The Forester April 2020

The Parish Magazine of Challock and Molash, delivered to all homes in the two villages.

The Forester New This issue In this Issue Corovavirus 1 Early Facebook 4 April 2020 Kent Together 4 The Five Church Walk 4 Welcome to the April issue of the Forester, the parish Challock Hall AGM Cancelled 5 magazine for Challock & Molash. New Highway Steward 7

People Self Isolating 15 The winner of the Sudoku Prize Draw competition is Brenda Challock Summer Fair Postponed 17 Smeeth. This Months Sudoku puzzle is on page 26 and the Alert - Coronavirus Scam 21 solution to last months puzzle is on page 11. The Great Raphael 23 The Lifeboat Project 27 Well we are all now sitting at home getting bored. It affects Stay At home - Coronavirus 28 everything even the Forester! We are not getting printed this Elderly & Vulnerable Shopping 30 month and probably not for the foreseeable future. So we are Smile Lines 37 just electronic and available through your inbox or via the Unprecedented Times 42 Self-Isolating contacts 43 Challock & Molash websites, this is all new to us as well. North Downs Walk cancelled 45

Not a lot going on this month it’s all been cancelled for Post Office Update 45 obvious reasons. I hope if you are self-isolating you have a Regular Features good look through this Forester I have tried to put together What’s On Methodist Chapel 5 some useful information. Friends of Kings Wood 5

Most Importantly if you are self isolating please remember Village PC Contacts 6 The Forge Letter 6 you are not alone. There are people in the village happy to Church Services 7 help you if you need it. This help is being organised by the Challock Oil Syndicate 10 Challock parish Clerk, Di Sandy and she should be your first Police Contacts 25 port of call. Contact details are on page 32 Competition Sudoku 26 Parish Council Minutes 26 I am always interested in any articles, poems or stories, just Nature Notes 31 send them to the email address below. Challock Parish Clerk 31 Challock Parish News 32 Thank You Challock Church events 33 Misc Observations on Life 33 Mick Maidens (Editor) Email: [email protected] Challock Chatter 33 Molash Parish Council Minutes 34 Advertisers Index Molash Councillors Contacts 34 A Cowell Autos 12 James Plumbing & Heating 10 Phillip S Witts 55 Molash Matters 35 A & E Contractors 24 KAP Renovations 11 PPJ Plumbing 22 Wye Patient Participation Group 37 Ana’s Style Mobile Hairdresser 34 Kennington Foot Clinic 20 RE and PE Jordan 16 All in the Month Of ...... April 39 Challock Post Office 18 Kent PCs 8 Seasoned Logs 14 Climate Change is Happening 41 Chilham Feeds 9 Kingsfords Solicitors 2 Select Property Maintenance 44 Challock Ladies Singing Group 43 Chimney Sweep Peter Walsh 40 KP Decorating 24 Southern Cesspool Services 22 Roaring Twenties Club 43 Crossroads Motors 38 Lady Bakers 14 S.P. Holmes Groundworks 36 Royal Air Forces Association 43 Dixon & Co 14 Making The Difference 44 Stonebridge Accounting 12 Neighbourhood Watch 47 East Kent Timber 38 Mill House Designs 16 Stuart J Daws 24 Puzzle Solutions 48 Foot Health Professional 20 Molash Garage 34 Sudworths Ltd 9 Mick’s Computer Chat 49 Graham’s Garden Services 20 North Downs Cosmetic Clinic 40 The Barn Shop 13 Mouse Makes 50 G W Landscaping 56 P & V Quimby 24 Three Ways 22 Colour-In Picture 51 Hobbs Parker 20 Pebbles 46 Washday Blues 11 Puzzles Page 52 Halfway House 2 Pete Vogel - Tree Care 36 Wealden Wheels 26 Crossword 53 J Sandy - Tree Stump Grinding 12 Phillip S Witts 9 Yvonne Fernando 11 Church Directory & Contacts 54 3

Diary Of Events April

1st April Fools Day

Good Friday 10th - Hot Cross Buns

Easter Sunday 12th - Easter Eggs

Queen Elizabeth II 21st Birthday

23rd St George's Day

KENT TOGETHER Helpline launched by KCC

A 24 hour helpline has been set up to support vulnerable people in Kent who need urgent help, supplies or medication.

THE FIVE CHURCH WALK 2020

Unfortunately the Five Church Walk has had to be cancelled for this year

BUT NOT FOR NEXT YEAR

So see you all on bank holiday Monday, May 3rd 2021 In the meantime stay healthy

NOTE: The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various authors of articles and letters published in The Forester do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the Editor or The Challock Parish Council or official policies of the Challock Parish Council. The editor reserves the right to edit and the right not to print: no reason will be given.

What's on at The Methodist Chapel?

TUESDAY. Community Coffee Morning: Every fourth Tuesday of the month 10.30am - 12pm Get together for a chat and to raise money for good causes. Everyone welcome.

WEDNESDAY. Pebbles Mother & Baby/Toddler Group: Every Wednesday 9.30 - 11.30am. Songs & play for tots, refreshments and chat for mothers. Contact Pat on 07813 625105.

Roaring Twenties: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month. A social club for the over fifties.

SUNDAY. Service: Every Sunday 10.30am - 11.30am followed by refreshments.

For more information call Mrs Jill Jones on 01233 714610

Walks & Events

Please note that the Friends' Walks & Events 2020 are now suspended until such time as the Government and Forestry England give the go ahead for us to resume our lives and the joys of the forest once more. Thank you for you continuing support.

For Enquiries please email [email protected] or Text 07523 203458.

www.friendsofkingswood.org

CHALLOCK MEMORIAL HALL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The A.G.M. of the Committee of Management will be held on Tuesday 28th April at 8pm in the Audrey Allen Room, Challock Memorial Hall. This meeting is open to all local residents, please come along and hear what the Committee have been doing on your behalf and to discuss ideas and plans for the future. The Committee is responsible for the day to day management, upkeep and finances of the Hall.

King’s Wood Benefice Challock, Chilham, Crundale, Godmersham and Molash

Happy Easter

What springs to mind when you think of Easter?

For children, and for quite a lot of adults, I suspect, the first thing would be Easter Eggs. For others it would be the first signs of Spring with new life to be seen in the fields around the benefice.

However, the new life we celebrate at Easter does not depend on what we see around us. On Easter Day we shall celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. As St Augustine wrote many hundreds of years ago, “We are an Easter people, and Alleluia is our song.” On Easter morning we will join with countless Christians around the world in joyfully exclaiming, “Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia!”

The resurrection is at the heart of our faith. If Jesus had just died on the cross, that would have been the end of his teaching. It is the fact that he rose again that showed that he was truly God and that gave his disciples the strength to proclaim the Good News. It is the resurrection that gives Christians the ability to carry on His work 2,000 years later.

So what we celebrate on Easter Sunday is Jesus passing through death and rising to new life. This gives us all the chance to start afresh through belief in Him

A Very Happy Easter to you all

Gerry Willis (Reader, King’s Wood Benefice)

Challock Village PC Contact Details

Our Village Police Community Support officer is now Aarron Newell he can be contacted either on 101 or email [email protected]

If I am off duty or away from my phone, please do leave a message And I will contact you on my return.

For future reference if you put your postcode into the bottom of the Kent Police website www.kent.police.uk it will give you details of your local officers. 6

CHURCH SERVICES – CHALLOCK, MOLASH & METHODIST CHAPEL

Advice has been received that, while this Coronavirus continues, all churches should suspend all acts of public worship.

However, should you wish to visit our churches the keys to Challock Church and the Methodist Chapel will be available from the Post Office as usual. The key to Molash Church will be available from its normal position. You should observe physical distancing recommendations. (For more details please contact an Officer of your church)

Weddings and funerals may go ahead – but should have as few people as possible in attendance and should also observe physical distancing guidance

Recycling Information www.recycle-more.co.uk

Want to know more about recycling? Go to this website, it’s a one-stop recycling information centre. You will find help and advice on all aspects of recycling at home, at school and in the workplace right here! Simply explore the site or try their recycling search facility.

www.recycle-more.co.uk

New Highway Steward My name is Aaron Thomson, I am writing to you to inform you that I am the new Highway steward for your Parish. If you have any queries or issues within your parish, please feel free to contact me via these contacts:

Mobile: 07920 538405 Landline: 03000 413862 Email: [email protected]

Please Visit the New Church Website www.kingswoodbenefice.co.uk

Rosedene, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DW

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Accounts Production Tax Advice & Audits Sudworths Limited

Chartered Accountants & Honorary Auditors The Ground Floor Offices, The Mill House, The Mill Business Park Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent TN26 1AE

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Handcrafted – Kitchens, Bedroom Furniture, Libraries, Windows and Cabinets, Bars and Restaurants.

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JAMES PLUMBING & HEATING ALL ASPECTS OF PLUMBING AND HEATING WORK UNDERTAKEN BOILER, C/HEATING INSTALLATION, REPAIRS & SERVICE FULL BATHROOM DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE, FULLY INSURED FREE ADVICE AND QUOTATIONS GAS SAFE, OFTEC REGISTERED TEL: 01233 740521 MOBILE: 07837 408243 Email: [email protected]

Challock Residents Oil Syndicate If you wish to join the syndicate or require further information please contact Di Sandy on 07895 494851 or email [email protected]

Please see below for your information on forthcoming ordering dates. The oil order will be placed first thing the following Monday morning. Please ensure your oil request reaches us by the dates given. Please send the completed form to C/O Challock Post Office, The Lees, Challock, Ashford, Kent TN25 4BF,

email [email protected] or leave them at the Post Office. Please note deliveries will take place up to 2 weeks after the last day for placing an order and that during bad weather orders can take longer to be delivered.

Name

Address & Contact Details

Please Tick which date suits you and approximately how many litres would be required. If you would like to join the next order please try to be accurate with the amount required. 17th April 26th June 25th September

Litres Litres Litres 10

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WASHING MACHINES TUMBLE DRIERS ELECTRIC COOKERS

DYSON REPAIR SPECIALIST (Dyson’s bought and sold)

Call Gary: www.washdayblues.co.uk 07958 640152 Or 01233 632329

Last Months Sudoku Solution

KAP R ENOVATIONS

Email: [email protected]

Phone Kyle: 07956 455720

STONEBRIDGE ACCOUNTING

Contact details Mobile 07749 708975 Accounts and tax support for the self employed and small business

Tel: 01233 840373

Day or evening appointments Small to Medium Size Stumps available & root reduction

I have moved I am no longer at Charing Hill Pick Up / Delivery Service Available

Free Estimates - Personal Service Private - Commercial - Agricultural. Mechanical, Electrical and Body Repairs

Servicing and Welding.

Credit/Switch Cards Accepted

Workshop: 01303 813118 Mobile: 07968 529110

The Barn Shop Your local Village Shop Canterbury Road, Challock Email: [email protected]

Off-Licence, Drinks & Snacks  Local Wines  Award Winning Hot Pies  Craft Beers  Sandwiches  Hot & Cold Drinks  Cold snacks

Home Shopping We stock all your everyday essentials  Fresh Bread  Preserves and Cakes  General Household  Locally Sourced Fresh Meat  Hampers  Frozen Fish

Plants and Pots  Hanging Baskets  Summer Bedding & Annuals  Perennials  Vegetable Plants  Compost  Christmas Trees

All Types of Fuel We stock all you need to keep you warm.  Logs  Kindling  Coal  Firelighters  Instant light heat logs  Calor Gas  Kerosene & Heating Oil

Fresh Local Fruit and Vegetables Now in are a variety of locally grown Apples and Pears. We also have local Cabbages, English Squash, Sprouts, Parsnips, Swede, Leeks and Romanescu!

Phone Paul on 740237 Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm - Saturday 9am to 5pm Sunday & Bank Holidays 9am to 4pm

Seasoned Logs For Open & Closed Fires

Truck, Half Trailer & Full Trailer Loads

Free Local Delivery

Chestnut Fencing also available post & rail, posts, tree stakes etc.

Please Call 01233 740330 / 07538 520549

Taxation & Accountancy Services Accountancy Services Self Assessment Accounts Preparation Personal Taxation Sole Traders & Business Taxation DIXON & CO Partnerships Company Taxation Company Accounts VAT Returns ACCOUNTANCY & TAX SOLUTIONS Company Formation Tax Planning Company Secretarial Business Start-ups Tel. 07740 721168 [email protected]

Cats Protection Canterbury www.canterbury.cats.org.uk [email protected] Phone: 01227 266 838

For people who are self-isolating or need support in the present crisis

For anyone in Challock that will be self isolating and need help with posting mail, pick up shopping, urgent supplies or a friendly chat on the phone ∙just call the clerk Di Sandy on 07895 494851.

Challock Post Office Stores and The Barn Shop are able to deliver basic supplies to parishioners in the village who are self isolating. Please call Andrew at Challock Post Office on 740313 or Paul at The Barn Shop on 740237 or email [email protected].

Coronavirus is contagious. Please take every precaution to ensure your are spreading only kindness. Avoid physical contact (2 m distance). Wash your hands regularly. Items should be left on your doorstep. You’re not alone Challock. Please pass on this message to anyone who is not on Facebook.

Thank you and keep safe

Halfway House Challock We are excited to announce our new take away website! hungryfor.co.uk/halfway-house-challock/ You can order and pay for your meals online. We’ve extended our choices of sides, mains and desserts! Plus you can even get your beer, cider, wine or soft drink! Thank you for your continued support during this difficult time! 01233 740258

Perry Court Farm. Perry Court Farm will accept email orders which include your phone number, so they can call you for payment. You then drop in to collect or, if you are socially isolating, they will deliver. They may need to limit certain items as they run out, eg: eggs, milk, bread and flour, but they have plenty of veg and fruit. They also do a veg box. www.perrycourtfarm.co.uk 01233 812302

Wye Bakery Wye Bakery are now doing deliveries 01233 812218

Stour Valley Game Stour Valley Game is now open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. As well as game they have chicken, beef, pork and lamb. Give them a call if you need delivery, Darren will be happy to help. 07504 693989

The George, Molash The George restaurant and Bar in Molash is doing a Take Away service 01233 740323 15

MILL HOUSE DESIGNS

Curtains, Fabric’s, Blinds. All bespoke, made to measure, soft furnishings.

Choose from our wide range of fabrics brought to you for a free home consultation.

Please ring for an appointment 01233 720327 [email protected] www.millhousedesigns.net Remember, we come to you.

Tell Us What You Think!

Do you have a comment to make on life in Challock or Molash?

Want something done? Write to The Editor, The Forester, and either leave it at the Post Office in Challock or email it to [email protected]

Letters may be published in the following Forester.

We reserve the right to edit letters or use only an extract dependant on space or content.

RE and PE Jordan - Agricultural Engineering

Pedestrian lawnmowers - £95 plus parts

Ride-on lawnmowers - £180 plus parts

Cylinder / gang mowers - Please phone for quote

FREE collection and delivery in the Parishes of Challock and Molash.

Tel: 07980 973043

or 01233 740155

Other farm and garden equipment serviced (except chainsaws)

Also available, Man & Machine - for wood processing - £45/hour (including travelling time) Timber Haulage @ £285 / day road to track, road haulage phone for quote.

Hillibus Farm, Faversham Road, Challock TN25 4BG [email protected] 16

The Table

The table in our dining room, Where daily dinners are consumed; Where Mother serves her wondrous pies! Where candled cakes light birthday eyes!

That table in our dining room Now stands against our fiery doom; Beneath it, we, in trembling fear Can feel the shocks as bombs fall near.

That table in our dining room Unseen within the blackout gloom Dark sentinel of precious lives As, overhead, the bombers dive.

The table in our dining room, It could, maybe have been our tomb! Protects us from our foes up there Supported by our fervent prayer!

The silence comes – the planes are gone We thank the Lord with joyful song As we emerge from our cocoon – The table in our dining room.

By Nigel Beeton Challock Summer Fair

Important Statement as a result of the Governments guidance issued regarding the Coronavirus pandemic.

It will probably come as no surprise that our Fair originally planned for 20th June 2020 will now be POSTPONED until 5th September 2020.

Please also note that the planned helpers meeting on 27th March was also cancelled and will be rescheduled once we have been given the all clear.... hopefully in the not too distant future.

We had thought that our fund raising Grand Raffle could still go ahead on 20th June but following the introduction of “Social Distancing” this too has now been postponed to 5th September 2020.

After a few months of this social distancing this will hopefully be an opportunity for the village to get together once again and celebrate the end of the Coronavirus! Stay safe and keep well Everyone!

Thank you for your understanding

John Burden On behalf of the Friends of Challock Church and the Fair Sub Committee.

Challock Village Store & Post Office (established 1947)

We provide a good range of Post Office facilities and some Banking facilities including: - Cash Withdrawals with a card – Travel insurance – Euros – Phone top-ups etc. Also, Lottery tickets and scratch cards. “It could be yooou.” Try your luck?

For the Latest information please see EDIBLE: - Challock Chatter on Facebook Our store is well-stocked with groceries whether you need tinned food, frozen food, ice cream, dairy, soft drinks, fresh bread, eggs, bacon, ham to make a snack or delicious meal. Don’t forget sweets for kids big & small and pet food for your furry dog or cat.

READABLE & SMOKEABLE: -

 Newspapers, local & national of course.  Variety of magazines kept in stock. Others can be ordered.  Birthday Cards and cards for all occasions. (Wrapping paper)  Tobacco

OTHER SERVICES: - For Delivery Service Update please see page 45

 Did you know that we offer a Dry-Cleaning service? No! Well we do, give it a try and save a trip to town. Great!  Grocery orders can be delivered locally free of charge.  Fresh sandwiches/rolls made to order.

Opening Hours: Mon to Friday 7am to 6pm. Saturday 8am to 6pm Now closing at 1pm every day Sunday & Bank Holidays 9am to 1 pm

Phone our friendly staff on 01233 740313

Foot Health Professional KENNINGTON Sarah Millard MCFHP MAFHP FOOT CLINIC [email protected]

Nail cutting, ingrown or thickened toenails, fungal Infections, corns, callus and verrucae. Clinic and Home Visits available 01233 629316 or 07941 565489

GRAHAM’S GARDENS & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Grass and hedge cutting - General garden maintenance

Overgrown gardens cleared - Gutters cleared of leaves & moss

Fencing repairs - Shed roof repairs & re-felting

Professional Reliable Service from your local tradesman

For more details contact Graham:

Telephone 01233 623342 Mobile 07922 116487

Coronavirus/COVID-19 - Scammers active in Kent!

Scammers and criminals are already looking for opportunities to scam people as a result of the Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. Happily, there are many more stories of kindness and generosity but we want to make people aware of the scams as they emerge – which they seem to be on a daily basis.

We have received reports from Kent Police of people door-knocking and claiming to be from the Health Authority.

What happens:  The criminal knocks on your door.  They claim to be from the Health Authority.  They offer to do COVID-19 testing on residents.  There are also reports of the criminal offering to take the residents temperature.

THIS IS A SCAM!

What to do:  Do not let them in.  Do not allow them to take any money or details from you.  Report to Kent Police on 101.  If you ask them to leave and they don't, contact the police on 999.

Please warn vulnerable family members, friends and neighbours.

Be cautious - scammers take advantage

Report There has been a report of an elderly Kent resident who lost money when they gave their bank card to someone who offered to do some shopping for them. They received one of these cards through their door and an individual offered to help, however, they actually stole money from the resident and were not seen again.

Payment Don’t ever give your bank or card details to anyone, even if you think you know them very well. You could either agree to pay in cash after they have delivered the shopping or pay them online if you have the facility to do so. Or maybe you could agree another method of payment - but never give your bank or card details.

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The Great Raphael

The Garvagh Madona

Painted 1509-10

Full Title The Madonna and Child with the Infant Baptist

Oil on wood

38.9 x 32.9 cm

National Gallery

Not on display

Five hundred years ago, on 6th April 1520, Italian Renaissance artist and architect Raphael died in Rome of an unknown illness. He was 37.

Born Raffaello Sanzio at Urbino, he was orphaned at the age of 11 and led something of a nomadic life. He was immersed in neoplatonic philosophy, as was the pre-Reformation Church of his time, which combined wealth, intrigue and political power, often to the detriment of spiritual coherence.

Raphael’s work, however, was of the highest quality. Best known for his Madonnas and for his large figure compositions in the Vatican, he achieved tremendous clarity and lucidity, trying to develop a calmer more accessible style than Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.

He spent his early years in various North Italian centres, then absorbed a great deal from the artistic hub of Florence before spending a celebrity-style last 12 years in Rome, working for two Popes. He eventually put together an impressive – possibly uniquely large – workshop of 50 pupils and assistants.

He never married, but was deeply attached to ‘La Fornarina’ – Margherita Luti, the daughter of a baker from Siena. His grand funeral was attended by large crowds, 4 cardinals in purple carried his body & he was buried at the Pantheon his own request. 23

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Need to speak to a neighbourhood officer?

Visit one of our Police Contact Points, available in nearly 200 locations across the county.

Police Contact Points are held each day from Wednesday through to Sunday, mainly in rural locations, on a rolling two-week schedule.

Our police vans stop at a prominent location for one hour per visit; come along to talk to a neighbourhood officer about any policing concerns you may have, to get safety advice or to collect a free crime prevention item.

For times and locations of the Police Contact Points near you, visit

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NEW NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER

IN AN EMERGENCY ALWAYS CALL 999

Win a £10 voucher with our Competition Sudoku Sponsored by The Barn Shop in Challock (Grid on the next Page)

The winning entry will be published along with the Sudoku solution in next months Forester

How to Enter Complete the puzzle on the next page, fill in the form below, cut it out put it in an envelope marked “Forester” and take it to the Post Office or Barn Shop. The winner will be the first correct puzzle drawn from a hat

Name…………………………………… Phone Number……………………………

Email Address (optional)…………………………………………………………………

Disclaimer. By entering this competition you agree that your name may be published in the Forester if you are a winner.

WEALDEN WHEELS. Local Community Transport for our Villages

For FAMILY TRIPS or GROUP OUTINGS to the SEASIDE, THEATRES, GARDENS, ATTRACTIONS, PLACES of INTEREST, SHOPPING CENTRES and FAMILY EVENTS, etc. in KENT, SUSSEX, LONDON or BEYOND

We have vehicles with 17, 14, 9 or 7 seats, with some specially adapted for wheelchair users. Use us either SELF DRIVE or with one of our QUALIFIED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS

To become a member phone 01233 840000 or email to [email protected], see us at www.wealdenwheels.co.uk

Wealden Wheels is a Community Initiative by Challock, Charing, Chilham, Egerton, Hothfield, Pluckley and Smarden

Challock Parish Council Minutes Did you know you can look at the Parish Council meeting minutes online at www.challock.org and then click on Parish Council.

Competition Sudoku

The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contains all of the digits 1 to 9.

The same single integer may not appear twice in the same 9×9 playing board row or column or in any of the nine 3×3 sub-regions of the 9×9 playing board.

Last Months Solution page 9

Sponsored by The Barn Shop, Challock

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The Lifeboat Project The Lifeboat project has been set up by Changing Minds Kent CIC to support those affected by and currently living in isolation because of the Coronavirus.

Like most voluntary organisations, we rely heavily on delivering our programmes to ensure we can sustain our services to the local community. During these coming weeks, we are remaining positive and determined to provide a range of innovative services to ensure we can thrive and continue to support those most in need.

To ensure we can make this happen, we need your support – We have developed the Lifeboat project to support the most vulnerable, and equally help sustain our current service provision. We have set up a ‘Go Fund me Page’ to ensure we can generate generous support to roll out these vital services. www.gofundme.com/f/the-lifeboat-project-corona-virus-relief

Changing Minds Kent currently provides social inclusion and skills development opportunities for individuals living in Kent from our social hub, "The Lodge" based in Westgate-on-sea.

Usually we provide a safe and relaxed environment for individuals to connect with others, improve their overall well-being through our range of activities such as gardening, sports, mindfulness, cookery and much more.

What will we be offering?

Whilst we are remaining calm and upbeat, for others this can be a daunting and challenging time and can impact an individual’s mental and physical wellbeing. Our support will include:

 Mental health support, advice, anxiety management, food and essentials for the local community throughout the Corona virus Pandemic. This will consist of weekly podcasts, videos discussing all things wellbeing, exercise, nutrition and more!  Free delivery of care packages for those in isolation in our community, including food, toiletries & entertainment (Crosswords, card games, colouring books, etc).  Establish a phone line for those seeking a friendly chat / video chat if possible.  Set up a social media hub for individuals to access for tips on combating loneliness whilst in isolation.  To grow and adapt the project alongside the ever-changing situation to provide support for as many affected individuals as we can possibly reach.  We will also be developing some ‘Virtual Training packages’ in exchange for donations so please watch this space.

I would be most grateful if you are able to promote, share and support this cause to ensure we can support all those that are affected.

Changing Minds Kent CIC

Stay At Home To Stop Coronavirus Spreading Everyone must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus. For more detailed Information please go to: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

You should only leave the house for 1 of 4 reasons:

 Shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible  One form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle – alone or with members of your household  Any medical need, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person  Travelling to & from work but only where this absolutely cannot be done from home

Important - These 4 reasons are exceptions – even when doing these activities, you should be minimising time spent outside of the home and ensuring you are 2 metres apart from anyone outside of your household.

Staying at home if you're at high risk of getting seriously ill from coronavirus Do  Stay at home at all times – do not leave to buy food, collect medicine or exercise  Stay 2 mtrs (3 steps) away from other people in your home as much as possible  Get food and medicine delivered and left outside your door – ask friends and family to help or register to get coronavirus support on GOV.UK if you need it  Prepare a hospital bag, including a list of the medicines you're taking – in case you need to go into hospital  Wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds  Make sure anyone who comes into your home washes their hands with soap and water for 20 seconds  Use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available  Clean objects and surfaces you touch often (like door handles, kettles and phones) using your regular cleaning products  Clean a shared bathroom each time you use it, for example by wiping the surfaces you have touched

Don't  do not have visitors in your home, including friends and family, unless they're providing essential care  do not stop taking any prescription medicines without speaking to your doctor

Staying at home if you or someone you live with has symptoms of coronavirus How long to self-isolate If you have symptoms of coronavirus, you'll need to self-isolate for 7 days.

After 7 days:  if you do not have a high temperature, you do not need to self-isolate  if you still have a high temperature, keep self-isolating until your temperature returns to normal

You do not need to self-isolate if you just have a cough after 7 days. A cough can last for several weeks after the infection has gone.

If you live with someone who has symptoms If you live with someone who has symptoms, you'll need to self-isolate for 14 days from the day their symptoms started. This is because it can take 14 days for symptoms to appear.

If more than 1 person at home has symptoms, self-isolate for 14 days from the day the first person started having symptoms.

If you get symptoms, self-isolate for 7 days from when your symptoms start, even if it means you're self-isolating for longer than 14 days.

If you do not get symptoms, you can stop self-isolating after 14 days.

Symptoms and what to do Do not leave your home if you have either:

 A high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)  A new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)

To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Stay at home.

Use the 111 online coronavirus service to find out what to do. Only call 111 if you cannot get help online.

Get an isolation note Use this service if you have been told to self-isolate because of coronavirus and you need a note for your employer.

https://111.nhs.uk/isolation-note

This service is only for people who:

 have symptoms of coronavirus  live with someone who has symptoms of coronavirus

If you have symptoms of coronavirus, the first thing you need to do is get health advice. If you have not already done this, use the 111 online coronavirus service

If you have to stay at home but feel well enough to work, ask your employer if you can work from home. If you can work from home, you will not need an isolation note.

You can also use this service for someone else. 29

Elderly & Vulnerable Priority Shopping Hours

 Mon, Wed, Fri: 8 - 9am.  NHS staff can shop between 7:30 - 8am Monday to Saturday.

 Mon, Wed & Fri - 9 &10am.  NHS staff can shop an hour ahead of usual opening times (except Tesco Express stores)

 Priority access for NHS workers Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8am to 9am.

 Prioritised in the first hour of opening Mondays and Thursdays.  NHS staff will be prioritised in the first hour on Tuesdays and Fridays.

 The first two hours of opening each Wednesday morning will be set aside for the elderly and vulnerable.

 Early access for NHS staff between 7am and 8am Monday to Saturday.

 Stores will prioritise the elderly and vulnerable for the first hour of opening.

All day everyday key workers in NHS, Police & Fire Service take priority in queues with a valid ID. Early access Sunday, 30 minutes prior to opening.

Check local Stores

Nature Notes Whilst there are many more flashy flowers for us to admire this time of the year it is the Lesser Celandine that I draw your attention to. Lesser celandines are quite common and are to be found in usually damp shady places, a walk down Mill Lane shows them in abundance, in such shady margins there is an abundance of leaf but few flowers whereas on sunny banks such as roadsides they form a blanket of colour. Lessor Celandine This plant is a hairless perennial whose yellow flowers possess narrow, very glossy petals that may fade white also close during dull weather. Its leaves which are heart shaped are dark green together grow from a small bulb; it can be a bit tiresome if you get it in the garden.

Lesser Celandines are members of the buttercup family and its Latin name is Ranunculus Ficaria. There is also a Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus to which the lesser is not at all related. I realise that we are all somewhat scared by Latin names but the foregoing aptly illustrates how confusing the use of local names can be when Lessor Celandine identifying plants.

The use of Latin nomenclature is universal and therefore common to all people and we can thank the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus for his pioneering studies during the 18C.

He was a professor at Uppsala University who studied widely in the Swedish countryside resulting in a classification of numerous plants and animals until his death in 1778.

"Walker" Greater Celandine CHALLOCK PARISH CLERK

Diane Sandy is the Parish Clerk and can be contacted on 07895 494851 or email [email protected]

Challock Parish News

Help for the Local Isolating For anyone in the village that will be self-isolating and need help with posting mail, pick up shopping, urgent supplies or a friendly chat on the phone ∙just call the clerk Di Sandy on 07895 494851. Challock Post Office Stores and The Barn Shop are able to deliver basic supplies to parishioners in the village who are self-isolating. Please call Andrew Challock Post Office on 740313 or Paul The Barn Shop on 740237 or email [email protected] Coronavirus is contagious. Please take every precaution to ensure you are spreading only kindness. Avoid physical contact (2 metres distance). Wash your hands regularly. Items should be left on your doorstep.

Stay healthy & safe.

VE Commemorative Event A Challock VE Day commemorative celebration on the 8th May has been cancelled.

SSAFA has released the following:-

For the series of events around VE Day 75 we want to reassure you that we are working closely with Pageant master Bruno Peek, the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as well as the organisers of our VE Day 75 concert at the Royal Albert Hall. The safety and health of our supporters and beneficiaries is our first priority and will keep all of those involved as up to date as we possibly can with any developments.

World War 2 Memorabilia Request At the time of going to press we may already be in partial lock down and hopefully the forester magazine will continue to be printed and distributed. As the VE Commemorative events have been cancelled or postponed we are looking to do a special May forester edition. Please send in World War 2 stories and photos of life in Challock & Molash. What life was like living during the war e.g rationing, going to school or being an evacuee. The first doodle bomb in Challock. Where possible please email your stories/photos to [email protected] or [email protected]

Broadband Voucher Scheme The Parish Council would like to hear from parishioners/businesses in Challock who are still experiencing slower broadband. Please contact Di Sandy, Parish Clerk by telephone or email.

Facebook Page The Parish Council now has a Facebook page in addition to the village website. For up to date information and important announcements you can visit Facebook www.facebook.com/Challock-Parish-Council. Any comments regarding our new Facebook page please email the clerk on [email protected]

The Parish Council meetings have been cancelled for the foreseeable future. The Litter Pick Campaign has been postponed until September 2020.

Challock Church Events in 2020 All proceeds go to PCC church funds or to the Friends of Challock Church building fabric fund

Planned Events Flower Festival - Over the August Bank Holiday. Theme “2020” (PCC) Friends Village Fete - Saturday 5th September on the Cricket field (Church Fabric Funds) Yvonnes famous Quiz - A Friday evening in October (Friends) Craft Fair for Christmas - In the Village Hall on a Sunday in November or December (Friends) Please note that there are changes from the previously published dates due to the Coronavirus measures. The Five Church Walk has been cancelled, and the Summer Fete is now on September 5th. Miscellaneous observations on life

Those who say they will forgive but can’t forget, simply bury the hatchet but leave the handle out for immediate use. D L Moody

Swallowing of pride seldom leads to indigestion. Anon

The hurrier I go, the behinder I get! Anon What is going on CHALLOCK CHATTER on Facebook

Challock Chatter’s Facebook definition is “A group for people local to, or connected to Challock to share news, ask for support, promote local businesses or just keep in touch with each other!”

Challock Chatter is the place to go to find a recommended tradesman. Whether a plumber or electrician just ask to find the go to guy.

Challock Chatter now has over 1000 members and seems to be doing well with lots of questions and advice being asked and given. It really is useful as you can get other villagers opinions and experience of local tradesmen and suppliers.

People, please remember that although Challock Chatter is a closed group you should be careful about any information shared on here, for example, do not give out your full address publicly, private message people instead.

The admins of Challock Chatter are working hard to prevent "undesirables" joining but can only go by the information they are given and hoping people are honest!

So if you have not joined get on Facebook and join in the chatter! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1375301012739934/ 33

Mobile Hairdresser Ana’s Style Local Hairdresser - Indian Head Massage - Ear Piercing For more Information and Appointments call: 07731 930615 Need to talk to a Molash Parish Councillor ? Here are their names, they are all contactable via the parish clerk:

Sarah Williams (Chair) Kim Lowe (Vice Chair) Tony Dodd Chris Drage Delenda James

Parish Clerk Tina Cobourn, contact - [email protected] or 07922 085423

Molash Parish Council Minutes

The minutes for Molash Parish Council meetings can now be found by visiting the Molash Web site on www.molashpc.kentparishes.gov.uk 34

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Wye Surgery Patient Participation Group

ONLINE CONSULTATION

On March 16 Wye Surgery went live with the new online system for contacting your GP. replaces ‘Ask my GP’. It may be accessed through the surgery website (wyesurgery.co.uk) and it enables patients to submit their symptoms electronically 24 hours a day 7 days a week and receive a reply by the next working day either by text message, email or telephone. was piloted by GP practices in the West of England and is now used by over 1200 GP practices, including other practices in the Ashford Primary Care Network.

The app requires patients to answer a series of questions and the answers will sign-post them to the most appropriate care, including a face to face appointment, self-help, advice from a pharmacy or a simple administrative response (a sick note or access to test results without the need for an appointment). includes a Red Flag alerting system that identifies potential critical illnesses and fast-tracks GPs’ responses.

One advantage of the new system is that it will remove the need to queue up on the telephone at 8 o’clock in the morning, as it can be submitted at any time of the day or night. It is also timely, as surgeries are facing unprecedented demand as a result of the corona virus pandemic. will allow patients to have access to clinical advice from GPs without having to come into the surgery, reducing the risk of infection spreading to other patients and/or to surgery staff.

The new system should reduce waiting times before clinical decisions are reached and could release more GP time for face-to-face appointments. is a more advanced system than ‘Ask my GP’ as it allows more space for free text to describe their symptoms. It is also safer for the patient allowing the Dr to identify urgent cases quickly, rather than risking them being the last in a telephone queue when all the appointments are gone for the day. Clearly, not all patients can use the Internet and there are separate arrangements for children under 6 months old.

Online consultation services do require a change of culture and mind set as we move away from the traditional face-to-face visits to the Dr, but online technology is capable of offering innovative new ways of maximising the clinical resources we have available.

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All in the month of April

500 years ago, on 6th April 1520 that Raphael, Italian Renaissance artist and architect, died, aged 37. (Unknown illness.)

250 years ago, on 7th April 1770 that William Wordsworth, British Romantic poet, was born. He was Poet Laureatte 1843-50.

200 years ago, on 8th April 1820 that the famous Ancient Greek statue of the Venus de Milo was discovered on the island of Milos in the Aegean.

150 years ago, on 22nd April 1870 that Vladimir Lenin, Russian communist politician and revolutionary was born. First head of state of the Soviet Union, founder of the Russian Communist party, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, and founder of Comintern (Communist International).

102 years ago on 1st April 1918 that the Royal Air force is Founded

100 years ago, on 25th April 1920 that Britain was assigned the Mandate for Palestine. It officially took control of Mandatory Palestine in September 1923 and held it until the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.

71 years ago on 4th April 1949 that The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established

75 years ago, from 1st April 1945 to 22nd June: The Battle of Okinawa. The largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War. Allied victory.

75 years ago, in April the following concentration camps and prison were liberated: Buchenwald (11th April); Bergen-Belsen (15th April); Colditz Castle (16th April); Dachau (29th April). They were liberated by either US, British or Canadian forces.

75 years ago, on 29th and 30th April: that Austrian-born German Nazi Party leader and dictator Adolf Hitler married his long-term partner Eva Braun in his Berlin bunker. They committed suicide the next day.

65 years ago, on 15th April 1955 that American fast-food pioneer Ray Kroc opened his first McDonald’s franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois.

50 years ago, 28th April 1970 US President Richard Nixon announced that the USA was sending troops into Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong, sparking widespread protests.

50 years ago, on 14th April 1970 Apollo 13 explosion. Launched on April 11, 1970, the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module failed. The crew instead looped around the Moon, and returned safely to Earth on April 17.

40 years ago, on 29th April 1980 that Alfred Hitchcock, British-born American film director and producer (Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho, and many more) died.

30 years ago, on 24th April 1990 that the Hubble Space Telescope was launched.

15 years ago, on 2nd April 2005 that Pope John Paul II died.

15 years ago, on 9th April 2005 that Charles, Prince of Wales married Camilla Parker Bowles, who gained the title the Duchess of Cornwall.

10 years ago, from 15th April to 21st April, that Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted explosively, sending a plume of volcanic ash across NW Europe. 39

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MOLASH VILLAGE HALL Friends of Kings Wood

Available for hire for parties/ Explore the forest and its wildlife in the events, seats 80 people company of the Friends. Reduced rates for local people [email protected] or phone and leave a For more details call message on 07523 203458 01233 740592 or visit our website on www.friendsofkingswood.org

CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING. Pat Crawford provides the RURAL FOCUS PRESS GROUP COMMENT AND ADVICE COLUMN

A recent BBC report investigated the threatening changes taking place in Mongolia – a country about which we don’t normally hear a great deal. Apparently over the last 70 years Mongolia has experienced higher temperature rises than the world average. According to the UN this, combined with overgrazing, has resulted in a quarter of Mongolia’s grasslands turning to desert. As the world’s second largest producer of cashmere for which demand continues to rise, Mongolia is faced with the problem of raising more goats which produce the fine wool while at the same time reducing environmental impact.

The British government has changed its mind about onshore wind farms receiving public money. Funding was withdrawn in 2016 when David Cameron was prime minister but, with the 2050 target for net emissions growing ever-closer, the government has said that solar and onshore projects can take part in the low-carbon auctions that award energy contracts.

The government’s Urban Tree Challenge Fund has resulted in 13 projects being given the go-ahead as result of which 22,000 large and 28,000 smaller trees will be planted in England. The initiatives will each receive a share from a £10 million pot. The fund is administered by the Forestry Commission whose chair, Sir Harry Studholme, said "Not only do trees in urban areas help to improve wellbeing but they also offer benefits in many other ways, like helping tackle climate change and mitigating flood risks”. Meanwhile increasing numbers of British gardeners, combining consideration for the environment with desire to produce food, are planting fruit trees.

‘Business’ and ‘the environment’ clashed when the Court of Appeal blocked Heathrow’s proposed third runway on grounds that the Government had failed to take account of its commitment to the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Regarded as a massive relief by environmentalists, some leading business leaders are warning that failing to proceed with the project will have vast impact that will destroy the hopes of a global Britain.

The Rural Focus group would like to remind readers that every tiny individual effort to reduce carbon emissions helps to produce a vast collective contribution.

Footnote. The Rural Focus Group includes representatives/individuals from the National Farmers’ Union, Country Landowners’ Association, Action for Communities in Rural Kent, The English Apple Man, Hadlow Rural Community School, Greenwich University, Campaign for the Protection of Rural England, Kent Farmers’ Market Association, Friends of the Earth, Kent Young Farmers, Professor Ian Swingland, Produced in Kent, Men of Kent and Kentish Men, Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, Kent Tree and Pond Partnership, East Malling Research, et cetera. The Group, set up by Pat Crawford who is the main sponsor, is supported by Professor Chris Atkinson, David Bartholomew Photography and Kings Hill Marketing Consultancy Ltd. Other rural-related groups are invited to apply for membership. Please direct enquiries to: [email protected]

Unprecedented Times - Support Available In what are unprecedented times Ashford Volunteer Centre have endeavoured to help where we can to highlight support mechanisms still in place and those offers of support coming in. In partnership with Ashford Borough Council we request that offers of support are recorded and viewed centrally. There may still be opportunity for ad-hoc and specific links but this approach may ensure more offers and needs are matched. Ashford Volunteer Centre cover the whole borough of Ashford so do help us help all those in need – urban and rural.

There is a new online form from Ashford Borough Council for community groups to register what they are doing with the council – so the council has an up to date record of this and can contact groups directly. We would appreciate if you can utilise this form but also share with any others in your communities who may also be offering support.

Just put ashford.gov.uk coronavirus help for the community into your favourite search engine (Google, Bing etc) click on the first result, alternatively go to

www.ashford.gov.uk/your-community/emergency-planning/health-and- pandemics/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-help-for-the-community

Just this morning I have had offers from a large group of DBS checked individuals offering to help plus the probation service are offering their Community Payback fleet of vehicles (again DBS checked staff) to help. Ashford is a unique borough and we will pull together and beat this unique situation!!!

From the team at Ashford Volunteer Centre we thanks you for your support and that continued support over the next uncertain weeks and months.

Good luck and stay healthy. Lee Robinson | Volunteer Services Co-ordinator

Invites you to our free Berwick House, 8 Elwick Road, Cancer Café Ashford Kent Support Group TN23 1PF 1st Friday of every month 10:00am - 12:00 Come for a chat, tea, cake guest speakers. All Welcome! Phone: 01233 665535 Email: [email protected] 42

Challock Ladies Singing Group

Sorry - No Meetings in April

A very informal singing group in the village, this is a regular social event at which you can sing some lighter material such as pop and songs from musicals etc. The main aim is to enjoy singing and being in each other’s company.

Please do come and join us – no previous singing experience required.

Further information call: Lynwen 740610 55 plus Club

The Club meets twice monthly on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday in the Methodist Church Hall on The Lees, 2-4pm.

Sorry - No Meetings in April

Contacts - Mrs Jill Jones - Secretary - 01233 714610

Mrs Brenda Smeeth - 01233 740912

Self-Isolating Contacts

If you are self-isolating, you could contact one of these organisations for help and support:

Age UK 0800 678 1602 Asthma UK 0300 222 5800

BHF 0300 330 3311 Diabetes UK 0345 123 2399

Mind 0300 123 3393 The Silver Line 0800 470 8090

Scope 0808 800 3333 Parish Clerk 07895 494851

Royal Air Forces Association

Sorry - No Meetings in April

Connection to the RAF is not necessary. We would be delighted to meet new members. Parking is not a problem.

Contact: [email protected] 43

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Can You Walk 1 Mile?

If so, join us on our 35th Anniversary North Downs Walk

th Date: Sunday, June 14 2020

Start & Finish: Harrietsham Village Hall, Church Road – ME17 1AP CANCELLED Check-in Open: 8.00am to 11.00am Cancer Research North Downs Walk Options: 1, 3, 6 or 9 mile route across14 June the 2020 beautiful North Downs Harrietsham Village Hall For Further Details call 07519 320919 or visit www.wealdofkentrotary.org.uk

OnRegrettably completion we all havewalkers had are to given take thea free difficult Ploughman decision’s Lunch, to cancel strawberries THIS YEAR and ’s cream andwalk, are entertained in light of theby arecent local Jazz escalation Band. regarding coronavirus.

RefreshmentsWe had hoped provided to beat 5able checkpoints to go ahead – we with even the provide walk drinkingbut all advice bowls forand dogs. common sense dictates that we put the health of everyone at the forefront. See the website for Maps/Poster/Route Details/Registration Forms etc. all of which may be downloaded. With apologies to you all for the disruption and disappointment. Apart from the beautiful scenery the event has the added bonus that walkers may retain 50% of theirRotary sponsorship Club of money the Weald for their of Kent own charity/church/ school etc. with the remainder going to CRUK.

Alternatively, you may register at the Hall on the day for a suggested donation of £15 per person.

To-date this Walk has raised over £500,000 for local & national charities, with almost £300,000 for CRUK alone.

All Costs are underwritten by our sponsors so every penny raised goes to charity.

Challock Post Office

Post office is now closing at 1pm

They are still taking phone orders for same day delivery.

If they need to order fresh bread then that will be next day delivery as this comes fresh from the baker each morning.

All deliveries will be zero contact to protect your safety and theirs.

If you would like anything else from the baker like baguettes or rolls staff are more than happy to order them for you.

Please contact the Post Office on 01233 740313 to place your order. Please ring no later than 4pm

Parent and Baby/Toddler CHALLOCK METHODIST CHAPEL The Lees, Challock, Ashford Every Wednesday 9.30am – 11.30am £1 per person There may also be a small charge for additional activities

Parking to the rear of the church Easy access and plenty of room for strollers

Lots of toys for baby to play with and regular activities. Relax with refreshments and meet people in our Community. For further details please contact Pat on 07813 625 105 [email protected]

Please contact Kent Play Clubs office 01233 713813 for further details and registration forms.

Kent Play Clubs is a local charity which sets up after school clubs in primary schools, often in rural locations.

The provision of an after school club, which is OFSTED approved, allows parents access to affordable childcare and it provides the children (aged between 4 and 12) with a safe place to be whilst their parents are at work. This also benefits the wider community by helping rural schools stay open.

www.kentplayclubs.org.uk

Neighbourhood Watch

I hope you find yourselves well and coping with these difficult and challenging times. I have not had to write to you too much recently because things have been pretty steady and calm in our area.

I have listed below the constant same reminders to be alert to which still plague many other parts of the Ashford District.

The key areas are:

1. Keep your main property secure at all times even if you are just popping out.

2. Keep sheds, garages and any outbuildings as secure as possible as tools stolen from here can often be used to break into main homes. Thieves may target these types of premises even more than usual as they will hope families are holding a few extra household good and supplies during this medical crisis.

3. Leave absolutely nothing on show in a parked vehicle especially at night. Vans and commercial vehicles with tools left in them are especially vulnerable.

4. Care with notes for delivery drivers, "I'm out all day please leave round the back "can be read by anyone. Also delivery drivers may well just leave parcels and packages outside homes as residents are "self isolating"

5. Care with bogus callers and distraction burglaries. These have even increased with persons using the coronavirus as an excuse to target people in their homes.

6. Be alert to scams by Landline telephones, mobiles, emails, letters and face to face on your door steps. As with 5 above beware of any calls by phone, email or in person using the coronavirus as a reason to carry out criminal actions

7. Do not hand over any monies or bank cards etc to strangers offering to get shopping if you are in isolation due to the virus or self isolation as a precaution.

To decent folk it is absolutely abhorrent that people could target vulnerable members of the community in these difficult times. They will!! To the criminal and selfish members of our community they will view this as a "business opportunity".

You will by now have heard of the tragic and dreadful incident that occurred in Ashford on Saturday when a young man received fatal injuries from a knife resulting in arrests and charges of murder. This has stunned Ashford and indeed the wider community and only strengthens the need for the Anti Knife Crime Campaigns and Seminars that have recently been run in Ashford. It is very worrying when you read, see on TV or hear of these type of incidents, when it occurs in our town it is scary and the police must ensure it does not become part of life in Kent.

Be Extra Alert & Vigilant Please During The Coronavirus Problems

Peter New ([email protected]) NHW Team 47

Puzzle Solutions

Crossword Solution The Word Search (on page 53) (on page 52)

The New Challock Website - www.challock.org

Lots of local information about Challock, its history, Parish Council and the school. 48

Mick’s Computer Chat

What does Google know about me? When you search on Google, they keep your search history forever. That means they know every search you’ve ever done on Google. On it’s own that’s pretty scary, but it’s just the beginning of a very deep pool of data that they collect on people.

What most people don’t realize is that even if you don’t use any Google products directly, they’re still trying to discover as much as they can about you. Google trackers have been found on 75% of the top million websites.

Most people also don’t know that Google runs most of the ads you see across the internet and in apps – you know those ones that follow you around everywhere? That’s Google, too. They aren’t a search company – they’re a tracking company.

If you do use Google products, they track you even more. In addition to tracking everything you’ve ever searched for on Google (e.g. “weird rash”), Google also tracks every video you’ve ever watched on YouTube. Many people actually don’t know that Google owns YouTube; now you know. And if you use Android (yeah, Google owns that too), then Google is also usually tracking:  Every place you’ve been via Google Location Services.  How often you use your apps, when you use them, where you use them, and who you use them to interact with. (This is just excessive by any measure.)  All of your text messages, which unlike on iOS, are not encrypted by default.  Your photos (even in some cases the ones you’ve deleted).

If you use Gmail, they of course also have all your emails and contacts. If you use Google Calendar, they know schedule. There’s a pattern here: For all Google products (Hangouts, Music, Drive, etc.), you can expect the same level of tracking.

Oh, and if you use Google Home, they also store a live recording of every command you (or anyone else) has ever said to your device! You can check out all the recordings on your Google activity page. https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity

The Myth of “Nothing to Hide” Some may argue that they have “nothing to hide,” so they are not concerned with the amount of information Google has collected and stored on them, but that argument is fundamentally flawed. Everyone has information they want to keep private: Do you close the door when you go to the toilet, or cover your windows when it gets dark? Privacy is about control over our personal information. We don’t want it in the hands of everyone, and certainly don’t want people profiting on it without our consent or participation.

On an individual level, lack of privacy leads to putting people into a filter bubble - Who Decides What Websites You Visit? Getting manipulated by ads, discrimination - Dozens of Companies Are Using Facebook to Exclude Older Workers From Job Ads, fraud, and identity theft. On a societal level, it can lead to deepened polarization and societal manipulation as we’ve unfortunately been seeing multiply in recent years. continued next month…..a solution? Mick Maidens is the Owner of Kent PCs for Computer Repairs in Challock (Near Ashford). Email: [email protected] Phone: 01233 740306 49

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1. Tune (6) Accross 1. Tree (5) Down 4. Shriek (6) 2. Licit (5) 9. Elaborate ceremony (7) 3. Extreme (7) 10. Youngster (5) 5. Desert plants (5) 11. Plaudit (5) 6. Building (7) 12. Dried grapes (7) 7. Freedom from vanity or conceit (7) 13. Comfort (6) 8. Rear part of a ship (5) 15. Slapstick (6) 13. Prominent (7) 18. Lamp (7) 14. Soft or indulgent (7) 20. Legally acceptable (5) 16. Avert (7) 23. Happening (5) 17. Combine (5) 24. Coach (7) 19. Laud (5) 25. Tallies (6) 21. Spear (5) 26. Tiers (6) 22. Sews (5) 53

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Churchwardens Mr David Potter 01233 740449 Molash Mr Geoff Jenkins 01233 740598 Challock Vacant Vacant PCC Secretary Mrs Clare Hook 01233 740356 Dene Cottage, Church Lane, Challock. TN25 4BS Treasurers: Molash Mr Paul Brewin 01233 740051 Challock Mr Peter Franklin-Bourne 01233 740213 Gift Aid is dealt with by the respective Church Treasurers Challock Methodist Chapel Minister Rev’d Malcolm Peach 01227 219966 Chapel Steward Mrs Jill Jones 01233 714610 Contacts for Villages’ Organisations Challock Forester - Editor Mick Maidens 01233 740306 Challock Badminton Club John Saunders 01233 740526 Challock Memorial Hall Bookings Secretary Kathy Stevens 01233 740504 Challock Parent & Toddler Group Pat Feddon 07813 625105 Challock Parish Council Clerk Dianne Sandy 07895 494851 Challock Primary School - Office - 01233 740286 Challock Table Tennis Club Jean Jones 01233 742624 Challock Youth Club Emma Jones 07779 165979 Roaring Twenties Brenda Smeeth 01233 740912 Cricket Club Jim Watson 01233 740396 Family Dog Club Maddy Norman 01233 740570 Footpath Rep. (Molash) Roger Mudge 01233 740680 Friends of Challock Church Yvonne Beazley-Long 01303 239549 Gardeners’ Society Ray Loftus 01233 740592 Kingswood Players Barry Macey 01233 740438 Molash Village Hall - booking Anne Loftus 01233 740592 Molash Parish Council Clerk Tina Cobourn 07922 085423 Pre-School Play Group Kathy Stevens 01233 740504 Primary School PFTA Wendy Reed 01233 740741 Challock Ward Councillor Larry Krause 01233 643497 Molash Borough Councillor Charles Dehnel contact via clerk 54