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Your Friendly Village Newsletter Issue Number 97 : October 2008 ISSN 1755-9502 (Print) : ISSN 1755-9510 (Online) : ISSN 1758-4175 (CD-ROM) format and also to purchase a projector so as we are able to give presentations to residents at venues such as the Flower Show/Open Gardens and maybe other local village halls showing what we do and how we’ve gone about it. (All good for next years competition !!) We also wish to purchase some CD players, which we can then loan, to those who need them, to enable them to benefit from our efforts. Logo designed by Michael Birch Amy, Ray and the MM team have suggested to the Parish MINSTER WIN AN AWARD Clerk they would like to see this money donated to the AT THE KENT VILLAGE OF THE YEAR Christmas Light Appeal, if possible, but ultimately it will be a Parish Council decision, as they submitted the entry and the We are extremely pleased to inform our readers that cheque is in their name. Hopefully they can agree on what Minster village won the Communications category in the will become of it at their October Meeting, so we’ll let you recently awarded Kent Village of the Year Competition for know for sure next month if that is the case. 2008. Further to winning the above award I am sure I’ve said The lead judge for this category said “If I had to relocate, before that MM have been nominated for two further awards, Minster in Thanet would come top of the list. It has those being - KCC Kent Volunteer Awards for Volunteering everything going for it and is both a vibrant and inter-active Excellence 2008 and a RNIB Outstanding Achievement of community. Distributing Minster Matters on CD to blind and the Year Award 2008. partially sighted residents is quite a remarkable initiative. In This picture (2) summary, the judges said that Minster in Thanet has very shows yours truly at a good all round communications covering every format. photo-shoot in my back To improve on the communications we had at judging garden, by the Thanet time, we have since introduced a loose leaf booklet aimed Extra, and for those mainly at new residents, which we have aptly named who missed their article Minster’s Mine of Information, and which contains a list of they gave us quite a businesses, services, clubs and all manner of other things. To good write up about our obtain a copy please ask at the library, or email MM. efforts, although I Picture (1) below shows Amy Murray (MM), Parish thought the picture was Chairman, Cllr Dennis Neville, Parish Clerk, Kyla Lamb and way too big (thumbnail Ray Owen (MM) at Lenham Community Hall having just size would have been better) as I got a ribbing from all manner of residents after it appeared. The warden even tried to pass himself off as a BBC reporter, but fortunately he has a pretty distinctive voice. With the Kent Village of the Year Competition in mind, MM and the Parish Council are looking to enter all categories next year, so we’ll be asking for volunteers to help us win. You’ve been warned, so don’t go and hide, cos we’ll find you anyway !! Finally, with us mentioning the Christmas Lights earlier, may we take this opportunity to remind residents that they received the Certificate and a cheque for £250 for our efforts. won’t happen without volunteers to help put them up and take We have also been successful in obtaining a grant for them down. So come on, if you don’t do anything else to help ctures in this article are printed courtesy of the Thanet Extra No1 - PD1477139 No2 - PD1477513 - No2 PD1477139 - No1 Extra Thanet the of courtesy printed are article this in ctures £500 from Cllr Hibberd, our County Councillor, to enable us around the village, then consider helping us in December, just i P to purchase a laptop and ancillary items for the Audio pop into Attwells, give your details to Karen, and show your recording. support for this once a year activity. Just think, everyone will Now our next venture is to find funding for an A3 printer appreciate your efforts and the village will be lit again over to enable us to print limited quantities in LARGE PRINT the festive season. E-mail : [email protected] Electronic Copy, Podcast and Blog: http://www.minstermatters.org.uk Fax No: 07092 891864 Skype us at: editor.minstermatters Published by: Minster Matters, c/o Library & Neighbourhood Centre, 4A Monkton Road, Minster-in-Thanet, Nr. Ramsgate, Kent CT12 4EA UK 2 Minster Matters October 2008 Green Bins Recycling Collections Blue Bins Dates for Your Diary Oct Page Friday (paid service) Monday - Tuesday 5 Animal Service at St Marys Church 22 10th; 24th October 6/7th; 20/21st 7 China Gateway Public Meeting 15 9 China Gateway Protest 15 7th; 21st November 3/4th; 17/18th 10 Blood Donor Sessions in V/Hall 24 Copy for any issue of MINSTER - How To Find Us 11 Saturday Market - Old Schools 24 Minster Matters must be received (at the very latest !!) For those looking to use a Sat Nav 11 QEQM 60’s Night 24 by the 3rd Friday of preceding month to locate the village 13 RBL Womens Section Meeting 24 regardless of date the Library at 4A Monkton Road 14 W.I. Meeting 24 www.minstermatters.org.uk is the approximate centre of the village [email protected] and the postcode there is CT12 4EA 15 Horticultural Society AGM 24 Skype us at: editor.minstermatters GPS/OS Map co-ordinates for the 17 Flower Show - AGM 6 Editor-in-Chief (& Advertising) village square are TR 309 647 Nov 51.33 N, 1.33 E or 51° 20’ N, 1° 18’ E Ray Owen (822322) 1 Charity Day at St Nicholas Church 25 Editorial Team: Useful Numbers and Contacts 5 Soup on Wednesdays restarts 22 All members can be reached through the above email address Thanet STD Code 01843 14 Badminton Club Wine & Wisdom 24 Amy Murray Co-Editor 825041 Community Warden: Short Index Page Brenda Saker Sub-Editor 822846 Steve Taylor: 07811 271 302 Minster Bowls Club Competition results 6 Eve Tilbee Sub-Editor 821545 PC Kim Burgess: 07980 683 956 Local Road Closures 15 Nora Aldous Podcaster & CD 825306 (for reporting non-urgent information) Mobility Scooter (for villagers use) 16 Sue Greenstreet Newshound 823035 PC Paul Jane: 07989 992 283 Homestart 18 Heather Epps Newshound 826406 Police Station: 231055 (for reporting crimes or non urgent information to Thanet Diane Cotterill Snappy 822394 Police) Social Housing (get on the MPC list !!) 19 Rodney Rose Accounts 821965 Thanet District Council: 577000 Minster Football results 20 Collection boxes for hard copy are available at the (main switchboard) Weightwatchers 20 Library and the Gossip Shop Community Dog Warden: 577580 All Weather Pitch Hire Details 21 or send your copy by snail mail to: Minster Matters Salvation Army Hall: 825178 Village Hall Bowls 21 c/o Library, 4A Monkton Rd, Library: 821442 Church Services 23 Minster-in-Thanet CT12 4EA Doctor’s Surgery: 821333 Patient Liaison Group 25 MM Fax: 07092 891864 (appointments only, 8.00am -10.00 am) Minster School: 821384 Parish Council - notes of Sept Meeting 26 Advertising Rates Village Website & Forum: Good Neighbours Scheme 26 (cost per issue) www.minster-in-thanet.org.uk Kent FreedomThe Pass next meeting of 26 Page size aprx 1/16 1/8 1/4 Minster Web Cafe Minster Parish Council Min 6 adverts £6 £12 £24 groups.yahoo.com/group/minstercafe will be held on: Mobility Scooter Single advert £10 £20 £40 Tuesday, Oct 7th, 2008 at 7pm (to loan): 07914 623 287 Prices shown are Per Month in the Neighbourhood Centre Please Note: Venues available for Hire Members of the public are welcome to attend and Late payment for advertisements could John Spanton Pavilion (in Rec) can arrange to speak to the Council through the mean they will be omitted from the next and All Weather Sports Pitch Clerk or by requesting the Chairman before the edition bookings for both the above via start of the meeting. Copies of the Agenda are Parish Office 821339 Copies of our Terms and Conditions available from the Clerk and are posted in the Old Schools: bookings via Library. Clerk to the Council is Mrs Kyla Lamb are available on request Jacque Sings 822053 and the Council Office is normally open from:- The Editors accept all advertisements, articles Village Hall: bookings via 9.30 am - 12 noon weekdays; and notices in good faith and actively Eric James 821744 tel: 821339 fax: 825269 encourage the support of the local traders and Village Hall phone: 822807 services. Email: [email protected] However, we cannot be held responsible for the MM Subscriptions November Meeting - Tuesday 4th quality of goods or services offered. Copies of the Magazine or CD are now Please mention the magazine when replying to available on subscription to all non Pavilion Hire advertisers. residents, worldwide. Note however that due to lack of recordable Recreation Ground Payments quoted below are in advance Suitable for parties, small weddings, space we do not copy our advertisers To a UK postal address :- information to the audio CD’s. Single Issue £1.50 children’s parties, etc. The magazine and CD are published eleven Annually (11 issues) £14.00 Seating for 60-70, times a year, at the beginning of each month, from February to December, inclusive. Costs to an overseas address are licensed bar available, Disclaimer: Views expressed herein are available on request, and we will be kitchen facilities.