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Children are returning to school following the summer break, they might not be too pleased but as a parent the routine is appreciated.

The arrival of September has made me realise that there is precious little time left to finish off our outdoor tasks. We still have work to do to prepare for winter, we sprung a leak in our chimney breast last winter resulting in a significant amount of water pouring into the fireplace in the midst of one of last winter’s storms. This was caused by the breakdown of some pointing, so we need the fine weather to hold so that we can fix it. Unfortunately some wasps have decided to nest there now and my husband is extremely allergic to wasp stings this looks like a job for a Pest Controller - for the wasps, not my husband!

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Our cars also need work completed before any bad weather sets in, the list is endless! At least my petrol head son is now able to show what he’s made of, having spent most of August covered in grease, with his head under the bonnet of my car. The work he’s carried out would have cost me a fortune but there’s always a catch - in return I have agreed to add him to my insurance!

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Credit Crunch Gardening

by Pippa Greenwood

If you feel that your garden has become an expensive hobby, check-out my top tips for CreditCrunch Gardening.

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• Apply for an allotment. An allotment opens up a whole new opportunity to grow almost unlimited food at very little cost, get exercise without paying for the gym, and learn a lot from your neighbouring plot holders.

• Gardeners are a very generous bunch, so don’t feel embarrassed to ask, friends, neighbours, or fellow allotmenteers for cuttings or seedlings of plants that you have admired. It is part of what gardening is all about.

• Collect softish, deciduous leaves to make free soil improver. Just make a ‘cage’ from galvanised wire with posts at the corners or cram the leaves into bin liners and puncture a few holes.

• Make the most of every bit of fruit and veg that your garden or allotment produces. Make jams, chutnies, jellies and of course bottle or freeze just about anything else.

• Make your own wasp trap. Use a jam jar part filled with stale jam, mixed with water and topped with tin foil with a few holes in it made using a pencil.

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Fill a flowerbed with colour by sowing it with hardy annual seeds – some can be collected from existing plants, others from packet seed, often at under £1 per packet.

Ask your local pub to give you any stale beer from the driptrays and use it as slug bait. Use an old plastic beaker part filled with beer and placed so that the rim is about 1cm above soil level in a slug and snail prone area.

Enjoy some wild food. Many garden plants are edible, and don’t forget the old favourites such as hedgerow blackberries - great for crumble, stewed with some apple or for making into bramble jelly.

Many fruits sold in the supermarket come in smart, clear-plastic trays, which can be used as miniature seed trays, and most even come with a clear plastic top, the perfect mini propagator lid.

Growing your own vegetables really can save you a packet.

Right now you can order in seed for crops, and onion sets and garlic for crops early next summer. Then early in the year start planting potatoes and

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• Look after your garden tools.

Store them in a dry shed or garage, wipe over any metal parts with an oily rag to keep rust at bay and they’ll last years longer.

• Invest in a few raspberry canes. This has to be the best money saving crop, as they are expensive in the shops. Once established autumn fruiting varieties yield heavy crops and can give you ‘posh’ fruit....for just pennies.

• The garden furniture is probably the most costly item in your garden and statistics show it’s what gardeners spend most money on replacing.

Remove washable seat-pads and cushions first, wash and dry these and then cover the furniture up or move it into a shed or garage if possible.

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ISA Changes Chancellor George Osborne sprung a welcome surprise on investors and savers in his Budget in March, with the most far-reaching changes to the tax-free Individual Savings Accounts (ISA) since its launch in 1999. From 1 July, the ISA annual allowance was raised to £15,000 and the previous restrictions on cash holdings within the tax-free wrapper were lifted.

From the start of July, the old limit on the amount of cash that could be deposited in an ISA each year – which in April was £5,940 – has been scrapped, and the new limit of £15,000 applies to both cash and stocks and shares holdings. Essentially, ISA savings can now be held in any combination of stocks and shares or cash that an individual wishes, offering choice and flexibility to build a portfolio and to reflect people’s differing, and changing, appetites for risk. Although new subscriptions from the beginning of July can be split in any proportion between Cash and Stocks & Shares ISAs, individuals will still only be able to pay into a maximum of one Cash ISA and one Stocks & Shares ISA each year.

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Alongside the changes to UK pensions from April 2015, the new ISA rules broaden the planning opportunities available for Britain’s savers and investors. The coalition government has reinforced flexibility and choice for ISA investors and savers; although the giveaway comes at little initial cost to the Treasury in the run up to the 2015 general election, as the parlous returns from Cash ISAs mean the tax savings are marginal. Cleverly, longsuffering cash savers have been appeased without, for now, the prospect of any real gain as interest rates linger at sub-inflation levels. The July changes will give many a welcome opportunity to top up their taxadvantaged investments, or reconsider how they put aside money for the creation of long-term wealth.

Remember that the favourable tax treatment given to ISAs is subject to changes in legislation and many not be maintained in future.

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The government believes the rise in the allowance Talk of estate planning is not the cheeriest of subjects and its decision to scrap the cash limits will make the and it is easy to put something off that doesn’t affect system neater and less confusing. you today, or even in the near future. But it is a vital Since the Budget announcement, public attention has part of financial planning and once dealt with you can focused on the increase in the amount of cash that can rest easy that the loved ones you leave behind will be be held in an ISA. However, as Britain’s long-suffering looked after. savers are well aware, cash deposits have offered dire returns over the five years that the Bank of England has JAMIE WELLER held the base rate at 0.5%. Although Mark Carney, the WEALTH MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT Bank’s governor, indicated at his recent Mansion House speech that rate rises could happen “sooner than markets expect” – which, for now, has been broadly translated to Mastermind your financial future mean this year rather than next – he has emphasised that any increases will be “gradual and limited”.

I provide an experienced wealth The reality of a slow and incremental increase in the base rate is that returns from cash deposits are likely to remain negligible. Furthermore, the present level of returns on the majority of cash savings is not sufficient to protect their value from inflation. Barely half of the Cash ISAs on the market currently achieve this goal (source: Moneyfacts – June 2014).

However, the new flexibility to hold cash has effectively re-fitted the Stocks & Shares ISA into an even more versatile investment vehicle, providing individuals with a safer haven to ease concerns about short-term market volatility. Certainly, the previous restriction on the ability to shift money out of investments and into cash was a disincentive to lock into the potentially higher long-term returns offered by the stocks and shares element of ISAs. But savers who shied away from Stocks & Shares ISAs can now take advantage of exposure to stock market returns, and the potential to maximise the long-term benefits of the allowance by utilising all of the tax reliefs on offer, in the knowledge they have the freedom to transfer at any point.

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There’ll be cooking demonstrations, street food stalls, as well as local music from acoustic performers Ritchie and Rhonda, a ‘Funk Soul’ duo. On the very top part of the Lower High Street there will be dancing from Maenads, The Wild Women of Kent, showcasing the spirit of the county in every aspect.

The market manager Rachel Heather said: “This truly is a market to be proud of capturing the atmosphere of everything Kentish.”

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NEW Kent in Crepe – fresh crepes 5.

NEW Snoad Farm 6.

Marshmallow Heaven – handmade gourmet marshmallows 7.

The Family Kitchen – Jamaican street food 8.

Sylivia & Terry Chocolates 9.

Gusbourne Estate – English sparkling wine 10. Invicta Herbs – locally grown herbs & culinary plants 11. Millbank Olives – olives, sauces and preserves 12. The Cheesemakers of Canterbury – voted one of the top 50 cheesemakers in the world 13. Enzo’s Bakery – Italian bread and pastries 14. Street Bake – coffee van with real coffee and homemade biscuits 15. Lil’ Tea Tank – vintage teas and cakes 16. Bombay Street Food – a gateway to India 17. Paul Babra Sauces – spice up your life with chutneys and sauces!

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Kent Fudge – produced five miles from Ashford The Breakfast Shack – farmers market breakfast Chef demonstrations Muddy Wellies and Cooking Up Ideas – fresh produce and jar items hand grown and hand made from their community farm in Smeeth Changing Face of Farming – see how farmers’ methods have changed over the years and how they make a living in the modern world

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Tractors run up and down from the hop gardens every day during the hop harvest to bring the freshly picked hops to the shop for customers to choose from. The hop harvest starts around 20th august until 15th September but you can buy the dried garlands all year round.

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essentiallyhops is nestled in a tranquil farm yard in the heart of the countryside just outside Canterbury, there is an excellent coffee shop and other interesting businesses to make your visit even more special. The shop is a magical grotto packed full of home decoration ideas and customers can watch expert florists making gorgeous flower arrangements, get inspiration and ideas to brighten their homes. Packed full of flowers, interesting gifts and friendly advice, people are inspired and enthused. A unique shopping experience with plenty for everyone. A treasure waiting to be discovered. And don’t worry if you miss the hop harvest, the farm shop is open all year round and hop garlands are dried for sale throughout the rest of the year.

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Sunday 7th September 1-4.30pm Lympne Village Hall Fete and Novelty Dog Show There

will be Craft Stalls, Cake stall, Side shows, Plant stall, Ice Cream, Candy Floss Teas, Beer Tent, Children’s Fri 05 Sep Back 2 Back attractions and B.B.Q. Fun for all the family A novelty (Grunge & Rock Covers) Dog Show and we hope that everyone will enjoy and enter into the spirit of this village event The event Sat 06 Sep Liquid Jacket (Party Rock Band) on the day is managed by Rosie Pilbeam and her Applause for Paws Team. Entries will be take from Fri 12th Sep Rhythm Doctors 1.00pm on the day. Start time 1.30 pm. Places 1 to 5 Sat 13th Sep Bad Pennies (Top Dollar Rock & Blues) will receive a rosette £2.00 to enter per class or three class entries for £5.00 . There are 11 classes. Waggiest Fri 19th Sep Caution Horses tail, Handsomest dog, Best Dressed, Prettiest Bitch, (7-piece indie-rock band) Best Condition. Best Child handler(max age 16yrs) Most appealing eyes, Best Veteran Dog (8yrs or older) Sat 20th Sep CENTAUR PARTING Fastest sausage eater, Dog most like their owner. Best (A quality classic rock covers band) decorated lead. Grand final Best in Show and Reserve Thu 25th Sep Bad side of 25 (Acoustic Duo) Best in Show the class winners are eligible to enter – sponsored by Applause for Paws In addition there Fri 26th Sep Copacetic (Rock covers band) will be a novelty obstacle course for any dog to enter. £1.00 per go; all participants will receive a certificate Sat 27th Fat Badger (Rock covers band) and the fastest dog of the day will win a trophy.

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Saturday 13th September - Fragfest 360 Gaming Event, Victory Hall, Hamstreet. Entry is £10 from 2pm until 10pm. Visit fragfest360.com for further info or phone 01227 392228. Games include Halo, Call of Duty, retro colsoles, indie games, etc. The event includes a retro zone with plenty of old school consoles hooked up to TVs. Attendees can also bring XBOX 360s along with games, and hook it up to the screens and networking equipment.

Sunday 14th September World War I Commemorative Display, Victory Hall, Hamstreet, from 2pm-5pm. There will be tea and cakes available.

Contact Colin on 01233732568 or Wendy on 01233732903 if you have any old postcards, photos, letters, items etc. to display.

Friday 19th September .A . WW1 Centenary Concert commencing at 7.30pm in the Assembly Rooms at Tenterden Town Hall. Music for all tastes arranged by The Royal British Legion and played by the Band of the Royal Engineers (Chatham) featuring a programme including hits from stage and screen as well as favourites from both World Wars. Tickets at £8

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August to OctoberEvents 27th August - Start of Autumn Term Students return to school 12th September - World Challenge Fundraising Concert (In aid of Homewood students’ trip to Equador) 7.00pm, Sinden Theatre 17th September - Senior Prize Evening 7.00pm, Sinden Theatre T 19th September - Missy Malone and Friends - Burlesque 7.30pm, Sinden Theatre, Tickets £7 and Concessions £5 24th September - Open Evening 4.00pm - 8.00pm 26th September - Lonestar Comedy 8.00pm, Sinden Theatre, Tickets £10 or £15 with supper 1st & 2nd October - Open Mornings 10am - 1pm 11th October- Family Master Classes 9am - 12noon For further information please contact Michelle Fowler email: m.fowler@homewood.kent.sch.uk or phone: 01580 764222 ext 291 Contact details for the Sinden Theatre Box Office 01580 763826

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what’s on each are on sale now from Gateway Tenterden,the Day Centre Church Road,the Day Centre Shop 1a Eastgate and St.Michael’s Post Office and Village Stores .A licenced bar will be available in the interval . Proceeds will be shared between The Day Centre and The Royal British Legion poppy appeal .Make a date now and enjoy a super evening with music played by 30 musicians supporting two excellent causes.

Sunday 21st September - Bike Jumble, Marsh Road, Hamstreet, This will take place in the field opposite Mountain Farm from 10am. There will be undercover stalls and an indoor seating area in a large marquee. The large indoor and outdoor bikejumble includes new and used spares, bikes, clothing and accessories for sale. Parking is free, refreshments are available and well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome. Previous events featured local hog roast, toasty sandwiches and real coffee in addition to chips & burgers For information visit www.elk-promotions.co.uk Saturday and Sunday 27th and 28th September in Pluckley Village Hall, Quilt and Craft Show from 10.30am to 5.00pm each day to include a display of quilts and crafts and trade stalls selling all things patchwork, quilting and sewing.

Entrance £4.00 to include tea/coffee and cake or a savoury bite. All profits to the Village Hall fund. This is the first of what we hope will become an annual event. For further information phone Judy on 01233 840280 or Sue on 01233 840544.

Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th October - Wyatts Cat at Tenterden Folk Festival 2014 The English barn dance to be held in the Tenterden Club in the evening of Friday 3rd October 2014 will feature local ceilidh band Wyatts Catt. The dance will again take place in the Moulton Hall and Evans Bar of the Tenterden Club in Church Road, just off the High Street, on the Friday evening from 7.30 p.m. Doors open at 7.00 p.m. The Club will be providing a real ale bar. Tickets are £8.00 for adults or £5.00 for under sixteens and are available by sending a cheque to Tenterden Folk Festival or can be purchased by credit cards online at www.musicglue.com/ tenterdenfolkfestival/tickets/

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MEET TINKABOO A STAR IN THE MAKING Written by Willamina-the-Wise-Wordsmith Doo-BDoodle t o w n w a s a-buzz with excitement. Tinkaboo had been chosen to appear in a TV show.

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FUR AND MAKE-UP But there was something else. Tinkaboo had made a door hanger and hung it on the handle.

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“Tinkaboo Listen to you! Who doo-b-doo you think you are?!”

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“Here it is, Tinkaboo.” And Dolly set the tray down on the floor outside the bedroom. Then she looked up to see that the words on the door hanger now read BISCUITS PLEASE. Dolly folded her arms with a sigh.

“Tinkaboo Listen to you! Who doo-b-doo you think you are?!”

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And as Dolly set the plate down on the floor outside the bedroom door she noticed that the tea tray had disappeared. She also noticed that the words on the hanger had changed again. It now read NAIL CLIPPERS PLEASE. Dolly’s eyes flashed.

“Tinkaboo Listen to you! Who doo-b-doo you think you are?!”

But she still went to find the nail clippers.

“Here you are, Tinkaboo.”

Dolly popped the nail clippers down on the carpet, noticing that the plate of biscuits had disappeared. Then she looked up and couldn’t believe her eyes. The words on the hanger now read FUR BRUSH PLEASE. Dolly pursed her lips. But she still went to look for his fur brush.

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Hobbies Have You Got The Baking Bug? By Kate McLelland icing, sprinkled with edible glitter and often topped with exotic decorations, they can easily be turned into individual, quirky masterpieces. These little cakes can even be displayed on a multi-layered framework (a “cupcake tower”) in place of a traditional wedding cake.

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In recent years baking has become a bit of a national obsession. With new cake-craft shops opening in our high streets and countless community bake-offs taking place all over the country, it would appear that the UK has been well and truly bitten by the baking bug.

The name “cupcake” first appeared in an American cookery book published in 1796.

They were so named because they were baked in pottery cups, ramekins or moulds, the size of a small teacup. Their popularity was revived in the 2000s thanks to the US TV series “Sex and the City”, when lead characters Carrie and Miranda scoffed cupcakes from New York’s famous Magnolia Bakery as they discussed their love lives.

These days you can buy special tin moulds for cupcakes and it’s possible to experiment with a huge range of recipes. Try them out on family and friends, or if you’re feeling ambitious you can even enter the National Cupcake Championships. You can view the entry guidelines at www. nationalcupcakeweek.co.uk but hurry, as the deadline for entries is 15th August.

Much of the renewed interest in what can be achieved with butter, sugar, eggs and flour can be ascribed to the BBC’s now legendary TV show, The Great British Bake Off, which features a team of amateur bakers taking part in progressively harder challenges over a period of ten weeks. The first episode of GBBO traditionally kicks off with “Cakes” and it’s fitting that this aspect of baking should open the competition, as cake making and decorating has become one of the most popular hobbies in Britain today.

Although many people enjoy pottering alone in the kitchen, trying out new recipes and finding original ways to decorate their cakes, The Great British Bake Off seems to have inspired a real enthusiasm for communal baking, whether that’s about learning together or indulging in friendly competition.

Cupcakes are especially popular: decorated with butter cream

You can look up cake decorating courses in your

local area by going to www. cakedecoratingcourses.co.uk or alternatively visit your local library to find out if they hold a list. If you fancy getting away from it all in order to really focus on your art, then there are a number of cake decorating short breaks and holidays available, with one day courses costing from around £100 (not including accommodation).

If you want a real holiday experience you could sign up for a cake-making course in France, with accommodation and meals included for £649 per person.

See www.frenchcakebreaks.com for more details.

For those who simply don’t have the money to spend on courses there are a number of tutorials on YouTube (www.youtube.com) that will teach you everything you need to know, from creating a basic cake mixture to advanced piping techniques.

If you don’t enjoy learning alone, you can always invite a friend around to experiment with you, or get together with neighbours to create your own version of the Great British Bake Off. One thing’s for certain: there’ll be no lack of volunteers to help when it comes to tasting the results!

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The growth in popularity of knitting, sewing and jewellery-making has provided skilled crafters with a golden opportunity to supplement their income. Not only is it possible to make good money from a creative hobby such as this, people young and old are starting successful businesses doing what they love.

Many people make gifts for family and friends, but don’t always realise the potential to earn money from their hobby. Diverse influences including media interest, the economic collapse, and TV programmes such as The Great British Sewing Bee have all been instrumental in bringing about the revival of crafts once regarded as old-fashioned.

So if you want to use your creativity to make some money, what are the best ways to sell, and how easy is it to get started?

Selling at craft fairs Craft fairs are considered the ‘traditional’ route to selling handcrafted items. They remain a good option if you can spare several days a month to focus on selling, in addition to the time needed to produce your items.

Craft fairs and vintage markets are held regularly throughout the year, but because they are so popular, it is advisable to book well in advance.

Some venues provide tables, equipment and electrical sockets, but in most cases you’ll have to provide your own table and

lighting. High quality spotlighting is a good investment for sellers with a long-term plan, and can encourage sales if the venue is dimly lit.

Selling online Selling online involves a little more planning and considerably more effort to be successful. In its favour it has the advantage of being flexible, and may fit more easily into your life.

Not only will you need to produce items to sell, you’ll also need to develop your ‘shop,’ take and upload photos of each item, describe them well, estimate postage and packing charges, and continually market the business.

If this is what you envisioned, there’s probably no better way to make money from crafting.

Two websites set up to help you succeed in this respect are Folksy and Etsy, both being designed specifically for independent craftspeople and artisans.

Folksy With more than 15,000 sellers on Folksy, this has become a strong community for crafters and buyers alike. A UK-based site that has been around since 2007, Folksy provides a great opportunity to create your own brand without it costing a fortune, get your creations in front of a global audience, and build a bona-fide craft business.

• Basic account - 15p + VAT per item

- Items listed for 120 days - 6% + VAT commission • Folksy Plus - Annual charge of £45, inclusive of VAT - No individual listing fees - 6% + VAT commission Etsy If you start selling on Etsy you’ll be joining an established community of over 8 million members and 800,000 online shops. Launched in 2005, Etsy is based in America but also has a loyal following in the UK. It’s possible to link your Etsy account to a Facebook business page for additional exposure in this country.

• Seller account - no membership fees - $0.20 to list an item for 4 months - 3.5% commission Lovingly handcrafted items of a high quality have more personality than mass-produced goods, and their unique nature makes them appealing to discerning buyers. Although not a get-rich-quick scheme, making items to sell has the potential to bring in some valuable extra income and provide muchneeded job satisfaction.

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Using only the letters in the Wordwheel, you have ten minutes to find as many words as possible, none of which may be plurals, foreign words or proper nouns. Each word must be of three letters or more, all must contain the central letter and letters can only be used once in every word. There is at least one word that uses all of the letters in the wheel.

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3 x 3 box contains the digits 1 through 9, with no repetition! That’s all there is to it, you solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic there’s no maths involved and no adding up.

It’s fun. It’s challenging. It’s addictive!

TARGET Excellent: 24 or more words Good: 19 words Fair: 16 words

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