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November-2020 DELIVERED TO HOMES IN IN THIS ISSUE LYMPNE, Could we be singing at the LYMPNE NEWINGREEN, Castle? Your Village Hall COURT-AT Committee needs you! STREET AND WEST HYTHE Beware the scammers ROAD And much ,much more DON’T BECOME A VICTIM OF LOCKDOWN SCAMMERS As the season of goodwill approaches we are faced with another period of lockdown. Scammers as always are quick to cash in on these times of uncertainty and many can become victims when their guard is down. STILL HERE, STILL SUPPORTING KCC Warden Jon Lodge (contact details page 6) Email [email protected] reports the latest scam where victims are Call 01303 269602 receiving calls from bogus police officers. The (messages can be left outside opening hours) scammers will try and convince you to part with Open Monday - Friday 8.45am - 3.45pm money either for a family member for bail or suggest you are liable to pay a fine. They ask you The Community to get the money from a cash point and then Carol Singing at arrange for a courier to collect the money. Jon Lympne Castle says “ The police will never contact you to ask is planned for TUESDAY, for money. It is so important that no one gives the 22 DECEMBER 2020 at out their bank details or any other personal 7.30 pm. As always with details. If this does happen I would advise you to members of the Salvation Army Band and the hang up wait at least ten minutes and then dial Saltwood Hand Bell Ringers. 101 and report this to the police” Car Parking will be organised and song sheets will be available. It is an outdoor event so please wrap up Be scam aware, do not accept everything on face well and bring torches. value, ask for ID, if something seems too good to Please keep an eye on the December Issue in case of a change of plans. be true it probably is! For more information DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING onhow to spot a scam visit Only a limited number of www.citizensadvice.org.uk you can also contact free tickets/seats available KCC Warden Jon Lodge who can help if you are More details in the December issue concerned. Dependent on current government guidelines NEWS LETTER DIRECT TO YOUR IN BOX? – SAY NO MORE If you would like to receive this newsletter direct SERVICING, MOT’S, BRAKES, CLUTCHES, TIMING BELTS to your email each month please copy the AIR CONDITIONING, TYRES, WHEEL ALIGNMENT following link into your preferred browser and & VEHICLE ELECTRICS subscribe to our E-newsletter FOR ALL MAKES OF VEHICLE service. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP SPECIALIST http://eepurl.com/hfeE9v SEAT SKODA AUDI VOLKSWAGEN Alternative scan the QR code to COLLECTION AND DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE be taken to the subscription form. Only a first name and an CAESARS WAY, FOLKESTONE, KENT, CT19 4AL 01303 275 795 email are required. A FAMILY RUN BUSINESS TRADING FOR OVER 40 YEARS Due to the constantly changing Government guidelines during the Corona Virus readers are advised to contact the organisers of any events published in this newsletter LYMPNE FELLOWSHIP JOIN THE COMMITTEE - LYMPNE VILLAGE HALL Our thanks go to our Chair, Beth Lewsey who, as we went through DID YOU SEE OUR PLEA LAST MONTH FOR NEW COMMITTEE Lockdown, instigated a phone MEMBERS BUT HAVEN'T QUITE GOT ROUND TO VOLUNTEERING call chain so that we were all YET? able to keep in touch and ensure PLEASE REMEMBER -THE HALLS, PLAYGROUND, CAR PARK & everyone in our group was not PLAYING FIELD ARE PROVIDED BY THE VILLAGE HALL CHARITY feeling isolated or in need. AND NEED A COMMITTEE TO RUN THEM. WITHOUT A Following lockdown, Beth COMMITTEE THE VILLAGE WILL BE WITHOUT ALL THOSE NICE organised a socially distanced THINGS picnic on the playing field, keeping everyone in their own Lympne Village Hall is a registered charity managed by a committee of group of 6. All who attended volunteers for the benefit of the whole community. We are not part of said what an enjoyable event it the Local Authority, District Council or Parish Council, but we are was, with continuing good subject to many of the same guidelines and legislation. We are not weather at that time (that funded; all income is derived from hire revenue & fundraising. amazing summer weather, now a The committee is looking for new members to join us in managing, distant memory). Then, in promoting and fundraising for the Village Halls. The halls are a October, almost every member wonderful asset for the community and we are looking for enthusiastic logged in to Zoom for our AGM new members to be part of our friendly team. The committee meets and it was lovely to see everyone the first Tuesday of each month for a couple of hours. again, even if only on screen. Our thanks go to the committee We would love to hear from you if you have a particular skill, enjoy who have agreed to continue in helping organise events, are creative or is your talent in marketing for the current circumstances.When example? Would you welcome the opportunity to put forward your we can resume normally, Lympne ideas and suggestions, be more active in your community to make a Fellowship meets on the 2nd difference? We can't put a price on enthusiasm, which is what we really Thursday of the month, with a need. programme of interesting and Why not get in touch to have a chat and find out more about what we informative talks and activities. do and how you could help. We are a friendly committee and new For further information about our members are warmly welcomed. group, please contact Beth Email: [email protected] or call 07779983654 Lewsey on 01303 264577. ST STEPHEN CHURCH CHRISTMAS From the speed watch MARKET (CANCELLED) Co-ordinator- It is with regret that, due to the now rapidly rising We ran 8 sessions in October and number of COVID cases in our area, the organisers recorded 86 speeders (9%) out of have taken the responsible decision to cancel the 945 total vehicles passing. There Christmas Market on 5 December. were 23 volunteerhours spent at the roadside, plus admin/planning/data entry However, we are planning a variety of events for time. when the situation settles, so watch this space. A BMW takes the record for this year at 55mph on Stone Street, and we'd be sorely tempted to name In the meantime, stay well and safe everyone as and shame were it not for GDPR. we move into a reduced but neverthless Festive Season. Unfortunately we have had to cease operations due to the latest lockdown, and with the dark year.months looming we will be back on the Lympne Village Hall Committee streets next year 2020 AGM POSTPONED As always if anyone wishes to volunteers for Community Speedwatch in the future please contact the Parish Clerk. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, sadly we will not be able to welcome you to the hall for our annual AGM this month. TRAFFIC CALMING ON ITS WAY On guidance from the Charity Commission, the AGM will be postponed but the reports and accounts will be The Parish Councils efforts to reduce speed and available to view on our website from 17th November increase safety on our roads took a step closer to at www.lympnevillagehall.co.uk becoming a reality with the announcement from If you wish to make any comments on the reports County Cllr Martin Whybrow that the new speed limit please contact [email protected] or leave and road markings for Court-At-Street would start at a message at 07779983654 by 24th November 2020 the end of November. Cllr Whybrow is funding this for your input to be included in our records. installation. Further projects are planned for Lympne village on Aldington Road by the County members. Lympne Village Hall Committee. STUDYING HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY IN LYMPNE (SHAL) SHAL’s first on-line talk will be on Zoom at 7.30pm, on Tuesday 10 November when Rosemary Stutchbury and Guy Topham will be inviting us to look at the contrast between Lympne Hall, originally a medieval hall house, and Shepmead, a very modern home. The link will be sent to the SHAL mailing list, so if you are interested but not already on the list, please email Fiona Jarvest, details below. Recently SHAL were given a bag of papers by a member who had been having a clear-out. These included a “Guide to Lympne Church and Castle, Studfall, Shepway, West Hythe, and Court-at-Street, price 6d! It was written by W R Moulton, the School House, Lympne and although undated, will have been produced probably in the 1920s-early 1930s. The back page has an advert for “Lympne Castle Stores, The Shopping Centre of Lympne. High-class Grocery and Provisions, Hardware and Chemists’ Goods. Post Office. ‘Phone - Lympne 1” and there are a number of other adverts for businesses in Hythe. It begins with a history, stating under The Romans in Lympne “The Roman town of Lympne was undoubtedly very extensive. The glebe meadow (now containing the village hall playing field) is known in old maps as North Town. This term formerly included the whole of the top of the cliff”. A Roman watchtower, or pharos (lighthouse), is believed to have stood where the present tower of Lympne Castle stands. This would have been a lookout post for the considerable Roman fort occupying the slopes below “which in turn guarded the wide-mouthed haven afforded by the River Limen where it entered the sea.” To the east evidence of additional Roman settlement is coming to light, giving more clues to the extensive town that once existed here.
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