During April in the Library
The first draft of planned alterations to the Village Hall will be on show.  The process is very much at the planning stage and comments and ideas from all who use the hall will be appreciated and carefully considered.  A sub committee will be formed to oversee the project and volunteers to serve on this committee are being sought.

Tuesday 6^th May
Lyminge Historical Society
YORK AND ITS MINSTER
Living so close to Canterbury we tend to overlook that there is another Archbishop in England, the Archbishop of York, the Primate of England (but not All England!) and that York Minster is longer and taller than Canterbury, and one of the largest churches in Europe, also sitting in a city of great historic interest.  Bob Gay DipArch(Dist), FRIBA will be presenting his talk on this equally beautiful Cathedral and its fascinating city at 7.45pm on 6^th May at the Lyminge Methodist Church Hall.  Visitors are welcome to attend at £2.00 per person.  Tea and coffee will be available after the meeting.  Any questions to 862574.

Wednesday 30th April
LYMINGE WI
The April Meeting of Lyminge WI will be held on Wednesday 30th April at 7 p.m. in Lyminge Village Hall (Please note change of date, time and venue) when ladies of Lyminge WI will host an evening meeting for members of other meetings in the Nailbourne Group. There will be entertainment, the usual WI catering and plenty of new friends to meet and old friends to re-meet. If any member would like more information please telephone Lyn Callander on 862799.

Saturday 19th April
Ethelburga Quilters
This months workshop is on the “Cut and Butt” technique – a very modern method of patchwork but very quick and easy! You will need a machine which does a zig zag, some “Stitch and Tear” (from the newsagents), 6” cotton squares in toning colours and contrasting colours and a variety of threads. For more information phone Liz on 863197. The workshop will take place at Lyminge School from 10am to 4pm. Tea and coffee will be provided, but please bring a packed lunch.

Wednesday 9th April
Mothers Union
10.30am at LanFranc, the speaker will be Reverend Colin Telfer, our Lyminge Methodist minister.

Tuesday 15th April
Etchinghill WI
The next meeting of Etchinghill WI will take place on 15th April at Etchinghill Village Hall at 2.30pm. The speaker is Mrs J Surrey and her subject will be “Pins and Needles”. The competition is for a pin cushion. There is also a competition for a limerick about smuggling for our group at Lyminge on 30th April.

Saturday 17th May
Etchinghill WI
Table Top Fair
Table Top Fair in Etchinghill Village Hall from 10am until 1pm. Admission is 30p. To book a table call Barbara on 265229.

Pilgrims' Hospices
There is a Coffee Morning and Bring-and-Buy on the
first Wednesday of every month at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Sandgate Road, Folkestone, from 10.00am to
noon. Next dates are April 2nd, May 7th and June 4th, Between 5th - 13th April they will also be holding "Pour one for Pilgrims" events at various venues in the area. Pilgrims' Hospices have been helping families in East Kent for over 20 years. Contact 253013 or 251980.

Every Sunday morning in May and early June
Lvminge Bowls Club

LEARN TO PLAY BOWLS FOR FREE!

Come and join the friendly crowd at Lyminge Bowls
Club, next to the Village Hall in Woodlands Road. We start at 10.30am. Just bring yourself and your family and some flat shoes so as not to harm the green. We will do the rest. More information? Ring Harry Storey
on 862044

Sunday 6th April
Elham Valley Lions Club
Sponsored Charity Walk
Our walk this year will take place on 6th April at 10am. Starting from the Woolpack Pub in Smeeth we intend to walk through the superb grounds of the Brabourne Estate, taking in the lake of Hatch Park and the paths through Nacolt Wood on an 8 mile circular route back to the Woolpack.
We are walking in aid of Footprints Holiday House in Canterbury this year, which specialises in respite care for sick and disabled children. We hope, with your help, to make a big donation to Footprints, everybody is welcome! For details contact Richard Cowling on 840544 or Keith Haycock on 863705.

Saturday 12 April
Rhodes Minnis Village Hall
BEETLE DRIVE
Starts at 7.00pm.  Adults £1.00, children 50p, this includes refreshments.  There will be a raffle.  All are welcome.

Saturday 10th May
Lyminge Methodist Church
Kent Police Male Voice Choir
Kent Police Male Voice Choir Concert at 7.30pm in the Methodist Church. Programmes £3.50 available from Chris Blanch (863832) or from the church.

Saturday 26th April 2003 9.30 – 12.00
ETCHINGHILL VILLAGE HALL – SPRING FAIR
Toys – Bric-a-Brac – Plants – Cakes
Refreshments – Tombola – etc.
Proceeds in aid of the New Village Hall (construction begun) – if you have any items we could sell, please phone Pam 862501 (eves), she can collect and store, or drop them into the Hall on Friday evening 25th.
Please join us on Saturday 26th – and support your Village Hall.
We look forward to seeing you

Re-cycle your computer printer cartridge
for a good cause
There is now a box in the Library in which to put your spent inkjet and toner cartridges. These will then be sent off for recycling and the profits will go to The Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC).
A copy of the charity’s quarterly magazine is freely available from Bert Lewis on 862746.

PALS
Got a local health-related problem? Don’t know where to turn to for help? Friendly and prompt service (based in Canterbury). If we don’t know the answer immediately, we will find out and get back to you – and that’s a promise! Ring the NHS Patient Advice and Liaison Service on 0845 601 5890.

Lyminge Handbells
The bell ringers are happy to play at weekends and evenings at any local venue or at your home, for a minimum donation of £30, but please give us plenty of notice. Our selected charity is the Pilgrims Hospice. If you are interested in hearing us, or perhaps joining us, please call Stuart Hunnisett on 862530 or Ro Edmond on 863201.

Sibton Park Cricket Club Pavilion
Having a party? Need a local venue?
Why not take advantage of Sibton Park Cricket Club’s lovely pavilion?
We have a brand new bar with club price drinks and friendly, efficient staff
There is capacity for up to 100 guests
For further information or to make a booking please
contact Mike Clarke, tel 01303 862013; e-mail address:- m.c.clarke@talk21.com.

Lyminge Village Hall
Built for us all to use
Birthday Parties only £10.00 weekday afternoons (bring your own paper plates and cups)
Friday nights could be quiz nights £30.00
Fundraising? At our popular Saturday nights £35.00
Club Room for smaller functions from £10.00
Committee venue needed? £6.00
Give Joy Bartley a call on 862538 to discuss your requirements.

Lyminge Village Hall needs your support!
-at the AGM on Tuesday 20th May at 8pm, includes a speaker about Village Hall redevelopment and refreshments
-Volunteers to become Management Trustees either on the main committee or to join a sub-committee planning an upgrade/extension.
Become a true village person and help your village enjoy its amenities
Phone Mike Foxon on 862073 for more details

Lyminge WI
For the March WI meeting we had invited Patty Baxter (founder of the Charity Hope Romania) to give a follow up to her short visit to our November meeting. We were well rewarded and Patty gave a very interesting talk, leading us through the pleasures and pitfalls of setting up homes in Romania. A little vignette of each of the early members with “before” and “after” anecdotes and photographs made us all realise just how lucky we and our families are. We were surprised to learn that Patty has an invalid husband and her trips to Romania she counts as her respite – it only goes to demonstrate the old adage “if you want a job done, ask a busy person”. A number of our members have decided to support this Charity and no doubt you will be reading more about it.

Etchinghill WI
At our March meeting we had as our speaker the talented artist Mr Tony Blain. It was an amusing and educational afternoon. He demonstrated a watercolour painting of the artist Monet which, to the inexperienced eye, was as good as the original. The competition for a small favourite picture was won by June Price. Plans are in hand for a visit to Chartwell on 2nd September. As usual, we finished the afternoon with an enjoyable tea.

Methodist Women’s Fellowship
An invitation is extended to anyone interested, particularly young people, to a Puppet Presentation being given by members of Cheriton Baptist Church. This will take place at 2.30pm on Monday 14th April in the Methodist Church Hall. There will be a retiring collection.
We meet every Monday from 2.30-3.30pm and a warm welcome awaits you, fellowship and a cup of tea, with a collection for various charities.

RUBBISH!
Are you fed up with the amount of litter that you see around Lyminge?
If so, you are not alone and you may be interested in joining a village litter-picking group. If you can spare a small amount of time for a few weekends a year then please contact Steve Huntley on 862775. All equipment will be provided.

ST. MARY & ST. ETHELBURGA, LYMINGE
Church Office, Lanfranc, High Street: 862345
SERVICE TIMES

Wednesday 2^nd April
7.30pm            OPEN HOUSE
9.15pm            Wednesday Silence
Thursday 3^rd April
9.30am            Holy Communion &
                        Guild of St Raphael
3.00pm            Lent Group at Lanfranc
Sunday 6^th April           Lent 5
8.00am            Holy Communion 10.30am          ‘World of Worship’ Service
 6.30pm           Service to start the Week of                              Accompanied prayer
Wednesday 9^th April
[NO OPEN HOUSE THIS EVENING]
 9.15pm            Wednesday Silence
Thursday 10^th April
 9.30am            Holy Communion
Saturday 12^th April
10.30am            Service to end the Week of                                  Accompanied prayer.
Sunday 13^th April         Palm Sunday
 8.00am            Holy Communion
10.30am            Holy Communion
 6.30pm            Concert in the Church
HOLY WEEK
Monday 14^th April
 8.00pm            Service: ‘Forgive us our sins’
Tuesday 15^th April
 8.00pm            Stations of the Cross
Wednesday 16^th April
 8.00pm            Passover Ceder Meal
 9.15pm            Wednesday Silence
Thursday 17^th April       Maundy Thursday
 9.30am            Holy Communion &
                        Mother’s Union
 8.00pm            Celebration of the Last Supper/
                        washing of feet/one hour of
                        silent prayer
Friday 18^th April           Good Friday
10.00am            Children’s service of carrying Jesus’                          cross (followed by Hot Cross Buns)
12.00-3.00pm    Devotions – remembering Jesus on                         the cross
Sunday 20^th April         EASTER DAY
10.30am            Family Service with Holy Communion
Wednesday 23^rd April   St George
 7.30pm            OPEN HOUSE
 9.15pm            Wednesday Silence
Thursday 24^th April
 9.30am            Holy Communion
Sunday 27^th April         Easter 2
10.30am            Holy Communion
 6.30pm            Sunday Silence
Wednesday 30^th April
7.30pm            OPEN HOUSE – ‘What’s so
                       amazing about Grace’
9.15pm            Wednesday Silence

Lyminge Pre-School Playgroup
A safe and welcoming place for your child to make friends, play, learn and make a smooth transition to school, with which we have a very close liaison. Every session is supervised by trained and experienced staff. Sessions take place weekdays during term-time at Lyminge Village Hall, 9.00am – 12 noon (or 1.00pm – the additional hour is optional and a packed lunch should be provided). The standard session is £5.50 and the extended session is £7.00. Children may start from 2½ years old.
The Playgroup is a member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance and meets standards set by KCC and OFSTED. The most recent, excellent OFSTED report stated, “…In this thriving Playgroup the children are making good progress towards the Early Learning Goals. There is a strong partnership with parents and carers which contributed positively to the children’s good progress.”
Further information from Lynn Hussey on 862131 (Admin) or Julie Murphy (862634 (Supervisor).

Cantores Dominicae
If you would like Cantores Dominicae to sing at your wedding, contact Roz Field on 01233 812423.

FOR SALE: Gentleman’s Black Tie Evening Suit (Trousers o/s leg = 40”, i/s leg = 31”) complete with dress shirt (collar size 15”) cummerbund, black bow tie. Worn twice. Accept £70.00 o.n.o. Telephone 863353 (evenings please)

Ayckbourn comes to Lyminge
Some tickets are still available at Haxtons Estate Agents in Lyminge for Lyminge Dramatic Society’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s hilarious play “A Chorus of Disapproval.” The play runs from Wednesday 2nd to Saturday 5th April at Lyminge Village Hall and Senior Citizens are invited free of charge to the dress rehearsal on Tuesday 1st April. All performances will commence at 7.45pm. The play centres on a lonely widower who joins a local operatic society and it promises to be a memorable production.
Lyminge audiences are now experiencing much improved comfort and viewing facilities at the Society’s performances as a result of staging which is used to create raised seating for the rear 6 rows in the hall. The purchase has been possible by virtue of a generous grant from the Community Fund, South East Office.

Royal British Legion
The Elham Valley branch of the Royal British Legion is in urgent need of a new Poppy Collection Co-ordinator who should, if possible, be based in Elham or Lyminge. We have a large number of collectors all over the area, but our Co-ordinator has had to give up.
The Branch also needs someone to give secretarial back-up to the Secretary by taking minutes at the five Branch meetings per year and typing them up for circulation etc.
If you would like to help this important charity please ring Gerald Hogben on 01227 709527 or George Ramsey on 01303 840229. Being a member of the British Legion is not necessary. Please help if you can. It is most important to keep the Branch going in order to help those who are now in need of assistance.

At the Lord Whisky Centre,
Rhodes Minnis….
GIFT SHOP AND T-ROOMS
Open every day except Monday 10.00am – 4.00pm
AGILITY CLASES
Starting Saturday 1 March at 12 o’clock, with Rosie Philbeam. Dogs must be over 12 months.
8 week courses, £40.00.
Starting Sunday 2 March, A.P.D.T. Instructor.
3.00pm Puppy Classes under 6 months
4.00pm Beginners’ Obedience
All dogs must be fully inoculated.
To book, and for details of fundraising events etc. call in at the T-Rooms.
For adopting an animal, please ring 862622.

Lyminge Methodist Church
A warm welcome to any who wish to share our family worship at 11.00am each Sunday.
Challengers for young people every Sunday 11.00am.
Lent meetings continue each Tuesday at 7.30pm in the Church Parlour. Everyone welcome.
April 17th – Maundy Thursday Service at 7.30pm
April 18th – Good Friday Service at 7.30pm
April 20th – Easter Day Celebration at 11am
Christ is Risen!
For Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals, please contact the Minister, the Rev. Colin Telfer tel: 278525.
Hall/rooms available for hire through Jean Strange on 863039.

Folkestone Rainbow Centre
Sponsored Knit-in
Our thanks to all who supported our two village teams, who helped to raise over £2,500.

WEEK OF ACCOMPANIED PRAYER
We will be hosting A RETREAT IN DAILY LIFE at St. Mary and St. Ethelburga Church, Lyminge from 6^th to 12^th April 2003.
The Week begins on Sunday 6^th April with tea at 5.30pm, followed by a service at 6.30pm.
It ends of Saturday 12^th April with a service at 10.30am, followed by lunch.
For more information, please pick up a leaflet in Church, or contact the Rev’d Peter Ashman on 862432.

CONCERT IN LYMINGE CHURCH
Sunday 13^th April at 6.30pm
With the Agape Choir

ST. MARY & ST RADIGUND, POSTLING
Friday 4^th April
Concert at 7.30pm in Postling Church
‘Art for Art’s Sake’
Tickets £3 to include light refreshments
Sunday 6^th April           Lent 5
 6.30pm            Benefice Evensong
Sunday 20^th April         EASTER DAY
[No 8.00am Holy Communion today]
9.30am            Family Service with Holy Communion
Sunday 27^th April         Easter 2
 9.30am            Family Service

ST. OSWALD, PADDLESWORTH
Sunday 13^th April         Palm Sunday
11.00am            Holy Communion
Sunday 20^th April         EASTER DAY
6.00am            Lighting of the Easter Candle/
                       Holy Communion
[No evensong at Paddlesworth today]