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1 The Monthly Paper By the Community Hothfield News For the Community Volume 5 No. 5 May2014 Hothfield Resident is Kent Business Woman of the Year Clare Singleton, Hothfield resident and owner of The Granary Spa just over the border in in Great Chart, walked away as Kent Business Woman of the Year at the Kent Women in Business Awards. Miss Singleton was nominated by one of her clients for her determination, business growth and consistent focus on cus- tomer service since the Granary Spa opened its doors in Sep- tember 2012. She employs five local people and regularly holds and partici- pates in charity fundraising events. She said: "I was flabbergasted. "I didn't for a second think that being shortlisted would lead to actually winning the award. "I was sure that we would have a lovely time at the awards ceremony but we wouldn't take home a runners-up accolade, let alone being crowned Kent Business Woman of the Year. "My team has been wonderful, as have all of our customers. I couldn't do this without them and this really has been a dream come true for me. "I have learnt so much in the last few years and I can't wait for the Granary Spa to start the next chapter." Wednesday 11th June 2014 at The Granary Spa, Worten Lane (on the way to Great Chart) All proceeds are being raised for Pilgrims Hospice We hope this event will be our biggest and we are aiming to raise £3000!! Please tell all your friends and family. We are being supported by the beauty and holistic department at Canterbury College, which is providing 13 students who will be offering mini manicures/ Indian head massage / foot massage/ facial massages in our relaxation lounge. In the treatment rooms downstairs we will be offering the following: Aromatherapy Back Neck and Shoulder massage, Reflexology, Bamboo Massage, Thai foot and lower leg massage Facial Massage and Indian Head Massage. We are delighted to also welcome our dear friends from DONTEV hairdressing who are providing a team led by Director Donna Liddle. They will be offering wet haircuts (please wash your hair in the morning) and blow dries. We will have a large marquee in our garden where you will be able to enjoy refreshments and enter our raffle. Pilgrims Hospices are bringing a number of holistic therapists who volunteer at the hospice as well to spoil you all. We need to fill 300 spaces for this day and I know you will help us achieve this huge aim! So don’t delay, call today – we will take your bookings, then you just need to go to the hospice website to pay. It couldn’t be more simple. Please bring some extra money so you can win our wonderful prizes in our raffle and enjoy refreshments and home-made cakes! 2 Hothfield History Society Public meeting and AGM: 30th May, Village Hall, 7pm Melody has kindly agreed More mystery photos nise the building then please tage’. He then built ‘The to be our guest speaker at from New Zealand: let me know via: hothfield- Danes’ behind his store. this year’s AGM. After our can you help? [email protected] or Melody recalls dancing brief annual report and ac- You may recall that last call: (01233) 624105. around the Maypole as well counts you can ask questions month I said that we’d had as egg and spoon races and a about the History Society’s some photographs from Village Memories sack race; she also remem- activities and then we’ll hear New Zealand taken by a Sisters Madeline and Mel- bers a birthday party with fascinating stories from Mel- soldier who was in the 7th ody Foreman have posted Diane Nicholls. Melody and ody. Melody will tell us anti-tank regiment and was their memories of Hothfield her dad emigrated to Aus- more about her life and in- in England between June and onto the website together tralia but she came back two terests and there may be a September 1940. Thank you with some lovely photo- years later and is in Hoth- chance to buy one of her to Fiona who thinks that the graphs. They were at Hoth- field once again. books. The meeting is free mystery farmhouse and field school in the late 1960s Similarly to Diane, Melody to attend, so we look for- oasts is possibly Dane Court and their dad, Dave Fore- has written her own books. ward to seeing you at the at Chilham. man, ran the Stores in the Melody is a historian and has Hall on Friday 30th from I attach another of the old NAAFI hut on The published books on Canter- 7pm. mystery photos taken by the Street after Messrs Sains- bury and social history in the New Zealander which is bury moved across the road war years. I’m grateful to Please visit thought to be somewhere in to the ‘new’ stores and Post the two ladies for adding www.hothfieldmemories.org.uk the UK. It’s another big Office. Mr Foreman’s shop their stories to the website to read stories from past country house probably used was demolished a few years and for contributing their residents and to add your as a billet. I had wondered if ago and a new brick garage personal photos to the vil- own story, or to add a com- it is Kempton Manor stands on the same spot. Mr lage’s archive for everyone ment. (Cowlees) now known as Foreman also built a bunga- to enjoy. Chris Rogers the ‘Hop Pickers’ on the low on West Street which Maidstone Road – but I he called ‘Villa Nova’ but it’s don’t think so. If you recog- now known as ‘West Cot- A proud Dave Foreman outside his shop in the NAAFI hut in 1958 3 For and Against the Solar Farm What, that again? Yes, that again. As you will know by now, the developers have submitted a revised application to ABC, and you can still send in your opinion, whether for or against, either by writing to the Planning depart- ment or on the ABC website – go to Ashford.gov.uk, select Planning and building Control, then View Applications Online, Planning Applications and Application number 14/00326/AS. Meanwhile, the Editor has received two letters which may help you to make up your mind. Dear Sir, approved) and also someone I am sure that you will worried that it was going to have other readers who like get approved anyway, I had me, have had to think about nothing to lose by talking to their attitude towards the the developer to see what latest solar park proposal at they could/would do to Oaklands Farm. Life never make it better. I’m actually seems to offer us black and glad I did (I wasn’t alone) as white choices, which is just a number of improvements as well because although it have been agreed and I am might make for an easier life, now able to support the Dear Editor, tions from Hothfield resi- it would certainly be more scheme and in so doing, live The controversy over so- dents and from farther afield boring. I felt that the first a little easier with my con- lar farms in open country- are flooding in. scheme was so extreme and science. side rolls on. The developers appear to would have such a detrimen- The latest planting plan Ashford Borough Council expect that there will be tal effect on me and my fam- (which is still open to sug- has refused planning applica- fewer objections to a smaller ily that the decision to ob- gestions for improvement) tions for large-scale solar site; but there is little doubt ject was an easy one to isn’t a matter of a few two farms in Pluckley, Kenarding- that, if the first application reach. However, on this foot high sticks but consists ton and Hothfield; but now had been for this 23 acres of occasion I found my decision of a substantial belt of trees Hothfield is in the line of fire land, the volume of objec- being confused by a number with a secondary belt of again. tion would have been little of factors, not least that the semi-mature trees (probably The proposal which was different. It is, after all, not proposal was likely to get poplars) to screen the higher rejected was for a solar farm much smaller than the site at approved (I felt) and so I ground. The panels will still covering 49 acres in fields Kenardington which has al- started to really look at be visible on day one but I close to the village of Hoth- ready been refused permis- what was being put forward. am pretty confident that field. The same area is now sion. Once you start to look, you after the first season the the site of a revised plan for And it still represents a are soon in the position screening will start to be- just over 23 acres; half the large area of the Garden of where you have to ask your- come effective and within 2- size of the former proposal, England disappearing under self, is this reasonable, and 3 years the site should not but still a sizeable area of industrial apparatus. It is even what is reasonable? be visible. If I didn’t think agricultural land. hard to see why, after three Some people seem to think that I wouldn’t support it, In recent speeches, Greg refusals, the developers that the only reasonable it’s as simple as that.