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Parishes of and Associate Team Priest The Revd Chris Hodgkins 01580 389587 [email protected]Ω mob: 07843220684 Please note Chris' day off is Friday Reader Judy Vinson 01580 241504 [email protected]

St Mary the Virgin, Rolvenden Churchwardens Elizabeth Marshall 01580 241529 ea.marshall@btinternet .com Maggie Macaulay 01580 241843 [email protected] Hon. Secretary Ann Paddick 01797 252334 Hon. Treasurer William Barham 01580 240852 Sacristan Elizabeth Marshall 01580 241529 Organist Geoffrey Davison 01580 241685 Bellringers’ Assoc. Captain Linda Smith 01580 241783

St Peter, Newenden Churchwardens Frances Jones 01797 252563 [email protected] Hugh Edmonds 01797 252196 [email protected] Hon. Treasurer Sue Bourne 07879 403424Ω Sacristan Rhoda Smith 01580 292041Ω Magazine Administration Judy Vinson 01580 241504 [email protected] Magazine Subscriptions Elizabeth Marshall 01580 241529 Published by Rolvenden P.C.C.

This month’s cover:“Daily exercise” Photographer: Jo Lodge 

View from the Layne he Easter season is about new life, transformation, forgiveness and moving on. It is a time of services full of joyful celebration liberally laced with my Tfavourite word, Alleluia! Easter starts on the Saturday night, in the dark with making of a fire outside the west door of the church. Then, often with some difficulty on a windy corner, the church’s brand new, never been lit, Paschal Candle is held in the fire. The church is in darkness, the congregation waiting, anticipating, each person holding a small unlit candle. The procession of the Paschal candle, now lit, begins with the priest holding it high and proclaiming, ‘The Light of Christ’. The procession moves into the dark church. Half way down the aisle we stop, and once again hear those triumphant words, ‘The light of Christ’. One by one the small candles are lit from the large one and gradually the darkness is pushed back a little further. Standing ready at the front of the nave is the special candle stand which will hold the candle high for the next year to be lit at various seasons and all baptisms, a visual symbol of the presence of Christ in the world. This Easter that did not happen. The new candle stays locked in the church, ready for the first service we are allowed to hold. And what an occasion that will be! This is ancient ritual and it reminds us each year of just how savvy the ancient ones of the church could be. Each year, without fail, the arrival of that one candle in the darkened building demonstrates how vivid a small flame is and how much it pushes back the darkness. As we live through this time of coronavirus, we see a different light, the glow of communal kindness shining out in so many acts of service pushing back the blackness of the times and the bleakness of the outlook. Corvid 19 threw a spanner in the workings of the world. We suddenly found normal was no longer the norm. We are having to accept, and get on with, changes thrust upon us, out of the blue. We can probably all think of moments when our own lives changed through a single event and we were never quite the same again. But what is significant about now is that the happenstance is universal. However, it has come for many with the gift of free time, free that is of the activity of being so busy there is no time for……. How are we using this unexpected gift of time, this gift which appears to come wrapped in a pervasive silence punctuated by statistics for the day’s death toll, reported as a gruesome global league table. Many of us have found a sense of satisfaction and, dare I say, joy that comes from giving and receiving neighbourly care and concern. It would be good for that to continue and become part of the new normal rather than finding we have dropped back into the old ways, the old familiar normal untouched by the things we have learnt about ourselves and others during this strange time. We have seen how we can be. How much do we want to change to being that way routinely? Here we have to get real and recognise that, when it comes to change, the only

1  change any of us can be certain of is change we make in ourselves. If we want to do that we have to use some of this gift of time to engage in some conscious reflection. Because changing personally means making space, getting fit, mentally and spiritually as well as physically, dumping the baggage that attaches itself as we go through life, remembered grievances, even anger at, relationships gone sour and aspirations frustrated by others. There is a framework for a time of reflection. Its focus can be the events of the day or it can be used to consider a much longer period of time. It was devised by Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, as a spiritual exercise for his monks and is known as the Ignatian Examen. But the basic framework is equally applicable to a secular viewpoint. Christians do not have the monopoly on reflective thought but I have to say carrying that light of Christ in dark places is a powerful source of comfort. I pray that the light of Christ shines for us all in the darkness Judy V And here is the framework for the Ignatian Examen : 1. Recall the day or a period of time 2. What were the main events, people, experiences, thoughts and feelings? 3. What is there to celebrate in all these things? 4. Anything to regret or that you would like to have happened differently? 5. Any awareness, insight, or gift from this day to carry into the day or time ahead? hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

In this second online issue you will find: n Regular items, Peter Austen’s Weather in the Layne which is our answer to Gardener’s World and Country File with weather records, Lavinia’s Cook’s Corner Sue’s Bookshelf, making a welcome reappearance and News of Newenden Cricket Club n The blue pages with of course the Bin calendar plus a lot of information to help you through the lockdown n There is the annual appeal to support Christian Aid Week, which is not the only appeal for support in cash or kind. n And then we have a number of very different articles, some by new contributors, and all springing out of these strange days. We are most grateful to all our contributors, and we could not have done it without those two host websites, Rolvenden Parish Council and Newendne.org. so a thank you to Peter and Ake hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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ROLVENDEN AND NEWENDEN’S RESPONSE TO CORVID-19 Residents and both Parish Councils have risen magnificently to the huge challenges created by Covid-19, drawing on our incredible community strength and resilience. It was incredibly heartening to see how many people immediately stepped forward to help their neighbours and to ensure that our most vulnerable residents were cared for. Vulnerable residents were identified and contacted and put in touch with volunteers who could carry out shopping and prescription deliveries. Newenden leafletted the whole parish and in Rolvenden, ‘post code’ volunteers were assigned to each postcode to act as a first port of call for any residents needing help. The Rolvenden Rocket team and My Village Stores are carrying out food deliveries throughout the Ward. Prescriptions are now being collected in bulk from Ivy Court surgery twice a week for onward distribution to residents. A new food bank, the Care Bear Scheme, has been set up to help families. And Rolvenden Parish Council is running a telephone befriending scheme to help deal with social isolation. The details of all these different schemes and contact information is available at www.ashford.gov.uk/coronavirus/List of Voluntary and Community Groups and look under Rolvenden & West Volunteer Groups. Contact details for Council Chairs and myself are: Newenden PC Chair: Derek Wright [email protected] 07906 658413 Rolvenden PC Chair: Denise Curtain [email protected] 07960 841903 ABC Ward member: Kate Walder [email protected]. 07389 110 611 Councillor Kate Walder Ward Member for ABC 

What does May bring to the Church This month in the Christian Calendar sees the two events that follow on from the transforming events of Easter. On May 21st we celebrate Ascension Day, the day when the risen Christ finally took his leave of his disciples and ascended into heaven. 10 days later we have the major celebration of Pentecost, the fiftieth day after Easter Day. Jesus had told the disciples to go back to Jerusalem and await the gift that he had promised them. And on Pentecost it arrived: The Holy Spirit as a strong wind and tongues of fire. And that was a whole new beginning for the disciples and many more people. It is taken as the beginning of the Church. You will find the story in Luke chapter 24 verse 36 to the end and then continued by Luke in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts) chapters 1 and 2. The church building continues to be closed and so we continue the routine of daily worship through the Facebook pages: Morning Prayer at 9:00am Mon to Sat Evening Prayer at 5:00pm. daily Sunday morning Rev’d Chris celebrates a virtual Eucharist at 10:30am Plus Ascension Thursday May 21st there will be a Eucharist at 7:00pm Those Facebook pages: St Mary the Virgin Rolvenden and St Peter’s Church, Newenden And if you would like to download the app for Morning and Evening Prayer here are the details: Judy V

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Weather in the Layne March arch, the Met Office tells us, was at times colder than January but I would add that it was also a windy month which can make it feel colder than the Mthermometer reads. It was a month split in two, the first half was a continuation of the past five months and carried on raining, heavy at times, giving us 64mm, 2.56 inches up to the 14th. We have had no rain since that to register on the gauge - from then until the end of the month the wind got round to the north, often the north east, which is a familiar feature of March weather. Together with the sun it helps to get the land dry so that the soil can be cultivated and crops drilled, though there is now a move into direct drilling without any cultivation, to allow worms and many other species to survive and multiply and in the longer term help the wellbeing of our planet. The days starting temperatures for March ranged from-0.7c on the 7th up to 10.1c on the 11th which would not have felt too bad with less wind, and the high day time readings ranged from 7.6c on the 5th up to 13.7c on the 11th indicating that the first part of the month was the warmest . With lock down in operation it has not been possible to see much of the countryside but what I have seen looks a picture. Primroses have put on a first class display together with the wood anemones followed by bluebells by the first week in April. There are also the masses of hawthorn flower, and pear and other fruit blossoms putting on their display. Tulips have now taken over from the daffs which were stunning, especially those newly planted along the cricket field and Layne field fence lines. An endless list of plants and shrubs, all at their best to brighten up the countryside, together with the busy nesting birds, all giving us something to take an interest in at this difficult time. I understand from a friend that a duck has taken over a hanging basket by their back door, the basket containing only soil from last year, and after scuffing out some of the soil to shape it like a saucer, the duck has laid its eggs. If it works as the duck planned it could be interesting to observe, although maybe the lack of cover could be a problem. It reminded me of several years ago when there was a duck’s nest in the garden of one of the bungalows in the High Street and it caused much worry to the homeowner. How would they get out of the garden and find their way round to the pond in the Avenue? I am certain it all went well in the end. Take care everyone, Peter Austen I may not be getting out so much but my granddaughter Andrea tells me she saw the first swallow near the church on 12th April and heard the cuckoo on 16th.

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Newenden Cricket Club e hope you and your families are keeping well and staying safe during these strangest of times. Though cricket still appears to be a little way Woff, our groundsman Guy Rummery has begun preparing the NCG for the new season. She is now starting to look more like her old self. I hear that the square has been rolled and he has started work on getting the outfield back to the immaculate surface it was last year. The ECB has called for all forms of the recreational game to be suspended until at least June, so we will wait for further advice. This will also mean that the relaunch of our Junior division will have to be put on ice for now. We will be rescheduling the dinner as soon as we are able to, but are aiming for an event in the summer. We are also putting together the club handbook at the moment which we hope to be able to send out electronically. Like every other organisation, the club is going to struggle during this period. Our costs continue to stack up and we are missing out on generating much need revenue. We do appreciate that these are tough times for everyone, but we would ask for your support to help us stay afloat. It would be great if members could pay their annual subs or even make a small donation to the club. The positioning of the new nets in the adjacent field, has now been approved by the Environment Agency, so work will start on those as soon as possible. You can also see the progress being made with the new village hall. The steel frame is up and soon the soil will be removed from the site. The Newenden Trust are still liaising with the EA about the finer details of that but will hopefully be soon. They are now going out to tender to finish off the building works so no more work on the fabric of the building likely to happen before the end of the Summer, save for a few more steels to go up. Once the lockdown is lifted they hope to install the entrance gates and tidy up the site a bit. The area should then be free from building work for what remains of the season. We look forward to a speedy return to matches and activity on the cricket ground, and to seeing the village spring back to life. Phil Morri, League Captain

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Acknowledging the work and sacrifice of Healthcare and other key workers – goes global from he global victims of the Covid-19 pandemic and the frontline heath staff caring for them are being remembered daily in the mother Tchurch of the Anglican Communion. Officials at Canterbury Cathedral began tolling “Harry” – the oldest bell in the cathedral – at 8pm BST every night since Maundy Thursday (9 April). It will continue daily until the threat from Covid-19 recedes. It is the first time that the bell has been rung daily in this way. To comply with movement restrictions in the UK, the bell is being tolled remotely using a timer; so that no staff will be present within the 1,400-year-old building. The current Harry bell was cast in 1635 by the Joseph Hatch bell foundry in Ulcombe, . It is named after Prince Henry of Eastr, the 14th century donor of the original 343 kg bell. It sits in the central tower of the cathedral, which is known as the Bell Harry Tower. “Communities around the world have embraced the idea of clapping hands to thank publicly healthcare staff and other frontline workers at this time”, the Dean of Canterbury, Robert Willis, said. “We all know that their vital work is undertaken at great personal risk to themselves. The bell of Canterbury Cathedral will lend its voice to this display of gratitude and also mark a moment to pause and remember those who have died.” A cathedral spokesperson added: “It is hoped that the familiar sound of this bell of the 1,400-year-old Cathedral will be a comfort and source of strength for all who hear it; a symbol of continuity, solidarity and reassurance that we will, as a global community, get through this dark time together. “To this end, the Cathedral is encouraging everyone within earshot to record the tolling of the bell from inside their homes each evening and post it online to share with their friends and families wherever they are.” Taken from the Anglican Communion News Service

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May used to mean Red Envelopes for Christian Aid Week in your magazine. This year it is an urgent online request still coming via the magazine, but with the request that you make your donation direct to Christian Aid. Christian Aid Week has traditionally featured transforming lives through changed farming and fishing methods, clean water projects or schooling. All that still goes on. Take a look at the Global Work pages on their website: https://www.christianaid.org.uk/about-us/programme-policy-practice But this year Christian Aid is employing its expertise gained in the time of Ebola to work with some of the world's poorest countries as they are confronted with Corvid-19. These are the countries with the weakest health systems and most vulnerable people, who will struggle to cope with any costs of healthcare, the costs of being unable to earn a living while ill or quarantined, and the costs of rebuilding their lives afterwards. As this virus spreads across the world, love rises up in response. You’ve already shown incredible kindness to your neighbours. Now is the time to reach out to your neighbours both near and far. Your love protects, from storms, from drought, and now from coronavirus. Your love protects our global neighbours battling the spread of this illness. Your love protects with soap, clean water and medical supplies. Please will you give an online donation by going to: https://www.christianaid.org.uk/appeals/emergencies/coronavirus- emergency-appeal Thank you!

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Farming Today aster this year has been strange for all of us as we continue to follow the restrictions set in order to Ehelp with the fight against Coronavirus. For many key workers their work life continues as they maintain essential services such as healthcare, transport and of course food production. I don’t think we have ever been more aware of where our food comes from than in recent weeks as our supermarket shelves were emptied. Our farmers, and those who work across the agricultural and horticultural sectors, work day in, day out to provide food for our plates. They are among the key workers yet get little mention.The last three years have been difficult for them with the uncertainty of Brexit, unstable market prices and difficulties in securing migrant workers to pick fruit and vegetables. Many of these issues still remain and now Coronavirus has made its impact on the agricultural sector. You may have heard on the news recently that many salad crops will be ruined in the next two weeks if people aren’t found to harvest them. Thankfully an air charter service has brought Romanian workers to help with the harvest of fruit and vegetables preventing tonnes of produce from going to waste. This is the first of six planes bringing migrant workers over to help with fruit picking over the summer months. The big concern now is for the British dairy industry as thousands of litres of milk are being poured away due to coffee shops, restaurants, hotels etc remaining closed for the foreseeable future. Dairy cows can’t be furloughed and our dairy farmers are not able to make use of treasury support measures. For me as I walk around our Livestock Markets in Kent and Sussex the feeling is very much like Easter Eve: the feeling that something familiar has gone and the anticipation of what may replace it. For three years we were told that Brexit would happen and now that it has we are in a kind of in-between place of the familiar having passed and the new thing not quite with us. We can almost join the disciples’ question of ‘What happens now?’ and as we read in John’s Gospel, after the appearance of Jesus to Thomas and the disciples a week after that first Easter day, they went back to what they knew, fishing. Easter Eve is an in-between time. We are between the death of Jesus and His resurrection. Agriculture and Horticulture are in an in-between time where there is still a lot to be worked out. There is good news though. If we are drawing on Gospel parallels this nothing quite happening, in-between phase doesn’t last. There will be a resurrection and new life will come. Rev’s Chris Hodgkins

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A prayer for farmers during Covid-19 Lord of creation, we are battered and bruised by recent events, we are wearied by worry and worn out, yet still we go on. We pray for our farming community whose day to day work never ceases. Through flood, changes to agricultural policy, ever fluctuating prices and now coronavirus the work of our farmers continues. Sowing, lambing, calving and feeding livestock, in good weather or bad, good health or ill health, daily life on the farm never stops. Lord of creation remind us daily of your love for us and your promise that as long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, night and day, shall not cease. Amen Cook’s Corner Tuna Corn Bake Serves 4 This is a very quick, easy & useful recipe, all the ingredients can be in your store cupboard.You can vary the proportions to your own taste & can use a tin of cream of mushroom soup instead of the white sauce Ingredients: 450ml white sauce 120g mushrooms chopped 200g tin tuna 200g sweetcorn,tinned or frozen. If using frozen just defrost before adding. Seasoning. Method: Mix everything together and put in a greased ovenproof dish Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and grated cheese if you like Bake in oven, 220/gas 7 for about 15 minutes before browning under the grill. Lavinia I am always very happy to receive a favourite recipe, especially one appropriate for the season (early summer right now). Email to [email protected]

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Extract from Police Community Support Officer Kate Richard’s monthly report

Criminals are experts at impersonating people, organisations and the police. They spend hours researching you hoping you’ll let your guard down for just a moment. They can contact you by phone, email, text, on social media, or in person. They will try to trick you into parting with your money, personal information, or buying goods or services that don’t exist. If you are approached unexpectedly remember to: n Stop: Taking a moment to think before parting with your money or information could keep you safe. n Challenge: Could it be fake? It’s ok to reject, refuse or ignore any requests. Only criminals will try to rush or panic you. n Protect: Contact your bank immediately if you think you’ve fallen victim to a scam and report it to Action Fraud. n You can also report suspicious texts by forwarding the original message to 7726, which spells SPAM on your keypad. n The police, or your bank, will never ask you to withdraw money or transfer it to a different account. They will also never ask you to reveal your full banking password or PIN. n Do not click on links or attachments in unexpected or suspicious texts or emails. n Confirm requests are genuine by using a known number or email address to contact organisations directly. To keep yourself secure online, ensure you are using the latest software, apps and operating systems on your phones, tablets and laptops. Update these regularly or set your devices to automatically update so you don’t have to worry. Watch out for the following: n Phishing scam, where fraudsters are impersonating Tesco. You receive an email supposedly from Tesco offering ‘free vouchers’ during the coronavirus outbreak. You are asked to click on a link, which takes you to a convincing looking phishing website that is designed to steal your login, personal and financial information. If you receive one of these, please do not click on the link. Delete it and report to Action Fraud. n Scammers will continue to target people looking to buy medical supplies online. They will send emails offering fake medical support and trying to scam people who may be vulnerable or increasingly isolated at home. Once your monies are sent, the supplies never arrive. If it looks too good to be true, with

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miracle cures and promises of medical supplies, then it probably is. n A text message from the DVLA with news of a refund. The DVLA would never text you in this way asking for you to click on a link, so if you get these, please do not click on the link and just delete. The link is to obtain your personal data/bank account details etc. If you get any unsolicited text messages or emails offering refunds etc. or promises of monies or threats of fines asking you to click on a link, do not do it. To help yourself and others: n Please report any scams where possible to Action Fraud. Reporting to Action Fraud can be carried out online at https://www.actionfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040. If you have Twitter, you can follow Action Fraud for up to date information on COVID-19 fraud on @actionfrauduk. n For more info and extra help on how to keep yourself safe on line visit https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ Use the A, B, C of scam awareness: A. Never assume a caller, email or text is genuine. B. Never believe a caller, email or text is genuine. C. Always confirm by contacting a trusted number, family member, friend, your bank’s fraud department or the police to check if it’s genuine. Kate Richards PCSO 46059656 Community Safety Unit| Ashford Police Station | East Division

For more information about policing in your area. visit www.kent.police.uk To report a non-urgentcrime online. visit www.kent.police.uk / contactus

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Community Care Bear Fund Invitation to join in the initiative started by The Star e at The Star are asking our customers to give Wup one luxury a week and put the money in our Community Care Bear Fund. The money raised is to be spent in My Village Store by our parish group and weekly parcels will be made up for those who have the most need. This is a hard time for everyone but in true Rolvenden spirit, if we can all pull together as a community, we can all come out smiling the other side. If you want to know more, please contact The Star by phone 01580 241369 or through the contact email on their website: www.starrolvenden.co.uk

St Mary’s Flower Festival and Art Show August Bank Holiday weekend feels a long way off... At present we do not know whether we will be able to stage our Annual AFlower Festival and Art Show this year, or what adaptations we might need to make. Taking a positive view, it would be sensible to continue our plans as usual. This year’s theme is ‘The Poetry of Nature’, and all our usual and budding arrangers are invited to choose any poem to base an arrangement on that is about the natural world from sky, sea, season, animal and birds to thunder, bugs and stars. Please let me know your choice of poem by email [email protected] or post a written copy to Laurels Nursery, , Cranbrook Kent TN17 4JU. And we are keeping equally positive about

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the Art Exhibition over the road in the Village Hall. Plans are being put in place and letters and entry forms will be sent out to artists early in May. You may not have exhibited before but find you have a little extra time this year, and just maybe you could create some masterpieces. Get the brushes out and have a go! Taking note of that ‘Poetry of Nature’ theme for the church flowers, and given no-one is travelling very far, maybe veg plots and gardens could be your inspiration! If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please contact Jan Gambier by email: [email protected], or phone as details below With best wishes Sylvia Kellett 01580 240463 Jan Gambier 01580 243086, Mob: 07952 414269

What will we take from the time of Coronavirus? What, I wonder, will be your abiding memory of lockdown? We still do not know how long we have to go, but I am already certain that one of the events I shall recall with a warm glow is the morning my road sang happy birthday to a neighbour. It was simply organised by telephone calls. Five minutes before the appointed hour we came out of our houses, strung along the road – no problem with traffic or weather, the spring sunshine was warm and the cawing of the rooks was evidence of Nature alive and thriving – and at 11:00, conducted by the most musical of our company, we sang lustily to our birthday girl at her open window. Will it replace birthday cards? Probably not. But will it continue as a way of being community, showing collective care and goodwill? Oh, I do hope so! Judy V

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Some younger thoughts on Lockdown life Edie and Rose live in Rolvenden with their Mum and Dad, younger sister Hazel and younger brother Edward. 26th March ello, my name is Rose and I am nine years old. I live in Rolvenden and go Hto Rolvenden Primary. I thought that you might be interested in hearing what it is like for me to be at home during the Coronavirus. Sometimes, I find my work tricky when I can’t get much help because my mum and dad have to be three teachers at once and look after my brother and do their work too. I find it really annoying not being able to hug my relatives and having to stay six feet from them. Coronavirus is stopping loads of people from doing the things they love and it just makes me think about the people that live alone. I might not always get along with my sisters but at least I know that I always have company. My Grandad lives alone but he is going to teach me how to play chess on face time and I have already read two Harry Potter books since we finished at school!* I really miss all my friends at school and hope to see them all soon. Mum and me always loved to go on walks before the Coronavirus but now we are walking more than ever! Me and my sisters have hidden stones with pictures on them around the village and Layne. Maybe you’ve found one? *Udate: I am now on my fifth! (19th April) 19th April Hello my name is Edith but most of my friends call me Edie. I am 11 and I am going to write about how Covid-19 has affected my life and what I do. Sometimes I wish that I could see my family and friends at school and give them hugs like I normally do. I kind of feel trapped and want to see someone different to see and socialise with. But I need to remember I am lucky that I have my family and a great garden, not like some that live in flats and some that have no siblings. Me and my sisters paint stones and hide them around the village and layne for walkers and key workers to find and take

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home. I think it is important that we do this because even little acts of kindness can make a big difference to a person’s life. We don’t know when this will end, when we may get back to normal and see each other again but I hope we may look back on this year and see all the doctors and nurses saving lives and supermarkets helping feed us and all the good that will have come out of it. Even in bad times we need to remember the good not the bad, even though you may not always feel like it. My two year old brother Edward said that he wanted to throw a stone at the coronavirus so that he could see his grandparents and his cousin Betty again! For some people lockdown is a quiet time but in my home definitely it is not. There is always something to do like when we all baked hot cross buns with our aunts, cousins and grandparents on zoom (a bit like face time but with lots of people taking part) on Easter Sunday morning. Ours tasted like rock cakes instead of hot crossed buns but they still tasted good. We now do a lot of cooking and baking - yesterday me and Dad made orange and cinnamon cookies- they were great! I am still going to be hiding stones so keep your eyes out.

17  A Personal Reflections on this Period of Isolation I have begun to notice things changing both in myself and also in our local community. I’m sure we all have. t seems to me a time of paradox, of negatives which are impossible to ignore and of positives too, with a roller coaster of emotions to ride. Having worked in INHS mental health services for the many years, I am reminded and reassured that my changing mood, between periods of heightened anxiety and comparative calm, is a very natural response to such an uncertain and unfamiliar situation that we are all now going through. Over the past weeks, as the isolation continues, I’ve noticed my own anxiety and fear as I dodge people in the aisles of the supermarket wanting to keep others and myself safe, yet also appreciated the camaraderie and tolerance as we all wait patiently in the queue together. I’ve had strange ‘dances’ as I manoeuvre to chat with family and neighbours, showing concern to keep the prescribed distance but so wanting to get closer to them and feeling cheated we can’t enjoy a longer time together. Yet, at the same time, I’ve felt so glad they are there and, that we can snatch these moments together for a quick ‘check-in’ and that we are able to share a laugh about our awkward moves! I’ve worried that I may be getting through the food in the cupboards too quickly, and have struggled to get online deliveries. Yet, I’ve seen some lovely acts of generosity and the sharing of items within the community, as well as pop-up stalls along roadsides. I’ve appreciated the flexibility and resilience of our local businesses with their home delivery systems and take-away menus to keep us going and have even risen to the challenge myself, with some great new recipes emerging from my kitchen as I now have plenty of time to enjoy cooking again! I’ve recognised the loving kindness that is all around us within our community: the well-wishing from (whom before I might have described as) ‘complete strangers’, on my walks during permitted exercise time, but with whom I now feel a sense of connection. I have been learning how to adapt, to let go of things I can’t control and to think about the best ways I can to put my skills to good use. I’ve learnt, and am still learning, about myself when my freedom is constrained and, I’ve also learnt to be grateful for the peacefulness and beauty of the area in which we live and appreciated the compassion and responsiveness of the local community in Rolvenden. Debbie Bray

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House and Garden Alphabet ou can produce one by yourself, you can have a competition in the house to see who can Ybuild a complete alphabet fastest. If the family is big enough, you could have teams. The idea is simple: Complete an A to Z list of items used in the house or garden to clean, cook, maintain or repair. They do not need to be actually in your house or garden, in fact they could be items your great gran used which now only appear in episodes of Downton Abbey or in a museum. ‘Item’ includes tools. Implements, appliances, equipment, utensils, gadgets but does not include chemicals, food items, bed linen, furnishings, fixtures, fittings or furniture. You are allowed one Joker. By Joker we mean an item starting with a brand or manufacturer’s name, for example Brillo pad or Hoover. If you really get into this, you can extend the competitive element by seeing who can list the most items for any one letter. The deviser of this activity takes no responsibility for any injuries sustained as a result of participating in this activity. Have fun people!

Get those little grey cells working The Mags third word oblong. See how many words you can make out of these 9 letters. Two rules, only use a letter once in a word and you must use the one in the middle.

19  RAF Air Cadets Virtual Ensemble 2020

To hear them go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyv1hzBt5X8 To find out the story of this music making by the RAFAC Virtual Ensemble 2020 we had to start at the beginning: Nick, how many years have you been involved with the RAF Air Cadets? I was commissioned in 1999 so that's now 21 Years - Currently hold the rank of Squadron Leader. We have strong RAF links within the family so I was keen to be involved. My father was a fighter controller in Fighter Command and my Uncle was in Bomber Command. Where did the emphasis on music come from? Music is one of my major passions, and importantly music making and helping others to make music so it felt natural to get involved in music making with the cadets How many cadets in all? There are about 50,000 Air Cadets making us bigger than the RAF. How many musicians? It's hard to quantify that at the moment. Lots of

20  squadrons have their own bands, choirs and ensembles. Take Ashford squadron for instance, they have had a squadron band for many years that has supported events across the borough. How did you first get involved? I had the post of Region Band Officer ( & South East) where we established the first Region Band in 2006. This band has now developed under the guidance of my wife Clare who followed after me and then two of our friends within the organisation. But then you moved up to the national scene? Originally there was the National Concert Band, formed 25 years ago. Bit before my time. I became involved in 2009 as I was appointed the first Director of Music of the National Marching Band. In 2010 I was in front of the Marching Band whilst we marched down The Mall to celebrate 150 years of cadet forces in the . I also conducted the band at Twickenham for Bath vs London Wasps and we toured France. The forming of the Choir for the 75th Anniversary of the ATC followed in 2017 and last year I formed the String Ensemble. Clare had wanted a place for strings from her time as a cadet. I suppose you could say I formed it for her. Tell us about the production of the first virtual performance from the orchestra. The Pandemic has been not only disruptive but a source of much challenge and a time for trying new things. All our ensembles were terribly disappointed that camps were cancelled over Easter which meant they could not perform. So it was quickly decided that we would try and emulate this as a virtual performance. And what were the technical challenges? Cadets today are very tech savvy! All their exams are done on computers and they access much of the output online. This was not a problem to organise. Music was sent out a month in advance and we asked them to record themselves on a phone or tablet. The only guidance they had was an issued click track to keep them in time. There was no combined rehearsal, each cadet worked on learning their part alone. And when it came to the performance they could not see or hear anyone else. We are very lucky that the lead editor works for Sky TV. He led the production for the project and the result is that great performance on the net for all to see, so far 148.6k views! When life returns to normal do you see any of this use of technology continuing to play a role? Absolutely, life will change for us all. Music can continue regardless of the challenges. Which means more people get the opportunity to participate in different performances. Nick Sermon was interviewed by the editor

21 Useful Contact Numbers for Rolvenden For groceries/supplies delivered to your door:

My Village Store Rolvenden 01580 241314 – General store

Korker Sausages 01580 241307 – Minimum £10 order

Huntley’s Butchers Tenterden 01580 763493 - Before 10.30am

Farm Butchers Tenterden 01580 763932

Woof Pet Store Tenterden 01580 764672 – Wednesday delivery

Payden’s Pharmacy Tenterden 01580 762730 – Prescriptions

For Take Away Food in the village see next page

Other help:

Esme Thomas 07500 006551 - Qualified teacher, help with home learning

Cllr Lynn Walker 07949 441911 / Rev Chris Hodgkins 01580 389587

Care Bear Scheme, food parcels for families with children experiencing financial difficulties (all enquiries in strictest confidence).

Cllr Irene Newman 01580 241813 – To arrange a friendly phone chat if you are self-isolating alone.

Anything not covered above – email [email protected] or call Cllr Tess Turner 01580 241837 and we will do our best to help. Take Away Food in Rolvenden Menus dependent on what supplies are available. Delivery Service available in Rolvenden and for anyone self-isolating

Ewe and Lamb Rolvenden Layne Take Away Menus already delivered to every house in the Layne and now posted on Facebook page The Ewe and Lamb (Note not the FB page The Ewe and Lamb Rolvenden Layne) Food available from 12:00 noon to 2:00pm and 5:00 to 7:00pm Orders to be left on Answerphone outside these hours, remember to leave your telephone number. Telephone 01580 241

The Star Rolvenden: Draught beer at £3.50 per pint to take away, Take Away menu on website www.starrolvenden.co.uk Food served in our polystyrene boxes for hot food, (or you can bring your own sterile plate or container) Order and payment taken over the phone: 01580 241369 Good News for Gardeners the following Suppliers are now open and ready to help

Cherry Garden Nursery, Rolvenden Open every day telephone orders and visits by appointment (with social distancing being a priority). The Nursery specialises in perennial cottage garden plants, which are available for planting now for colour both this summer and in future years. They do not stock summer annual bedding plants. Local deliveries can be made. To find out more and make an appointment, Call: Vicki on 07808 270230.

Around the Garden Table Northiam We are a mobile garden shop, helping you to stay home and enjoy your garden. a range of plants, including tomato and bedding plants, compost and garden accessories. Additionally we can source plants specifically for a ‘gap’ in your garden be it shady or full sun. Contactless delivery is offered with payment either via our website, BACS or contactless payment. We will carry compost and plants to your potting shed should you need that little extra service. www.aroundthegardentable.co.uk Call: 07538 182772 Email: [email protected]

Tenterden Garden Centre Reading Street Now taking orders for a home delivery service You can start an order via e-mail [email protected] to by using our contact us form on our website www.grovewellgc.co.uk Please provide as much detail as you can, along with a contact telephone number so we can process your order as quickly as possible. Thank you again for the support Orders can also be placed by calling 01233 758510, as long as your payment card and delivery address match we can process your order and deliver to your drive, with zero personal contact. Waste Collection Dates for May Monday Food Waste Household Refuse Recycling Garden Recycling grey bin green bin brown bin (or black sack) (or clear sack) (or white sack)

04 May yes yes no yes

11 May yes no yes no

18 May yes yes no yes

25 May yes no yes no

01 June yes yes no yes

■ Yellow sacks, where supplied, will be collected weekly ■ Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, put out alongside your Grey Bin (or black sack) in clear plastic bag, but not light bulbs, see below. ■ Textiles, Clothes and Shoes, put out alongside your Green Bin (or clear sack) in clear plastic bag ■ Further information: Anything to do with recycling and waste disposal: On-line, see ABC website: www.ashford.gov.uk/waste By telephoning ABC on Tel 01233 330646

Parish Councils NEWENDEN PARISH COUNCIL ROLVENDEN PARISH COUNCIL www.newenden.org/organisations.php www.rolvendenparishcouncil.org.uk Twitter feed @NewendenPC using Parish Clerk: Mr Peter Settlefield hashtag #Newenden Wealden House, Grand Parade, Parish Clerk: Mr John Leeves. Littlestone TN28 3NQ 3, Ben Hall Mill Place, Ben Hall Mill Road email: [email protected] Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 5EE Meetings normally held third Tuesday of telephone: 01892 513899 the month 7:30pm, six times a year. e-mail: [email protected] Due to the Coronovirus emergency Meetings are normally held on a Tuesday, arrangements for meetings are being at 7.30pm, six times a year. modified. Please check the website for Due to the Coronovirus emergency information. arrangements for meetings are being modified. Please check the website for information. 

The Book Shelf These last few weeks the book shelf has yielded up some interesting new reads and a reacquaintance with some old friends. The Garden of Lost and Found by Harriet Evans was described as ‘Comfort reading of the highest order’ by India Knight on the blurb. It certainly is an engaging novel that addresses the value of art and its role in society as well as what art means. The painting that the book is named for has film star status in the early years of the twentieth century but then the artist goes out of fashion. The novel focuses on three generations of the same family and how they connect with both the garden, that the painting was set in, and the value of art in life. Family dynamics are explored and many issues arise. The book is engaging and a speedy read. Another easy read was Matt Haig’s novel How to Stop Time which is a book that features a man with a rare genetic disorder that means he ages at a different rate to other people. He was born in 1581 and now he looks as though he is forty-one. It is a page turner and follows the key moments of the hero, Tom Hazard’s, life. You can imagine some of the difficulties that he encounters. Elizabeth Strout’s Anything is Possible is an engaging read with well-drawn and never happily ever after characters. Strout creates memorable vignettes and weaves each life story into a tapestry of small-town America. There are no stereotypes. Her characters have a freshness to them as they confront their inner demons. This novel is short, memorable and beautifully written. Lucy Worsley’s Lady Mary is a very accessible examination of the childhood and adolescence of Mary Tudor. Her account is profoundly moving and flows like a novel – it is a mixture of historical fact and imagined dialogue and it works very well introducing the reader to the less well known aspects of Mary’s life. It may well change your opinion of this historical character. A friend of mine is re-reading Jane Austen’s novels and having tremendous fun working her way through the volumes – certainly an author to recommend, sparkling, acerbic, and amusing. I have turned to George Eliot’s Middlemarch and been amazed at how different it is from how I remember it. I am enjoying meeting the characters and wryly observing that they have not grown old with me, they do seem very different. Having read An American Marriage and enjoyed the discussion surrounding it, I have now picked up a by Amy Sackville – a real challenge, as this is the next book that will be the focus of discussions at a book group that I belong to. I wonder whether anyone would like to join a virtual book group discussion on this novel in mid-May? If you would, let Judy know and she will be able to give me your e.mail address and we can try out a ‘Zoom’ meeting. Sue Hatt

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Walking with Aurora o much to see, so much to learn, so much to understand in this beautiful part of Kent. Every morning Aurora and I walk down or up the lanes in Rolvenden and every Sday there are new wonders to see. What is remarkable is that slowly the things that we see are beginning to take on identities. This morning it was a wren. A tiny brown bird full of character who shouted at Aurora and me to go away in no uncertain terms with its tail upright, hopping aggressively on the branch that it was standing on. We moved and it flitted. Troglodytes troglodytes is a big name for a small bird. I read that it was so named because it goes into nooks and crannies in search of insects to eat. It has also been observed near caves. The wren is nine to ten centimetres long and has a wingspan of thirteen to seventeen centimetres. It is a very round little bird (bit like a tennis ball) with a mighty voice. It is not surprising that this characterful bird features so frequently in story and folklore. From being the victim of the wren hunt to honourable mention in the song: The robin redbreast and the wren, God’s Almighty’s cock and hen. Him that harries their nest Never shall his soul have rest. This Photo by Kill a robin or a wren, Unknown Author is licensed under Never prosper, boy or man. CC BY To laying claim to being king of the birds, Jenny Wren has made a mark on our culture. What a delight it was to see her this morning in the bright spring light that was filtered through the fresh green leaves. And then there is Alliaria petiolate, not that I knew it as such when I first met it pretending to be Honesty amongst the seedlings of the beautiful white version of Lunaria. Now I know that it is Jack-by-the hedge, known as this because of its fondness for growing in shady places. It is a biennial plant growing heart shaped leaves in its first year and then it shoots up and produces pretty white flowers at the end of the stems in spring. This plant is also known as Garlic Mustard and if you crush a leaf from the plant it does smell of garlic. Yesterday, in the middle of the lawn, was a cloud of pigeon feathers. No sign of anything other than the soft downy feathers catching the wind and a few flight feathers. A few moments ago quite a large brown bird – pigeon sized - flew over the garden, swooped more like, as I looked down on its back having been alerted by its unusual flight path, and it passed over where the feathers had fallen. I suspect a sparrowhawk. In this lovely bluebell spring, we wish you all happy and healthy rambling when you go out for ‘that’ walk, and if you cannot go out, we hope that the photos and words will bring the countryside inside to you. Sue Hatt

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The gift of music Avid readers of our cherished magazine may remember that, as a boy, I was a Canterbury Cathedral chorister. This connection enabled the Friends of St Peter’s to invite the current choristers to perform in St Peter’s, Newenden, which they did with great success. Choirs have been a very significant part of my life. Three years as a choral scholar in the choir of St John’s College, Cambridge were followed by a professional career, singing with the BBC Singers, The Schutz Choir of London, London Voices and the John Alldis Choir. With John and his small professional, I toured China in 1982. It was a three week tour, with just six concerts. China had not long been open again to Westerners and we were the first professional European choir to visit since the Cultural Revolution. It was the most extraordinary experience, and we were invited to visit many of the iconic sites before mass tourism. Walking on the Great Wall of China with just a few military visitors; exploring the Forbidden City, which was virtually empty; visiting the music conservatoire in Shanghai where all the instruments had been destroyed during the Cultural Revolution; being treated to magnificent feasts as if we were minor Royalty! It was all quite bizarre. However, on returning to the UK, which, incidentally had become embroiled in the Falklands War while we were away, I decided that I’d never be able to experience anything quite so exotic again, and in future I would concentrate my energies on helping to bring up my family, teaching singing (initially at Benenden and Cranbrook schools and then at Sevenoaks School) and I would conduct my own choirs. For over 25 years I conducted the Sackville Singers in Sevenoaks, and I formed the Sackville Children’s Choir, with whom I worked for 20 years. It was very rewarding for Jane and me to become community musicians, who were quite well known in the town for our teaching. The choirs raised many thousands of pounds each year, by giving all their concerts for charity. The Sackville Singers recorded two CDs and in these difficult times, I decided to listen to one of them: The Spirit of . The Lord is my Shepherd had an instant appeal and I’d like to share it with you. Gillian Broome was one of the sopranos in the choir. She is a talented composer, organist, pianist and singer who trained at the Royal College of Music. I was extremely fortunate that she loved singing in the choir. She composed her own version of Psalm 23, which she told me came to her fully formed one day while driving. Here is a link for you to listen to her performance and I hope that it will bring comfort to you all in these difficult times. I love it! https://soundcloud.com/user-358578746/gillian-broome-the-lord-is-my-shepherd Anthony Dawson

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Recycle those tools and other bits of kit f you are taking advantage of lockdown to have a good old clear out and have tools, garden implements, even an old sewing machine, please put them by for Ithe time being. There is a charity called TWAM, Tools with a Mission, who do amazing things with unwanted items who would love to take them off your hands. If you have anything to go this is what the charity are saying about collections right now:- All collectors have stopped collecting while Government restrictions remain in place. You can still contact your nearest collector to let them know you have some tools to donate and they will add you to their waiting list. Please do this if you can, as we will need to quickly resupply our centres when operations restart. Thank you. Our local collector is Chris email [email protected]

Have you signed up for the Update Service pdate is the brainchild of Tony Vening, Treasurer of Rolvenden Village Hall. It is a useful and free email service designed to keep you ‘up to date’ with Uwhat’s happening in Rolvenden; right now some of that information is useful for Newenden residents as well. Currently Updates are particularly useful, including news about the village shop, the pubs in Rolvenden and the Layne, the various local Garden Centres as they have opened up for business. It couldn’t be easier to receive Update. Just email [email protected] with the message: ‘Please add me to the Rolvenden Update distribution list’. Tony guarantees your email address will not be shared. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Rolvenden History Group helping out e may not be holding meetings, we definitely are not doing any trips out. But we are very pleased to be able Wto help a PhD student at the University of Kent with her research project, exploring food in rural Kent during WW2. The title of her study is: Off the Ration: Exploring the alternative food sources available to families in Kent during the Second World War We have been sent a copy of a questionnaire to be completed as a paper copy and posted back to the student. It is quite acceptable for a family member or friend to fill out the answers for the participant if needed. If you are, or know someone, who was born before 1939, lived in Kent during WW2 and would like to contribute some memories, please get in touch with me and I will forward you a copy of the Questionnaires have to be completed by mid June. Sue Hatt Email: [email protected]

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Parish magazine essential information: To submit articles and supporting photographs: s By email to [email protected] s in hard copy to Ann Cole at 6 Maytham Road, Rolvenden Layne. Type written is preferable but clear handwritten articles are fine too. Photos for the cover, portrait format please: s Should be emailed as a jpeg in colour or monochrome to Trevor Lodge on [email protected]. THE DEADLINE FOR THE JUNE 2020 EDITION IS 5:00pm WEDNESDAY 20TH MAY Peering into a rather cloudy crystal ball I think I see we will still be publishing online. If we are back to hard copies being distributed the Distribution team will likely be different. Please will regular distributors wait to be contacted as we may be giving your area to someone younger. (I do know it’s hard being cosseted. I am in that age range too.) Thank you Judy – Mag Admin – 01580 241504

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