Hardres And Stelling News June 2020 Sussex Cattle on Stelling Minnis Common Contents Page Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Church news ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Parish Priests’ Message ....................................................................................................................... 3 News from Upper Hardres Church ...................................................................................................... 4 Celebration of Life ............................................................................................................................... 5 St Mary’s Stelling ................................................................................................................................. 5 Parish Visits ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Kent County Council ................................................................................................................................ 7 Kent Together ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Upper Hardres Parish Council ................................................................................................................. 9 Stelling Minnis Parish Council ............................................................................................................... 10 Stelling Minnis Email Communication & Updates ............................................................................ 11 Stelling Minnis Stores ............................................................................................................................ 12 Minnis Managers .................................................................................................................................. 13 Helen The Vet says ................................................................................................................................ 13 Farmers Notebook June 2020 ............................................................................................................... 15 Baillie’s Literature Quiz ......................................................................................................................... 16 Hardres and Stelling News – June 2020 page 1 of 24 Weather Report for Bossingham Area .................................................................................................. 17 Local help in Folkestone & Hythe during Covid19 pandemic ............................................................... 17 Support from Canterbury City Council .................................................................................................. 18 War Time Memories ............................................................................................................................. 18 Baillie’s Literature Quiz - Answers ........................................................................................................ 19 Walk Church In The Pandemic .............................................................................................................. 20 Lord Whisky Tea Room & Low Cost Vets .............................................................................................. 21 Out And About ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Friendly Singing Group .......................................................................................................................... 22 A Question For Children ........................................................................................................................ 23 Deadline and Disclaimer ....................................................................................................................... 23 And Finally ............................................................................................................................................. 24 Introduction During the Coronavirus restrictions the decision had to be made to cease distribution of hard copies of the Hardres and Stelling News and switch to a downloadable PDF file version to protect readers, distributors and the staff in Stelling Minnis Stores from any possible infection from contamination. Unfortunately this won’t catch all readers, but is the best that the team could offer under these difficult circumstances. Unused subscription months will be credited when the annual subscription charges are levied in January 2021. The same applies to our loyal advertisers, without whom there just would not have been a magazine. Please keep a copy of an earlier magazine for contact phone numbers and trades you may wish to employ. The adverts will not be printed in these “on-line” magazines to avoid any personal information protection complications as advertisers have not given specific permission for their details to be made available in that way. Article contributors have been asked not to include any information that they would not want to be made available on the public internet domain. The cover photo was taken by John Haffenden. There is a web page on the Stelling Minnis web site (www.stelling-minnis.co.uk) which shows which of the 5 areas the cattle are currently grazing. Upper Hardres Parish Council has very kindly made a grant of £250 towards the running costs of the printed version of the magazine – when the magazine distributors feel it safe to resume their voluntary work, then production of the printed magazine will resume. Increases in costs will, unfortunately, mean a small increase in both subscriptions and advertising costs. The UHPC grant (a similar request was made of Stelling Minnis Parish Council, but not yet decided) will reduce the anticipated increase – full details will be published in the autumn and of course a discount will be given to both subscription and advertisement renewals to take account of the months that the printed version the magazine has not been published. Stay Alert – Control The Virus - save lives. Follow Government instructions so that the Country can fight the virus in the best possible way. Keep Safe Hardres and Stelling News – June 2020 page 2 of 24 Church news Parish Priests’ Message Dear Friends, As the lockdown is partially relaxed and we are reminded again and again of the need for social distancing we’re probably sick and tired of being reminded that we live in uncertain and difficult times. Of course, it’s been a difficult time for all of us, but even so it’s a blessing that we live in an area where we can enjoy all the signs of spring. The sky is so blue and the night sky filled with stars as we hear the song of the birds without so much of the background traffic noise. I dread to think how so many people in our cities are coping in high rise flats and bedsits. And yet, there are the Psalms of the Bible that speak of the beauty of creation. Psalm 8 invites us to consider the heavens; the moon and the stars as part of God’s creation, and speak of the majesty of a creator who cares about what happens to his creation. On the other hand there are those psalms that come from a place of darkness, as a desperate cry out to God in times of great distress and helplessness, Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer Psalm 4 And those words from Psalm 42 that Jesus cried out in agony on the cross ‘My God, why have you forsaken me’ But through it all, the Psalms encourage us to look to God as our help, whatever the situation or our feelings. Psalm 42 ends, Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God. Throughout history there have been times of plague, war, famine and much uncertainty. This is the reality of many people’s lives. God doesn’t wrap us up in cotton wool and make everything nice in an unreal fairyland sort of way, but he promises to be with us in all things and all times. As Christians we remember Jesus didn’t promise his followers an easy ride. We follow the man who died on a cross. But beyond the cross we see resurrection and the demonstration of God’s power of love, even over death. Even in the worst of times, God can bring good to us. Hardres and Stelling News – June 2020 page 3 of 24 This is not to make light of the pain and suffering so many are going through right now, but we have also seen care and comfort, courage and conviction in so many people’s lives as, although we are apart, we work together for the good of all. Please pray for those who have lost love ones, for those who are vulnerable and for those who are working often at risk to themselves, for the good of all, and that God will bring us through this to a new understanding of our need for Him and our need for each other. May God bless you, keep you in good health and in good spirits and grant us patience and courage in Jesus name. Phil Holy Communion online every Sunday. Phone Rev Phil on 01227 730141 for further details or if you need support. News from Upper Hardres Church First of all I hope that you are well and are continuing to cope at this