August 2004

Produced by
The Lyminge Association

ST. MARY & ST. ETHELBURGA, LYMINGE
Sunday 1st August
8.00am       Holy Communion
10.30am       ‘WOW’ All Age service
Wednesday 4th August
 9.15pm       Wednesday Silence
Thursday 5th August
 9.30am       Holy Communion and
                   Guild of St Raphael
Sunday 8th August
10.30am       Holy Communion
Wednesday 11th August
 9.15pm        Wednesday Silence
Thursday 12th August
 9.30am       Holy Communion
Sunday 15th August
10.30am    Holy Communion
Wednesday 18th August
 9.15pm       Wednesday Silence
Thursday 19th August
 9.30am       Holy Communion +MU
Sunday 22nd August
 8.00am       Holy Communion
10.30am       Holy Communion
 6.30pm       Sunday Silence
Wednesday 25th August
 9.15pm       Wednesday Silence
Thursday 26th August
 9.30am       Holy Communion
Sunday 29th August
10.30am       Mattins
                   followed by Holy Communion

Use it or lose ie
Calling all babies & toddlers
Lyminge baby and toddler group needs you.  This friendly group meets every Tuesday 9.30 – 11.30am during term time at the Methodist Church Hall (opposite the school).  New term starts 7th September and new members are urgently needed to keep group running.  Come along to make friends and have fun.

PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT
August   4^th        Coffee Morning at Holy Trinity Church Hall,
                          Sandgate Road, Folkestone 10 am – 12 noon
August 14^th        Ashford Hospice Summer Fete
                          Opened by Donald Sinden
Sept 1^st             Coffee Morning at Holy Trinity Church Hall
                         Sandgate Road, Folkestone 10 am – 12 noon
Sept 2^{nd -}           Pilgrims Hospice Patients Art
Sept 16^th           Chapter House, Canterbury Cathedral
                         Details J Tyler 01227 451030
Advance Notice.            Folkestone Xmas Fayre. Sat 27^th
                         November
                         United Reform Church

AGE CONCERN ELHAM RURAL
 We would like to thank everyone involved in the summer concert to raise money for our extension project and the Parish Church. We enjoyed a night of excellent entertainment provided by very talented local people.
DISK will be holding it’s monthly clinic at the centre on Tuesday 3rd of August from 10-11am to give general advice for anyone with a disability, older people or carers. The pension service will host a clinic on Monday 23rd August from 10-11am. No appointments are required for either session.
We are in the process of advertising the post of kitchen assistant/ relief cook to work in the day centre. Mon- Fri, 20hrs per week. For more information or an application form please ring and speak to Lisa or Matthew on 01303 862364

There will be no Table Tennis Club during August. New members are very welcome to join when we resume in September. Play is on a Friday at Etchinghill Village Hall from 7pm and fees are £1 per session. Contact Gordon Pau on 863440 for more information.

Lyminge Dramatic Society –
Youth Drama Club to start again.
We will be putting on our next play, The Ghost Train, at Lyminge Village Hall from 24th to 27th November. This is a comedy thriller which will have you on the edge of your seats! More news in later newsletters.
We are excited to announce the restarting of the Dramatic Society's Youth Group this September. This was previously a very successful undertaking. There will be two age groups 8 to 12 and 13 plus. The group will be lead by a qualified instructor and a termly fee will be required. Many exciting and rewarding activities are planned including small productions and the opportunity to gain drama medals. The group will meet mid-week and have occasional workshops at weekends. Watch out for more details in the newsletter and around the village

MOTHERS UNION
Our afternoon teas will continue on the FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH in Nailbourne Court lounge, from 3 – 5pm.
The tea parties are for all elderly people who live on their own in the village. For further information, or if you need a lift, contact Vanessa Ashman on 862432.

WEDNESDAY SILENCE
Wednesdays, 9.15 to 10.00pm
A time of stillness, calm and inner peace.
The Church will be open for Silent prayer, meditation, contemplation, or just sit and be still. NO music. NO words. NO interruptions.
Come and be still in the presence of God.

ST. MARY & ST RADIGUND, POSTLING
Sunday 1st August
6.30pm       Benefice Evensong
Sunday 8th August
9.30am       Family Holy Communion
Sunday 15th August
 8.00am       Holy Communion
Sunday 22nd August
9.30am       Family Service

ST. OSWALD, PADDLESWORTH
Sunday 8th August
11.00am        Holy Communion
Sunday 15th August
6.30pm       Benefice Evensong
Sunday 29th August
6.30pm  Service of Health, Healing and Wholeness

AUGUST BEETLE DRIVE
Come & Join us at
Rhodes Minnis Village Hall
Saturday 21 August
Starts at 7.00pm
Adults £2.00, Children 50p
Includes refreshments
There will be a raffle.

Boot Fair – the Residents’ Association of Etchinghill will be having a table at the cricket Ground Boot Fair on Saturday 7^th August – good quality, saleable donations would be appreciated – if you can help with any genuinely saleable items (no “jumble”, please), please contact either Wendy (863495), Judith (862498) or David (863918)..with our grateful thanks… P.S. come along and see us there, too.!!

SHEFFIELD PARK
September 7^th
Coach £7.00 (National Trust Members Free)
Entrance £4.50
Arranged by Etchinghill W.I.
Tel: Stella 01303 862363
(A few seats available)

Coffee morning everyday for a week at
POSTLING CHURCH
Monday 16^th August – Saturday 21^st
(9.30 – 12.30)
Coffee, Tea, Stalls and local artists exhibits
Come and look at this lovely old Church and it's ancient wall paintings

The Rude Mechanicals here on 8th August
 The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company will be back in Lyminge again for the fourth year running this summer this time with 'The Odyssey', their own version of Homer's wonderful story of Odysseus' attempts to get home after the Trojan War. It's a tale of giants and heroes and a family separated by war and has the company's usual mixture of pathos, poetry and slapstick comedy. The show will be at Tayne Field on Sunday 8th August at 7.45p. Tickets can be bought at Gill's Hardware. More information from 01323-501260

LYMINGE METHODIST CHURCH
A warm welcome to any who wish to share our family worship at 11 am each Sunday
There will be no Women’s Fellowship during July and August
For Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals, please contact the Minister, the Rev Colin Telfer Tel: 278525
Hall/rooms available for hire. ‘Phone Jean Strange 863039

Wednesday 15 September
Rhodes Minnis Evening Circle
Barry Whiting BRCS – Emergency Resuscitation
Our Meetings are held in the Rhodes Minnis Village Hall at 7.30. A warm welcome is extended to any visitors The competition this month is “An Old Fashioned Remedy”. Please telephone Eileen on 863081 if you would like any further information

Lyminge Handbell Ringers
The Lyminge Handbell Ringers are now back in action after a busy spring rehearsal programme. So if you need charming traditional music for a special local occasion, played on refurbished handbells, please contact us. We now have a larger repertoire than ever before, including music written in the 16th Century and earlier, previously not played on handbells. Weekends and evenings only please and with as much notice as possible. All we need is a large table and a minimum donation of £35, which goes to The Pilgrims Hospice. Call Ro Edmond on 863201 or Stuart Hunnisett on 862530. Alternatively you can e-mail me at stuart@hunnisetts.freeserve.co.uk

Grass cutting of communal areas
 The Etchinghill Residents’ Association extend their grateful thanks to those of you who do this now we get fewer “official” cuts – it is appreciated.

Rhodes Minnis Village Hall
Are you looking for a hall in which to hold practice
sessions, private party/function or meeting? Rhodes
Minnis Village Hall has the capacity to take parties of upto 100 and has kitchen facilities at no extra cost

Congratulations to everyone at the
Farthing Common Plant Centre
for scooping a double gold at the Kent County Show. Not only did their magnificent display win a gold, but it also won Best in Show. This is a testament to all their hard work and dedication over the past six months or so in the design and the plant gathering. The plants were all of exceptional quality.
Very well done! Chelsea next year?

ETCHINGHILL W.I.
Our very friendly meetings are well supported. Visitors (even if only here on holiday) are warmly welcomed. Our longest serving member, Mrs Audrey Kirk, was presented with a bouquet on the occasion of her 96th birthday by our President. The coffee morning held at the home of Dottie Cross was a great success and how fortunate we were to have such a hot sunny day. Three members went to a Malaysian meeting and lunch at Chilham. It was very interesting and enjoyable. The meeting on 17th August will be the Garden Party when we will be entertained by Ron Kenney who plays the keyboard, so we will be able to have a ‘jolly sing song’

The Garden Safari next year
For the first time this will be combined with a Scarecrow competition. More details in forthcoming Newsletters, but if readers are intrigued, they may like to enter "scarecrows" into the search engine of the internet and see what comes up!

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Etchinghill Residents Association
A successful ‘Safety Surgery’ was held recently with many folk calling in & a lot of support from those who took part. One of the many ‘messages’ that arose was that we need to hold a Safety Surgery more frequently. With a view to this, another meeting is planned for the Autumn when we hope to arrange separate specific times for the youth in the village & the adults. Ian Norman, Community Warden and his colleague, Trevor Moody, Hawkinge Project Officer, have agreed to become part of the Residents Committee and are quite happy to meet confidentially with anyone who wants to voice their concerns over any matter. Ian and Trevor stressed the need for a Neighbourhood Watch representative in Etchinghill. It really works as many problems can be nipped in the bud.
The Etchinghill Web site is continuing and our sponsor, Red Dragon Web Design are working on a first draft, so watch this space. For any queries on any of the above please contact:- Wendy Preston – 863495 or e-mail les@stourbrook.freeserve.co.uk  David Coombs – 863918 or e-mail david@langton12.fsnet.co.uk 

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 bar with club price drinks & 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 

THE ETHELBURGA COTTAGES TRUST
The Trustees will shortly have a cottage in Lyminge available to let. To qualify, the applicant(s) must be aged 60 or over and have been resident in the Parishes of Lyminge, Postling or Stowting for 20 years or more (either continuously or in total). A married couple or a single woman or a widow all qualify. As the trust is a Registered Charity and the rent payable will be considerably less than the ‘market’ rent, the applicant(s) will be required to satisfy certain financial criteria.
If you wish to apply or would like more information please write to The Chairman of the Trustees, Michael Kirk, at The Gables, Woodland Road, Lyminge CT18 8EP, before the closing date for applications: 31st August 2004

Lyminge Short Mat Bowls Club
Ever thought of trying Short Mat Bowls?
We are a friendly club of mixed ages and abilities who play at the Village Hall on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6.45pm every week, all year round. A pair of flat soled shoes is all you need – we have bowls available for beginners. If you would like to give it a try, then come along one Tuesday or Thursday evening, or phone Vicki our Secretary on 862293.

Lyminge Pre-School Playgroup
Reg Charity No 1029226
A safe & welcoming place for your child to make friends, play & make a smooth transition to school whilst being supervised by trained & experienced staff. Sessions are weekdays during term time at Lyminge Village Hall from 9am to either 12 noon or 1pm. We have recently expanded our sessions to 2.45pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays. These expanded places are funded by the European Social fund. Packed lunch should be provided if you child stays to either 1pm or 2.45pm.
 Current standard session to 12.o’clock is £6.75, to 1.00pm £9.00 and 2.45pm £13.00. Fees for funded children – 12 noon to 1.00pm £2.25, and from 12.00pm to 2.45pm £6.50. Children may start at 2 1/2 years old, preferably toilet trained.
The pre-school is a member of the Pre-School learning Alliance & meets standards set by K.C.C. 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”. We also have a very close liaison with the local primary school. Further information cam be obtained from Lynn Hussey on 862831(Admin) or Julie Murphy on 862634 (Supervisor)

Charity Garden Open Day
Keith and Karen would like to thank everyone who came along and supported us at our garden open day. Despite the weather we had a great day and were able to raise £1700.00 for the Leukaemia Research Fund. The prize draw was won by Mr R Collins of Herne Bay and the Ladies names competition was won by Mrs Hickmott of Etchinghill. A big thank you to Haxtons, Jacquelines hairdressers, Lyminge Coffee Shop Wholistic Works for providing raffle prizes

Tuesday 3rd August
LYMINGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Society’s next phase of Evenings Meetings includes three Talks on the Second World War: a Resistance Force after an invasion of England, Breaking German Codes at Bletchley Park, and an interesting review of Kent at War. For the first illustrated Talk we welcome back David Collyer to describe the little-known subject “Kent’s Secret Army” (yes, there was one! Not many people seem to know that). It will be held at the Lyminge Methodist Hall which will be open from about 7.00pm. Members and Visitors should arrive between 7.15 and 7.45pm when proceedings will commence.
 Visitors are always welcome to attend our Meetings at £2. per person. As usual, tea and coffee will be available after the Meeting when time is available for discussion. Any questions to Bob Gay on 862574

North Devon – Self-catering Cottage
Newly appointed cottage in very quiet hamlet between Barnstable and Holsworthy. Sleeps 2 in double room, has sitting room, kitchen, bathroom and garden. All linen provided. Attached to owners’ property.
Available from July.
For further information ring Sharon on 01409 281551

NUTMEG'S RABBIT SANCTUARY
Home wanted for lovely lop-eared rabbit.
Neutered male, one year old.
Ring Meg on 07773 296732

FOR SALE -   Hoover Arianne  £75.00 
Tel: 01303 863353

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