Rural Roundup Photo by Clive Godderidge Issue Number 30 February 2013 The Community Magazine for Kingsdown Ringwould-w-Oxney Ripple Sutton, Ashley, Studdal & Little Mongeham Benefice Contacts The Reverend Cathy Sigrist BA Hons The Rectory, Upper Street , Kingsdown CT14 8BJ 01304 373 951 Email: [email protected] Sister Aileen CSC Well Cottage, Upper Street. Kingsdown, CT14 8BH 01304 361 601 Mobile: 07801 282 810 Email: [email protected] Reader Mr Norman Gilliland 9 Addelam Close, Deal CT14 9LT 01304 381 589 Email: [email protected] St John the Evangelist Church, Kingsdown Churchwardens Mr Bob Wiseman Sunninghill, St Monica‟s Road CT14 8AZ 01304 371 619 Ms Liz Sharp, 15B Archery Square, Walmer, Deal, Kent CT14 7JA 01304 449 459 Mobile: 07778 452 538 E-mail: [email protected] Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Sarah Spanner The Gate House, Ringwould, CT14 8GH 01304 364 197 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Sister Aileen CSC Well Cottage, Upper Street, Kingsdown CT14 8BH 01304 361 601 Sunday School Mr Norman Gilliland 9 Addelam Close, Deal CT14 9LT 01304 381 589 Email: [email protected] St Nicholas Church, Ringwould Churchwardens Miss Ursula Bailey 52 James Hall Gardens, Walmer CT14 7TA 01304 360 149 Prof Jack Rowe Manor Lodge, Manor Mews, Ringwould CT14 8HT 01304 375 487 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Lyn Dourthe 3 Manor Mews, Ringwould CT14 01304 360 097 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Mrs Jean Winn Chilterns, Back Street, Ringwould CT14 8HL 01034 361 030 St Mary the Virgin Church, Ripple Churchwarden Dr Laurence Davey Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL 01304 374 512 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Rosemary Davey Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL 01304 374 512 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Dr Laurence Davey Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL 01304 374 512 2 Benefice Contacts St Peter & St Paul Church Sutton-by-Dover Churchwardens Mr J Boardman Little Mongeham, House, Little Mongeham CT14 OHR 01304 389 402 Mr C Godderidge The Old Rectory, Church Hill Sutton CT15 5DF 01304 365 366 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mr P Mold Holly Cottage, Downs Road, East Studdal CT15 5DD 01304 371 738 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Mr A Ford Forge Cottage, Forge Lane, Sutton-by-Dover CT15 5DG 01304 364 989 A Happy New Year to everyone. This edition completes three years of Rural Roundup and it is still as popular as ever. Copy seems to roll in every monThanks to all, but owing to the limited space available I will have to ask Clubs & Organisations to try and limit the length of articles to half a page maximum 300 words. The only fair way to include everyone. As you well know, we rely heavily on your donations to be able to produce Rural Roundup, so any contributions, as usual, for this coming year will be most welcome. Ringwould residents have already passed over their collection of £112 to the treasurer; thanks very much. I do hope this weather clears up soon. It‟s quite a contrast to temperatures I experienced over Christmas. By the way, don't forget to feed the birds. Ed. CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST Kingsdown FLOWER ROTA for February 2013 Friday 25th January to 12th February, Shrove Tuesday: Jackie Collins & Georgina Maude NO FLOWERS DURING LENT Easter Sunday is very early this year, Sunday 31st March, so please let us know in good time if you would like to order lilies in memory of loved ones. We will have a better idea of the price next month. Any queries, please ring Georgina Maude on 389 253 or Barbara Ridout on 361 019 or Lesley Dobby on 373 331 DIGNIFIED FUNERALS from £795.00 PLUS DISBURSEMENTS SULLIVAN & SON INDEPENDENT FUNERAL SERVICE 12 Beaconsfield Road, Dover,CT16 2LL 01304 201 322 www.sullivanandson.co.uk *Pre-paid funeral plans *24 hour personal service *A Family Concern 3 CURRY FAIR SUN 24TH FEBRUARY 11AM - 4PM FREE TASTINGS RINGWOULD VILLAGE HALL TEL: 01304 619 858 WWW.THECHAISTOP.CO.UK Kingsdown Conservation Group Kingsdown Residents want a voice so our Membership Grows every day Solley’s Award Winning Ice Cream direct from our Dairy Please join us 110ml cups through to 4.5 litres lots of flavours Contact Julian Dalrymple on 373 071 Open 9am to until 3pm Email:- [email protected] and other times by arrangement or visit our website Call 01304 374 100 www.solleysicecream.co.uk www.kingsdownconservation.org.uk 4 Ringwould News correspondent:- Jennifer Van Lens Tel:- 01304 371 289 Email: [email protected] Tea and Chat meets this month on Thursday 7th February at 2pm in the church social space Homemade cakes and a cuppa not to mention a good chat! £1. Last month Fred brought along some beads so we made bracelets and earings, thanks Fred. (Pictured below) ST NICHOLAS 100 CLUB It’s a new year so if you are a member and haven’t yet paid your £12 for 2013 please let me have it ASAP. There are still a few numbers left and remember the more people who join the greater the prizes! January Winners were Michel Dourthe (£20) and Margaret Parkin (£10). If you would like to join, email: [email protected] Jean Winn * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * RINGWOULD READERS Our group was established in September 2010 and we meet about every 4/5 weeks in the Village Pub - The Five Bells. During our time we have reached a membership of 12 but due to other commitments some members have left; we have a „core membership‟ of seven now and would welcome any „Lady‟ who lives in Ringwould and would like to join us. Titles for reading are chosen by the membership of the group and we try to read a wide range of traditional and modern authors. Our meetings are relaxed and fun! Please contact me if you are interested in joining our group. Frances Evison Email: [email protected] Ringwould Village - High Speed online all day! Do you need high speed? Would you like a faster internet connection? Are you frustrated with the speed you have now? An improved service is possible. Whether you work from home or just wish to download TV programmes or manipulate photography a reliable high speed internet connection is essential. The Government have promised to help those living in rural areas through their Make Kent Quicker Project. Companies have been asked to tender but it appears that smaller areas like ours are still unlikely to benefit from any new upgrades. I have been in contact with an independent company called V Fast.- www.vfast.co.uk They have an operating system in Kent which would be available to Ringwould. Having visited the village and carried out a survey they can give us a 15Mbps supply using a small transmitter that would be placed on the church tower There would be an installation charge of £99 per household and a new router would be required. The monthly rental would be £24.99 If you would be interested in discussing this further please email me on [email protected] David Evison, Northgate, Church Lane 5 6 Services in February 2013 Date Kingsdown Ringwould Sutton Ripple 8am (BCP) rd 3 February Holy Communion 9.30am Sunday @6 11am Morning Prayer 11.00 Holy Communion Studdal Hall Holy Communion th 10 February 11.00am 9.30am (BCP) Matins 11.00am (BCP) 8 am (BCP) Holy Communion Matins Holy Communion th 13 Ash 10am Holy Communion. 7.30pm Wednesday Well Cottage Holy Communion 8am (BCP) th 17 February Holy Communion 9.30am 11.00am 6.00pm (BCP) 11.00am Holy Communion Holy Communion Evensong Funday Sunday 4pm 24th February 11.00am 9.30am Messy Church 8am (BCP) Holy Communion Prayer and Praise At Studdal Hall Holy Communion For weekday services please check weekly news sheets or the website www.ringwouldchurch.com/’diary’ There are usually: Monday – Sutton Parish Prayers @9.30am in Studdal Hall; Wednesday 10am Well Cottage, Kingsdown, Holy Communion (BCP) Services using the Book of Common Prayer are marked (BCP) Dear Friends, When I speak with people about weddings, baptisms or funerals the conversation so often ends with “if only I had known…”, so I thought that I would start this year with a quiz. So, are the following statements true or false? 1. You can‟t get married in your parish church if you have been divorced. 2. You have to be baptised to get married in church. 3. It costs a fortune to get married in church 4. You have to live in the parish to marry in the church. 5. You have to attend church every week to have your child baptised. 6. Baptisms can only take place during a Sunday morning service. 7. The State subsidises the church. 8. The church is very wealthy. So, how did you get on, because all the above statements are false, but to give you a little more information: You can indeed get married in church if one or both parties have been divorced. Even with the very best of intentions, things can and do go wrong. The church understands this and wants to give everyone the very best start to their married life, and what better start than to ask God to be there at your wedding. As far as the cost of getting married in a church is concerned, it is somewhere in the region of £500 - usually a small fraction of the overall costs of a wedding. And finally, you can now get married in a church if you “have a connection” with the church. How- ever, if you don‟t have a connection you can still get married if you attend services once a month for at least six months before you want to get married.