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March 2021

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Boating on the Royal Military Canal in Hythe is set to return on April 12th subject to Government rules and weather conditions.

Hythe Farmers Market

Takes place on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from 10am to 1pm.

In the Methodist Church Hall, Chapel Street, Hythe.

Parking is available nearby.

For more information call Eric Chauvel Market Manager 0781 7521312 eric@thefrenchdelicatessen.co.uk

It is hoped that the Market will keep running outside for as long as possible, with traders who want and can still trade.

Over 55? this blog site might just be for you

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Report from your District Councillor for Newington

Covid 19 The most welcome news this week was that the Vaccines against Covid 19 were cleared by the authorities in the UK and the EU. Please do have your vaccines as soon as you qualify as this is the quickest route to removing restrictions. My wife and are awaiting our second Pfizer jabs and no side effects whatsoever from our first 6 weeks ago.

Vision for the future The District Council approved its Corporate Plan which contained its ambitious vision for the future. This can be found here Vision to create tomorrow together approved - Folkestone & Hythe District Council (folkestone-hythe.gov.uk)

Princes Parade Preparatory work is continuing in line with and under the supervision of Ecological experts. I am satisfied that the Council is complying with the Ecological guidance and that disruption form the exploratory work will be minimized. Full details of progress and ongoing updates can be found here https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/news/princes-parade-works I have always been open about my support for this development and continue to believe that when finished it will enhance the setting and provide the much needed new Pool and Fitness Centre. Others will continue to disagree, but the fact is that the Council is committed to the project and any delaying tactics to the Councils lawful actions by those opposed could lead to unnecessary costs.

New scholarship to support local medical student I was delighted to learn from my colleague Cllr Hollingsbee that a 4

local student doctor has been given an opportunity to receive financial support thanks to a new scholarship funded by Folkestone & Hythe District Council.

The scholarship will cover living costs of £5000 per year for a student from the district for the full five years of the Bachelor of Surgery, Batchelor of Medicine course at the Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS)

Recycling We are encouraging residents to help further improve our recycling rates with a few simple tips It is very easy to throw cardboard in our recycling bins without a second thought. However, breaking down your cardboard into smaller pieces will make much more space in your bin at home, as well as make it easier for our crews.

Due to the pandemic, many residents are buying more products online and by following a few simple steps, small actions can make huge difference."

Further information here Recycling: Let's break it down - Folkestone & Hythe District Council (folkestone-hythe.gov.uk)

Elections Finally, please make your votes count in the forthcoming KCC elections.

David Godfrey Cabinet Member for Housing, Transport and Special Projects

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All now available in paperback and on Kindle Set in Folkestone in the heady days of the late 60s.

They say if you can remember it, you weren't there!

Two plays. One an imaginary meeting between Dylan Thomas and Brendan Behan in a Fitzrovia pub. The other is Caitlin Thomas reminiscing after the untimely death of her husband.

This is the tale of Hana, a young girl who moves from where she was born in London, to the Kent coast. They discover a wonderful area called Prince's Parade which is full of amazing animals, has a beautiful canal and is right next to the sea too! By buying this book you will be helping to protect it. All profits from it will be donated to the Save Prince's Parade campaign which aims to halt plans to develop the area into a housing estate.

Very funny, and surreal story about a man and a woman on their first date: Bolton Brady and Veda, set in London, November 2001. Bolton is forty, not into assets, has never lived with a woman and looked into the future and seen loneliness. So he decides to do something about it. He advertises in a lonely-hearts column, and receives six replies, but after experiencing one disaster after another only Veda remains between him and his sanity. As the day unfolds the line between reality and fantasy becomes blurred, building to a surreal, yet poignant, conclusion.

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This walk through the history of Sandgate to the present day was first performed at the Chichester Hall a decade ago on Wednesday, 9th June. It is now available on Kindle or in paperback.

Now available on Amazon. Great evocative yarns of worldly travels.

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Friends of St Nicholas Church Newington Restoring and maintaining this historic building and its grounds

Charity number: 1122652

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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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To advertise in all three of The Sentinels with circa 3000 targetted readers and growing please email me at: david@thesentinel.org.uk for a rate card.

Thank you.

We are a small family run business, trading for over 30 years in the heart of Hythe High Street at number 51 (CT21 5AD) and we pride ourselves on customer service and of a range of products with high quality produce. We cater for all needs, whether it's a small treat for your pet, tapioca to make your favourite nostalgic pudding, or some of our delicious, local, free range eggs, perfect for cooking, baking and breakfasting!

At U-Weigh we have more than 400 items in store, ranging from cupboard essentials to sweet treats and snacks. We have a large selection of herbs, spices and seasonings to take your meal plans to every corner of the world, and to cater for the home bakers and amateur chefs, some cupboard staples; flours, sugars, cake mixes, pastas and rices. As dried food specialists, we all have a wide knowledge and will not hesitate to help with any queries or questions you may have.

Take a look at our many products, write your list and pop into the shop. We're also doing our bit for the planet by introducing paper bags, and don't forget, if you are trying to be more green, you can bring your own tubs, jars and containers to fill up. www.u-weigh.co.uk

www.facebook.com/uweigh/ From the cutting-edge London design agency Here Design - writer and poet Philip Cowell, and award-winning designer Caz Hildebrand, author of The Herbarium, this playful, original, beautifully designed book brings to life the punctuation marks we use every day, including: The dashing dash So-called "quotation marks" The colon: and on and on.

The shouty exclamation!

Kindle edition The three dots of... £9.99 (Not forgetting the brackets) Hardback And even more 15

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Support

Light lunches available local in church after lunchtime concerts

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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.

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

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Support

Light lunches available local in church after lunchtime concerts

WOW Design-led gifts and interiors 76 High Street Hythe Kent CT21 5AL

01303 265340 www.facebook.com/wowhythe

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In the Church this March 2021 March 28th at 9.30.

Do look at the church notice board for further announcements.

Talking of which, we are trying to raise money to erect a new notice board with a door to protect the notices as the existing one is rotten and doorless.Since Covid-19 we have had to put the notices outside. If anyone feels able to make a contribution we would be very grateful. This can be done by using the QR code shown or handing the contribution to any Church member.

For any further Church information please call 01303 270604

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I will print almost anything as long as it’s not libellous, racist or unkind.

Name must be supplied but can be withheld if requested.

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My contact details are: Address: Clyme House, Hillside Street, Hythe, Kent CT21 5DJ Mobile: 07771 796 446 email: david@thesentinel.org.uk