The Folkestone Handbook Summer 2011 Edition

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Summer 2011 Edition

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The GOOD BUSINESS Network meetings happen in Folkestone at 'TheBurlington' every fortnight onWednesday mornings (0800 - 1000) Ifyou are a small / medium businessperson then you really need to networkas that is one of the cornerstones ofbuilding your business, a means bywhich you can have your good namespread by others who have grown toknow and trust you and who hopefullyhave impressed you equally to gainreferrals for their own businesses -whether product or service oriented.There are other network group optionsbut we feel that the trouble with mostestablished networking groups is thatthere is a high annual membership feeto be paid after your first two or threeguest appearances. That fee is oftenprohibitive for many small and evenlarge businesses and so we havefounded The GOOD BUSINESSNetwork for people like us, people who

realise the importance of networkingto our business survival and development but who can't be chargedand time controlled in the way thatother networks demand.The TGBNmeetings currently cost only £15(which includes a Full Breakfast);that's it! No more. Success can beyours, perhaps with a bit of ourhelp...? Call ‘TGBN Admin’ on 01303 891639,or email [email protected] tobook in for our next get together, andthen diarise for a fortnightlyrepeat.Relationships take time to nur-ture and so networking isn't a once offcommitment, you will need to work atit. But don't worry: it will be an easy-going, friendly, encouraging andpositive experience.

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Welcome to the latest edition of the handbook.

Wow! What a lot there is going on in the areathis edition - from local strawberry picking, tothe new Nosh and Natter Community Cafe, aswell as masses of local clubs, societies andevents, it’s looking to be a great summer toget out and about.

We really do hope you’ll continue to enjoy thehandbook and feedback your thoughts to us.Please do let us know of anything you’d like tosee included in future. When responding toadverts, please don’t forget to mention whereyou’ve seen the advert. And of course, if you,or someone you know runs a local business,why not give us a ring?

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Isn’t it wonderful to wander around atthis time of year and see beautiful fragrant plants on display? I thoughtI’d take some time this edition to talkabout some common garden herbs.In the 1500s parsley was introducedinto Britain as a renowned diuretic,digestive tonic and menstrual flowstimulator. Its a nutritive herb, containing Vitamin C and Iron.Sage. Try rubbing directly onto bitesand stings as a quick anti-inflammatory. As a tea its antiseptic and astringent qualities mayhelp as a gargle/mouthwash for throatand gum problems.Thymes’ antisepticand astringent properties make it asuitable accompaniment or alternativeto sage in problems associated withthe mouth and throat. Thyme is anexpectorant explaining its use in problems related to the lungs and res-piratory system. Its anti-fungal actionmay help such things as athlete’s foot,ringworm and thrush. Rosemary is acirculatory stimulant and nerve tonic -an infusion can be quite uplifting. Acaffeine free alternative to coffee perhaps? Its carminative and anti-spasmodic, useful qualities again fordigestive problems or muscular painand spasm. Traditionally speaking,rosemary is used externally to helphair growth – understood maybe by its

ability to improve circulation to thehead. This may explain its use formemory and concentration. As with all herbs please be sensible. 2– 3 cups of an infusion per day using ateaspoon of (properly identified) herbshould be sufficient for most peoplesneeds. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking any othermedication then please take advicefrom a Medical Herbalist prior to takingany remedies. Should you have anyquestions, or require a private one toone consultation then please do contact me.

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1. Hunted species, we hear (6)

4. Student, duped outside, ran

slowly (8)

9. Attacks in acting venues? (6)

10. Youngster – tracks soldiers (8)

12. Cloth-cutter turned and eyed (8)

13. Fair lady old Ben assaulted (6)

15. Handle some idiot mislaid (4)

16. 1000 taxmen plus one girl (7)

20. Grand article in America (7)

21. Help with one opera (4)

25. Birds cold with bumpkins (6)

26. Prime minister? He’s ideal, sir!

(8)

28. Tattered leotard I adjusted (8)

29. Entrance with gold for cake (6)

30. This inhabitant is a topless

leader (8)

31. Letters the Spanish carve (6)

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2. Perishable stale bun crumbles

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3. Two garments for Ms Jacques

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5. King – a French character (4)

6. Cleaner heedful around youth (8)

7. Hispanic lady one can love! (6)

8. Arid study for John the poet (6)

11. Wearisome bloke with debts (7)

14. Biblical killer gaining suitable

rank (7)

17. Quick meal? Sounds like

rubbish! (4,4)

18. Courtesy; incenses somehow!

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19. Haul bait round in a customary

way (8)

22. Crazy curate getting keener (6)

23. Six models making calls (6)

24. Garland concealed in the war (6)

27. Harness to rule, we hear (4)

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Something Old, Something New

U nexpected and individual, unique and environmentally friendly, well-made and timelessly appealing – how does this

sound? Whether we’re talking vintage, retro, antique or, erm, just plain old, there are heaps of good reasons why adding a well-chosen selection of ‘mature’ furnishings to any room scheme can be enormously successful. Old pieces make a statement, have a fascinating history and are built to last. The quality of old pine, for example, is vastly superior to that of new pine (and a nicer colour, too), and old mirrors are much more flattering. What’s more, including even just one antique piece in an otherwise-modern room will add texture and subtle individuality.

But just how do you combine old with new, contemporary with classic? Especially when the aim is to be both good-looking and practical, with a look that won’t go out of fashion in the next five minutes.

As with all interior design schemes, it’s best to start by assessing your room. Measure it and draw a plan, marking in such key elements as windows, doors, built-in cupboards, radiators, light fittings, plus sockets and so on. Do you need to make any structural changes? If so, now’s the time. If the structure is fine, consider the room’s size and shape, and whether its architectural style will affect the way in which you decorate. Work out where furniture will go, and whether you have too much or too little of it. Now you have a good idea of what type of things you’ll need to look out for – whether you’re planning a trip to the high street, a charity shop, car boot sale or auction house.

The next important principle is to concentrate on timeless designs. If it’s well designed, whatever era it dates from, it will work with other pieces. Another good rule is to keep floors, walls and woodwork neutral. They won’t date and, more importantly, won’t clash with your one-off furnishings. On a similar note, avoid having more than one, or perhaps two, ‘statement’ pieces in a room. When you have chosen a piece that you really love, you can

build a scheme around it. It could be a chaise longue, a lamp or a hand-made vase – try to complement its characteristics with other key pieces and to provide a pleasant contrast with others. It’s a subtle one, this. Too much contrived matching and the room will look forced; too many contrasting elements and it will lack coherence. It all comes down to a combination of instinct and trial and error – just keep on trying until everything feels right.

Colour can be an excellent ally, drawing together disparate items so that they co-ordinate well. It could be that you re-upholster an old armchair and choose co-ordinating cushions for a new sofa, adding in a picture with elements of the same colour, or a vase in a complementary shade. Bingo! An appealing room appears as if by magic. And of course, the easiest and cheapest transformation of all is to repaint. Tables, cabinets and sideboards, wardrobes and chests of drawers, and in particular wooden chairs and stools, can all be

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Hawkinge Village Hall is to holdtheir SUMMER FAYRE at the villagehall on Saturday, June 25th 12pmto 4pm. The hall is desparately seeking funds to refurbish the buildinginside and out.We shall be holding regular eventssuch as the fayre, as well as applyingfor funding from authorities and companies in order to achieve ouraims. We need all the help the villagecan give, so please come along andsupport us.

CAPEL-LE-FERNE FARMERS MARKET Following recent media coverage ofSupermarket pricing – PLEASE SUPPORT OUR LOCAL FARMERS andPRODUCERS.Started in April 2003 as a new venture,we are now celebrating our 8thAnniversary.

This market is held every Tuesdayfrom 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. in theVillage Hall, Lancaster Avenue,Capel-le-Ferne, CT18 7LX We are presently on the lookout for different foods such as dairy products,salad dressings/sauces, pasta, cordialsetc. We have a great variety of stalls,approximately 20 every week. We alsoprovide refreshments, many of ourcustomers meet their friends, have acoffee and chat – it is a great meetingplace! We now also have a Photographer onsite, who can take portraits (includingpets!), passport/driving licence/buspass photos etc. In addition he canprint your photos for you. We can alsodo A4 photocopying, provide a minipost office service (as ours closeddown unfortunately), and have aselection of books for sale. The K.C.C.mobile library also calls at noon! For abit of fun, we also sell quiz sheets – anew one is set every 6 weeks with aprize of £25 for the winner! In all,quite an eventful morning awaits you. For further information, regarding theFarmers Market, please contactJenny Barraclough 01303 245399or Cherry Leppard 01303 [email protected] visit our website www.capel-le-ferne.org for a list of present stall-holders

What’s On

1st CHERITON SCOUT GROUPFIRST REGISTERED 1910

___________________________(FOLKESTONE & HYTHE DISTRICT)

CHARITY No. 303801

Calling all EX Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts,Ventures, Explorers and Leaders

1st Cheriton Scout Group are having an open day to celebrate

The 100th Birthday of the Group

Saturday 2nd July 2011At our Headquar t er s , Hawk i ns Road, Cher i t on - Bet ween 11am and 5pm

Come and join us for a cup of tea or coffee, find yourselves in old photos & sign our100th Celebration Tent. See how we have progressed and share your memories.

We look forward to seeing you all there.

At our headquarters, Hawkins road, Between 11am and 5pm


THE PRINCESS OF WALES’S ROYAL REGIMENT

CHARITY FUN DAYThe Regiment has a long distinguished history having been involved in virtually every theatre of war since The Battle

of Tangier in 1662. It is the most decorated of all British Army Regiments, with 57 Victoria Crosses including the VC

awarded to LCpl Johnson Beharry in 2004 for his gallantry in Iraq. The regiment is to deploy again to Afghanistan later

this year. The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment is a Family. They recruit from Kent, Sussex, Middlesex, Hampshire

and The Channel Islands including the Isle of Wight and are the Regiment of choice for those soldiers who come from

these counties. We are raising money to help relieve hardship or distress of former and serving members of the

Regiment and their dependants. Last year over £29.000 was paid out in benevolence grants.

All profits made on the day will be donated to The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Benevolent Fund - (Registered Charity No:1024418)

Saturday 4th June at The White Horse Inn, Hawkinge

In the evening, there will be a Fancy Dress. Come dressed inanything Army/War related, past and present

At 8pm, There will be an Operational Presentation byserving members from The Regiment in our

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AGE CONCERN CARE NAVIGATOR SERVICE ForShepway - free! The Care Navigator provides aone-to-one meeting, in the home or at AgeConcern, to discuss problems/needs and providesinformation about how to access services.Contact Louise Homewood, Age Concern Hythe.Tel: 01303 269602CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU exists to provide theadvice people need for the problems they face.Ouradvice is free, confidential, independent and impartial, and is available to everyone regardless ofrace, sex, disability, sexuality or nationality.We are open for new enquiries at:20 Church Street, FolkestoneMon 12PM to 3.30pm,Tue to Fri 10am to 12.30pmThe Old School, Church Lane New Romney:Tuesdays 10am - 12noonAt all eight Children's Centres in Shepway. Pleasesee our website www.shepwaycab.co.uk for times,venues and maps.By email from our website.By phone on: 08444-994118.ELHAM VALLEY PETANQUE CLUBWe meet on the Petanque terrain situated on theTriangle, Elham, on the second and fourth Sundaysthroughout the summer (April to October) with an11am start. New members are always welcome; it'snot necessary to have played petanque before andwe have plenty of spare boules.FOLKESTONE CAMERA CLUB 7.45PM everyMonday at St. Georges Church, Audley Road,Folkestone. www.folkestonecameraclub.co.uk ortelephone Jenny Barraclough (Press Officer)245399 or e-mail [email protected] CHESS CLUB Meet at OddfellowsSocial Club, Broomfield Road, Cheriton, Wed 6pm,Sat 2pm, All welcome.For further details pleasevisit out website [email protected],or email [email protected], HYTHE & DOVER WILDLIFE GROUPContact Pauline Bateson on 01304 853503 or go towww.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk FOLKESTONE CHORAL SOCIETY Would you like tosing? We now have members drawn from as farafield as Deal, Canterbury, Ashford and the RomneyMarsh. We exist to enjoy together the choral musicwe prepare and to share that with local residents as

Choral Society is the largest choir in the area andrehearsals are held each week to prepare for the 3or 4 major concerts normally presented each year,all with professional orchestras and soloists. . Ifyou would like to come and see for yourself thebenefits that singing can bring then we'd be veryhappy to see you. Further details: 01303 230959FOLKESTONE & HYTHE ORCHESTRAL SOCIETYIf you play a musical instrument FHOS is alwayspleased to see potential new members and we arehappy for anyone to give the orchestra a try to seeif you are interested in becoming a permanentmember. Membership is only £65 a year. Theorchestra meets at the Folkestone School for Girlsin Coolinge Lane on Monday Evenings during theschool term from 7.30 to 9.30pm. Visit us atwww.fhos.co.uk or call John Bateson:01227 722614FOLKESTONE DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY(FDFAS) meet at The Tower Theatre (home ofFHODS), Shorncliffe on 4th Thursday of the month,2.00 for 2.15pm. Guests/prospective memberswelcome (£5). For programme details visitwww.nadfaskentarea.org.uk (See FolkestoneSection) Membership info:01303 237758 or [email protected]. FOLKESTONE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUBThe Club meets every Monday evening at 7pm for7:15pm. Visitors are welcome with partners (except1st Monday in month when there is a club competition). Please contact: The Grand, The Leas,Folkestone, CT20 2XL Tel:01303 222 222SOUTH KENT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYLocal support for all those whose lives are affected by MS. Call 08453 970543, [email protected] or www.mssociety.org.uk/branches/kent/south_east_kentREADING BY COLOURA Kent based children’s charity raising awarenessof a perceptual dysfunction called Irlen Syndrome.This affects academic achievement and driving.Causes headaches, frustration and poor reading.Contact Reading by ColourGreat Cauldham Farm, Cauldham LaneCapel-Le-Ferne, Kent, CT18 7HQ email: [email protected]: 020 323 995 96

Local Clubs & SocietiesPart 1



AGE CONCERN CARE NAVIGATOR SERVICE

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

ELHAM VALLEY PETANQUE CLUB

FOLKESTONE CAMERA CLUB

FOLKESTONE CHESS CLUB

FOLKESTONE, HYTHE & DOVER WILDLIFE GROUP

FOLKESTONE CHORAL SOCIETY

FOLKESTONE & HYTHE ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY

FOLKESTONE DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY(FDFAS)

FOLKESTONE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB

SOUTH KENT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY

READING BY COLOUR

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Going Up In Value

Car buyers are used to driving their new purchase off the forecourt and it instantly plummeting in value. It’s a fact of motoring life. Or is it? What if we told you there are some cars out there that are actually rising in value? And we’re not just talking about automotive exotica either.

We spoke to experts from trade price bible CAP as well as leading auction house BCA to uncover the cars that are turning residual values on their heads.

‘There are some classic and sports cars that will keep going up in value,’ one expert told us. ‘Others will simply hold firm. But it’s all dependent on how much you use them and their condition.’

So here are our depreciation-busting top picks. Jeep Wrangler This one surprised us too. CAP has found that the Hard Top 4.0 Sahara two-door model with an automatic gearbox has risen £475 in the last 12 months to a trade price of £5,450. CAP says even at this price it’s considered to be a cheap, heavy-duty vehicle – but only for those that can afford to run it. MINI BCA says despite the volumes currently being sold, the Mini is a future classic in wait ing. The auction house told us that One models are selling well for around £3,500 to £4,000 even with as many as 100,000 miles on the clock. But prices for well looked after Countryman, Convertible and Clubman models are the firmest.

Ford GT London-based dealer Clive S u t t o n specialises in selling the most e x c l u s i v e supercars. He often sees cars rise in value, but if he was spending his money it would be the Ford GT he’d shell out on. ‘The Ferrari Enzo was the one to go for a while ago, but prices have cooled,’ he told us. ‘Now the Ford GT is the car to invest in.’ Audi R8 It’s the V8-engined sports car from Audi that’s popular with buyers, reports CAP. Our experts said it had a slow start in the used market, but in the last 12 months a 2007 model with 20,000 miles has risen £1,900 in the trade to £53,100. ‘It’s increasing in popularity,’ said CAP’s man in the know. Aston Martin DB7 This is a good sign that the recession is easing. Prices for the Volante C o n v e r t i b l e version of the stunning Aston Martin DB7 have risen £1,300 in the trade during the last year, according to CAP. An 04-reg, 50,000 miler currently costs £31,400. ‘Today’s buyers appear less concerned about running costs than they were 12 months ago,’ said CAP.

By James Baggott, editor of Car Dealer Magazine (CarDealerMag.co.uk)



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Useful NumbersChurchesAll Souls Church, Cheriton High St 238509Baha’i Faith 243907Cheriton Baptist Church, Quested Road278717Christ Embassy Folkestone, LoveworldConference Centre, Cheriton High St.270970Folkestone Baptist Church, Hill Road252259Folkestone Methodist Church, 155, SandgateRoad 252542Harbour Community Church, Harvey Street211732Holy Trinity Church, Sandgate Road 256040Life Church, Bowles Well Gardens 240033Our Lady Help of Christians and St Aloysius,Guildhall Street 252823South Kent Community Church, 1 BouverieRd West 251155.St Joseph’s Church, 2 Ashley Avenue 275402St Martin’s Church, Horn Street 238509St Mary and St Eanswythe Church, PrioryGardens 252947St Peter’s, East Cilff 254472St Saviours Church 254686The Salvation Army, Canterbury Rd 251379The Society of Friends (Quakers) RainbowCentre, 69, Sandgate Rd 220459United Reform Church, Castle Hill Avenue268621ChemistsThe Central Pharmacy, 104 Cheriton Road254427Guildhall Pharmacy, 110 Guildhall St 259414McCardle Pharmacy, 41 Canterbury Rd251511Lloyds Pharmacy 114 Sandgate Road 254383Paydens 38, Cheriton High Street 275625

Doctors Surgeries

Park Farm Surgery, 1 Alder Rd 851021The New Surgery, 128 Canterbury Rd 243516Central Surgery, 86 Cheriton Rd 220707Whitehouse Surgery, 1 Cheriton High Street275434The Manor Clinic, 31 Manor Rd 851122Guildhall Street Surgery, 67-69 Guildhall street851411Emergency NumbersGas Emergency 0800 111999Kent County Council 08458 247247Electricity Power Loss0800 783 8866247Police Station 850055Water Leakline 0800 7311 933

HelplinesAlcoholics Anonymous 08457 697555Al-Anon (for families of alcoholics)0207 4030888Anti-Social Behaviour Reporting 660747Childline 0800 1111Crime Prevention Advice 896336Dentaline 01634 890300Electricity Power Loss 0800 783 88 66Frank (Drugs Helpline) 0800 776600Health Promotion 01304 828700Kent Crimestoppers 0800 555111Mental Health Helpline 0800 1070160National Domestic Violence0808 2000 247Stop Smoking Service 0800 849 4444Samaritans 01303 255 000HospitalsKent & Canterbury 01227 766877Maidstone Hospital 0845 155 1000Royal Victoria Hospital 01303 850202William Harvey Hospital 01233 633331NHS Direct 08 45 46 47TaxisFolkestone 01303 252000JJ Taxis 01303 244442

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ChurchesPlease note that there are active websites for news and events forchurches in the local area, including: www.elhamchurches.comwww.barhamdownschurches.org.uk

Barham Downs Group: St. John the Baptist, BarhamSt. Mary the Virgin, BishopsbourneSt.Giles, KingstonSt.Margaret of Antioch, WomanswoldTel: 01227 831340.www.barhamdownschurches.org.uk

Hawkinge Baptist Church.Hawkinge Community CentreMinister : Alison Boddington. Tel 07584062866 Secretary : Ann Usher. Tel01303 891450

St.Mary Magdalene, Denton 840219St Mary the Virgin, Elham 840219St.Lukes, Hawkinge 892369ChemistsHawkinge Pharmacy, 97, CanterburyRoad, Hawkinge CT18 7BS 01303 892283Lyminge Pharmacy, 21, Station Road,Lyminge, CT18 8HQ01303 862425Doctors SurgeriesThe Elham Surgery, Old Road, Elham,CT4 6UH 01303 840213The Hawkinge Health Centre, 74,Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, CT18 7BP01303 892434The Surgery, Church Road, Lyminge, CT18 8HY 01303 862109PALS Patient Advice & Liaison ServiceTelephone: 0800 085 6606


CHERITON SEQUENCE DANCE CLUB

FOLKESTONE, HYTHE & DISTRICT MODEL RAILWAY CLUB

FOLKESTONE FLOWER ARRANGERS CLUB

FOLKESTONE & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORYSOCIETY

FOLKESTONE & DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORYSOCIETY

HAWKINGE ALLOTMENT SOCIETY

QUEEN'S OWN BUFFS ASSOCIATION OFFOLKESTONE & HYTHE

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CHERITON SEQUENCE DANCE CLUBmeet every Wednesday (except 2nd Wed.) eachmonth from 7.30 - 10 pm at St. Andrews ChurchHall, Surrenden Road, Cheriton. Beginners tuitionavailable. New members will be very welcome.Enjoy dancing and get exercise at the same time.For further information please phone Terry on01303 248778 (email [email protected]) orVal on 01233 629815.FOLKESTONE, HYTHE & DISTRICT MODEL RAILWAY CLUB Meet every Monday &Wednesday evening, excluding Bank Holidays, atthe New Broomfield Hall, 29 - 37 Broomfield Road,Cheriton from approx. 7.30 until 10.30. If you areinterested in model railways and would like toimprove your skills or share your talents andexperience, why not come along and meet us all?For further information contact our Secretary BobBailey on 01303 239889 or visit our web site at www.folkestone-mrc.comFOLKESTONE FLOWER ARRANGERS CLUBWe meet every 3rd Monday of the mounth(excluding August) at Holy Trinity Church Hall,Sandgate Road, Folkestone at 7.15pm.Guests/prospective members very welcome.£4.50. Come and enjoy fun with flowers!All enquiries to Pearl Bingham 01303 892428 orMargaret White 01303 275362. FOLKESTONE & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORYSOCIETY Meet on the first Wednesday in themonth at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Sandgate Road,Folkestone. 7.30 pm for 8 pm start. Visitors arewelcome. For more information please contact:The Secretary Don Gregory on 01303 246682,The Chairman on 01303 252567 or visit our website at www.folkestonehistory.orgFOLKESTONE & DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORYSOCIETYThe Society meets at 7.15pm for 7.30pm on thefirst Thursday of each month at the United ReformChurch Hall (corner of Castle Hill Avenue andCheriton Road). We offer help with family historyresearch, informative and interesting speakers anda friendly atmosphere.Visitors are always very welcome (a charge of £1.00 per meeting isrequested, refundable on becoming a member.

HAWKINGE ALLOTMENT SOCIETY(For Hawkinge residents only)The Allotments are a new facility for residents ofthe village that welcomes new members.There is a small waiting list for plots and a smalldeposit secures you a place on it.For more details contact our Chair Eileen Blytheon 01303 891173 e-mail: [email protected]'S OWN BUFFS ASSOCIATION OFFOLKESTONE & HYTHE Ex-servicemen fromother Regiments are welcome. Meet monthly forcomradeship with supper, bingo, raffles andmuch more. Contact Branch Secretary StuartMacintyre on 01303 240147RAMBLERS ASSOCIATION - GET MORE OUT OFWALKING Walking with your local Ramblers Groupis a great way to explore your countryside, keep fitand meet good company. Ramblers walk leadersoften know the best and most interesting footpaths, so you can enjoy the benefits of walkingwithout the worries of planning a route or gettinglost. The White Cliffs Group of the RamblersAssociation walks on Sundays and Thursdays, distances varying from 5 to 15 miles, mostly with apub stop for lunch.Why not try walking with us?You’d be very welcome to come on a couple ofwalks without any obligation to join the RamblersAssociation. Our website iswww.kentramblers.org.uk For more information,please contact the Membership Secretary: RobRiddle [email protected] 01304 366716SHEPWAY FUCHSIA & PELARGONIUM GROUPmeet at 7.30pm on the 2nd Wednesday of eachmonth at St Andrew's Church Hall, SurrendenRoad, Cheriton. Visitors and new members will bemade very welcome.THE SPITFIRE CLAY PIGEON CLUB meet everySunday 9am for 10am start at the shootingground, near Hawkinge. We shot sporting, skeet& down the line targets, in a friendly, informalatmosphere. Visitors & prospective membersalways made welcome. For more information, callPeter on 01303 893100 or Giles on 01303259596.

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Have you heard about the work ofThe Film Factory? Based inFolkestone, the work they do issimply brilliant.

Working in association with us atThe Folkestone Handbook and TheHawkinge and Elham ValleyHandbook, we’re really lookingforward to helping spread theword about what they do, andwhy.

This edition, we hear about theFreedayz Film Festival, takingplace in our local area this summer.

Freedayz 2011The aim of Freedayz is to get people talking about films andmeet up in beautiful in openspaces with friends, families andpicnics to watch these filmstogether.

In 2010 people came from far andwide to visit the festival. Wegained fantastic feedback frompeople aged 6 to 60. This is whywe do it.

The Freedayz festival gets veryminimal public funding for thisevent (less than 5%) Freedayz2011 will be funded by donations

generous members of the publiclike you, from our workshops anddonations and good relationshipswith some very nice small business owners. We also haveadmission charges for a handful ofevents. Your support is paramountto ensure that Freedayz continuesto grow from year to year.

Full listings of the locations andfilms for the Freedayz 2011 areshown opposite.

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Thursday 9th June – 3:30pm – UCFLion King

Thursday 9th June – 8:45pm – Folkestone Town CentreThe Italian Job

Friday 10th June – 10:00pm – Sliver Screen CinemaThe Rocky Horror Picture Show

Friday 1st July – 9:00pm – Folkestone Invicta BuzzlinesStadium Harry Potter

Friday 8th July – 9:00pm – Googies Pricilla Queen Of The Desert

Friday 15th July – 9:00pm – Googies

Sunday 17th July – 9:00pm – The Chambers Zombie Night Shawn Of The Dead Dawn Of The Dead (1978)

Sunday 31st July – 9:00pm – Radnor ParkAnime film TBC

Friday 5th August – 9:00pm – Triangle Community Centre(Dover)Monsters Inc.

Saturday 6th August – 9:00pm – Haugelands Farm (Drive In)Grease

Friday 12th August – 9:00pm – Recreation Park DymchurchRobots

Saturday 13th August – 9:00pm – River Recreation GroundE.T

Sunday 14th August – 9:00pm – Folkestone BeachJaws

Saturday 20th August – 9:00pm – Haugelands Farm (Drive In)Cars

Sunday 21st August – 9:00pm – Folkestone Amphitheatre Pirates Of The Caribbean

Saturday 27th August – 9:00pm – Connaught Park (Dover)Mamma Mia

Sunday 28th August – 9:00pm – Connaught Park (Dover)Back To The Future

Monday 29th August – 9:00pm – Folkestone Amphitheatre Wizard Of Oz.



Documents

The Folkestone Handbook Summer 2011 Edition