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Your Friendly Village Newsletter Issue Number 94 : July 2008 ISSN 1755-9502 (Print) : ISSN 1755-9510 (Online) MINSTER FLOWER SHOW Saturday 19th July Recreation Ground This year marks the staging of the 122nd Logo designed by Michaela Hockley Annual Flower Show in the village and the Committee are pleased to announce that they have ABBEY PLANNING APPLICATION been able to acquire the services of Ben Mills, of (Parkminster - Former Museum Site) X-Factor fame, to ‘do the honours’ and officially We were requested by the Abbey Trustees not to open the show at 2.00pm. add an editorial comment, to the notice we Apart from the usual offerings of exhibits and published for them last month, regarding the competitions in the granting of the change of use of the former Museum Barn and surrounding area. marquee, you will However, since then, the following has come to also be entertained by our notice, and we feel it is our duty to report that both a “Baby Show” the Thanet District Council Planning Committee and a “Dog Show” has applied the following conditions to that alongside of which application: there will be a variety “No use other than non-residential of races for children hospitality use, as specified by information and adults alike and submitted by the applicant on 12 March 2008 Minster Mayhems entitled 'Hospitality at Minster Abbey', shall be will be there complete carried on at the site, and the approved use shall with their Maypole. be carried on only by Mother Nikola Kroksch, A skateboard competition for the 8 to 18 yr olds Sister Benedict Gaughan, Sister Aelred Erwin is being staged at the skate-park area plus for and Sister Johanna Caton (hereinafter referred everyone’s enjoyment you can look forward to a to as the Trustees of Minster Abbey) and by no good variety of stalls, a fun fair and a music other person or persons. When the premises cease to be occupied by the Trustees of Minster showcase. A licensed bar and other refreshments Abbey, the use hereby permitted shall cease.” will be available all afternoon. The following is an excerpt taken from the The evening sees the regular Celeidh taking ‘Hospitality at Minster Abbey’ document submitted place in the marquee hosted this year by the Deal by the applicant on 12th March 2008” Hoodeners. “We offer hospitality to groups for retreats or The Show-ground is open from 1.00pm conferences. These include groups of young people, Official Opening and arrival of Parade 2.00pm parish groups, prayer groups, craft groups, etc. Up Cost of entry is: to eighteen persons can be accommodated. During Adults and children over 12 - £3.00 the summer months families are welcome, as well as Children under 12 £1.50 & under 5’s free young women who would like a working holiday. We are not able to welcome men unless they form For further information, to book a stall, part of a group or a family.” or to get your Celeidh tickets Minster Matters adds no further comment to these please contact Karen at Attwell’s facts, but feels sure villagers will be pleased MM or ring her on have seen fit to enlighten them as to the exact wording of both documents. 07813 64 82 14 E-mail : [email protected] Electronic Copy, Podcast and Blog: http://www.minstermatters.org.uk Fax No: 07092 891864 Published by: Minster Matters, C/o Neighbourhood Centre, 4A Monkton Road, Minster-in-Thanet, Nr. Ramsgate, Kent CT12 4EA UK 2 Minster Matters July 2008 Green Bins Recycling Collections Blue Bins Dates for Your Diary Jul Page Friday (paid service) Monday - Tuesday 4 Line Dancing 20 4th; 18th July 1st; 14/15th; 28/29th 5 Christians Together - Abbey 20 11/12th; 25/26th 1st; 15th; 29th August 8 W.I. Meeting 24 Copy for any issue of Useful Numbers and Con- 9 Mothers Union 24 Minster Matters Community Warden: must be received (at the very latest !!) Steve Taylor: 07811 271302 12 Saturday Market 24 by 20th of the preceding month (Commercial Advertising by 15th) PC Kim Burgess: 07980 683956 12 Monkton School Summer Fair 24 (for reporting non-urgent information) 12 St Nicholas Church - Music Evening 25 www.minstermatters.org.uk PC Paul Jane: 07989 992283 [email protected] Police Station: 231055 14 Guidelines - Careers Advice 20 Editor-in-Chief (& Advertising) (for reporting crimes or non urgent in- 14 RBL Women’s Section Meeting 24 Ray Owen (822322) formation to Thanet Police) Editorial Team: Thanet District Council: 577000 17 W.I. Coffee and Chat Morning 24 All members can be reached through (main switchboard) the above email address 19 Minster Flower Show 1 Amy Murray Co-Editor 825041 Salvation Army Hall: 825178 Aug Brenda Saker Sub-Editor 822846 Library: 821442 11/15 Eve Tilbee Sub-Editor 821545 Doctor’s Surgery: 821333 Starship Holiday Club - S.Army 22 Nora Aldous Podcaster & CD 825306 (appointments only, 8.00am -10.00 am) 16 Summer Fair - Devils Elbow 24 Sue Greenstreet Newshound 823035 Minster School: 821384 Heather Epps Newshound 825406 Short Index Page Diane Cotterill Snappy 822394 Village Website & Forum: Steam Trains 6 Rodney Rose Accounts 821965 www.minster-in-thanet.org.uk Collection boxes for hard copy are available at the Minster Bowls Club Fixtures 6 Library and the Gossip Shop Venues available for Hire Minster Mayhems Appearance dates 20 or send your copy by snail mail to: John Spanton Pavilion (in Rec) Village Hall Bowls Group 21 Minster Matters and All Weather Sports Pitch All Weather Pitch Hire Details 21 c/o Library, 4A Monkton Rd, bookings via Minster-in-Thanet CT12 4EA Church Services 23 Parish Office 821339 MM Fax: 07092 891864 Golf Society Fixtures 24 Advertising Rates Old Schools: bookings via Cricket Club Home Fixtures 24 Jacque Sings 822053 (cost per issue) The next meeting of Village Hall: bookings via Page size aprx 1/16 1/8 1/4 Minster Parish Council Eric James 821744 Min 6 adverts £6 £12 £24 Village Hall phone: 822807 will be held on: Single advert £10 £20 £40 Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 at 7pm in the Neighbourhood Centre Please Note: Members of the public are welcome to attend and Late payment for advertisements MM Subscriptions can arrange to speak to the Council through the could mean they will be omitted from Copies of the Magazine or CD are now Clerk or by requesting the Chairman before the the next edition available on subscription to all non start of the meeting. Copies of the Agenda are residents, worldwide. available from the Clerk and are posted in the Copies of our Terms and Conditions Payments quoted below are in advance are available on request Library. Clerk to the Council is Mrs Kyla Lamb To a UK postal address :- and the Council Office is normally open from:- Single Issue £1.00 The Editors accept all advertisements, articles 9.30 am - 12 noon weekdays; and notices in good faith and actively Annually (11 issues) £10.00 encourage the support of the local traders and Costs to an overseas address are tel: 821339 fax: 825269 services. available on request, and we will be Email: [email protected] However, we cannot be held responsible for the Aug Meeting - Tuesday 5th quality of goods or services offered. pleased to quote for this service. Our Please mention the magazine when replying to mailing details are shown elsewhere Pavilion Hire advertisers. on this page. Note however that due to lack of recordable Recreation Ground space we do not copy our advertisers Suitable for parties, small weddings, information to the audio CD’s. children’s parties, etc. The magazine and CD are published eleven Seating for 60-70, times a year, at the beginning of each month, from February to December, inclusive. licensed bar available, Disclaimer: Views expressed herein are kitchen facilities. strictly those of their author and do not Parking Picture of the Month the of Picture Parking Ideal for all family occasions ! necessarily agree with those of the Editor What does it say on the road ? road the on say it does What oor oor Bookings via Parish Council Office and/or the editorial team. P July 2008 Minster Matters 3 The ‘E’ Team EDITORIAL At last, new faces in the Post Office, I was beginning to think Rosemary and Don would never go, but gone they have, and we can now officially welcome Shahbaz and his wife Afsheen to the village. We published a request last month for village clubs and societies M.W.C. Ray etc to get in touch and let us know 1/ that they existed and 2/ who the main contact was. Well you’ll be pleased to know we had an absolutely (Minster Window Company) HUGE response to our plea, and we can now say for sure that the village Property Maintenance has two clubs, least ways that is all that managed to reply. Come on surely we can do better than that, don’t assume we know of your Building Work Amy existence, and who runs the show, tell us so we know for sure !! Plastering * Rendering It’s really good to see our Warden back amongst us, I was beginning uPVC Windows & Doors to get withdrawal symptoms having no-one to regularly take the mickey uPVC Fascia, Soffits & Guttering out of. Still I can make up for it from now on. Do you know, I heard Repairs to existing double glazing him swear the other day, he mentioned in conversation that he was here Misted up sealed units replaced Brenda to “work”, I’ll agree he was here, but “to work”, I’m not sure he actually remembers the meaning of the word!! Oh, welcome back Steve.
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