunflower oil

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1 kg sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

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25g butter

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2 tbsp crème fraiche

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2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce

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1 tbsp runny honey

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2 tsp red wine vinegar

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1 tbsp fresh chopped coriander

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Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Meanwhile, boil the sweet potatoes in a large pan of lightly salted boiling water for 10-15 minutes, or until tender. Drain well, then mash with the butter and crème fraiche until smooth. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Place the chilli sauce, honey and vinegar in a small pan and simmer for 1-2 minutes until syrupy. Brush half the glaze all over the chicken kebabs and grill for a further 1-2 minutes.

Serve the kebabs on the sweet potato mash with the rest of the hot glaze drizzled over.

Garnish with fresh chopped coriander.

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For an extra fiery flavour add some finely chopped fresh red chilli pepper to the glaze.

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D-Day 1944: Democracy 1 Tyranny 0

By Ted Bruning

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On 6 June we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory of democracy over tyranny. And while most of the coverage of this great day will rightly focus on the unflinching selflessness of the 50,000 Allied soldiers, it’s worth sparing a moment to contemplate why democracy won.

The young men confronting the Third Reich on D-Day may not have known it, but the soldiers opposing them had already been fatally undermined. A leadership that was corrupt, incompetent, divided, toadying and alternately swollen with pride and prostrated by fear, had made so many idiotic decisions over the past two years that no heroism on the part of its troops could redeem it. And at the heart of all the doubledealing, betrayal, and rottenness stood Adolf Hitler.

After the invasion of Russia, Hitler more or less retreated to his Eastern HQ, surrounded by a small cadre of placemen, yesmen, courtiers and cronies who told him only what they thought he wanted to hear. He governed via a maze of overlapping bureaucracies fighting for his favour. And despite his remoteness he insisted on making even the smallest tactical decisions himself.

This chaos effectively crippled the Germans defending Normandy. They had almost no armoured support. Rommel, the commander on the ground, knew

that tanks couldn’t move from rear to front because of Allied airpower, and wanted the armour right at the water’s edge. To the commander of Panzer Group West, Geyr von Shweppenburg, this was heresy. Hitler’s compromise was that the armour should be divided between them, but that von Schweppenburg couldn’t move without Hitler’s express orders – which, of course, came too late.

Then there were the mythical divisions in Kent and Sussex that appeared to threaten the Pas de Calais. Their existence was conjured up by Allied deception specialists, and 15 German divisions remained north of the Seine to meet them. But these divisions had been fabricated by German army intelligence as part of a plot to discredit Himmler’s rival intelligence agency.

There should have been a fleet of war-winning jet fighters overhead, for the Germans had been ahead of the Allies in the technology. But Hitler cancelled work on a feasible jet because a crony, Willi Messerschmidt, persuaded him to favour the Komet rocket-plane instead. As a result the Me262 didn’t appear until far too late.

The occasions on which Hitler accepted bad advice that chimed with his preconceptions and fantasies and ignored sound advice that didn’t, are too numerous to relate; but they cost

the Germans dear on D-Day, and they probably cost Germany the war.

And here’s the contrast between tyranny and democracy. Churchill wasn’t short of bad ideas himself, trying to stop Nazi bombers by dropping parachute mines on them being one. And the Allied leaders argued bitterly.

But Churchill and Roosevelt surrounded themselves with strong, capable advisers who weren’t afraid to argue their corners. Dowding, in charge of Fighter Command, threatened to resign in May 1940 when Churchill proposed to send more fighter squadrons to prop up the French. And Churchill bowed to his superior judgement!

The Allies made mistakes. But the reason that the 159,000 troops who landed in Normandy broke through with fewer than 5,000 killed was that their leaders weren’t driven by fear of a despot; laid rational plans based on professional expertise and sound intelligence; and represented a society that could bury its differences and make sacrifices in defence of shared values.

On D-Day, democracy proved to be strong and tyranny weak.

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3 May to 1 June 2014 - La Mer - An Exhibition of Photography by Liz Garnett The Art Shack, Kent Wildlife Trust, Dymchurch Road, New Romney, Kent TN28 8AY. Open hours are 9am to 5pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Further information about Liz can be found at www.lizgarnett.com.

Saturday 7th June 10am - 12 noon Orlestone W.I. Coffee Morning the Victory Hall, Hamstreet Refreshments, Cake stall, Chocolate tombola, Plants, Bric a brac. Meet your friends and bag a bargain.

Sunday June 8th. An exhibition entitled “Images of Old Warehorne” will take place in St. Matthew’s Church, Warehorne TN26 2LJ, opening hours 10 a.m.

– 6 p.m. 50 images, mostly A4 size, will be on display.

Dating from the 1870’s, this is a rare chance to see a fascinating selection of photographs of this village.

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Sunday 8th June - Hamstreet 17th Festival of Transport 10am-5.30pm We have Extreme Falconry, Red Wheelies display team, Swinging Sixties Band and other arena displays, Bar and food Merlin Balloons, Ashford Model Aircraft and more. Entrance fee Adults £3 Chi ldren (under 15) £2 Senior Citizens £2 Infants (under 5) FREE OF CHARGE

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Saturday 14th June CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL BOYS CHOIR CONCERT All Saints, Woodchurch 2014 7pm Raising funds for Canterbury Oast Trust Tickets £8, under 12 years £4 contact Margaret Hanlon 01233 732684 hanlon1@btinternet.com

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How Daddy is Doing With Fathers’ Day just around the corner we thought we’d put together a collection of books about dads and their offspring. Whether they’re doting or disastrous, destructive or departed, this is a day for celebrating the role of these most influential of men.

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The Road - Cormac McCarthy Although this book is set in a post-apocalyptic world and is, quite frankly, a bit terrifying, it’s a fantastic tale of a man who’ll do anything to protect his boy.

Together they walk through the battered remnants of America, heading to the coast and hoping for salvation, with only each other to rely on. The landscape is brutal, chilling and ash-ridden and father and son must find food and shelter where they can, away from the dangers that lie in wait.

Often described as a masterpiece, Cormac McCarthy’s novel is haunting and yet reassuring that the bond between parent and child can withstand anything.

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee Show me the person who wouldn’t want Atticus Finch as their fatherfigure. Atticus is an attorney and is often hailed as being the personification of all that is moral and just. He’s adored by his two children, Scout and Jem who try to make sense of the happenings in the sleepy southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus must face the disapproving eyes of the town’s residents as he defends Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman.

Scout and her brother Jem aren’t allowed into the courtroom but they sneak in and hide out on the ‘coloured balcony’ to watch their father in action, and the trial that will change Maycomb forever.

Danny the Champion of the World - Roald Dahl

‘The most marvellous and exciting father a boy ever had’- you can’t do much better than that accolade. Nine year old Danny idolises his father and adores hearing his fantastic stories and tales of daring-do. Danny’s seemingly simple existence is his own personal bliss: growing up in a traveller’s caravan and tinkering with cars in his spare time. Then his dad comes up with a master plan in the form of a pheasantsnatching adventure and Danny’s world becomes that much more exciting. Roald Dahl’s story of a boy and his love and admiration for his dad is so heart-warming, you’ll want to start finding the extraordinary in the ordinary and realise that you too, can be the champion of the world.

Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller There’s no way that Willy Loman is winning any Father of the Year prizes anytime soon and yet his son Happy is determined to follow in his father’s footsteps. His other son, Biff has more of the measure of the man having once caught his father in a compromising situation. Whatever the dropout Biff and the hapless Happy decide to do with their lives, Loman himself is all washed up as a salesman and facing a precipice.

Arthur Miller’s play is set using a series of flashbacks as we watch this family and their own American Dream vaporise before our very eyes. Loman commits one final act of desperation for his sons, and the

reader is left to decide whether or not he was heroic in the end.

And When Did You Last See Your Father? - Blake Morrison In his memoirs, the author recounts his relationship with his own father, throughout his dad’s life and after his death. It raises questions as to whether or not we ever see our parents as adults in their own right, or simply as our parents. How do we deal with family secrets and is it destructive to reveal them? Do we ever really get to know our parents and how they view the world? It might be time to put the kettle on, call the folks and see if there are any skeletons in the closet.

Darth Vader and Son - Jeffrey Brown A bit of light relief comes in the form of Jeffrey Brown’s ponderings over Darth Vader’s propensity for fatherhood. What if Vader uttering the immortal words, “Luke, I am your father” opened the floodgates for some father-son bonding and making up for lost time across the galaxies. What if he was completely misinterpreted and it was a just a stern telling off from daddy? Brown’s comic illustrations reveal life as it could have been if he and Luke had been able to build a relationship and end up as allies rather than enemies, revealing what a handson dad Lord Vader could really have been.

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Hamstreet Primary School Reunion Sunday 29th June 2014 11-4pm Past pupils and staff are invited to visit Hamstreet Primary to relive their school memories.

You are very welcome to look around to see how the school has changed.

We would also like you to share your memories with us and hopefully meet up with old friends.

If you have any photos of your old school days, please bring them along for copying.

Do bring along anything else you think may be of interest as we are hoping to publish a collection of memories to share with the present and future students.

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business Wills: Fact and Fiction As part of our regular series on legal matters, Gill Snow of Tenterden law firm Pengelly & Rylands looks at common misconceptions about Wills.

There are many common misconceptions about Wills and believing the myths may cost you and your family dearly.

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The most obvious one is that you don’t need a Will, as everything will pass automatically to your spouse. This is not necessarily the case, as under the Intestacy Rules, which apply if a person dies without a Will, your spouse is only entitled to the first £250,000 of your estate and, for their lifetime, the income provided by investing half of the remainder, the other half being divided between any children in equal shares. If a couple own their property as tenants in common, then this may mean that the widow or widower does not receive even the whole of the spouse’s share of the home, if it is worth more than £250,000.

The Intestacy Rules also make no provision for friends or charities, so if you do not make a Will shares of your estate may pass to relatives you rarely see and your estate will be administered, not by Executors appointed by you but by administrators appointed by law. If you have minor children it is also advisable to appoint guardians to look after them in the event that both parents die. This ensures that someone you trust to bring up your children in the way you would have done can step into the role if the worst should happen.

Another common misconception is that you are free to leave your share of a jointly owned property to whomever you wish in your Will.

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in common. This is a fairly simple procedure which involves one owner serving notice on the other and then informing the Land Registry of the change. Once this has been done you are free to leave your share of the property to your children or to anybody else. Other joint assets, such as bank accounts, pass automatically to the surviving joint owner, whatever your wishes may be.

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My Path to Wellbeing!

For some time now I’ve been trying to develop a healthy lifestyle for myself, something that works and suits me. I’ve seen various things work for different people but everyone is individual and what works for one may not work for another. I wanted something that will keep me healthy, help me to lose a little weight and suit my hectic daily routine.

The majority of my time is spent sitting at a computer and I do very little exercise, virtually none in fact! Exercise is not something I enjoy and I find it very difficult to fit it into my day. I’m rubbish when it comes to diets, the minute I tell myself I’m on a diet I immediately become obsessed with food and eat more than I usually would have done.

My life is hectic with eight magazines to run and it’s quite normal for me to skip breakfast and then grab whatever I find in the fridge for lunch if I’m hungry. I eat small main meals that are reasonably healthy and yet as I get older I continue to gain weight. The fact that I skip meals often

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results in hunger pains interrupting my concentration, this creates emotional turmoil when working on deadlines and results in high calorie snacking, that only keeps hunger at bay for short periods of time.

A few months ago I met Neil D’Silva, a nutritionist based in Great Chart. We discussed his wellness coaching and the machine that enables him to assess the body composition of his clients. The monitor not only indicates weight but also analyses the entire body makeup, the emphasis being on health rather than weight loss. Knowing your weight is one thing, but there are other health factors that can indicate, more accurately, how healthy we are on the inside. The body composition machine can give you accurate body weight and fat measurements, which can help to keep you motivated as you track your diet or fitness progress, or simply as you make basic changes to your lifestyle in order to eat right and exercise more.

This subject captured my interest so Neil offered me a full wellness evaluation and body composition scan, then suggested I try the Herbalife meal replacement program. Basically you have two nutritional shakes per day along with vitamin and fibre tablets, two healthy snacks and a healthy main meal. The emphasis

is on incorporating protein into every meal or snack whilst eating healthily i.e incorporating your 5-a-day. The shakes are high in protein, they taste delicious and give you everything your body needs to function at its optimum level, along with boosting your energy and aiding weight loss. The downside for me was to increase my water intake throughout the day and complete 100 sit-ups every day, not something I’m used to!

Herbalife, the world’s largest nutrition company, has been around since 1980 and yet I’ve never looked closely at it before. My assumption was that the products were probably expensive and I was skeptical of its success. The products actually compare quite favorably to their supermarket equivalents and have an emphasis on quality nutrition. Recently I ran out of shake mix so I popped into Tesco for a popular off the shelf product. It wasn’t great, in fact I threw half of it away, the protein content was also far less than my Herbalife shake.

Since starting on the plan I’ve lost approx 8lbs, I never skip meals, I rarely feel hungry. My hectic days are easier because I don’t have to think about what I will have for breakfast or lunch and I thoroughly enjoy every milk shake.

My concentration is no longer interrupted by hunger pains. It remains a challenge to drink

health & Lifestyle a healthy amount of water every day and my weight loss has slowed down so I now need to increase my exercise a little to reach my goal weight - another challenge! It’s amazing to think that by adding to my diet, rather than taking away, I’ve lost weight and feel more energised, it’s definitely a lifestyle that suits me.

The Benefits of Protein Getting adequate protein in your diet can offer many health benefits. Studies have shown protein can help whether you are looking to lose weight, bulk up, improve heart health or boost your energy. Incorporating lean protein into your diet is a critical component of a healthy eating plan. Proteins are the body’s building blocks for: bones, muscles, skin and blood. After a tough workout, muscles are rebuilt and repaired by the proteins you eat.

When trying to lose weight, protein foods can help you feel full longer, likely reducing the total number of calories eaten per day; protein increases satiety, and may increase metabolism. Consuming protein will also help the body maintain lean muscle mass, which is critical for a healthy weight loss plan. A diet higher in protein may provide heart benefits, which can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease as well as reducing cholesterol levels and lowering blood pressure.

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Though protein may offer heart health benefits, many protein-rich foods are high in saturated fat, raising cholesterol and increasing the risk of coronary heart disease. Higher fat protein foods to avoid include fatty cuts of meat, fullfat dairy, regular minced beef, hot dogs, bacon and processed meats. Turkey, skinless chicken breasts and beans are good lean protein options. Select beef cuts such as round steak or top sirloin, and ground beef that is at least 90 percent lean to get the protein benefits without the fat.

Meal replacement and supplements may not be everyone’s cup of tea, it’s important to find out what suits you personally. It’s also important that you enjoy your chosen path, otherwise you won’t stick to it.

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The term ‘arthritis’ covers over 200 joint conditions, but osteoarthritis is the most common, affecting over 8.75 million people in the UK. Usually most severe in joints that are heavily used, such as the knees and hips, it’s also often found in

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the neck, back, hands, wrists and big toes.

Sometimes called degenerative or mechanical arthritis, it occurs when joint cartilage becomes thin or damaged. Cartilage is a shock absorber, cushioning bone ends during joint movement.

When it deteriorates bones rub together, causing bone ends and surrounding tissues to thicken, while synovial fluid in the joint (another shock-absorber) can decrease or become less effective. These changes can cause inflammation and sometimes distortion.

Symptoms Symptoms include pain, swelling, stiffness and reduced joint movement, particularly after

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resting, and grinding or crunching sensations when moving a joint.

Diagnosis An x-ray is usually required and sometimes an arthroscopy will be performed, usually under general anaesthetic. This involves the insertion of an arthroscope, which incorporates a light source and camera, through a small incision to inspect the joint space. A blood test, MRI scan or joint aspiration (removal of a little joint fluid for analysis) can rule out other types of arthritis.

Am I at risk of osteoarthritis?

Sometimes osteoarthritis has no obvious cause, but chances of developing it increase if you: • Are a woman • Are over 45 • Are overweight (due to pressure

health & Lifestyle on joints, and inflammatory chemicals from fat tissue) • Have a physically demanding job • Make many repetitive movements (not only at work - studies show that repetitive movements while texting or playing videogames could contribute too) • Have a family history of osteoarthritis • Have had an infection or disease that causes joint damage, e.g. gout, or joint injury • Have had a major operation on a joint • Have muscle weakness • Were born with a joint abnormality or developed one in childhood How can I avoid or treat osteoarthritis?

Maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding prolonged repetitive movement lessens the chance of developing osteoarthritis, while regular exercise to strengthen muscles and ligaments will reduce joint strain. These steps will also

lessen symptoms. Swimming is ideal as it exercises joints gently, while aerobic exercise will stimulate endorphins, hormones which act as pain relievers.

There are several types of medication that can reduce symptoms: • Simple painkillers (analgesics) e.g. paracetamol • Stronger painkillers that contain opioids e.g. co-dydamol • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as Ibuprofen, which relieve pain and reduce inflammation (often available as creams too) • Capsaicin cream, which reduces pain by blocking nerve endings • Steroids injected directly into the joint • Glucosamine and chondroitin supplements, which may repair cartilage Physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, massage, heat or ice packs and complementary treatments, such as acupuncture and aromatherapy, can be useful.

There are also special aids and appliances which can make everyday tasks easier and less painful.

Repairing Damage In severe osteoarthritis surgery may be necessary, from simple arthroscopy – where small instruments are used via the arthroscope to remove or repair damaged cartilage – through osteotomy and joint fusion, to total joint replacements.

What about diet?

Alliums such as garlic and onions may prevent or slow osteoarthritis, as they contain a chemical that limits cartilagedamaging enzymes. Many ‘osteoarthritis diets’ have little scientific back-up but experts agree that a more plant-based diet with less saturated fat is beneficial, as saturated fats can cause inflammation and aggravate your arthritis.

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Hobbies Small steps towards a prize-winning future communication. It can take the form of an online diary or may simply record the writer’s observations on life.

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The old adage says that “everyone has at least one novel in them” but for some inexperienced writers the thought of writing a novel is a bit like climbing Everest in carpet slippers with only a length of washing line to keep you from falling. For that reason many aspiring authors give up before they’ve even started, and that’s regrettable as these days there are so many other routes writers can take if they want to flex their creative muscles.

Writing for pleasure is a low-cost, easily manageable activity that may even –on occasion - offer financial rewards. Flexibility is the keyword and it’s up to you to decide how much time you spend writing, what subjects you write about and whether you invest any money to support your endeavours.

So where should you start?

The internet has revolutionised the way writers interact with their readership and blogging has become a new art form in the world of online

Websites such as Wordpress, Tumblr, Blogger and Weebly all host blog sites and most will offer a basic, free entry so you can establish your presence as a blogger. If you are happy to direct your blog to friends and acquaintances alone, that’s fine, but if you have ambitions to become a star blogger with a following of thousands then you’ll need to offer something truly original that gives inspiration or help to others.

If you’re not driven to write about a particular topic or cause, then you might want to try your hand at composing short stories. Flash Fiction – a genre of ultra-short fiction that applies to stories of up to 1,000 words – has recently grown in popularity.

If you want to have a go at writing Flash Fiction there are a number of online competitions you can enter, but beware those sites that charge exorbitant fees to participate. The website www.flash500.com charges a relatively low fee of £5 to take part in competitions, for which participants have the chance to win up to £300.

It’s natural to lack confidence

when you first start to write, but fortunately there is a lot of training and support available to fledgling writers. If you fancy writing serials or short stories for women’s magazines, you can attend a Woman’s Weekly fiction workshop in London for around £65. If romantic fiction is your thing, you can pick up hints and tips on Mills and Boon’s website (www. millsandboon.co.uk) and find out how to submit a story to their editors.

Writing can be an isolating pastime so you may prefer to join a writer’s group. The National Association of Writers’ Groups (www.nawg.co.uk) can provide information on local meetings, or guide you to collaborate with other writers online.

Finally, it goes without saying that the best way to gain literary skills is to soak up the work of high quality writers such as Charles Dickens or Virginia Woolf. If you’re not sure where to start with contemporary authors then you could search through the lists of nominees for high profile fiction awards such as the Man Booker Prize. It may seem like an impossible dream now, but there may come a time when your own name features on that list!

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CLUBS & SOCIETIES Hamstreet Sports & Leisure Assoc finished their new Pavilion last year and had our opening day on the 25th August 2013. The ground floor can be hired for sports changing which consists of male and female changing, Showers and disabled wet room. Along with the field and the multi use courts,we also have the top floor of the pavilion which consist of 2 rooms an office and a Lounge / Bar, we hire this out for small functions of 60 people, the building has disabled access and to the first floor we have a wheel chair lift. The pavilion also has a small fitted kitchen.

leisure from 9.30-11.30pm Call Hannah 01233 733863 for information.

African Drumming Group Thurs 7-9pm at The Birches Nickley Wood Shadoxhurst TN26 1LZ. Contact Leslie Ross on 01233733387. Please call prior to coming so that spare drums can be organised.

Tai Chi sessions, Victory Hall, Ruckinge Rd, Hamstreet.

Beginners’ classes now take place every Thursday at the hall from 11am. These are suitable for all ages and levels of fitness. Entry is £5 and info can be obtained from www.taichiforyou.co.uk or by phoning 07587 167756.

Craft Workshop, Victory Hall, Hamstreet These are Email queries should go to taichiforyou@hotmail.co.uk intended to be on the first Thursday of every month.

The plan is to open from 2pm to 5pm and for the first session on May 1 to concentrate on knitting, crochet and sewing. Furniture painting will hopefully start in the second workshop.

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High Halden Craft Group - Meets every Monday (except Bank Holidays) at High Halden Memorial Hall 10.30am till 1.00pm. £3.50 includes materials, coffee and free raffle ticket For more info call 01580 291621 or 01233 85030 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.

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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 & meals out. If you would like to get to know us, please call the secretary on 01233 732212.

Warehorne Folk Dance Club - Traditional English/ American folk dancing - meet at Kingsnorth Village Hall, Church Hill, Kingsnorth TN23 3EF every Wed 8 - 10pm £2.00 Call Edna 01233 627121 or David 01233 812935.

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High Halden Young at Heart Club meets 1st Wed each month in The Memorial Hall at 2pm. Please contact George Burford 01233 850427.

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.

Hamstreet Baby & Toddler Group meet every Wednesday (term time only) in the Victory Hall

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Therefore, the council is pleased to share the news that Bill Hawthorne from Green Deal Assessments Kent was awarded the Green Deal Assessor of the Year 2014 Award for the South East Region on Friday 11th April at the South East Regional Green Deal and ECO Awards 2014.

Success for South East Green Deal Assessor The council is proud to be one of eight partner organisations in Europe that is part of the Greenov project.

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Greenov aims at developing the economic sector of sustainable renovation mainly by stimulating the innovation capacity of smallto-medium-sized enterprises working in this field.

Greenov funding has helped to rejuvenate and regenerate two key buildings in Ashford town centre – the interior of St Mary’s Church and the Ashford Gateway Plus building in Church Road.

As an active Greenov Partner, the council is keen to promote the green, sustainable retrofit of buildings, structures and properties, and equally keen to encourage networking opportunities among sustainable businesses.

Bill was instrumental in helping launch the Green Deal project and has regularly supported the Greenov Project for Ashford Borough Council. He has constantly promoted and explained the Green Deal to customers and local communities, showing them how insulating their properties and improving their heating enables them to save money and keep them warm. He has actively encouraged and worked with local installers to become involved with the Green Deal, meaning that this scheme is promoting work for local people to support their local communities.

Cllr Graham Galpin, Ashford Borough Council’s portfolio holder for the town centre and urban economy, said: “We are pleased to share this news of Bill’s deserved award. The council wants businesses, as well as home owners, to know that they can reduce their bills through installing energy efficient measures. This is something that’s particularly important for start-ups, who need to know about government grants and the incentives that are out there to help them.”

Free Greenov breakfast networking events are held every other month for local companies promoting green retrofit products and services, between 7.30am and 9.00am at the Ashford Gateway Plus building. To find out Tel:

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After registering as a Member, information relating to crime in the local area is then conveyed

by Kent Police using e-mail, enabling members of the scheme to be aware of immediate risks and to help keep an eye open for any criminal activity.

The scheme also provides a point of contact for information to be passed to the Police, and encourages the reporting of anything potentially relevant. The Police are keen to stress that they would rather have lots of calls that come to nothing, than miss the one call that assists them in their fight against crime.

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Parish Councils: Appledore: Bethersden: High Halden: Hothfield: Orlestone: Ruckinge: Shadoxhurst: Warehorne: Woodchurch:

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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 665 535 Age Concern 01233 620 635 www.ageconcern.org.uk CARM E: Carmromneymarsh@supanet.com W: Www.carmromneymarsh.org.uk Macmillan Cancer Support W: www.forget-me-nots.co.uk

Parkinson’s UK, Ashford Branch Contact Mike Wharrad – 01233 623530 Royal British Legion 01233 620 167 St. John Ambulance Brigade 01233 611 414 East Kent Strokes 01233 840448 www.eastkentstrokes.org

SE Kent Multiple Sclerosis Soc: 07767326138 email: mssoutheast@gmail.com NSPCC: Tenterden & District 01293 651840 CPRE Kent 01233 714540 Bus Enquiries Arriva Bus Enquiries (Travel Line) 0871 200 22 33 (Customer Services) 08456 00 22 99 National Train Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk Village Halls Appledore Bethersden Bilsington Bromley Green Road Hamstreet Hamstreet Pavilion

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Aldington Area: Aldington, Mersham, Bilsington, Bonnington, Brabourne Lees, Smeeth, Sellindge, Stanford & Stowting.

TN26 Area: Appledore, Hamstreet, High Halden, Bethersden, Hothfield, Shadoxhurst,Woodchurch, Warehorne.

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Tenterden & Rye: Tenterden, St Michaels, Wittersham, Rye, Pladen.

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For a free assessment of your care needs or to receive your brochure Call us on 01580 762244

Town & Country Homecare Limited 102a High Street, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6HT