POPPY APPEAL Danielle Law (Miss Minster) Rosie Malloy (Princess)
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Your Friendly Village Magazine Issue Number 145: March 2013 Minster Matters ISSN 1755-9502 (Print) : ISSN 1755-9510 (Online) : ISSN 1758-4175 (CD-ROM) Minster and Monkton Royal British Legion Branch Minster Carnival Court 2013 l to r: Holly Humphrys (Princess) POPPY APPEAL Danielle Law (Miss Minster) Rosie Malloy (Princess) The Branch are looking for a person or persons who would be interested in taking over the organising of the Poppy Appeal in the Minster and Monkton area. Anybody who can help with this very necessary and well supported charity please contact the Branch Chairman, Mr Robert Hogwood on Minster 821354. Thank you. VACANCY FOR PAVILION AND ALL WEATHER PITCH CARETAKER A vacancy has arisen for the position of Sports Pavilion and All Weather Pitch Caretaker for Minster Parish Council. The job is a part time post during evenings and weekends The position includes keyholding and some cash handling responsibilities, opening and locking the facilities for bookings and cleaning of the facilities to a required standard. For more details, application form and job description please contact Kyla Lamb the Parish Clerk on 01843 821339 or email [email protected] Applications should be submitted Sad to See Who ever remembers seeing the to the Parish Office Bell Inn closed and shuttered!! by Friday 8th March Hopefully it won’t be like this for The successful applicant too long - see page 5 for property will be required to be able to start spokespersons statement on Monday 18th March E-mail : [email protected] Skype us at: editor.minstermatters Electronic Copy, Podcast and Blog: http://www.minstermatters.org.uk Fax No: 0844 272 9875 Find us on Facebook or Twitter - search for : Minster Matters 2 Minster Matters March 2013 Dates for Your Diary Black Bins Waste & Recycling Blue Bins Copy Date for February Issue - Friday 15th March Monday - Tuesday We are no longer permitted to list Monday - Tuesday Green collection dates Mar 11 / 25 : 12 / 26 March 4 / 18 : 5 / 19 1 Women’s World Day of Prayer 23 8 / 22 : 9 / 23 April 1/15/29 : 2/16/30 3 Psychic Fayre 23 Dry Cell Battery Collections: Attwells, Bens, Library, Co-op, Doctors, School 5 Pilates at the Pavilion 22 Copy for any issue of MINSTER - How To Find Us 11 RBL Women’s Section Meeting 23 Minster Matters For those looking to use a Sat Nav 12 W.I. 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Scooter Day 6 Rodney Rose Accounts 821965 Community Dog Warden: 577 580 Diane Harris Advertising Salvation Army Hall: 825 178 Jun Kevin Buckley School/Proofing Library: 821 442 15/16 Minster Open Gardens 18 Collection boxes for hard copy are available at both the Doctor’s Surgery: 821 333 Library and the Gossip Shop (appointments only, 8.00am -10.00 am) or send your copy via snail mail to: Patient Liaison Group: 821 200 Church Notices 21 Vets: 825 999 Minster Matters Office All Weather Pitch 22 c/o Library, 4A Monkton Rd, Post Office: 821 291 Minster-in-Thanet CT12 4EA Minster School: 821 384 Village Hall Bowls Group 22 MM Fax: 0844 272 9875 (5p per min) Village Website: School Page 25 www.minster-in-thanet.org.uk Advertising Rates (per month) Copy Date for February Issue - Friday 15th March Freegle: www.freeglethanet.org.uk Page size apprx 1/16 1/8 1/4 1/2 Full Mobility Scooters & Wheelchair Minster Parish Council B&W Min of 6 £6.50 £13 £26 £52 £104 (to loan): 07914 623 287 next meeting will be held on: B&W Single £11 £22 £44 £88 £176 Venues available for Hire Tuesday 5th March @ 7pm Colour (if avail) – £25 £50 £100 £200 John Spanton Pavilion (in Rec) in the Neighbourhood Centre and the All Weather Sports Pitch Note: Colour price is the same for Members of the public are welcome to attend and bookings for both the above venues via can arrange to speak to the Council through the both single and/or multiple insertions Parish Office 821 339 Clerk or by requesting the Chairman before the (NO Discounts !!) 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It doesn’t Ray Now Stocking seem like 6½ yrs since he left ‘the team’ in charge of his ‘baby’ and moved to Free Range Chickens pastures new. I hope we’ve done him proud and kept up the integrity of the and keep an eye magazine he so lovingly started on his own. I certainly couldn’t do it without out for regular specials help so I admire what he did in the early days and especially using programs ** Horse Free Zone ** Amy and equipment we would all find dinosaurs today. I know we’ve made a few tweaks along the way but in essence it is still the publication he left with us and Canterbury House, Monkton Road, Minster I hope villagers are happy with how it is evolving. Full colour has to be our Tel: 01843 821288 1L/1 ultimate goal but in the present financial climate that is still an awful long way Brenda off, but one day I hope we can fulfil ‘my dream’ and we will be able to make Flowers by Vanessa that final big step.