Plaxtol Parish Church Bread Basket

NEWSLETTER

June 2019 OFFICERS OF ST GILES AND VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS

ST GILES Rector of Shipbourne with Plaxtol: 811081 Rev Dr Peter Hayler Email: [email protected] The Rectory, The Street, Plaxtol TN15 0QG

Lay Reader Mr P Brewin 810361 Churchwardens: Ms C Jackson 07729814798 Sir Paul Britton 365794

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Secretary: Mrs M Perry 810797 Treasurer: Mr M Williams 833751 Deanery Synod Rep: Mr N Ward 810525

CHURCH OFFICERS Safeguarding Miss G Coates 811432 Officer: (Children) Safeguarding Sir Paul Britton 365794 Officer: (Vulnerable Adults) Choirmaster: Mr J Young 810289 Electoral Roll: Mr A Boorman 353597 Flower Guild Mrs F Ward 810525 Bell Ringing Sir Paul Britton 365794

SHIPBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL Parish Clerk: Sarah Huseyin 886402 [email protected] Chair: Nick Tyler 811079 Councillors: D Pettengell, V Redman A Razaq J Sheldrick, J Bate

VILLAGE WEBSITE www.shipbourne.com

SHIPBOURNE SCHOOL Interim Head: Mrs Daters 810344 www.shipbourne.kent.sch.uk

SHIPBOURNE VILLAGE HALL Chairman: Curtis Galbraith 763637 Bookings: Helen Leach 811144

SHIPBOURNE FARMERS’ MARKET Manager: Bob Taylor 833976

SHIPBOURNE WI President Margaret Thompson 810789

SHIPBOURNE CRICKET CLUB Secretary: Mark Fenton 811067

PLAXTOL & SHIPBOURNE TENNIS CLUB Membership: Cilla Langdon-Down 810338

ST GILES’ AND SHIPBOURNE NEWSLETTER Editor: Lindsay Miles 810439 [email protected] Advertising: Tish Gourmelon 07966 035492 Copying: Mary Perry 810797

USEFUL POLICE CONTACT NUMBERS 101 Non-urgent attendance, passing information and 24 hr crime reporting 999 Emergencies 01622 690690 For Maidstone office 07772 226006 Mark Thomas, Police Community Support Officer

HAYWARDS the Butchers, 6 York Parade, Tonbridge Tel 01732 355611 Cheerful and efficient service for all your needs Meat and meat products, a range of sausages, cheeses, eggs, ham and much more Giving a party? HAYWARDS will help you plan your catering and all your requirements (12/16)

TREESERVICES LTD All aspects of private and commercial tree work undertaken by fully trained and well equipped staff

Fully insured Free advice and Estimates Our services include:-

 Hazard Evaluation (Health and safety checks)  Cutting back of trees and branches  Dangerous trees made safe  Crown reduction and thinning  Hedge cutting  Stump removal  Seasoned Logs and wood mulch sold

01732 810933 / 07973 264952 [email protected] Stone Cottage Roughway TN11 9SH (tbc)

Rector of Shipbourne with Plaxtol Rev Dr Peter Hayler The Rectory, The Street, Plaxtol TN15 0QG Tel: 01732-811081 / E-mail: [email protected]

PARISH DIARY – JUNE 2019 Except where indicated below, the main morning service at ST GILES SHIPBOURNE is at 9.30am.

Every weekday at 8.00am Morning Prayer will be said at Plaxtol Church and every weekday evening (except Friday and Saturday) at 4.30pm Evening Prayer will be said at St Giles Shipbourne.

SUNDAY 2nd 8.00am Holy Communion at Plaxtol Church 9.30am Parish Communion at St Giles Shipbourne 11.00am Family Service with Baptism and Communion at Plaxtol Church Readings: Ezekiel 36 vv 24-28; Acts 16 vv 16-34; John 17 vv 20-end Wednesday 5th 10.40 for Lent + group meets at the home of John 11am Young 7.40 for Lent + group meets at the home of Marius 8pm Carboni Thursday 6th 9-11am Farmers’ Market at St Giles Shipbourne Saturday 8th Plaxtol Church Fete at The Rectory SUNDAY 9th 8.00am Holy Communion at St Giles Shipbourne 9.30am Matins at St Giles Shipbourne 11.00am Parish Communion at Plaxtol Church Readings: Genesis 11 vv 1-9, 11-18; Acts 2 vv 1-21; John 14 vv 8-17 Monday 10th 7.30pm Shipbourne PCC meeting, Village Hall Thursday 13th 9-11am Farmers’ Market at St Giles Shipbourne TRINITY 16th 8.00am Holy Communion at Plaxtol Church SUNDAY 9.30am Parish Communion at St Giles Shipbourne 11.00am Benefice Community@11 at Plaxtol Church Readings: Proverbs 8 vv 1-4, 22-31; Romans 5 vv 1-5; John 16 vv 12-15 Thursday 20th 9-11am Farmers’ Market at St Giles Shipbourne Saturday 22nd 9.30- Community Breadbasket at Plaxtol Church – 11.30am including Chatham Food Bank collection (food and toiletries) SUNDAY 23rd 8.00am Holy Communion at St Giles, Shipbourne 9.30am Family Service at St Giles, Shipbourne 11.00am Parish Communion at Plaxtol Church Readings: 1 Kings 19 vv 1-4, 8-15a; Galatians 3 vv 23- end; Luke 8 vv 26-39 Thursday 27th 9-11am Farmers’ Market at St Giles Shipbourne 9.30am Benefice Playchurch at Plaxtol Church

Saturday 29th ALL DAY Treaty of Versailles – viewing of window displays – St Giles, Shipbourne VERSAILLES 30th 8.00am Holy Communion at Plaxtol Church SUNDAY 9.30am Community Service for Peace at St Giles, Shipbourne 1030/11 Commemorative picnic and children’s am games on Shipbourne Common (see article in Newsletter for full details) 11.00am Morning Worship at Plaxtol Church 6.00pm Hymns & Pimms at St Giles, Shipbourne

Readings: 2 Kings 2 vv 1-2, 6-14; Galatians 5 vv 1, 13-25; Luke 9 vv 51-end

To all parents with babes-in-arms, toddlers and pre-school children! Please come to our United Benefice “PLAYCHURCH” Everyone welcome! Come and join us! A Bible story, creative fun followed by drinks and biscuits Next Date and Locations Thursday 27th June 2019 - 9.30am at Plaxtol Church

Please join us for Hymns and Pimms Sunday 30 June 2019 6pm, St Giles Shipbourne

An hour of your favourite popular hymns followed by drinks. Please submit your favourite hymn requests in advance by posting them in the box at the back of St Giles or sending directly to Viv Packer Email [email protected] Tel: 07768 397936 There will be an opportunity to make a donation on the night for any hymn requests made in advance PASTORAL LETTER

A ROBIN AT PENTECOST The 30th May is Ascension Day and so June opens with the ten-day period before Pentecost. For the last few years a new tradition has been growing: naming these ten days are known as ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ and churches everywhere are invited to pray deeply as they wait for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. On the first day of Pentecost, fifty days after the first Easter, the disciples were together in a locked upper room for fear of the Jewish authorities, but with the signs of a rushing mighty winding, candle-like ‘tongues of fire’ on the head of each one, and the gift of multiple languages, they were filled with the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God. They poured out onto the streets of Jerusalem speaking about the powerful deeds of God. They were transformed. Many can to believe that day and were baptised; the Church was born! Pentecost falls, this year on 9th June. The altars, pulpits and lecterns of our churches will be dressed in red, and I shall enjoy wearing my red vestments too, symbolising the fire of the first day of Pentecost and the power of Gods’ Holy Spirit.

We’ve been spending time bringing the garden up to scratch in time for the church fête, (June 8th – the Eve of Pentecost) and wherever and whenever we work, another little one dressed in red is always there. Why on earth the Robin gets confined to Christmas cards is anybody’s guess, but she’s always there, and she comes close, all year round. So the Robin, too, has been reminding us of the Holy Spirit – always there, always gentle: encouraging, accompanying, alongside, comforting, The femininity the Holy Spirit is marvellously represented in a hymn from the Iona Community:

She sits like a bird, brooding on the waters, Hovering on the chaos of the world’s first day She sighs and she sings, mothering creation, Waiting to give birth to all the Word will say.

She wings over earth, resting where she wishes, Lighting close at hand or soaring through the skies, She nests in the womb, welcoming each wonder, Nourishing potential hidden to our eyes.

She dances in fire, startling her spectators, Waking tongues of ecstasy where dumbness reigned She weans and inspires all whose hearts are open, Nor can she be captured, silenced or restrained.

For she is the Spirit, one with God in essence Gifted by the Saviour in eternal love She is the key opening the scriptures, Enemy of Apathy and Heavenly dove.

Peter Hayler Rector [email protected]

LENT+ The next Lent+ Discussion Group will take place on Wednesday 5 June 2019

1040hrs: The venue will be the home of John Young 1940hrs: The venue will be the home of Marius Carboni

“How the Bible came to be” by John Barton

Community Saturday 22 June 2019 9:30–11:30am Plaxtol Parish Church Bread Basket

Café style Breakfast All welcome

Including Food Bank Collection and Book Sale/Swap

United Benefice of Shipbourne with Plaxtol

Collections for Chatham Foodbank

Boxes will be placed in both our churches over the fourth weekend of each month for donations of food and toiletries, and to coincide with our Community Bread Basket event.

Dates: June 22nd/23rd

SAVE THE DATE

St Giles’ Summer Fair Bank Holiday Monday 26 August 2019

12.30pm – 3.30pm

On Shipbourne Common (by kind permission of Fairlawne Estate)

Helpers and stallholders please volunteer!

SCOTTISH DANCING IN SHIPBOURNE VILLAGE HALL Dates for June are the 4th and 18th. We meet on a Tuesday evening from 7.15pm until 9pm. Our level is probably Beginner Plus so if you're interested in joining us, or would like to pop in and see for yourself, please just come along - no need to phone first but my number is below if you would like to find out a bit more beforehand. We would love to welcome a few more members - especially some men! We have a few ladies who have forgotten how to dance other than as a man! Helen Leach 811144

SHIPBOURNE WI This month’s A.G.M. was tinged with regret, as our President, Margaret Thompson retired from her role. Margaret’s mother originally joined the Committee in 1935, and was President through the late 1940’s & 50’s. Margaret joined the Committee in 1993, and became President in 2003. She has done sterling work, and will be greatly missed, although (thankfully) she will remain a member.

Pauline Cripps has also stepped down from the Committee after 25 years, when she has been a steadfast, creative and talented member, who will also be greatly missed. Again, Polly is remaining a member. The new Committee is very grateful for the continuing support and friendship of both Margaret and Polly.

Barbara Jones has become our new President, and we all wish her well in her new role in our Centenary year.

Both a walk and Book Club have taken place during May. The new Committee will meet on Wednesday 5th June, and our Birthday meeting will take place on 12th June, when we celebrate with a tea party. The end of June will see us taking part in the Treaty of Versailles event in St Giles Church. Glynis Coates

BIRDWATCH It has never ceased to amaze me how many unusual, and sometimes downright awkward places that birds choose for nest sites, and the incredible lengths some of us will go to accommodate and encourage them. I probably first became aware of this many years ago when I had a pottery studio. Having lugged a ton of clay in 1/2 cwt bags to the far end of my garden and storing it in an old shed whose standing defied the laws of gravity, I found a couple of weeks later a Robin’s nest complete with eggs tucked into the middle of the bags. Under the cover of darkness I managed to smuggle a few bags out and the Robin seemed happy enough there to raise its brood. Robins are notorious for choosing unusual sites to nest from old teapots to greenhouses and even the GPO have been known to willingly suspend collections from old wall-mounted post boxes usually of the VR or GR vintage to accommodate a squatting Robin.

Blue and Great Tits also have a great reputation for improvisation. On the farm I go to in Otford when trout fishing the River Darent, there is a piece of farm machinery once useful to man and like many retired mechanical aids has been abandoned at the spot it came to rest when the last driver turned the keys off. In a delicate shade of yellow and rust it now provides at least three nesting sites for the local bird population the highlight of which is an old hollow pipe about four feet long which Great Tits have nested in for as long as I have fished there.

Blackbirds too do their bit for the “opportunist of the year” award, buckets, tool boxes, gutters, on top of blue tit nest boxes and when I was exhibiting at Chelsea Flower Show often taking advantage of buildings and hedges in the Show gardens causing problems with the strict timetable of dismantling the exhibit! However one of my favourites is one that I have read about involving a Blackbird building a nest in the skeleton mouth of a pike on a riverbank. The other is also a skeleton, in the Outer Hebrides on the island of North Uist, a small bird, maybe a Pipit, had made a delicate wispy nest inside a sheep’s skull. Well why not, we are all into recycling!

In our enthusiasm to encourage one species or another, us humans sometimes can suffer what I can only describe as “tunnel vision” i.e. we cannot see the whole picture. Before commercial pieces became available I was asked as a potter to make two nests to encourage House Martins, these to be fixed to the soffit board under the roof of a house. I threw a bowl to cut in half and added a protruding entrance in the middle of each. The customer was very happy and went home to fix them below his guttering. If only he had put them a couple of feet apart they would have looked fine, but next to each other they looked less like House Martin nests, and more like a fine pair of breasts complete with nipples. I was never asked to make any more!

In our village, reports of Cuckoos, Martins, Swallows and Warblers arriving. Summer is nearly here, clean out the BBQ before the Robin nests in it!

Ian Bowles With thanks to Sue Bowles for giving her permission to re-print.

June 29/30th Jam & Jerusalem Flower & WI history display in St Giles’ Church as part of the ‘Versailles Sunday’ centenary

July 20th Get Creative! 2–5pm an afternoon of WI crafts in the Village Hall exhibitions ~ demonstrations ~ ‘give it a go!’ ~ 100 years of WI history in costume ~ ~ strawberry cream teas ~

SHIPBOURNE 1919 – 2019

SHIPBOURNE NEEDS YOU

SATURDAY 29 AND SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2019 SHIPBOURNE EVENTS TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES

The Shipbourne war memorial in St Giles’ churchyard features The Great War dates of 1914-1919. Although the armistice, signed on 11 November 1918, ended the actual fighting, it took a further six months of allied negotiations to conclude the peace treaty. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.

Shipbourne will be commemorating this important centenary with various special events throughout 2019. Please mark the weekend of Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June 2019 in your calendars for the following events:

Saturday 29 June 2019

 Viewing of the specially prepared themed window displays in St Giles, Shipbourne assembled by village organisations and clubs including Shipbourne Primary School, Shipbourne WI, Shipbourne Farmers’ Market, Fairlawne Estate, Shipbourne and Plaxtol Tennis Club, Shipbourne Cricket Club and The Chaser Inn.

Sunday 30 June 2019

 9.30am-10.30am – Community Service for Peace at St Giles, Shipbourne, featuring the Shipbourne School Choir. This will conclude with tea and coffee, before heading out to Shipbourne Common for family fun and games.

 10.30/11am – 12.30pm – After the Service has concluded we welcome everyone to join us on Shipbourne Common (by the tennis courts) for traditional games and races. There will be a cash bar with local beer and soft drinks and after the fun and games have finished, we welcome people to stay for a picnic lunch on the Common. Please bring your own picnic food, rugs and chairs. There will also be a BBQ available to use for any items you wish to cook. Our thanks go to Fairlawne Estate for their permission to use the Common.

Seed Cake Competition – Please bring your entries for the Seed Cake Competition to the Common for judging at midday. Any traditional recipe can be used and there will be a prize for the winning cake.

 6pm - Evening Hymns and Pimms at St Giles, Shipbourne. Please submit your favourite well known hymn requests in advance – there is a box at the back of the church for requests or you can contact Viv Packer (email [email protected] or call 07768 397936). There will be an opportunity to make a donation on the night for any hymn requests made in advance.

Please note all events are community based and open to everyone and all ages, not just families who live in Shipbourne. To help with planning it would be very helpful if you could email [email protected] or call Lindsay on 01732 810439 to indicate whether you are able to attend the picnic/family fun day so we can have a rough idea of numbers.

Volunteers and First Aid – if you are able to help out on the day with the races or serving drinks at the bar or if you have a First Aid qualification then please let us know.

We do hope as many of you as possible are able to join in these events to commemorate the historic date.

The Shipbourne 1919 Committee

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at White Rock Inn from 28th June 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Bard’s most popular play, will be staged outdoors at the White Rock Inn, Underriver (TN15 0SB) this summer by the Sevenoaks Shakespeare Society.

Performances: Fri 28th–Sat 29th June 8pm & Sun 30th June 3.30pm matinee Thurs 4th–Sat 6th July 8pm & Sun 7th July 3.30pm matinee

Do come – PLEASE bring warm clothing for an open-air production AND rugs/low-back chairs to sit on.

Food & drink available at the Inn – sorry, but no picnics - please!

Tickets £12 in advance*; £15 on the door (cash/cheque); children & students £5.

* from: White Rock Inn www.thewhiterockinn.co.uk (01732 833112) or online from www.ticketsource.co.uk/ssf For more information or if you would like to volunteer to help as a steward, please contact Brenda Mullinger (01732 810688).

JULY NEWSLETTER Please send any articles and adverts for the July newsletter by 17 June 2019. Please note any articles received after this date will be held over to the next issue. Please email articles to [email protected] or call 01732 810439.

Shipbourne Village Hall Registered Charity No 1074519

The Hall can be hired for £12.50 per hour with a minimum of 4 hours (£50.00). It has an attractive secure garden with a good gate that can be closed. Inside there is wheelchair access through the rear door, a well- appointed kitchen, the main hall and an adjoining side room plus all usual facilities. For Village Hall enquiries and bookings please call 01732 811144 or 07762 241720 or email [email protected] Further details can be found on the Shipbourne website www.shipbourne.com

COMPLETE PROPERTY SERVICES www.inscopeinteriors.co.uk

EXTENSIONS, CONVERSIONS, KITCHEN & BATHROOM DESIGN & INSTALLATION SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR ENTIRE PROJECT DETAILED, ITEMISED AND COSTED SCOPE OF WORKS FREE SURVEY AND ESTIMATE CAD PLANNING Contact Peter Leach Tel: 01732 811144 Mob: 07889 362462

References and photo gallery available at http://www.checkatrade.com/InscopeManagement Services/ 12/19

The Kentish Rifleman Dunk’s Green, TN11 9RU

A Free House and by far the best pub in Dunk’s Green

16th Century Inn serving a good selection of real ales, wines and home cooked food. Now open all day, every day from 11.30am.

www.thekentishrifleman.co.uk

Bookings always advisable on 01732 810727

THE WEATHER IN APRIL The average day temp. was 18.50c, the average night temp. was 4.00c, the highest day temp. was 28.50c (Mon. 22nd) and the lowest th night temp. was -2.5 (Tue. 11 ). The total rainfall was 14.5mm (only 8 days of rain) with the average for the last 25 years being 53.6mm, the highest was April 2000 with 145mm, and the lowest being April 2010 with only 4.5mm, (only 4 days of rain). Lionel Stielow

HELP NEEDED FOR TONBRIDGE AGE UK LUNCH CLUB On the first Thursday of every month Age UK in Tonbridge holds a lunch club for the "over 55's". Normally around 25 - 30 people attend, but there is a further waiting list of 10 people or so. Many of the attendees are quite old, some with no relatives or carers, who just like to get out of their own homes for a warm meal which they haven't had to cook themselves and some company.

We currently have a vacancy for a chef who would be responsible for overseeing the cooking of a main meal and a dessert for these people. They would be part of a team and training would be given.

If you feel you could help please talk with Jenny Porter on 01732 832657 or Jenny MacDonald on 01732 366100.

SHIPBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL Shipbourne Parish Council Clerk – Mrs Sarah Huseyin Gable Cottage Ismays Road Ightham TN15 9BE e-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 01732 886402

Please visit the website for Shipbourne Parish Council Meeting Agenda’s, Minutes and News. (http://www.shipbourne.com/) If you have any ideas or would like something added, such as a news item, please email the Parish Clerk.

New Parish Council – 8 May 2019 Following an uncontested Parish election on 2nd May, Shipbourne Parish Council is pleased to announce that the following Councillors took office on Wednesday 8th May 2019 and will serve for a term of 4 years:

Mr Nick Tyler, Mrs Jennifer Bate, Mrs Sheila Hine, Mr Anjum Razaq, Mrs Valerie Redman and Mr James Sheldrick.

We currently have 1 vacancy, please contact [email protected] if you are interested in being co-opted.

Shipbourne Parish Council would like to thank Libby Cohen and David Pettengell for their services to the Parish

J5 SLIPS – M25 You may be aware that the public response to the Road Investment Strategy put J5 Slips in second place in the list of public demands for road improvements. This has given our MP Tom Tugendhat a much stronger position in his negotiations at Westminster, and to reinforce that he started an online petition on the Parliament website at: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/234542/sponsors/new?to ken=8AqPCVJiCUzUk8F2ikkV

If you are not online, there is also a paper copy of the petition, if you would like to sign it, please contact the Parish Clerk on 01832 886402 and we can arrange for you to sign it.

SEVENOAKS DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN On Tuesday 30 April 2019, Sevenoaks District Council, in accordance with Regulation 22 of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, submitted its Local Plan to the Planning Inspectorate. The Planning Inspectorate is appointed on behalf of the Secretary of State to examine a Local Plan and will determine whether it is sound and legally compliant. The Council submitted the Local Plan along with its evidence base and other relevant documents. This includes the responses received through all stages of public consultation that have been undertaken when preparing the plan. All submission documents are available to view on the Council’s website www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/localplanexamination. A copy of the submitted plan can also be viewed at the Sevenoaks District Council Offices and at all libraries within the District.

Details regarding the appointed Planning Inspector, dates for examination sessions and matters to be discussed will be published on the Council’s website as the information becomes available.

For further information regarding the examination process, please contact the Programme Officer, Louise St John Howe, via email: [email protected].

Alternatively, the Planning Policy Team can be contacted at [email protected] or on 01732 227000.

CLIMATE CHANGE What can we do individually about climate change?

There are a number of small actions that we all can take to reduce carbon emissions to help meet the target suggested recently by the IPCC (1) and the CCC (2) . There are several useful websites that give helpful advice about small changes individuals can make that can help (4)

Shipbourne Parish Council (SPC) has recently responded to the consultation on the emerging Tonbridge and Malling Local Plan. Along with other responses to the consultation the PC has made comments on the need for new buildings and changes to buildings to be to a standard and design that both mitigates against climate change and provides adaptation to climate change impacts such as flooding and overheating. Our response is up on the Parish Council website http://shipbourne.com/parish-council/ and reflects the policies in the Shipbourne Design Statement which is adopted by the Borough Council. (A hard copy is available from the Parish Clerk). We hope to be able to be present at the Examination in public later in the year to give evidence in support of our views. Do contact the Parish Council if you would like further information.

We will be making a series of suggestions that each of us can undertake to help meet the target of zero emissions by 2050 in the Parish newsletter. Some will be small actions, others more difficult! Please contribute your ideas as well to the Parish Clerk. Number 1.

An idea for reducing use of energy: in Shipbourne we live in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, (KDAONB). Tranquillity is identified as one of its special characteristics and qualities, and our dark night skies are an element of tranquillity (3). We can contribute both to energy efficiency and conserving our dark night skies by ensuring our outside lighting is minimal. A way of doing this is to ensure lights only come on when absolutely necessary and activated by heat or movement, and by keeping all amenity/leisure lighting, even that run on solar, just on for special events and switched off afterwards. This way we can contribute to everyone’s amenity and our special dark night skies as well as reduce our emissions!

(1) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. https://www.ipcc.ch/

(2) Committee on Climate Change https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/net-zero-the-uks- contribution-to- stopping-global-warming/

(3) Kent Downs AONB Management Plan 2014-19 https://www.kentdowns.org.uk/landscape- management/management-plan/

(4) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment- 45775309 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/08/c limate-change-what-you-can-do-campaigning- installing- insulation-solar-panels

Various lobby groups such as Friends of the Earth and World Wildlife Fund have ideas about what individuals can do practically. https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate-change https://www.wwf.org.uk/get-involved.

NEW WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICE 2019 The new contractor, Urbaser took over from Veolia on 1st March 2019. Every Borough resident should have received an introductory leaflet explaining the change and also drawing attention to the new service improvements being introduced from 30th September 2019. If you have not received the leaflet please let TMBC know. If you are aware of any problems with the new contract please contact the Waste Team by email (www.tmbc.gov.uk/recycleforall) or by phone (01732 876147)

Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Planning, Highways, Transport and Waste, has now endorsed the recommendation for the ‘charging for the disposal of non-household waste materials (soil, rubble, hardcore and plasterboard) at KCC Household Waste Recycling Centres’ proposal. The charging policy starts on Monday 3 June 2019 at all 18 Kent Household Waste Recycling Centres, with details as follows:

 Soil, Rubble & Hardcore: £4 per bag*/item. Limited to 5 bags/items per day  Plasterboard: £6 per bag*/sheet

*Any bag up to the size of a standard black sack.

Payment will be by card only and there will be a dedicated member of staff to assist customers when they arrive at site with chargeable waste items. Information can be found in our ‘Operating Policy’ document online at www.kent.gov.uk/recycling

VILLAGE SIGN The village sign on Upper Green Road has now been repaired and reinstated after being struck by lightning last summer.

KENT POLICE To report a non-urgent crime, call 101. Kent Police have launched a new online reporting service: The public can now report crimes and incidents as well as non-injury road traffic collisions ONLINE directly through the website (www.kent.police.uk)

PARISH NOTICES Please note that Agenda’s and Parish notices will be displayed on the Parish Noticeboard in the refurbished bus shelter on Upper Green Road. All other information including Minutes will be posted on our website www.shipbourne.com and are available from the Parish Clerk [email protected] .

Mrs Sarah Huseyin - Parish Clerk e-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 01732 886402

SHIPBOURNE SCHOOL NEWS June is a busy month at Shipbourne School. Hampton Class will be visiting Dover Transport Museum to enrich their learning in history and Fairlawne Class will take part in the local Kidenza music concert, this year entitled 'Peter and the Timber Wolf'. The whole school will be completing Design Technology projects and art pieces to decorate classrooms, and a Ten Pieces music day will finish this year's creative days by looking at the work of Carl Orff. At the end of the month, Sports Day will take place on The Common, with all children taking part in a range of competitions. The end of June will also bring the annual summer fete, hosted by the PTA who continue to work hard to raise additional funds to help develop key areas of learning and the school environment. Brenda Mullinger

Open Farm Sunday – 9th June Celebrate farming and farmers by visiting Mote Farm, Ivy Hatch, TN15 0NT from 10am until 4pm. Tractor & trailer rides, children’s farm quiz and activities, working machinery displays & static displays

BBQ and tea & cakes. Produce stalls & Mote Farm meat £1.00 entry fee for all visitors 10 and over will be donated to Parkinson’s UK Dogs on leads only permitted in farmyard due to livestock and wildlife.

VOCE SACRI CONCERT: SATURDAY 13TH JULY 7PM-8.30PM: PLAXTOL CHURCH The 16 voiced chamber choir Voce Sacri will be giving a concert in Plaxtol Church on Saturday 13th July. Our first two concerts were themed on the church calendar: Lent and Advent. This time round we are exploring music primarily written in the mid 16th century and into the first part of 17th century by European composers. We begin at home with Gibbons and Tallis then criss-cross the continent visiting Belgium for music by Philippe de Monte and de Wert, Holland for a couple of pieces by Henri de Thier, then through France (where Thier moved to, altering his name to Henri du Mont) and down to Italy (where de Wert was based for a long time) for works by Carissimi and Steffani (the latter incidentally becoming a Bishop later in life!) and ending up in Spain for compositions by Vivanco, Lobo and Victoria. This is wonderful music not often performed. Please come and join us and soak up this sumptuous music in the warm acoustics of Plaxtol Church.

Voce Sacri is a group of singers who have extensive experience of singing in choirs in Kent. A number of them are regular members of local churches in the area and also the Plaxtol Scholars. They have a love in particular of sacred music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods and will be accompanied by the highly respected organist Simon Roberts and joined by a cello continuo.

Tickets are free with refreshments from 6.30pm organised by The Friends of Plaxtol Church.

Further information from Marius Carboni Email: [email protected] / Tel: 07885 753272

Marius Carboni

BULK REFUSE SERVICE (4th Saturday of month) Upper Green Road (opposite Village Hall) 8am - 9am on Saturday 22 June 2019 Saturday 27 July 2019

SHIPBOURNE FARMERS MARKET We have decided to reduce the amount of non-recyclable plastic at the market. By ‘we’, we mean you our customers, and our producers. Our first step has been to do away with plastic cups. So now you can enjoy freshly ground ‘High Mountain’ Brazilian coffee in St Giles’ china mugs (you can purchase both the coffee and the mugs at the market!).

We also have 2 new stalls at the market which specifically aims to help you reduce packaging by enabling you to use containers you already have at home. Our 2 ‘eco-warriors’ are Karen (‘Eco Pantry’) who sells a variety of packaging free dried fruits and foods and Elly (‘Contain Yourself’) who sells toiletries and household cleaning materials all made with natural ingredients. However, you must remember to BRING YOUR OWN CONTAINERS!

In June the market enables you to sample the very best that the Garden of England has to offer. As regulars know well, the market has far more to offer than vegetables and meat. We also sell fresh fish, game, mushrooms, a wide range of ready prepared dishes, cobnuts, soups, salads and wonderful cakes and breads. In addition, we also sell locally made beers, sparkling wine and of course ‘Shipbourne (Greensand) gin’.

The vagaries of the weather are nowhere more in evidence than with the asparagus crop. A cold spell following a warm February meant the season didn’t get going till mid-May but picking will finish by the end of the month to allow the plants to generate growth for next year. Simply steam and served with melted butter, or brush with olive oil and griddle the spears on the barbecue until tender then scatter it with shavings of a sharp hard cheese such as Winterdale Shaw (a matured cheddar) or a tart fresh goat’s cheese

Other veg to look out for are crisp radishes, spring onions, spinach, and of course new potatoes. There are also early cucumbers, runner beans, spinach and courgettes, alongside all kinds of salad leaves now in season. It’s also the ideal time to plant out ‘ready to plant’ herbs and summer bedding plants.

The longer days and the warmth also herald the start of the great English soft fruit season with strawberries now appearing as the month progresses together with the finest local cherries (Kentish cherries are justifiably world famous), gooseberries and early raspberries.

Hopefully the BBQ has made an appearance by now Spring lamb is now at its very finest and a boned-out shoulder or leg is perfect on the barbecue or simply roasted and served with baby new potatoes and minted broad beans and peas. On the fish front it has to be salmon or mackerel – and cooked the same day to enjoy at its very best.

COOKERY CORNER

BBQ (OR GRILL) FIRECRACKER SALMON

A favorite recipe of our fishmonger Mickey Hopefully your BBQ has seen the light of day again and your apron has been washed and ironed!

Prepare: 20 mins Cook time 10 minutes Serves 4 persons

 4 x 6 oz salmon steaks or fillets

Marinade  ¼ cup of rape seed oil  2 tablespoons soy sauce  2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar  2 tablespoons of chopped spring onions  1 tablespoons of chili paste (2 teaspoons of pepper flakes)  2 teaspoons of brown sugar  1 teaspoon of grated ginger  1- 2 cloves of garlic chopped finely  1 teaspoon of sesame oil  Salt and pepper to taste

1. Combine all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl and mix well. 2. Place the salmon in a re-sealable bag and pour the marinade over. For all the air out of the bag, seal and place in the fridge for an hour.

BBQ 1. Preheat the BBQ (or grill). When the charcoal is grey place the fish pieces on the grill. 2. Brush with some of the marinade. 3. Cook over a high heat for about 4-5 minutes per side. 4. Once the fish has cooked remove from grill and serve with new potatoes and tossed green salad. THE GARDEN SHED At last, we can look forward to sunny days again and spend some quality time relaxing in the garden with a cool glass of wine or anything else that’s pleasing. With the nice warm weather can come the start of the dry spells, so always be mindful; to water your newly potted plants regularly.

If you want to controls attacks by pests and diseases, it’s important to follow some general garden rules. One of the cardinal rules is good garden hygiene. Also, don’t allow your plants to grow too closely together, and feed them well to encourage strong growth, rather than lush soft growth which is vulnerable to attack.

Here are some tasks for this month:

 The longer the grass, the faster it grows, so mow regularly and carefully trim just the top of your hedges, mindful of nesting friends. Give tired lawns a boost with liquid feed.  Sycamore seedlings sprout very quickly wherever and whenever they can, so pull them up before they get a real hold.  Herbs such as tarragon and savory are getting straggly, so cut them back hard. They will soon produce fresh growth.  Keep weeding and deadheading to maintain your borders and containers.  Trees and shrubs such as cherries lilacs and crab apples, which are propagated by grafting, may start growing suckers from the rootstock. As with roses, above the ground cut off the suckers flush with the trunk. Below ground, take them back as far as you can to the root system.  Cut down the foliage of bulbs naturalised in grass. By now, six weeks will have passed since flowering and the bulb foliage and the grass can be trimmed. Don’t cut the leaves too soon or the bulbs will be blind next year. Don’t worry about the grass turning yellow after it has been cut. It will recover after watering and a feed.  Lift and divide bulbs, which have finished flowering. Bulbs can be lifted, dried and stored when the foliage has died down.  This is a good month to introduce fish into the pond. With the temperature of the water rising, fish will acclimatise to new conditions quickly. Tender floating plants like the water hyacinth can be placed in the pond now.  Blanket weed and duckweed have to be removed regularly if you don’t want them taking over the pond. When you lift the weeds out of the water, leave them on the bank for the day so that any aquatic creatures can escape back to the pond. Then, add the weeds to the compost heap, as they are high in nutrients.

Above all, enjoy your thriving garden and have a grand summer! Anne-Marie Klain-Verdegem

CHIMNEY SWEEP

E. COLEMAN

Clean, Efficient and

Friendly Service Traditional Brush and HEPA Vacuum Smoke Testing and Insurance Certificates Issued

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