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Hi everyone, welcome to the March Edition, I hope you are all well. As I write I’m looking out of the window across our flooded garden and thanking God that the flood water has not reached our house. My heart goes out to anyone attempting to pick up the pieces following flood damage to their home. I’ve been there myself on more than one occasion, it’s heart breaking. Once it’s happened you face each new year with the fear of it happening again, no matter what protection you’ve put in place. Following this winter maybe Ark Construction will be revived as a viable business idea, we’ve certainly had more than 40 days and 40 nights worth of rain! I sincerely hope that by the time you read this we are able to say that spring is on the way. If not, we will all develop webbed feet! Please don’t forget Mother’s Day this month, as if you would! It’s a little later in the month this year, on the 30th, so don’t be caught out.They say there’s nothing like a woman’s scorn, and if she happens to be your mum you will be left with some serious making up to do for the rest of the year! It doesn’t take much, chocolate does the trick for me, and as my husband has the job of checking this magazine every month, I know the message will be transmitted to my son, even if it has to be by carrier pigeon - the only thing that’s likely to want to venture into his bedroom! Until next time have a great month.
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Garden of Delights How tech can take the grunt out of gardening
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It’s that time of year again: spring has sprung and the grass has started to rise. While robot lawnmowers haven’t quite reached bargain basement prices just yet - a robo-mower such as Husquvarna’s Automower 305G has an RRP of £1,399, and even the cheapest online shops charge around £850 technology can still help: firms such as Bosch, Greenworks and Mountfield all offer batterypowered lawnmowers that offer the convenience of cable-free mowing without the noise, smell and hassle of petrol engines. Prices range from just over £200 to around £500. What’s even easier than a cordless mower? That’s right: grass that you don’t have to mow in the first place. Hi-tech turf (www. hitechturf.co.uk) looks like grass and feels like grass, but it’s entirely artificial - and if you have terrible memories of plasticky, jaggy artificial turf you’ll be relieved to discover that this is a very different proposition. For around £29 per square metre (for HT Luxury) you can lay a lawn that looks just like the real thing without any of the work. If your budget’s a bit more limited then there are more affordable options including a budget artificial turf at £7.99 per square metre. Lawns aren’t the only places where technology can make
life easier. Battery power has reached the point where it’s good enough for seriously demanding garden tasks. Black & Decker will happily sell you battery-powered chainsaws, pruning saws and loppers. The batteries deliver plenty of oomph - the chainsaw will power through up to 150 3.5cm branches before it runs out of puff - but boffins have yet to invent a device that ensures we remember to charge the power tools before we actually need them. More modest gardening can benefit from gadgetry too. Hozelock’s auto-watering system sticks a timer onto your tap, turning it on and off at the times you program, and options range from a simple sprinkler to an entire micro-irrigation system. Some timers even have rain sensors that mean they won’t turn on the tap if the weather forecast turned out to be overly optimistic. Not all gardening gadgets need electricity to function. The iconic Leatherman multi-tool isn’t exactly cheap, but its products and their many imitators - offer a huge range of tools in one handy gadget. For example the Leatherman Charge AL includes two kinds of pliers, a knife, a saw and a serrated knife, a wood and metal file, wire cutters and wire strippers.
If you find gardening is, literally, a pain, it’s worth taking a look at the range of gardening tools made by Radius Garden, whose slogan is “Garden more. Hurt less.” The odd-looking tools have been designed with ergonomic grips to make them more comfortable and less likely to aggravate repetitive strain injuries, and the range includes trowels, forks, transplanters, weeders and cultivators. Expect to pay around £9 for each individual tool or around £30 for a set of four. If taking the grunting out of gardening sounds like something you’d like to do, you might also want to consider a device such as Fiskar’s Weed Puller (currently £25), which is designed to remove weeds without using chemicals or wrecking your lower back: it’s a long L-shaped stick containing deep-reaching stainless steel claws that effortlessly grab weeds by the roots. It might not be an exciting robot mower but anything that helps with a hard day’s weeding sounds like a great gadget to us.
Images left to right: Black & Decker Cordless Lopper, WORX cordless lawn mower, Hozelock auto watering system with rain sensor, Radius ergonomic gardening tools
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then drink up the water as it spills. I admit I have broken a few glasses in this way. It is yet another thing I get into trouble for. I also like baths. I like to prowl around the edge of the bath when it is full of water and drink the water like a leopard. If there are bubbles in the bath then even better- I can pat them and chase them around the bathroom. Now we have Josh I make sure I attend his daily baths although I must admit that they are getting increasingly messy- water squirting around and a lot of splashing. The floor is often very wet after his baths and I take great delight in skidding around Hello Everyone, Mowgli here. How are all of on the floor in the water and then digging at it you? Ebony and I are completely fed up with with my paws, helping to clear it up. looking at the rain out of the windows. It seems to have been raining for months. We Some breeds of cat apparently like swimmingwould of course be far more fed up if we had Turkish Vans I think. Clive has a few of these to actually go outside and get our dainty paws registered at the Clinic and I would love to meet wet, but looking at all the rain is hard enough. them to learn how to swim!
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Ebony and I are in complete agreement that we do not like rain. However, we don’t really agree about other types of water. Ebony is a very traditional little cat and likes her drinking water presented in a nice china bowl. It needs to be very fresh and filtered. This is the only type of water she likes- any other type of water she regards with disdain. I, however, just love nearly all types of water. I love drinking from the tap to the extent that I can often be found sitting in the sink miaowing. Although I can’t turn the taps on I can turn the bathroom tap to increase the flow once it is on. This is great but occasionally I get it wrong and get a bit soggy as the water streams out! I also love water in any kind of glass, cup or jug. Guests at our house always exclaim in horror if I sabotage the dining room table during a roast meal. They always think I will go and eat the meat. I actually have no interest in roast meat and take great delight in tiptoeing (OK I admit it, tip toeing might not be accurate. Clive tells me I am very clumsy) around the meat, sticking my head in the water jug and taking delicious gulps of water. I also drink from all glasses of water that I find. It is routine in our house for Clive and Jane to hide their glasses of water or put coasters over the top. They might try and keep me out of their water, but I always get it in the end. If there isn’t much water left in the glass I put my paw in the glass, tip it over and
Anyway, I hope you are all managing to stay warm and dry and that there is some better weather around the corner! ,~
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10 Ways To Save On Renovating Your Home Building work can be expensive, but if you’re canny you can keep costs down, says Katherine Sorrell By Katherine Sorrell 1. Use trade suppliers: they’re much cheaper than their highstreet equivalents. Open an account with your local builders merchant, or else try specialists such as Screwfix or Plumbase. Do your research beforehand, wear appropriate clothing and act confident. If you need to ask advice, though, do – these guys are the specialists and will probably be only too happy to help.
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2. Borrow rather than buy expensive tools that you’re unlikely to use very often. Ask friends or try a local hire shop. Before you start, though, make sure you know exactly how to use the tool safely. 3. Do as much work as you can yourself, and ask friends and family to help. You may be able to improve your DIY skills by studying a good manual, taking an evening class or even attending a specialist course. Only tackle jobs you can manage safely, however. Complex or tricky jobs should be left to the professionals, as should anything that involves electricity, gas or working at a height. 4. Try to design fitted furniture such as shelves or cupboards with the dimensions of standard materials in mind. This will allow you to either buy off the shelf or will save on cutting-waste, and therefore cost you less.
5. Grab the best bargains in sales and clearances, and at factory outlets, seconds shops and discount warehouses. This may mean planning your decorating around a one-off sale, or waiting until you have acquired just the right discounted item, but your patience will pay off. 6. How about second-hand? You never know what you might find if you scour the right places, from auctions and junk shops to salvage yards. The golden rule is to be prepared – if you’re out and about, write out a list of relevant dimensions and keep it, together with a mini tape measure. If you do buy second-hand radiators, taps or electrical items, have them fitted by someone who’s qualified to check that they’re totally safe and functioning correctly. 7. Something for nothing? Some people swear by the fine art of ‘skip dipping’. If you’re going to try this, never trespass, and ask the owner’s permission first. Much easier, though, is to sign up to an internet-based network such as Freecycle, which connects people who are giving things away with people who will happily take them off their hands. 8. Buy wallpaper and fabric from ends-of-line and discount suppliers. And avoid paying extra for special colours from expensive paint companies –
have your chosen colour mixed for you, in whatever finish you require. Johnstone’s and Dulux both offer this service. 9. Use decorating tricks to save money. If you can’t afford carpet, for example, either sand your floorboards or paint them, and add a simple rug for a clean, contemporary look. Instead of bespoke curtains, choose Roman or roller blinds, which use much less fabric and are correspondingly a great deal cheaper. Can’t afford to have the glass in an overlooked window beautifully etched? Then buy some stick-on window film, which is easy to use and inexpensive. 10. Think laterally. You can completely transform a bathroom by changing the taps, loo seat, bath panel, window treatment and shower curtain. In a kitchen, consider replacing either the cupboard doors and drawer fronts, or carefully repainting them.
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Honeyed Florida Serves 4 Grapefruit with Pancetta, Goats Cheese & Pine Nuts Recipe provided by Liz McClarnon, Food Ambassador for The Kings Head, Wye.
Serves 4
Salads are synonymous with summer. Adding fruit to salad is a great way to boost 5-a-day (studies show we eat less fruit in summer!). Leaves alone won’t give you 5-a-day usually (they’re very light). Our starter has 1 of 5-a-day thanks to it containing Florida grapefruit. Sun-drenched foods like Florida grapefruit will remind us of warmer longer days, which seem a long way away.
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• 6 slices pancetta • 2tbsp olive oil. • 2 small knobs butter • 4-5tsp honey • 1 Florida grapefruit, peeled and segmented by hand (not a knife)
• 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar • 2 tsp Dijon mustard • Handful of pine nuts • Salt and pepper • Bag of salad leaves • 150g goat’s cheese, sliced
Fry the pancetta in 1tbsp of the oil in a pan until nice and crispy, then place onto kitchen paper to drain off any excess oil. Wipe out the same pan with more kitchen paper to get rid of the excess oil. Add the remaining oil, 1 small knob of the butter and about 2-3tsp honey. Mix it up a little, then add the Florida grapefruit segments to the pan (they need to be in their original segments and not cut to prevent them falling apart when cooking). Stir and make sure they are coated and caramelised (that should take about 4 min), then add 1tbsp of the balsamic vinegar. Put the segments to one side so you can use the pan again. To the pan, add the remaining knob of butter, the remaining balsamic vinegar, the Dijon mustard, the remaining 2tsp honey, the pine nuts and season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix everything together and heat through for about 2 min. Make up the salad: cut the pancetta into bite-sized pieces. Place the salad leaves onto four plates, then add the caramelised Florida grapefruit, the goat’s cheese, the pancetta and pour over the dressing to serve.
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Rye Country Market Formerly WI Market Rye Community Centre, Conduit Hill. Every Friday 10am -11.30am Tenterden Country Market Every Friday 9.30am -11.30am St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church road. Wittersham Market Every Tuesday Village Hall 9am. - 11am Tel: 01797 270757 Wye - 07804 652156 First and third Saturday of every month on the Village Green in Wye. Tel: 07804 652156 www.wyefarmersmarket.co.uk
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L i v e Ja z z Ma r c h T h e Fo l k e s t o n e J a z z C l u b A t T h e To w e r T: 0 1 3 0 3 2 6 0 3 3 0 Thursday February 27th Modern Jazz at its Swinging Best ALEX GARNETT World class Saxophonist MARK NIGHTINGALE Trombone - The UKs No1 LEON GREENING Fantastic modern Pianist PAUL MORGAN Double Bass -None better. MATT SKELTON Drums -Amazing drummer from Jazz to the classics Thur March 6th THE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ VOCALIST & MULTI AWARD WINNER IAN SHAW with BARRY GREEN piano & MICK HUTTON double bass Thur March 13th THE CLARK TRACEY QUINTET The return of the young guns - lead by Europes No1 Jazz Drummer CLARK TRACEY Plus HENRY ARMBOUG- JENNINGS Trumpet - voted 2013 rising star CHRIS MADDOCK Alto / Tenor Sax RUEBEN JAMES Piano DANIEL CASIMIR Double Bass Thur March 20th This really is bringing Ronnie Scotts to The FJC THE LEGACY BAND - RONNIE SCOTT REMEMBERED ( With some members of Scotts own outfit - - & John Critchinson filling the history & the jokes ) MORNINGTON LOCKETT Storming saxophonist DICK PEARCE - Trumpet & Flgl Horn - With Scott for 13yrs JOHN CRITCHINSON - Piano & Scotts right hand man TIM WELLS Double Bass from Baltimore USA TRVOR TOMKINS Drums - The architect of modern drumming Thur March 27th THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ THE CURRENT HOLDERS OF THE BRITISH JAZZ AWARDS & Previous Years ! ! ! ALAN BARNES clarinet & alto sax ENRICO TOMASSO trumpet TED BEAMENT Piano - Ex Humphrey Littleton MIKE PORTER-WARD Double Bass - Top man ROD BROWN Drums Quality The Folkestone Jazz Club is non profit making & is run by & for those with a like minded interest in our kind of music. DERICK WOODLAND 01303 260330
What’s On... March Monday 10th March - ASHFORD MUSIC SOCIETY - VILLIERS QUARTET - James Dickenson & Tamaki Higashi (violins) Carmen Flores (viola); Nick Stringfellow (cello). The Villiers Quartet is regarded at the forefront of innovation and creativity in music. Venue: The Norton Knatchbull School, Hythe Road, Ashford, TN24 0QJ Time: 7.30 p.m. Tickets: £12 (Adults) and £3 (Students) Contact: Brenda McCormack on 01233 622971 or Hilary Pittock on 01233 623700.
Pilgrims Hospices Events: Quiz Night Saturday 1st March 7pm for 7.30pm St Simon Church, Brookfield Road, Ashford TN23 4EU Cost: £5 per person (Teams up to 8 poeple) Contact tel: 01233 504111 email: ashfordpilgrimsfundvols@gmail.com Cycle Challenge training ride Saturday 15th March 9:30am Meet at Pilgrims Hospices Ashford, Hythe Road, Ashford, TN24 0NE Cost: Free, donations welcome Steve Auty email: steve.auty@pilgrimshospices.org Get ready for the Cycle Challenge with our training rides. All rides are approximately 25 miles long unless otherwise stated. We hope you will join us.
Charity Variety Show Friday 21st March 7.30 pm Sinden Theatre, Homewood School, Tenterden TN30 6LT Cost: £10 Contact Tenterden Lions tel: Box Office 01797 270378 email: peterb.b@btinternet.com
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10:30am Pilgrims Hospice Canterbury, 56 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JA Cost: £5 in advance Deborah Kellond Contact tel: 01227 812621 email: Deborah. Kellond@Pilgrimshospices.org A brand new event for 2014! Join us for a springtime cycle ride, dog walk or ramble along the scenic Great Stour Way from the Pilgrims Hospices in Canterbury to Chartham village hall and back. The route is 8 miles in total but you can just do half! Decorate yourself, your dog, your bike, scooter or pushchair in your brightest rainbow colours. Prizes will be given for the best fancy dress.
Friday 28th March Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society’s meeti at 7.15 for 7.30pm in the village hall when there will be the spring show and a quiz. Why not come along to see the entries and meet fellow gardeners? For further info contact Wendy Sanders on 01303 813451 or email brabournewendy@ gmail.com.
Wednesday 26th March 7.30pm & Thursday 27th March 2.00pm ‘Blood Wedding’ by Lorca Presented by Theatrical Niche Theatrical Niche return to Charlton Park with Lorca’s rural masterpiece created in 1932, giving it new breath, fusing puppetry, new writing and movement to bring this sensory revenge piece out to regional theatre and schools. Revenge, passion
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Grandmother Lindsey Harber decided to take on a new challenge after losing 6 stone with Slimming World. She has recently swam the equivalent of the English Channel in her local swimming pool! Join a warm and friendly group today… Before losing weight Lindsey would hide under baggy clothes and would never have NE W CONS ULTANT been confident enough to wear a swimming Wye costume in public. Now she is slimmer her Wolfson Lecture Theatre confidence has increased and she is now a The High Street, Wye regular at her local swimming pool. 5.30pm and 7.30pm Lindsey says “when I was younger I really enjoyed swimming but putting on weight Tel: Lindsey meant I gave it up. So I was thrilled to be able 07922 770424 Just £9.95 on your to raise money for Aspire by completing their first night then 12 week challenge to take on the English £4.95 a week. Channel!” Lindsey completed the challenge in 9 weeks swimming a total of 1416 lengths. She is now on her way back! slimmingworld.com 0844 897 8000 Lindsey explained “I struggled to lose weight alone but being part of a group was the key to my success. The support and understanding I got from the consultant and other members is what helped me reach my dream weight. I enjoy my food and I can honestly say at Slimming World I never went hungry and could continue to eat my favourites like rice and pasta dishes and chips!” Lindsey is now preparing to face another challenge by becoming a Slimming World Consultant at the Wye Group. “I just want to help others achieve what I have - a weight I am happy with, increased confidence and a new healthy lifestyle. LOOK GREAT Slimming World changed my life and I am FEEL HEALTHY passionate about helping others struggling CALL TODAY! with their weight. I am healthier, happier and fitter. I have more confidence and love shopping for clothes! Plus instead of just watching my grandchildren play I can now join in and that is amazing!” The Stables, Worten Lower Yard, Worten Lane, Lindsey will be looking after Slimming World Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3BU Members at the Wye Group, Wolfson Lecture T: 01233 739113 www.ultim8wellness.com Theatre, The High Street from Tuesday 28th January. The group meets at 5.30pm and 7.30pm every Tuesday. For more information please call Lindsey on 07922 770424 or visit www.slimmingworld.com Please Mention The village directory When Responding to Adverts
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The History of Trench Watches by Ryan at www.fullywound.co.uk This is the second of a two part article. While German troops at this time were largely issued the more primitive “pocket watch” design, Allied troops had a wide range of new models to choose from. Many examples featured small silver pocket watch cases fitted with leather straps and displayed radiumilluminated porcelain dials protected by the aforementioned shrapnel guards.
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Wristwatches were no longer considered a novelty but were now a wartime necessity, and companies were scrambling to keep up with the demand. One company that enjoyed success during this time was Wilsdorf & Davis, Ltd., founded in 1905, and later renamed The Rolex Watch Company, Ltd., in 1915. Hans Wilsdorf, the founder and director of Rolex, was a strong proponent of wristwatches since the turn of the century. While others scoffed at them, Wilsdorf continued to experiment with their accuracy and reliability. Thus, some would argue that he did more for their advancement than anyone in history. In fact, he is even credited with sending the first wristwatches to the Neuchatel Observatory (Switzerland), for accuracy testing. They all passed the rigorous battery of tests, which encouraged Wilsdorf to push them even further. Rolex subsequently received the very first wristwatch Chronometer awards from the School of Horology in Bienne (1910), and the Class “A” Certificate of Precision from the Kew Observatory in England (1914). To this day, Rolex watches consistently receive more Chronometer Certificates from the Contrôle
Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC), than every other watch company in the world, combined. After the Great War, many soldiers returned home with souvenir trench watches - so named for the trench warfare in which they were used. When these war heroes were seen wearing them, the public’s perception quickly changed, and wristwatches were no longer deemed as feminine. After all, no one would dare consider these brave men as being anything but. In the final years of the war, wristwatches began to see numerous improvements. Case makers like Francis Baumgartner, Borgel and Dennison introduced revolutionary designs, which aided in making them more resistant to water and dust. These designs were later improved on when Rolex introduced the first truly waterproof wristwatch, the Oyster, in 1926.
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You can have an ISA every tax year because it is an annual allowance. The money within an ISA does not have to be locked away and you can have access to the capital. Furthermore, your money does not have to be invested in Stocks and Shares. You can invest a lump sum but also you can make payments on a regular basis. Saving each month can be incredibly effective as you will soon start to build up a valuable pot of money for your future. The total ISA allowance for 2014/15 will be £11,880. This is the maximum amount that an individual (over the age of 18) can put into an ISA during the tax year. The allowance can be split into two components – a Cash ISA and an Investment ISA (often referred to as a Stocks and Shares ISA). In 2014/15, the maximum contribution into a Cash ISA is £5,940. As we approach the beginning of the new tax year, we should see an increase in Cash ISA rates as the banks and building societies compete to attract your savings. Reviewing the interest rate on your Cash ISA is really important because often the rate will drop after a fixed period. When this happens, transfer your existing ISA to a new account which pays a higher rate of interest. March and April are usually the best time to do this exercise as rates are generally higher. Try to make sure that you are always getting a competitive rate. The banks will happily leave your money earning just 0.5% unless you take action!
If you would like to invest your money over the longer term, an Investment ISA may be appropriate. Your capital can be invested in lots of different assets such as property, corporate bonds and company shares which could potentially offer greater growth when compared to a deposit account. Again, regular reviews are important. If you already have Investment ISAs, we can help you to check where your capital is invested and if those investments remain competitive. In 2014/15, the maximum contribution for an Investment ISA is £11,880 although this will be reduced if you decide to utilise your Cash ISA. Another tax-free allowance to consider is the Junior ISA. These accounts were introduced in November 2011 and they are a great way for Parents and Grandparents to save for their children’s future. Furthermore, the usual restrictions for parental gifts to minor children do not apply which means they are incredibly tax efficient. The allowance for 2014/15 will be increasing to £3,840. To discuss the features of ISAs in more detail and for help with managing your existing plans, contact us on 01233 621066.
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Making Music Last November I was fortunate to be able to sing in Canterbury’s new Colyer-Fergusson Music Building at the University of Kent. This magnificent new facility is accessible to both University members and the local community offering a purpose-built, flexible performance space that can accommodate a wide range of musical activities. On a more modest but no less musically ambitious scale, Spring Grove is about to complete a new Music Room Development that will be accessible to both our own pupils and our local community. The log cabin design will provide a large performance space ideal for orchestral, drama and dance performances. In addition, two new individual teaching rooms will ease the pressure on the rest of the school buildings. In recent years, Spring Grove has developed a well-earned reputation for exciting, innovative and joyous music-making. The philosophy is that everyone sings and everyone can play. We believe that our choir is the whole school and as such we have tremendous fun singing community songs, hymns and some challenging pieces such as Britten’s Psalm 150 which was performed by children, teachers and parents on the composer’s 100th Birthday. About 80% of our children in the top years choose to learn an instrument and there are ensembles and opportunities to perform aplenty. Last summer’s big concert included an orchestra of 40 young musicians, players are increasingly involved in community events and winning musical awards to senior schools.
Music is good for you Music comes out of the woodwork and lessons can be heard all over the school. This is not a distraction but a positive asset and conducive to good work and progress in all areas of school life. We believe that our arts programme adds an important dimension to those preparing for 11+ or exam entry to senior schools. We have numerous examples of talented musicians who are equally skilful on the sports field or are scholars in the classroom. Singing or playing music is definitely good for the brain; it is also a marvellous therapy for troubled souls. Later this year there will be two visiting groups that will offer direct support to our Music Appeal: The Crypt Choir from King’s School Canterbury will give a special concert in Wye Church on Saturday, 26th April. On Wednesday, 21st May, will be the grand opening of the new music room and our special guest will be Dutch violinist and jazz musician, Tim Kliphuis. He will lead some spectacular workshops through the day followed by a concert in the evening. Both concerts are open to the public and ticket details will be published shortly. Affording a dedicated rehearsal and performance space on the Spring Grove campus, the new music room will also be available to hire as a venue for rehearsals and workshops which will appeal to a range of local organisations. (contact 01233 812337 / office@springgroveschool.co.uk ) Bill Jones - Headmaster, Spring Grove School www.springgroveschool.co.uk 01233 812337 / 07732329163
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Is it possible to divorce amicably? In the latest in a regular series on legal matters, Laura Hails, Head of the Family Department at Pengelly & Rylands, talks about divorce. It is a sad truth that this time of year sees an increase in the number of couples considering divorce or separation. If divorce seems to be the only option, we believe that it is in the best interests of all concerned to try to go about it as amicably as possible, especially if there are children involved. Either party to the marriage can petition for divorce, and there is only one ground on which to base a petition and that is ‘the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage’. This must be supported by a more detailed reason, known as a ‘fact’. To divorce immediately, there must be some allegation of fault by one party (the Petitioner) against the other (the Respondent), such as adultery or unreasonable behaviour. Often clients are reluctant to make allegations of fault, preferring to try to sort matters out as amicably as possible. The only way to avoid the issue of fault is to separate and then wait for two years before petitioning for a divorce, as long as the other party agrees to it. Financial issues and matters relating to children can, however, be resolved upon separation, without having to wait for the two years to expire. Not everyone wishes to wait for two years for a divorce, in which case an allegation of fault is the only way to progress. However, the Law Society and the family law organisation Resolution, are keen to try to avoid unnecessary hostility between parties, by suggesting that the Petitioner should try to keep the allegations as mild as possible and to allow the Respondent to see the allegations and, if they wish, take legal advice. As a member of Resolution, we are committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes, considering the needs of the whole family. We believe that by encouraging communication between parties from the outset and trying to establish a reasonable level of compromise, it is more likely that a mutually acceptable Please Mention The
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Spring has sprung and with it comes the new payroll year. Outsourcing your payroll to a Payroll Bureau can soothe all of the worries payroll brings, so that you can sit back, relax and smell the flowers! If you’ve spent time nurturing your business then administering the payroll on top of everything else can cause unnecessary stress and take attention away from the core of your business. Last year, HMRC introduced Real Time Information (RTI) meaning those employers who do not outsource their payroll needed payroll software to report payroll information to HMRC in Real Time. HMRC provides free basic payroll software for employers with nine or fewer employees, but let’s face it, after a hard days work what entrepreneur wants to calculate the payroll when a small fee to a Payroll Bureau gets the job done more effectively and with no headaches to you?
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Veterinary Surgeons Barrow Hill Vets 01233 624687 Montgomery Vets 01303 813756 Parish Councils: Brabourne & Smeeth 01233 623902 Boughton Aluph & Eastwell 01233 720392 Brook 01233 750415 Challock 01233 740351 Hastingleigh 01233 750415 Wye & Hinxhill 01233 812459 Westwell 01233 623902 Ashford Borough Council 01233 637311 www.ashford.gov.uk Ashford Gateway 0845 8 247 247 info:ashfordgateway.co.uk www.ashfordgateway.co.uk Citizens Advice Bureau 01233 626185 CPRE Kent 01233 714540 Volunteer Centre 01233 665 535 Age Concern 01233 620 635 www.ageconcern.org.uk CARM E: Carmromneymarsh@supanet.com www.carmromneymarsh.org.uk
Macmillan Cancer Support www.forget-me-nots.co.uk Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s UK, Ashford Branch Contact Robert Gurney 01233 666577 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 Mrs J Coombs 01580 763733 Pregnancy Sickness Support Kent and Sussex www.pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk/ Contact: Denise Clifford deniseclifford@btinternet.com
Bus Enquiries Arriva Bus Enquiries 0844 800 44 11 Stage Coach East Kent: 0871 200 22 33 (Timetable) or 08456 00 22 99 (Customer Services) National Train Enquiries: www.nationalrail.co.uk Wealden Wheels: 01233 840000 Village Halls: Boughton Lees Brook Challock Westwell Wye
01233 623639 01233 812803 01233 740504 01233 712107 07504 839 858
Sucklifts Cesspool Emptying Service ~ Est 1986 ~ Accredited Engineer British Water
High Pressure Jetting Service and Repair to Sewage Treatment Plants
01233 840624
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