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Village Directory November 2018 Edition • Issue 64 • Royal Mail
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Hi everyone, welcome to the November edition. When I was a child, I remember November being a very cold month but as I write November is just two weeks away, the sun is shining and it’s still possible to sit comfortably in the garden. As we keep being told, the planet certainly seems to be warming up but I’m concerned we’ll pay the price when the rain comes. As a child my dad would organise the annual firework display in the garden and my brothers would both stand out there, wrapped up in their hats and gloves, making pictures in the air with their sparklers. I, on the other hand, preferred the warmth of the house and would watch from the window. Whoever would have thought I’d grow into an adult that enjoys skiing and sitting on a mountain top in temperatures of minus 40o. I have my husband to thank for that. He taught me that it was all about the layers and dressing for the occasion. The promise of a hot mulled cider back at the bottom helps enormously too! I must apologise to those of you that missed the puzzles in last month’s edition. I received a number of calls, which I’m very grateful for, it’s good to know that this content is valued especially when it’s time to put your feet up with a cuppa! I’m so sorry for the disappointment, it was all down to some very last minute changes and couldn’t be avoided, but they’re back this month so put the kettle on and enjoy! We are now at the beginning of the run up to Christmas, and it’s time to book tables for your Christmas parties and brain storm the gifts you’ll give this year. I can’t quite believe we are here again, and it seems the older I get the faster time passes, scary! Until next time, have a great month.
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Home & Interiors Making An Entrance
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Your hallway is an introduction to your home, the first thing you and your visitors see when entering. A well thought-out design, combining good looks with functionality, will help make the best impression. Hallways can often be an overlooked space but, in fact, they are crucial to the look and feel of a house, acting as a ‘welcome home’, a connection between rooms and – unless you are fortunate enough to have a separate boot room where everything can be kept neatly out of the way – a vital storage area for all sorts of necessary gear, from shoes, boots and umbrellas to coats, hats, gloves and scarves. Sometimes the entrance way is the best place to keep other items, too: maybe bottles of sun
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lotion for putting on just before you leave the house, a first aid kit, torches, dog leads, tennis rackets or other sports equipment… all kinds of things, in fact, that may not really have a specific place elsewhere. A carefully designed hallway, then, should be as much of a priority as a beautiful living room, kitchen or bedroom, and it is worth giving consideration to all the usual elements of interior design, including walls and floors, lighting and furniture, as well as finishing touches such as soft furnishings, books and art. ON THE WALL In a narrow hallway (which, let’s face it, most of us are stuck with), using pale colours is a good idea in order to emphasise a sense of space. Specialist light-reflecting paints, now available in a range
of colours, may help, or look for patterned wallpaper with a metallic sheen. Add large mirrors (ideal for checking your reflection just before you leave the house, too) in a style that complements your overall look. For halls that see a lot of wear and tear, choose an extra-tough paint, or add a dado rail and clad the walls below it with tongue-and-groove panelling, tiles or hard-wearing vinyl wallpaper. Period-style tiles or embossed wallpapers look particularly good in older properties with period features; their patterns could echo other elements of the house such as cornices or fireplace surrounds. DURABLE FLOORS When choosing flooring for this high-traffic area bear in mind that it should be non-slip, durable, dirt-resistant and as easy as possible to maintain. While a good doormat will help, darker colours are generally a better choice than anything too pale, especially if you have pets and children. Stone, ceramic or quarry tiles, or Victorian encaustic tiles, are all easy to care for, while solid wooden boards or parquet simply require regular polishing or waxing (wood laminates, though cheaper, may not last long in such a well-used space). Linoleum or vinyl can look impressive, especially when laid in patterns. Carpet is more problematic. Choose a colour or pattern that won’t show the dirt, and make sure that the composition is suitable for a hallway: an 80:20
twist classified for heavy domestic use is often the best. LOVELY LIGHTING A welcoming light in the hallway is ideal and, while it doesn’t have to be bright enough to read by, it should illuminate any steps, stairs and thresholds clearly and help provide an even flow of light through your home. If your hallway has a high ceiling, a beautiful chandelier, or a series of interesting pendants, makes a great statement; if not, a row of downlights set into the ceiling will do the trick. Wall lights look great, too, but unless very flush-fitting they are best avoided in a narrow hall where they will simply act as obstacles. SENSIBLE STORAGE For hallway furniture, built-in storage makes the most of every inch of space. Shallow,
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ello everyone, Mowgli here! Hope you are all enjoying the beginning of autumnwe are! Last month I wrote about the thrilling invasion of mice in our house. Little did Ebony and I know that was just the start….. Two more invasions- both exciting in their own way.
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he next problem was with a carpet. A beautiful carpet that is still classified as new (although it’s been here a few years). If Ebony or I ever do a stretch on the carpet and use our claws we get a severe look. Ebony just pointed out that it is me that does this and not her, but I am sure I have seen her do this at least once….. Anyway, Jane moved the sofas that are on the carpet. And underneath the sofas are 8 patches where something has eaten the carpet, surrounded by hundreds of
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wing cases! Carpet moths! Shame there were no lives ones as they would have been fun to chase. I had a great time jumping around on all the furniture that had been moved while the humans looked at the carpet in horror. It looks like the moths are long gone but a can of Indorex flea spray has made sure they won’t come back!
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Gardening The Great Cover-Up
by Pippa Greenwood One of the best uses for this sort of planting is on a steep slope, where access for weeding, watering, feeding and pruning is difficult or even dangerous. The initial planting up may be a tough job, but once growing well a ground cover-clad slope will be far simpler to look after than a steep grassy slope.
There is a lot to be said for some variation in the height of the plants in your garden. Any garden, whatever its size or location, will look more interesting with ‘ups and down’ in the planting, so by all means include some tall plants as well as those which are just a bit closer to the soil. Don’t forget how attractive and useful ground-cover planting can be, covering the soil with goodlooking foliage which, in some cases, is decorated with a fair smattering of flowers or berries. Some ground-cover plants are available as ‘bare root’ plants, lifted from a field and ready for putting in to the ground whilst they are dormant, so now is a great time to get ordering and buying ready to plant during suitable weather over the next few months. Look at what is available in local nurseries and garden centres but also visit a few websites.
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Ground-cover plants are also often available in potted form, especially if it is some of the smaller, less woody plants which appeal to you. These can be planted now too, but as their roots come well-encased in compost, they can be planted at any time of the year. For best results avoid extremely cold and wet weather, and the very hottest and driest period in summer. Ground-cover planting is an excellent way to reduce the amount of work you need to do – perfect if your garden is too big for the time or energy you have to spare. Rather than having a flower bed full of herbaceous plants or summer bedding, a ground-cover bed, once planted, needs little maintenance and pretty well looks after itself. It will need watering during the first year or two, especially in dry weather, so that the roots have a chance to establish.
Gardens on slopes or indeed windswept spots can suffer quite serious and irritating soil-slippage or erosion if left unplanted. But once planted up, the roots of your ground-cover planting will help to secure the soil and the stems and foliage will help to protect the soil surface. Weeds just love open spaces, but cover spare bits of ground with ground-cover planting and the weeds will often be swamped out: literally starved of light and suffering such competition from your chosen planting that they cannot thrive. For best effect choose plants which are evergreen and so hold their leaves throughout the year. Evergreens just shed their leaves little and often, rather than their deciduous relatives which drop them all in one go in the autumn, which means you won’t suffer from the bare, twiggy effect that deciduous plants would give. If you choose a ground-cover plant such as Cotoneaster horizontalis you will be able to enjoy really attractive berries as
The Garden well as the neat foliage. Ground-cover planting like this will often offer a useful source of shelter to local wildlife and food for berry eaters too. Sometimes it can be difficult to spot suitable ground-cover plants unless the nursery or garden centre has a designated area for them, so, when searching out plants for ground cover, always read the information given about each plant thoroughly. Ideally you want those where the stated height is smaller than the stated spread – it is outwards not upwards you are after! Look for clues in the plants’ Latin names too – those with words suggesting spread out or horizontal are good indicators e.g. prostrata (prostrate), horizontalis (horizontal), repens (creeping). Visit Pippa’s website www. pippagreenwood.com and you’ll find some great gardening items and perfect Christmas gifts for gardeners: a ‘Grow Your Own with Pippa Greenwood’ gift card (great vegetable plants and weekly advice from Pippa), stylish cloches, the fantastic SpeedHoe, raised bed kits, gardening tools, Grower Frames, signed books and more! Or why not book Pippa for a gardening talk at your gardening club?
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The trick to bagging bargains on Black Friday is to know what you want but not to be too picky. For example, if you want a Sony 65-inch TV you can probably get a deal, but if you only want a very specific model there’s every chance you’ll be out of luck. Research the market so you know what things are actually worth and stick to a budget. It’s not a bargain if you don’t need or want it. Last but not least, use the price checking services on the day to make sure you really are getting the best price. Images left to right - PlayStation VR virtual reality headset, Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker, Samsung 4K HDR TV
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flower raffle, and Christmas charity raffle in aid of the Ashford branch of the International Glaucoma Association.Tickets £8 in advance - contact 01233 628278 or 01233 820585. November 22nd Coffee Morning & Jumble Sale 10am – 2pm. There will be shoes, French clothing and accessories, leatherware, Christmas wreath-making demonstrations from top flower arranger, plus many other goodies. Wye Village Hall; with raffle raising money for Holding Little Hands – a new charity at the William Harvey Hospital November 24th New Romney Amateur Dramatics Youth Group will be doing two performances at 3pm and 7pm of Children of West End Musicals. November 24th Lady Joanna Thornhill School Christmas Market. Join us from 2-4pm to stock up on Christmas presents, enjoy a hot drink and a mince pie, visit Santa’s Grotto and enter the Christmas hamper raffle. Festive fun for all the family, £1 entry per adult (children free). Sunday 25 November Autumn Concert. Sutton Valence Choral Society have chosen a very special programme with which to commemorate the Armistice in their concert on Sunday 25 November. Conductor Bryan Gipps said “with just under one hundred singing in the choir and a large orchestra as well as three soloists, this is certain to be a memorable concert”. The concert at All Saints’ Church, Mill Street, Maidstone, ME15 6YE starts at 7pm. N.B. Earlier start! Tickets, priced £13, are available from choir members, by email at pamela.hipkins@btinternet.com or via the website at www.suttonvalencechoral.com November 30th The Charing Christmas Lights “Magical Evening” Christmas Fayre will be held 6pm-8pm in the Church Barn. Lots of lovely Christmas goodies for sale, along with The Grand Draw, huge Tombola, Tipple Basket, Rosemary’s Christmas cake, Children’s Marquee and Roundabout. Hot food and drinks available. New this year, Charing’s first “Light Parade”, lead by Father Christmas”. Come along in fancy dress. Light up your costume with battery lights or glo sticks. Decorate you bicycles, pushchairs, mobility aids. Prizes for best entries. The following day a Coffee Morning will be held in the Church Barn, 10.30am-12.30pm when the prize draws will take place. For more detail call, 01233 714068/ 713439 or 07929 041749. To enter the “Light Parade”please call 07928 313578 or pick up an entry form at Charing Post Office
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December 30th Betherdsen WI Pantomime Group Presents Alice in Wonderland at Bethersden Village Hall at 7.30 pm and Saturday 1st December 3pm and 8pm. Tickets £4.00 each available from the Bethersden post office or by calling 01233 820650.
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Sweet Recipe Makes 6 Ready in 1 hour, plus cooling and chilling time
Salted Caramel, Chocolate and Chilli Tartlets
It may sound like an unusual combination but a hint of fiery chilli complements a rich chocolate dessert perfectly. Serve with a spoonful of thick cream or Greek yogurt for a really indulgent dessert.
Ingredients: • Flour, for dusting • 250g ready-made sweet shortcrust pastry • 260g jar salted caramel sauce • 25g unsalted butter • 100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces • 1 small red chilli, deseeded and chopped (see Tip) • Shredded fresh basil leaves, to decorate (optional) • Icing sugar, for dusting
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Blanch the chopped chilli pepper in boiling water for 1 minute, then refresh under cold water and pat dry with kitchen paper. This will remove a little of the fiery heat from the chilli. If you prefer, replace the fresh chopped chilli with a sprinkle of dried chilli flakes. 26
1. Lightly dust a work surface with flour and roll out the pastry to about 3mm thickness. Use to line six 10cm tartlet tins. Prick the bases with a fork and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas mark 6.
2. Line each tartlet tin with a circle of baking paper and fill with baking beans. Bake blind in the preheated oven for 7-8 minutes. Remove the beans and paper and bake the tarts for a further 4-5 minutes until the pastry is crisp and pale golden. Leave to cool completely, then remove the pastry cases from the tins and place on a board.
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set chocolate topping and scatter over the shredded basil (if using). Dust with icing sugar.
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PARENTING Making Christmas Extra Special ELF ON A SHELF The original idea behind Elf on a Shelf was that an elf would arrive at the start of Christmas to watch over children and report back to Father Christmas. However, the trend has changed in recent years to become a bit more fun (and a bit less creepy). Now the craze is for the elf to get up to mischief overnight, whether it’s making snow angels in flour, tying the children’s shoelaces together or wrapping the loo in Christmas paper. (Search Pinterest for inspiration.) KINDNESS ELVES Not keen on the idea of a pint-sized prankster? Kindness elves have become a popular alternative. They still move each night but rather than tricks, they leave notes praising the child for a good deed or suggesting a kind act the child could do, such as visiting an elderly neighbour or making a card for a relative. ADVENT CALENDARS
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this calendar just as much as the kids.) See www.jacquielawson. com. If your child loves crafts, the Mini Makes Christmas papercraft book by Half Pint Home will provide hours of entertainment. There’s an activity for each day leading up to Christmas, including mini-bunting, finger puppets, decorations and more. Mini Makes Christmas costs £12.99 from www.etsy.co.uk. Early Learning Centre Advent Calendar, £25
with trinkets and second-hand small toys. A bundle of Shopkins characters, for example, can be picked up relatively cheaply on eBay. The calendar can then be brought out again each year, so becoming part of your family’s festive traditions. If you don’t have the time (or energy) to find 24 gifts, the advent calendars from Lego, Smiggle, Playmobil and the Early Learning Centre offer a decent selection of goodies for £20-£30. You can also sometimes find a previous year’s calendar for £10 or less on eBay. Digital calendars have different activities, images, videos or other features to unlock each day. The best one I’ve found is by Jacquie Lawson. It costs just £3 and will work on most computers, smartphones and tablets. Activities include making a snowflake, decorating a Christmas tree and solving puzzles. Each activity can be played as many times as you like. (Grown-ups tend to enjoy
VIDEO MESSAGES FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS Surprise your child with a personalised video message from Father Christmas, thanks to Portable North Pole (PNP). You can get a short video for free or unlock lots of different personalised videos, phone calls and stories for around £11. The videos are very well made and will keep your child believing for that little bit longer, see www. portablenorthpole.com. SANTA SPY CAM With the Santa Spy Cam app, you can capture video evidence of elves and Father Christmas visiting your home. My daughter caught an elf on camera last year using the app and the experience made her a believer again. The app is available for Apple and Android phones. One video is free, the rest cost a few pounds, see www.santaspycam.com.
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Clubs & Societies
The Royal Air Forces Association meet on the 2nd Thursday each month at 7.30pm in Wye Village Hall. After a short business meeting we usually have a speaker followed by refreshments. Connection to the RAF is not necessary. Parking available. Contact: rita.elgar05@gmail.com
Wye Historical Society – meets monthly from October to April in the Lady Joanna Thornhill School at 7.30pm. Subscriptions £10 per year; visitors welcome at £2 per meeting - no need to book. For more info see www. wyehistoricalsociety.org.uk.
Ashford Art Society welcomes new members.
All ages & standards. A friendly group with a wide variety of events and meetings. Call 01233 630293 and 01303 850429 for details.
Aldington Corner Quilters is a long established group
of friendly ladies meeting on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at Aldington Village Hall, 7.00pm 9.00pm. We have a mix of beginners and experienced ladies who share their latest projects and ideas. We always welcome new members. For more info contact Julie Coney - quirkyjules@gmail.com or call 01303 813944 (eve).
Aldington WI on 3rd Mon every month. All ladies welcome, 7 for 7.30 at The Walnut Tree, Aldington.
Ashford Model Railway Club - We meet on Wednesday evenings at the barn café at Willesborough Windmill. between 7.00pm and 9.00pm, and the club would welcome new members. Contact John White on 01233 733416 for more information
Ashford Radio Aeromodellers, we have a field at Sellindge for flying seven days a week, and fly indoors in Ashford Market on various Thursday evenings during the Autumn, Winter, & Spring, please visit www.araclub.co.uk for more details, or phone Iain on 07956501510, or myself (Roger) 01233 627694.
Ashford Soroptimists First Tues of the month, 7.15pm,
except August, in the Dog House Evegate. We are part of a global organisation whose aims are to improve the lives and status of women and girls through education. In addition we also have fun, with a programme of social activities. If you are interested in joining us do please give us a call. Contact Sue Wood 01233 623902
Bilsington Ladies meet in Bilsington Village Hall 2nd
Thursday of the month at 2.15pm. Interesting speakers and a warm welcome awaits. Call Jan on 01233 641820.
Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society We meet on the last Friday of the month at Brabourne & Smeeth Village Hall, 7.15 for 7.30pm. New members and visitors will be made very welcome. For further info call Wendy
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The Brabourne and Smeeth Branch of the Royal British Legion meet every Second Tuesday in the
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East Kent Morris Men Do you like dancing, beer,
socialising, music, having fun? Why not try Morris Dancing? We are recruiting for new members. Weekly Wednesday dance practices at Mersham Village Hall, 8pm to 10pm; afterwards we practise drinking in the pub opposite! No experience required. Why not give it a try? Details from www.ekmm.org.uk or 01795 536 262
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ROMNEY, DYMCHURCH and HYTHE. We teach ART APPRECIATION & SPANISH CLASSES. The Spanish Classes are not for complete beginners, but if you have done a bit of Spanish in the past and would like to brush up your skills, the classes might be suitable. Cost £5 per week. For further details contact ANDREW and DEBBY on 01303 875542
Quilting Group held in the Oak Room, Smeeth TN25
6SA. If you are interested in quilting or patchwork why not come along and learn new skills and share your expertise with like minded people. Beginners and advanced levels are welcome. Bi-monthly meetings, for further information contact Marion on 01233 750319
Sellindge Gardening Association meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month in the Durling Hall Sellindge (next to the main hall) at 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Our programme includes speakers, a summer show, social events, day trips and an annual holiday. For further details contact Linda on 01303 813288.
Sellindge Table Top Sale the 1st Saturday of each month in the village hall Sellindge. Tables booked in advance are £5. 00 Each and on the day (If available) £8. 00. Telephone for more information 01303 813475. Refreshments are available and home made cakes.
Smeeth W.I. We meet on the second Monday of the Month at 7.30 pm in the Brabourne & Smeeth village hall for further information do contact Joy Taylor 01303 812165”
Stanford & Postling WI meet in the comittee room at the rear of Lympne Village Hall on the 3rd monday of every month. we are a small but friendly group who would love to wlecome new members. for any futher information please contact Elaine on 01303 863096 or Iona on 01303 238390.
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