Aldington May 2012

HamstreetCountryShowRegistered Charity No. 296298

2-3 June 2012

Medieval reenactmentFestival of transport - from steam to vintageTug of war (teams welcome)Daring trial and mountain bike displaysDog showReal ale festival with old dairyCountry show stallsExtreme FalconryCircus performersAir displaysBritish lawnmower racing grand prix

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Opening Times:Sat: 10.30am to dusk Sun: 10.30am to 5.00pmAdult day entry: £6.00 day pass or £10.00 for the weekendChildren (5yrs - 14 yrs) and concessions: £3.00 day pass or £5.00 for the weekendFamily ticket 2 adults + 2 children: £15.00 day pass or £25.00 for the weekendFree entry for children under 5 yrs

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Spring is here and, as usual at this time of year, we have an abundance of bank holidays to enjoy! May also brings with it more community events so I hope you’re all keen to get involved out in that wonderful Spring sunshine.

For those of us hit by Spring Fever, the long weekends also provide time to clear out, clean up and declutter! I spent most of Easter weekend in our loft, attempting the long awaited clear out! It’s strange how this time of year inspires us in this way, but it feels so good when you achieve your goal, although it may be weeks before we are completely clear of all the hoarded items destined for either Ebay or the Charity Shop. I must admit it felt great when I viewed the new clean space I had created, the loft looked wonderful, the rest of the house is now a tip! I was a little disappointed though that I hadn’t discovered any hidden treasures that might improve my bank balance! The whole process was very therapeutic and far removed from sitting in front of a computer screen for days on end worrying about deadlines!

A big thank you to all the readers that have contributed to Wit & Wisdom this month, I now have enough material to last for some time, so if your contribution hasn’t appeared yet just watch this space, but please be patient as the longer items are more tricky to piece together.

Also, thank you to Alan for pointing out that I hadn’t changed the issue number on last month’s issue, you weren’t going mad, it was defi nitely me!

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If your late summer fl owering plants get too top heavy and fl op just as they get round to fl owering, or you end up half heartedly trussing them up with string and broken bits of bamboo cane (always an attractive look), then this year I dare you to try the ‘Chelsea chop’. It is a pruning method that’s best done around the time of the Chelsea fl ower show. It does take some ruthlessness, as it requires cutting back healthy happy plants when it looks like that’s the last thing they need, but by trimming them back by half now, you’ll get sturdier, bushier plants at the end of the summer. It’s hard to do; it feels like you’re irreparably damaging the plants – and it doesn’t work with everything. Perennials that only fl ower once, like Peonies won’t like it at all if you prune them like this. It will work well with things like Sedums, Rudbeckias, Heleniums and Asters. Sedums

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You can encourage a repeat fl owering of early summer perennials by cutting them hard back immediately after they’ve fl owered – extreme dead-heading, if you like. Do this with Delphiniums, Lupins, Alchemilla mollis and Geraniums. Hard prune back to the base - the tall fl ower spikes of Lupins and Delphiniums start at ground level. And the Geraniums and Alchemilla will benefi t from a severe haircut, so cut off most of the leaves too. Most will fl ower again later in the summer, with smaller blooms. The Alchemilla may not re-fl ower, but cut back most of the foliage and it will respond with a neat and tidy mound of nice fresh leaves.

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before he injured anyone, and then took blood before he injured anyone, and then took blood and skin samples from Merlin. Poor old Merlin and skin samples from Merlin. Poor old Merlin was shaking like a leaf but some more bananas was shaking like a leaf but some more bananas afterwards helped him forget. Dennis was just afterwards helped him forget. Dennis was just mad for the rest of the day!mad for the rest of the day!

I enjoyed the escapade more than anyone else I enjoyed the escapade more than anyone else I think. It helped underline my point of how I think. It helped underline my point of how stupid goats are. Anyway, now we have to get stupid goats are. Anyway, now we have to get medication into Merlin and as well as being medication into Merlin and as well as being timid he is the world’s fussiest goat I think- will timid he is the world’s fussiest goat I think- will not eat anything that has touched the fl oor, and not eat anything that has touched the fl oor, and does not like much apart from goat mix, hay, does not like much apart from goat mix, hay, browse and bananas. And he sniff s everything browse and bananas. And he sniff s everything for a long time before eating it so medicated for a long time before eating it so medicated bananas are not going to go well. If anyone has bananas are not going to go well. If anyone has any ideas please let us know....any ideas please let us know....

It is getting towards the summer now when It is getting towards the summer now when everyone will be taking their holidays. Ebony everyone will be taking their holidays. Ebony and I always hope that Clive and Jane will take and I always hope that Clive and Jane will take us with them one year. Clive says no chance of us with them one year. Clive says no chance of that as I am so naughty I am bound to cause that as I am so naughty I am bound to cause major breakages and disgrace (I don’t know major breakages and disgrace (I don’t know what he is thinking about although I have to what he is thinking about although I have to

Hello Everyone, Mowgli here. I hope you all Hello Everyone, Mowgli here. I hope you all had a good Easter. Ebony and I didn’t get any had a good Easter. Ebony and I didn’t get any Easter eggs (so unfair isn’t it? We would have Easter eggs (so unfair isn’t it? We would have loved some catnip eggs!) but we have enjoyed loved some catnip eggs!) but we have enjoyed eyeing up all the baby rabbits in the garden. eyeing up all the baby rabbits in the garden. None of them have been brave enough to None of them have been brave enough to come into our cat run but we keep hoping!come into our cat run but we keep hoping!

We have had some trouble with our silly old We have had some trouble with our silly old goats this month- Merlin became very itchy. goats this month- Merlin became very itchy. This should be a simple thing to sort out in This should be a simple thing to sort out in a household with 2 vets but we all reckoned a household with 2 vets but we all reckoned without Merlin’s eccentricities. He is friendly without Merlin’s eccentricities. He is friendly and very good natured but terrifi ed of being and very good natured but terrifi ed of being held. Any movement you make towards him to held. Any movement you make towards him to grab his collar or his horns and he is off leaping grab his collar or his horns and he is off leaping about like an antelope! Stealth was required about like an antelope! Stealth was required and this was not the only problem- Dennis is and this was not the only problem- Dennis is so overprotective of Merlin that he tries to butt so overprotective of Merlin that he tries to butt and bite anyone who is holding onto Merlin and bite anyone who is holding onto Merlin against his wishes. against his wishes.

I appointed myself chief co-ordinator and I appointed myself chief co-ordinator and yelled my orders from the shelf in the cat run. yelled my orders from the shelf in the cat run. Clive was Chief Goat Catcher and Jane led a Clive was Chief Goat Catcher and Jane led a team consisting of helpers from the zoo who team consisting of helpers from the zoo who had to hide around the corner until Merlin had to hide around the corner until Merlin had been caught. With the help of a bunch had been caught. With the help of a bunch of bananas (probably not the best food for of bananas (probably not the best food for goats but Merlin will do almost anything for goats but Merlin will do almost anything for a banana) Clive caught Merlin by the horns, a banana) Clive caught Merlin by the horns, I miaowed my signal and the others came I miaowed my signal and the others came running in, caught and held onto Dennis running in, caught and held onto Dennis

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admit that right now whilst helping type this admit that right now whilst helping type this up I have tipped a large mug of hot tea all up I have tipped a large mug of hot tea all over Jane’s antique bureau- she had to run my over Jane’s antique bureau- she had to run my paws under the tap to prevent scalds or burns paws under the tap to prevent scalds or burns and then was ranting about water marks on and then was ranting about water marks on the wood or something. Humans are so odd!). the wood or something. Humans are so odd!). Ebony and I always look out for the tell-tale Ebony and I always look out for the tell-tale signs of bags and packing. Ebony gets very signs of bags and packing. Ebony gets very depressed as soon as the bags come out and depressed as soon as the bags come out and hides herself away. I always just jump into the hides herself away. I always just jump into the bags and hide myself amongst the contents. bags and hide myself amongst the contents. They haven’t fallen for this yet but I am hoping They haven’t fallen for this yet but I am hoping that if I hide well enough and lie still enough that if I hide well enough and lie still enough one year I might get to be a stowaway. Do one year I might get to be a stowaway. Do any of you cats out there get taken away on any of you cats out there get taken away on holiday? holiday?

Anyway, I’m off to lick my paws dry. Hope you Anyway, I’m off to lick my paws dry. Hope you are all well and speak to you again next month!are all well and speak to you again next month!

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The Handy Household - Shining & Smooth with Olive OilWhile you are likely to be aware of the health benefi ts of consuming olive oil, you may not realise the many other uses of this natural product. Not only is it a good lubricant, as its molecules have the ability to slide easily over one another, but its fi lm can fi ll rough spots in many surfaces, making them look polished and shiny.

For instance, it has many cosmetic uses. Olive oil can give a closer shave than shaving cream and can also be used to remove eye make-up, by simply dabbing some under the eyes and rinsing off with a face cloth. What’s more, you can massage it into your nail beds to moisturise your cuticles and if you have dry skin, rub in a thin layer after a shower.

Around the house, adding a little to your duster will leave surfaces looking polished and stainless steel will look great when you use olive oil as a shining agent. You can silence squeaky doors by wiping the top of the door hinges so that the oil runs down the sides. Similarly, pour a little onto a cotton bud to get sticky zips moving again.

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Curtains – where to startThe cheapest and most subtle option for hanging curtains is undoubtedly a plastic or metal track. Double tracks can be used to hang both nets and thicker curtains neatly, while triple tracks allow you to use fl at panels, perhaps of diff erent fabrics, which can be pulled back and forwards in diff erent combinations depending on the eff ect you want or how much light you wish to allow in. The more decorative alternative is a curtain pole – perhaps in see-through acrylic, slender stainless steel or pale-painted wood – and with pretty fi nials on the ends. On narrow windows or dormers, portiere (or swing-arm) rods are an alternative to fi xed poles, while for a modern eff ect you could use tension wire, fi xed taut within the window opening.

Curtains – fabric and styleWhether you prefer minimal panels or swathes of fabric, it is best to take into account the architecture and size of the room, and of the windows, before opting for a particular curtain style. Grander curtains tend to suit larger, period rooms, while simple curtains are often best suited to modern properties. The way in which a curtain hangs is determined by its heading, usually created by a tape which is sewn onto the back of the curtain and pulled to form gentle gathers, smart pleats or a variety of other shapes. For a less formal look, however, there are plenty of alternatives. Tab- and tie-tops are often found on ready-made curtains, though they can be fi ddly to draw. Curtains can also be hung from a deep hem which is simply slid over a pole, from large eyelets punched in the top (this looks great hung from a tension wire), from clips (magnetic ones are easy to use) or even just from hooks. Curtains can be made from practically any fabric, depending on your budget. The heavier the fabric, the better it will hold a fold, though very heavy fabrics will be too bulky for smaller windows. Very light fabrics will tend to look

fl oppy unless supported by a lining. Lining is, in fact, always a good idea, as it will not only help the fabric hang neatly, but also protect it from fading, dirt and condensation. Thermal linings help retain heat, and can be as eff ective as double glazing, while blackout lining also blocks out light and some noise.

BlindsOnce considered something of a poor cousin to curtains, blinds are increasingly fashionable, off ering a clean-lined look that is sophisticated and laid-back yet still pleasingly tactile. What’s more, they tend to be far cheaper, as they require much less fabric – just the size of the window opening, plus hems. There are diff erent options to suit diff erent styles of room, many of them easy to make yourself or inexpensive to buy off -the-shelf. A roller blind in a neutral colour will blend into the background in a modern, minimal space, or could be used in conjunction with ‘dress’ curtains (fi xed either side of the window) in a more formal room. Roman blinds pull up in lovely soft folds that give an attractive drape without going over the top, while fabric roll-up blinds which, literally, roll up

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from the bottom and tie in position, show off their reverse, thus off ering an attractive combination of two fabrics. When choosing fabrics, mid-weight, not-too-textured fabrics tend to be best for blinds, which need to roll or fold easily against themselves.

ShuttersThey may not be the obvious choice, and they are almost always more expensive than blinds or simple curtains, but shutters are good-looking in an unfussy kind of way and suit both old and new properties. They’re also great for privacy, for blocking out sound and light and adding an extra layer of security. Depending on the confi guration of your window, shutters can be made as a single pair, bi-fold, tri-fold or whatever will fi t, either full-length, half-height (café style), or tier-on-tier, rectangular, tapering or arched in shape, and either set within the reveal or folding back against the wall. The plainest, period-type shutters have a timber frame and a solid centre panel – they can be painted any colour and complement a Georgian or Victorian home extremely well. American shutters have louvres that tilt up and down, off ering privacy but also letting in light. Alternatively, for a highly contemporary eff ect, it’s possible to have shutters made from sleek aluminium or funky acrylic, which comes in a range of gorgeous colours.

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Serves 8

Asparagus Asparagus FrittataFrittata

Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6. Making sure the potatoes are clean fi rst, boil them in salted water.

Trim the asparagus, then cut the stems into 1cm slices leaving the spear as a piece about 8cm long. Add this all to the potato pan for the last 5 minutes of the cooking time.

Drain everything and refresh in cold water. Thickly slice the potato.

Whisk together the eggs really well. Dice the mozzarella and add to the eggs along with 40g of the Parmesan, the parsley, potatoes and slices of asparagus. Season generously with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Stir everything to coat with the egg. Lastly, gently stir through the spears.

Heat a 22cm diameter oven-proof deep frying pan along with the olive oil over a medium heat. Non-stick would be great, otherwise one which is naturally seasoned.

Pour in the egg mixture making sure some of the spears are sitting at the top. Leave to cook for around 10 minutes until the edges are starting to fi rm up.

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Asparagus

Serves 4-6Preperation time 10 minutes

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SorrelEvery month I update the “In Season” produce for this item, assuming that most items are relatively easily sourced, but last year when Sorrel came into season I received a call from a reader that was having great diffi culty in fi nding any. So I took upon the quest to fi nd a local source of Sorrel. It has only been recently, when Sorrel came into season again that I fi nally, with the help of Wye Farmers Market discovered Invicta Herbs in Challock. So for those of you looking for Sorrel, look no further, please contact Susan Gollins on 07730 893737.

Sorrel is part of the lettuce family and looks like a pale green version of baby spinach. The pointed leaves have a tangy, lemony gooseberry fl avour. Sorrel appears soon after winter, so is good for salads early in the year when there is little else around.

Serving Suggestions When the leaves are under 7.5cm long, they can be used raw in salads, especially with dandelion leaves. Bigger leaves can be made into soups, sauces and risotto. Khaki-coloured sorrel purée is a good acidic accompaniment to oily fi sh, chicken or veal, or poached eggs on toast. It can be stirred into crème fraîche to give quick sauce. Add a few leaves of watercress, spinach or parsley if you want a brighter green colour. Chop sorrel like a herb to add to stuffi ngs and crumb coatings. The lemony taste means sorrel can also be added carefully to fruit salads, jellies, custard and fruit drinks, as lemon balm or verbena.

I have decided to designate May as National Cider Month. And since, as far as I know, there is no statutory board for designating such things as National Sausage Week (which actually exists) and National Athlete’s Foot Day (which thankfully doesn’t), my National Cider Month is as formal and offi cial as any other example of this sort of public relations hokum. So there.

But why am I designating May as National Cider Month when there is already (perhaps unbeknownst to most of you) a perfectly good National Cider Month, run under the auspices of the Campaign for Real Ale in October? Because October is silly, that’s why.

But, why have a National Cider Month at all? Can’t cider look after itself, without my intervention? Well, the Bulmers, the Gaymers and the Magners of this world with their mass distribution and big advertising budgets don’t need my help and jolly well aren’t getting it. But if you think that’s all there is to cider then you’re in for a treat.

Unless you’re lucky enough to live in the western counties, you’ll be extremely lucky to fi nd what a traditionalist would call a “real” cider on the handpumps at your local pub. Most large towns – although by no means all – have an outlet for Weston’s excellent draught cider from Much Marcle in Herefordshire. But good though Weston’s is, it’s hardly a representative selection of what the country’s estimated 4-500 independent cidermakers have to off er.

But what is “traditional” cider? Basically it’s just pure fresh-pressed apple juice slowly fermented over the winter – apple wine, in fact. Any apple juice will ferment, but most of the best ciders are fermented from blends of the two or three hundred varieties of cider apple – small, hard, inedible little things, for the most part, and sour with tannin which acts as a strong antibacterial agent and gives

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the fi nished cider an oaky depth. These traditional ciders range from the roughest farmhouse scrumpies, which often have an almost vinegary acidity, to drinks as subtle, sophisticated, and elegant as fi ne white wine. And then there’s perry, a superb drink that’s almost impossible to obtain thanks to the rarity of the pears from which it’s made...

Traditional cider is almost always still (not fl at) rather than sparkling. Left to itself it will ferment to complete dryness, and to a strength of 6-8% alcohol by volume, and the carbon dioxide generated during fermentation will dissipate naturally. If you want it sparkling you have to deliberately reintroduce some CO2, either by pitching the cider with a little yeast and sugar to stir a mild refermentation or, 99.99 times out of a hundred, by fi zzing it up artifi cially.

I do everything I can to introduce people to the delights of traditional cider, and that’s why I’m designating May as National Cider Month. October was chosen for the honour because that’s when apples are generally harvested. But cider needs to be fermented slowly and carefully, to allow the harsh malic acid to turn into the smoother and more mellow lactic acid – the so-called malo-lactic fermentation. Last season’s crop should be ready to drink right about now.

There are cidermakers all over the country these days, not just in Devon, Somerset and Herefordshire but in Norfolk, Suff olk, Kent, Essex, Surrey, Sussex, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cheshire, even Yorkshire and Scotland! So seek out your nearest, invest in a few bottles, and celebrate with me.

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EVENTS MayLympne Village Hall is holding a Garage Safari on Bank Holiday Monday 7th May. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure! Maps will be on sale at the Village Shop from 2nd May. Maps and refreshments will be on sale at the Village Hall from 9.00 am – 1.00 pm There is ample free parking in the car park and toilets. Raising Funds for the Village Hall Floor Fund

Sunday May 6th Diamond Jubilee Last Fundraiser at Aldington Village Hall. Crafts and cream teas 1 to 5pm. Craft stalls wanted contact Sue on 01233 720394 donations of scones wanted please.

Saturday 26th May Sellindge Village Hall 10-12am Tai Chi For Health 2 hour Taster Session visit www.taichiforyou.co.uk for further details

The Ashford Branch of Kent Beekeepers Association meet at 2.30pm on 6th May at their Apiary site, Cheesemans Green Lane, Mersham, TN25 7HX to hear a talk and demonstration by Nick Mengeham on “Using the Opportunity of Swarming for Increase or Queen Rearing”. Anyone interested in learning the craft of keeping bees please contact Peggy Wood 01233 503074

Brabourne & Smeeth Horticultural Society are holding a Grand Plant Sale on Saturday 12 May, 11 am to 1 pm in the Village Hall. Come along and stock up your garden/allotment with fl owers, fruit and vegetables. Light refreshments, a raffl e and free parking.The next meeting will be on Friday May 25 with Sue Scrivens speaking on the subject of ‘More Wayside Plants’, 7.15 for 7.30 pm. Visitors and new members will be made very welcome. For further info contact Wendy Sanders on 01303 813 451.

Smeeth W.I. Smeeth W.I. and the Brabourne and Smeeth Branch of the Royal British Legion will jointly celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in Brabourne and Smeeth Village Hall at 7.30 on 14th May, 2012. Following their individual business meetings, they will then enjoy a 1950’s supper, a quiz, and a singalong to the music of the period all together. Visitors and new members of either organisation are most welcome and for further information telephone Joy or George Taylor on 01303 812165 Kathleen MacPhee 01303 812536 or Jenny Cooper 01303 813330

Aldington & Bonnington Gardening Society next meeting is on Thursday the 10th May when we will have an illustrated talk on “The

Story of English Country Cheeses” by Mr. D March. We meet at Aldington Village Hall 7.45pm for 8.00pm. Visitors welcome. For further information contact Colin Evans 01233720618.On Saturday 19th May we have our “Plant Sale & Coff ee Morning” at Aldington Village Hall starting at 10.00am. All welcome. For further information contact Colin Evans 01233720618.

NSPCC Open Garden and Plant Fair, Saltwood Castle, nr. Hythe, CT21 4QU. Saturday 5th May, 2012. 10am - 4pm. Entrance £5 per person, limited free parking. A rare opportunity to explore the grounds of this medieval castle and pick up an interesting plant. Cakes, lunches, barbecue, and this year The Castle Moat Archers. Support the vital work of the NSPCC. Sellindge Sports & Social Club Saturday

Afternoon Car Boot Fairs The Sellindge Sports and Social club will be hosting car boot fairs on the following dates: 12th May, 16th June , 14th July, 18th August, 8th September &13th October. £5.00 per boot - no booking required. Set up 11 am - no entry will be allowed before this time. Public are requested not to arrive before 12 noon. Refreshments and toilets in the Clubhouse. Free Car Parking and Entry. Homemade Cake Stall. Any queries ring 01303 812955 up to 10 am on the day of the event. Full details available at www.sellindgeclub.co.uk.

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BRABOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Tim Simpson Tel:01303 813257

Art and Camera Club The next meeti ng is on Tuesday May 8 from 10am -12md. We are very fortunate to have a local arti st to teach and encourage us and we learn from each other as well. People are very talented! You don’t have to be able to draw or paint but if you have an interest in art or photography please come. You are encouraged to bring your own materials, although some are available. For more details phone Mike on 01303 812484.MP’S Surgery: Our MP Damian Collins, will be holding his monthly surgery at the church from 3.45pm to 4.30pm on Friday May 18 If you have any questi ons, complaints or comments, please book an appointment by e-mailing your name, post code, subject and message to: shepwayconservati [email protected] or telephone 01303 253 524. Meeti ng Point We will meet at the church on May 31 at 12noon. Looking ahead to the Jubilee, please bring your memories of the past 60 years and wear something red, white, blue or all three. Enjoy a fi sh and chip lunch. Please let Tim Simpson 01303 813257 or Cathy Rankin 01303 814132 know if you plan to join us. The cost will be £5.50.Men’s Curry Night Monday May 28 at 7.30pm. Please ring 01303 813257 for more details or to book your place.

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Brabourne & Smeeth Horticultural Society. We meet on the last Friday of the month at Brabourne & Smeeth Village Hall, 7.15 for 7.30pm. Visitors and new members will be made very welcome. For further info contact Wendy Sanders on01303 813 451.

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At the Farriers Arms in May we have our usual (fi rst Tuesday of the month) Acoustic Music Session in the bar on the evening of 1st May and the Vintage and Veteran Vehicle Meet on the third Sunday (20th) from noon, when all classic vehicles are welcome and their drivers can claim a free drink.Our “Specials” weekday this month is Wednesday when, each evening we have our Wednesdays Wine Club when we off er professional wine pairings to complement our table d’hote menu.We mark the May Bank Holiday on Monday 7th May with lots of activities for all the family – see the website (www.thefarriersarms.com) for more details.We are pleased to host The Pins from Hertfordshire (“One of the most exciting and sought-after live bands around, known for their melodic instrumentals and catchy vocals”)on 11th May when they stop off at the Farriers on the way to their European Tour .Tuesday 15th May is the International Day of Families when children eat free when accompanied by two full-paying adults


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It’s 3am and I’ve just noticed the time. Arrgh! I determinedly fold down the page of my book and try to stop feeling guilty. “it’s only 3am, Jessica, I’m sure you won’t be tired tomorrow…” yeah, right. This is the problem with me and books. I read them like I eat packets of biscuits.

Each chapter is another sweet chewy circle of joy and I don’t stop consuming until they’re all gone. I sometimes enjoy reading a little fi ction before bed, as many do, to give some time for the brain to relax and unwind. I’ll pick a book from my shelves, wriggle under the duvet and start to read…. and don’t stop. Oh look, 4 hours have slipped by!

Thankfully I don’t own any of my very favourite books, or these late night reading sessions might occur more frequently. My bookcase is crammed with retired favourites; colourful paperbacks (Jacqueline Wilson was my primary school author of choice), holiday reads and other assorted teen fi ction. The school library is the real residence of all my top favourites. To me, a long-awaited book becomes more tempting when it’s wrapped in protective plastic and has a paper record thingy stuck in the front - and it’s free you know! As a lower school student I spent many a lunchtime there with friends, but now I swan in and stagger out again a short while later, somewhat less stylishly, with a healthy stack of books. The librarians are always friendly and helpful, and there’s a book club for all years on Tuesdays where we often read book award nominees.

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When my family are on holiday or a long car journey, I have become quite the expert at stealthily peering over my younger brother’s shoulder to borrow a bit of his entertainment should I fi nish my own. There’s nothing wrong with reading below your age every now and again. After all, Ben has reasonable taste; Frank Cottrell Boyce is great. At the other end of the spectrum is the kind of literature we read in English, like “The Great Gatsby”. Fun too, I guess apart from the fact we have to read into all the deep meaning and dissect it to death.

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Gill Snow – Solicitor at Pengelly & Rylands If you are so ill that you need medical care you may be eligible for NHS continuing care, the costs of which will be met by your local health authority. If a patient goes into hospital and is deemed too unwell to return home in the long term, his needs will be assessed to see if he qualifies for continuing care or NHS funded nursing care, although there is a limit on the weekly amount which will be funded . If you have any queries about this, or any other aspect of elderly client care, please telephone myself or Rosalind Johnson on 01580 762248

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• House Sales & Purchases • Wills & Probate • Family & Cohabitation • Elderly Client Care • Company Formation • Employment • Fixed Fee Interviews

39/41 High Street Tenterden

Kent TN30 6BJ

Telephone (01580) 762248 www.pengelly-rylands.co.uk

Pengelly& Rylands

FAMILY SOLICITORS

• House Sales & Purchases• Wills & Probate• Family & Cohabitation• Elderly Client Care• Company Formation• Employment• Fixed Fee Interviews

39/41 High StreetTenterden

Kent TN30 6BJ

Telephone (01580) 762248www.pengelly-rylands.co.uk

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We have over 30 years experience in spray fi nishing existing Kitchen and Bedroom

doors, panels and accessories. Why not have your kitchen furniture matched to your

kitchen.

You can choose any colour, we will have it professionally mixed in a hard-wearing two-pack polyurethane paint, which is the fi nish we use when spraying Bespoke Kitchens for several kitchen suppliers in and around the

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HandymanPainter & Decorator

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01233 625442 07910591393219 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9QH

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Did your hear about the person who used an aerosol of “Furniture Polish”, instead of “Fly Killer”?It took them longer to die, but, they had a lovely fi nish!

We Should Not Have Survived!

According to today’s regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 50s, and 60s, probably shouldn’t have survived, because...

Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint, which was promptly chewed and licked. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors or cabinets and it was fi ne to play with pans. When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just fl ip fl ops and fl uorescent ‘clackers’ on our wheels. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the passenger seat was a treat. We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle - tasted the same. We ate dripping sandwiches, bread and butter pudding and drank fi zzy pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing. We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no one actually died from this. We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top speed down the hill, only to fi nd out we forgot the brakes. After running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the problem. We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us all day and no one minded.

We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. We had friends - we went outside and found them. We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really hurt. We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits. They were accidents. We learnt not to do the same thing again. We walked to friend’s homes. We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate live stuff , and

although we were told it would happen, we did not have very many eyes out, nor did the live stuff live inside us forever. We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.

Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that!

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Her friend glared at her for at least three minutes, she just stared and glared at her. Finally she said “how soon do you need to know?”

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24 Hour emergency call out

Leaks/Burst pipes Boiler changes/servicing

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Central heating installations & alterations

Standard Boiler Installation from £1200Combi From £1300

5yr Parts & Labour Warranty - Natural Gas & L.P.G Oil

Tel: 01233 720 740 Mob: 07905 387873

24 Hr Emergency Call Out

07905 700 142Mersham, Ashford, TN25 7HP

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Oil Heating & Oil CookersR-OAK Services

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TINA FRANCIS

DOMESTIC ELECTRICIAN

New Installations Re-wires

Additional or replacement Lights, sockets etc

Mobile 07761 695101 Email – [email protected]

Newchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0DH

Industrial • Commercial • Domestic• Installations• Security and fi re alarms• Emergency Lighting• CCTV• Garden Lighting

• Showers/extractor fans• Inspection and PAT testing• Full and part rewires• General electrical repairs• Under fl oor heating

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Over 25 years experienceCity & Guilds qualified, Fully insured

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Telephone or Fax: 01303 814860Mobile: 07725 124891

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Wilco Plumbingand Heating

• Central heating installations & repairs• Boiler replacement

5 Year Guarantee on new Worcester Bosch Boilers• Oil, LPG Gas & Solar Installations • Emergency plumbing and heating works • All gas installation and repair work • Unvented hot water specialist • Landlords gas safety inspections

Plumbing and heating engineer with over 30 years experience. Registered with the Institute of Plumbing and the Gas Safe Register for gas work. Registered with KCC Trading Standards as an approved tradesman.

References for all work available on request. Free estimates and no

obligation.

Tel: 01303 862173Mobile: 07860 452640

AshfordGroundworks

All Ground Works & Drainage, Driveways,Patios & Paving, Fencing, Block Paving,

All Equestrian Works, Bricklaying,Specialist Resin Bound Gravel

Tel: 01233 721839Mobile: 07963 668008

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VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS

Aldington 01233 720213Brabourne & Smeeth 01303 813234Bilsington 01233 720818Hamstreet 01233 732568 Mersham 01233 503192Sellindge 01303 813250Smeeth 01303 814977Stowting 01303 863520

Doctors SurgeryHamstreet Surgery 0844 4773989Sellindge Surgery 01303 812180

Parish Councils:Brabourne & Smeeth 01233 623902Mersham & Sevington 01233 720816Ashford Borough Council 01233 637311W: www.ashford.gov.uk

Citizens Advice Bureau 01233 626185

Brabourne and Smeeth Community Warden: Richard Sinden 07813 712 805.

Veterinary SurgeonsMontgomery Vets 01303 813756

Ashford Volunteer Centre 01233 647 422Age Concern 01233 620 635www.ageconcern.org.ukCARM E: [email protected]: Www.carmromneymarsh.org.ukMacmillan Cancer Support W: www.forget-me-nots.co.uk

Parkinson’s UK, Ashford BranchContact Mike Wharrad – 01233 623530SE Kent Multiple Sclerosis Soc. 07767326138 email: [email protected] British Legion 01233 620 167CPRE Kent 01233 714540

National Train Enquirieswww.nationalrail.co.ukBus EnquiriesArriva Bus Enquiries 0844 800 44 11Stage Coach East Kent 0871 200 22 33 (Timetable) 08456 00 22 99 (Customer Services)

Emergency 999Police Neighbhd TeamAshford & Tenterden 01622 690690Crimestoppers 0800 555 111

Out of Hours Doctor 0845 4349655William Harvey Hospital 01233 633331

Samaritans 08457 90 90 90www.samaritans.org

Electricity: Southern Electric 0845 770 8090 EDF Energy 0800 783 8866Gas: Natural 0800 111 999 LPG Details on tank

Disclaimer: Every care is taken to ensure this directory is as accurate as possible but the publishers do not rraccept responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from errors or omissions.

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Telephone: (01580) 764444www.centralgaragetenterden.co.uk

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