February 2019
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FEBRUARY 2019 Published by the Elham Village Hall Association, Charity No 1024757 ELHAM SUMMER FOOD & CRAFT FESTIVAL We’re planning our Summer Market for Sunday 16 June, 11am – 2pm, in the Square and St Mary’s Church, so please save the date. And look out for us in the May issue of Kent Life magazine – their reporter visited our Christmas market so we’re hoping for a good write up! Meanwhile, our grateful thanks to everyone who supported the Christmas market by volunteering or attending – as always, much appreciated. And special thanks to our raffle prize givers: P&O Ferries, the Rose & Crown, Gatehouse Farm, and our fantastic traders for donating gifts to the hamper, as well as Geoff Hirst for providing the sound system, Julian and Lin Chambers for loaning us their beautiful vintage shepherd’s hut and sleigh, Mick Woodward for being an excellent Santa, Lizzie Newington - our charming Elf, the Benson-Hookers for the use of their field, Pip Hope for designing our lovely posters and John Clayton for our printing. And what a treat to see the festive donkeys, Dorothy and Della, in all their finery. Big thanks to Ros and Geoff Clements for bringing them along. We’re delighted to be able to donate £350 from our raffle to the Fifth Trust to help them buy a much-needed new 9-seater minibus. And we hope that the winners greatly enjoyed their prizes. 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For the Easy Airport Link, Think Air Link! 2 WHAT’S ON IN ELHAM 2019 February Thurs 14 Elham Circle St Valentine’s Day Tea Party 2.30pm St Mary’s Church Hall Sun 17 Elham Valley Walkers 10.15am Folkestone Thurs 21 Elham Gardening Society talk by Steve Bradley 7.30pm Elham Village Hall Fri 22 Elham Historical Society talk on Terry Ashwood OBE 8pm Elham Village Hall March Fri 8 Wine Tasting Evening 7.30pm Elham Village Hall Fri 15 Mad March Quiz 7.30pm Elham Village Hall Sun 17 Elham Valley Walkers 10.15am Outside Village Stores Fri 22 Elham Historical Society, talk on ‘The In-Laws’ 8pm Elham Village Hall PILGRIMS HOSPICE ELHAM CHRISTMAS MARKET The Christmas Market took place on 25 October and we are delighted to say that it was back to its former glory, with an abundance of delightfully festive stalls and wonderful items to buy. There was a large increase in the number of visitors over the past couple of years, which was great news as this led to significantly more money being raised for the Hospices. We are absolutely delighted to let our friends and supporters know that we raised a fabulous £2468.00. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. Carol Stevens The perfect venue for every occasion Elham Village Hall News A Happy New Year. I hope that 2019 will be a good one for us all! The village hall management committee are planning some varied events to entertain you in 2019. The first of these is Another Fabulous Wine Tasting on Friday 8 March at 7.30pm. We are delighted to be welcoming back Paul Boyle, our wine expert, who will lead us through the fascinating world of wine from Latin ELHAM VILLAGE HALL America with delectable foods to stimulate and excite Situated in the beautiful Elham Valley, our modern village the taste buds! We will be sampling eight wines, plus a hall offers convenient and flexible facilities. Ideal for small or welcoming glass of something fizzy to get the evening off large occasions, from business meetings to wedding parties. to a fine start. Approved by Kent County Council as a venue for the There will be no wine on sale during the event, solemnisation of civil marriages and the formation of however Paul will reveal the cost and where you may civil partnerships. purchase each of the samples. So, if you enjoy food and Take a look at our website - want to know a little more about wine then this is the www.elhamvillagehall.co.uk event for you! Tickets are just £16.00 (which includes all the wines and food) from Jan on 01303 840820. Contact Maggie Tappenden 01303 862467 for further information. The following week we have our ever popular Mad [email protected] March Quiz on Friday 15 March at 7.30pm. Lots of fun and friendly rivalry for all! £6.00 per person. Phone All hiring at competitive rates Doug 840276 to book your table. Jan Stanyon 3 WALKING GROUP All are welcome including dogs. Our walks are free and we welcome new members. Our forthcoming walks are as follows, commencing at 10:15am: 17 Feb, meet at seafront car park below lift, Folkestone Leas Country Park, for a seafront walk to Hythe returning via Canal footpath, 6 miles, 3 hours 17 March, meet outside Elham Village Stores for a circular walk towards Acrise and Ladwood, 4 miles, 2.5 hours The Elham Walking Festival is set to run on 1/2 June. We have been accepted by the Tesco Bags of Help Scheme and invite you to visit the following stores until 28 February and vote for us, to raise funds and make this Festival extra special!: Folkestone Express Bouverie Road, Folkestone Express Dover Road, Folkestone Superstore Cheriton, Hawkinge Express Project Title: Elham Walking Festival 2019 Peter Corkill 01303 840269 [email protected] Chris Jelly 01303 862933 [email protected] www.elhamvalleywalkers.co.uk Find us on Facebook Christmas Illuminations Another very successful year for the Christmas Illuminations which help make our village look so wonderful during the festive period. This year we put up 62 trees through the village as well as the large tree on The Triangle. Not everything went as smoothly as we would have liked, on the day of the village switch-on all of our gazebos on The Triangle were blown down by strong winds! Thanks to Revd Jane Weeks we were able to move at short notice into St Mary's Church and after watching the Switch-on, enjoyed a great evening, singing carols accompanied by the Snowdown Colliery Band. Our thanks go to members of the Village Hall Committee together with local residents who helped to prepare the trees and put them up through the village. We would also like to thank the following people for their significant contribution: Derek Boughton - for his fundraising Illuminations talk. Ben Wraight - local tree surgeon who helped us put up the large tree on The Triangle and take it down and clear it after Christmas. Tony and Jill Skelton - for once again paying for the larger Christmas tree and The Colliery Band. Fizz Martin and Anna Clayton - for making and serving the delicious mulled wine during the carol singing. Geoff Clements - for collecting and disposing of all 62 trees from around, the village. All in all a great village effort, and we look forward to doing it all again in December 2019! Mark Flight 4 NEWS FROM ELHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL Looking forward and looking back During the month of January, the children were asked to think about looking forward to the future and also looking back at the past. They were asked which they thought was more important. The children did not agree that one was more important than the other but they did agree that both were a big part of the lives we lead - the future was exciting and the past was full of memories, most of them happy! The children were also asked to make New Year resolutions. They were asked to think of one that would benefit them and also one that would benefit others. Wellbeing and mental heath At Elham Primary School we take wellbeing and mental health very seriously. It is so important that we put it alongside physical health. 4 to 10 February is National Children’s Mental Health week. We will be using this week to continue to explore ways to make sure our mental health is being looked after. The children will have a chance to take part in yoga and relaxation classes as well as thinking about their breathing and how this can be controlled in different situations.