Villages North Apr/May 2020

The Village Directory Apr/May 2020 Edition • Edition 132 • Royal Mail

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Welcome Hi everyone, welcome to the Spring Edition.

I do hope you are all well, this has proven to be a particularly difficult introduction to write this month, as we are now living through a period of extreme uncertainty.

As this magazine goes to print the advice relating to the spread of Corona Virus is changing daily, therefore a big question mark hangs over all of our social gatherings and way of life for the time being. This is not just a threat to the events promoted in this edition but also to our local pubs and restaurants. At this point in time I’m unsure of what will come next so I’ve chosen to publish all of the events, you can then follow up on anything that is of interest to you with the organisers. Some may need to be cancelled entirely others may rescheduled for a future date.

The next edition of this magazine is also uncertain until nearer the time, when print services and deliveries can be fully confirmed.

So keep this edition safe for future reference, it may need to last a little longer than usual. We may be entering a period of reduced contact with one another but all those domestic tasks and projects will still be there when we find ourselves the other side of this situation.

Lastly, if anyone is in need of a good pick-meup why not join the Rock Choir online! See details inside.

Until next time stay safe.

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Windswept Gardening If your garden suffers the effect of winds, often pretty chilly ones at that, there’s no need to assume that you’re never going to be able to create yourself a garden. There are things you could do to improve the situation and make it easier for plants to survive, but there are also plants that are a lot tougher than you might think. So what should you do, and what should you grow?

If possible choose varieties of plants that are closer to the ground. These are more likely to enjoy a little protection from the prevailing winds and so have the chance to put on a decent show without getting their heads blown off! Go for miniature or dwarf forms where available.

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Creating a windbreak is a great idea, and if you can plant a hedge as a windbreak you will be amazed at the level of improvement you see within the

garden. Native hedging plants including hawthorn, blackthorn, guelder rose, wild rose and perhaps even some field maple can be bought for planting bare root at a very reasonable price.

It’ll take a few years for a small, new hedge to get established but once it has it should grow strongly and have the desired effect. In the meantime, erect a man-made barrier such as some hurdles.

There are a lot of bulbs that are hardy or low to the ground, so on a windy site try crocus, chinodoxa, anemone, Iris reticulata, cyclamen (hardy forms only) or dwarf narcissus such as Tete-a-Tete and Peeping Tom.

Walls are rarely the answer as a solid windbreak can cause a form of turbulence and increase the problem of wind and cold on the garden side of the barrier.

Instead, and if you don’t like the idea of a hedge, erect something like a fence, which allows some wind through.

The side of a mountain or a very steep hillside is often windswept and exposed, so it is no wonder that a number of rock plants do well in exposed gardens. Try Campanula portenschlagiana (a creeping form of the pretty bellflower), Sempervivum (the rosette-forming house leeks), low-growing hebes, Erigeron daisies, Helianthemum and Veronica spicata.

There are bound to be some areas of your garden that are less exposed than others. Think carefully about what you plant in these prized positions, and don’t ‘waste’ them on tougher plants.

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Keep Britain Singing with Rock Choir • ROCK CHOIR ANNOUNCE LIVE DAILY SING FOR THE ENTIRE UK PUBLIC TO JOIN IN WITH #KeepBritainSinging • ROCK CHOIR WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP TEACHING 32,000 OF ITS MEMBERS THROUGH LIVE INTERACTIVE REHEARSAL SESSIONS Rock Choir is the largest contemporary choir of the UK and remains unique with over 32,000 Members participating in approximately 400 local communities across the UK. With coronavirus gripping the country and with many of their Members in isolation, Rock Choir Founder and Creative Director, Caroline Redman Lusher, has announced how Rock Choir will ‘Keep Britain Singing’.

Rock Choir is known for its unique formula that leads to a natural high and change of mood experienced by its Membership on a weekly basis and confirmed by a singing experiment featured on BBC2’s Trust Me I’m A Doctor. Rock Choir is built on an uplifting ethos of family, fun, friendship and community spirit and for many thousands taking part, it’s a lifeline!

Not only does Rock Choir improve lives, but some Members have reported that they’ve come off antidepressants, found new confidence in themselves and discovered pure happiness. With the entire UK public facing isolation, the natural and immediate step was for the Rock Choir Team to find a way to support every individual and family across the UK to offer them a daily boost of Rock Choir.

The current and future well-being of the general public and the Rock Choir Members is now the biggest priority for Rock Choir and with many individuals now going into isolation, it was important to come up with a project that would benefit everyone. Therefore Rock Choir are encouraging the whole country to join with them for a daily fun sing-a-long-of uplifting contemporary pop songs via their Facebook page https://www. facebook.com/TheRockChoir/

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From Monday 23rd March, Rock Choir will go live from their Facebook page at 3pm and will commit to this event EVERY DAY until their normal rehearsals can resume. The Rock Choir Team of talented musicians and singers will take part in leading the singing and will rotate in front of the camera on a daily basis to deliver an uplifting, positive song via Facebook Live. Each individual or family in isolation will be encouraged to join in and sing with the Leader along with the thousands of Rock Choir Members who will be excited to be singing every day too. The Rock Choir team is committed to making this event happen every day to give everyone some stability and a routine until the self-isolation guidelines are lifted.

Rock Choir has positively impacted not just its Members but their relationships around them too; their family, friends and colleagues. With their new ‘Keep Britain Singing’ project, the hope is that everyone will continue to feel better and stronger the more they sing.

Each song will be announced the day before each session is broadcast and the activity will include the mass sing-a-long as well as fun extras, singing tips and ideas to help everyone connect with music over this period of time. Song requests and interaction will also be very welcome!

Rock Choir has also announced to their Members today that they will be teaching their normal choir rehearsal schedule using live interactive teaching sessions online. All Members will be asked to login and participate at their normal rehearsal time and will therefore be able to interact with one other

The Home and their Leader. None of the current Rock Choir Membership will miss out on any of their sessions and this is vital for morale and wellbeing in these testing times.

Caroline Redman Lusher Comments – “The well-being of our Members is and will always be our absolute priority and now we have the whole country to consider too! We have 32,000 ‘Rockies’ in Rock Choir who, along with the rest of the general public, will each be facing uncertainty.

Some will be scared, some lonely and others will be in isolation potentially for a long length of time. As well as committing to running our normal rehearsal schedule we are encouraging them and the public to join us daily and benefit from the well-being effects of Rock Choir whilst we ask that our Rockies reach out to their family, friends and neighbours to all become part of a much bigger community of support. We have been hearing some inspirational stories from our Rockies who are already true community heroes during this crisis. I implore everyone to join in and sing with us each day. We can then contribute to everyone’s

daily routine and be a reliable and constant source of support for our Members and the UK community.

We would also love any of our celebrity supporters to get in touch and consider giving up five mins of their day to get involved with our Keep Britain Singing campaign. It would be such a morale booster for our Rock Choir community!

We know that singing boosts our levels of Endocannabinoids – neurotransmitters thought to be the cause of the ‘natural high’. As well as giving us a ‘buzz’, these chemicals are linked to improving mood and reducing anxiety and stress. This is essential to our well-being and we aim to try and replicate these feelings with our online singing activities!”

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The Book Nook

From thrillers to gardening, there’s something to suit most readers this month…

Alice – Christina Henry If you enjoy twisted fairy tales, this book (and its sequel, Red Queen) needs to be on your reading list.

The story begins with Alice, who’s been locked up in an asylum for a decade after encountering the Rabbit. She escapes with her neighbouring cellmate and they set off on a journey that sees them encountering various characters from the beloved children’s tale. This is definitely not a story for children however; it’s horrifying, gruesome and as dark as they come.

On the Up – Alice O’ Keeffe Sylvia dreams of a better life, away from her council flat. A home with wisteria around the door, a garden and no noisy neighbours.

Meanwhile, her financial situation and the challenges of parenthood are putting a strain on her relationship with her partner, Obe. While Sylvia is desperate to leave her estate behind, when it’s threatened she finds herself ready to defend it. A warm humorous book about family, community and modern life.

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The Mercies – Kiran Millwood Hargrave The tiny Norwegian community

of Vardø is devastated when most of its men are killed at sea in one night. The women have to come together to survive. But this is the seventeenth century, and independent women are viewed with suspicion and distaste, particularly by new commissioner Absalom Cornet. Based on real events, The Mercies is a gripping, thought-provoking read.

Peaky Blinders: The Real Story of Birmingham’s most notorious gangs – Carl Chinn If you love the TV series, you might enjoy reading about some of the real peaky blinders who lived, fought and evaded the law in Birmingham a century ago. Amongst them was the author’s own great-grandfather.

Unlike the show, the book doesn’t glamourise the men or the deeds. As Chinn states, the peaky blinders were often “unsavoury, unglamorous and unworthy of respect”. Instead, the book provides a well-researched, fascinating insight into historical gang violence.

How to Plant a Garden – Matt James Itching to get back out in your garden now spring is here? Or

perhaps you’re somewhat reluctantly determined to tackle the weeds? Either way, this book might help to inspire you. There’s advice on choosing the right plants for different situations and plenty of guidance on soil conditions, shady areas, plant combinations and more. It’s not a new release, so you might even be able to order a copy from your local library.

Three Hours – Rosamund Lupton Masked gunmen attack a school in Somerset. They shoot the headmaster but make no demands. Who’s behind the attack; who’s safe; who’s the target? A heart-racingly tense thriller with characters you’ll be desperate to protect. Three Hours will keep you on the edge of your seat and reading ‘just one more page’ long into the night.

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New Singing Teacher in Ashford Hello, my name is Sheila Daniels. I am a singing teacher and audition/acting coach. I moved to Ashford two months ago after teaching in Sutton, Surrey for the last eight years and now have my new home studio in the beautiful countryside between Pluckley and Egerton.

I came to London in 1987 to train as an actor and attended Drama Studio London. I then went on to appear in several West End shows as well as singing in clubs and restaurants across the capital. I also spent ten years travelling the country performing with a 2 - 5 piece jazz/swing band, singing for weddings, private parties and corporate events and in 2016, I produced and directed a sellout professional Fringe musical “Somewhere in England” at New Wimbledon Studio in SW London.

I love to teach; it’s very rewarding helping people to discover their voices and giving them the tools to reach their full potential. It should feel good to set your voice free by learning how to release tension – both physical and psychological – often it’s learned behaviours, inhibiting habits and a less than positive mindset that gets in the way of real progress. I teach all ages and levels of experience.

Every student is different, so lessons are tailored to suit their individual needs, working on songs of their choice, covering almost all genres of music.

I will guide the student and make suggestions, however, once I’m familiar with their voice or acting style.

when they discover what it’s supposed to feel like to sing. Even the most nervous new students will leave the lesson saying “I really enjoyed that!”

That’s how it should be.

T​ here is much in the media about the health benefits of singing, either for yourself or in a group, including lowering blood pressure, relieving stress and anxiety, boosting the immune system and improving lung function.

My job is to help you discover the high level of well being and confidence which can be achieved when you learn to sing without tension. We put the work in to take the effort out.

I’m often asked by people who believe they can’t sing “can you help me?”

Yes I can.

“Discover the high level of well being, strength and confidence which can be achieved when you learn to sing without effort.”

There are no complicated exercises or tricky scales in my lessons and many often find it a revelation

Sheila Daniels

SINGING COACH ONE TO ONE or SKYPE SINGING & ACTING TUITION

Tel: 07868 039 514 “ Free the Singer in You! ”

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What’s On

L i v e Ja z z 2020

T h e Fo l k e s t o n e J a z z C l u b At T h e To we r To B o o k C a l l : 0 7 3 8 8 1 2 7 2 2 9 All gigs start at 8pm ~ All gigs £12 admission Seat Bookings: 01303 277175 Email: folkestonejazz@gmail.com Website: www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk

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Ap r i l April 1st Boldshaves Gardens Opening. The garden and tea house will be open for the season. Now open 7 days a week 2-6pm. Entrance £5. See website for further information: www.boldshaves.co.uk April 8th The Arts Society, Egerton meets on the second Wednesday of the month at Egerton’s Millennium Hall at 2:30pm. The talk today is entitled ‘Painted Pleats - a History of European Fan Painting’ by Jacob Moss. New society members are welcome as are visitors who pay £5 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 860393.

April 17th Ashford Flower Club are holding a demonstration called ‘Herbidaceous’ by Gill Smaggasgale at St Simon Stock RC Church Hall, Brookfield Road, Ashford TN23 4EU Start time 7.30 Visitors Welcome Also there is a workshop on the 15th May Tutor Helga Cukure using manipulated plant material. Non members wishing to participate should contact Sue on 01233 820585 start time 7.30pm

April 2nd

Derek Nash Acoustic Quartet + Martin Shaw

April 9th

Miss Georgina Jackson & her band

April 16th

Terry Seabrook “Milestones” Quintet

April 23rd

Matt Skelton & The Reorganisation

April 30th

Art Themen / Mark Nightingale Quintet

May 5th

Neil Angilley Trio

May 14th

Marc Cecil Quintet

May 21st

Clark Tracey “ Young Guns “ Quintet

May 28th

Sax~a~Plenty All Star Sextet with pianist Phill de Gregg from the USA

June 4th

XPQ Vasilis Xenopoulos & Nigel Price XPO

May 8th The Five Church Walk VE Day. The walk starts at 10am from Chilham, Godmersham, Boughton Aluph, Challock or Molash church. This is a sponsored walk in aid of the participating churches, the Kent Air Ambulance and/or the Pilgrims Hospices. Those without sponsors are also more than welcome and are asked to make a minimum donation of £5 each. The churches also have loos and delicious home-made refreshments to offer while you take a welcome break. For more information or for entry forms, contact any of the local churches, the charities or go to www.thefivechurchwalk.co.uk or phone 01233 641913 or you can just turn up on the day.

T h e Fo l k e s t o n e J a z z C l u b i s a n o n p r o f i t m a k i n g j a z z c l u b. R u n b y & fo r p e o p l e w i t h a l i k e m i n d e d i n t e re s t i n OUR KIND OF MUSIC D e r i c k Wo o d l a n d 0 1 3 0 3 2 6 0 3 3 0

May 11th Smeeth W.I. will meet at 7.30pm in Brabourne and Smeeth Village Hall when they will hold their Resolutions Meeting followed by an Entertaining Quiz and Nibbles. George Taylor will be our Quizmaster. Any lady Visitor is most welcome to join us. For further information please do contact Joy Taylor on 01303 812165 or Margaret Garrett on 01303 813932.

April 24th Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society’s next meeting will be in the village hall commencing 7.15 for 7.30 pm when our Tulip Show will take place. There will also be a presentation entitled “All Things Nutty”

by Alexander Hunt of The Walnut Company, a leading Kentish supplier of walnuts, sweet chestnuts, almonds and cob nuts. There will be time for Q&A’s followed by tea, coffee and biscuits.

May 2nd Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society has arranged a coach visit to Pashley Manor and Merriments, visitors are always welcome. Contact our Events Secretary Sheila Ash on Sheila-ash@sky.com for further details.

What’s On

FUN AND FRIENDLY DOG SHOW

MAY 8TH 2020

FREE ENTRY

Boot Fayre

ALDINGTON VILLAGE GREEN

2 CLASSES:

UNDER 2 YEARS – DOGS AND BITCHES OVER 2 YEARS – DOGS AND BITCHES OVERALL CHAMPION

Saturday 11th April 2020 10am to 1pm

Aldington Cricket Pitch | Village Hall TN25 7DZ £5 Car, £7 Van, £8 Table Top (in Village Hall) Limited space in the hall - booking advised

Refreshments available

BRING YOUR PETS FOR A 3:30PM START

TO ENTER PLEASE CALL: 01233 720 663 OR ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THE DAY BY 3:15PM

Contact Brenda 01233 720534 Also

Penalty Shoot-Out

Beat The Goalie Aldington Football Club

And

Knock The Stumps Down Aldington Cricket Club

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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH An active Neighbourhood Watch Scheme, which is free to join, can 1. Reduce crime and the opportunities for crime 2. Help and reassure those who live in fear of crime 3. Encourage neighbourliness and closer communities 4. Help improve the local environment.

To those readers who are not a member of Neighbourhood Watch then please join and receive crime reports and alerts from the Police via team members like me. These messages will allow you to be aware of potential problems or trends of crime and to stay alert to the potential criminal activity of the area. (details of how to join are at the end of this article) “THE MORE WE ARE, THE STRONGER WE ARE AND CRIME CANNOT FLOURISH IN A COMMUNITY THAT CARES AND IS VIGILANT” Across the Ashford District and Communities there are trends of crime to try to warn you of to allow you to prepare and plan to keep your properties safe and secure.

1. Vehicles. Leave nothing on show in a vehicle especially last park up at night. Vans and commercial vehicles carrying equipment and tools are especially vulnerable. Recently people who have driven their cars and parked up in rural woodland area car parks to walk their dogs have returned to find their cars broken into again please leave nothing on show in your car.

2. Garages, sheds and outbuildings keep locked and as secure as possible. Please remember that tools stolen from here could be used to break into your main property. Consider using a padlock and chain to chain together items in your sheds. If you do not garage your car park it up as close as you can to the garage door so even if the door was forced a criminal could not get in or remove items.

3. Distraction Burglaries and Scams. These are a particularly nasty crime which often target the elderly, disabled and the more vulnerable people in our community who have lived their lives in far most 22 trusting times.

Advice to elderly /vulnerable residents is simple. If in any doubt whatsoever, especially in dark evenings DON’T OPEN THE DOOR! If the call sounds suspicious HANG UP 4. Care with notes left out for delivery drivers “I am out all day please leave parcels around the back” may be read by anyone. A growing problem is delivery drivers are just leaving parcels and packages in open view. This is a thieves paradise!!

5. Keep your properties locked and secure whenever you go out., even if you are just popping out. With your property and vehicles just take those extra few seconds to check and think safe and secure at all times.

6. Scams and Fraud These come via Land line telephones, mobile phones, emails, via post and hand delivered mail and of course never forgetting face to face on your doorstep.

WE MUST ALL TAKE EXTREME CARE WHEN WE ARE APPROACHED BY PHONE OR LETTER ABOUT FINANCIAL MATTERS. If you have elderly relatives take a moment to offer help and advice. If you have elderly neighbours they may approach you for advice.

To report a crime in progress or if someone’s life is at risk, please dial 999, otherwise incidents can be reported, and intelligence given to 101.

If you want to give information about any crime anonymously, please contact Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

The last number is important. In the community sometimes the criminals are known and people are too frightened to make the call. Crime Stoppers can take information in total and absolute confidence..

More and more households have CCTV and CAMARA TYPE DOORBELLS and residents are making footage available to the police to assist in the battle against crime.

To join NHW or for more information about becoming a member please contact me at peternew1@aol.com. Remember the more we are the stronger we are Stay safe and secure and be vigilant at all times Thank you for your support. Take care and all the best, Peter.

Peter New ( peternew1@aol.com) Neighbourhood Watch team

What’s On

May 13th The Arts Society, Egerton meets on the second Wednesday of the month in Egerton’s Millennium Hall at 2:30pm. The talk today is entitled ‘Stamford Raffles - Art Collector and Discoverer of Singapore’ by Denise Heywood. New society members are welcome as are visitors who pay £5 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 860393.

May 16th Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society will be holding their Annual Plant Sale from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in the village hall. This is a very popular event so come early to pick up some bargains.

May 23rd - 25th Biddenden Flower Festival. The festival will be held at All Saints Church Biddenden TN27 8AH 10am - 5pm daily. Once again the church will be an explosion of skill and colour, reflecting the Patron Saints and Liturgical seasons of the church.

Morris men will be performing at the Lych gate on Saturday at 3.45pm and you will be able to buy your plants and vegetables in the Plant marquee located in the church yard. Refreshment will be on sale all day and you can sit and listen to musical interludes whilst you enjoy a cup of tea. Admission is free and a warm welcome is guaranteed for all the visitors May 29th Brabourne & Smeeth Gardeners’ Society’s next meeting will be in the village hall commencing 7.15 for 7.30 pm when there will be a presentation entitled “The Jessels of East Kent” by George Jessel, a local landowner and viticulturist, which should be highly informative. This will be followed by tea, coffee and biscuits.

June 12th The Arts Society, Egerton will meet for its AGM in Egerton’s Millennium Hall at 2:00pm.

However, at 2:30pm we will hear a lecture entitled ‘The Art of Dance’ which will be delivered by Jennifer Toynbee-Holmes. Using stills and video clips the talk explores the art of dance from its beginnings through the early 20th century to the modern day.

New members are welcome as are visitors who pay £5 at the door. Geoff Turner, 01233 860393 June 13th - 14th Bethersden Art and Craft Fair to be held in St Margaret’s Church Bethersden. The fair will be held 10am - 4pm in aid of The Friends of St Margaret’s. Refreshments available.

The Ashford Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge Conningbrook Lakes Ashford

- Saturday 23rd May 2020

Do you want to raise money for your favourite charity, your school, your club or your charitable organisation? Do you want to find a way of supporting worthy causes close to your heart? Then look no further.

Ashford Rotary Club is offering you the opportunity to do just that whilst having a fun filled day out.

On Saturday 23rd May 2020 we will be holding our second annual Dragon Boat Race Event at Conningbrook Lakes, Ashford.

You are invited to form a team to race other teams and raise money in the process.

There will be thrills and spills. You will probably (well, more than likely) get wet. It will be exciting and testing. It will be team building. It will be an entertaining day out for you, your family and friends.

Are you adventurous and brave enough to face the challenge? Get together with your family, friends and work colleagues to make up a team.

Share an experience like no other.

Come on. Beat the drum for those who deserve your support.

For further details visit our website www.ashford-kent-rotary.club

Generously sponsored by

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Food & Domestic Services

Rhubarb Meringue Pie A delicious variation on the classic, this will be a perfect dessert for a special family meal or Sunday roast. Serve with single cream or a spoonful of crème fraiche.

Ready in 1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling and cooling | Serves 8 FOR THE PASTRY CASE AND FILLING 350g shortcrust pastry Flour, for dusting 400g rhubarb, trimmed and cut into short lengths 150g caster sugar Zest and juice of ½ orange 2 medium egg yolks 2 tbsp cornflour 20g unsalted butter FOR THE MERINGUE 4 medium egg whites 225g caster sugar

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For the pastry case, roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line a 23cm round loose-based fluted flan tin. Prick the base all over with a fork. Chill for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200C, 180C fan, Gas Mark 6.

For the filling, spread the rhubarb in a large shallow roasting tin and sprinkle with 50g of the sugar and the orange zest and juice. Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes until tender. Transfer to a heatproof bowl and leave to cool.

Line the chilled pastry case with baking paper and fill with ceramic baking beans (see Tip). Bake for 10 minutes then remove the lining and beans and bake for a further 5-10 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden.

Remove from the oven and set aside.

Place the rhubarb in a large non-stick pan with the rest of the caster sugar, egg yolks, cornflour and butter. Heat gently, stirring all the time, until the mixture comes to the boil. Simmer for 2-3 minutes, stirring, until thickened.

Leave to cool then spread in the pastry case.

To make the meringue, whisk the egg whites in a clean, grease-free bowl until stiffly peaking. Gradually whisk in the caster sugar, a spoonful at a time, to form a firm, glossy meringue. Spoon over the rhubarb filling and swirl with the back of a spoon. Bake for 12-15 minutes until the meringue is golden. Serve warm or cold.

If you don’t have ceramic baking beans then use dried beans or lentils instead.

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Washing Machines Cookers (Electric) Tumble Driers Dyson Vacuum Specialist Call Garry on 07958 640152 01233 632329

Plumbing & Heating Services

All plumbing work undertaken no job too small!

Burst pipes, Blockages, Taps, Pumps, Radiators & Drainage work. Bathroom & Shower Installation

Call: Michael on 01233 733779 or 07515 651 717 No Call Out Charge. 24hr Service

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

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

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

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

Tenterden High Street Market Friday’s – 0830 – 1400 Wittersham Market Every Tuesday Village Hall 9am. - 11am Tel: 01580 753062 Wye First and third Saturday of every month, is on the Green by the Post Office in Wye. Tel: 07718 647065 www.wyefarmersmarket.co.uk

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wash to bars of soap. As well as saving plastic, you’ll also save money as the refills work out a good bit cheaper than leading eco brands. (They also perform a lot better in my opinion.) All Splosh products are cruelty-free, vegan-friendly and designed to be gentle to the environment.

See www.splosh.com.

Easy Eco

Trying to do your bit for the planet?

Switching to eco-friendly toiletries is an easy place to start…

There are plenty of planet-friendly beauty brands to choose from these days, but that certainly wasn’t the case when Weleda launched back in 1921. The brand’s original focus on helping the body to heal itself with plants still holds true today. Ethics are firmly embedded throughout the company. Growers receive a fair wage, all products are at least vegetarian and Weleda’s buildings are powered with renewable energy. Weleda also believes in giving back so supports a range of initiatives, from wellness retreats for cancer patients to wildflower planting schemes. Hero products include its multi-award winning Skin Food and the gorgeously scented Wild Rose range. See www.weleda.co.uk.

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British brand Neal’s Yard Remedies (www. nealsyardremedies.com) has been making and selling sustainable skin and hair care products for almost forty years.

Ingredients are organic where

possible and all are sustainably sourced. Its factory runs on renewable energy, including from its own solar panels. The company helped to get plastic microbeads banned from cosmetic products.

It’s funded the protection of more than one million square metres of tropical forests and the Bee Lovely range raises money for bee-friendly charities. The brand is aiming to have protected fifty million bees by the end of this year.

Eco-cleaning brand Splosh also sells hand wash and shower gel. You get bottles with your first order and refill pouches from then on. The refills are superconcentrated – you pour a small amount of the gel into an empty bottle and top it up with water.

Once you have eight empty pouches, you can post them back to Splosh for free to be recycled.

It’s a great way to save plastic if you prefer liquid

Green People (www. greenpeople.co.uk) mainly uses organic ingredients, has never tested on animals and will plant a tree for every order over £40 in 2020.

All packaging can be recycled, but the company is planning to move all of its products to renewable sugar cane packaging over the next couple of years. The brand donates 10% of its net profit to charity; previous recipients include the Marine Conservation Society and a children’s hospice. Try the award-winning Vita Min Fix 24 Hour Cream, which is packed with nourishing plant and seed oils that your skin will lap up.

One of the easiest ways to buy sustainable toiletries and cosmetics is to head to a shop or website that specialises in them. Holland and Barratt is a good choice if you want a high street shopping experience, or try ww.lovelula.com, www. biggreensmile.co.uk, www. naturisimo.com or www. ethicalsuperstore.com.

By Kate Duggan

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Starting at 1 and finishing at 49, track your way from one square to another, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally, placing consecutive numbers into the empty squares as you go.

Some numbers are already given.

SUDOKU

Puzzle Page

Change one letter at a time (but not the position of any letter) to make a new word - and move from the word at the top of the ladder to the word at the bottom, using the exact number of rungs provided.

TWO MINUTE TRIAL SEBATA You have two minutes to find all the words of three or more letters that can be made from the letters above. Plurals are allowed, proper nouns are not. The 6 letter word will always be just a normal everyday word.

3 letters: 10 4 letters: 14 5 letters: 4 6 letters: 1 3 Letters ATE BAA BAT BET EAT SAT SEA SET TAB TEA

4 Letters ABET BAAS BASE BAST BATE BATS BEAT BEST BETA BETS

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CROSSWORD Across 1. Demand (6) 4. Swollen (5) 9. Tract of level high ground (7) 10. Examinations (5) 11. Restored to health (5) 12. Exact (7) 13. Arguing (11) 18. Sudden bursts of light (7) 20. Contest (5) 22. Strongly flavoured edible bulb (5) 23. Interconnected system (7) 24. Traffic light (5) 25. Changes to fit purpose (6) Down 1. Collision (6) 2. Step (5) 3. Slim (7) 5. Loosen (5) 6. Popular style (7) 7. Keeping down (11) 8. Pale or colourless (5) 14. Ingredient of nuclear power (7) 15. Restricted (7)

16. Happening, underway (5) 19. Thus (5) 17. Trembles (6) 21. Unit of soldiers (5)

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Making the Difference We are an Occupational Therapy based service, specialising in private, at-home therapy programmes for older people, living with dementia and their families, covering Ashford and the surrounding areas. Much of our work is focused on providing appropriate support at the beginning of our client’s journey and at the different stages throughout. This includes early intervention and end of life therapy.

Our services include the following: Assessment and Goal focused Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s).

Rehabilitation – Early intervention using compensatory techniques and goal focused interventions.

(A six-week customised programme for people living with mild to moderate dementia).

Falls Prevention Awareness – Promoting safety and minimising risk.

Individual Therapeutic Interventions – Cognitive stimulation and Multi-sensory Therapy Mood monitoring and management – to assist and support with agitation Family based support – to reduce carer stress Support and advise with assistive technology and communication tools.

Our at-home dementia therapy programs enable a person with dementia to benefit from our evidence based therapeutic interventions. We deliver individual programmes and personalised therapies to support and manage dementia symptoms based on the following: • Enabling and empowering our clients to engage as active participants and not just as inactive recipients of care.

• Maintaining Independence and safety • Maximising abilities • Restoring confidence and dignity of the person living with dementia • Improving quality of life

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Please contact Paula Larter Occupational Therapist BSc. Hons MRCOT on 01233 521818 or 07391 485101 to book a free 20-minute consultation, alternatively please visit our website: www.makingthedifference-kent.com

*Member of the RCOTSS Older people

*Regulated by the HCPC – OT71545

The Home

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Tel: 01233 227841 M: 07552 766428

We are a leading specialist provider of homecare services based in Ashford.

We provide tailored support and care programmes to a variety of service users, allowing our clients to remain as independent as possible within the comfort of their own homes.

Email: info@AZcaringservices.co.uk Aspect House, 4 Ulley Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 9HT

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New In-Home Elderly Care Service Opens Across Ashford and Swale Paul and Zoe Martin own and manage Seniors Helping Seniors Ashford & Swale, providing a service and employment to all the towns and villages.

The Kent couple have a lifetime of experience helping and caring for people. Paul & Zoe met at school in Rochester where Paul was a Cathedral chorister and they subsequently married there, following a proposal at the West Door!

Both Paul and Zoe have service backgrounds. Zoe’s career started in healthcare in the NHS and private sectors and Paul had a successful career in estate agency. Together they launched and ran their own award-winning estate agency practice in the village of Charing.

Paul explains: “We’ve always felt drawn to help people and we are pleased to invest in Seniors Helping Seniors because it's a service people need and it resonates well with both of us. It’s about self-esteem, getting the work done to the highest standard, giving peace of mind, restoring confidence, participation, having fun, getting people out and about and giving great value for money” Helping the older generation move home, often making the difficult decision to downsize, became the part of estate agency Paul and Zoe treasured most. Going above and beyond to help people during one of the most stressful times in people’s life, became a mission.

Much closer to home the couple have twenty-five year’s direct personal experience of managing and coordinating care for close family. First-hand experience of the responsibilities associated with Powers of Attorney and empathy towards remaining comfortable at home for as long as possible inspire great leadership.

What inspired you to start a Seniors Helping Seniors centre?

Paul says “We’ve always felt drawn to this. Zoe enjoyed working in health and, during our estate agency years, a large proportion of our clients were of the older generation. Some were very fit and active with a large social network and others, either not as fit as they used to be, or alone and needing help.

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The idea of offering work to people with time on their hands and the skills to help others who need

support just made sense to us and we want to make a difference in the Ashford and Swale areas.

We both love running a local business. Operations in Canterbury and Thanet are going so well, we are extending what already exists into an area we know well and cherish.”

Christian Wilse owner of Seniors Helping Seniors UK says “Clients from their estate agency days call Zoe and Paul friends because they saw them through life’s biggest decisions. They epitomise going above and beyond to help others. People love to recommend our company for the work we provide and the services we offer and Paul and Zoe are ideal partners for us”

How do you believe Seniors Helping Seniors is different from the other area services?

Zoe says “Seniors Helping Seniors home care is different in so many ways!

• Firstly, through the active recruitment of life experienced seniors to become carers.

• Secondly in our meetings to understand the Client, their likes and dislikes, their passions and their wishes.

• Thirdly in matching our carers to ensure mutual interest and empathy.

• Fourth, award-winning customer service.

Courtesies like introductions and not rushing in for a 15 minute visit without time to do anything much and having no chance of ever building a relationship.

• Fifth, we are different in having no restrictive contracts and being completely flexible in the hours our clients can book. One hour a week or 24 hours a day. Fee structure is flat and it’s easy to budget. The minimum visit time is one hour to ensure a meaningful visit every time.

• Finally, excellence in management structures, back up for customers and carers, and collaborative work.

All of these reasons are why Seniors Helping Seniors carers enjoy their role and more often than not build friendships whilst caring for their clients.

Carers work when they want to. Everything is made super easy and fuss free.

The Seniors Helping Seniors elderly home care franchise came to us as a real breath of fresh air, we love working for ourselves and we know we have a trusted brand and great team to support us.

We’ve found qualities here that feel natural and right, sustainable and responsible”

What services will you be providing?

Seniors Helping Seniors non-medical, in-home elderly home care has been matching seniors who need help with seniors who want to help, for more than 21 years with outstanding success. Peerto-peer assistance allows seniors in need to receive elderly home care from someone who they can trust and relate to and it takes many forms.

Our senior carers offer many non-medical in-home services including but not limited to: • Companionship • Housework • Garden help • Transportation to Hospital, Doctors or anywhere else you need to visit • Trips to local events • Medical appointments

• House maintenance and small repairs • Shopping • Dementia care • Meal preparation • Respite care (supporting regular carers) • Overnight stays • Pet care • Holiday companionship • and so much more… contacts: Paul & Zoe Martin 01233 746000 (Ashford) 01795 515392 (Swale) paul@seniorshelpingseniors.co.uk zoe@seniorshelpinseniors.co.uk

Non-Medical Services for Seniors by Seniors Companionship, Transportation and Dependable Services

Contact us today on

01233 746000 (Ashford) or 01795 515392 (Swale) to discuss award-winning elderly care and support in Ashford, Swale and surrounding villages, or to discuss joining our team

www.seniorshelpingseniors.co.uk

What is Eco Design 2022?

Eco Design 2022 is the stove industry’s response to the DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) Clean Air Strategy, and is a Government backed and European Wide programme, the aim of which is to improve air quality and reduce pollutions/emissions. It will set regulations to achieve those goals for all stoves. Only stoves complying with Eco Design 2022 will be sold and installed within the UK from 1st January 2022. The new legislation will be written in to UK Law and is not affected by Brexit.

A number of stoves are already compliant with Eco Design 2022 and will bear this logo:

The Key Areas of Eco Design 2022 Limiting the Sale of Polluting Fuels :-

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