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Be Vigilant for Boat Traffickers on Shepway's Coast Covering Hythe, Sandgate Issue 125 Free across the area Thursday 23rd July Looker Exclusive Be vigilant for boat traffickers on Shepway’s Coast HMC Valiant © The Looker Shepway residents have been told to or 18,000 a year, mainly through ports many boats are being used by keep an eagle eye on our coastline like Dover, but trafficking gangs are people-traffickers, but there are calls from the threat of illegal immigrants also believed to be smuggling people coming in most nights to report entering our country on board boats in small private boats across the sightings of vessels that people operated by French trafficking gangs. Channel after Britain’s pool of Border believe may be worth investigating.” This follows reports of people on the Force patrol boats was reduced from She added, “That while it has always beach at Greatstone signalling with a five to one. gone on, it is getting more organised high powered torch to a boat near the With Romney Marsh the closest point as traffickers develop their techniques Mulberry Harbour, which was of land to the French coast, it is the and networks”. reported by Greatsone resident to the obvious place for trafficking gangs With thousands of people arriving in Border Force Agency. who use small boats and yachts to Calais every month and immigrants The person who asked us not to land migrants in isolated spots on the looking for ways to reach the UK, publish their name said; “I was Kent coastline. unscrupulous gangs are said to be walking the dog about 10 o’clock last The UK Border Force had a five operating ‘Channel dash for Cash’ week when I saw a person on the strong force of cutters to mount 24 operations. A member of the UK shoreline flashing a light at a boat hour patrols for vessels trafficking border operation told The Looker; about a mile out to sea. After a while illegal immigrants, drugs and other “We are aware of what is going on watching, I contacted Dover contraband. Two are out of action, and working with our French Coastguard, who put me in touch with while another two were last month counterparts to stop the illegal the Border Control Agency, who had a given to the EU-wide efforts against trafficking”. boat on the scene within about 20 trafficking in the Mediterranean, If you see anything suspicious you minutes”. leaving one on full-time duty. should call 999 and ask for the police The estimated total who evade border Lucy Moreton, general secretary of or call the Uk Border Force Agency security has gone from around 150 the Immigration Services Union, said; on : 0300 123 7000. per week last year to 350 per week, “There is no real indication of how 23rd July 2015 www.thelooker.co.uk Editor’sWord Every effort is made by The LOOKER newspaper to ensure that the information is By David Wimble correct. Thank you (as always) for picking up this copy of The Looker. The LOOKER newspaper reserves the right You will see that we have made a few changes with some not to publish unsolicited material being sent new added features, including our Announcements column through to the publication. Personal views and our Community News. We have decided to do this as it expressed in this publication are solely those is sometimes hard to determine what is an advert and what is news. Obviously the cost of running this paper is a very real of the respective contributors and do not one! So we have put this section in for community notices reflect those of the publishers or its agents. and have come up with an adjusted charge for this. Up until The Looker is not responsible for services now the paper has taken this cost ‘on the chin’ but with the provided by the advertisers. All material cost of paper and printing always going up we have decided supplied to this publication is at the owner’s to do it this way. I hope you like the idea and remember that risk. this will reach thousands of readers and we can also publish Reproduction in whole or in part of this this on our new website. We have started building our own website so that we can publication is strictly prohibited without prior make changes as we go. The old site had about 2,000 hits consent. per week but since we have all the local news feeds, traffic Photographic rights remain the property of and weather built into the site our web hits have gone The LOOKER newspaper and Marsh Media. through the roof! We have also started putting every back issue of The Looker on the site, so if you have missed them Contact: THE LOOKER: you can read back to issue 1. It is quite a task but we already 01797-364837. have the first year issue 1 – 26 online. This is the last issue of me acting as the sole editor, as Mobile: 07900-080656. shortly, Annabel Clare starts her full time position working Advertising: Jill Hernandez with us as a ‘Sub Editor’ and overseeing all the new features both in the paper and our online presence. 07921-267288. Enjoy the Sunshine. David Wimble E-mail: [email protected] Page 2 www.thelooker.co.uk Because local news matters 23rd July 2015 Hair today, gone tomorrow ,A very brave young lady decided to try and help others by donating her golden locks to a worthy cause last week. Eight year old Lucy Greenwood from Littlestone amazed her mother when she decided that she wanted to donate some of her hair to the ‘Little Princess Trust’, a charity that has been running since 2006 and provides real hair wigs to boys and girls across the UK and Ireland that have sadly lost their own hair through cancer treatment. Proud mum Katrina looks on as hairdresser Sue cuts Lucy’s golden locks for a superb cause after a brave battle, died in 2005. dedicated to providing specialist real At that time, finding high quality wigs hair children’s wigs. Like so many for children was very difficult and little Princesses, Hannah loved her only after a long search was a hair and losing it was very traumatic. suitable company eventually found Since its inception, the charity has which made a wig for Hannah. She now helped thousands of boys and very much enjoyed wearing her wig, girls. They work with suppliers particularly on special occasions. throughout the UK and Ireland, all of After Hannah passed away, so whom supply beautiful, real hair Lucy and her mum Katrina made many kind people offered help, wigs. If you would like to find out their way to Capelli’s Hair Salon in financial and practical. Hannah’s more about this amazing charity go New Romney High Street last Friday parents, Wendy and Simon decided to there website and into the hands of local hair that the most fitting way to use this www.littleprincesses.org.uk stylist Sue Richard-Williams who help was to launch a charity carefully platted the hair and then put hair bands around the top middle and bottom before taking the first cut. When our reporter asked her how she felt she said; “I’m very excited, it is nice to give another little girl some hair” Lucy who attends Greatsone Primary School said she hopes that other little girls follow in her footsteps as its such a worthy cause. The Little Princess Trust was launched in 2006 by the parents of Hannah Tarplee, along with help from friends and from Hannah’s school. Hannah was the original Little Princess. Sadly she was diagnosed with having a Wilms tumour and www.thelooker.co.uk Page 3 23rd July 2015 www.thelooker.co.uk Romney and Folkestone Sea New Romney Cadets, there will also be a number of exciting new acts. Country Fayre These range from the Rockwood Dog Display Team to Clown Bluey comes of age and his Fire Engine to Big & Little Pony Power. Saturday 25th July Programmes are on sale in various shops in New Romney, Littlestone After nearly a year of planning, the and Dymchurch for just £1. 2015 New Romney Country Fayre is As well as providing details of the almost upon us. This year, the arena schedules, they also offer a largest free event on Romney Marsh ticket into the Lucky Programme comes of age, as it will be Prize Draw to win one of a range of celebrating its 21st birthday! exciting prizes, ranging from a celebration of the event’s 21st It’s not too late to get involved in the child’s bike to hampers and tickets birthday. Any interpretation of this is Fayre, which will take place on for days out and trips to local welcome – the wackier the better! Saturday 25th July on St Martin’s eateries. Trophies will be awarded in a variety Field and Fairfield Road Recreation Instead of bringing your car, why not of categories, including best large Ground. Although all 130 stalls let the train take the strain? New and small groups and best individual have been taken, there are still Romney Country Fayre has teamed fancy dress. opportunities to take part by up with the Romney, Hythe and Throughout the day there will be a participating in the parade. This will Dymchurch Railway who will be varied programme of entertainment start from the Marsh Academy running two Country Fayre Specials. in two arenas. Lower Car Park at 10.15 a.m.
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