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PARISH of COBHAM & LUDDESDOWNE with DODE Rev Angela Walker Church Office (01474) 813495 The Vicarage, Battle Street, Cobham, DAl2 3DB (01474) 814332 Pastoral Assistant Janet Weaver, 36 Highview, Vigo Village, DA13 ORR (01732) 823936 SUBMISSIONS Cobham and Luddesdowne News is a community magazine that is produced by and for the residents of Cobham, Sole Street and Luddesdown. We welcome all contributions of local interest. Please send material for inclusion by the 15th of the month preceding publication to [email protected] Good news - we are easing out of lockdown, hoorah. We’re nervously venturing in to the gardens of family and friends, boldly going to places we haven’t been for some time. Who would have thought we could get so excited by a visit to a non-essential shop! Let’s hope that the number of new infections continue to fall and we can enjoy all those things we had previously taken for granted and businesses can start to make up for lost time. Like many of you I have family living abroad where the numbers are climbing and the vaccine roll out is far from successful, let’s just hope things start to improve for those countries that are still struggling with the latest wave and variants. I hope that we might, once again, visit with our loved ones soon. Keep safe, enjoy the spring, and the occasional trips to the beer gardens of Kent! Tina Services during May Sunday 2nd May - Fifth Sunday of Easter 10:30am Holy Communion, Luddesdowne Sunday 9th May – Sixth Sunday of Easter 10:30am Holy Communion, Cobham Sunday 16th May – Sunday after Ascension Day 10:30am Holy Communion, Luddesdowne (followed by APCM) Sunday 23rd May - Pentecost 10:30am Holy Communion, Cobham (followed by APCM) Sunday 30th May – Trinity Sunday 10:30am Holy Communion, Luddesdowne Cobham church open for private prayer Wednesdays 10am to 12 noon Need a Plumber? Your local plumber is Graham Hickson Reliable, prompt and reasonable prices 20% discount on labour with this magazine Graham Hickson 07968 551 562 [email protected] VAT Sole Free Trader Fundraising Success! A few of the ladies who reside at Cobham College decided after Christmas they needed a project. With dark nights and cold days it was decided to make Easter Chicks and Easter bunnies to while away the time and, with the help of the Community Shop, Sevie and her amazing team, to sell them to raise money for the Ellenor Hospice. They started to sell around six weeks before Easter, each with a small egg inside, and, to our amazement raised £400 which has duly been delivered to Ellenor who were speechless and so thankful for our efforts. We would like to convey our thanks to all who supported this fundraiser and hope it put a smile on your faces. Regards Janet SOLE STREE T WI Sole Street WI members celebrated the joy of Easter by sending each other an anony- mous hand-made gift. Variously these could be plants, cakes, biscuits, sewn, knitted or other handcrafted gifts. Our President Yvonne photographed part of the “Secret Easter Bunny Gifts” before distribu- tion. I was the proud recipient of 5 tea- light holders crafted to highlight name “Molly”. During lockdown Committee and Open Main Meetings have again been con- ducted virtually via Zoom. Weekly walks in restricted number have contin- ued every Tuesday at Jeskyns. Several members registered to take part in May Time Walk with other WIs at Hopehill on 18th May. However, with lifting of restrictions, everyone was excitedly looking forward to meeting up in President Yvonne’s lovely garden on 25th May for a very sociable time ! Green fingered members have been busy preparing our Institute’s entry for National Federation’s Huxley Cup Competition 2021 - the crea- tion of a raised plant bed to draw on the gardening skills within our WI which we are hoping can be displayed locally for our community. Everyone watch out too for Sole Street WI Produce Pop-Up Sale to be held at the end of May/early part of June in grounds of St Mary’s Church Room. For further information on this and other events, please contact Yvonne 01474 813455. Molly Isaacs Cobham and Luddesdown WI C&L WI Programme of Events We are currently working on our programme for the period July 2021 to June 2022. If members have any suggestions for speakers etc. please do let Jenny know, especially if you have contacts. The committee would welcome ideas for activities, outings, fundraising etc., once we are permitted to get together again. Again, please send your ideas to Jenny. It is unlikely that meetings will resume until at least 7th July and even then, it will need to be outdoors. One suggestion is a picnic, with members bringing their own food and drink and sitting in groups of up to 6, socially distanced. This would be an opportunity for us all to meet again but would obviously rely on good weather and a suitable venue. Members can find further information in future WI newsletters, by which time we will be able to make firmer arrangements and issue a finalised pro- gramme to everyone. Because of Covid-19 restrictions, our Annual Meet- ing, which usually takes place in May, will need to be postponed until later in the year (probably in October). Group Update Craft - At the moment it is unknown when the craft group can meet again. Added into the problem is there is currently no parking near the NT Barn. Art- because this is a small group, it may be possible to hold garden meet- ings, depending on the weather. For all other group activities, watch this space but it is good to know that there will be two new groups (gardening and Wellbeing) that have emerged. If you have any spare time on your hands You may have heard of a company called Innocent Drinks. They have had a campaign running since 2003 called the Innocent Big Knit. Tiny knitted or crocheted hats are being made by volunteers all over the country, to go on top of the Innocent smoothie bottles. Innocent will donate 25p to Age UK for each behatted bottle sold. Go to their website at www.thebigknit.co.uk to find out more. They have a number of patterns and even if you don’t want to donate your little hat, you can use it to keep your boiled egg warm! For further info please contact our Secretary Jenny [email protected] LUDDESDOWN PARISH COUNCIL Proposed Meeting Dates for 2021-2022 Monday 17th May 2021 Monday 19th July 2021 Monday 20th September 2021 Monday 18th October 2021 – Budget Meeting Monday 15th November 2021 Monday 17th January 2022 Monday 21st March 2022 - APM COBHAM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING DATES 2021 All starting at 7.30pm and on Zoom until further notice If you wish to attend a meeting please contact the clerk for joining instructions. [email protected] Monday 10th May 2021 Annual Parish Meeting Monday 7th June 2021 Monday 5th July 2021 Monday 6th September 2021 Monday 4th October 2021 Monday 8th November 2021 Monday 6th December 2021 Venues depend on Covid 19 restrictions at that time BRITAIN IN BLOOM COBHAM PARISH COUNCIL FRONT OF HOUSE GARDEN COMPETITION 2021 Dear Parishioners, We hope that the Covid restrictions have kept you well and you are now ready to exert extra energies into your gardens. Gardening has certainly been an even more popular hobby during the lockdown. The theme this year is Ride and Stride with the colour theme of mauve (purple) and yellow, so let’s see how you can incorporate a bicycle or boot into your display! We hope you have admired the mauve and yellow pansies that are looking magnificent at the moment in the village troughs. There are two periods for judging this year, Britain in Bloom - that involves you all – is 28th June to 16th July. Front of House to judge your front garden, flower troughs, baskets and if you have included them -boot and bicycle- will be in the week beginning 19th July. Please contact Rosemary Dymond if you intend to enter the Front of House competition; phone 01474 814143 or email rose- [email protected] or complete and deliver the application form be- low to 25 The Street, Cobham. DA12 3BX Name………………………………….. Tel no……………………………………. Address………………………………………………………………………..… Email……………………………………………………………………………. Remember we won Silver Gilt last year so let’s go for Gold this year! Oakwood Garden Care Your reliable gardening service Does your garden need some TLC? Would you like to sit back and enjoy your garden without having to do all the hard work? Your garden is precisely that “yours” - we listen to our customers and tailor each project to their individual needs and requirements. We are a small, family run business who pride ourselves on offering a high quality garden service - whether you need us for a one - off job, or would like to book us for a regular maintenance program, the choice is yours. Competitive rates with prices starting from as little as £20 per hour All work undertaken including: And much more - no job is considered too small For a free quote, please call 07709 328 979 We are available week days, weekends and even Bank Holidays Email: [email protected] www.oakwoodgardencare.co.uk Smile Lines Sportsmanlike During a game, the coach asked one of his young players: "Do you un- derstand what cooperation is? What a team is?" The little boy nodded yes. "Do you understand that what matters is winning together as a team?" The little boy nodded yes.