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invited to our special centenary event. We looked at old books and photographs of the 50th anniversary and were able to name many of those present in 1965 with the help of Deidre Cloke and Liz Street who were in the original photo! There was a cake cut by Deidre Cloke, Jo Faulkner and Pam Russell, who are the current Guide Leaders.

The current Guides and Brownies from Hawkhurst and Cranbrook were also invited to attend as it is at this time of the year that we celebrate Thinking Day, a time for ‘thinking’ about guides and scouts from

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Hawkhurst Guides celebrated their Centenary on Sunday 28th February at the Primary School in Hawkhurst. The group was started in September 1915 by a Miss Freda Ross-Thompson who lived in the village.

The Baden-Powells lived for a time in Ewhurst, East Sussex. Whilst living there Agnes Baden-Powell became friendly with Miss Ross-Thompson. We believe that both Agnes Baden Powell and Miss Ross-Thompson were both enrolled by Robert-Baden-Powell (the founder of the Scout and Guide movement) one afternoon in Ewhurst.

Hawkhurst Guides are very proud of their heritage and many ex leaders of Hawkhurst Guides and Brownies and local Trefoil Guild members were

Hawkhurst Guides Centenary

Centre of the group shot above, from the left: Jean Horn, Jess Gould, Lauren Fenton, Pam Russell, Doreen Dixon, Jo Faulkner, Deidre Cloke, Liz Street, Alison Sylvester. Deidre Cloke and Liz Street are also in the picture from 1965 on page 2.

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The EditorI feel we need to brace ourselves for a year of change. We face the ever-increasing traffic, partly because of the new housing on Highgate Hill. The village car parks and side roads are inadequate with no apparent solution.

The proposed re-siting of our GP surgeries will present a challenge. Walking and cycling are, of course, always good alternatives for those who can. Let’s remain positive.

Mike Appelbe

ChairmanWe are exceptionally fortunate in Hawkhurst to be living totally within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Beauty (AONB). This also applies to most of the rural part of Tunbridge Wells Borough. AONBs are second only to the National Parks, making them some of the most attractive countryside in England. They are given the second highest state of protection in law and Government policy for their landscape and scenic beauty.

The countryside around Hawkhurst has hundreds of years of history as mainly grazing and arable agricultural land which has changed over the years due to economical pressures. There are still traces of ancient history going back to Roman times when the area was more heavily forested and there was an extensive Iron smelting industry in the Weald. It is one of the best surviving medieval landscapes in northern Europe. Until the 1960s it was predominantly a hop growing area until it became more economical for the breweries to import the hops from Eastern Europe, and probably a change in our beer drinking tastes. The latest trend is for the agricultural land to be used for alpaca grazing, which is very apparent driving north out of Hawkhurst.

The AONB has huge significance in providing tourism business as well as supporting the farming industry. Our countryside is continually under pressure from housing development as there is extreme need at the moment for new housing development to support an increasing population. This is strongly recognised by the National Trust, who have recently published a research paper entitled “AONBs and Development”. National planning policy is structured to allocate housing in appropriate areas and to protect areas such as AONB from intrusive development. The NT report has studied how planning policy is being applied within AONBs, and has found significant shortcomings. In Hawkhurst, we are dependent on the TWBC planning department to follow the guidelines of National Planning Policy to protect our AONB.


all around the world ‘ WAGGS’ (World Association of Girl Guides and Scouts). The girls enjoyed themselves sampling food and games from other countries. Everyone had a very enjoyable afternoon.

Our numbers have fluctuated over the years. I believe there were 40 in the early days and two extra groups were opened. There was even a group of girls at Lower Bedgebury School. Now we are down to ten girls but we keep going. We are always happy to have new members at any time of the year; you just have to be a girl aged 10–14 years old.

Maybe you were a Guide or Brownie yourself and you would like to get involved as a helper. We would be happy for you to come along and meet us. We meet now at the Scout Hut at the Moor on a Wednesday evening during term time only.

Contact: Jo Faulkner 753635 or [email protected]

Shop-on-the-hillThe shop next to Beauty Box almost seems to be jinxed. Over several years it has been a smart ladies clothes shop, an electrical shop, a book shop, a holistic massage parlour, a gold trader, one selling painted furniture, a traditional tea room and finally a sweet shop. How many more different uses are there?The Beauty Box next door was previously The Band Box, a gentleman’s outfitters established in 1950. Prior to that it was

an office for The Maidstone & District Bus Company. Photo: Wilf Golding, History Society

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The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is the principle Government document defining how land should be used, and is quite specific on the conserving of landscape and scenic beauty in AONBs. It says ”Planning permission should be refused for major developments in these designated areas except in exceptional circumstances and where it can be demonstrated they are in the public interest.”

Hawkhurst Parish Council has recognised the significance of the NT report and has flagged this to TWBC Planning department. We still feel that the decision to build the 62 houses on Highgate Hill is a serious violation of the NPPF, and that the damage was probably initiated when the site was chosen to be included in the Site Allocation Document (SADPD). We worked hard over the last two years to reverse the allocation of Highgate Hill in favour of small brown field sites in the Village. This strategy is beginning to be apparent around the Village. The developments at Lillesden School on Hastings Road and the Station Garage site at Gills Green are currently being built. Planning applications for the Springfield and the Woodham Hall sites have been submitted and are currently being considered by TWBC.

In our Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP), we acknowledge that there needs to be limited housing development, but this should only be on small building plots. The existence of the NDP should prevent large building developments in the future. The NDP acknowledges the importance of the AONB, and is adopting the High Weald AONB Management Plan. This is the single most important document for the AONB and sets out the long term objectives for conserving this nationally important landscape and how the High Weald should be looked after by the Local Authorities.

The best way to appreciate the local countryside around Hawkhurst is to make use of the many footpaths, bridal paths and by-ways, which cross the parish and couple to our neighbours. To help advertise the network of Footpaths, the Parish Council has supported the reinstatement of the Footpath Map, which previously stood on Rye Road outside Budgens. Details of this are planned for the May magazine. The NPPF document can be found at http://nationaltrust.org.uk/documents/national-trust-areas-of-outstanding-natural-beauty-and-development.pdf

Peter Dartnell, Chairman, Hawkhurst Parish Council


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school for eight years I stared at a stain glass window depicting Jesus’ resurrection. It was just above the altar on the “epistle side.” The scene was obviously from Matthew’s narrative of the event. Guards were strewn over the ground as the risen Jesus came majestically out of the tomb. Of course, at that time I didn’t know that no one in the church had had the nerve to describe Jesus’ actual resurrection for hundreds of years after the event. Our evangelists narrate only the discovery of an empty tomb, messages from angels, and the risen Jesus’ later appearances. Technically we have no “resurrection narratives.”

The main reason our sacred authors don’t describe Jesus’ resurrection was because they believed it really was a resurrection and not a resuscitation. Many of Jesus’ followers today aren’t familiar with such a distinction. When someone is resuscitated they return from the dead pretty much as the same person he or she was when they died. For instance, when in Luke’s gospel Jesus resuscitates the widow of Nain’s son, if the boy was a Liverpool supporter for example before he died, he’d no doubt still be a Liverpool supporter after Jesus brought him back to life. He wouldn’t have become an Arsenal supporter.

That doesn’t happen when someone is risen – or rises – from the dead. The problem is Jesus of Nazareth is the only biblical person who accomplishes that feat. As Paul reminded his communities, a risen person changes into a “new creation.” He or she is completely freed from all the limits that restrict us humans. The Apostle once pointed out to his Galatian Christians that the risen Jesus is no longer a Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female. He/she’s simply “other” from anyone we’ve ever encountered. How do you describe such a person?

The old priest under whom I served my title was convinced that if someone set up a camcorder outside Jesus’ tomb on Easter Sunday morning, the recorded tape would simply show just a tomb on Easter Sunday morning. The risen Jesus can only be experienced by those who do what’s necessary to surface such an individual.

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No wonder Paul consistently reminds his communities that they, like the historical Jesus’ original followers, must experience a “metanoia:” a complete reversal of their value systems. “Clear out the old yeast,” he commands his Corinthian Christians, “so that you may become a fresh batch of dough, inasmuch as you are unleavened.” Jesus’ resurrection not only transformed him, it also transforms us.

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Prepare for Changes in Village Shops

Glad to see Waitrose entering the village … but, already the greengrocer in the Colonnade is closing (perhaps partly in fearful anticipation of loss of trade!), though I believe the hardware shop vacancy near the library has been taken up in anticipation of a growing footfall opportunity. I have heard that some Traders are optimistic about the effect of the new supermarket in the autumn.

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the gradualness of this metanoia. It’s rarely instantaneous. At this point of St. Johns passage of the resurrection, Mary of Magdala, Simon Peter and the Beloved Disciple seem to be looking for just a “removed” Jesus. “They have taken the Lord from the tomb,” Mary reports, “and we don’t know where they’ve put him.” Though all three disciples eventually come to believe, John mentions, “They did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.” Is it possible, at this Eastertide, some of us still don’t understand the Scripture that we also must rise from the dead?

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Barnardo’s Anniversary

in Dunks HallThis year it is the 150th Anniversary of the charity Barnardo’s. Hawkhurst had a great connection with Barnardo’s in the past with the Children’s Home Babies Castle built in 1886, which is now sadly demolished.

Barnados’s are planning lots of tea parties etc. to celebrate the occasion so we, some of the ex staff, have decided to hold a two-day exhibition of photographs and memorabilia in Dunks Hall on 2nd and 3rd of July 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and hopefully tea and cakes on the lawn if the weather is fine.

Please put this date in your diary and come along to celebrate the work of this great charity, which is still helping young people through difficult times.

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Richard Beattie Davis 8th Annual Sandhurst Musical Event for the

Hospice in the Weald Charity on Saturday 30th July at 3pm.

Daniel Grimwood will be performing at this year`s garden party event. The interesting programme will consist of

Schubert and John Field. Tickets by donation (minimum £15).Reservations in advance only from

Gillian Davis 01580 850384.

On Tuesday 11th October at 3pm, Adrian Bradbury (cello) and Oliver Davies (piano) will be presenting

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Sophie Dezecache (far left) from Young People Bus Service (Street Cruiser); Lynn Mansell (second right) from St Laurence Church; Derek Sedge (far right) from Hawkhurst Scouts.

Dogs are welcome!Is Bex a new recruit to the church choir? Photograph with Jo, Deana and Lily on Mothering Sunday.

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On Friday 4th March the Women’s World Day of Prayer was celebrated

in St Laurence Church. In the congregation there were 68 adults and 80 children. The service was called Receive Children. Receive Me. It was originally written and dramatised by the Christian women of Cuba.

Miss Rock (Deputy Headteacher at our school) adapted it so that children, parents and Miss Wheelhouse could read different parts. The whole service was very calm and enjoyable. The children had made white flowers that were reminiscent of the Butterfly Jasmine, Cuba’s national flower. Symbols were placed on the table at the front and included symbols to represent the differing ages of the women. There was a Bible, a bowl of provisions, a phone, a candle, sugar and maracas. After the service the children stayed in St Laurence Church to eat their packed lunches before walking back to school. Extracts from Year 2 descriptions of the event

Annabel - On the way to church Poppie and I were the first to see a new number on a number plate. And it was sixteen! When we got there Poppie and I sat next to each other and the best thing was we were at the front. We could see everything. But we kept losing where we were in the book. We kept saying to each other, “Where are we?”. Then soon it was four of Orange Class to read (one was me). I was really nervous! After my go I was told I read beautifully, then there was a couple of other people’s go. Then we went back to school and we went to Collective Worship finally we went home. Best day ever!!!!!

Darja - First we sang in front of the church and we prayed. After we gave someone our jasmine flower. At

last the teachers handed out our lunch. In the middle I felt very scared when I was reading. I loved it!!

Imogen - We ate at the church. The things were crunchy and soft. We made parrots from Cuba. We made jasmine flowers and gave them to people. We read out songs. Miss Rock was the leader. People read out sentences and made their own. I put the flowers in the pot. I sat next to Shauna and Charlotte.

Max - On Friday we went to St Laurence’s Church. It was Women’s World Day of Prayer. We walked there with a partner and back. It was a long journey. Years 3, 4 and 2 went to church and it was a tight squeeze. We all sang songs and after that we had some people who were reading about Cuban people. After that we had our lunches and lined up and went back to school. I did like it!

George – We walked to the church. When we got there we learnt that Cuba created Women’s World Day of Prayer. Then we sang a song. After that we put down our jasmine flowers that we had made. Then we had the readers. Then it was the end of the service and we had our lunch. We gave our flowers to our parents and to other people.

Isabelle – First we walked to church. We were really tired when we got there. When all the people were in, Miss Rock started to welcome everyone to the church.

Then the people were doing readings. Then the drama came but unfortunately, I could not hear the girls’ drama. Then it was my turn to read. I was so frightened. It was so nerve wracking. But when it was my turn to speak it was fantastic. When I got to the microphone it felt better it was so amazing. Then everyone else did their reading. Finally Miss Rock read and then the service was finished. Then we had our lunch. I liked it when we put our flowers in the pot. It was great. I loved singing the hymns. My Mum read in Church. She was perfect. When we were walking to school we were chatting away. When we got to school we were talking about the church.

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What films will be shown this year? The U3A Committee put forward the following four films top of those 17 proposed, we await Kino’s decision as to which to actually show. Of the 17 films voted on, the 5th–8th places were all level but significantly adrift of the top four.

In order of preference:1. The Cow Man (The Moo Man)2. The English Patient 3. Papillon4. High Society

Kino (manager Matt Breckon) has already shown ‘The Moo Man’ several years ago (and it’s thought good enough to show again) supported then by Steve Hook as the farmer anchorman making his milk presentation/sampling on stage, before and after the showing.

In the GroundThe Guardian supports the environmental campaign “Keep it in the Ground”. This applies to gas, oil and coal and has influenced poets to write:to destroy Earth’s biosphere or change its rules’– Kim Stanley Robinson

We’re sat by the ocean and this could be a love poem; but that lullaby murdererrefuses each name I give itand the icebergs seep into our sandwiches,translated by carbon magic. And even this might beto say too much. But the muse of poetryhas told me to be more clear – and don’t,s/he said, for the love of God, please, screw things up.Ambiguous, I didn’t reply; as we’re satby the ocean and I could make itanything you wanted, for this momentof speaking – but we have made itsomething forever. Togetherthe weatheris a language we can barely understand;but confessional experts detectin the senseless diktat of hurricanea hymning of our sins, our stupid counterpoint.Love has served its purpose, now must betransformed by an impersonal sequesterof me into the loves I will not see,or touch, or in any way remember.Perhaps it was always like this – take my hand,horizon – ceding this land.

Tug of WarAs part of the celebrations on Sunday 12th June, for the Queens official birthday party being organised by Hawkhurst Fete Committee, the organisers are looking for Tug of War teams.

According to well-accepted rules, each team can accommodate a maximum of 8 members. However the combined weight of these members should not exceed the weight determined for the particular category.

If you are interested in fielding a team please contact either Harvey Cobbold on 752737, or Glyn Davies on 752895, as soon as possible.

Annual Parish AssemblyThis will take place on Monday 25th April at the Main Hall, Hawkhurst Primary School, Fowlers Park, Rye Road at 7.30 pm , lasting approximately an hour and a half.

The Chairman will give an address reflecting on the activities of the Parish Council across the previous 12 months, with a financial statement also. It will be the community’s opportunity to ask questions and raise issues that are important to them.

The Parish Council hopes to have Greg Clark MP to speak at the event also.

Refreshments will be supplied.

Nicole Malem, Parish Clerk

The Queen’s Official 90th Birthday

To mark Her Majesty the Queen’s official birthday (actual birthday on 21st April), Parish Councils across the country have been invited to light their beacons. With the able assistance of the Hawkhurst Gang Bonfire Society, the Hawkhurst beacon, at the Moor, will be lit at 7.30pm on Thursday 21st April.

Refreshments will be available, including the Bonfire Society Queen’s official birthday’s secret recipe mulled cider, to enable people to toast Her Majesty Queen’s official birthday’s health. We will be there from 7pm and welcome all those able to attend this very special occasion.

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Wallace and Gromit ParadiseHinxden Farm Dairy, to be found along Foxhole Lane and on towards Benenden in Hinksden Lane, decided in 2015 to make a long haul trip up to Dorfold Park in Nantwich, to enter their produce into one of the biggest dairy shows in the world – where the Cheshire International Cheese Awards attract entries from the smallest independent producers up to the giants of the cheese world. It’s a veritable cheese and dairy wonderland (see right).

2015 turned out to be a record year for the show with over 4600 cheese and dairy produce entries, and proving an outstanding venture for Hinxden Farm Dairy who gained six awards of Gold, Silver, Bronze and Highly Commended for their skimmed and whole milk, single and double cream. And to top that, adding to Hinxden Farm Dairy’s enthusiasm to market their own cheese recipé, Winnie’s Wheel, a creamy, hand-made Camembert-style cheese.

The very first batch of this new cheese was ready for market just before Christmas and sold out by the

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New Year. As the Manford’s of the Farm Dairy also make doorstep deliveries, their regulars obviously got first choice. Winnie’s Wheel is also stocked by local independent retailers, so the next batch should be back in the shops quite soon.

That pilgrimage to Cheshire for the International Cheese Awards inspired Winnie’s Wheel cheese. It’s the kind of delight that Wallace, the eccentric, cheese-loving inventor might contrive for his hard-working dog Gromit to manufacture and make taste buds quiver – though, of course, ‘Wenslydale & Crackers’ are the ultimate reward for Wallace and Gromit. Obviously, they’ve yet to get the taste of Winnie’s Wheel.

The Manford family took on Hinxden Farm in 1930 when they milked a ‘herd’ of five cows on 35 acres. By 1950 the herd had grown to 20 cows. They then rented a neighbouring farm to increase their acreage to 85 and their herd to over 200. Today, family partnership descendents Graham, Richard and Sally Manford, farm nearly 700 acres and have Guernsey (see below, left) and Holstein Friesian pedigree herds across Kent and Sussex. The cows graze grass in summer and are loose housed on straw in winter. The farm also grows grass and maize for silage, as well as wheat and barley to accompany cereal-based concentrates for feed.

Doorstep retail deliveries of milk and home dairy produce are made across a 10-mile radius of the farm dairy – up to Staplehurst and down to Robertsbridge. They also deliver wholesale on much wider scale to restaurants, cafés, farm shops, hotels and schools, priding themselves on quality and freshness.

They maintain that the full range of milk, fully-skimmed and semi-skimmed, whole milk and Channel Island, plus whole milk yogurt and low-fat yogurt, single, double and whipping cream, traditional crème fraiche and now Winnie’s Wheel, are ‘among the most nutrient-packed foods available’.

W. G. & T.A. Manford partnership of Hinxden Farm Dairy can be contacted at tel: 01580 240685 or by email: [email protected] to explore the extent of doorstep deliveries or to check local specialist outlets offering competitive prices for quality fresh products. Incidentally, it may seem a bit cheesy, but the initials W. G. really do not stand for Wallace and Gromit.

Dee Manford explained that fresh whole fat Channel Island milk tastes creamier, but is more digestible and wholesome than tanker collected bulk supplies that some time later make up a standard mix for cheaper, loss leader items. She added that their dairy has been supplying a school for autistic children where it appears to be creating both a calming and nutritious effect. The study has yet to be completed and published.

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A recently launched network of community hubs called Connecting Canterbury is already making a difference according to volunteer, the Reverend Phil Greig, Mission Priest at All Saint’s Church in Canterbury: “We’ve only been up and running eight weeks, however I’ve already experienced a number of conversations with people which I know have been the start of better things for them.”

Based in a variety of churches and community centres across the city, Connecting Canterbury offers visitors a warm welcome, financial information, and a listening ear. As well as providing access to the banking services of the Kent Savers Credit Union, Connecting Canterbury has partnered with the local authority, Citizens Advice Bureau, the Canterbury Debt Advice Centre, Porchlight, food banks, Christians Against Poverty and many other organisations to offer help and advice across a wide range of needs.

Reverend Greig, whose church hosts one of the Connecting Canterbury branches, says the power of the initiative is in the conversations that are had: “By just giving someone the opportunity to talk, it’s surprising the issues that are suddenly revealed and how, through our connections, we can start to help; it can be as simple as raising someone’s sense of self-worth because they’ve had someone spend time with them and show interest in them as a fellow human being.

“One person actually came in to support a friend receiving a food bank parcel. Over a cup of coffee it soon transpired that they too needed some financial assistance, as well as a focus for their time. We spoke about the Kent Savers credit union, and also some of the social groups available in the area, and they left with some options to consider and a smile on their face.”

Local MP Julian Brazier who is Patron of Connecting Canterbury said: “I don’t think we can underestimate the feelings of isolation and despair that can be felt by those facing money or personal worries, so to have a network of places where people will be listened to but not judged, and receive advice for a variety of issues in one place, makes this a very powerful asset to the community.”

The hubs are open from 9.30am until 12 noon at a different location each day, Monday to Saturday and are staffed by fully trained volunteers. The sites include: Canterbury Baptist Church, St George’s Place on Mondays and Fridays; All Saints Church, Military Road on Tuesdays; St Peter’s Church, St Peter’s Street on Wednesdays and Saturdays; and Northgate Ward Community Centre, Military Road on Thursdays.

“You do not have to be a church-goer or a Christian to use the hubs and there is also no cost to using our service. Rather our key principle is that each person who visits us is valued and will be given as much time as necessary to resolve their problems or simply have a chat and a cup of tea.”

Connecting Canterbury and food bank volunteers at All Saints Church branch

Reverend Phil Greig helping a member of the credit union pay into their account


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What’s happening locallyVILLAGE WALKS Thursdays at 2pm

7th April meet at Budgens car park entrance14th April meet at *St Laurence Church, The Moor21st April meet at Budgens car park entrance28th April meet at *St Laurence Church, The Moor*for these walks, (hopefully) cars or mini-bus providedContact for details: Tina Cobbold 752737

BULK REFUSE COLLECTION in Fowlers Car ParkSunday 10th and 24th April 8–11am

MOTHERS’ UNION Registered charity No. 250124

Friday 1st April 9.30am Corporate Communion at St Laurence Church

HAWKHURST MARKET SALEIt is hoped that we can recommence these sales in 2016. Look out for posters.

HAWKHURST U3A “The Gardens of Impressionism” Thursday 7th April 2016 at 10am. Do come along to our April monthly meeting, where Martin Heard will discuss Monet and other impressionists as gardeners and painters of gardens in the context of the French craze for horticulture as a middle-class leisure activity. Martin is an art historian and an accredited NADFAS speaker. Excellent coffee/tea will be available after the meeting, and we look forward to seeing you there. The venue is the British Legion Hall in the High Street. Entry is free to all, U3A members and visitors alike.

HAWKHURST HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYSaturday 2nd April Spring Show – 2.30pm in Hawkhurst Primary School Hall. Tombola, Sales Table, Raffle, Refreshment and Homemade CakesMonday 4th April in Copt Hall, Copthall Ave. 7pm. The talk is ‘Phantasmagoria’ – A Garden Surprise with Geoff & Sylvia Wagner. Raffle, Refreshment, Sales Table. New Members welcome. Visitors £1.

Pat Westgate

HAWKHURST HARMONIESBritish Legion Hall every Wednesday morning 10.15–12.00 for over 50s to meet up socially to sing.

HAWKHURST PARISH COUNCIL Council Meetings will commence at 19:45 unless stated otherwise.

FULL COUNCIL meeting on Monday 11th April will be held in Copt Hall.

LAND COMMITTEE meeting on Tuesday 18th April will be held in the Parish Office at 19:00.

The dates are provisional and should be checked on the noticeboards or the Council website.Also note the Annual meeting on Monday 25th April publicised elsewhere in the magazine.

ST. LAURENCE CHURCH CALENDAR FOR APRILAll services at St Laurence Church unless stated otherwise.

FRIDAY OF EASTER WEEKFri. 1st 09.30 M.U. Corporate CommunionSun. 3rd 08.00 Holy Communion 10.00 All Age Family Communion

The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin MaryMon. 4th

09.30 Parent & Toddler Fun All Saints LodgeTues. 5th

18.30 Holy Communion at All Saints LodgeWed. 6th

11.15 Holy Communion at All Saints LodgeFri. 8th

09.30 Holy Communion

3RD SunDAY OF EASTERSun. 10th

08.00 Holy Communion 10.00 All Age Family Communion

George Augustus Selwyn, 1st Bishop of New Zealand, 1878Mon. 11th


19.30 Holy Communion at All Saints Lodge 20.00 PCC meets at All Saints LodgeWed. 13th

11.15 Holy Communion at All Saints LodgeFri. 15th 09.30 Holy Communion

4Th SunDAY OF EASTERSun. 17th

08.00 Holy Communion 10.00 Celtic Style Parish Communion 18.00 Monthly Prayer Hour at All Saints Lodge Mon. 18th

09.30 Parent & Toddler Fun All Saints Lodge

Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, MartyrTues. 19th

18.30 Holy Communion at All Saints LodgeWed. 20th

➢OTHER CHURCHES SUNDAY SERVICES

Roman Catholics at 08:30 in St Barnabas ChurchContact Father Victor McClean 01580 211268

Baptists at 10.30 in the Baptist ChurchContact Gill Knox (754562)

11.15 Holy Communion at All Saints Lodge

Fri. 22nd 09.30 Holy Communion

5Th SunDAY OF EASTERSun. 24th

08.00 Holy Communion 10.00 Parish Communion including the Vestry Meeting

Mark the EvangelistMon. 25th



Christina Rossetti, Poet, 1894Wed. 27th


Catherine of Siena, Teacher of the Faith, 1380Fri. 29th

09.30 Holy Communion

REGISTERSBAPTISMS: 28th April: Piran Ray, Richard Treglown

HAWKHURST BAPTIST CHURCHToddler Train1–3pm every Tuesday. Baby Clinic at the same time but only on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month.Who let the Dads out?For male parents and carers with their children 10:30-12:30 on 2nd Saturday each month (bacon butties provided!).

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But an especially delicious Easter egg was created in France and Germany in the early 1800s. Then in 1875, John Cadbury concocted a chocolate Easter egg made with dark chocolate and filled with sugared almonds and piped flowers. Early cream-filled eggs would follow 50 years later, but the Cadbury Cream Egg as we know it would take nearly a century.

Today, there is a chocolate egg for every taste – and budget. And some of them you need to see to believe:

Hotel Chocolat features its “extra thick” eggs stuffed with more chocolate in the form of truffles, bunnies, smiley faces, and “eggs on toast” depending on the luxury egg you choose.

Golden eggs come in many forms, of course. And of course, it isn’t all chocolate these days. There are plastic eggs begging to be filled and hidden, chicken’s eggs eager to be boiled and decorated.

No matter how we like our eggs, they are beautiful and blessed reminders of the purpose of the season.

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When he had memory problems and could not drive any more, it was the start of another chapter: going to the Day Centre at Westview near Tenterden. He loved it there and they gave him back motivation and interest in life again with meeting people.

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Pause for ThoughtIt is hard to imagine Easter without its colourful

eggs. We love to boil them, dye them, hide them, hunt them, roll them, stuff them with sweets and coins, break them, and eat them. But how much, really, do we know about why we do any of this? How does it help celebrate Easter, the highest and holiest of days?

Like the symbol of the Easter Bunny, most of us assume that the eggs — though fun — are steeped in pagan, not Christian, history. While some of that is true (ancient cultures have been dyeing eggs since long before Christ), the Easter egg as we know it today is deeply connected and important to this season in the Church.

As you might know, eggs are symbolic: a chick (new life!) emerging from a tomb-like egg beautifully represents the resurrection of Christ. Early Christians are said to have dyed eggs red as a nod to the crucifixion.

But another reason eggs have become a large part of our Easter traditions is the fact that they have long been an abundant food source. Eggs were once forbidden foods during Lent (which is why eggy pancakes are popular Shrove Tuesday treats). But, of course, chickens don’t follow the liturgical calendar, so they kept on producing their eggs during Lent. Not wanting to waste food, farmers would hard boil the surplus eggs to keep them from spoiling. Thus, come Easter, many cultures would enjoy boiled-egg dishes and would dye and decorate the extra eggs.

Because of their importance as Easter food, the Church even has a special blessing for eggs: “Lord, let the grace of your blessing come upon these eggs, that they may be healthful food for your faithful who eat them in thanksgiving for the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you forever and ever.”

As the significance of Easter eggs grew, each culture put its own “stamp” (sometimes literally) on Easter eggs, creating eggs ranging from the earthy to ornate, on tables in farmhouse to palaces.

Phillip Skeet 1930–2015Phil died in August last year and it now seems an appropriate time to look back at his life. His working life was hard, but with his love of horses and all the other things he has done with his family, he had a very full time on this earth.

He was born in Horsham; went to school in Horsham; then moved to the Hawkhurst area in his late teens with his parents, brother and two sisters. He was the eldest.

When we first met he was working for his father delivering logs over a wide area; a time in life when logs were widely used with coal in a lot of homes – not only in open fires for warmth, but for cooking in a range stove or Aga.

Phil was self employed all his working life apart from when he did his two years National Service. When the wood trade declined he went on to do road and drive resurfacing.

When the first horse was bought, Helen, our youngest daughter, got involved with the Local Pony Clubs, which he took her to until other interests came along for Helen. That was when he started carriage driving, going to the shows at Chilham Castle and Penshurst Place. Helen used to go with him, as it was a lovely way to see these places while he was taking part in the shows.

The last horse he had was stolen but he never did find out what happened to it; and that led onto the next chapter in his life, motor bikes. So he went to the bike shows, he even went round Brands Hatch.

He was involved in an accident, not his fault, when he was on his bike. He had an operation on his leg, which left him with one leg shorter than the other, having to wear a built up shoe, he was in hospital for several months, but on coming home was allowed to drive again and it was then onto classic cars, so no more shows to go to.

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➢uSeful ContACtSHAWKHURST PARISH COUNCIL

Chairman: Peter Dartnell, Yew Tree Oast, Slip Mill Lane, Gills Green, Hawkhurst TN18 5AJ (752172) [email protected]

Deputy Chairman: Margaret Brinsley, Duvals Farm, Whites Lane TN18 5DD (755554) [email protected]

Parish Clerk: Mrs Nicole Malem, Office at The Moor TN18 4NT (752058) [email protected]

Website: http://hpc.visithawkhurst.org.uk

Buildings CommitteeChairBrian Fitzpatrick 753498 [email protected] Brinsley 755554 [email protected] Davies 752895 [email protected] Newman 752057 [email protected] Weeden 753458 [email protected] Whittle 753723 [email protected]

Land CommitteeChairColin Williamson 752370 [email protected] Mike Appelbe 752367 [email protected] Hunt 753041 [email protected] Jones 752729 [email protected] Robertson 753330 [email protected] Hastie 753941 [email protected]

AKEOMAI PROjECT(HAWKHURST COUNCIL OF CHURCHES):Chairman of the Trustees: Phil Staddon, 3 Orchard Crescent Horsmonden TN12 8LB (01892 725447)

THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. LAURENCE HAWKHURST Vicar: Fr. Rodney Dreyer, M.Phil. A.K.C. Obl. O.S.BThe Vicarage, Moor Hill (office 753397, home 754459)e-mail: [email protected] website: www.stlaurence.co.uk

Secretary: Alison Mitham, All Saints Lodge, Rye Road, Hawkhurst TN18 4ET 753397

Churchwardens: Irene Poole 753515 James Ewens 752023

Hon. Treasurer: Alison Parsons 753240 Organist & Choirmaster: Andrew Davis 752954Parents & Toddlers: Peggy Stone 755569Children’s Church: Felicity Robinson 752102

OTHER CHURCHESMethodists - Rural Section Minister Revd. John Butt 01622 871332 - Lay Worker Mr Phil Staddon 01892 725447 - Stewards Mr Ken Barnes 753769 & Mrs Jean Watson 753318 - Wesley Guild Secretary Miss Valerie Manser 752460Roman Catholics - Father Victor McClean 01580 211268Baptists - Contact Gill Knox 754562

DUNKS ALMSHOUSESClerk: Andrew Davis 388973 [email protected]: www.dunkscharities.com

FRIENDSHIP CLUBMargaret Taylor – 753762

ROTARY CLUBJacqueline Schalburg 754378 Club secretary

HAWKHURST BONFIRE SOCIETYRobin Palmer 01580 753933

HAWKHURST CHURCH OF ENGLANDPRIMARY SCHOOL:Liz Hatcher Head Teacher (753254)

HAWKHURST HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYPat Westgate 01580 753895

HAWKHURST LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Sylvia Golding (Hon Sec) 752334

HAWKHURST PRE-SCHOOLSarah Waugh, Manager (754226)

HAWKHURST SCOUT GROUPScouts and Explorers – 753528Cubs – 753018. Beavers – 753497

HAWKHURST U3AJohn Read, Membership Secretary 01580 753535

VILLAGE WARDENRob Perfitt 07773 396708email: [email protected]

WRAP Grove MillsLeague of Friends Secretary Jane Hoole, 752193Website: www.hawkhurstlof.co.ukGrove Mills Day Care, Carole Williamson, 755869The Green Shop, Marianne Relf, 752768

MAGAZINE CONTACT DETAILSEditor: Mike Appelbe, Barretts Green Farmhouse TN18 4DP (752367) [email protected]://hvm.visithawkhurst.org.ukAdvertising: John Mears (754001) [email protected] or contact the EditorIllustrator: Emma FaulknerLayout: May Corfield (754352)Chairman of Parish Council: Peter Dartnell, Yew Tree Oast, Slip Mill Lane, Gills Green, Hawkhurst TN18 5AJ (752172)[email protected]

If you have any articles, photographs, information about forthcoming village events or issues you would like to raise please send them to the Editor. We cannot guarantee they will be published but we will do our best to include them.

Disclaimer: The views expressed by contributors to the magazine are not necessarily the views of the editor.

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We have now begun distributing in villages that use Hawkhurst as a hub: Hurst Green, Sandhurst, Flimwell and Bodiam.

as Chinese officers during that time. Interestingly, the game was completely banned in China by the regime in 1949. The People’s Republic of China declared it to be outlawed, along with other gambling activities. Mah Jong and other games like it were considered by those in power to be a representation of capitalist corruption, and they were having none of it.

It was not until the Cultural Revolution that the game was brought back into play (minus the gambling element) and people started to play it openly again. Mah Jong was introduced to the Western world in the early 1900s, having been introduced to the English clubs of Shanghai, where it quickly gained popularity among the foreign residents.

If you are interested and would like to play do contact the Group Leader, Sally Thomson on [email protected] for more information.

Mah Jong is just one of over 30 interest groups available at the Hawkhurst U3A.To get an idea of what else we can offer you, why not come along to one of our monthly meetings? We have a meeting on the first Thursday of each month, at 10am in the British Legion Hall, always with an interesting speaker. There is no charge, excellent coffee and tea are available and visitors are always really welcome.

You can also have a look at our website http://u3asites.org.uk/hawkhurst . If you prefer, contact our Membership Secretary, John Read, on 01580 753535 or via the link on the website. John will be happy to tell you more about us.

Ruth McChesney

➢ Playing Mah JongEvery other week a group of U3A members get together for a couple of hours at the Royal Oak in Hawkhurst to play Mah Jong. The group consists of 12 to 16 members who joined as beginners or who had played years earlier and were keen to re-establish their skills.

Mah Jong is a game of skill, strategy and involves a degree of chance. It is played with 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols. Mah Jong means the “game of sparrows”, so called by the twittering noise made when the tiles are shuffled.

Mah Jong has not been around for as long as many people think, although older versions of the game may have been in existence in a different form (such as cards) as early as the Sung Dynasty (960 to 1279 AD). The game of Mah Jong began in China, and there is some debate as to when exactly it started, where, and by whom. There are different variations of the spelling of Mah Jong in English, and it is sometimes referred to as all one word – Mahjong. Either way, Mahjong or Mah Jong, is usually considered correct.

However it began, it was being played in China in the mid to late 1800s. Yet another theory places its origins during the Taiping Rebellion and its creators

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