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January 2019

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from the editor, advertisers and contributors. Have a great time and may 2019 bring you everything you wish and more.

In the Church this January 2019 January 6 January 13 January 20 January 27 February 3

No service at St Nicholas. Benefice service at All Souls. 10.00a.m Holy Communion. 9.00 a.m No service Holy Communion. 9.00 a.m No service at St Nicholas. Benefice service at St Martin's. 10.00 a.m

For any further Church information please contact The Reverend Janet Thornby on 01303 271267

Support your local Farmers' Markets in 2018

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If you have any photographs of the area either current or past do send them to me by email and I will feature them in future editions.

No job too small

If you just have prints do drop them into Clyme House and I will scan.

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Monday evening, with friends, we decided to have a meal at the Taste of Kathmandu restuarant in Hythe's Prospect Road and very nice experience it was indeed. Not surprising, as it has been newly refurbished the environment was exceptional, the table layout, cutlery, serviets etc exemplary and the service attentive. The menu, which you can see on their web site, gave an agreeable range of dishes without being overbearing. The food was most enjoyable and the wine list provided more than adequate choices of reasonably priced bottles.

I'd strongly recommend this venue.

Their web site is at: https:// tasteofkathmandu.co.uk or click on the logo at the top of this article.

Buy original art from talented local artist Brian Oxley

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If you are an aspiring writer and would like to contribute to the Sandgate Creative Writer's Page, please contact Joe at:

Hythe Farmers’ Market takes place on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month

joe.tom277864@tiscali.co.uk telephone: 01303 489736

from 10am until 1pm. in the Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Street, Hythe, Parking is available nearby.

For more information call (01303) 266118 or 268715

The editor of The Sentinel is also responsible for sending Hythe, Newington and Sandgate related event information to the Folkestone Herald. If you have an event you wish to publicise it is needed by Tuesday at 17:00. The information should appear in the edition two weeks later although it is not guaranteed.

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Jumble Sale

to be held at Sellindge Village Hall on Saturday 26th January 2019 HELPERS REQUIRED for RAFFLE PRIZES and JUMBLE If you can help in any way please contact Carole on 07581388987 caroleandcolin999@gmail.com

2 Harman Avenue Lympne CT21 4LA. Many thanks.

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We are a vegan and a coeliac fighting to create good food! Our vision is for everyone to feel included and to be able to have tasty treats and nibbles when out and about!

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Tuesday January 22nd at 12pm Newington Village Hall Admission 40p Refreshments available In support of St. Nicholas Church, Newington 16

Next 2019 jumble sale date Tuesday March 12

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To commission a painting by talented Sandgate residing artist Malcolm Ritchie costs less than you think and provides a valued, timeless and unique gift. Malcolm has been painting and drawing for most of his life and works in all mediums and subjects.

My subjects, he says, inspire me. You're just a click away from looking at some more of his work and arranging an informal chat about what's on your mind.

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District Councillor Report Keeping up appearances The District Council firmly believes that a clean and tidy environment contributes significantly to our feelings of satisfaction about the area in which we live.

Further to my report in last month’s issue our new Area Officers have responded to over 1000 reports of graffiti, litter, overgrown footpaths all over the district. They have also helped organise several community litter picks.

The good work will continue in 2019 so don’t be shy in reporting untidy areas by contacting your Ward District Councillors We are also coming down heavily on fly tipping and recently heavy fines were imposed on two individuals to whom we traced the source of illegal dumping.

A woman who let her garden pile up with rubbish just months after the council had to clear it has been handed fines and costs of more than £1,500.

We have traced a further incident back to a resident who received a heavy fine for paying someone to clear rubbish which was subsequently fly tipped. If you do wish to have rubbish removed please insure that you ask for sight of the contractor’s license, authorised contractors will not mind you asking.

Helping businesses Eighteen local businesses have taken the first steps to secure funding to help them grow and create more jobs.

Businesses in east and central Folkestone which employ fewer than 250 people were invited to apply for grants available through Folkestone Community Works programme, which is managed by Folkestone & Hythe District Council

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Morrisons Cheriton We were all pleased to see the temporary Morrisons store open in time for Christmas following the devastating fire. Our officers worked diligently to help with the planning process to enable this to happen Seasonal activities There have been numerous Christmas fairs throughout the District not least of which was the annual one in Georges Barn and two of my grandchildren particularly enjoyed the neighbouring winter themed train ride.at the Elham Valley Line Trust.

On that note may I wish you all a very happy Christmas and a peaceful new year.

Cllr David Godfrey Cabinet Member for Special Projects

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From your County Councillor

At our County Council meeting on 13 December we received a report on the preparations being made for Kent to deal with possible impacts of Brexit. There have been some startling headlines in the local media about what’s in the report and I will simply say that whilst hoping for the best we must plan for the worst. Whatever happens with Brexit, it has been enormously helpful to have so many people looking at how best to deal with the consequences to Kent of disruption to Cross Channel traffic. In 2015 Kent was severely impacted by industrial action in France and the same could easily happen again Brexit or not. Whilst the roadworks on the M20 and A2/ M2 have been disruptive in themselves, the finished work will allow for a much better response should an emergency occur in future. Kent Police, Highways England and the Government have been working with KCC on plans of what to do in scenarios of varying seriousness and this will stand us in good stead. The plans also spread far more of the waiting traffic to other parts of the County and should keep the M20 open. You can see the report on the council website and also watch the debate in which I spoke about Sellindge in the archive of webcasts.

You may also have seen media reports that Kent Highways is not doing vital road repairs between 01 February and 30 April because of Brexit. This isn’t quite true. Kent Highways is, sensibly in my view, telling utility companies that non-urgent works will not be permitted on key parts of our road network such as the Thanet Way, Bluebell Hill or Detling Hill in this period and similarly Kent Highways itself won’t be scheduling non time critical works on these key routes such as refreshing white lines in this time frame. This is a simple measure we can take to be ready for any disruption that may happen. There’s plenty of work for our contractors to do elsewhere in the county and we have our largest road repair programme for many 21

years scheduled for 2019 (more about his in future newsletters).

Do please take a moment to look at the consultation on Kent’s Libraries, Registration and Archive services - you have until 29 January to make a response. Unlike many other parts of the country KCC has kept all its libraries open (we have 99 in all) and we intend to keep them all open. We are now looking to adjust the opening hours to match demand and for several libraries this will be a decrease in hours but for some, including the one at nearby Lyminge, this will mean an increase. The strategy covers far more than opening hours so do have a look online at kent.gov.uk/lrastrategy or pick up a copy at any library.

A Happy New Year to you all.

Susan Carey, Member Elham Valley, Kent County Council

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