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Welcome Hi everyone, welcome to the June edition.

It’s set to be a big month as we all finally have to decide whether we want the UK to remain a part of the European Union or Brexit, as that famous 80’s band ‘The Clash’ once said “Should I stay or should I go?”. I don’t know about you but I am so fed up with being told what to do, and with politicians thinking they can scare me into a decision, I do believe they could all do with lessons in psychology. As I see it life offers no guarantees, it is what we make it, and challenges along the way help us to grow. This is where I break into more song “The sun will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there’ll be sun....”!

On a lighter note, June marks the start of the summer fete season as well as a variety of other annual events, so check out our ‘What’s On’ pages for what’s happening in the local area. If you are interested in venturing further afield, why not check out my other magazines, they can all be viewed online at www. thevillagedirectory.co.uk.

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This month, on Sunday the 19th to be precise, we celebrate Father’s Day. Dad’s everywhere have permission to put their feet up and enjoy the love coming their way. It doesn’t require a lot of expense, my husband would be over the moon just to be presented with a tidy garage, and his tools returned to where they should be, as opposed to scattered around the floor! That should be a BIG hint for my son! ~ Debbie

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Tackling Troublesome Weeds

by Pippa Greenwood Why is it that weeds always seem to grow faster and more vigorously than pretty well anything you actually choose to plant in your garden? It’s certainly the case in my garden! In no time at all they come into growth, produce sizeable leaves and stems and quite often seem to be flowering and then seeding in only a few weeks. Top of my weed hate list is that tiny and innocuous looking one called hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta). It produces a rather attractive little rosette of leaves which in no time at all is topped with a short spike with tiny and indeed pretty white flowers. So why do I despise it? It is simply that it spreads by pinging out its seeds within such a short space of time that if you don’t pull them up very promptly you soon have what amounts to a forest of these plants all over your garden. Weeds are typically described as ‘any plant which is growing in the wrong place’ and this could mean your flowerbeds, your vegetable garden, your shrubbery or even your lawn.

So what is it that makes weeds such a nuisance?

• They feed and take up moisture in great quantities in order to grow in the way they do, and sometimes compete actively with the nearby garden plants that you are so carefully nurturing.

• Some of them grow so rapidly that they can create shade and so stunt the growth of smaller plants nearby.

• Those which have an almost ground-cover like effect can soon swamp garden plants and cause their growth to be distorted or held back.

• Occasionally weeds may also harbour pests or diseases which can then move on to your garden plants.

Everyone has some weeds in their garden, but what can you do to minimise the problems they cause, yet avoid spending hours on end with a hoe in your hand or a sprayer at your fingertips?

• Always try and get on top of weeds early in the year - removing as many as you can before your garden plants start to grow strongly will make weeding easier and also cut down on the amount

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of competition the weeds cause. A hoe is one of the quickest ways to effectively kill off most annual weeds, but it needs to be a good one.

My favourite is UK designed with a heart-shaped head and a blade on all edges, meaning that you are hoeing every time you pull or push the hoe – it also has a relatively small head to making it easier to hoe in confined spaces, between plants and in gaps in between rows without risk of damage to your plants. It is a hoe we fight over at home; find out more on my website.

• Disturb the soil as little as possible when you weed, as this often causes more weed seeds to germinate, and even if these have been lying dormant in the soil for some while, as soon as the soil is disturbed they come to life - so if you are not careful you may make the problem worse.

• Some people avoid anything other than an early weeding and a late weeding, as they find that regular weeding seems to bring many more seeds to the surface and encourages weed seed germination; hence it is best to put up with a few weeds during the growing season.

• Whatever you do, it is essential to remove your weeds before they set seed – that old saying of ‘one year’s seeds is seven years’ weeds’ really is true in many cases.

• Avoid composting any weeds which are setting seed, have set seed or have particularly pernicious and resilient roots (dock and dandelion are classic examples of these).

• When removing deep-rooted weeds such as dock and dandelion, always make sure that you take out every fragment of root, as each piece left behind has the potential to form a new plant.

The best tool I know for removing dandelion roots in one go is my little red-handled weeder – small but built out of stern stuff and by tucking the hook-like head beneath the rosette of leaves and close to the centre of the plant, I find it easy to pull out the root in its entirety almost every time. See www.pippagreenwood.com/products/ good-growing for more information.

The Garden • Don’t take a short cut by rotovating ground which is heavily infested with weeds such as dandelions, docks, nettles or couch grass, as you’ll be chopping up their roots and helping to create more plants!

• If you want to sow annuals or vegetable crops directly and minimise later problems with weeds, then try the stale seedbed technique.

All this means is that you get the area in which you intend to sow prepared well in advance of your proposed seed sowing date. This allows dormant weed seeds to germinate so you can then carefully remove the weed seedlings, and then sow or plant up as you wish. Because you have already removed one major flush of weeds, you tend to have fewer problems later.

• Don’t forget the importance of a good deep mulch; many weeds can be kept at bay or the seeds prevented from germinating successfully if you cover the soil surface with a mulch which is a minimum of two or preferably three inches (5 – 7.5 cm) deep.

• Use weedkillers with caution and ensure you choose one appropriate for the problem you have. Weedkillers are designed to kill off plants and they can do a lot of damage if allowed to contaminate your garden.

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Gadgets To Make Your Garden Grow Great gadgets for the green fingered With the worst of the weather hopefully behind us, it’s time to turn to the great outdoors - and for many of us that means getting our gardens and hedges in shape. Technology can’t quite do the weeding or clipping for us just yet, but it can help in lots of other ways - including solving garden mysteries. If you’ve ever suspected that pets or other creatures have been damaging your plants, the TLC200 Green Camera is a weatherproof time lapse camera that’s designed to monitor your most precious plants and show you any skulduggery. At £139 it’s not cheap, but then neither are exotic plants that you might want to protect.

As battery technology continues to improve, tool companies are coming up with ever more useful cordless devices for garden use.

Bosch’s Isio Cordless Shrub/Grass Shear (£36) is a great example: it’s a rechargeable clipper for shrubs, hedges and grass, and there’s also an optional extension handle that means you can use it without bending down, and a sprayer tank that turns the device into a spray for pesticides or fertiliser. You can get all kinds of cordless garden tools now, ranging from hand-held clippers to enormous and faintly frightening tree limb loppers, but look for Lithium Ion battery packs, not the vastly inferior and less efficient Nickel Cadmium (NiCD).

We’ve been hearing about robot lawn mowers for years now, but every time we’ve looked at them we’ve been put off by the enormous price tags of around £2,000. That’s changing, and it’s now possible to get a decent sized robot lawnmower for around £800. At the time of writing the Worx

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WG790E is £774 (the RRP is £899) and the Flymo Robotic Lawnmower is £835 (£998 RRP). The Flymo has a working area of 400 square metres and cuts 30 square metres per hour, and because it’s virtually silent you can get it to do its stuff when everybody’s asleep - and its anti-theft system means you don’t need to worry that somebody will steal it while you’re in bed. It’s not completely autonomous you need to fit a wire to show it the garden’s boundary, or it’ll get lost but it’s starting to look like an attractive way to keep your lawn in great condition.

While we’re on the subject of robots, if you’re thinking of investing in a leaf blower it might be worth considering a drone instead: a number of YouTube clips show drones’ propellers quickly clearing leaves from driveways, and while drones are more expensive than leaf blowers (from a few hundred pounds for a good one compared to around £30 for a blower), you can’t use a leaf blower as a mobile camera or fun toy when you’ve finished tidying your garden.

One way to avoid cleaning up leaves is to prevent them from landing in the first place. Say hello to the Garden Groom Pro, which has clearly been inspired by those home haircut devices you see in catalogues: it’s a £99 hedge trimmer with its own collection bag, automatically storing and mulching the clippings instead of throwing them all over the path. You’re going to feel a bit silly using it but the reward is a relatively mess-free finish, although it’s worth pointing out that at 7Kg plus the weight of the cuttings bag it’s quite heavy for protracted use.

There is a smaller version, the Garden Groom Midi, which is £59.99 and weighs 2.7Kg.

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London to Canterbury Cycle Challenge 2016 Help children with brain injury by taking on the climbs of the Pilgrim’s Way in The Children’s Trust London to Canterbury Cycle Challenge on Sunday 11th September 2016!

Described as “one of the best charity rides in the calendar”, the ride gives even the most seasoned of cyclists a thrill with over 1500 metres of climb between its start in London’s Kidbrooke and finish in Canterbury, Kent.

Hot and cold breakfasts will be available to purchase at the start line in Kidbrooke, London, before riders are given a staggered start between 8 and 9am. Choose from a challenging 65 or 80 mile route, both fully signed and marshalled throughout. Riders will enjoy regular and well stocked feed stations, described by one of our 2015 riders as “the best of any ride I’ve done”.

Cyclists can complete the challenge safe in the knowledge that help is always at hand from support and recovery vehicles, mobile mechanics, and first aid, all of whom will be patrolling the ride throughout the day.

Panoramic views over Canterbury Cathedral await all finishers, as well as a medal of achievement, plus an exclusive rider goody bag. Cyclists are then invited to enjoy a complimentary sports massage, and can look forward to a BBQ, music, and stands & stalls, as well as complimentary bike cleaning provided by our friends at Bike Tart. Friends and family are encouraged to cheer their cycling stars through the finish line, where there’ll be activities for the kids including a bouncy castle and face painting!

Two coaches will be available to transport cyclists and their bikes; one from Canterbury to the start line in Greenwich Park on the morning of the event, and the other taking riders back

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from Canterbury to Greenwich Park at the end of the day. Places on both of our coaches are available to book via our website or over the phone.

Feedback from our 2015 riders: “One of my favourite sportives” “Would do it again tomorrow!”

“Already signed up and looking forward to next year” “Having done the ride five times before, I think that speaks for itself. I’ll be back next year” Cyclists will be provided with route maps, training plans (if required), a Children’s Trust fundraising pack, and GPX and TCX files will also be available on signing up.

Single and discounted team entries available & riders are asked to raise a minimum of just £1 per mile cycled to help children with brain injury. To secure your place in our London to Canterbury Cycle Challenge 2016, simply visit The Children’s Trust website at www. thechildrenstrust.org.uk/ltc or give us a call on 01737 364323. Enquiries can also be sent to ltoc@thechildrenstrust.org.uk.

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By Katherine Sorrell climbing frame or tepee. A peaceful area away from both the house and the kids would be the ideal spot for a hammock or a deck chair – perhaps near some scented flowers or under a tree for shade. And the dining area is best set closest to the house, with space nearby for a barbecue or perhaps even an outdoor kitchen.

Longer days and (fingers crossed) lots of sunshine mean it’s time to head out to the garden. However large or small your outside space, some careful planning will ensure that it is flexible enough for playing games, entertaining or simply putting your feet up and relaxing, writes Katherine Sorrell The days of formal, look-butdon’t-touch gardens, with manicured lawns and ranks of ordered flowers in borders are – most would say thankfully – long gone. Today’s gardens are more like an outdoor room, used for playing, cooking, socialising and resting; in other words, they are multifunctional spaces that look good but also work hard for every member of the family.

It sounds wonderful, but if your

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garden is in need of an update, just how do you go about achieving this magical blend of practical and pretty? The secret, of course, is in the planning. Look at the bigger picture first. How will you use the space and what do you want from it? To begin with, sketch a plan of your garden on graph paper, and gather samples of the materials you intend to use – such as slate, willow or terracotta – to ensure that they co-ordinate. If in doubt, consider consulting a professional, whose training and experience means they will undoubtedly come up with practical solutions and inspirational ideas you would never have thought of yourself.

In a large garden, the ideal layout includes separate areas for dining, relaxing and playing – perhaps with a ‘secret’ children’s area at the far end, including structures such as a swing, trampoline,

Consider changes in levels – they add interest to a garden and are easier to deal with than slopes – but if you are carrying a tray out from the house, it’s best to avoid lots of steps between the door and the dining table. Flooring is key, too, dramatically affecting both how your garden looks and also how it feels underfoot. Will you choose stone slabs, gravel, bricks, decking, wood chips or perhaps tiles that complement the flooring in your kitchen for an inside-outside look? Just like indoors, where different types of flooring can differentiate, say, a kitchen from a dining room, your choice of garden flooring can signal a change from one area to another. It is also a question of practicality and cost: specify a few stone slabs for the dining area, for example, and save money with woodchips in the children’s play area.

Verticals are just as important, providing privacy, screening and dividing, adding visual interest and offering places for climbers to grow. Think about fences (dull ones can be changed fairly easily, or painted a bright colour for va va voom), hedges, walls, arches, arbours and pergolas – a simple metal archway over a path, for

The Home example, entwined with fragrant honeysuckle, would make a lovely focal point, while a small wooden pergola can provide a link between two different areas of the garden as well as offering a shaded spot in which to sit.

Finally, furniture. Take the indoors outside with waterproof upholstery, outdoor sofas and all-weather rattan, choosing designs and colourways that link with the whole space. You can even accessorise outdoor sofas with scatter cushions and interior throws or blankets for when it gets chilly. Meanwhile, if space is restricted, opt for folding furniture and play equipment that can be put away when necessary, or consider building seating into your hard landscaping – an extra-wide low wall makes a great bench seat, for example, and you can even build in hinged storage

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Armed with some basic design principles, the time is right to start planning your stunning summer garden. Before you know it, you’ll be enjoying the sunshine day after day (we live in hope).

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Creating more useable space outdoors is far more economical than a new basement or roof conversion, and turning outdoor space into an extra outdoor room may even add value to your property.

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Last year some innovative ideas grew in the Furnival family as to how they could get their wonderful milk out to the local community, they decided to invest in a RAW milk vending machine.

I have seen these in several up market food halls but never in a shed, up a country lane, where anyone local can access it at their convenience.

These machines are very costly and it was a big gamble they decided to take. What a great idea, they thought after spending many hours and many days researching the whole process, let’s introduce people to OUR MILK as our forefathers knew it. It comes straight from the cow. RAW unpasturised just filtered to remove any bits that should not be in there, and then dispensed straight to you, the consumer, you cannot get fresher or tastier than that.

I hope I’ve managed to keep your attention over the last couple of articles, and that my passion for all things local and handmade has shone through.

My intention is to raise awareness, stir up interest and curiosity amongst the unconverted, and to provide an opportunity for all these great people to tell their stories.

Honeychild Manor Farm owned by the Furnival family for over 50 years is set in beautiful countryside on the Romney Marsh which is well known for its outstanding beauty. It is situated on the edge of the small village of St Mary’s in the Marsh.

Having been a working dairy farm for all of those years, and having approximately 1500 acres with 300 Freesian cows, it is the last working dairy farm here on the Marsh.

The cows are milked twice a day and it supplies milk to a factory that supplies mostly London corner shops and supermarkets combined with other dairy contributors.

The Cows are so well cared for and are out to grass as much as possible in the better months, during the winter months maize and grass is grown especially for silage and hay plus a few extras to keep the cows fed properly throughout the winter.

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“The whole process has been a complete labour of love from start to finish, and in fact is still, until we have enough people buying our milk, Amber explains to me”. Amber is the daughter in law and manages the venture, she goes on to say “in fact I am sure, at points, we could have easily thrown in the towel! If it wasn’t for our connection to the land and the farm through the family and the desire to move with the times to survive, it would have been an easy choice to hang up our wellies”.

As with many of our passionate producers the motivation to bring to the consumer a LOCAL, FRESH product and the push to adapt to modern times to make ends meet overides the pain of process.

The advantages of RAW milk is simple, the fact that the cows are only fed on grass makes it more natural, the fat content is slightly higher because of this, however it contains more vitamin C and vitamin B6 and it increases intestinal absorption of vitamin A, where pasturisation decreases our ability to absorb them.

Many people experience digestive problems when drinking pasturised milk, whereas they do not with RAW milk! It has not been proven that there is any probiotic effect but the collective experience of raw milk users proves otherwise. It has also been recorded that given to small children RAW milk can reduce the chances and symptoms of asthma, hayfever and allergy symptoms, these

Food & Domestic Services studies have been carried out across a selection of families and backgrounds and could be attributed to the hygiene hypothesis, that unpasturised milk is less susceptible to contamination than pasturised milk due to it’s probiotic bacteria.

So, if you have never experienced Honeychild Manor Farm milk or in fact RAW milk I urge you to jump in your car when you have a spare moment drive down to the farm and taste it for yourself.

Take your own container or grab one there and buy some FRESH, REAL, ALIVE and RICH local MILK at

£1 per litre, you will surely not want to go back to supermarket milk again. The milk is also available at two Farmers Markets now. Visit their website for further details: www.honeychildmanorfarm. co.uk or see their facebook page. Please like them and share on social media, and do help my cause to raise awareness and gratitude to this producer for bringing another LOCAL product to our doorsteps.

FACT: Romney Marsh Brewery ’s grain leftover from the BEER making process is sent to Honeychild Manor Farm and used to feed the cows, no wonder their MILK is so RICH!!

Local Markets Ashford Farmer’s Market First Sunday of every month from 10am to 2pm in the lower High Street.

Charing Farmer’s Market Charing Church Barn 9 -11.30 every Thursday morning. Contact 01233 740176 Egerton Every Friday 2 - 4.30pm Millennium Hall Hamstreet Victory Hall every third Sunday 10-12pm Contact 01797 344437 Rolvenden - 01580 240763 Every Thursday 10am -12 noon St Mary’s Church and the Village Hall Rye Farmers Market Every Wednesday at Strand Quay 10am - 1 pm (From Midday Oct - April) Rye Market Every Thursday at the Cattle Market Car Park. Early till around 3pm (depending on the weather)

Rye Country Market Formerly WI Market Rye Community Centre, Conduit Hill.

Every Friday 10am -11.30am Tenterden Country Market Every Friday 9.30am -11.00am St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church road.

Tenterden High Street Market Friday’s – 0830 – 1400 Wittersham Market Every Tuesday Village Hall 9am. - 11am Tel: 01797 270757 Wye First and third Saturday of every month on the Village Green in Wye. Tel: 07804 652156 www.wyefarmersmarket.co.uk 19

Cake and Bake Cheese, Onion & Pepper Quiche This rich and creamy quiche can be served warm with new potatoes and coleslaw for a filling supper, but is just as tasty served cold as part of a picnic, packed lunch or summer buffet.

Ingredients: • 250g shortcrust pastry • 1 tbsp olive oil • 1 onion, peeled and very finely chopped • 4 large eggs • 200ml crème fraiche • 150ml double cream • Large pinch of grated nutmeg • Salt and freshly ground black pepper • 75g mature Cheddar cheese, grated • 25g Gruyere cheese, grated • 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced

Serves 6 - 8 Ready in 1 hour 40 mins

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You can freeze this quiche for up to 2 months. Allow to cool completely then wrap either the whole quiche or individual slices in foil.

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1. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface

and use to line a 20cm fluted loose based flan tin (it should be at least 4cm deep). Trim off the excess pastry and prick the base all over with a fork. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

2. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/Gas 6. Place

a baking sheet in the oven to heat up. Line the chilled pastry case with baking paper and baking beans. Place the flan tin on the baking sheet in the oven and bake blind for 15 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and bake for a further 5-6 minutes until the pastry is crisp and pale golden.

Reduce the oven temperature to 190C/170C fan/ Gas 5.

3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan and fry

the chopped onion for 8-10 minutes until very soft. Drain on kitchen paper. Whisk the eggs in large jug then whisk in the crème fraiche and double cream. Add the nutmeg and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

4. Spread the fried onions in the pastry case and

scatter over the Cheddar cheese. Gently pour in the egg mixture and top with the pepper slices.

Scatter over the Gruyere cheese. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until the filling is set and golden brown. Serve warm or cold.

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London Ashford Airport, Lydd TN29 9QL are holding an ART EXHIBITION at the Airport on Saturday 9th July 10am - 6pm and Sunday 10th July 10am - 5pm. Admission is free and ample

free parking . Refreshments will be on sale in the Restaurant. Donations and Commission from sales will be given to the Air Ambulance. This event will coincide with Silver City’s reunion at the Airport.

Further details from A Warden 01797 367734

Children’s Tea Party Saturday 11th June 3-5pm

on Woodchurch Village Green (Weather permitting - otherwise in the Village Hall Annexe) For children up to the age of 11. To secure a place at the tea table a donation of £1 is requested. All children attending Woodchurch CEP School will be sent an invitation.

For children who do not attend the school who would like to come to the Tea Party please contact one of the following people for tickets: Ann Tiplady 01233 861363 : Joyce Nash 01233 860297 : Julian West 07887 748962

Tea Party for the Adults Saturday 11th June

3-5pm at Woodchurch Memorial Hall. Due to limited number of 100 places. EARLY BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. Entrance by ticket only, available from May at Woodchurch Post Office or Woodchurch Information Centre. BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!

Come Dancing! Saturday 11th June 7.30 -

11.45pm in the Memorial Hall. £10 per head, including nibbles. The band ‘Rocketmen’ will be playing for us. Food will be on sale and a licensed bar will be available. All money raised will go towards the cost of the two afternoon parties. Tickets on sale from May at Woodchurch Post Office or Woodchurch Information Centre

SMARDEN SMARDEN OPEN GARDENS GARDENS OPEN Saturday 18th&&Sunday Sunday 19th Saturday 18th 19thJune, June,1 -16pm - 6pm 11 Gardens • Classic Cars • Teas & Refreshments

11 Gardens • Classic CarsTower • Teas & Refreshments Climb the Church • Plant Stall Climb the Church Tower • Plant Stall

Weekend garden ticket £8 (£7 in advance) Children free

Weekend £8 (£7 in advance) Children From garden Smardenticket Post Office or West End House Gallery free From Smarden Post Office or West End House Gallery Enquiries: 01233 770182

Enquiries: 01233 770182

Friends of Smarden Church

Friends of Smarden Church

The Weald of Kent Computer Club will meet on Wednesday 15th June in Biddenden New

Village Hall at 7.30 pm. This evening we hope to present a session on basic photo editing, but please consult our website before travelling specially as we may have to alter this at short notice. Annual membership is £10.00. Nonmembers are welcome at £2 a visit. Full details: http://www.wealdofkentcomputerclub.co.uk/ Enquiries: secretarywkcc@yahoo.co.uk

Smarden Open Gardens will be held on the 18th & 19th June 1pm - 6pm. 11 really lovely

gardens around Smarden, classic cars, teas, plant stall, art gallery and climb the church tower. £8 weekend garden ticket (£7 in advance) Children free. Friends of Smarden Church 01233 770182

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Tenterden & District Horticultural Society.

Summer Show, Saturday 18th June. Highbury

Hall, Tenterden, 2.30 – 3.30. Our annual Summer Show presents a wide range of flower, floral art, fruit & vegetables and cookery awards. Enjoy viewing locally produced plant and cookery skills together with light refreshments and a raffle.

Contact Lindy Bates 01580 764505.

90 Year Royal Celebration Flower Festival Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th June, 2pm –

£15 ON THE DAY BBQ & STEET FOOD AVAILABLE ALL DAY NO PICNICS DONATION TO CANCER RESEARCH UK

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The Wheel Inn

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WESTWELL, ASHFORD, TN25 4LQ

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM: JAMES & ANDREA @ THE WHEEL INN, 01233 712430 OR GRAHAM ON 07726 559117

6pm, Hastingleigh Church. South Hil Garden also open on Sunday afternoon. Cream Teas available.

The Biddenden Horticultural Society meets on Wednesday 22nd June in the Village Hall

(7:15pm for 7:30pm start). This month’s talk is ‘More Garden for less effort’ by Alison Marsden. I think anyone who has a garden would hope for this. Contact Irene on 01580291777 or Lesley on 01580291931. Members £1.50, Non Members £2.50. Annual membership £5. New members always welcome.

A ‘Morning of Mindfulness’. An opportunity

to take some ‘me’ time and spend the morning nurturing yourself with some mindfulness meditation. Saturday 25th June 2016 at the Hamstreet Pavilion 10.30-1.00pm. £25 concession available for low income or the unwaged £15

Appledore Open Gardens Saturday 25th June 10.30 - 5.30. Light lunches in the Village Hall

12 noon - 2.30. Afternoon teas in Church 3.00 5.00. Tickets £5 (chuldren free) available from the VIllage Hall on the day or any garden displaying yellow sign. All proceeds go to Appledore Church. form more informations please ring 01233 758222

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Kid’s Corner

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Clubs & Societies Biddenden Junior Football Club - Always

looking for new players 7 -18, for fun and enjoyable football. Contact Steve on 07958 447948.

Biddenden Squash Club 01580 291130 Gordon Jones Playing Field, Biddenden. Friendly club with 2 courts and a bar. email: info@biddendensquash. co.uk www.biddendensquash.co.uk

Biddenden Horticultural Society

Annual membership £5. New members welcome. Contact Irene Orsborne on 01580 291777 or Lesley Lidgett on 01580 291931.

Egerton Over 60’s. Are you alone, lonely or shy? You

don’t need to be any longer. Why not come along to our friendly Club, bring a friend if that would help.We meet on the 2nd Monday of each month and we enjoy stimulating speakers, delicious teas in a relaxing atmosphere and meet new friends ,often having been in the same situation as yourself.

Example of speakers for 2016---Ashford Camcorder Club, Geoff Hutchinson on “Love poems “,-Anne Carter” on An Audience with Queen Victoria, and many more. Outings during the summer months include --A 3 course meal at the Grand Burstin Hotel [ £5]!!,--Spa Valley Railway,--Bexhill with booked lunch at Di Paolo’s Restaurant,--Xmas lunch at Lathe Barn,--and more. Come and try us--just turn up at the Egerton Millennium Hall by 2pm, we’d love to see you.Bring your Zimmer frame, scooter or crutches you’ll receive help. Want to know more ? contact 01233 712 282 or 756 294.

DISCOVER ART on your doorstep ART by local artists and craftspeople

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3rd – 19th 2016

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Anniversary www.seos-art.org Many studios open throughout Ashford Boroughs Free guides available at many locations

Little Chart Bridge Club Friendly duplicate bridge

every Tuesday afternoon at Little Chart Village Hall. For more information please contact Carmen Gunther on 01233 840 395.

Pilates Classes. Westwell Village Hall. Thursdays 915am. £36 per 6 week block. Contact Victoria 07543543373/vsaker@hotmail.co.uk

PILATES Smarden Wednesday 6.00 p.m.; Biddenden

Mon 7.15 p.m. and Tues 9.30 a.m. and 11.15 a.m. Also at Tenterden. Body Control Qualified Instructor: contact Liz on 07958 708874 or e-mail lizsims. pilates@gmail.com

Smarden Heritage Centre

Smarden Charter Hall, Smarden. Open every Friday

Every Monday - Have fun and get fit with a mixed morning from 9.30 – 11.30. visit: group of friendly joggers with a sense of humour.

The Friends of the Mole Hash House Harriers meet at 7.30pm every Monday at various pubs across the East Kent area. All ages and levels of fitness and even dogs are welcome. Find out where we are running this week at:fotmh3.com; find us on Facebook: Fun Running Club East Kent or email: hash.running@ gmail.com for more.

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Work and family demands can make it pretty difficult to find time to treat ourselves. Thankfully, our top picks this month make indulgence easy.

I have very dry skin, so tend to use rich body butters. But sometimes I like something a bit lighter, that doesn’t take half an hour to sink in. Odylique’s Rose Velvet Body Lotion, £29, has proven a godsend.

It’s a powerhouse of botanical ingredients, including aloe, avocado, cocoa bean, coconut and rose petals, smells gorgeous and absorbs quickly. My skin just drinks it up, and feels much softer and more hydrated for the rest of the day. Plus, as it’s 100% natural (93% organic), it’s gentle enough to use on even my daughter’s sensitive skin.

Continuing on with the rose theme, another of my beauty essentials at the moment is Mixtress’s It’s All Roses Toner, £10.95.

I find most toners too drying for my skin, but this one is really hydrating.

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beautiful and is perfect for freshening up on a hot day. I like to keep it to hand to spritz if my skin feels dried out by central heating or air-conditioning.

It’s great at removing any last traces of makeup, and leaves skin feeling wonderfully soft.

I try a lot of cleansers as a beauty writer, but Akamuti’s Sweet Orange Facial Cleanser, £7, is one of my all-time favourites.

The sweet orange oil works as a natural exfoliator, to wipe away dead skin cells and leave me with softer, ‘glowier’ skin. Other natural oils, including sweet almond and olive oil, ‘feed’ my skin and leave it softer and plumper. It’s effective at removing makeup (including mascara), but gentle enough for even my sensitive skin. Plus, a little goes a long way, so it’s superb value for money.

A new lipstick always feels like a real indulgence. More so than a mascara or pretty much any other cosmetic product. A pop of colour and I’m set for whatever lies ahead that day. Clarins’ new Joli Rouge Brilliant Lipsticks, £19.50, are a real treat.

Formulated with organic marsh samphire extract and mango oil, they’re very hydrating, so leave lips feeling utterly pampered.

With a choice of 12 colours, there’s one to suit any skin tone.

Guava gets my vote for daytime wear, though coral tulip comes a very close second.

I’m a bit lazy when it comes to skincare, so I do love a product that makes it easier.

Health & Lifestyle Plantscription Powerful Lifting Overnight Mask, £52, by Origins does just that. As implied by the name, you massage it into your skin before bed, then forget about it. It absorbs into your skin, so you don’t need to faff around with cotton wool pads or a muslin cloth to remove it. Natural ingredients sourced from around the globe include Indian Commiphora, a tree resin that works to stimulate skin’s own anti-ageing Hyaluronic Acid. The mask helps to tighten, lift and plump skin, so you look fresherfaced in the morning, even if the kids/dog/ partner woke you up several times in the night.

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New ‘Death Tax’ will hit the bereaved In the latest in our regular series of articles on legal matters, Rosalind Johnson, Senior Partner at Pengelly & Rylands Solicitors, talks about fees and Inheritance Tax is to make sure ways to prepare for those initial your family or Executors know how your finances work and this can help to relieve costs after a bereavement. the stress and worry at a very difficult time.

A proposed sharp rise in Probate fees will heap a logistical and financial burden on Executors and families.

Currently, Executors pay a flat Probate Court fee of £215 (or £155 if the application is made through a solicitor), regardless of the size of the estate.

Under the new rules, there will be a sliding scale with a cap of £20,000 for estates worth more than £2,000,000. These fees need to be paid before the Executor or family can get their hands on money held within the estate.

This comes as a surprise to many of our clients and can create a cash-flow problem which, with the increase in fees, could be a crisis, especially if the majority of the estate is in non-cash assets like property.

As the law currently stands, Court fees and any Inheritance Tax attributable to cash assets has to be paid before the Executor can apply to the Court for a Grant of Probate and usually a bank or building society will, if funds are available, release money from the deceased’s account for this purpose.

Funeral costs are often a large expense at the same time and, again, the bank will release available funds.

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A joint account with another adult family member can be a good idea – they should not have too much money in them, but could help in the event that one of the account holders dies. The surviving account holder would only have to produce the death certificate to the bank to access the funds.

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Finally, a funeral plan can also help pay for a funeral in advance to avoid anyone having to pay, but read the small print first, as they do not cover the minister, burial plots or grave diggers.

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Books for Dad Struggling for inspiration this Father’s Day? Forget gift vouchers and gardening tools, books are the way to go. Whether Dad likes escaping into a thriller, getting creative with the kids, or cooking up a storm in the kitchen, there’s sure to be something in our selection to keep him happy.

Conspiracy – Iain Gale

Bernard Cornwell fans will thank you for introducing them to Iain Gale’s series about a maverick soldier in the Peninsular War. James Keane certainly gets himself in enough scrapes and mishaps to keep the reader entertained. Wellresearched, gritty and colourful, the series brings a period of military history to life. The latest novel, Conspiracy, sees Keane ordered by Wellington to work undercover in Paris – a dangerous task indeed in such a turbulent political landscape.

50 Evening Adventures – Tim, Kerry, Ella and Amy Meek

Another great resource for tackling the ‘I’m bored’ mantra, 50 Evening Adventures provides a plethora of ideas for making the most of evenings as a family.

There are suggestions for places to go, things to do and meals to cook outside. Former teachers Tim and Kerry Meek are currently travelling around Europe in a caravan with their daughters.

They’re used to packing lightly, so most of the suggestions don’t need any special equipment, and can be carried out for free, or very cheaply.

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The Hairy Bikers Blood, Sweat and Tyres: The Autobiography – Dave Myers and Si King

If Dad enjoys an autobiography, this is the perfect book to wrap up for him this Father’s Day. The duo didn’t have the easiest childhoods; Si was bullied about his weight, while Dave had to grow up quickly as a carer for his mother. But a love of good food and entertaining brought them together and made them household names. Warm, honest and laugh-out -loud funny, it’s a great testament to what true friends can do when they put their minds to it.

Poor Boy Road – James L. Weaver

Fast-paced and gripping from the first page, Poor Boy Road is a good bet for fans of action thrillers. Jake Caldwell is a mobenforcer who’s looking for a way out. When he’s called back to his childhood town to help care for his dying, abusive father, his boss hands him one last job – kill a local drug dealer. But can he do it? Great characters, believable dialogue and plenty of action combine to make this a real page-turner.

The Den Book – Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield

Packed with creative inspiration, The Den Book is full of ideas to encourage Dad to get outside and have fun with the kids (or grandkids). Whether they want a forest hideaway, a fairy tent or a full-on fort, instructions are easy to follow, and many of the dens don’t require any special materials. Published by Frances Lincoln, it costs £12.99, so you should have enough funds left over to invest in some tarpaulin and twine.

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