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1998-2008

December 1999

CHAIRMAN'S ANNUAL REPORT

What a difference a year can make.  It hardly seems that a year has passed since the call for help came about the future existence of the Association.  I, and many others who care about our village, answered that call and attended the extraordinary meeting.  At this year's Annual General Meeting of the Lyminge Association (held on 29th September) 42 residents from the Parish of Lyminge attended.

Throughout the year we have held many varied events.  The Father Christmas delivery and the Charities' Coffee Morning had both been successful and the profit of £79 from the coffee morning was donated to Age Concern to enable frail and wheelchair-bound members to attend a performance of "Oliver".  Donations were also made to Sibton Park Cricket Club towards new practice nets; the Lyminge Bellringers towards the repair and renovation of the handbells and to the Methodist Church for new crockery and cutlery.  A hamper was delivered to the residents of Broadstreet House for their help in collating the Newsletters.  Approximately 180 youngsters from the Parish attended a Youth Disco organised by the Association using the £200 Youth Prize money awarded to the Village.  The small profit arising from this event was donated to the Methodist Church.

Because of our success, our auditor has recommended that the Association should apply for registered charity status, although this will mean our constitution will have to be amended.

On reflection, I believe this year has been a year of renewed vigour for the Lyminge Association.  However, none of this would have been achieved if it weren't for the committee members and volunteers, each of whom has given their precious time, energy and enthusiasm, and of course, to you who are always there to support the worthy causes.

On behalf of the Lyminge Association, may I wish you a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.

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A NEW START IN LYMINGE A Millennium Service for the Village - Sunday 2nd January 11.15am at Lyminge Primary School January the second with be the first Sunday of the new millennium and there having been time on the first for recuperation, a lie-in and an Alka Selzer, here's a chance to do something different in 2000.... The Venue: The Village School The Time:   11.15am (so there's still time for a bit             of a lie-in) The Sermon: No Sermon!  Instead, hearing from             people who live & work in the village The Theme:  Hopes and dreams in Lyminge for a             new millennium The Music:  Very old to very new with lots in between The Idea:   To think about the future, to thank God,             and to do it together! See you there.

Millennium Candles The Christians Together in Lyminge, having heeded the concerns of some fire authorities, have decided not to distribute the Millennium Candles to each household as originally planned, but will make them available to those who wish to collect them.  You can collect your Millenn-ium Candle, a gift from local Christian Churches to mark the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Jesus at: The Parish Church's Christmas Fayre (St. Nicholas Fayre) on Saturday 4th December from 11.00am to 2.00pm. The end of term infants' show at Lyminge Primary School at 3.00pm on Friday 10th December. Methodist and Parish Churches on Saturdays 11th and 18th December from 9.00am to 12noon. The School Christmas Draw at 3.00pm on Monday 13th December.

1. All Millennium events have been fully insured
2. Please try to wear light coloured clothing and/or reflective tabards or armbands if you are out after dark.
3. Full safety instructions will be given to everyone carrying a lantern.
4. The procession will be fully marshalled (but we could do with more volunteers please!)
5. A car will follow in the rear of the procession and will be available for the foot-sore and weary!
6. First aid coverage is by volunteers who have up-to-date certificates and who will be wearing a button badge (again, we could do with more volunteers - hopefully you won't have to do anything all evening apart from wear a badge).
7. Please ensure all pets are safe and secure indoors - there will be lots of noise on the night.
8. More information from Liz Coleman on 863197.

A list of the opening times over Christmas and the New Year
of the various businesses etc. in Lyminge is available online here
 

During December At Lyminge Library The display for December will be the photographs of old Lyminge collected and compiled by the Lyminge Historical Society. Saturday 4 December Parish Church's Christmas Fayre Complete your Christmas shopping with a visit to the Christmas Fayre, to be held from 11.00am to 2.00pm at the Methodist Church.  Lunches and refreshments will be served.  Stalls include cakes, Christmas goods, bric-a-brac and Lyminge Millennium mugs.  Musical entert-ainment provided by Lyminge Handbell Ringers. Saturday 4 December East Kent Hospice Project International Carols at the Methodist Church, Sandgate Road, Folkestone.  7.30pm. Sunday 5 December Christmas Concert in aid of Lyminge Pre-School Playgroup String quartet music for young children.  Spot the tune from a medley of Christmas carols and nursery rhymes.  Music from "The Snowman" and "The Nutcracker".  The Praga Ensemble.  At St. Ethelburga's Church, Lyminge.  £1.50 children, £4.00 adults.  £3.00 OAP's.  For details, ring Kathy Butcher on 863250. Tuesday 7 December Etchinghill W.I. Christmas lunch Tuesday 7 December Lyminge Historical Society Members and visitors are most welcome to attend a talk by Martin Easdown on "A Tour Around Britain's Pleasure Piers" to be held at the Methodist Hall at 7.45pm.  Cost to visitors £1.00. Tuesday 7 - Saturday 11 December Lyminge Dramatic Society Don't forget to get your tickets for the Society's pantomime, "Babes in the Wood" at Lyminge Village Hall.  Performances will start at 7.45pm and there will also be matinée performances on Friday at 4.45pm and Saturday at 4.00pm. Tickets, at £5.00 for adults and £2.50 for children, are on sale at G.W. Finn and Son in Lyminge.  Senior Citizens will be welcome free of charge at the Dress Rehearsal on Monday 6th December at 7.45pm. This promises to be a great family pantomime to be enjoyed by the young and the not so young.  (Oh yes it will!). Thursday 9 December Age Concern, Elham Rural You are warmly invited to the day Centre, Everist Court for coffee and mince pies (for a small charge) between 10.30am and 11.30am.  Jason's Fashions will also be at the Centre with a wide selection of ladies clothes.

Friday 10 December Abbeyfield (Lyminge) Society Ltd. A Christmas Coffee Morning and Bring and Buy Sale will be held at the Old Hospital, The Row, Elham from 10.30am (by kind permission of Mrs. D. Middlemiss).  There will be mince pies and a raffle, so do come along and join us for a convivial morning. Saturday 11 December Lord Whisky Animal Sanctuary SPECIAL EVENT Come and celebrate Christmas with us at 2.00pm at the Lord Whisky Centre, Rhodes Minnis.  Carols, Animal Blessing, Nativity Scene with Curiosity and Patience the Lord Whisky Donkeys, followed by wine and mince pies. Saturday 11 December Rhodes Minnis Village Hall CHRISTMAS BEETLE DRIVE There will be a Beetle Drive starting at 7.00pm in Rhodes Minnis Village Hall.  Seasonal refreshments will be served and there will be a raffle.  Adults £1.00, children 50p. Monday 13 December Lyminge Primary School The Grand Christmas Raffle will be drawn at 3.00pm at the school.  Prizes include a Christmas hamper, a drinks hamper, a sweet hamper and many others.  Tickets from school or any parent. Tuesday 14 December Etchinghill W.I. The competition at our meeting to be held at Etchinghill Village Hall will be a Christmas table decoration with candles. Wednesday 15 December Lyminge Youth Dramatic Society We would like to invite all past and present members to our Fancy Dress Christmas Disco at the Village Hall from 7.00pm to 9.00pm.  The price will be 50p for current members and £1.00 for past members.  Age limit 8-14 years.  Drinks and snacks on sale.  This is our last meeting for this millennium so let's make it a good one!!!  Please contact Gill on 863648 or Cheryl on 862208 with any enquiries or offers of help. Tuesday 21 December Age Concern, Elham Rural The National Health Domiciliary Dental Unit will be visiting the Centre at 10.00am.  Please ring Sheila Woods or Beverley Knight on 862364 for further information. Saturday 18 December - last day for second class post Tuesday 21 December - last day for first class post. WEDNESDAY 22 DECEMBER LAST DAY FOR TAKING YOUR PARCELS TO A COLLECTING POINT FOR THE FATHER CHRISTMAS RUN

The Salvation Army Recycling BANK
(people put rubbish in bins and treasures in banks!)

Did you know that the Salvation Army recycling bank is emptied every Wednesday morning - and is always nearly full?  Ross, who empties the bank, wishes to thank everyone very much for all the contributions.

The contents of the bin are sent to their new £1M plant at Wellingborough where everything is sorted.  Wearable items are sent all over the world, for instance Kosova or Africa, where, ever mindful of the need to maintain a person's dignity, small charges are made for these clothes.  The workers in the needy areas will send a list of requirements which are then met from the UK supplies and packed into containers for despatch.  Any piece of textile which is past its best is also used; industrial cleaning rags can be created, or those pieces made of natural fibres are sent for breaking down and re-spinning into mixed yarns for "as new" clothing.  Please make sure that items are washed before putting them in the bin.

Not only does the Salvation Army recycle textiles, but old shoes with wear in them will be sent with the clothing containers.

On a final note, please leave space for Ross to park his van and open the bin on Wednesday morning.  Generally cones are left out to indicate that the nearest parking space should not be used, but sometimes they get moved.
 

Safe Access to the Superhighway

Children are so computer literate that it is difficult to keep up with them sometimes.  If the Internet is used responsibly it is a very exciting tool, but every concerned parent needs to protect their children from undesirable sites.  Kent County Council have a Superhighway Information Pack available for school use, but available from your local school for private use.  To monitor your child's use of the Internet you should not put the computer in the child's bedroom for him/her to play on his/her own, but position it such that you can keep and eye on what is on the screen.  Never allow your child to give out the home or school address over the Internet.  Invest in software which monitors the sites your children may try, but beware - children are exchanging inform-ation as to how to access unsuitable sites.

Lyminge Pre-school Playgroup

A safe and welcoming place for your child to play, learn and make friends, supervised by trained and experienced staff.  The Playgroup aims to help children make a smooth transition to school.  Sessions are 9.00am - 12.00pm, term-time weekdays, at Lyminge Village Hall and cost £4.00 (four-year olds receive Government funding to cover the cost).  Children can start at 21/2 years old.  The Playgroup has to meet standards set by KCC Social Services and OFSTED, and is a member of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.  More information from Lynn Hussey on 862831.
 

Lyminge Babies and Toddlers

We meet every Tuesday during school term time at the Methodist Church Hall, Church Road, Lyminge.  Come along any time between 9.00am and 11.30am.
ALL BABIES, TODDLERS AND CARERS WELCOME FOR PLAY AND COFFEE
£1.20 a session (1st session free)
 

Elham Valley Lions

Lion Santa and his helpers will soon be visiting villages to collect for the needy and elderly in the area during the Christmas period.  The money raised with your help will be used to bring a little happiness into the loves of those who don't have much to look forward to at Christmas.

Last year over £2,400 was raised and the Lions were able to provide food parcels, fuel vouchers, electricity stamps and cards to many local people.  Please give generously and help us to make this Christmas special for someone in the Elham Valley.  Locally, the Lions float will be in Etchinghill and Postling on Tuesday 5th December from 5.30pm, Lyminge on Sunday 19th December from 4.30pm and Elham on Thursday 23rd December from 7.30pm.

 Elham Valley Lions have recently donated £1,300 to the 'Children's Society' and £1,500 to 'Footprints' Kent Kids Miles for Smiles in Canterbury.
 

Abbeyfield Lyminge Society Ltd.

Rivulet House, Canterbury Road, Lyminge CT18 8HT
VACANCY.  A room has recently become vacant at Rivulet House, for an active retired person.  Please contact Mrs. R. Sheppard, Hon. Sec. on 862557, or at Rivulet House, for an application form.  If you would like further information, please contact Mrs. McDougall, Chairman, on 840420.
 

Rhodes Minnis Village Hall

If you're thinking of holding a children's birthday party, or other celebration, then the Rhodes Minnis Village Hall is the ideal venue.  The hall is light and airy (but with efficient heating if needed!), has a modern, well-equipped kitchen, capacity for 100 people (or 70 seated at tables) and its own car park.  For more details ring 862616.
 

Rhodes Minnis Circle

The Committee would like to wish all members a very happy Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year.
 

Lord Whisky Animal Sanctuary

The Lord Whisky Centre Gift Shop is open for meals, Christmas gifts, cards etc. every day 10.00am - 4.00pm, except Mondays.  A low income Veterinary Clinic is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2.00pm to 3.00pm.
We would like to wish everybody a Very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year, and thank you for your support.
Margaret Todd, M.B.E.
 

Car Vandalism and Damage

During the late spring our car was seriously vandalised whilst parked over night in the village car park to the left of the Post Office.  The incident was reported to the Police.  We had our suspicions as to the culprits and shortly afterwards they were reliably confirmed.  However, we decided not to pursue the matter as we had promised not to divulge the identity of the informant.  The repairs and re-spray cost us £1,800.04.

Having had this work done, and within a matter of a few days, between the hours of 5.30pm on the 19th October and 9.00am on the 20th October, while our car was parked opposite our house in Station Road, someone kindly hit our newly sprayed vehicle and failed to report the damage.  This is going to cost a further £250.00 to repair.

We feel sure that someone must know who did this, or perhaps whoever accidentally did the damage would contact us so that we might exchange details of our insurance companies in the usual way.  Our telephone number is 862357.
Paul and June Baker.
 

Volunteers needed for the millennium toad migration project

Are you interested in conserving the wild life of the Elham Valley and being part of a local conservation effort that will make a real difference?

The Elham Valley supports a common toad colony in Ashley Wood near the Beachborough roundabout that uses the Beachborough ponds to spawn each spring.  To achieve their instinctive goal they have to cross the hazardous (former) B2065.  For many this is certain death, for the increasing use of this road by local commuters is proving to be the death knell of the colony.

What can you do?  Please volunteer to help in a project to protect the colony from further devastation and almost certain extinction.  This year a concerted effort to halt the carnage is being launched by local conservationists, the While Cliffs Countryside Project and the Shepway District Council.

For the project to be totally successful we require volunteers on Sunday 6 February 2000 and throughout the migration in either February or March.  If you want to be part of this unique project never before attempted in Kent, or require further information, then please contact Dave Huggins on 863203 at Ash Cottage, 1 The Orchids, Etchinghill.
 

Lyminge Handbells Appeal Update

The handbell ringers are cont inuing to try and raise £3,000 to refurbish the handbells.  Unfortunately we are unlikely to achieve this by the new millennium, as originally hoped, but will continue fund-raising throughout next year.  We are very grateful for donations already received.

The handbells are almost unringable at the moment, due to five requiring recasting and the straps on all the bells needing to be replaced.  (Many other adjustments are also required.)  However, we will be ringing over this Christmas period, so if the bells sound a little 'rough' at times, please bear with us.  Hopefully next Christmas you will enjoy the sound of a superb set of bells.

If anyone is interested in making a donation, of any size, cheques should be made payable to "The Lyminge Handbells Appeal" and sent to the treasurer, Richard Weldon, at 16 Pentvale Close, Folkestone, Kent CT19 5LQ.  Any further information can be obtained from Liz McNaughton, the secretary, on 863983.  Donations over £25 will be included on a commemorative plaque to be erected somewhere in the village.  Anyone donating £150 or over can have a name engraved on one of the bells.  For donations over £50 the ringers would be happy to perform at an event of your choice.

When we have realised our target and had the bells refurbished, we will be very happy to welcome new members, of any age, to our team.

Age Concern, Elham Rural

Our Christmas Fair (13th November) this year was a resounding success and on behalf of all at Age Concern, we would like to thank the people of Lyminge and the surrounding areas for their support.  We raised the considerable sum of £617.44.
Name the clown - Sammy         winner - Chris Hessing
Lucky entrance ticket no. 27     winner - Connie Taylor
 

Etchinghill W.I.

The annual meeting held on 16th November was attended by County VCO, Mrs. Anne Lockwood.  A new committee was formed and Mrs. Dottie Cross was re-elected President.  She thanked members for their help and support during the past year.  The winner of the competition, "A millennium calendar" was Mrs. Jenny Holden.
 

Demelza House Children's Hospice

We raised £444.47 at our Dog Show on 24th October.  Thank you to those who helped on the day.
Marion Hoare.
 

Senior Citizen's Club

A delightful afternoon was had when Mr. Cooper from Aldington showed slides on V.E. celebrations in London and also slides to music on flowers from his garden.  A wonderful afternoon.
Dorothy Bain.
 

Library Display

Thanks to the Folkestone and District Family History Society for the display in the library during November.  It provoked a lot of interest and much reminiscing from the older villagers of Lyminge and Elham.
 

Sponsored Bike Ride

The sponsored bike ride to support the Friends of Kent Churches took place this year on Saturday 11 September.  About 20 of us from Lyminge took to our machines on a glorious sunny day, and proceeded to pedal around remote parts of the surrounding area in search of churches to visit.  Well done those who took part or who assisted in other ways.  Thanks especially to our sponsors, who helped us to raise a magnificent total of £507.
Lawrence Lees.
 

Trees for the Millennium

On Saturday 13 November over 100 tiny trees were planted in a plot specially prepared behind the library.  Many thanks to Peter Taylor, Bert Fagg, Ken Guyett and Richard Carr who, with just a little arm-twisting and the promise of tea and chocolate biscuits, stepped in at the eleventh hour to clear and dig the ground.

Thanks also to Diana and Rob Allen, Lyminge Parish Tree Wardens, who ensured that the little trees got off to a good start in their nursery bed, and to everyone, particularly the children, who helped.  Thank you to Janet Turner, who suggested the plot behind the Library as a nursery bed, and arranged with the Library Department that this could be done.

Local children, who planted their tree seeds last year, have grown all the little trees from seeds from native stock.  Thank you too, to Mr. Jones and the staff at Lyminge School for all the help and encouragement they gave the children.  When the trees have grown sufficiently they will be planted in various places around the Parish, and will be a lasting 'souvenir' of the millennium.
 

Royal British Legion - Elham Valley Branch
1999 Poppy Appeal

We have had yet another successful year.  The total amount donated to the appeal is £3,431.68, which includes; box collections, donations, the combined church collection, wreaths and the Branch donation, which included the proceeds from our summer lunch (back by popular demand on July 25 2000).  The Annual Dinner will be held on April 15 2000.  Both are pleasant social occasions and are another opportunity to support the Poppy Appeal.

However, despite most of the box collections showing a considerable increase over the last year, we are still down by £100.  This is directly as a result of a lack of volunteers in Etchinghill.  Our only collector there was Mrs. Hogarth of St. Mary's Drive, to whom we are most grateful.

Each year loyal collectors have to step down for various reasons, and it is very hard to replace them.  If you could spare a little time to help with the collection, not just in Etchinghill, but also Rhodes Minnis and Lyminge, it would be greatly appreciated.  A reminder will be placed in next September's Newsletter!

Many thanks to everyone who helped in any way at all towards our total of £3,431.68.  The valley residents are always very generous.

Pat Neumark, Honorary Poppy Organiser (840634).

Gardening Tips for December

If you have a propagator, now is the time to plant pelargonium seeds.  However, an easier and less risky way is to send off an order for plugs.  Forty plugs can be bought for the price of a couple of packets of seeds.
Pot up lilies for planting out in the spring, or they can be left to flower in the pots.  A succession planted between now and April will give flowers until the autumn.

Once deciduous trees have lost their leaves they can be pruned to shape.

Plant blackberry canes and prune old ones.
 

S. Wiles, Gardener

General garden tidying.  Hedge cutting.  Fruit tree pruning.  Tree lopping.  Small jobs undertaken.  Mowers and shears sharpened and set - collection in the village FREE.  'Phone 862442.
 

Bridge Farm Nursery (Ann and Geoff Baldock)

Telephone: 863625
FLOWERS FOR CHRISTMAS.  Bouquets, baskets of flowers, or just a big, big bunch.  Holly garlands, Christmas table arrangements, dried flowers and pots of bulbs. Please don't leave it too late - place your order now.  The Nursery will be closed from 3.30pm on 24 December until Tuesday 4 January.  We wish all our customers the joy of Christmas and a very happy New Year.                                                        Ann and Geoff.
 

Whiteways Nursery

Bruce and Shirley Pascoe, Stowting, Ashford. TN25 6BS
Telephone/fax: 862259
* Bonsai and Accessories * Alpines * Conifers *
* Bedding/Patio Plants * Perennials * Shrubs *
Open from Easter to the end of October
Tuesday - Friday 1.00pm- 6.00pm
November - Easter weekends only 10.00am - 5.00pm
Open all day on Bank Holidays

All phone numbers without STD codes are in the +44 (0)1303 area.
NEW! Click on anyones fax number to send an email to their fax machine
 

The Coach and Horses CHRISTMAS EVE - Open all day. Disco in the evening. NEW YEAR'S EVE - We will be opening as usual on New Year's Eve - please see our entry in the Millennium section. Our new dining area is proving very popular!  Come and try our 10oz rump steak meal for only £7.95. Sarah, Andy and all the staff wish everyone a very happy holiday and thank you for all your custom and support. Telephone:  862694. One Off Cleaning Services For a good one-off blitz around the house.  Cleaning inside windows and surrounding paint work, work surfaces, cupboards or furniture.  Vacuum the carpets wall to wall.  Make 'that' room clean and tidy.  Or just clean the oven.  All cleaning materials supplied by me to make your home sparkle.  Telephone Sue Chitty on 862617 (evenings). Do you suspect that you pay too much tax? Richards & Co.  Chartered Accountants We offer professional, friendly assistance.  Telephone Tim Richards on 862022 or call in at the office (over the old National Westminster Bank, Canterbury Road) for a free initial chat. Lyminge Airport Taxi service A quality taxi service serving airports, London etc. Call Peter Chamberlain on 863226 or 07050 650279   Stylerite by Jan Your family hairdresser. For appointments please 'phone 01227 831419 Sewing machines repaired in your own home Expert on Bernina, Singer, Necchi, Pfaff, Jones & Brother, Riccar, Frister & Rossman, New Home etc. We call on you.  No call-out charge. Telephone: 01303 245320 or.07771 865112   Christmas Trees Come and choose yours now at  Lower Mount Farm, Rhodes Minnis  (Les and Veronica Cullen) or order by  'phone on 863323. We can deliver. Potatoes £3.20 delivered per 25kg sack.  L & V Cullen, Lower Mount Farm, Rhodes Minnis.  Telephone 863323. Clive Adsett Mobile Car Mechanic For most petrol models General Servicing • Engine Tuning • Mechanical Repairs M.O.T.'s arranged, car collected and returned M.O.T. work All at competitive rates.    Telephone: 863400 Neil Hartup - Mender Have you broken a favourite tool, household items or a child's toy?  I can mend things for which there is no recognised repairer.  Call me on 863096, or at "Homefield", Cuckoo Lane, Postling. T. Southern and Son Solid fuel merchants/Calorgas stockists. Prompt attention from family-run business. Competitive prices. Telephone for details on 862397. George Griggs School of Motoring DSA Approved Driving Instructor 20 Beacon Way, Lympne, Hythe Telephone 260429 Fax 260426 Email georgegriggs@talk21.com Beginner's course - first five one hour driving lessons £50.00.  Single lessons £14.00 each hour.  Door to door delivery in your area.  Theory training. C. & M.E. Blanch Lyminge Post Office - Telephone: 862201 CHRISTMAS - Last day for posting: * airmail items -  6th December * to Europe - 13th December * Second class - 18th December * First class - 21st December Large stock of jigsaw puzzles and books for adults and children.  Friendship books in stock.  To avoid disappointment please order special book requests as soon as possible.  Good selection of boxed chocolates.  Stocking fillers, Millennium tea towels. Winter Holidays  Foreign currency and competitive insurance, including ski cover.  E111. Lyminge Fencing Manufacturers of top quality *Fencing panels and matching gates * * Close board panels and gates * * Trellis panels * Rose arches * etc. Telephone: 01303 862685 or 0860 568945 Honeysuckle Cottages, High Street. Emery and Mullett - Builders All aspects of building, decorating, plumbing and electrical work undertaken.  No job too small.  Free estimates.  Special rates for OAP's.  Telephone 863249.  Direct line to proprietor: 07971 202790. Jackson Plumbing and Heating Gas ACOP Approved. No job too small.  Special rates for OAP's Telephone: Home/evening 270691 or day time 0778 8486391. Radiator Cabinets Direct RCD is your specialist supplier of beautiful Jali made-to-measure radiator cabinets. * See a sample at home before deciding * Free measuring and quoting * Quality and service at factory prices For a brochure or advice, telephone 863803 (out of hours 863221). Builder Builder available for garages, extensions, garden walls, drives, patios, re-pointing.  For a free estimate telephone Daniel on 863958. Or 07899910072.  Other building work also undertaken. Mayfield Stores, Grocers and Video Club Telephone: 862435 Open Monday-Saturday 7.30am - 6.00pm. Sunday 9.00am - 1.00pm FREE DELIVERIES Good selection of children's cartoons at 50p per night. New videos during December include: "Matrix", "Gloria", "Virus" and "Entrapment". Try our videos for a cheap night in - top titles only £2.50 per night - other titles £1.00. SEASON'S GREETING FROM ALL OF US AT MAYFIELD STORES. Why not give us a try for your Christmas tree, mistletoe and holly wreaths etc.  Our turkeys come from a traditional butcher and are available to order.  Many thanks for your custom over the past year.

The Old Mill Office Services We offer an extensive range of services from the odd photocopy to full office support. * Word processing, spreadsheets, databases * Fax & e-mail bureau, web surfing, 1-to-1 computer training * Book keeping, telephone answering * Colour scanning and copying * Artwork, binding, laminating * Mailshots No job too small - give us a call on 862393  or e-mail: gillym@globalnet.co.uk K.L. Guyett Property and Garden Maintenance Services NO JOB TOO SMALL * Building * Carpentry * Painting * Decorating * * Gardening * For free estimates 'phone Ken on 863049 or 0850 600359 Pest Aside Controlling Pests and Vermin Quick removal of those uninvited guests! Confidential service to control fleas, wasps, rodents and moles. Competitive rates for a first class service. Contact Peter Hawkins Telephone: 01233 500654.  Alan J. Boughton Small Works Builder All aspects of building work undertaken 40 years experience Telephone:  862075 Browns Bank Buildings, Elham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 6TD Telephone: 840422 Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents * Regional specialists in the sale of village and country property throughout East Kent * A progressive and proactive company, we operate 7days a week * We have been established over 30 years and as Chartered Surveyors, high standards of professionalism and ethics are assured. N.P.C. Domestic Services Qualified domestic appliance and electrical engineer Service and repair of all domestic appliances including: Washing machines, tumble dryers, cookers and vacuum cleaners.  Small electrical work and household maintenance including extra telephone points.  Many other tasks undertaken. For a prompt and friendly service and no local call out charge, telephone Neil Collard on 248887. Sabre Conservatories, Windows and Doors We manufacture beautiful double-glazed PVC-u units in our own factory to exacting standards.  We can also boast of being only one of five companies in the UK manufacturing the fantastic slim-line Marshall Tufflex system Vertical Sliding Sash Window, which caries a severe weather rating.  So, if you have old box sash style windows and believe PVC-u would look out of place, think again!  Maintenance free, sealed units, spring loaded balances, slim-line appearance and decorative 'horns' make our Vertical Slider one of the best on the market.  Remember, we are suppliers to the trade both in the UK and Europe - they know a good window when they see one! For a no obligation quote, call 862393 or email us at SabreWindows@gillym.globalnet.co.uk Beaver Builders  Extensions  Conversions  Roofing   Decorating  Carpentry  Patios/Driveways Telephone:  Jon Daughters on 863371 Mobile: 0402 009127. 24 hour emergency.  Free quotes. Haxtons Ltd., Estate Agents The Estate Offices, 8 Station Road, Lyminge Telephone: 863393, Facsimile: 863580 http://www.propertyworld.co.uk/haxtons We specialise in town and country properties.  For a friendly and efficient service please contact us. We are now open 7 days a week.  We offer competitive commission rates, Internet advertising, and we advertise in the local newspapers in colour.  We also produce full colour details.  This firm is a member of the Local Independent Network of Estate Agents. Foundation Carpets With over 300 carpets to choose from 30 Vinyls, 7 types of wood flooring and Hundreds of rugs, we are sure we can help you.  For a free no obligation estimate, call Mike or Sue on 862186 or visit our Aladdin's Cave at  2 Station Road, Lyminge. For the DIY enthusiast, 9mm laminate flooring and accessories with free advice. We thank you for your continued support. WWW.foundation-flooring.com J.C.K. Renovations The Complete Building and Plastering Service • Rising and penetrating damp treatment • Timber rot and beetle attack • External rendering • Plastering • Int./ext. texture coatings • Concreting • Roofing • Dry walling • Decorating • Carpentry • Property maintenance • Telephone: 273837 or mobile 0378 118066. Lyminge Heating Plumbing - Heating - Building Works - Maintenance Work - Kitchens - Bathrooms - Extensions. From minor repairs to major alterations. Contact Dennis Huntley on 862343 or Chris Small on 862935 CORGI registered.  Qualified Tradesmen. K. & M. Lewsey Ltd. Plumbing and Heating Engineers Established 1969 Registered Plumber.  Gas ACOP Approved Engineers Telephone: 264535 Daytime Monday to Friday manned office. M.J. Athow - Est. 1965 BUILDER & DECORATOR GENERAL MAINTENANCE Member of the Federation of Small Businesses Qualified and Insured.      Free estimates 24 hour emergency service Telephone 862616     Mobile 0976 306665  G.W. Finn and Sons Telephone: 862246   Fax:  863437 Email:  GWFinnL@netcomuk.co.uk We are specialists in the sale of Country and Village properties with offices at Lyminge, Sandwich and Fordwich.  All properties registered with G.W. FINN & SONS are marketed from all three branches with colour particulars of sale.  Should you be thinking of moving home and welcome professional marketing advice from experienced, qualified staff, then please contact us.