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PEACE & PLENTY Playden, Rye
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Attractions include: Medieval reenactment Festival of transport - from steam to vintage Tug of war (teams welcome) Daring trial and mountain bike displays Dog show Real ale festival with old dairy Country show stalls Extreme Falconry Circus performers Air displays British lawnmower racing grand prix ...and so much more - an action packed weekend. Opening Times: Sat: 10.30am to dusk Sun: 10.30am to 5.00pm Adult day entry: £6.00 day pass or £10.00 for the weekend Children (5yrs - 14 yrs) and concessions: £3.00 day pass or £5.00 for the weekend Family ticket 2 adults + 2 children: £15.00 day pass or £25.00 for the weekend Free entry for children under 5 yrs
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Welcome to the village directory Hi everyone, Spring is here and, as usual at this time of year, we have an abundance of bank holidays to enjoy! May also brings with it more community events so I hope you’re all keen to get involved out in that wonderful Spring sunshine. For those of us hit by Spring Fever, the long weekends also provide time to clear out, clean up and declutter! I spent most of Easter weekend in our loft, attempting the long awaited clear out! It’s strange how this time of year inspires us in this way, but it feels so good when you achieve your goal, although it may be weeks before we are completely clear of all the hoarded items destined for either Ebay or the Charity Shop. I must admit it felt great when I viewed the new clean space I had created, the loft looked wonderful, the rest of the house is now a tip! I was a little disappointed though that I hadn’t discovered any hidden treasures that might
improve my bank balance! The whole process was very therapeutic and far removed from sitting in front of a computer screen for days on end worrying about deadlines! A big thank you to all the readers that have contributed to Wit & Wisdom this month, I now have enough material to last for some time, so if your contribution hasn’t appeared yet just watch this space, but please be patient as the longer items are more tricky to piece together. Have a great month!
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PEACE & PLENTY P l a y d e n , Ry e
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In December 2010 yet another failed pub in a very poor state of repair went to auction. It had broken windows, no heating and rain coming through the roof. However Bob and Colleen Leatherdale could see something beautiful in this old place. They bought the Peace and Plenty and with the help of their family and local tradesmen began the transformation from ugly duckling to beautiful swan! Lovingly upgrading and renovating the Peace and Plenty has seen installation of gas central heating, all new windows, and many floors and walls replaced. The kitchens have undergone complete gutting and transformation, as have the toilets! They have renovated and cleaned from top to bottom! The old function rooms are currently being transformed into beautiful boutique style Bed and Breakfast accommodation with all the mod cons you could ever need. There will be 3 rooms, all with en suites, showers and two ensuites also have roll top baths. One room will have a magnificent four poster bed, the second a beautiful French carved walnut bed, the third will be flexible, so either twin or superking bed. The Peace and Plenty’s sunny garden is now safely enclosed and there are British giant rabbits and guinea pigs to delight children and adults alike.
the continent. You can call in for anything from coffee and tea to a pint of bitter or local Biddendens cider, or choose from a good selection of wines and spirits. Bob’s food is genuinely homemade, choose anything from cakes, sandwiches and afternoon tea to cooked meals such as Steak and Ale Pie, pan fried Rye Bay Plaice as well as a great selection of vegetarian food. Not forgetting the great Sunday roast dinners and homemade desserts!
Over the last 2 years the opening times have varied whilst Bob and Colleen have tried to get a feel for the business requirements, managed all the changes and still have a family life! Therefore they keep people informed and up to date via their website and the Village Directory. Bob and Colleen are very keen for people to come and have a look at what exactly has been keeping them so busy the last 2 years therefore they are extending the April wine offer of a complimentary glass of house wine for you and your party when you mention the Village Directory when booking a table. The Peace and Plenty is the place to be for romantic meals, family celebrations, group or club get togethers, just chilling or try one of the poetry open mic evenings for a taste of something different. If you haven’t been in yet, don’t be shy, call in, and if you want to get a feel of what people People may wonder “What is the Peace who have been to the Peace and Plenty think, and Plenty now?” I would describe it as a look them up on Trip Advisor, don’t just take our modern pub, much like you would find on word for it!
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The Garden Shed May
By Jackie Witcher - Tenterden & District Horticultural Society
Can’t believe that it’s May again, the birds are happily nesting in the des res, the robin has been evicted from the bike shed but has got a new abode in a proper robin’s nesting box under the pergola, which I think after much umming and arring by the local robin whether it shall be nested in this year, will be used next year. I didn’t realise until I checked up on bird habits that when they nibble around the entry hole on nesting boxes they are actually “putting their mark” on it, so other birds know that that particular box has been taken. So next time you see birds pecking away at the hole on your nesting boxes, it isn’t (as I thought) that they have put a bit of weight on and it needs to be a bit larger, but they are saying hands off this is mine!
tradescantia plants lifted from the top garden bed yielded a fantastic 20 plants!!! Mental note: must remember to split these a bit more often. It’s such an easy thing to do, and the problem is if you don’t regularly lift and split, the plant gets so congested that the inner part tends to die off. After lifting, divide into reasonable size plants, then repot into 8” pots using a mix of compost and garden soil and give each plant a good drink to settle in the roots. I must admit that my garden is too small to rehouse the plants so I tend to generally give them away to friends, neighbours and family. They are always grateful for extra plants. The good thing is that in this instance, these shall go forward with all the other plants to our Jubilee Plant stall sale at the Recreation Ground Road, on Saturday June 2nd. Don’t forget to visit us, if only for a chat.
Now I can’t remember if I told you that I had decided to have a go at lilly cultivation. I love lilies though they are rather expensive to buy the bulbs. Last year when I decided to split some lilies that were in a large pot, there were an awful lot of tiny bublets, some that were also growing in the leaf I have now at long last managed to get all of my joint on the stem. So, what did I have to lose? I hardy annuals up, split and replanted. The three popped these into a large tray of damp compost,
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and left them outside to overwinter. I was quite surprised to find that they had all grown. Now dear readers I am playing this completely by ear. I think I am going to let them do their own thing and replant again at the end of this years growing season. You never know perhaps next year I may get some flowers!! Watch this space, I shall keep you informed. I do like May, it’s the time of year when all the hard work in the garden seems to have been done, and all us gardeners have to do is pull the occasional weed, and make sure that everything in the garden is rosey. Except this year. This hose pipe ban. I must admit, it’s on these occasions that I thank the Lord that my garden isn’t very big and with hubbys help can struggle around with a watering can. But for those keen gardeners who have larger plots and or allotments I truly feel sorry for. Being encouraged to use grey water is fine, but I don’t know, I certainly do not like to use too much bath or washing up water on my garden as I feel the soap content could alter the ph of the soil. I don’t like to stand on the orange box, but I do feel that its time to put that pipeline in from Wales to this area and fill up the reservoirs. My dear family
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that live up there have offered to send some water down to me by tankard carrier!! Perhaps I should take them up on the offer!!! Strolling round the garden yesterday, I noticed that the beetroot is about ready for thinning. These baby seedlings shan’t go to waste. Those along with the thinnings of the lettuce and radish shall make a nice small salad for lunch. Do you know they charge a fortune for seedling salads in London, and you can have it for free! Ever had a lettuce seedling sandwich. Absolutely delicious, especially cos lettuce. Once again out of room. I often accuse hubby of talking too much, perhaps I’m just as bad? So now we come to that hard decision as to what to have for coffee break. Today is such a lovely day. I think I’m going to ditch the coffee and have a nice cool OJ with a buttered hot cross bun. Yes of course I made them, OK I’m fibbing.
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Asparagus For those who’ve only ever considered asparagus as a luxurious accompaniment to a main course, it’s time to think again. This delicious recipe is simple to cook and the mild flavours of the mozzarella and eggs mean that the asparagus is still the star of the dish.
Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6. Making sure the potatoes are clean first, boil them in salted water. Trim the asparagus, then cut the stems into 1cm slices leaving the spear as a piece about 8cm long. Add this all to the potato pan for the last 5 minutes of the cooking time.
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Drain everything and refresh in cold water. Thickly slice the potato.
• 275g new potatoes
Whisk together the eggs really well. Dice the mozzarella and add to the eggs along with 40g of the Parmesan, the parsley, potatoes and slices of asparagus. Season generously with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Stir everything to coat with the egg. Lastly, gently stir through the spears.
• 5 large eggs
Heat a 22cm diameter oven-proof deep frying pan along with the olive oil over a medium heat. Non-stick would be great, otherwise one which is naturally seasoned.
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Pour in the egg mixture making sure some of the spears are sitting at the top. Leave to cook for around 10 minutes until the edges are starting to firm up.
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Cider Drinking in May I have decided to designate May as National Cider Month. And since, as far as I know, there is no statutory board for designating such things as National Sausage Week (which actually exists) and National Athlete’s Foot Day (which thankfully doesn’t), my National Cider Month is as formal and official as any other example of this sort of public relations hokum. So there.
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But why am I designating May as National Cider Month when there is already (perhaps unbeknownst to most of you) a perfectly good National Cider Month, run under the auspices of the Campaign for Real Ale in October? Because October is silly, that’s why. But, why have a National Cider Month at all? Can’t cider look after itself, without my intervention? Well, the Bulmers, the Gaymers and the Magners of this world with their mass distribution and big advertising budgets don’t need my help and jolly well aren’t getting it. But if you think that’s all there is to cider then you’re in for a treat. Unless you’re lucky enough to live in the western counties, you’ll be extremely lucky to find what a traditionalist would call a “real” cider on the handpumps at your local pub. Most large towns – although by no means all – have an outlet for Weston’s excellent draught cider from Much Marcle in Herefordshire. But good though Weston’s is, it’s hardly a representative selection of what the country’s estimated 4-500 independent cidermakers have to offer.
But what is “traditional” cider? Basically it’s just pure fresh-pressed apple juice slowly fermented over the winter – apple wine, in fact. Any apple juice will ferment, but most of the best ciders are fermented from blends of the two or three hundred varieties of cider apple – small, hard, inedible little things, for the most part, and sour with tannin which acts as a strong antibacterial agent and gives the finished cider an oaky depth. These traditional ciders range from the roughest farmhouse scrumpies, which often have an almost vinegary acidity, to drinks as subtle, sophisticated, and elegant as fine white wine. And then there’s perry, a superb drink that’s almost impossible to obtain thanks to the rarity of the pears from which it’s made... Traditional cider is almost always still (not flat) rather than sparkling. Left to itself it will ferment to complete dryness, and to a strength of 6-8% alcohol by volume, and the carbon dioxide generated during fermentation will dissipate naturally. If you want it sparkling you have to deliberately reintroduce some CO2, either by pitching the cider with a little yeast and sugar to stir a mild refermentation or, 99.99 times out of a hundred, by fizzing it up artificially. I do everything I can to introduce people to the delights of traditional cider, and that’s why I’m designating May as National Cider Month. October was chosen for the honour because that’s when apples are generally harvested. But cider needs to be fermented slowly and carefully, to allow the harsh malic acid to turn into the smoother and more mellow lactic acid – the so-called malo-lactic fermentation. Last season’s crop should be ready to drink right about now. There are cidermakers all over the country these days, not just in Devon, Somerset and Herefordshire but in Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent, Essex, Surrey, Sussex, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cheshire, even Yorkshire and Scotland! So seek out your nearest, invest in a few bottles, and celebrate with me. by Ted Bruning
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There won’t be many republicans in evidence in London this summer. Even non-royalists will be caught up in the pageantry of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations; an event guaranteed, even more so than the Olympics, to lift the nation’s spirits at a time of general despondency. As part of the celebrations The Queen has granted city status to four UK towns: Perth in Scotland; St Asaph in Wales; Chelmsford in England and Armagh in Northern Ireland. There was another time in history when the country’s collective spirits needed lifting – sixty years ago. Residential streets were closed to traffic so that local communities could hold street parties. Bunting and Union flags hung from lines strung from upstairs windows on either side of the streets. Makeshift tables sagged under the weight of sandwiches, jelly and custard and bottles of Tizer. Games were organised, one of which consisted of the father of a family threading a needle and cotton which he then handed to his impatiently waiting offspring who would sprint down the road to the mother. The mother would sew a button onto a square of material which the offspring would then rush to the referee. Not all the families could participate in this game; some of the fathers had not returned home eight years previously. In the evening we sat round our wireless sets to listen to our new Queen’s speech: “…Throughout all my life I shall strive to be worthy of your trust…” In this speech the Queen also paid tribute to the support of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the speech is as valid and as relevant today as it was sixty years ago. Times changed. Britain changed; in some cases beyond recognition. But there has been one constant: a tower of strength whose influence will not be fully appreciated until she is no longer with us. In a much earlier speech, made in Cape Town on her twenty-first birthday, 21 April 1947, the then Princess Elizabeth declared “… my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service…” Well, we all know now that it was to be long. We also know that she meant every word she said. How differently history would have read had her would-be assassin, Marcus Sarjeant, succeeded in acquiring a real gun and live ammunition. The mentally disturbed teenager fired six blank shots at the Queen as she rode in the Trooping the Colour ceremony on 13 June 1981. He was quickly overpowered by Police Sergeant John Woodcock and St John Ambulance man John Heaseman. He told them “I wanted to be famous. I wanted to be a somebody.” And he had written a diary entry: ‘I am going to stun and mystify the world. I will become the most famous teenager in the world.’ Fortunate not to have been shot on the spot he escaped
with five years imprisonment. But most notable was Elizabeth II’s majestic reaction to the incident. As her horse, nineteen-yearold Burmese, panicked and reared she calmly brought him under control and continued with the scheduled ride to Horseguards Parade, comforting him with a few pats on the neck while turning to smile at the cheering crowd. This was, allegedly, the second attempt on the Monarch’s life. According to a retired senior police officer in Australia he was in charge of an investigation in 1981 after a train carrying the Queen and Prince Philip collided with a large log which had been placed on the track after police and a pilot train had passed along the route. The retired officer, Mr McHardy, who claims to have interviewed suspects including IRA sympathisers says the Australian government issued a suppression order to avoid embarrassment. There has so far been no comment from Buckingham Palace on the validity of these claims. True or false I doubt that the Queen loses much sleep over these stories. She has, over the past eight decades, proved herself indomitable. It was the Queen’s consort, HRH Prince Philip, who pointed out that sometimes a position is more important than the person who occupies that position. With typical clarity he had put the concept in a nutshell: if a nation chooses to have a figurehead then there must be a human to give that position substance, but the human is secondary to the position, not vice versa. For the past sixty years we have been fortunate in having a person worthy of that position; a person of supreme dignity and dedication the like of which this country may never see again. God Save the Queen. Daniel Hicks
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The Kent Police Male Voice Choir are coming to Tenterden
Tenterden Tenterden & District Horticultural Society Friday 1st June 6.30pm for 7.30pm The World Garden Talk by Tom Hart-Dyke. Plant collector and curator of the world garden talk on the idea and its development. The Sinden Theatre, Homewood School, Tenterden. Entry ticket only £5.00 includes wine and nibbles. Available from Mrs J Witcher 01580 763961 TENTERDEN BOWLS CLUB Recreation Ground Road. Come and join our 100 year old outdoor club in Tenterden. Fresh air, gentle exercise, good company, new friends, good fun for 8 to 80+ year olds. Come and have a free trial on: Wednesday 16th May 10.00 - 12.00 Saturday 19th May 10.00 - 12.00 Tuesday 5th June 14.00 - 16.00 Tenterden Museum Special Exhibition 2012: The Tenterden Folk Festival – History in the Making. Starting 6 April and running all season, this year’s exhibition marks the 20th anniversary of the Tenterden Folk Festival, celebrating the history of folk traditions in Kent with a display of rarely-exhibited items and events culminating in the Festival itself in October. Details and opening times at www.tenterdenmuseum.co.uk or ring 07702 214402. Woodchurch Art Society are holding their annual exhibition at the Woodchurch Memorial Hall on Friday 25th May (7pm/9pm), Saturday 26th May (10am/4pm) and Sunday 27th May (10am/4pm). Admission is free. We shall have paintings and Greeting Cards for sale, plus a small section of paintings for sale to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee. Other attractions include a Raffle, Tombola and Refreshments. Woodchurch Players Society are presenting “The Accrington Pals” - a story of a group of men joining up to fight in the First World War and the effect this had on the women they left behind. A thought provoking and gritty play with some aspects of humour directed by Jaqueline Figgins-Hirst (who had such a success with our production of ‘Allo’Allo last year) Performances are on Thursday 17th, Friday 18th and Saturday 19th May at the Woodchurch Memorial Hall. Tickets are £7 each (£6 concession for seniors and members) and can be booked/ arranged with Val or Joe on 01233-850014. Wine and soft drinks will be available for purchase at the interval each evening.
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Woodchurch Film Society Friday 11th May - 7.00 for 7.30pm:
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After the death of Princess Diana, the Queen struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted. Stars Helen Mirren (who won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance), Michael Sheen, James Cromwell and Sylvia Syms. Directed by Stephen Frears. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm film start. Tickets: £3 (members), £4 (non-members) - all available at the door Refreshments: hot drinks, popcornand home-made cakes for sale.
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Friday 1st June Tenterden Makers Exhibition at 3 Station Road until 17th June Tenterden Country Market Special Event a.m. St Mildred’s Church Hall Church Road Tenterden Children’s Tea Party Tenterden Recreation Ground Invitation only 4p.m--. 8p.m.Late night shopping , shops open in town centre food stalls, entertainment and fun organised by Tenterden Chamber of Commerce
what’s on Saturday 2nd June from 9.30.a.m. Lions Fun Run starting at the Leisure Centre contact 01580 762573 for details Jubilee Market on Recreation Ground 10.00--4p.m. arts, crafts, food and Tenterden Horticultural Society contact 01580763946 if you want a stall 11.00.a.m.Jubilee Fete at Smallhythe Place National Trust also on Sunday 11.00--4.30.p.m. Tenterden Museum Station Road Archive Exhibition 6.00.--9.00.p.m. Chris Corcoran Trio an evening of 50’s swing at Smallhythe Place 6.00p.--11.00.p.m. Barn Dance and Hog Roast at Silcocks Farm St. Michaels 7.30.-10.00.p.m. Sinden Theatre Homewood School 1950’s Variety show, music of the 50’s, goon show sketches Magician, Tiller Girl routines.Tickets £12 theatre only £18.00 inc. fish and chip supper .contact 01580 763826
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Free Car Parking all day in Tenterden Car Parks courtesy of Ashford Borough Council Civic Service St Mildreds Church 9.30 a.m. Special Diamond Jubilee Service 10.00.a.m at St Michaels Church 10.45.a.m. Quarter Peal of Bells at St. Mildreds Church. 11.00-4.30.p.m. Archive Exhibition at Tenterden Museum Station Road 12.noon “Big Lunch” Town Picnic Bring picnic,rugs, chairs, kids, dogs, friends and neighbours enjoy a big lunch together. Picnic Food and home made Ice Cream on Sale Stay for the concert! 1.30p.m - 4p.m Solo performances by Nicci Sime who performs in musical theatre shows and The U K Paper band a 25 piece brass band 7.00.p.m.--11.00.p.m. Charity dance and Show Dancing to “Acropolis” and entertainment from a Shirley Bassey Tribute Act Organised by Sandra Sutters and St Michaels Village Community Group in aid of Kent Air Ambulance at Tenterden Club Church Road tickets £15 contact 01580 762277
Monday 4th June 10.00 --4.00p.m. Transition Town Tenterden presents Time Tunnel of Tunes revisit a 1950’s style coffee bar with frothy coffee, snacks, cakes, music and games at Highbury Hall High bury Lane 10.00 --3.00.p.m. Street Entertainers including juggling stilt walking and magic show at venues all round town 11.30. --4.30.p.m. Archive Exhibition at Tenterden Museum Station Road 12 noon -4.00p.m. Youth Band Concert also featuring the talents of Roy Lemon Solo Artist on Recreation Ground 6.30. -9.00p.m. Tenterden Tigers Annual prize giving presentations on the Recreation Ground Entertainment All Welcome 7.30. -midnight Jubilee Ball at London Beach Hotel 3 course dinner and dancing to “Acropolis”tickets £35 contact 01580766279 10.00-10.30.p.m. Lighting the Church Beacon at St Mildred’s A beacon will be lit at the top of the church tower to mark the Diamond Jubilee part of a series of beacons one of which will be lit by the Queen
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Tuesday 5th June 10.00 -5.00.p.m. Tenterden Leisure Centre Open Day and family fun day 2.30.--5.00.p.m. Tenterden Bows Club Open Day Have a free trial at this 100 year old club in Tenterden for 8--80 year olds. No equipment required just flat shoes Refreshments available
After the Jubilee The archive Exhibition will continue until the 1st July. On the 9th and 10th of June Support Tenterden Day centre and visit the beautiful Heronden Gardens, courtesy of Mr and Mrs Costain. Both the Rotary Club of Tenterden and the St Michaels Village Community Group intend to plant trees
Rye Saturday May 12 Hannah Williams and the Tastemakers Doors open: 7.15pm. Tickets:ÂŁ8 advance ÂŁ10 on the door (students ÂŁ6) online at www.theschoolcreativecentre.co.uk or 01797 229797 or info@theschoolcreativecentre. co.uk The School Creative Centre, New Road, Rye, TN31 7LS. Soul sensations Hannah Williams and the Tastemakers bring their funk magnificence to the School Creative Centre, Rye. The daughter of a musically gifted minister, Hannah Williams (aka Deep Soulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funkiest New Diva) was immersed in soulful music from the day she was born. Her first single, independently released, reached out into the soul scene and drew praise from Daptone Records artists, Craig Charles on his BBC radio show and various labels and promoters. Hannah and the band were signed by the Italian Record Kicks label just weeks after the release of the vinyl single. While recording the anticipated debut LP, due
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Dyson Brown Barbers opened its doors in Tenterden High Street at the end of February, and hair stylist Adam Kinnear confesses that his love for Tenterden was not the only reason behind his new venture. Adam, who also has a barbers and unisex salon in Ashford, explained that his new branch offers a very special advantage, it provides the opportunity for him to work alongside someone close to his heart. Her name is Lola, no not the one that does the Merengue with yellow feathers in her hair! Before I launch into any more dodgy songs from my past (sorry Barry!) I should explain that Lola is Adam’s dog, a beautiful Pug to be precise, who can now hang out with him at the salon during the day.
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health & beauty One of the girls at Adam’s Ashford branch has a phobia about dogs, so he can’t take Lola to work with him there, but Ashford’s loss is Tenterden’s gain so anyone visiting the Tenterden branch will meet Lola and hopefully understand why she is a special addition to the team. The salon is situated conveniently toward the end of the High Street, between The Vine and Tenterden Gateway. Adam employs three people at the salon and opens seven days a week, opening times can be found on his advertisement below. “I believe there is a demand for opening seven days a week,” said Adam. “It works well in Ashford and I have mimicked what we do there.” Adam offers reduced rates for senior citizens as well as during off peak periods of the day. The salon operates a walk-in policy for customers, there is no telephone, so simply turn up and have your hair cut!
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business Who Pays for Care? In our regular legal series, Gill Snow of Pengelly and Rylands looks at who must bear the cost of care According to the Registered Nursing Homes Association there are nearly 250,000 people receiving nursing home care in the UK and with our aged population rising fast this figure is set to grow. Many people are anxious about who will have to pay for their care in later life and what effect this will have on their savings and property.
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At present, whether you, your health authority or local authority pay for your care depends on a number of factors, not least the amount of assets you have. Your local authority may fund all, part or none of your care costs depending on, in the first instance, whether they think you need care, the type of care you need and your financial circumstances. If they determine that you do need to be cared for in a care home they will undertake a financial assessment of you, which will ask you about your savings, capital and income. If you have capital over £23,250 you will pay all your fees, under £14,250 the local authority will foot the bill and if you have capital between these figures you will pay something and the local authority will pay the rest. Capital includes savings, bank accounts, cash and any property you own. However, the value of house which you live in will be disregarded if your stay in a care home is for less than 12 weeks and also, importantly, if your house is still lived in by your spouse, co-habitee or any relative aged over 60 or under 16 whom you have been maintaining. If you reduce your capital for the purpose of avoiding nursing home fees the local authority may be able to ‘claw back’ some of the money at a later date. However, there are legitimate ways to protect your assets and the earlier this is done the less likely it is that the local authority will act. Your local council cannot force you to sell your home and is able to defer payments of any money you may owe them for care home fees until after your property is sold, or after your death when your estate is wound up. They can do this by means of a charge on your property. Income is also taken into account so that even if you have savings and capital below the £14,250 your income will be used to fund all or part of your care.
Gill Snow – Solicitor at Pengelly & Rylands If you are so ill that you need medical care you may be eligible for NHS continuing care, the costs of which will be met by your local health authority. If a patient goes into hospital and is deemed too unwell to return home in the long term, his needs will be assessed to see if he qualifies for continuing care or NHS funded nursing care, although there is a limit on the weekly amount which will be funded . If you have any queries about this, or any other aspect of elderly client care, please telephone myself or Rosalind Johnson on 01580 762248
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useful information Emergency 999 Police Neighbhd Team Ashford & Tenterden 01622 690690 Rye 0845 60 70 999 Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Out of Hours Doctor 0845 4349655 William Harvey Hospital 01233 633331 Conquest Hospital, Hastings 01424 755255 Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 www.samaritans.org Electricity: Southern Electric EDF Energy Gas: Natural LPG
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Doctors Surgery Ivy Court, Tenterden 01580 763666 East Cross Health Clinic 01580 763304 Rye Medical Centre 01797 223333 Tenterden Counselling Service Confidential Tel: 0776 968 3347 www.tenterdencounselling.org.uk
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Veterinary Practices Rye 01797 222265 Tenterden 01580 763309 Rye Town Council 01797 223902 Tenterden Town Council 01580 762271 Parish Councils: Rolvenden 01580 241347 Tenterden 01580 762271 Wittersham 07944 183798 Ashford Borough Council 01233 637311www.ashford.gov.uk Tenterden Office: 01580 764066 Citizens Advice Bureau 01233 626185 Homewood School & Sixth Form Centre 01580 764222 Rye Primary School 01797 222825 Rye College 01797 222545 Kent Adult Education Homewood Centre, Homewood School: 01580 764356 Rye College: 01797 222545
Rotary Club Of Tenterden Clive Wilson 01580 765734 www.rotary1120.org/tenterden Rye & Winchelsea Rotary Club Membership: 01797 225739 Meetings: 01797 226380
NSPCC: Tenterden & District Mrs J Coombs 01580 763733 Tenterden & District National Trust Association Membership: Ann Stevens 01580 764791
Transport Bus Enquiries Arriva Bus Enqs: 0844 800 44 11 Stage Coach East Kent: 0871 200 22 33(Timetable) 08456 00 22 99(Customer Services) Iden & Playden Garden Society National Train Enquiries Tel: Morris Metcalf 01797 280205 www.nationalrail.co.uk Wealden Wheels 01233 840000 Rye Tourist Information Centre Mobile: Kevin: 07821 www.visitrye.co.uk 01797 229049 Sinden Theatre (Arts College) 01580 387727 John: 07851 395210 763826 www.sindentheatre.biz Rye & District Community info@sindentheatre.biz Transport 01797 227722 Tenterden & District Residents’ Assoc. Chris Mason 01580 765199 www.tdra.org.uk
Charities Tenterden Charities Michael Wells 01580 762353 Volunteer Bureau Town Hall, 24 High Street. Tenterden, Tn30 6an 01580 765819 Rother Voluntary Action 01797 229600 Age Concern 01580 764158 CARM 01233 758122 Carmromneymarsh@supanet.com www.carmromneymarsh.org.uk Parkinson’s UK, Ashford Branch Contact Mike Wharrad 01233 623530 Royal British Legion Neil Beaven e: neilbeaven@aol.com Tel: 01580766880 Women’s Section: N. Holman 01580 762302 St. John Ambulance Brigade Russel Parkin 01580 766245 S E Kent Multiple Sclerosis Society 07767 326138 mssoutheast@gmail.com Tenterden Active Retirement (Tenara) Chair: Teri Witcher 01580 763892 E:Teriwtent@btinternet.com Tenterden Disabled In Action Tenterden Day Centre 01580 761060 e: Tdiatenterden@tiscali.co.uk
If any of the above information is incorrect please let us know by calling 01233 720488. Thank you
Village Halls Camber 01797 226887 St. Michaels 01580 763396 Stone in Oxney 01233 758362 Rolvenden 01580 241211 / 07874214916 Wittersham 01797 270 656 Biddenden 01580 291320 2nd Tenterden Scout Hall 01797 270 790 Rye Harbour 01797 223 631 Playden 01797 223 113 Is your Village Hall listed? Send details to: info@thevillagedirectory.co.uk
Church Halls Tenterden Methodist Church Mrs S.Delgarno 01580 764981 St. Mildred’s Church M. Boughton 01797 270770
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