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THE LYMINGE NEWSLETTER February 2001 Produced
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Community Matters
February's issue of the Lyminge Newsletter has been kindly sponsored by Chris and Mary Blanch, Lyminge Post Office. NO NEED TO TRAVEL TO THE BANK - COME TO LYMINGE POST OFFICE
You can make * Cash Deposits * Cheque Deposits * Cash Withdrawals At any time in Post Office opening hours for the following banking partners:
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For more information, please speak to any member of staff Dates for the Diary
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Wednesday 7 February LYMINGE VILLAGE HALL From 7.30pm - 9.30pm. Cost £3.00 per session. All ages welcome. For more details ring Debbie on 863047.
Saturday 10 February A BEETLE DRIVE will be held at Rhodes Minnis Village Hall starting at 7.00pm. Adults £1.00, children 50p - this includes refreshment. There will be a raffle. All are welcome.
Tuesday
13 February Another Coffee Evening will be held from 7.30pm - 9.30pm at the Methodist Hall, Church Road, with a view to re-forming Lyminge W.I. Do come and join the other ladies who are interested in having an evening W.I. in the Village. Please contact 264538 for more information.
Wednesday
14 February Following discussions with the Police, a PUBLIC MEETING has been arranged in Elham Village hall at 7.30pm to discuss ways which the villagers of Lyminge and Elham can assist the Police by keeping a low profile watch on incidents of vandalism and public nuisance. No one is being asked to become a vigilante, but a member of the Police Force will put forward ideas that may help stamp out anti-social behaviour and drug-taking which, as caring adults, none of us wish to see our young people involved in.
Saturday
17 February If you have a sewing machine and can thread the needle, you are warmly welcome to join us at our monthly workshop! Workshops are to be held on the third Saturday of each month. This month members will discover a REALLY EASY way of making a "Bargello"-type patchwork. This can then be devel-oped into a wall-hanging or used for the following month's workshop, which will be to make a magic-fold-up-into-a-bag seat-cover/cushion which you can take with you every time you will be sitting on a plastic stackable chair, often found in village halls! You don't have to come to the February workshop to be able to make the seat-saver. Phone Liz on 863197 for further information and to find out where it will be held - it depends on how many want to come! Cost will be £7.50 and it will run from 10.00am-4.00pm.
Saturday
17 February ?? Quiz Evening ?? 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start at Etchinghill Village Hall, to include Fish and Chip supper. Bring your own drink. Tickets £5.00 per head available from 862505. ALL WELCOME - NO NEED TO BRING A TEAM ?????????????????????????????????
Tuesday
20 February Our next meeting will be at Etchinghill Village Hall at 2.30pm. Our Speaker is Mr. Paul Harris, who appears regularly on Radio Kent and has been appearing recently as the Pantomime Dame in "Dick Whittington" at the Theatre Royal, Margate. Visitors are always welcome to join us and sample our delicious tea afterwards.
Wednesday
21 February The Speaker for February is to be Mr. P. Fowler, with a talk entitled, 'A National Trust Posy'. The competition is for a winter posy. New members are always welcome. We meet at Rhodes Minis Village Hall at 7.30pm. Look forward to seeing you there!
Saturday 24 February In aid of LORD WHISKY ANIMAL SANCTUARY FUR, FEATHER AND EXOTICS EXHIBITION At Canterbury College (Main Hall), New Dover Road, Canterbury. Admission 50p adults, 25p children, to include free raffle ticket. Plenty of parking available. Under 15's pet show (no cats & dogs please) At approx. 2.30pm (entries 25p) If you are interested in animals, or are considering having an unusual pet - pop in and see a variety of creatures, including, new, for this year - Silk Wool Angora Bunnies and Spinning Demonstration. Information stalls - many experienced keepers will be there and pleased to answer questions. * A LOVELY DAY OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY * Hot and cold refreshments all day Tombola, raffles, books, soft toys, browse-and-buy stall and much more. Telephone: 862622
Lyminge Dramatic Society- March Production Rehearsals will soon be starting for our next production, Alan Ayckbourn’s enjoyable comedy "Time and Time Again". The play, by one of Britain’s leading playwrights, will be performed from Wednesday 21st to Saturday 24th March in Lyminge Village Hall starting at 7.45pm and will be directed by Jenny Gasson. Tickets are priced £5.00 adults and £2.50 children. Senior Citizens will be invited free of charge to the dress rehearsal – more details next month. The box office opens on Saturday 3rd March at G.W.Finn and Sons, Estate Agents, Lyminge. Make sure you book early to avoid disappointment ! PS. Why not show your support for the Society by purchasing one of our specially designed sweatshirts or tee-shirts. Sweatshirts are £10.00 only whilst tee-shirts are at the unbelievable price of £5.00. Please ring Brian Edmond on 863201 for details.
FUTURE DIARY DATES Gardeners' Society Spring Show - Saturday 7 April Gardeners' Society Summer Show - Sat. 18 August Lord Whisky: Boot and Spring Fair (12.00pm - 3.30pm) - Sat 5 May Fete and Dog & Owners' Happy Day (12.00pm) 9 June Boot & Summer Fair (12.00pm - 3.30pm) - Sat 28 July Boot & Autumn Fair (12.00pm -3.30pm) - Sat 8 Sept
ST. MARY & ST. ETHELBURGA, LYMINGE Rector: Rev. Peter Ashman tel no. 862432 SERVICE TIMES ST MARY & ST RADIGUND,
POSTLING ST OSWALD, PADDLESWORTH St Mary & St
Ethelburga, Lyminge – Children’s Workshop For your diary: Our next Children’s Workshop will be on Saturday 3rd March.
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 - 1.00pm, term-time weekdays at Lyminge Village Hall. The extra hour is optional for those parents who wish their children to stay with us - children should bring a packed lunch. The cost of the extended session is £7.00 per morning and the cost of the standard session is £5.50 (four-year olds receive Government funding to cover the cost). Children can start at 2½ 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. Following our recent OFSTED inspection, the Playgroup received an excellent report, an excerpt from which states: "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" 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 9.30am and 11.30am. ALL BABIES, TODDLERS AND CARERS WELCOME FOR PLAY AND COFFEE £1.20 a session (1st session free)
Handbells to be Refurbished Thanks to the continued generosity and support from many within our community the Lyminge Handbells will be dispatched for refurbishment in the New Year. The work will take in the region of 6 weeks to complete after which we shall naturally be keen to show off the bells within the village and local area. We expect to play at Lyminge Day and at other summer 2001 events, but if you would like to hear the sound of the newly refurbished bells earlier, at a special celebration or event, then let us know and we will do our best to come along. A minimum donation of £40 would be appreciated to ensure the bells are properly maintained. Evenings and weekends only please. Call Liz McNaughton on 863983 or Ro Edmond on 863201 for details.
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. WOMEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER - FRIDAY 2ND MARCH AT THE PARISH CHURCH - EVERYONE WELCOME For Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals, please contact the Minister, the Rev. Colin Telfer tel: 278525. Every Monday afternoon, 2.30pm -3.30pm Women's Fellowship takes place in the Methodist Church Parlour. Hall/rooms available for hire through Christina Guyett on 863049.
ADVANCE WARNING OF CHANGE TO THE NEWSLETTER From July 2001 business advertisements will only be accepted on a one monthly, three monthly or a twelve monthly basis so that we can pre-print pages and speed up the process of getting the Newsletter out promptly every month. This will not affect most people - BUT those advertisers who regularly advertise on a yearly basis (12 issues for the price of 10) and whose advertisements are due to run out after July 2001 will be asked for a year's worth of payment starting with the July issue - but they will be credited for the months already paid for. This only affects business adverts. More information from Liz Coleman on 863197 or email liz.coleman@virgin.net Notices
The Parents and Friends of Lyminge School In spite of the recent rejection of financial support by the Lyminge Parish Council for the School Building Project, the Parents and Friends of Lyminge Primary School remain committed to raising funds for the project. Although this is a setback, we will endeav-tour to find other sources of funding and continue to embark on further fundraising for the project. I wish to take this opportunity to thank you all on behalf of all the parents, staff and children of Lyminge Primary School for all your support and generosity throughout the last year and hope that it will continue. If you have any fundraising ideas, or information relating to additional sources of funding, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you wish to make any donation to the building project, please contact the school or myself. Claire Frost (Chair of Parents and Friends of Lyminge School). Telephone 863717.
Etchinghill Residents' Association Following receipt of a letter from the Governors of Lyminge C.E. Primary School, a vote was taken at our recent AGM to decide whether to support a request to the local Parish Council to raise a precept on the rates to help pay for additional educational facilities at the school. The majority verdict was against the motion and a letter was sent to the Board of Governors declining to support their action. In the light of recent events, and information we have been given, we have decided to ballot all the residents of Etchinghill to ascertain the views of every-one in the village. If we are to represent the residents fairly we do need to know their wishes, so please take the time to complete the ballot paper and return it to one of the Committee members as indicated on the paper.
The Beachborough Toad Colony Many readers will be aware of the project that was organised for the annual migration in 2000 and be aware of the scale of the project. I am delighted to report that it was a total success in every aspect, particularly in the way the local communities rallied, worked together and achieved success through a common goal. The support from local volunteers during Migration 2000 was magnificent, which ensured success. Migration 2000 was a start and much was learned from the project, however, it was only a start and the exercise must be repeated to consolidate and to continue painting a picture of the toad colony though the collection and assessment of the statistics. The project with the toad fence is a short-term solution to keeping our local amphibians off the former B20645, but already, thought and effort is being channelled into a long-term strategy. If you want to be part of Migration 2001 and continue the successful thrust of this very worthwhile local conservation effort, then please contact Dave Huggins on 863203 today to find out more about the project. We do need your support to ensure a successful project this year. Thank you.
Lyminge Youth Dramatic Society We are very sorry to have to tell everyone that Cheryl and Gill can no longer run the Club. This is due to work and other commitments for both of us and we can only thank all the youngsters for their support and enthusiasm over the last two and a half years. If any villager is interested in taking over this popular club, perhaps they could contact Cheryl on 862208 or attend the AGM of the Dramatic Society at a date to be published, probably in April.
Who knows Hill House? A visitor to Lyminge Online, the Lyminge Web site, has asked for any information about Hill House, Lyminge - was it some sort of institution established under the poor laws? Mike Haselip, who is enquiring, has discovered that his grandfather, Frederick Haselip, although destitute in 1907 and in a Southwark work-house, later died at Hill House, Lyminge in 1939. Frederick's last son, John, was born at Hill House in 1908. If you can help Mike, please email him at mike.haselip@ukgateway.net If you don't have access to email, please ring Liz Coleman on 863197 and she will pass the message.
By the way…. Don't forget that there is a very nifty currency converter on the Lyminge Online site - you can convert all currencies at the speed of lightening with the up-to-date rate. There's all sorts of interesting links to other sites as well (e.g. to Nicky Clark's selection of paintings). Thanks as ever, to the Webmaster, Andy Sillwood.
XTREME SYNTHESIS This is a debut album by 14 year old Alex Swan from Elham. The 11 tracks are of electronic music, great dance tracks, ideal for parties. (Can be heard in Lindsey's Larder). Price £10.00. Available from shops in Canterbury: HMV, Our Price, Richards Records, Ashford: Richards Records; Chatham: Sounds Select; London Oxford Street; Virgin Megastore, Buzz Records. Or call 840006. Websites: http://www.i-quanta.com and http://www.mp3.com/alexswan email alex@i-quanta.com
RAF Association We shall be having our usual stall at the Charities Coffee Morning on March 3rd. All money raised will go to the annual "Wings Appeal" for RAFA Welfare. Donations of raffle prizes will be very welcome. Now is the time to clear out your attic or dispose of those unwanted presents. For collection please call Derek Morris on 862240. Your help will be appreciated - thank you.
Wood Offcuts Suitable for Kindling and Larger Available in clear plastic bags (48" x 30 "). Dry timber - mixed hard and soft woods. £2.00 per bag. Collect from THOROUGHLY WOOD WORKSHOP, North Lyminge Lane. (Regular supplies from our furniture workshop).
The Pilgrims' Hospice in Ashford Telephone: 01233 504100 Shireen West, Administrator As you know, this exciting new venture is nearly complete, but it will always need financial assistance. To help with fundraising, coffee mornings and bring and buy sales will continue to be held throughout the year on the first Wednesday of every month at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Sandgate Road from 10.00am to 12 noon. The next one will be on Wednesday 7 February. Please drop in to support the Hospice. News of other fund-raising ideas in the next Newsletter. Our new hospice cannot run without the assistance of volunteers, either in the hospice, the gardens or by providing transport. If you feel able to help us in any way, Shireen will be pleased to hear from you.
Thank you Everyone at the Lord Whisky Animal Sanctuary would like to say a big "thank you " to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Roberts (Purbeck Stores) for the food collection for the animals and to all who contributed. There is a low-income veterinary clinic at the Lord Whisky Centre Tea Rooms, Rhodes Minnis on Tuesday or Thursday 2.00pm - 3.00pm.
The Library The Exhibition Boards in the Library are not fully booked for the coming year. To mount an arts or crafts display, the facility is free, but there is a 20% comm-ission payable for any goods sold. Clubs or societies can use the display board to advertise a forthcoming event or encourage new membership. Perhaps one of the excellent photographers in the village could put a collection together for everyone to enjoy. The displays in the library give a lot of pleasure to the many people who regularly use the library or to those who call in each month especially to see the exhibits. Call 862180 for bookings.
Disability Information Services, Kent DISK offer a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL information service to all disabled people, the elderly, their carers and service providers. They provide information on a wide range of topics both locally and nationally - if you've got a query - ask them! They have a mobile information service vehicle which has wheel-chair access and provides "Information on Wheels". To find out when the vehicle will be in our area next, or for any information, ring them on 226464, fax on 226312 or email on Disabilinf@aol.com Their offices are at 20 Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone CT20 2AP, which are open Monday to Friday from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Remember, if you've got a query, they've probably got the answer
Reports Etchinghill W.I. The Speaker at our January meeting was Miss Josie Yeo, who gave us a very informative talk on Antiques and Collectables. Guests and 35 members finished the afternoon with an enjoyable tea.
Elham Valley Lions Many thanks to all those generous people in the community who gave money to the Ashford Hospice Project. We raised over £3,400 on the Santa Float
Gardening Column Gardening Tips Pruning of roses, shrubs and late flowering clematis can begin from the middle of the month. With summer in mind, sow seeds of annuals and bedding plants, also tomatoes and other greenhouse crops. Use fresh compost, not any stored over winter. Continue to keep an eye on plants In the greenhouse, covering with fleece when the cold weather is forecast, and putting on heat if you have any. Let a little air into the greenhouse if the sun is out, in the middle of the day. As the weather warms, a little watering will not go amiss. Hopefully we can look forward to some warmer weather and a little pottering in the garden, keeping off lawns if they are still very wet.
Lyminge Gardeners' Society This year's Committee is: Doug Furminger, Chairman, Janet Turner, Secretary and Jackie Storey, Treasurer.
K.L.
Guyett NO JOB TOO SMALL * Building * Carpentry * Painting * Decorating * * Gardening * For free estimates 'phone Ken on 863049 or 0850 600359
North Lyminge Mowers Mowers, shears, and hedge trimmers services, sharpened and set. October to April 2001. Collection in the village FREE. 'Phone 862442.
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