THE LYMINGE
NEWSLETTER

May 2002

Produced by
The Lyminge Association

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To commemorate the
QUEEN’S GOLDEN JUBILEE
THE LYMINGE ASSOCIATION IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE
THAT IT IS TO GIVE A COMMEMORATIVE COIN TO
1. All the children attending Babies and Toddlers Groups in Lyminge Parish
2. All the children attending Lyminge Pre-School Playgroup
3. All the children at Lyminge School
4. All the children in the Lyminge Uniformed Groups (Guides, Scouts etc.)
(whether or not they live in Lyminge Parish- but only one each!)
AND
5. All other children WHO LIVE IN LYMINGE PARISH
who were born before 3 June 2002 and who are under the age of 16.
If your child is in one of categories 1-4 above there is no need to apply for the coin – they will be given it automatically
If your child is a baby, or attends a senior school and is under the age of 16,
you must apply for a coin for them, by 31 May 2002, by completing this form (click here)

 

Saturday 11^th May 2002
From 1.00pm
Jubilee Field
GREAT DAY FOR ALL THE FAMILY
CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF OUR
QUEEN’S REIGN
Traditional English Fête and Craft Fayre
Dancing Displays ☺ Rides ☺Side-shows ☺Music
Barbecue ☺Teas ☺Beer Tent ☺Tombola
Band of the 99^th Squadron ATC
Tickets £1.00     Children FREE
A Lyminge Village Hall Management Committee Event
Sponsored by Stennings Insurance Services Ltd.

DISCO – DANCE
50 Years of Music
Saturday 11^th May 2002
7.30pm – 11.30pm
Prizes for Dress and Dance
Remember The Jive – The Twist – The Locomotion
Licensed Bar
All Tickets £3.50
Tickets only available at Haxton’s Estate Agents
A Lyminge Village Hall Management Committee Event
Sponsored by Haxton’s Estate Agents

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With such a busy year of events in the village, don’t forget to check dates on the events calendar at the Library to avoid double booking.

‘Gardens Open’
The hugely popular Lyminge Garden Safari will take place NEXT YEAR – there’s so much on this year no one would have coped!  Sorry for the disappointment.

During May in the Library
The Exhibition through May will be of water-colour paintings by Ruth Fowler from Elham.

Sunday 5 & Monday 6 May
St. James the Great, Elmsted
12.00pm – 5.00pm
Teas and Lunches
Village & Church History Exhibition

Tuesday 7 May
Lyminge Historical Society
The Historical Society welcomes visitors to attend the talks starting at 7.45pm in the Methodist Church Hall, which take place on the first Tuesday in the month.  May’s talk will be given by Bernard Mundel on the History and Development of the “Hand Embroidered Silk Postcard of the First World War”.

Wednesday 8 May
Lyminge W.I.
We shall have a discussion, lead by our President, Fran Baillie, on this year’s W.I. resolution topics.  New members are always very welcome. For further details please ring Lyn Callander on 862799.

Thursday 9 May
Lyminge Pre-School Playgroup
www.lyminge-playgroup.fsnet.co.uk
Prospective and existing parents are invited to a parents’ evening from 7.00pm – 9.00pm, when they will be able to meet the staff and committee, as well as other parents and to view the excellent work the children have been doing.  Even if your child is only a toddler, since children can start at the Playgroup at 2½ years old – and since time flies (!) - see for yourself the happy and stimulating environment we can offer your child.  Lyminge Pre-school Playgroup is a thriving and essential part of our community –come and have a look!

Saturday 11 May
Etchinghill W.I.
A “Trash and Treasure” morning will be held at Etchinghill Village Hall. from 10.00am – 3.00pm.  Tables cost £5.00.  Please contact Mrs. Barbara Syrett on 265229 to book at table.  Entrance fee will be 30p.
Do come and see what bargains will be available!

Saturday 11 May
Pilgrims’ Hospices in East Kent
Come and listen to the music of the Rio Roberts Quartet at the Bandstand, the Leas, Folkestone from 2.30pm – 4.30pm – it’s “Our Day”!  The Collection will be for Pilgrims’ Hospices.

Monday 13 May
Etchinghill Village Hall
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The AGM will be held at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.  Come along and meet the Committee Members, join in the discussions and hear the latest progress on the New Village Hall Project.
Free cheese and wine.

Wednesday 15 May
Rhodes Minnis Circle
Our meeting this month is our AGM.  This will be at 7.30pm, followed by a free supper of fish and chips for members.  Non-members are welcome, but they will have to pay for their supper.  All meals must be pre-booked.  Please ring 862281 by the 10^th May.

Friday 17 May
The Abbeyfield (Lyminge) Society Ltd.
Presents
AN EVENING WITH DEREK BOUGHTON
entitled
“4,000 years of Elham History” talk and slides of Elizabethan Fair 1953, Coronation Year
at 7.30pm in Elham Village Hall.
Tickets £5.00, include wine and light refreshments

Friday 17 May
Parents and Friends of Lyminge School
A QUIZ NIGHT will be held at the school 7.30pm for 8.00pm start.  Bring your own food and drink.  £2.50 per person; 6 per team. Raffle and themed table compet-ition.  Details from Claire Frost on 863717.

Saturday 18 May
Ethelburga Quilters
Just a reminder – the workshop is from 10.00am – 4.00pm at Lyminge Village School.

Sunday 19 May
Christians Together in Lyminge
Have you got a kite?  Come and join us on Tayne Field.
Bring your kite at 2.30pm, the Pentecost Service starts at 3.00pm
Please join in the fun – all the village welcome

Tuesday 21 May
Etchinghill W.I.
There will be a discussion on the “Resolutions” for this year.  The competition this meeting is, “A W.I. Poem of eight lines.

Wednesday 22 May
Rhodes Minnis Methodist Chapel
As part of the fund raising efforts to improve facilities at the Chapel, a SUMMER LUNCH will take place in Rhodes Minnis Village Hall from 12.30pm onwards.  This will be a two-course lunch and the cost is £5.00 per head.  All lunches need to be pre-booked.  Please ring 862281 by Friday 17 May  to book a meal.  There will be a bring-and-buy stall and a raffle.  All proceeds in aid of the Chapel Building Fund.

Saturday 25 May
Lyminge Methodist Church
Work has now started on improving access to the Church Hall.  Fundraising for this venture continues with a concert by the:
AGAPE CHOIR
At 7.30pm.  Programmes £3.00 from Lyminge Post Office.  Please support our efforts.

Tuesday 4 June
Lyminge Historical Society
Evening visit to Bridge.  Further information from
Bob Gay (Secretary) on 862574.

Wednesday 5 June
Pilgrim’s Hospices in East Kent
Coffee Morning and Bring and Buy at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Sandgate Road, Folkestone.  10.00am to noon

1st, 2nd and 3rd June St. Mary’s Church, Postling A CELEBRATION OF FLOWERS FOR THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE 10.00am – 5.00pm Coffee and Tea

Saturday 8 June
Jubilee Wine and Wisdom at the Village Hall
7.30pm for 8.00pm
Come and test your memory.  What can you remember from the last 50 years? Music?  Events?  People? …
Come on – show your age!
Tables of 8 (or less). Hot food provided.  Bring your own drinks and glasses.  Tickets £5.00 available from Honor Hunt-Cooke (862928) or Judy Patrick (862655)
A Lyminge Village Hall Management Committee Event

Sunday 9 June
The Home Farm Trust, Kent, Lympne Place Scheme
Annual Traditional Summer Fête
To be held at Lympne Village Hall and Playing Fields, Lympne, Nr. Hythe from 1.00pm.  The many attractions include: Children’s Fancy Dress and Races, Morris Men, Miniature Railway Rides, Face Painting, Punch and Judy, Stalls and Side-Shows, Teas, Barbecue and Ice Creams.  Fun for all the family – join us and have a great day!

Thursday 13 June
Church Outing
Visit to see ‘MY FAIR LADY’.
A provisional booking has been made for 51 Front Stall seats to see the 7.30pm performance of ‘My Fair Lady’ at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.  The cost of the seats will be £25.00 each.  Details are still awaited regarding the cost of the coach to take us there and back, but it will probably be £6.00-£7.00 each.  If you would like to join us, please put your name on the list that will be on the notice board of the North Aisle of the Church.  A speedy response is required as the tickets have to be paid for by 8 May.

Etchinghill Cricket Club
The Boot Fairs will be held on the following dates:
May 4^th and 18^th,
June 1^st and 29^th,
July 27^th
August 24^th
September 7^th and 21^st
October 5^th
Further information from 862060.  £5.00 a pitch.

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Thanks
Ian, Karen and I would like to thank our friends and neighbours for all their kind thoughts and words at the passing of Joy, our mother and wife.  We have been greatly touched by the sentiments expressed.  They have helped us to cope at this terribly sad and difficult time.                                                           Keith (Betts).

A Thank you Message
Gladys Russell would like to thanks all members of the British Legion who stood ‘Guard of Honour’, also the Standard Bearer.  Thank you all for giving your time willingly for Bill. Thank you to Col. George Ramsay for his help and administration to enable our dear Bill Flack to depart with honour and dignity.  Thank you to all who attended the Service on 2^nd April at Lyminge Parish Church to say farewell.  Bill will be sadly missed by me, his friends, and many who knew him.

Thanks
Sue, Brian and family would like to thank everyone for the cards, flowers and kind thoughts during Sue’s recent illness.

CLIMB
Children Living With Inherited Metabolic Diseases
I am attempting to raise funds for this little-known charity.  I have organised a second-hand book stall at my place of work, where people donate in return for a book.  I should like to ask local villagers that if they have any second-hand books that they would like to contribute to the stall, I would gladly collect them.  Any books not ‘sold’ I then pass onto a local charity in Cheriton, so nothing goes to waste.  I can be contacted for further information about CLIMB, or collections on 862850.  Thanking you in advance, Mrs. Fran Kelsey.

Neighbourhood Watch
1. Carpet Sellers
There are still some itinerant carpet sellers in our area.  Police advise not to buy goods or services from any unsolicited callers.  Always get more than one quote or ask a trusted friend to recommend someone.
2. Warning about a mobile ‘phone scam
If you get a message that says, “Please call me on 09011 500065 Urgent. KB’ – ignore it – this is a premium rate number, charged at £5.00 a minute.  People who do call the number will hear an engaged tone.  This is not a real engaged tone, simply a recorded sound that makes you call again and again – and you are charged for each time you get through.
3. Bogus Water Board workers are out and about.
Do not let anyone into your house without asking for identification.  If you are at all worried, close the door and ring the organization they say they are from – genuine officials won’t mind.  Needless to say, the bogus people will look round your house and steal goods if you let them in.

 ST. MARY & ST. ETHELBURGA, LYMINGE
Rector: Rev. Peter Ashman tel no. 862432
SERVICE TIMES
Thu 2^nd May
9.30am - Holy Communion
Sat 4^th May
 2.00pm - WOW WORKSHOP
Sun 5^th May
 8.00am - Holy Communion
10.30am - World of Worship
Thu 9^th May - Ascension Day
9.30am - Holy Communion
Sun 12^th May - Rogation Sunday
10.30am - Holy Communion
Thu 16^th May
9.30am - Holy Communion
Sun 19^th May - Whit Sunday
10.30am - Holy Communion
Thu 23^rd May
9.30am - Holy Communion
Sun 26^th May - Trinity Sunday
10.30am - Holy Communion
 6.30pm - Sunday Silence
Thu 30^th May
9.30am - Holy Communion
8.00pm - Corpus Christi - Mass

St Mary & St Ethelburga, Lyminge
Children’s Workshop
All children are welcome (adults too!) to our afternoon workshops, held on the Saturday preceding the first Sunday of the month. For more information, contact Vanessa Ashman at the Rectory, on 862432.
For your diary: Our next Children’s Workshop will be on Saturday 1^st June.

St Mary & St Radigund, Postling
Sun 5^th May - 6.30pm - Benefice Evensong
Sun 12^th May - 3.00pm - Family & Pets Service
Sun 19^th May - 8.00am - Holy Communion
Sun 26^th May - 9.30am - Family Service

St Oswald, Paddlesworth
Sun 12^th May  - 8.00am - Holy Communion
Sun 19^th May - 6.30pm - Benefice Evensong

Rogation Sunday Walk – May 12th
We will be starting with a service of Holy Communion at Paddlesworth, followed by breakfast, then on to Lyminge for a Holy Communion Service at 10.30am, followed by a picnic lunch on the hills. There will be a ‘Family and Pets’ Service at Postling at 3.00pm, then over to Stanford for tea at 4.30pm, followed by an early Evensong at Stanford Church at 5.30pm. Please join us for any or all of this as you wish.

Lyminge Village Hall:
Hiring charges MAIN HALL: £130 for the exclusive use all day
MAIN HALL    Morning   Afternoon   Evening
Mon-Thurs    £11.00    £11.00      £17.00
Friday       £11.00    £11.00      £30.00
Saturday     £20.00    £20.00      £35.00
Sunday       £15.00    £15.00      £17.00
£6.00 for hire of kitchen with crockery.        
£6.00 for use of the bar.   
£15.00 Friday evening to set up or Sunday morning to clear up.     
 £6.50 for use of changing rooms
CLUB ROOM:  £10.00 mornings or afternoons,  £12.00 evenings.
COMMITTEE ROOM:  £6.00 for any 4 hour-session
START A CLUB IN LYMINGE:  reduced rates on application
COMMERCIAL USERS:  prices on application
£50.00 deposit required against damage.  To book, ‘phone Joy Bartley on 862538

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 up to 100 and has kitchen facilities if required at no extra cost.
  Rates                 Session Times
Sunday - Friday   £11.00 per session    am session   8.30am - 12.30pm
                 £27.50 per day        pm sessions  1.30pm - 5.30pm
Saturday          £16.50 per session    evenings     6.00pm - 11.45pm
     £22.00 evening session                
£44.00 full day                             
£25.00 returnable deposit is payable in advance.  Electricity will be charged at 10p per unit.  Regular hirers will be given a special reduced rate.  For further details contact Mick or Dorothy Athow (booking secretaries) on 862616.

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
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For further information or to make a booking please contact
Louise on: 07904 111 001 (after 6pm) or
      Email: lou@lyminge7.freeserve.co.uk

Learn to play bowls for free
Come and join the friendly crowd at Lyminge Bowls Club
next to the Village Hall in Woodland Road
Every Sunday morning in May and early June
W e  s t a r t   a t   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

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.
Kite-making workshop Saturday 18 May
for the Pentecost Open-Air Service on Sunday 19 May on Tayne Field
Agape Choir Concert Saturday 25 May
in aid of the Ramp Fund
For Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals, please contact the Minister, the Rev. Colin Telfer tel: 278525.
Hall/rooms available for hire.

Lyminge Dramatic Society – Variety Show
The Society is going ‘on tour’ in June taking our exciting new Variety Show around the villages. The show will have a Golden Jubilee theme and will feature the usual mix of comedy sketches, songs, monologues and Dramatic pieces. The show will visit Saltwood on Friday 14^th June, where the proceeds will be in aid of Pilgrims Hospice, and Dymchurch on Saturday 15^th June, finally appearing at Lyminge Village Hall on the evenings of Friday 21^st and Saturday 22^nd June . All performances commence at 7.45pm. Tickets will go on sale for the Lyminge performances on Saturday 1^st June and will be available at Gills Hardware in Lyminge.

Items for Sale
Man’s Bicycle: 1984 Raleigh Royale, 20” Reynaulds 531 frame, 27 x 1¼” wheels, some new parts including rear Alivio gear.  £50.00.
Girl’s Bicycle:  Concept Siesta, 5-speed Shimano gears, 20” wheels – suit a 6-8 year old.  Red.  Well maintained (VGC).  £35.00 ono.
Riding Gear (horse):  Champion riding hat 6 and five eighths to 6¾ £10.00.  Jodhpur boots, steel toe, brown, size 2 (continental 34) £5.00.
Half size violin + case, bow, rosin, mute, music VGC £50.00.                                       Enquiries to:  863197.

Lyminge Handbells
The Lyminge Handbell Ringers look forward to receiving bookings for the spring and summer.  We are training new ringers, so if you think you would like to have a try please let us know.  You will be made most welcome  The bells are available at weekends and evenings at any local venue or at your home for a minimum donation of £30.  If you are interested please call Stuart Hunnisett on 862530 or Ro Edmond on 863201, but please give us plenty of notice.

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Lyminge W.I.
Our April meeting was a slide presentation by Graham Productions. We were whisked away on a tour of Austria, Madeira and Mr. Cooper’s garden, the scenery was wonderful and everyone wished they were actually away.

Etchinghill W.I.
The Speaker at the meeting held on 16 April was Mr. Lush, who is always popular, this time speaking on “the Care of Houseplants”.  Our competition was “A Favourite Houseplant” and the winner was Mrs. Dottie Cross.

Parents and Friends of Lyminge School
A very big “Thank you” to the Lyminge Association on behalf of the all the Staff, Governors, Parents and Friends and the Children of Lyminge Primary School, for their generous donation of £1,000 towards the IT Suite equipment.  We are privileged to receive such a generous donation and we value the support of the community in this project.  Thank you also to all our friends in the Parish for donating all the Tesco Computers for Schools vouchers and other tokens.  Your kindness is much appreciated.

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Lyminge Gardeners’ Society
On Tuesday 28 May there will be an evening visit to Higham Park Garden at Bridge.  Over the past few years the new owners have been restoring both the house and the gardens, which had been neglected over many years.  Refreshments will be available in the tea rooms.  Meet at the Library Car Park at 6.15pm for car sharing, or at Bridge for 7.00pm.  Non-members are most welcome.  The cost will be £3.00, which includes a tour of the garden.

Gardening Hints for May
Although best done in the autumn, it is not too late to dig organic material into your soil.  This will give your plants and vegetables a boost and in return, you will have wonderful flowers and tasty vegetables.  If you do not make your own compost, now is the time to think about it.  Even the smallest garden can accommodate a compost bin.  Shepway District Council supply very reasonably priced bins (order forms in the Library) as part of their recycling policy. 
If you are tempted to put out tender plants after some warm sunny days, remember frosts can occur into late May.  However, if you cannot resist the urge to plant, then keeps some fleece handy to throw over the plants when frost is forecast.
N.B.  Bad news for gardeners… ecologists at Imperial College report that due to global warming, snails are producing more young which are hatching up to two months earlier!

Sundays June 9^th and 30^th, July 14^th and 28^th
Garden Open
Mount Court Farmhouse, Acrise
2.00pm – 5.00pm

Bridge Farm
Gardens Open for Charities
Sunday 9 June
in aid of Rhodes Minnis Cat Sanctuary
Sunday 14 July
in aid of SUSTAIN (East Kent Neuro Rehabilitation)
Sunday 11 August
in aid of Cancer Research UK
11.00am – 4.30pm  -  Teas and Coffee
On 11 August there will be a ‘Holiday Gift’ stall.  If you would like to support cancer research, please bring back a small gift from your holiday to donate to this stall
Ann Baldock 863625.

Freshlook Gardens
Tel/Fax: 844680
Mobile: 07866091633
Regular lawn-mowing service available.  General gardening work undertaken.  Also, ‘Man with Van’ to help you with light removals etc.  For free quotation please ring/fax Geoffrey Hogben.

Bridge Farm Nursery, Lyminge
Telephone: 863625
Container and bedding plants – wide range available.
Check out our selection and prices before you buy elsewhere.

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The Parents and Friends of Lyminge School are pleased to announce the return of the “Fun Run” on Sunday 8 September – so get training, or plan a fun activity for all the family, including dogs! This event will gain be sponsored by Haxton’s.  If you wish to raise funds for charities a sponsorship form will be available from Haxton’s, or by contacting Claire Frost on 863717. Premier Care Agency In association with Barham House Nursing Home QUALITY HOME CARE SERVICE We are committed to raising the standard of care for people living at home.  Our care staff are there to promote your independence at home whether you require personal care of domestic support. To discuss your needs in confidence, please telephone Dawn Caldicott on: 01227 833417/833428/831197 (out of hours). State Registered Chiropodist Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists. Member of the Association of Reflexologists Specialist member of the Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology. Honeypot Holt, Longage Hill, Rhodes Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6XT For appointments please call: telephone: 863359. Fax: 863359 Why not visit the… Lord Whisky Centre Gift Shop and Tea Rooms Rhodes Minnis (formerly the Gate Inn) Open daily 10.00am – 4.00pm (not Mondays) *** Dog Training Courses With Rosie Pilbeam and dog-grooming (by appointment) Why not stay for a ‘cuppa’ or browse through our gift shop while your dog is being groomed? Please ring 862622 for information

Complementary Therapies Aromatherapy, Indian Head Massage, Reflexology, NST (Advanced Bowen Therapy), Counselling & “the Journey” work Gift vouchers available on all treatments; prices from £10.00 - £25.00 Available by appointment at Bank Chambers Clinic, Canterbury Road, Lyminge.  Telephone: 891649. Angela Twydall CIBTAC, IIHHT, ICHT, IHBC, NST Practitioner, NHS Vetted, Full Member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists. The George Inn, Stone Street The George Inn on Stone Street offers a warm and friendly welcome with an extensive menu available seven days a week.  Fish and chip nights on Thursday.  Live Celtic music on Wednesday evenings, French and Breton music and dance by LES BATONS every 4th Sunday from 1.00pm.  Pool knockout competition each Friday from 8.00pm, 50p entry, £20.00 1st prize.  The Function Room is available for club evenings and celebrations, free to those using the pub facilities.  Drew and his staff look forward to seeing you between 11.30am and 2.30pm, 5.00pm-11.00pm weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday.  Ring 01227 709247 for further details. The Coach and Horses email lymingepub@aol.com Telephone: 862694 SUNDAY ROASTS - £4.95 Relax by our cosy real fire NOW DOING FOOD SEVEN DAYS A WEEK!! (Except Sunday evenings) Don’t forget that large cod and chips are only £4.95 on a Monday evening! Friday 10 May – “Le Grand” – live music We can now accept payment by credit card or Switch Come and enjoy a drink and a meal in our dining area.  Chose from an extensive menu and specials board. Discounts and loyalty cards available.

Cream the butter and sugar together, and the beaten eggs, then the dry ingredients mixed together and enough milk to make a thickish batter.  Put the mixture into a greased basin with a double piece of greased paper on top and steam for 1½ hours.  This should serve 3-4 people (but they’ll be small servings)

OK – well that sounds a bit dull!  But at the end of the recipe it says, “Serve with treacle, or wine foam sauce”.  So I researched “wine foam sauce” and it is the Italian custard, “Zabaione” – which is delicious!  The recipe gives: 1 egg, 1 dessertspoonful of sugar, ¼ pint of sherry or Marsala and a strip of lemon peel (for 3 people).  In Elizabeth David’s book “Italian Food”, the Zabaione recipe is for each person allow the yolks of 2 eggs, two teaspoons of sugar and I small sherry glassful of Marsala. 

Whichever recipe you follow, beat the eggs and sugar until light and frothy, stir in the Marsala, and put the whole mixture in a bowl over a pan of simmering water.  Stir continuously as for a custard, taking care that the Zabaione does not curdle.  It must not boil.

A “modern” version of this pudding may be to make the cakey bit in little dishes (ramekins or dariole moulds) and cook them in a bain marie in the oven. The sauce could be spooned onto individual plates and the puddings turned out onto the centre of the plates.  Decorate with fruit (e.g. strawberries or raspberries) and rose petals, then a shaking of icing sugar – sounds a bit better that way!  Anybody else got a “Jubilee” recipe??

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C. & M.E. Blanch Lyminge Post Office WHAT A GOOD IDEA! Telephone: 862201 Banking: Barclays, Lloyds TSB, Co-op, Alliance and Leicester Giro, National Savings. Books: OS, road maps, gardening etc.  Stock or to order. Travel: Foreign Currency.  E111.  Competitive insurance. East Kent Bus Co.: Agent.  Explorer tickets.  Outings Laundry and Dry Cleaning: Weekly – Tuesday a.m. Scizzor Paws Canine Beautician Over 30 years professional experience. Trimming and grooming all breeds of dog. Registered Microchipping. Collection and Delivery Yvonne Odell Telephone 01227 709313 Tuition at Home Have you recently obtained a computer? Do you have problems getting it to do the work you want it to do? If you would like individual tuition on your computer in your own home, at times to suit you, then contact Bill Chitty on 862617 or email bill@handspin.co.uk RUBBISH CLEARED sheds, garages, houses, flats, garden and builders’ rubbish. Cheaper than a skip and WE do the work! KCC Registered 863891 or 07990 794646 Mayfield Stores Telephone: 862435 Fresh ham and bacon sold loose for your convenience. Fresh bread, rolls and cakes available daily from Burgate Bakery Video and D.V.D.’s for hire New DVD Releases for May are: “Harry Potter” and “Spy Game”.  £3.00 per night for D.V.D.’s New video releases are “Harry Potter”, “Kiss of the Dragon”, “Ghost of Mars” and “Bandit”. £2.50 or £1.00 per night for videos. Free deliveries Fridays Celebration Cars Celebrating a special occasion? Then why not hire our Chauffeur-driven ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SHADOW And arrive in style Weddings our speciality Champagne, ribbons and flowers Telephone: 863194 or 07989 025733

Mick Johnson Plumber 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE Telephone 862897 Balloon World For all types of balloon decorations Let us make your day a lasting memory We cater for all occasions Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Parties Character Foils, Helium Cylinder Hire From ‘1’ balloon to ‘1000’s’ Telephone 870355 or 07971 171130 We are members of N.A.B.A.S. (The Balloon Association) M.C.G. Specialists in…. Grass, hedge and brush cutting up to 3 acres. Custom-built sheds, paths, patios, decking, fencing, turfing and driveways. Repairs undertaken; weekly, fortnightly or one-off’s also LIFT & SHIFT If at any time you have got any awkward item(s) to collect/ deliver or move to/from storage, we can help.  Free, no obligation quotation - account customers welcomed. E-mail salesatmcg@talk21.com Freefone 0800 083 64 69 Job Opportunities at Sibton Park Housekeeping Staff required at Sibton Park.  Would ideally suit ‘parents’ of school age children as hours are 9.00am – 3.00pm!  This is not seasonal; Sibton Park is occupied throughout the year.  Good standards of General Housekeeping practices required to clean individual properties on changeover days.  Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday shifts available. Please call Deirdre on 863022 ext 245 for more information. Home ‘N’ Dry THE COMPANY THAT DRY CLEANS CARPETS ● No fuss ● No mess ● No waiting ● ● Just deep down clean and dry ● ● Prolongs carpet life ● Safe products● CLEANER, FRESHER AND READY FOR IMMEDIATE USE Professional Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning by People who Care 19 Chapel Street, Hythe, Kent  CT21 5BE FREE QUOTE  266881  FREE QUOTE

Jackson Plumbing and Heating Gas ACOP Approved. No job too small.  Special rates for OAP's. Telephone:  Home/evening 270691 or day time 0777 3089398 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. Lyminge Airport Taxi Service A quality taxi service serving airports, London etc. Call Peter Chamberlain on 863226 or 07050 650279. Pest Aside Pest Control Services Fleas  Wasps  Ants  Moles  Mice  Rats etc. Npta National Pest Technicians Association Peter Hawkins 01233 500654 Rosedale, Cherry Glebe, Mersham, Ashford, Kent Cosyburn Building Services Ltd. (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, or the office on 260197 CORGI registered.  Qualified Tradesmen. 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 minimum call out charge, telephone: Neil Collard on 248887 or mobile 07798 716044. K. & M. Lewsey Ltd. Plumbing and Heating Engineers Established 1969 Registered Plumber.  Gas ACOP Approved Engineers Telephone: 264535 Daytime Monday to Friday manned office. 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. Jacqueline's Hair Salon Aberdeen House, Canterbury Road. We are open Tuesday to Saturday (closed all day Sunday and Monday), and late on a Wednesday.  We are pleased to offer both ladies’ and gentlemen’s hairstyling.  How about nail-extensions for that extra glamorous touch?  Our full price list is posted in the window, but please ring for advice and appointments on 863732. 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 the proprietor: 07971 202790. T. Southern and Son Solid fuel merchants. Prompt attention from family-run business. Competitive prices. Telephone for details on 862397. Clive Adsett Mobile Car Mechanic For most petrol models CAR SERVICING FROM £45 + PARTS e.g. Vauxhall Astra 1.4 1993 £84* Ford Escort 1.4 1994 £85* *Prices include labour + oil, spark plugs, air filter, oil filter, fuel filter (if fitted) Telephone: 863400 Mount View, The Street, Postling Stylerite by Jan Your mobile family hairdresser. (Also on the team at Sue’s Haircare Salon at Elham on Tuesdays) For a change of style or brighten up your colour. 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 Telephone: 01303 245320 or 07771 865112 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.

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@virgin.net G.W. Finn and Sons Telephone: 862246   Fax:  863437 Web site: http://www.gwfinn.co.uk 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. CAD steps Computer Aided Drawing Plans prepared for extensions, conversions, alterations and new buildings. For a prompt, affordable service telephone 863568. Fax 863598 Email:  cadsteps@compuserve.com John Musguin TELEPHONE SYSTEMS AND CATS’s A single socket to a whole system Home or business Telephone:  863632    or    07976250675 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.  I use products which are effective and environmentally friendly. These services are both assured and insured.  Telephone Sue Chitty on 862617 (evenings). 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 Browns ‘THE SIGNS ARE GOOD’ Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents Bank Buildings, Elham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 6TD Telephone: 840422 135 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone Telephone: 892000 Web site:   www.brownscountryproperty.co.uk OPEN 7 DAYS Haxtons Ltd., Estate Agents The Estate Offices, 8 Station Road, Lyminge Telephone: 863393, Facsimile: 863580 We specialise in town and country properties, now covering a much wider area with offices in Lyminge, Saltwood, Tenterden, Woodchurch and Ashford.  Visit our website at www.haxtons.co.uk. We offer free, no obligation valuations and operate a no sale not fee policy.  Haxtons are members of The National Association of Estate Agents and the Local Independent Network of Estate Agents. Lyminge Office is open seven days a week.  Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm, Saturday 9.00am – 4.00pm and Sunday 11.00am – 4.00pm 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 sabre.windows@virgin.net DILTONMINI SKIP HIRE Ballast, Hardcore, Sand and Topsoil Supplied REGISTERED WASTE CARRIER Telephone: 812448 or Mobile 07961 532479 Beaver Builders Extensions - Conversions Roofing - Decorating Carpentry - Patios/Driveways Telephone:  Jon Daughters on 863371 Mobile: 07702 009127. Free quotes.