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Welcome to the July 14 issue ofMinster Matters

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Minster Parish Council

Next meeting will be held on:

Tuesday 1st July@ 7pm

in the Neighbourhood Centre

Members of the public arewelcome to attend and canarrange to speak to the Council

through the Clerk or by requesting

the Chairman before the start ofthe meeting. Copies of the Agendaare available from the Clerk andare posted in the Library. Clerk tothe Council is Mrs Kyla Lamband the Council Office isnormally open from:-

9.30am - 12 noon weekdays;

tel: 821 339 fax: 825 269

Email:clerk@minsterparishcouncil.org.uk

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EDITORIALFirstly this month I’d like to putout an appeal for a volunteer ortwo to take on the regulardelivery of this magazine to theHeronsbrook Estate (Cheney andSt Benedicts). I’d also like to askfor volunteers to be on a standbylist should we need someone tocover for illness or holidays.Very unusually I am covering for3 rounds as well as my own thismonth and I have another being

covered by a volunteer, so morestandby help would really make adifference at times. Think about itand if you feel you could maybespare us the odd hour or so, youmay only be called upon once ayear, we’d appreciate hearingfrom you.

Crime in the village seems tohave increased dramatically justrecently with sheds, garages andhomes being broken into, even inthe middle of the day! So pleasebe extra vigilant and keep doors

and windows locked especially ifyou are not at home, don’t give anopen invite to these criminals.

The outcome of this, however, isthat more residents are becominginterested in NeighbourhoodWatch, which has been prettydormant in the village of late, soif you have an email facility athome and you would like tobecome involved in keeping aneye on your street then pleasecontact Tony, Village NHWSecretary, by emailing him at:

tony@thanetzone10-nhw.co.uk .He’ll be pleased to hear fromyou.

Seems that some of the youths inthe village just can’t respect otherpeople’s property, not least thatwhich has actually been suppliedfor their enjoyment. We’ve hadnumerous reports of incidents anddamage at the new play area andit has now come to the pointwhere the installation of furtherequipment and amenities for allhave been put on hold. The Parish

Council intend to install CCTV,the cost of which will come out ofmoney put aside to fund the otheramenities that were destined forthat area, and they intend to seekprosecution for any criminaldamage they gather evidence on.

Finally, I’d like to just add areminder to individuals, groupsand those responsible for the hireof premises in the village that weneed your input to the onlinevillage calendar, please don’tforget to add your events and

bookings regularly so as it is keptup to date. We get a lot offeedback from residents whoview it and say what a usefulresource it is, but it’ll only remainso if it gets regularly updated. Soplease if you have something toadd then get it in to us and we’llget it published.

MINSTERSURGERY“CAMPAIGN TO “PUTPATIENTS FIRST “

A petition, organised by “TheRoyal College of GeneralPractitioners”, is calling on NHS

England to increase the budgetallocation to general practicefrom 8.39% to 11% by

2017 otherwise GP’s will not beable to provide patients with thelevel of care they

deserve. All patients have thechance to sign this petition andone is available at

reception should you wish to doso.

The petition is supported byN.A.P.P. and your Patient LiaisonGroup.

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MINSTERBUSINESSASSOCIATIONFollowing our first verysuccessful year, having achievedall of our targets, thanks in themain to our retiring Secretary andTreasurer, we are now lookingforward to 2014/15. With newOfficers filling these posts wewill again be producing both anupdate to the flyer/map and our

directory, plus this year we alsohope to be able to organise a‘Traders Day’ to showcase ourmembers businesses to thegeneral public. Members reportgood feedback and an increase inbusiness from the directory whichis great to hear.

We will again be having a stall atthe Minster Show in July to bothpromote members businesses, andrecruit new businesses, so comealong and meet us there. We arealso looking at having our logo

produced as window stickers thisyear for businesses to use in theirvehicles and premises, so anotherexciting year ahead.

Do you run a business in Minster,Monkton, St Nicholas, Sarre,Acol, Manston or Cliffsend? Areyou a member? If not and you’dlike to join please contact ourHon. Secretary at

secretary@minsterbusinessassociation.ukfor a form. 2014/15 membershipis just £25, the year begins on 1

August and we are acceptingapplications as of now.

Our website is also up andrunning and you’ll find allmembers businesses listed ontheir own page, plus variousdocumentation and Minutes ofMeetings are available fordownloading from the site. Findus atwww.minsterbusinessassociation.uk, we look forward to seeing youthere.

MINSTER-IN-THANET WI

The welcoming of visitors by thePresident, Sarah Eaton-Brown,and the singing of

Jerusalem saw the opening of themonthly meeting on Tuesday 10June at 7.30 in the MinsterVillage Hall. Sarah thanked Annand Don for hosting the GardenMorning on the 7 June, whichraised £144.30. She also thankedthose who helped serverefreshments at the Royal Opening

of the Ramsgate Tunnels.

Details of forthcoming eventswere outlined, including theStrawberry Tea at Marion’s onthe 2 July; Bat & Trap withMonkton on 12 August and theBruges Trip on 11

October. Members were invitedto enter the “Denman Bursary”draw (and, later on in

the evening, two members won aplace on the course of theirchoice at the College). The

Minster Show on 19 July wasdiscussed and volunteersrequested, both for the stall andthe float.

The talk by Helen Kendall-Tobias“Make-up for the Forever 40sWoman” was a great

success, being full of tips on skincare and make up. After therefreshment break Joan Backlerreported on the FederationMeeting she attended. Followingthe raffle, Sarah closed the

meeting with an amusing story anda reminder that there is nomonthly

meeting in August!

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MINSTER PLAYAREA OPENINGThe official opening of the newplay area in Minster took place ona chilly and blustery morning inMay, however despite this therewas a good turnout ofCouncillors, parents and childrento the event.

The ribbon was cut jointly by theParish Council’s newest andyoungest Councillor,

Jack Whybrow and theChairperson of Minster School’sYouth Council, Olivia Rae.

Since the opening the play area isproving very successful howeverdisappointingly it is also now ameeting point for youths duringthe evening attracting anti-socialbehaviour to the site.

The boundary fence has beendamaged by youths doing theirbest to cause damage

to the equipment. Because of the

behaviour of a certain number ofyouths the Parish

Council have agreed to installCCTV to cover the play area sothat any further damage will leadto prosecutions for criminaldamage.

The Parish Council have also puton hold any further improvementsto the skate

park, or installing any otherfacilities including picnic tablesand benches in the area until the

anti-social behaviour issues areresolved and following publicconsultation with residents.

It is a great shame that a minoritygroup are spoiling the area for therest of the

village.

The Parish Council ask thatparents are diligent and reportproblems by phoning 101

to call the police and also try andimpress upon their children,

young and old, how

important it is to look after thisarea as it is there for their benefitand will not be replaced.

Thank you

MINSTERPARISHCOUNCILPHILLIPS FUND GRANT FORCOMMUNITY ORCHARDAND HEDGING

As well as being able to reportthe opening of the new play areaMinster Parish

Council are also pleased to

announce that they weresuccessful in a grant applicationand were awarded £2000towards the planting of acommunity orchard and ahedgerow

near the new play area.

The Phillips Fund supportenvironmental projects such asthis and it is hoped that

eventually the orchard willmature and people will be able toharvest fruit from the trees.

Please look after the trees as 2have already been damaged!

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Anti Social Behaviour in theNew Play Park Area

Minster Matters received anemail from a concerned residentwhich has been edited

somewhat andpublished below.“There were a group of about 10teenagers, boys and girls,absolutely doing their best tobreak al the equipment. Generaly tearing round the placeshouting and every other wordbegan with an ‘F’ and doingtheir best to break the zip wireby forcing it so hard it’ll bebroke soon if not now!

They were swinging sideways onit bashing against the new fence,so that’l be broke soon too. Bothlatches on the gates have beenripped off. There were cigarettepapers, used joints, bottles andgeneral rubbish just dumped atthe swings. They’d either beendrinking, smoking dope or othersubstances and were loud,obnoxious and had a totaldisregard for the other parksusers and the adults there.

I asked them once politely to

please stop their language asthere was little children usingthe play area, one of the boyssaid sorry, but the others justignored me and carried on.There was also an elderlygentleman, a lady and a youngerchap with their children in theretrying to use the swings but theywere all taken up by these awfulkids. I eventually took mydaughter and left.

What a great shame, that onceagain such a great facility (just

like the all-weather pitch) isbeing vandalised and peopleseem to just turn a blind eye forfear of retaliation from theseferal children!”

The original email wasforwarded by MM to the ParishCouncil and the Community

Warden was also informed. ThePolice need to know of suchhappenings.

MINSTERARMBOUTSCAPPELTWINNINGASSOCIATIONJust a brief report from theAssociation this month.

Jack Whybrow, one of the leadersof Minster Scouts and also youthrepresentative for

Minster Parish Council, attendedour Committee meeting in Mayand invited us to attend a Frenchevening that the Scouts wereholding in their headquarters on22 May.

Five committee members attendedand gave a short chat on the aimsof the

Association, accompanied by aslide show. They were thenentertained with slides of thepack’s visit to France. Following

this, everyone enjoyed a buffetconsisting of French foods. Theevening was rounded off with agame of boules, which is afavourite pastime for the French.Thank you for inviting us to theevening which we thoroughlyenjoyed.

The quiz held in the RBL in aid ofthe WW1 Memorial on 30 Maywas supported by

members of the committee whenthey entered a team. They

struggled with some of the

questions, but were pleased thatthey managed to reach a halfwaypoint when the results were readout. A report will be given in thenext edition of MM regarding theorder of the day and the hopefulsuccess at the Bowls Club wherewe will be entering a lads and alasses team!! Please keep youreyes on our website for anyadditional information andupdates.www.minsterarmboutstwinning.org.uk.

We now have software to showwhere,

when and which countries viewthe website. The parting thought isthat it has been

viewed in Chile and India, aswell as France and England!Amazing.

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Residents of Minster,

As the summer months approach I

know many of you will haveconcerns about

anti-social behaviour in thevillage. I wanted to provide youwith some reassurance that KentPolice will be making everyeffort possible to identify anyunacceptable behaviour in ourcommunities and intervene at theearliest opportunity. Kent Policehave introduced a dedicated Anti-Social Behaviour Car which willbe operating on a daily basisacross the Thanet District with the

primary objective of respondingto any calls received in relation toanti-social behaviour, whilst alsoproviding a visual presence in ourcommunities to act as adeterrence. The officers staffingthe car will also be heavilyemphasising positive engagementwith people they encounter toprevent any anti-social behaviourthat the

officers may envisage happening.However, I must emphasise thatthis resource is tasked by demand

so please report any anti-socialbehaviour that you areexperiencing via 101; furthermoreyou can also notify PCSO CraigRaisbeck or myself of anyprevious incidents or on-goingissues so that we can requestpatrols pay passing attention tothe area when we are notavailable.

Lastly I would like to provide youall with an update on the schoolparking

measures being discussed by KentPolice, Minster Primary Schooland Minster Parish

Council. I am continuing to liaisewith all of these agencies on aregular basis and we are allworking hard to identify how wecan reduce the traffic flow andencourage different modes oftransport into the village, toalleviate the parking problem. AsI am sure you will all appreciatethis is a lengthy process thatinvolves a considerable amount

of discussion and I am extremelythankful for your continuedpatience. I want to ensure wededicate as much time as neededto these ideas rather than rushingthem and not getting the

maximum benefit from theseinitiatives. We have developed ascheme called the MinsterMountain Challenge which wewill hopefully be launching on the30 June. I will be

attending the school on the 25

June to provide an Assemblyabout the idea and

information will be disseminatedto parents about the scheme.

As always I am more than happyto discuss policing matters in thevillage, so please

contact me and we can discussanything you wish to raise.

Kind regards, PCSO StevenEngland.

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MINSTERBOWLS CLUBEvents this month.

Apart from bowls, on Friday 4July we have the Steamboat TradJazz Band. You might

still be in time to get some of thespare tickets. On Monday 14 Julywe have the Ladies Champion ofChampions event.

We will be present at the VillageShow on Saturday 19 July andyou will find us in the pavilionsupplying cakes, teas andsandwiches. We will also haveour recruitment table there forprospective new members.

We look forward to yourcompany.

G.H.

MINSTER BOWLS CLUB -PRESS RELEASE

Following six months of hardwork the Bowls Club weredelighted to officially open

the new pavilion alterations andchanging rooms supported byfunding from the Sport

England 'Inspired Facilities'programme.

The opening took place on Sunday22 June at the Annual Open Daywhen

approximately twenty-five teams

of four from families, clubs, pubsand other local

organisations took to bowling forthis charity event. Over 150people were present. The winningteam received a cheque for £300and the runners-up a cheque for£150. Both

sums were given to a charity ofchoice by the recipients.

One of the new buildings wasopened by Club Vice PresidentMr.Jonathan Cole. The

second was opened by familiarfaces in the community namelyMrs.Lilian Smith, and

Mrs.Doreen Daw. These ladiesare volunteer charity workers forthe Pilgrims Hospice.

Minster Bowls Club are delightedthat they were able to accept aninvitation to

participate at the opening. This isa small way of thanking them andEsther Jenner for their work in allweathers collecting for the

Pilgrims Hospice.

Sport England’s financialcontribution together with clubfunding have enabled us to

provide facilities second to nonein Thanet and across most ofKent. The new complex

will allow for increasedmembership and we hope willencourage members of the parish

and community to considerjoining the club and participate in

our lovely game for fun,competition, and friendship.

Thank you everyone for yoursupport.

Brian East.

Chairman of the Sport England'Inspired Facilities Project'

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PATIENTLIAISON GROUPJULYNEWSLETTERANNUAL SPRING FAYRE -MAIN PRIZE WINNERS

We are delighted to announce thatthe winner of our “luxuryweekend away for 6 peoplecourtesy of Foxhunter Caravan

Parks” was Mr. Mrs. R.Baynham, Mrs. C. Cornwall wonthe second prize and Mrs.

D. Smith won the third, all threelive in Minster. A full list of allthe lucky winners, ticket numbersand their various allocations, ison display at the surgery. All havebeen notified and have receivedtheir prizes with the exception ofone “UNCLAIMED PRIZE”WHITE TICKET 364 - IS THATYOU? If so please let us knowASAP! We would like to thank

everyone who supported usthroughout this event, as well asall those who purchased raffletickets, which helped make thewhole event such anoverwhelming success

WE’VE HIT OUT TARGET

Thanks to the tremendous supportfrom so many of our patients andfriends, we have now raised the

£2,500 necessary to purchase the“CARDIOTENS APBPB & ECGMONITOR” much sooner than

anticipated. The equipment isnow at the surgery and followingcommissioning and training willbe in use by end of the month. Wewould particularly like to thankGill at “Field Pharmacy” Minster,for her assistance in expediting aspeedy purchase and delivery ofthe equipment. A formalpresentation will be held duringthe month, and we invite everyoneto attend. Please ring 821200 orthe surgery for further details.Information can also be found onour noticeboard in the waiting

room.

DISTRICT NURSES

You may be aware that thestructure and organisation ofdistrict nurses has recentlychanged, but although it is notanticipated to have any effect onpatient care, we would appreciateany comments and concerns youmay have on the service you nowcurrently receive.

SEASONAL WINTER ‘FLUVACCINATIONS

Vaccination Clinics will be heldon the following days:

Saturdays 4 October and 1November, between 9am and1pm.

Eligible and “at risk” patientswill receive a reminder on their“Repeat Prescription Form” andwill be invited to make anappointment on either of thosedays.

MISSED APPOINTMENTS

Again a slight improvement, thankyou very much, but still last month47 patients did not attend theirdoctor’s appointment and 31patients did not attend theirnurse’s appointment so againthat’s 78

patients wasting valuableappointments and time.

PLEASE DON’T GETCOMPLACENT

DON’T NEED IT, CANCEL IT -KEEP FORGETTING,

REGISTER !

SURGERY TRAINING DAYS

Please note that the surgery willclose from 12.00 Midday on thefollowing days: Wednesday 9July and Wednesday 10September.

Please ensure that you havesufficient medication to last youduring these periods. Should youneed to see a doctor when thesurgery is closed, please call the“NHS 111 Service” via the

normal surgery number 821333where you will be transferredautomatically, or you can calldirect on “111“ to receive

“non-urgent” confidential healthadvice and information for youand your family. For urgent or lifethreatening cases please dial“999“.

PATIENT GROUP MEETING

If you have any issues you wouldlike to raise at our meeting inJuly, or require further

information on any of the above,then please contact either KenSelf on 821200 or JeanneLawrence on 821049.

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French SpeakingGroupFollowing on from our request fornew members we have decided totry to create a

range of groups, a beginnersgroup, an intermediate group anda higher level group for those ofyou wishing to participate in theFrench language.

Anyone interested please send an

email to m.boltblue@yahoo.fr

Please add a subject heading of“French Group” to the mail as itwill not be opened

otherwise. Thanks.

St Mary's: bees, bell-tower andbuilders!

You may have noticed that thereis scaffolding around part of StMary's church at the moment. Inorder for your church to remain asafe place for the whole

community to

enjoy we are having some majorrestoration work carried out onthe south aisle roof and also theturret to the tower. But before thiswork could begin, a large swarmof bees needed to be removed andwe are very grateful to RogerThompson for moving them -

over several days. This is a costlyproject and we are grateful forgrants towards this from EnglishHeritage and Friends of Kent

Churches and also legacies thathave been given to the church.Look out for further updates onthe building works in MinsterMatters.

The church will still remain openevery day throughout these worksand, as always, you are welcometo join us for worship on Sundaysat 9.00am or 10.00am - it wouldbe

great to see you!

Richard Braddy (Vicar St Mary's

Church)

OPEN GARDENSWow! What a weekend. Thankyou to everyone who attended andmade this such a

wonderful event.

The Open Gardens weekend wasa huge success and all the moneyraised will go

towards the renovation work onour Parish Church. It was lovelyto see Minster so full of people

obviously enjoying the delightfulgardens. One person made awonderful remark about thegardens being all very individualand being an extension ofgardeners’

personalities. Many visitorscommented on the friendly andwelcoming atmosphere

around the village too.

A lot of the gardeners put outDanish flags and signs in Danishfor our European party that

visited from Denmark. 50members of the Royal DanishHorticultural Society werevisiting England for 6 days andtouring gardens in the SouthEastern Counties. They were alloverwhelmed with the warmwelcome they received. It is notall villages that can boast thattheir Open Gardens event is trulyan international affair!

Next year Open Gardens willhopefully be held on

13 & 14 June. Sue Jezzard.

Garden QuizWinnerThe lucky winner of the GardenQuiz Prize Draw was Sue Brooksfrom Broadstairs

who receives a Garden Centrevoucher for £25. Congratulationsto Sue.

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MINSTER SHOWThis is the last magazine before‘The Show’, on Saturday 19 July,so it seems the right time toremind everyone not to forget topurchase a schedule, just 40pfrom various

outlets in the village, get yourentries prepared for the tent orstart tidying your garden.

Time also to get out, get fit andget ready for the races (running or

cycling), time also to make a starton your float or entry for theparade. Let’s make it a greatshow with plenty of competitorsin all categories, go on ‘be brave’and maybe try something new.

On show day, if you are able,please walk to the recreationground or if you are

coming from outside of the villageplease try to come by train. If youhave to bring your car please parkaway from the procession route

and the recreation ground, spaceonsite is very limited and will beprioritised for those withdisabilities.

Kaddy Lee-Preston of BBCWeather fame is ‘Opening’ theshow for us this year and

we also hope to have SpongebobSquarepants, Hello Kitty andWoody coming along to

entertain the youngsters.

Other attractions include Mike

Appleton (as Michael Buble),Deal Hoodeners, Youth

Music School Steel Band, 438(Thanet) Squadron ATC Band,Thanet Concert Band, Polar

Beach and our very own PaulCornwall.

If you are bringing your bike forthe cycle race please rememberyou must wear a

helmet ( we hope to have a fewspares for those who forget) and

also bring a lock and chain tosecure it whilst you visit the restof the show. We are makingarrangements to have an areawhere you can lock them to asecure fence and we’ll keep awatch on them for you.

Finally, to encourage those of thefairer sex amongst us to enter the‘ladies mile’ we are offering acash prize to the winner this year,so come on ladies let’s see agood entry on the day.

Here’s looking forward to seeingyou all there!!

Show StallsTime is fast approaching !! Doyou or your group want a stall atthis year’s show? If so pleasecontact Karen Brazil at AttwellsA.S.A.P. or ring her on 07813648 214.

Show Grand DrawTickets now on sale at AttwellsNewsagents. Best ‘Draw of theYear’ with fantastic prizes

- all for just £1 a strip. If you can'tmake it on the day then pleasesupport your Village Show bybuying a Raffle ticket. Anyonewishing to donate a prize for theShow Draw

please contact Karen Brazil atAttwells or ring 07813 648 214.

Thank you.

Ceilidh TicketsHave you got your tickets for ourevening Ceilidh – These are nowavailable from

Attwells, Dominique on 821795,Leanne on 07938 104 594 orTrisha Brown on

825375 at a very reasonable £5each.

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For the attention of Minstermotorists – parking problems.

As most of you are aware, wehave a problem in Monkton Roadbetween the car park

and The Saddler public house,with buses and other largevehicles that serve our village.

These vehicles have troublegetting through. This week alone Ihave had three bus drivers and thewarden knock on my door askingif I know the owners of the cars

that have

double parked. This is worse atschool times. On Thursday lastweek a BMW was badly

damaged after someone parkedopposite him. The last thing wewant is double yellow

lines as this would kill the shops.

So come on, Minster, please havesome consideration for others,including the

residents of Monkton Road.

Name and address supplied.

STRAWBERRY TEA

I would like to thank all whocame along to support us at theStrawberry Tea.

£675 was raised on the day forthe Salvation Army – brilliant –many thanks.

The strawberries were reallydelicious and were supplied by

local greengrocer, ‘Greens ofMinster’.

I’d like to say a very specialthank you to all my lovely loyalhelpers, I really couldn’t do itwithout you.

Cynthia Neville.

Donkey Sanctuary StampDonations

We would like to send a hugethank you to all in your villagewho collect used stamps to send

to The Donkey Sanctuary. We areable to sell used stamps to stampdealers who visit the Sanctuaryand raise much needed funds tohelp donkeys in this country and

overseas so we very muchappreciate your kind support.

After the long, wet winter thedonkeys are happy to be out intheir fields again.

Although the donkeys have cosybarns and plenty of straw duringthe winter months,

they are always delighted to kickup their heels and run around theirspacious fields.

When many of the donkeys in ourcare have had sad starts in life, itis always such a pleasure to seethem so happy and contented andto know that, with your support,they will have a safe home for therest of their lives.

Best wishes from us all at TheDonkey Sanctuary, four and two-legged!

If you would like to collectstamps for this very worthycause, please feel free to leavethem in the porch at 33 TothillStreet.

‘Smile’ Christmas Shoe BoxAppeal

Every year at Christmas villagerssend shoe box gifts to needychildren abroad via

Smile International.

If you have any shoe boxes thatcould be filled they can be left inthe porch at

33 Tothill Street, or call 821408to arrange a collection.

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Strictly Fun!

We are so pleased that theBallroom and Latin dance classeswe have been

attending on Friday nights in

Cliffsend are now moving toMinster.

Don’t worry if you have 2 left feet- just come along, learn a newskill or brush up on an old one,and see how much fun it can be.

Call Rachel on 07980 599 287 orDebbie on 07974 784 079 formore information.

21, St. Mildred’s Rd

During "Open Gardens" weekendwe had a sales table,& a plant

stall in this garden.

All the money raised has beendonated to the Doctor’s Surgerytowards a Heart Monitor.

A cheque for £150 has beenhanded to Dr. Crosfield to boosttheir funds. A big thank

you to everyone who helped raiseso much.

A special "Thank You" to Carol& Maurice Burton who gave uptheir weekend to run the whole

thing for us, allowing us to meet& greet those visiting our garden.We couldn't have done it withouttheir help.

Gwen & Glynne Hibbert

JACK’S BORNEO TRIPUPDATE

Hi everybody, well I am off toBorneo on the 20 July! I can’tbelieve how quick the

time has gone, I have been busywith my fundraising and at the

time of writing this I am pleasedand proud to tell you that I amonly a few hundred pounds awayfrom raising the full amount!!.

I have been holding my monthlybook stall at Thanet FarmersMarket and want to say

thanks to the market managers formy free stall. I held a book saleon my driveway

recently when Minster held theOpen Gardens weekend and Isold many books, met lots

of lovely people and was touchedas always by people’s kinddonations. Attwells very

generously held a raffle for meand raised £123!! so a massivethank you to Karen, Jenny andClive. Minster resident Sarah haskept me busy with gardening andalso donated

many raffle prizes for theAttwells raffle so a big thank youto Sarah too. Eagle Vets made avery kind and generous donation

after hearing about my expedition!as did Thanet

Lions (thank you!), MinsterTandoori kindly allowed me tohold a fundraising meal in theirrestaurant and I have also haddonations handed into Attwellsfrom people in the village sothank you to those people too. Iwould run out of room if I listedeveryone I wanted to thank so Ijust want you ALL to know thatwithout your support, kindnessand generosity I wouldn’t be

where I am now.....on my way toBorneo to work hard to make adifference to the lives of thepeople and wildlife of Borneo.Thank you so much.

Jack.

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Minster Playhouse - PromptCorner

Don't miss the Minster PlayhouseSummer Fair, in the gardens ofThe Bell Inn

on Saturday 5 July, from 11amto 4pm. Free admission and loadsof fun for all the family.

We have Craft and Cake Stal s,Bouncy Castle, Face Painting,Dames Games, BBQ, plus awealth of local talented singers toentertain you. We will also haveour own stal at which you can tryon various wigs, costumes andhats and play with a selection ofthe props we use on stage. Don'tmiss it!

On Saturday 7 June we held aWine and Wisdom evening at OldSchools in order to

raise funds for Parkinson's UK. Arowdy crowd fil ed the 10 tablesand it was a great evening, withlots of fun, food and lot morewine. The winning table - TheFriar Tucks -

triumphed by a mere half pointover The Magnificent 8 in secondplace. It seems however that thedifference (or not!) between

Fennel Seeds and Caraway Seedshas divided the

vil age! Several hundred poundswere raised from the raffle,interval games and entry fees, andthe committee were delighted toreceive a cheque for £50 verykindly donated

by Sister Benedict, from MinsterAbbey, in memory of SisterConcordia. The final figure willbe posted in next month's MinsterMatters.

A date for your diaries,Wednesday 16 July, we will beauditioning the 'adult' parts forthis year's panto - DickWhittington. About 12 parts frombig to small are up for grabs andmost can be played by eithergender. Time and location arefrom 7pm upstairs at The BellInn. Panto is huge fun, so pleasecome along and go for a part. Youwill so love being part of it. Thisyear's director is Minster residentDominique Vaughan.

Finally, we are ful y aware thatadequate communication is vitalin letting you all know what isgoing on in your Playhouse. If youwould like to receive ourNewsletter, please us know. Itcan be sent by email or throughthe post. Ways of contacting usare through our website atwww.minsterplayhouse.co.uk,

by email toinfo@minsterplayhouse.co.uk

Or you can always harangue any

member of the committee. Nextmonth, news about

Steel Magnolias, our Autumnplay, and a look into what 2015might bring.

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It’s a Knockout for PilgrimsHospices

Hundreds of Pilgrims Hospicesupporters turned out on one ofthe hottest days of the

year for an It’s A Knockoutcontest at Minster RecreationGround on Sunday.

Fifteen teams of 10 each tookpart, raising much neededsponsorship for the charity.

To date the event has raised£10,000 with further sponsorshipmoney to be added.

Margate firefighters were theultimate winners of thetournament, retaining the trophyfrom last year.

Despite being presented withwooden spoons, the SlimmingWorld team alone has

gained £2,333.12 throughsponsorship with a further £400to be added. Team leader

Kat Lewis said: “What awonderful day, we all reallyloved the event and we have evenmore sponsorship money comingtoo.

It feels so good to supportsomething you feel strongly about

in such a fun way.”

The teams took part in sevendifferent games which saw themclimbing over series of

inflatables to carry water, divingunder mats to throw plastic ducksto team mates in penguin outfits ortrying to keep their coordinationas caterpillars.

Much water was involved too –and for some that was a greatchance to cool down!

Pilgrims Regional FundraisingManager, Karen Kenward, said:“The sun certainly shone

for us. It was a real fun day withmany in fancy dress and makingtheir own jokers to gain extrapoints for their teams.

“The event has so far raised£9,000 with sponsorship stillcoming in. I would like to thankeveryone who attended - ourvolunteers and staff, KnockoutChallenge, Minster

Parish Council for use of theRecreation Ground, MinsterMatters and our wonderful

Raynet support.

“The money raised from It’s AKnockout will enable us toprovide care for all who need itboth in the hospice and at home.”

Teams who took part were:Hornet Girls, Dover Ruby Club,Summit Humiliation, The

Jelly Bellies, Marks and Spencer,

Jolly Roger, Margate FireFighters (Winners) – won the cupfor the second year running, MissFits, Roberson Clan, OriginalMiss Fits, Slimming World (LastPlace) – got the wooden spoons,118 Ironic Babes, Odd Bods, 118Wenches, Loco

Maniacs.

Pilgrim’s next event is our 8kmStarlight Stroll on Friday 18 July,from the Pavilion, Broadstairs.For further details go to:

www.pilgrimstarlightstroll.org

Further information from PilgrimsMarketing and CommunicationsManager Nick Evans

on 01227 782 061 or emailnick.evans@pilgrimshospices.org

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Dear Editor, Great WarMemorial Project Quiz Night 30May.

Over 100 people turned up on the

night and we raised thespectacular sum of £898

at the quiz and were given another£100 as an extra donationafterwards! This

incredible amount shows howclose this subject is to the heartsof the people in our

villages, and I would like to thankeveryone who came along andgave so generously.

The evening's success is largely

due to Carol Sayer - catererextraordinaire and whoseorganisational skills are worthyof a G8 Summit, Gary from theHair of the

Dog who absolutely made theevening with his stand up comedyquiz master routine (my

sides still ache from laughing somuch), Steve and Sam Philpot forpromoting the quiz and gatheringso many people and raffle prizesto make the evening the success it

was, and the wonderful staff at theRoyal British Legion whotirelessly looked after everyoneall evening.

Thank you also to The Hair of theDog, The Corner House, TheSaddlers, The New

Inn, Archie's, Belle's Beauty, TheRoyal British Legion and theother Minster businesses andorganisations who donated raffleprizes for the evening - I am sorryif I have left anybody out. It was

lovely seeing so many from ourlittle community coming togetherto support this worthy cause.

Each of the men we are trying tocommemorate has a story to tell,and our

community's support means thatneither the men nor their storieswill now be forgotten.

I really am grateful. We will keepyou updated with our next fundraising events and

of course with the progressregarding the memorial. JulieSeales

Zac’s Musings

A bit miffed this month with theold boy, he has just put a new signin our front window that makesme out to be a psycho withattitude, as if !!

Gobby I may be but psycho? Idon’t even know what that means- attitude however, yes I haveattitude especially when the

postman calls or a courier bringsus a parcel, or when I find aC.A.T. in my garden, THEN Ihave REAL attitude!!

I’m always being got at indoorsbecause they say I bark a lot, butsurely, us little fellas have tomake our presence known, don’twe?

Been feeling a bit high lately asit’s been pretty heady with paintfumes in our place for the pastcouple of weeks, Mum’s been

busy tarting up one of thosenarrowboat thingys that we tendto holiday on, luckily though thisis only a small model and not thereal deal. Ah well it could havebeen worse.

AMBER’S ADVICE

I want to convey how beautiful itis to close your eyes and dream.And then to open

them and make that dream areality.

(Sean Combs - Puff Daddy)

TIGER’ TIP

Air in water makes ice cubesslow to freeze. Use cooled boiledwater instead of tap

water. It will freeze quicker andice will be crystal clear.

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POLICE CONTACT POINTS

QEQM Hospital

CHARITY

Public Car Park

70s NIGHT

League of Friends

Adjacent to

At

THE BELL INN

The Bell Inn, High St

SUMMER FETE

AND FUN DOGSHOWTuesday 8 & 22 July

FRIDAY 11 JULY

Saturday 2 August,

12.00noon - 1.00pm

10.30am – 1.30pm

IN AID OF

WAR MEMORIAL FUND

Lots of Stalls, Fun and Games,

Punch and Judy, Refreshments

8.30pm to late

HORTICULTURALSOCIETYIn the Car Park in front of the

NO MEETING INJULY

Maternity Department

Fancy Dress Optional

St Peter’s Road side

PLANT SWAP

of the QEQM Hospital

Saturday 5 July

2pm - 3pm

For moreinformation phone

The Old Fountain

01843 234 507Victoria Parade, East Cliff,

Search for QEQMLeague of

Ramsgate

Friends onFacebook

MINSTER-IN-THANET WI

Between The Granville Theatre

and King George VI MemorialPark

Minster & Monkton

Next Meeting

Tuesday 8 July

Royal British Legion

MINSTERLIBRARYWomen’s Section

7.30pm Village Hall

‘Craft Corners’

Baby Rhyme and Story Time

NEXT MEETING

All Welcome

9.30 - 10.00 Friday mornings

Monday 14 July

Games Evening

7.30pm

Wednesday 23 July

THANET FARMERS’

MARKET

Picture of your

7.30pm -10.00pm Village Hall

Second Sunday of each Month

Favourite Holiday

Committee Room

9.30am - 1.00pm

Raffle prizes needed

Marlowe Academy

PSYCHIC FAYRE

for all meetings

Marlowe Way, Ramsgate

Sunday 20 July

enquiries@southbarngifts.com

For further information

Village Hall

please contact

10.00am - 4.00pm

Miriam Smith on 822 589

Lots of Stalls

SANDWICH FARMERS’ MKT

MINSTER & MONKTON

Mediums giving Tarot,

Last Saturday of each Month

WEDNESDAYAFTERNOONSpirit, Angel Cards

Guildhall, Cattle Market

CLUB

and Psychometryreadings

Further information from

Royal British Legion

Tombola for Cats in Crisis

Melanie Clarkson01304 617 197

Augustine Road

Tea bar open all day

EVERY WEDNESDAY

at reasonable prices

CLIFTONVILLE FARMERS’MKT

2.00pm - 4.00pm

£1 entrance, children free

Last Sunday of each Month

Come and join us

Come early & book your readings

Oval Lawns, Eastern Esplanade

for a game of Bingo

All profits to be sent to

for further information

ALL MEMBERS &

Animal sanctuaries

Phone: 226033

bona-fide guests welcome

Enquiries to

k.chadband@btinternet.com

Phone Pat on 822 622

Kay on 01843 297665

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COUNTRYSIDECENTRE& RAILWAY MUSEUM

Lot’s to see and do

A worthwhile journey to visit thishidden gem

Featuring N Gauge layouts of theoriginal

Elham Valley Line and the UK

Terminal layout

from the original Channel TunnelExhibition Centre.

Static Displays,

Ride on Model Railway,

Tea Rooms, Country Walks,

Crafts, Free Parking

Open Weekends inc BankHolidays from

April - November 10am to 5pm

£2.50 adults, £1.50children/concessions

Newington Road, Peene

Nr. Folkestone CT18 8AZ

Just off the A20 betweenNewington and Peene

www.elhamvalleylinetrust.org

facebook.com/ElhamValleyLineTrust.Official

01303 273 014

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As SummerArrivesWhen the Cuckoo calls, we knowspring is here

Can you imagine the fear in theirhearts, when this bird’s call near

By them, I mean the little birdsindigenous to our land, andcountryside

I bet they wish that they could

hide

However, it is the same everyyear

The Cuckoo must put in the littlebirds hearts, much fear

So every time we think toourselves, ‘how nice’

when the visitor’s call rings inour ears

Spare a thought for the little birds,I am sure to you, I have made

myself clear

Yvonne

In Memory of Daphne Huckstep(1929 - 2014)

We would like to express oursincere thanks to all those peoplewho sent cards,

flowers and condolences at thepassing of Daphne. Thanks also toDr Elliott and the staff at MinsterSurgery for all their help inmaking Daphne's life more

comfortable and

manageable. Daphne put up abrave fight but passed awaypeacefully on 11 May 2014

aged 84 after a very long illness.

Daphne was cremated on 27 Mayat Thanet Crematorium, conductedby Rev’d

Richard Braddy to whom thanksmust go for his support andguidance at this difficult

time.

Finally thanks also to funeraldirector Jonathan Cole and hisstaff for all their support and help.

Colin, Wendy and family

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Contacting your District &County Councillors

District Councillor Bob Grove

Bob is available to speak toresidents by appointment.

Please ring 07711 774 262

or contact him via the ParishOffice on 821339

County Councillor RogerLatchford OBE

Tel: 01843 841956 or email:roger.latchford@kent.gov.uk

Contacting your MP: Sir RogerGale MP

Roger holds regular advicesurgeries for appointments andadvice on urgent

problems:

Tel: 01843 848588 (a.m. from

l0.00) Fax: 01843 844856 (24-hour) Web:

www.rogergale.co.uk Email:galerj@parliament.uk

Write:

HOUSE OF COMMONS,London, SW1A 0AA

Thanks for listening Your readersthis month were

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Musical interludes suppliedcourtesy of

Brenda Saker, Daryl Booth andRichard Spendlove MBE