Inline Magazine - August 2011 by Mark Whitby

August 2011

Issue 2

Inline Magazine

The priceless monthly magazine for families in Canterbury and surrounding villages

SUMMER FUN

Keep the kids busy with Active Days Out Full calendar of August’s Events

AUGUST’S ARTICLES

Chartham Village, Aromatheropy Oils Summer Smoothies, Gaming Consoles

ESSENTIAL LOCAL INFORMATION Useful Contacts, Clubs & Societies Business Directory

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o the August issue of Inline Magazine a locally produced magazine and website targeting a local audience and promoting local businesses.

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Contents 10

FEATURES

20 LIFESTYLE

04 VILLAGES

22 HOME AND GARDENS

Chartham village with its 18th century cottages

The age of games consoles Aromatheropy oils in the home

06 DAYS OUT

24 HOLIDAYS

Keep the kids busy with Active days out in kent

Rustic Blue properties in Andalucia, southern Spain

08 EVENTS

26 BOOKS

A calendar of featured events for August

Key stage one childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books

10 FOOD AND DRINK

26 CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

Summer fresh fruit Smoothies

Alphabetical listings of clubs and societies

12 BUSINESS DIRECTORY

30 USEFUL CONTACTS

Local business directory in an alphabetical order

Essential local contact information

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ViILLAGES

Chartham C

Chartham boasts 18th century cottages, and a 13th century church hartham boasts a nice mixture of old and new, from the roadside 18th century cottages beside the Artichoke Inn to the bungalows nearer the river. The River Stour divides just outside the village to provide two courses through it. In the past, those streams were sources of water power for local mills and today one of them still provides some of the water for the Chartham Papers paper mill. Paper-making has been a major occupation in Chartham for more than 600 years. In 1793 an advertisement in the London General Evening Post advertised the Chartham Mills for sale, as 4 - www.inlinemagazine.co.uk

‘New-built by Peter Arder, lately deceased.’ William Weatherly bought the mills in 1798 and it was a nephew of his who later introduced straw into papermaking technology for the first time. The mills were destroyed by fire in 1857, rebuilt in 1860 and rebuilt and re-equipped again in 1949 by Wiggins Teape. In 1939 the Chartham mill was a strategic war-time site producing all the tracing paper Britain needed. The Artichoke Inn at Chartham is thought to date from the 14th century and the original medieval character of the building was revealed during restoration in 1994, when some of the old

timbers were exposed. Thirteenth century St Mary’s church overlooks the village green and from across the green so does timbered Bedford House, which flaunts the date 1420. Since St Augustine’s Hospital, which used to sprawl across the hillside above Chartham village, was closed in 1993, the buildings have been demolished and the site redeveloped with homes. On balance, it is a visual improvement to the local scene.

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DAYS OUT

Active

Active days out in Kent to keep the kids busy

Buckmore Park Karting in

Ski Centre in Folkestone is

Tree Jumpers at the Hop Farm in Paddock Wood offers

Revolution Skatepark in

Chatham is an Aiconic, floodlit, outdoor 1200m MSA licensed competition kart circuit that offers karting experiences.

outdoor adrenaline activities for 7-70 year olds! Our Adventure Sessions offer either 2 hours or a full day of activities including High Ropes and Archery.

Go Ape at Leeds Castle in

Maidstone has 3 hours of tree top adventure, with climbing 30ft up a rope ladder, a Tarzan swing into a giant rope net, zip wire through trees, crawling tunnels and high wire rope bridges

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an all year round dry ski slope offering a vast range of activities for ski, snowboard and toboggan.

Broadstairs is a park for skateboarders, BMXers, scooterists and Inliners. On same site is the Revolution Climbing Centre.

Laser Rush in Whitstable is

host to an indoor game centre of Quasar LaserTag, a darkened maze filled with stunning lighting effects and atmospheric music. Shoot other players with your phasor while avoiding being hit yourself.

Silver Blades in Gillingham

boasts a full size ice pad with seating for over 1,000 people within the arena. Learn to skate courses run all year round for all ages and abilities - 6 x 30 min group lessons with skate hire session skating.. Birthday parties and Ice Discos every week.

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EVENTS

Augustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Events Visit www.inlinemagazine.co.uk for full details of featured events and more

Wild Life Safari

Shelter Building

Falconry

Sense of Adventure

Snow White Theatre

Sense of Adventure

Pirate Quest

Herne Bay Festival

Seafaring

Bedgebury 2nd - 23rd August 2011

Bedgebury Thursday, 11 August 2011

Dover Castle Saturday, 20 August 2011 8 - www.inlinemagazine.co.uk

Bedgebury Thursday, 4 August 2011

Leeds Castle 12th - 14th August 2011

Herne Bay Festival 20th - 28th August 2011

Hever Castle Saturday, 6 August 2011

Bedgebury Thursday, 18 August 2011

Dover Castle 27th - 28th August 2011

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FOOD AND DRINK

Smoothies

Summertime fresh fruit Smoothie recipes

t’s one of the biggest battles that every parent has to fight – getting your kids to eat healthy food! Making sure they get their 5-a-day has always been tricky, but help is at hand in the form of the Smoothie. In recent years the Smoothie has become hugely popular with a wide variety available in supermarkets, health food shops and cafés. Kids love sweet tasting things and this is where the Smoothie is a winner. Easy to prepare, quick to make, sweet and tasty they’re a sure fire hit with kids. And they’re getting their daily dose of healthy fruit as well. Whilst a large range of

Smoothies can be readily purchased, even brands targeted specifically at children, they can be quite expensive. But it’s really quite easy to make your own.

What Do You Need?

A blender and some fruit. It’s really that simple! A heavy duty blender will serve you best, especially if you plan to use it every day and don’t want disappointed children if the machine breaks down. Fruit can be fresh, but frozen fruit works just as well. Smoothie recipes can be enhanced with extra ingredients such as fruit juices, milk, yoghurt or honey. You can

experiment with your own delicious creations, but if you’re looking for inspiration then here are some ideas to get you started. Simply pop these into a blender, blend until smooth and serve immediately. Note that the measurements in these recipes are a guide – feel free to add more or less! Try changing the type of fruit used or substitute different fruit juices. Or add yoghurt, flax seeds, wheat germ, tofu, nuts or other supplements to add extra nutrition to any smoothie recipe.

Strawberry and Banana Smoothie

150g cup frozen strawberries 1 banana, peeled and sliced 500ml orange juice 120ml cup milk

Tofu Smoothie

75g cup tofu 1 banana 500ml fruit juice 150g crushed pineapple, with juice 75g ice cubes

Yogurt Smoothie Recipe

250ml yoghurt, plain or flavoured 1 banana or other fruit 250ml milk 75g ice cubes

Banana Carrot Smoothie

1 banana 250ml apple juice 150g chopped carrots 250ml yoghurt, plain or flavoured

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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