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Stourmouth

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Sturry

Correspondent: Barb Dice, 6 Pleydell Crescent, Sturry, Canterbury, CT2 0LQ Mob: 07421 029548 Tel: 01227 710218 Walkies: Diamond Dog Pet Services, dog walking, home visits, pet taxi and house/pet sitting. Open 7 days a week. www.diamonddogspetservices.com 07419 993442. Guides: There are a few places at the local Guide unit for girls aged 9.5 years old. Contact Barb 01227 710218 for details. If you have an item concerning Tankerton, please contact the correspondent above. Vacancy: If you would like to be correspondent for Teynham, please contact us by email: kmgvillages@thekmgroup. co.uk

Thanington

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Throwley

Correspondent: Barbara Elliott, Little Orchard, Coopers Hill, Throwley, ME13 0HR tombar72@hotmail.co.uk If you have an item concerning Throwley, please contact the correspondent above.

Tyler Hill

Correspondent: Penny Whiting, 61 Hackington Road, Tyler Hill, Canterbury, CT2 9NE Tel: 01227 471566 robinwhitingoftyler@hotmail.com Gardening Society: The next meeting is Wednesday February 20, 7.30pm, memorial hall. The society are delighted to be able welcome Steve Bradley from Radio Kent to speak on Bugs eat Bugs. Visitors are very welcome at £5 a head. Members do not forget Flower of the Month competition and there will be the usual raffle and refreshments. Vacancy: If you would like to be correspondent for Upstreet, please contact us by email: kmgvillages@thekmgroup. co.uk

Waltham

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Westbere

Correspondent: Lisa Laws, 20 Westbere Lane, Westbere, Canterbury, CT2 0HH lisalaws@btinternet.com Forthcoming Events: Friday February 15, Westbere Walkers. Meet 10.30am in the car park at Victory Wood. Tuesday February 19, Parish Council Meeting, 7.30pm in village hall. Saturday March 2, Abba party evening, 7.30pm, vllage hall. £5 entry fee. Tuesday March 12, Charity Lunch Club, 12.30pm, Yew Tree Inn. Tuesday March 26, provisional date of Annual Electors’ meeting in village hall. Saturday March 30, Churchyard clearance If you have an item concerning Whitstable, please contact the correspondent above. If you have an item concerning Wickhambreaux, please contact the correspondent above.

Wincheap, Canterbury

Correspondent: Caroline Galbraith, 89 Heaton Road, Canterbury, CT1 3QA Tel: 01227 453562 carolinepotts89@gmail.com Friends of St.mildred’s: ‘A Century of Change in Wincheap and St. Mildred’s. Geoff Dawkings presents changes in the Parish over the last 100 years, based on old photographs and maps. St. Mildred’s Church, Friday February 15, 7.30pm. £7 on the door. For further details contact Tessa Taylor 07754 175334.

Wingham

Correspondent: John Grand grandjp@talktalk.net Wingham Buggy Fitness: Fridays 10.30am, the recreation ground. Meet at MUGA. A free fitness group open to every one, whether you have a baby in pram, toddler on reins, or no children in tow. Weather dependent. A chance to meet new people and get fit at your own pace in a relaxed environment. Wingham Cricket Club: The Club are looking for new players for the 2019 Season .They play in the Kent Village League and run 2 sides that play on a Sunday afternoon. Great facilities and real friendly environment. Contact the Club ASAP. Hearing Aid Checks: Thursday February 14, 1.30-2.30pm, St Marys Church, Canterbury Road, Wingham.this is a free after care clinic for NHS hearing aids for cleaning, retubed and get fresh batteries. Advice and demonstrations given. Wingham Church Service: Sunday February 17, 11am morning worship The Anchor Inn: Open Mic Night in the bar, Friday February 15, 8.30pm. Desert Turkeys perform in the bar Sunday 17, 4pm. Lloyds Mobile Bank: The mobile bank will visit the village hall car park, Thursday February 14, 1.30-2.45pm. Village Tree Warden: The Parish Council are seeking a new Tree Warden.this voluntary role requires one to be responsible for monitoring the trees within the Parish, on a regular basis, with any updates or issues. Health Wellbeing Fund: In the next issue of the Community News, there will be a survey asking residents what further facilities they would like to see in the village to do with exercise and activity. The Parish Council started raising funds “Health and Wellbeing “in the village in 2018. They hope to finalise a project during the next financial year but they need to know what you want. If you have any thoughts or ideas contact the Parish Clerk asap by E-mail winghampcclerk @ gmail.com Short Mat Bowls: This is a game mainly played during winter months. It is played with normal size bowls on carpet mats, lengths of 25 feet long and 6 feet wide. Our club is based in Wingham village hall, we meet Friday evening, 6.30-9.30pm. We are a friendly bunch, enjoy the game and welcome newcomers. Why not drop in, see how it is played and if you wish, have a go. No obligation or charge. We have spare bowls and if you have never played before there are plenty of our members willing to help you. It is a game for any age, bring the family along (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult). For information ring Jim Greatorex 01227 720275 or Betty Coleman 01227 720772.

Womenswold

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Wychling

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Art in Bridge The Art in Bridge committee is pleased to invite all photographers to exhibit in the Art in Bridge Photographic Exhibition to be held in Bridge Village Hall, High Street, Bridge, Saturday-sunday March 30-31. Anyone living, working or studying within 5 miles of Bridge, in a rural parish, is invited to submit up to three framed photographs. Children and young persons are especially encouraged to exhibit. Entry forms are available from the website artinbridge.org.uk and from our sponsors: The Bourne Gallery, Bekesbourne (preferential rates for exhibitors) and from Colebrooke Sturrock & Co., Estate Agents, High Street, Bridge. Full entry requirements are set out on the website. For further information contact John Corfield 01227 830976.

Cancer Care Club The club is a local support group for anyone affected by cancer. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month (excluding December) 12-2pm at the Abbots Barton Hotel, New Dover Road, Canterbury, CT1 3DU. Contact Peter Cross 01227 793393 for information.

Canterbury Film Makers Club A Club for people who take video as a hobby. The Club meets in the morning of the 2nd Friday each month, so a longer notes will appear here monthly. The next meeting will be March 8, it will be a club visit to the Museum of the Moving Image in Deal (https:// www.kentmomi.org/). The next at our usual place will be April 12, All Saints Church, Military Rd, Canterbury CT1 1PA. We hope this location will make it easy, for all, to get to us. This months talk was “Make-up for film actors”. The notes of the meeting will be on the website soon. Our website, www.canterburyfilmmakers. club Contact cfm@ canterburyfilmmakers.club Why not come along and meet us, a warm welcome awaits new members in a friendly atmosphere.

Canterbury Historical & Archaeological Society Meetings are held in the Newton Lecture theatre Ng03, Canterbury Christ Church University, starting at 7pm, except where indicated differently.

Canterbury Photographic Society On a previous occasion, Commercial Photographer, Chris Lee, presented images that he takes for a living. He could be commissioned to jet off to somewhere exotic to shoot for a holiday or cruise brochure, or take a call to shoot a new range of furniture, a vintage watch collection, corporate portraiture or a even a Power Station. The presentation Chris gave to members this time was based on images he ‘takes for fun’ when he’s not getting paid to shoot a product or location or models. In addition to loving fast cars Chris is a keen runner. He has taken part in the three Peak Challenge which included Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowdon and completed in an amazing time of 20hrs. When he’s not racing against the clock he will happily stop along the way to capture the scene before him if the conditions provide perfect light and composition but stressed that he can walk for miles and not take a single image if nothing really grabs his attention. He particularly likes lone trees and dramatic skies and many of his landscapes taken previously on film but more recently digitally are processed in monochrome. He enjoys architectural images and experiments with various lens filters creating an infrared appearance or an ethereal dreamy image. He showed a wide variety of images including motor racing, landscapes, architecture and portraiture and had many tales to share about his various encounters along the way. The second half of the evening was dedicated to his trip to New York and a series of these images were shown as an audio visual presentation including some taken from a helicopter ride. Chris was happy to answer the many questions from members and will hopefully return in the future with more advice on how to shoot product photography. If you’d like to come along to a meeting with a view to join the group or as a guest if something on our programme appeals to you, you will be made to feel very welcome. Please visit our website for more details or contact Wendy Kennett 07540 519182. www. canterburyphotographicsociety. com

Elham Area Church News Sunday February 17: 8am Holy Communion BCP, Elham; 8.45am Matins BCP, Acrise; 9.30am Sung Eucharist, Elham; 11.15am Eucharist, Denton.

Faversham Horticultural Society The Society’s next social meeting will be 7.30pm, Wednesday February 20, Age UK Centre, Middle Row, Faversham (access to car park via Crescent Road) when the speaker will be John Blackford on “In Place of Fear - Health Care in Faversham through the ages”. New members welcome. The Spring Show will be held on Saturday March 30, 12pm, West Faversham Community Centre. There will be classes for daffodils, indoor plants and vegetables, as well as classes for floral arrangements, home economics, craft and children’s entries. There will be refreshments available, a sales table, raffle and tombola stall. Trophies will be presented at 3.30pm. Admission is free. There will be a presentation on Thursday May 30, Assembly Rooms, Preston Street, Faversham, 7.30pm by Philip Oostenbrink, Head Gardener at Canterbury Cathedral, entitled “Gardens & Grounds at Canterbury Cathedral, Past and Present”. Tickets are available from 01795 537225 or 01227 751182 and cost £10.

Herne Bay Photographic Club Dramatic panoramas changing from day into night were the treat for the club this week. David Jenner was the guest speaker, who, during the first part of the evening, showed how he created these masterpieces. A relative newcomer to photography, only starting in 2010, David quickly found that landscape was his favourite subject, but he had a desire to create something more original. He decided to capture one scene that told a whole story. So, on a trip to Southwold, David set about taking hundreds of images throughout the day, and then undertook the laborious task of stitching them together and blending the colours to create a seamless journey from daytime to the night. The files for David’s first attempt had 60 layers, with images taken at 1/2000th of a second through to 60 seconds. The final file size was a whopping 2.5GB. David has undertaken on one major project a year since then, and has since refined the process. After the break David showed some of his images that had won competitions. He also talked about his many attempts to get a photo into the Countryfile calendar. By the end of the evening, David had the whole room in stitches through constant references to his “battle” with John Craven. It was an excellent evening; amazing photos, and a very entertaining narrative. February 19, we continue with our Scavenger Hunt, a just-for-fun digital competition, with a prize at the end, provided by our judge Di Long LRPS CPAGB. February 26, we will be welcoming Isle of Thanet (IOT) Photographic Society for a friendly, inter-club competition. This will be the first time we will be meeting IOT, so we are really looking forward to it. The Club welcomes new members, young and not so young, experienced and newbies to the hobby. Come along and meet us on a Tuesday evening at the Beacon Centre, Sea Street, 8-10pm (doors open at 7.45pm). It costs £2 on the door. If you join, Membership will be £25 (reduced from £35, for the second half of the season). All under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. For more information contact secretary@ hernebayphotoclub.co.uk; telephone or text the secretary, Denise Smith 07867 665554; visit us on Facebook; or check out our website www.hernebayphotoclub. co.uk

Potterers Cycling Club Meet us for a lunchtime drink. This is not an organised cycle ride. We make our way to the pub individually. We have “Meets” Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12.30pm. Wednesday February 20, The Three Horseshoes, Staplestreet; Thur sday 21, The Red Cow, Sandwich. For complete list see www.potterers.co.uk

Rough Common and Harbledown Gardeners’ Association The President of the Association , Chris Anderson, chaired the well attended first meeting of the Association in 2019 on February 7 and announced a change in the chairman as Jean Byers was standing down and her place as chairman would be taken by Ann Chadwick. This was proposed by Teresa Hanky and seconded by Sandy Stokes. Jean would continue to write reports for the Kentish Gazette and the Parish magazine and give her 10 monthly gardening tips. Chris also announced that Ann Overy was on the committee but this had been omitted at the last meeting. The speaker for the evening was Jo Arnell who used excellent slides to accompany her talk entitled “Unusual and Attractive Vegetables.” She started by saying that all vegetables require the same environment and can be grown anywhere in the garden- even in the front garden. Her slides showed raised and divided beds with well defined paths between them. She talked about and showed slides of bright crimson broad bean flowers, red lettuces, blue potatoes, red and white striped beetroot, black tomatoes, unusual shaped melons, squashes and pumpkins. She grew vegetables in amongst flowers such as Marigolds and Morning Glory. The talk ended with pictures of unusual vegetables grown in containers, crop protection with netting and a summary of polyculture. Dave Piltcher gave the vote of thanks on behalf of the appreciative audience. After the refreshments interval the new Chairman read out the scores for the monthly competitions. Top scores in each section were:- 10 points to Chris Anderson in the home made/grown section for his trough of small blue Irises. In the flower of the month section 9 points were awarded to Ann Chadwick for her white Christmas Rose, Tony Cooke for his Viburnum, Dave Piltcher for his pink Christmas Rose and Gill Smith for her Heather. Ann Richards gave the treasurer’s report outlining the bills that came in at the end of the calendar year. She thanked the members for the flowers and fruits sent to her when she was unwell. A card of thanks she sent to the Association was put on display. She had collected members’ annual subscriptions of £7.50 earlier in the evening. Jean Byers gave ten tips for March gardening and mentioned the closure of the Post Office in the village hall. Sandy Stokes has informed the chairman of the Village Hall Committee as no official notice had been sent to the villagers. Ann Overy gave out the raffle prizes. The chairman drew members’ attention to the programme of the year’s meetings now on display in the hall and notice boards in Rough Common, Harbledown and Upper Harbledown. The next meeting is March 7, 7.30pm, Rough Common Village Hall when Mick Lynn will talk about “Bee Keeping”. For more details contact the chairman, Ann Chadwick 01227 766608.

Whitstable & Herne Bay Lions Members of Whitstable and Herne Bay Lions Club visited Canterbury Garden Centre, Herne, to thank all the staff for their donation of £1,000 to the good causes the Lions support. The Lions had provided a team of helpers for the Garden Centre’s Christmas Grotto, to ensure that Father Christmas was there with his helpers every weekend in the weeks before Christmas to welcome young visitors and their families. Lions’ President Mike Shaw presented Paul Donaghy, Deputy Manager, with a certificate in recognition of their generous donation. The Garden Centre have supported the Lions for many years, inviting them to their Family Fun Days too, which run through the school holidays. Visitors often discover a large Lion sitting with the children at the Lions Craft tables, where he always makes lots of new friends. Mike Shaw commented, ‘’We are most grateful for this donation. It will help us to respond to requests for support throughout the year. If you know anyone in need, please get in touch. We cannot always help but will certainly do what we can. Call 07754 438079 or visit www.whitstablelionsclub.org.uk

Newsdesk: 01227 475985 www.kentonline.co.uk Thursday, February 14, 2019 Kentish Gazette (KG)