Rural Roundup

Ripple Church Picture by Chris Jones Issue Number 32 April 2013 The Community Magazine for Kingsdown -w-Oxney Ripple Sutton, Ashley, Studdal & Little Mongeham

Benefice Contacts The Reverend Cathy Sigrist BA Hons The Rectory, Upper Street , Kingsdown CT14 8BJ 01304 373 951 Email: [email protected] Sister Aileen CSC Well Cottage, Upper Street. Kingsdown, CT14 8BH 01304 361 601 Mobile: 07801 282 810 Email: [email protected]

Reader Mr Norman Gilliland 9 Addelam Close, Deal CT14 9LT 01304 381 589 Email: [email protected] St John the Evangelist Church, Kingsdown Churchwardens Mr Bob Wiseman Sunninghill, St Monica‟s Road CT14 8AZ 01304 371 619 Ms Liz Sharp, 15B Archery Square, , Deal, CT14 7JA 01304 449 459 Mobile: 07778 452 538 E-mail: [email protected] Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Sarah Spanner The Gate House, Ringwould, CT14 8GH 01304 364 197 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Sister Aileen CSC Well Cottage, Upper Street, Kingsdown CT14 8BH 01304 361 601 Sunday School Mr Norman Gilliland 9 Addelam Close, Deal CT14 9LT 01304 381 589 Email: [email protected] St Nicholas Church, Ringwould Churchwardens Miss Ursula Bailey 52 James Hall Gardens, Walmer CT14 7TA 01304 360 149 Prof Jack Rowe Manor Lodge, Manor Mews, Ringwould CT14 8HT 01304 375 487 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Lyn Dourthe 3 Manor Mews, Ringwould CT14 01304 360 097 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Mrs Jean Winn Chilterns, Back Street, Ringwould CT14 8HL 01034 361 030 St Mary the Virgin Church, Ripple Churchwarden Dr Laurence Davey Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL 01304 374 512 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Rosemary Davey Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL 01304 374 512 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Dr Laurence Davey Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL 01304 374 512 2 Benefice Contacts St Peter & St Paul Church Sutton-by- Churchwardens Mr J Boardman Little Mongeham, House, Little Mongeham CT14 OHR 01304 389 402 Mr C Godderidge The Old Rectory, Church Hill Sutton CT15 5DF 01304 365 366 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mr P Mold Holly Cottage, Downs Road, CT15 5DD 01304 371 738 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Mr A Ford Forge Cottage, Forge Lane, Sutton-by-Dover CT15 5DG 01304 364 989 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Recently I have been delighted to receive some very positive feedback from readers and advertisers regarding Rural Roundup. This makes the time I spend on producing it well worthwhile. I am so glad it is of benefit to everyone. I personally have had the occasion to use a couple of the tradesmen recently and have been very happy with their work. With my other hat on, I am very pleased to report that Kingsdown Village Hall has been awarded the ACRE Level “Two” Hallmark. This means it measures up to all the requirements covering Health, Safety & Hygiene. A tremendous amount of work (not very noticeable) has been going on behind the scenes to bring the Hall up to required standards. The security lighting and a Community Notice board is going to be installed in the forecourt soon and the next stage of improvement planned includes replacing the lighting and decorating in the Hall. This will make a huge difference. Ed.

CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST Kingsdown

FLOWER ROTA for April 2013 EASTER flowers: Sat 30th March The Parish & Andrea Miller & Barbara Cox 5th April - 18th April Carol Bryant & Andrea Miller 19th April - 2nd May Barbara Cox & Lesley Dobby

Please come and help decorate the Church for Easter on Saturday 30th March from 10am: gifts of white and yellow flowers and greenery will be most welcome. If you cannot do your „slot‟, please arrange a swap and let us know: Lesley Dobby, Tel: 373 331, Barbara Ridout, Tel: 361 019, or Georgina Maude Tel: 389 253

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Membership is just £5 per Solley’s Award Winning Ice Cream individual or £8 per family annualy direct from our Dairy Please subscribe today 110ml cups through to 4.5 litres lots of flavours Contact Julian Dalrymple on 373 071 Open 9am to until 3pm Email:- [email protected] and other times by arrangement or visit our website Call 01304 374 100 www.solleysicecream.co.uk www.kingsdownconservation.org.uk

4 Kingsdown News correspondent:- Barbara Brooker 51 Balmoral Road. Kingsdown CT14 8BY Tel:- 01304 369 537 or Email the editor direct to [email protected] Rural Roundup Distributor - Lesley Dobby Spring Cottage, The Avenue, Kingsdown, CT14 8DX Tel:- 01304 373 331

ST JOHN‟S HERITAGE ASSOCIATION This has been set up to try to ensure that YOUR local church is here for generations to come and in the meantime is used for a wide range of community activities in addition to its fundamen- tal purpose of spreading God‟s word. However, to achieve this aim we need to repair and improve the fabric of the building as well as making it more suitable for community activities. This is where YOU come in as the Association needs members and donations. We now have a bank account set up and the appropriate forms for Membership and/or Donations are now available – initially from the back of the church or by contacting me to have one sent to you or even e-mailed. Please do support this venture as it is vital to safeguard the heritage of YOUR village. Norman Gilliland (Tel 381 589 or [email protected])

Funday Sunday! Our next informal service for All Ages will be at St John‟s Church, Kingsdown on Sunday 21st April at 11am. The theme is St George, so why not help us celebrate our patron saint.

Come and join in the fun, with activities, worship and food.

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Kingsdown Lunch Club Is held on every first Wednesday each month - Full details from The Post Office

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6 Dear Friends Christ is risen! Alleluia! From Good Friday to Easter Sunday, we travel alongside Jesus‟ followers some 2000 years ago, moving from a feeling of despair and desolation to one of great joy and jubilation when we once again hear the words: “He is not here. He has risen”, words which were to change not only the lives of those who first went to the tomb to anoint Jesus‟ body, but the very course of history. For here is the message which turns our human expectations upside down, ringing laughter out of tears and victory out of defeat. Christ is risen! What looked like a certain end turned out instead to be a new beginning, holding a promise not just for one but for all; and across the centuries countless people have experienced the full wonder of that promise for themselves. Even as Christ hung on the cross, dying, listening to the sneers and shouts of his enemies as they watched him writhing there in agony, he said: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing”. And so, in the most appalling suffering, Jesus thinks not simply of others, but also of those who have brought such suffering upon him. In that moment, He looked his killers in the eye and sought God‟s forgiveness for them – truly amazing! That is the person we honour and praise and the God we meet through Christ; the God who gives, and goes on giving; who loves, and goes on loving; who died, and rose again for each and every one of us. So at this time, let us open our hearts again to what God is able to do in our lives through Christ crucified and risen, until that day when each and every one of us has responded to his grace and been gathered into his kingdom. Yours in Christ Cathy

A dates for your Diary:- The Deanery Confirmation Service is taking place at 7.30pm on Tuesday 16th April In Ringwould Church, when Bishop Trevor will be officiating. The service will be followed by refreshment in Ringwould Village Hall.

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The Gathering Friday 31st May & Saturday 1st June at Canterbury Cathedral. The theme for the Gathering 2013 is „Re-imagining‟ and will provide an opportu- nity for clergy, laity and the wider community to come together and explore the theme in its broadest terms. With high profile speakers such as Melvyn Bragg, Fabrice Muamba and David Lammy MP and leading theologians including Revd Dr Will Lamb, Revd Dr Alison Millbank and Canon Dr George Lings, wonderful worship and Bible study, along with a host of creative and children‟s activities, this is sure to be an inspirational event with something for everyone. Tickets available, more info Telephone:- 01227 459 401 7 Marlborough Road, Deal, CT14 9LE Tel:- (01304) 380 492 Fax:- (01304) 381 909

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8 Our grateful thanks to Mike Quintin – Editor of INPUT – as he retires

Mike Quintin has been Editor of INPUT – the Sandwich Deanery newsletter - for some 28 years, and has now decided the time has come to retire. It was in May 1985 that Mike started the quarterly deanery newsletter INPUT, with the prime purpose of trying to provide (in a not-too-serious style) an ongoing compendium of what was happening in the parishes of our deanery – to record highlights, to share successes (and failures), and to challenge readers to new projects and ideas. The newsletter has proved to be an extremely useful magazine to relay relevant diocesan news and events, and disseminate any news about the deanery as a whole. He has done a fantastic job, distributing some 350 copies of the newsletter, ensuring that every synod member and member of the retired clergy received a personal copy, as well as parish-magazine editors and certain officers in a neighbouring deanery and Diocesan House. In addition, bulk supplies were delivered to each parish, for distribution to PCC members – and any surplus for display in the local church. So Mike, we would just like to say “thank you” for your tireless devotion and enthusiasm in producing INPUT for 28 years. You will be a very hard act to follow. Cathy Sigist * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Saddle up for Air Ambulance bike ride Life-saving charity Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance is appealing for cy- clists to join its new-look Double 100 bike ride this summer. The 100-mile or 100km ride on June 23rd will this year start and finish at the Surrey and Sussex helicopter base at Redhill Aerodrome. Both new routes take in all counties covered by the two helicopters and the 100-mile route will pass through Marden in Kent – the home of Kent Air Ambulance. More than 80 riders including Air Ambulance crew members and former patients took part in the inaugural Double 100 from Dunsfold Park , raising £12,000 for the charity. Organisers are aiming for more than 100 entries in this year‟s event, which has kindly been sponsored by Howard Cundey Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents, Asda, Warburtons and Wellbeing People. Howard Cundey Partner Tim Foulkes said: “With a network of offices based around the counties covered by the Air Ambulance, we are delighted to be the main sponsors of the charity‟s 2013 Double 100. “We look forward to welcoming the weary riders to our Forest Row branch which is going to be a much-needed feeding station on the day.” The Double 100 is open to regular and occasional cyclists with feeding stations along the scenic route. To register go to www.kssairambulance.org.uk/FundRaising/Double100CycleChallenge. For more information call Julie Clare on 01622 833 833 or email [email protected] 9 tel: 01304 367 955 mobile: 07974 763 121

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10 Ringwould News correspondent:- Jean Winn Tel:- 01304 361 030 Email: [email protected]

Tea and Chat meets this month on Thursday 4th April at 2pm in the Church social space. Homemade cakes and a cuppa, not to mention a good chat! £1 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ST NICHOLAS 100 CLUB There are still a few numbers left and remember the more people who join the greater the prizes! March Winners were Marion Willis (£20) and Celine Ruddock (£10). If you want to join, email:- [email protected] Jean Winn St Nicholas Ringwould A RINGWOULD RUMMAGE!! Invite you to Thinking of spring cleaning? Well, hold that thought!! On Saturday 3rd Dinner in the Aisle

August (9am until 1.30pm) another An opportunity to dine in this garage/table top sale is being organised unique atmosphere

in Ringwould, to raise money for Choose between Friends of St Nicholas. 27th April or 4th May 2013 So put this date in your diary 7pm for 7.15pm and save all your unwanted bits and 3 Courses pieces. As in previous years all those with stalls will be asked to make a Bring your own wine ( no corkage)

donation of £10 (feel free to pay more Tickets £15 if you make your fortune!!) and we Each date limited to 24 places will also be looking for volunteers to Tel 361 030 or 360 097 help out with serving of teas and coffees in the church. For Sale Watch out for more detail on Bosch Rotak Ergoflex Lawnmower, this event in the July edition of Rural Roundup. 40ltr grass box. VGC, includes new spare blade. Selling because we no longer have a lawn! Sarah Spanner on behalf of Friends of St Nicholas 07748 218 430

St Nicholas Players…..The players‟ preparations for their next production are gathering pace. This will be an amusing and witty play by Noel Coward called “Star Quality”. The play conjours up a wickedly observant satire of the backstage world of talent and treachery with a gallery of unforgettable char- acters: a tempremental leading lady, a ruthless director, jaded old troupers and caught somewhere in between them all, an innocent young playwright. From tentative first rehearsal to triumphant opening night, both leading lady and director are determined to get their own way and the resulting clash of egos becomes increasingly and hilariously bloody. What emerges from the mayhem of biting wit, hissy fits and fisticuffs is a startling evocation of that most elusive gift of all – Star Quality 11 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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The 4th Garage Safari Will be held in Kingsdown on Sunday 19th May From 9.30am To book a Stall outside your house you MUST please register and pay £10.00 by Monday 1st May

A limited number of tables are available for hire at The Village Hall which will be open for the Sale of Maps. Also WI Refreshments, Cakes and a Soup Lunch.

Please ring Rex Martin 01304 375 766 or Julian Dalrymple 01304 373 071 To book or and further information. All money raised will be donated to Local Kingsdown causes.

Wanted

Volunteer Treasurer for Rural Roundup

 Involves liaison with Rural Roundup editor  Producing, sending invoices and receipts to advertisers  Banking and recording donations and payments  Simple annual accounts  Must be computer literate and have access to email. Interested in this worthwhile position? contact Doreen Clark on email: [email protected] or phone 01304 362 333

Funding Rural Roundup

The committee is grateful to those who have sent in donations for Rural Roundup. However the cost of printing has gone up by £50 per month and we are in danger of having a small funding gap. If you can help, please send your contributions to the treasurer at the Old Lifeboat house, Wellington Parade, Kingsdown, CT14 8AF or pay via internet banking to LloydsTSB Account Name: Rural Roundup Sort Code: 30-93-34 Account No.02417185. Thank you Helen Williams, Treasurer

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May Wed10th April October Wed 11th Sept June Mon 13th May November Mon 14th Oct July/Aug Wed 12th June Dec/Jan Mon 11th Nov Please make a note of these dates as they will be strictly adhered to. Therefore any copy received after these dates will not be included

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14 Kingsdown & Ringwould CEP School Head teacher - Jo Hygate Glen Road, Kingsdown, CT14 8DD Tel: 01304 373 734 Secretary - Email: [email protected] By the time you read this, we will be at the end of a very short term 4 and in the midst of our Easter celebrations. Sporting success has continued at Kingsdown & Ringwould CEP School; the football team convincingly won a recent friendly match against St Richards and our Key Stage two athletics team won the Multi skills Competition. Jo Hygate At Kingsdown & Ringwould School environment education continues to be a priority for us. As you are aware the school holds a green eco flag and many villagers use the recycling facilities we have on site. The „textile‟ recycling bin is particularly popular and I would also like to thank all the villagers who are currently recycling batteries for us. The School has now been approached by Kent County Council to become involved in another project – recycling electrical items. To find out more please read Mrs Turpin‟s article on page 23 in this Rural Roundup. Jo Hygate

Basic School Year based on 6 terms Term 5 Monday 15th April - Friday 24th May (Bank Holiday Monday 6th May & Monday 27th May) Term 6 Monday 3rd June - Wednesday 24th July

The Annual Parochial Church Meetings will be held in 2013 as follows: Sutton: Sunday 7th April 7.00pm Studdal Hall Ripple: Tuesday 9th April 7.00pm Ripple Village Hall K’down: Monday 15th April 7.00pm Kingsdown V.Hall R’would: Sunday 21st April 10.30am St Nicholas Church Strange Mind Fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too Can yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. i cdnuol‟t blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmnea l pweor of the human mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

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16 Ripple News Correspondent:- Laurence Davey Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL Tel:- 01304 374 512 Email: [email protected]

Tea and Chat in Ripple…Tea and Chat met on March 11th in Ripple Village Hall. In addition to drinking tea and chatting, the meeting enjoyed tackling four sets of quiz questions, with the usual enthusiastic but occasionally wildly hopeful an- swers. PCSO Katie Parker-Brown was also able to join the meeting and talk to members. The next meeting will be held in the Hall on Monday, April 8th and will be a Celebration of Easter with singing and Easter readings.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bingo Club...The Bingo Club will next meet in Ripple Village Hall on April 2nd and then on April 16th and the 30th. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Ripple...The Annual Vestry and Parochial Church Meetings will be held in the Village Hall on Tuesday, April 9th, starting at 7.00pm. A new Electoral Roll has been prepared to be presented to the Annual meeting. Please come along to hear a report of the church activities in the last year and its plans for the future. A Lent Supper was held at Fairmead on Monday, March 18th, in support of Sightsavers. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ripple Village Hall…The Committee continues to look for new opportunities to develop the Hall as a centre for village activities and for new members to join the Committee to bring new blood and ideas into the management of the Hall. The invitation for new ideas and additional help remains open; please contact any of the Trustees. The Hall has available for disposal an Orla RX620 Organ. Anybody interested should contact Laurence Davey on 374 512.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ripple Parish Council…Ripple currently has a vacancy for a Parish Councillor to join its small but active Parish Council. To be eligible, applicants need one or more of the following:: Aged 18 years or over, Be a British Citizen, Be a Local Government Elector of the Parish, reside in the area or within three miles or have your principal place of work in the area.

Please contact the Chairman or Clerk of the Council for further details. Any application already received will be taken into account. 17 SUSAN FAIRLEY G.O.S.C Well Seasoned

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18 Ringwould-w-Kingsdown Parish Council Clerk:- Katie Amaouche, Inglewood, Dover Road, Ringwould CT14 8BP Tel:- 01304 729 081 Email: [email protected] http://www.ringwouldwithkingsdownpc.kentparishes.gov.uk

RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING for

Kingsdown Village Hall Monday 22 April 2013 at 6.00pm

AGENDA

1. Guest Speaker, Cllr Sue Nicholas, Chairman of Dover District Council

2. Parish Council Annual Report – Cllr. Patrick MacWilliam

3. Open forum for questions and answer session

Meeting convened by Councillor Patrick MacWilliam – Chair to Ringwould with Kingsdown Parish Council . Katie Amaouche

Vintage bargains at Walmer‟s Bank Holiday Brocante Vintage clothing, furniture, housewares and military and musicial memorabilia are just some of the items that will on sale at Walmer‟s Spring Brocante on Monday, 6 May 2013. The popular annual beachside antiques, collectables and crafts fair, organised by Walmer Parish Council, takes place on Walmer Green alongside the Lifeboat House from 8am to 4pm. With local arts and crafts, including bags, cushions, photo frames, up-cycled furniture, books, and jewellery also on sale, it‟s a great place for finding gifts or bagging a bargain. Young model railway fans will enjoy the large Thomas the Tank Engine train layout exhibited by the Bexley Downs Syndrome Group charity. Valuers from The Canterbury Auction Galleries will be at the bandstand to advise visitors about their collectables. Gold and silver and „quirky‟ or unusual items are currently selling well, according to Michael Roberts, who will be carrying out valuations with his colleague Tony Pratt from 10am to 1pm. Entry to the brocante is free. Visitors will be invited to make a small donation for valuations and for parking, with proceeds going to Walmer charities. Pitches are still available and prices start at £30. For more information about the event, or to book a pitch, please phone 01304 381 506 or visit www.walmercouncil.co.uk Press contact: Kris Lancaster Tel: 01304 366 057. Mobile: 07970 891 539 Email: [email protected]

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20 SECRETARY :- Kathy Erridge Tel: 01304 373 402 Meetings are held at 2.00pm on the second Monday of each month (except Aug) at Kingsdown Village Hall, Upper Street or Ringwould Village Hall, Dover Road.

One couldn't actually call our March talk entertaining, but it was certainly informative as Paul Sulivan talked about his work as an Independent Funeral Director.Once we had got over our squeamishness about such a subject as planning a funeral, we became intrigued with the personalised services Paul can provide...from a woollen coffin to the releasing of fireworks or even doves, or...the ultimate...sending ashes into space! We have all sorts of events to look forward to, a Theatre visit, a Group meeting in April at St Margaret's when the speaker will be Dean Caston about the History of Victoria Palace, its shows and stars. Our summer outing will be in June to Scotney Castle; let‟s hope Summer will have arrived by then! We congratulated Beryl and John Chidwick on celebrating 60 years of marriage...a fine example to us all! Our next meeting will be our Spring lunch in Ringwould Hall at 12noon, always an event to look forward to! Christine Smith Happy Birthday to all with Birthdays in April Helen Gill 10th, Jacky Proctor 26th, Bernice Williams 26th

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What weather we have experienced recently. Snow, icy cold winds from the north, fog, sunshine and still no sign of spring. The headline in one of the national papers said – are we in for a white Easter? At the rate we are going it could be a sure bet! But despite all that nature has thrown at us there is some colour in the garden. Just outside the kitchen window I can see the pink flowers of the Bergenia 'Siberlicht'' - this is the only time of the year that this plant is admired as the snails love to shelter under its broad leaves to reek havoc in the summer. The daffodils are also making a splash of yellow in dark corners and I noticed some Wallflowers looking very splendid in a friend's garden. So I keep telling myself that the real Spring can't be far away.

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The meeting on 29th April will be a talk by Ray Harlow on The White Mill and we look forward to seeing old and new members there. The schedule for the Annual Show should be available by the beginning of April and we hope to have them on sale in the Post Office again this year, so please look out for them. Susan Martin, Chairman 21

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Contact Booking Clerk - 01304 363 361 22 Recycling Just Got Bigger!

Coming to Kingsdown & Ringwould C.E.P. School for one week only

WEEE Recycling!

Kent County Council has set us yet another recycling challenge. For one week the school will host a pink skip in the car park to recycle waste electrical and electronic equipment (hence the name WEEE Recycling). Items such as old computers, printers, televisions, kettles, toasters, microwaves, Hoovers, lawn mowers, hairdryers will all be acceptable, any- thing that has a plug or takes batteries! (Unfortunately, very large items, such as washing machines, fridges, freezers or dishwashers cannot be accepted.) The skip will be available from Wednesday 24th April 2013 (after 3.30 p.m.) to Tuesday, 30th April 2013 (in the evening). During school hours the gates are locked, but there is an entry phone system. The gates will be open in the evening at varying times (depending on the use of the school hall). They usually are locked by 7.30 p.m. To make the skip more accessible, the school gates will be open on Saturday, 27th April 2013 between 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 noon. If you have any que- ries, please contact the school. We will be happy to make arrangements for you to drop during the day. Please do not leave anything outside the school gate. As with the battery recycling scheme, the council are offering a prize to the school with the heaviest skip, so your support would be much appreciated. (On that note, sincere thanks go to everyone supporting the battery recycling scheme, especially Kingsdown Post Office, who have a recycling box on their premises. We have already had one collection of a large number of batteries and are well on our way to another.) So during your spring clean, clear out your lofts and garages and do remember we have recycling facilities for many other items, such as clothing, shoes and accessories, ink cartridges and a British Heart Foundation collection bin for any charity shop items. Thank you for your support. Joanne Turpin Environmental Co-Ordinator Kingsdown and Ringwould C.E.P. School

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24 Sea gales cause collapse of seawall at Kingsdown

The high winds and gales of the 10th

and 11th of March have caused a serious breach in the seawall at Kingsdown, on the Deal side of the historic Old Lifeboat House. Dover District Council (DDC) was promptly on the scene to assess the damage and has recommended a plan for the short and medium term. In the short term, emergency repairs will involve placing large concrete blocks on the sea-facing side of the wall and in the medium term applying to DEFRA for urgent/emergency funding for proper repair. Work began on 20 March. This is the latest in a succession of coastal concerns facing Kingsdown. The New Year saw the Angling Club slipway, which was only extended in August 2012, being so significantly damaged that it broke into separate parts and eventually had to be lifted from the beach by crane, where it now remains. There is unlikely to be any funding to repair it before April 2013, and the more serious concern is that money may not be forthcoming in the future, thereby ending a long standing tradition of small fishing boats and angling. The shingle on the beach is now extremely low, and has not been replaced during annual recharging of other local areas, as it gets washed away. The timber groynes have now passed their useful life, and cannot hold the shingle in place. DDC has been working on a proposal to replace the groynes and recharge the beach, but to date, the flood defence funding that is available to Sandwich and Deal, does not extend to Kingsdown. Our local MP, Charlie Elphicke has been contacted and he is „deeply concerned‟ about the plight of Kingsdown beach. He has promised to help in the application for urgent funding for repairs to the sea wall. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * St Edmund‟s School Canterbury celebrates with St Mary‟s Church, Walmer St Edmund‟s School Canterbury is proud to present a concert for the St Mary‟s Church 125th Anniversary Concert Series on Friday 3rd May at 7.30pm. The concert will be given by soloists and ensembles from St Edmund's School Canterbury and will include a performance of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no 2 and Albinoni's Adagio for Organ and Strings. The School's Chamber Choir, who are finalists in this year's Top Choir Kent Competition and are busy preparing for a series of UK concerts and services in London and Cambridge in July, will sing an extended selection of pieces in the second half, including Allegri's Miserere mei, Deus and William Harris' Faire is the Heaven. Music Scholars from the School include members of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and the Kent County Youth Orchestra, and a good number also attend junior departments of prestigious London conservatoires of music. Tickets £5 each are available from the Parish Office or the School Box Office on 01227 475 600 or email [email protected]. 25

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26 Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Clerk: Veronica Harrop (Ronnie) Homestead Farm, Homestead Lane, East Studdal, Dover CT15 5BU 01304 375 142 Email: [email protected]

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Lucky numbers drawn for March were 44 Brown, 8 Wales, 3 Kenchington. If you've thought about joining but haven't yet, Contact Maggie tel 372 856 or email [email protected] We're always happy to welcome new members.

SPECTRUM, an after-school club for children at primary school, is held every Tuesday during term time. We meet for 2 hours between 4 and 6pm at the Church Hall, Studdal (Community Centre every 2nd Tues of month) to play and have fun in a safe, caring environment. We have a good range of games and toys from a pool table to jigsaws, lots of crafty bits and PE mats etc. We tell stories and share food. Sessions cost £1 per child/session. All adults are CRB checked If your child would like to come and try a session just turn up (no need to book) or contact Maggie for more info tel :- 372 856

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Let‟s be Sociable We are a very friendly group that meet from 10.30 „til 11.45am on the third Tuesday of every month, usually in the Church Hall, Downs Rd, Studdal. There is always a Bring and Buy stall, with home-made jams and local grown vegetables etc. and a Raffle. So come for a chat and a hot drink. Everyone is welcome and all the proceeds go to charities.

Drop in...... for coffee, cake and chat Everyone is welcome! ...to join us for a drink and a chat – we meet on alternate Monday mornings 9:30 – 11am in Studdal Church Hall. April’s meetings are on the 8th and the 22nd. Do come and join us if you can!

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‘Sunday At Six’ is at the Church Hall at 6pm for those wishing to stay.

Sutton Parish Church Fete

Sutton Parish Church Fete will be held at The Community Centre, Studdal on Saturday 22nd June from 2.00pm - 4.00pm. There will be games, plant stall, broken crockery, raffle, white elephant, a children‟s fancy dress competition, cake stall and lots more. Do come and join the fun of your Village Fete.

Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council.

Some comments arising from Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Meeting.

1. We are very concerned about amount of Macdonald's food wrappers being thrown out of cars in our Parish. 2. A suggestion has been made that car numbers are written onto packaging at drive throughs. What do other Councils think about this? 3. It has been noted that horse riders are using footpaths in our parish and churning them up. Footpaths are for walkers , 4. Horses should use byways or BOATS. 5. We are concerned that we have not had any visits from PCSO's in recent months. 6. Dog fouling is still a problem in our recreation ground and we urge dog own- ers to respect the rules concerning dogs.

Our next P.C meeting is on 2nd. April at 1930 preceded by our A.G.M 1900.

Ron Little

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30 Letter from Cornwall Founts of Knowledge. Nostalgia rules in later life. Don‟t you find that? For example, I recently fell to wondering – as you do – to where information has been gleaned from over the years. In my formative years for instance. Do you remember Pears Encyclopaedia – or Eve- rything Within? I can still visualise well-thumbed copies of those tomes sitting at my dad‟s left hand (shoulder actually) in the kitchen of our three-up three-down terrace house. What I don‟t recall clearly is the range of matter contained therein. Just about everything and anything a householder would need in the 1930‟s and 40‟s, I guess. And perhaps long after that era? At the same time I remember well that I ate encyclopaedias as though they were going out of fashion – as I suppose they were! The number of ten, twelve, twenty, twenty-four volumes – whatever – encyclopaedias available was legion, including for chil- dren. Perhaps those edited by Arthur Mee provide a good example. A wonderful mix of the natural world, the sciences, literature, both fact and fiction, fables, puzzles and mathematical conundrums and all sorts of other fare was ever a delight to me. Illustrated in black and white as I recall. Colour was to come later. In my 20‟s I felt moved enough to buy my own Encyclopaedia Britannica (EB - founded in 1768) – “A New Survey of Universal Knowledge”. And my 1956 purchase included colour even though that was restricted to volume 24 alone, which contained the coloured multi-page atlas and so much more. The Heavens – Northern and Southern Hemispheres; World: Political and Air Routes; the many paged political atlas of countries; Arctic and Antarctic Regions; The World Volcanoes and Earthquake Zones; The World Temperatures, Isobars and Winds, Seasonal Rainfall – and The World Mean Annual Prevalence of Cloudiness no less! The World Natural Vegetation; Salinity of the Sea; Deep Sea Deposits (Eupelagic, Hemipelagic, Littoral and Shallow Seas); Hair and Head Form (dark shades of National Socialism looming there!); Density of Population. And there is much more riveting material. When a new dad I bought a children‟s encyclopaedia - for the children (my excuse but passed on to son in his turn as a dad!). And I use my grown-ups encyclopaedia still! Mind you, the world has moved on. The atlas bears little relation to present day national boundaries. While my book-borne history stopped in 1956! Men were a long way off from setting foot on the moon, while the modern fixation of terrorists on martyrdom by self-inflicted bomb was a trend of the future. Global warming was still a phenomenon to be coined. The establishment of the EU was a twinkle in few eyes. But the Empire was not quite dead and there were still places for the RAF to send me. I confess to weakening in 2010 and trying to bequeath my EB to Kingsdown and Ringwould CEP School! I reasoned that it is never too early to get that touchy-feely relationship with antiques (pre-1956!), every child‟s inheritance. But the attempt aborted. And nowadays? Who enjoys the tactile turning of the pages of a volume of the EB – except me, of course? Need to know something? Google it! Tony Burt 31

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32 Monthly Flea Market/Table Top Sale At The King’s Head - Kingsdown Saturday 6th April 10.00am—2.00pm Price per table £7.50 All proceeds will be donated to Local Causes To book a Table please ring Alex or Amanda 01304 373 915 On the day there will be a Special Lunch-time offer of Half price Freshly Battered Cod, Chips & Peas Next Sale Saturday 4th May

Kingsdown Grand Jumble Sale To be held in Kingsdown Village Hall at 2.00pm on Saturday 6th April All Contributions gladly accepted Telephone:- Stephen on 01304 367 586 mob:- 07583 110 034 or Sue on 01304 768 277 All proceeds to Kingsdown Music Festival. To be held later in the year.

Retired? Semi-Retired? Love Learning? If that is the case, White Cliffs Country U3A (the University of the Third Age) is the association for you. Disregard the rather grandiose title: with members in Deal, Dover and Sandwich, we have an annual programme of low-cost high- value courses run by leaders from our own membership. Other activities include monthly events with presentations, talks and debates and there are social ac- tivities arranged for members and their guests. Our courses are informal – no classroom pressures or compulsory home- work – often small groups meet in the Leader‟s home; larger groups use exter- nal venues. There is a wide range of subjects to enjoy. Or perhaps you are a potential member who could lead a subject on your special interest? You can find out more about membership by looking at our website or ringing 01304 852 724. Once you know more you will want to join us!

THE MANWOOD SINGERS’ CHORAL WORKSHOP Singers, choirs or individuals are invited to join us for a Choral Workshop Day in Sandwich as part of The Manwood Singers’ 20th birthday celebrations. We shall be preparing and singing choruses from Mendelssohn’s Elijah under the guidance of renowned conductor and choral master Adrian Lucas. It will take place in St. Clements Church, Sandwich, on Saturday April 27th starting at 10.30am. Information and application forms can be obtained from Neil Boswell on 01227 766 577or [email protected]

33 THE 2nd KINGSDOWN ‘CAKE OFF’ Baker‟s entry: £2 – All proceeds towards the summer „Kingsdown Musical Festival‟ CATEGORIES! Men, Women & Children (under 12s) Bake at home - be simple, be decorative, be tasty, be original, be flamboyant ….. PRIZES! Winners Trophy in each category and many others JUDGING! Bakers also judge (in the spirit of „Come Dine with Me‟) INDULGE! Rather taste than bake? Massive cake sale - eat there and take a cake box for later! AND MORE ….Tea and coffees, ‘Guess the weight of the cake’, ‘Guess the secret ingredient’ Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 2 - 4pm, Kingsdown Village Hall (Bakers - bring cakes at 2.00 pm please)

Loose Fibres Craft Group. We have been very pleased to be joined by new members who have brought along their hobbies to share with the group. It's not easy walking into a room full of strangers, but we are so glad they were brave enough to come. New lace pieces are being started, knitting projects are finished and worn, spinning and weaving are ongoing and the art table turns out some amazing pictures. Hand sewing and also machine sewing projects are being worked, there's certainly a lot of talent about. The April meetings will be on the 10th and 24th. I hope everyone can get to the last April meeting(24th) as all money collected will be be donated to the Macmillan nurses. I have been given a box of very interesting sewing goodies, which I'll bring along. Any cash raised from it can go to the nurses. We meet alternate Wednesdays at Ripple village hall, 9:30am to 12:30pm. £2.00 per session, lots of chatter, cuppa and bics. It's an inspiring place to be. Inquiries Rita 01304 365 778 Learning Opportunities Centre. Photographs from our school baking competition to raise funds for the Red nose day.

The judges were

Mr John. & Mrs Jean Winn who enjoyed the tasting.

34 Calendar of Events March 2013ri 1st Sutton St Peter & St Paul: deadline for Electoral Roll Tue 2nd Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Meeting 7.00pm Tue 2nd Bingo Club - Ripple Village Hall, 7.00pm Wed 3rd Kingsdown Lunch Club, details from The Post Office Thur 4th Tea & Chat, Ringwould, 2.00pm Sat 6th Flea Market/Table-top Sale, The King‟s Head, 10.00am - 2.00pm Sun 7th Annual Parochial Church Meeting, Sutton 7.00pm Mon 8th Tea & Chat, Ripple Village Hall 2.00pm Mon 8th Drop in…..Studdal Church Hall 9.30am - 11.00am Tues 9th SPECTRUM after-school club, Studdal Church Hall, 4.00pm - 6.00pm Tues 9th Annual Parochial Church Meeting, Ripple 7.00pm Wed 10th Loose Fibres Craft Club, Ripple Village Hall, 9.30am - 11.00am Wed 10th Copy Date for May edition. PLEASE be on time. Thur 11th Ripple Parish Council Annual Parish Meeting Mon 15th Annual Parochial Church Meeting, Kingsdown 7.00pm Tues 16th Let‟s be Social, Studdal Church Hall 9.30am - 11.45am Sun 21st Annual Parochial Church Meeting, Ringwould 10.30am Sun 21st Funday Sunday, St John‟s, Kingsdown, 11.00am Mon 22nd Drop in…..Studdal Church Hall 9.30am - 11.00am Mon 22nd Ringwould-w-Kingsdown PC Annual Parish Meeting, Kingsdown 6.00pm Wed 24th Loose Fibres Craft Group, Ripple Village Hall, 9.30am - 12.30pm Wed 24th WEEE Recycling at K & R School for one week only. (see page 23) Sat 27th Manwood Singers‟ Choral Wprkshop (see page 13) Sat 27th Dinner in the Aisle, St Nicholas, Ringwould 7.00pm Sun 28th Vintage & Classic Car Meeting, Zetland Arms, from 11.30am Mon 29th Kingsdown Garden Society, Kingsdown School, 7.45pm Tues 30th Bingo Club - Ripple Village Hall, 7.00pm

Rural Roundup Editor:- Doreen Clark, Popinjay Balmoral Road, Kingsdown. CT14 8DB Tel:- 01304 362 333 - Email:- [email protected] Treasurer:- Helen Williams, The Old Lifeboat House, Wellington Parade, Kingsdown, Deal. CT14 8AF Tel:- 01304 373 602 - Email:- [email protected]

Copy Date for April 2013 Issue:- Wednesday, 13th March 2013

The Editor reserves the right to edit or omit submissions without referral. Articles may not always reflect the opinion of the Church, Parish or Editor. © Rural Roundup 2010 35

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37 Clubs & Organisations KingsdownTo keep this list Garden up-to-date Society please notify the editor if any changes are made. Chairman:- Mrs Sue Martin 01304 363 917 Secretary:- Mr T Ridley-Ellis 01304 381 084 Kingsdown Angling Club Chairman:- Mr Richard Appleford 01304 368 804 Secretary:- Danny Bacon 07815 134 658 1st Kingsdown Brownies & Guides Brown Owl & Unit Leader:- Miss S Griffiths 01034 367 124 Kingsdown Music Society Chairman:- Mrs Pat Grant 01304 363 991 Secretary:- Mrs S Glaze 01304 369 142 12th Deal Scout Group Scout Leader:- Chairmay Van de Merwe 01304 382 274 Kingsdown & Ringwould Women's Institute President:- Mrs Elizabeth Bembridge 01304 374 630 Secretary:- Mrs Kathy Erridge 01304 373 402 Kingsdown Pre School Chairman:- Mrs Lisa Dennison 01304 239 704 Secretary:- Mrs Raeanne Nightingale 01304 360 330 Kingsdown Parent & Toddler Group Contact:- Mrs Amy Bridges 07841 702 249 Kingsdown Conservation Group Contact:- Chairman Mr Philip Evemy 01304 366 628 Loose Fibres Craft Group Contact:- Rita Rhodes 01304 365 778 Ringwould History Society Chairman:- Mrs Jennifer Van Lens 01304 371 289 Secretary:- Mrs Mary Read Eaton House, Front Street 01304 363 528 St Nicholas Players Chairman:- Mr B Munro 01304 372 065 Secretary:- Miss Janet Alcock 01304 367 453 Ripple Tea & Chat Mrs Rosemary Davey 01304 374 512 Ripple Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator:- Mr Roger Chatfield 01304 363 912 Ripple Bingo Club Mrs Daphne Lee 01304 365 573 Sutton Spectrum Club for children Church Hall Studdal Tuesdays 4.00pm - 6.00pm (term time) Organiser:- Mrs Maggie Crawley 01304 372 856 Deal & Dist branch of Save the Children Chairman:- Sarah Spong 01304 363 942 Secretary:- Jane Samuel 01304 361 013 MS Society - Thanet & Deal Helpline 07968 123 059 38 Ripple Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator:- Mr Roger Chatfield 01304 363 912 Ripple Bingo Club Mrs Daphne Lee 01304 365 573 Sutton Spectrum Club for children Church Hall Studdal Tuesdays 4.00pm - 6.00pm (term time) Organiser:- Mrs Maggie Crawley 01304 372 856 Kingsdown Table Tennis Club Mike Thompson 07771 904 124 or 01304 380 275 Parish Contacts Hall Bookings Kingsdown & Ringwould School Maggi Bowden (Sec) 01304 373 734 Kingsdown Village Hall Mike Glavin Mobile: 07817 655 953 Email: [email protected] Ringwould Village Hall Mrs Mary Read 01304 363 528 Ripple Village Hall Mrs D Eves 01304 360 736 Studdal Church Hall Mrs Barbara Odell 01304 361 262 Sutton Community Centre Booking Clerk 01304 363 361

Ringwould-w-Kingsdown Parish Council Chairman: Mr Patrick MacWilliam Sunraker, Back Street, Ringwould CT14 8HL 01304 373 888 Email: [email protected] Clerk: Mrs Katie Amaouche Inglewood, Dover Road, Ringwould CT14 8BP 01304 729 081 Email: [email protected] Kingsdown & Ringwould Community Warden & PCSO Community Warden, Malcolm Wells 07969 584 181 PCSO, Garry Faulkner (new non-emergency number) 101

Email: [email protected] Ripple Parish Council Chairman: Mrs Daphne Lee Eastchurch, Sutton Rd., Ripple CT14 8JA 01304 365 573 Clerk: Mrs Kath Hastilow 01304 372 235

Email:- [email protected] Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Chairman: Mr Simon Butcher Bower Lodge, Stone Heap Road, East Studdal,CT15 5BU 01304 371 420 Email:- [email protected] Clerk: Veronica Harrop (Ronnie) Homestead Farm, Homestead Lane, East Studdal , Dover CT15 5BU 01304 375 142

Email: [email protected] Kingsdown Village Hall Maintenance Officer: Mike Glavin Mobile: 07817 655 953 Chairman: Mr Anthony Graham 01304 361 043 Email: [email protected] Secretary: Mrs Jane Banks 01304 373 774 Email: [email protected] 39 40