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Sandgate April 2020

This magazine is compiled and edited by David Cowell who is totally responsible for content.

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You can read fuller details from the District Council on page 6, 7 & 8

The Sandgate Farmers Market is suspended until further notice but you can still order some of your favourite produce. Details below:

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Support your local Farmers' Markets in 2020

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Hythe Farmers Market

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

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

www.facebook.com/ wowhythe

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Local help during Covid19 pandemic No one should feel as though they are alone during this challenging time. Folkestone, Hythe & Romney Marsh are pulling together and your community is here to help to: • • • • •

Provide food for those not able to get or prepare it themselves Assist with the collection and delivery of food orders Collect and deliver medical supplies Walk dogs Offer someone to talk to for advice and reassurance

Assistance is not limited to the above - we will try and assist our vulnerable residents in any way we can.

Anyone who cannot go out (whether self-isolating, immobile or unwell) and who does not have support networks (friends, family, neighbours) to do this for them should contact the Community Hub in their area.

There are three Community Hubs serving our area. They are run by volunteers and supported by Folkestone & Hythe District staff and resources.

Our thanks to Age UK for taking the lead for Hythe, Lympne, Saltwood, Postling, Sellindge, Lyminge, Elmsted and points between Email covid-19@ageukhl.org.uk Call 01303 269602 Every day 9am – 4pm Our thanks to Three Hills Sports Centre, Citizens Advice Bureau and Kent Coast Volunteering for taking the lead with Folkestone, Hawkinge, Densole, Swingfield, Acrise, Elham and points between Email covid-19@3hsp.co.uk Call 01303 316186 Every day 9am – 4pm 6

Our thanks to the Romney Marsh Day Centre for taking the lead for Romney Marsh Email covid-19@rmdc.org.uk~Call 01797 208590 Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm There is also a general helpline for COVID-19 matters Email covid-19@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk Call 01303 761 116 Every day9am to 5pm every day There is also information on the District Council website at folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/coronavirus There is also a helpline set up by Kent County Council that covers the whole of Kent and is available 24/7 at 03000 41 92 92 or www.kent.gov.uk/KentTogether It doesn’t matter which number you choose to make contact as your County and District Council are working closely together with the NHS, emergency services and the Community Hubs to ensure people get the support they need, when they need it.

You can volunteer to help if you are not one of the at risk group who should be self-isolating (although anyone can volunteer to make phone calls).

There’s more information available at www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/ community-hub Council Services: Council offices are closed to personal callers but most staff are still working and contactable on the usual email and telephone numbers.

Formal council meetings are cancelled but much work is still continuing by email and tele/video conferencing. You can also still contact your local councillor by phone or email (see the council website).

The kerbside waste and recycling services are running as normal.

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The Household Waste Recycling Centres are closed (their staff are helping with the kerbside collections).

Libraries are closed but you can still borrow e-books and emagazines.

We have given priority in our services to supporting the most vulnerable and our staff are coping with a reduction in numbers because of sickness and the need for some to self-isolate. At this exceptional time, please make allowances and be patient when you contact us for ‘normal’ business.

We thank all those helping our community during the pandemic and ask you all to continue to take care of yourselves and each other.

District Councillors Susan Carey and Jenny Hollingsbee Information updated 02 April 2020

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Have you heard about The Reading Room Sandgate?

SANDGATE HERITAGE TRUST REG CHARITY NO. 287281 The Old Fire Station 51, Sandgate High Street Sandgate, Kent CT20 3AH

The Reading Room In The Old Fire Station Sandgate is a beautiful wood panelled room and is an ideal venue for small functions: Birthday Parties, small meetings, studio lighting & photography sessions, music practice, wakes etc. There is seating for a maximum of 30 people and there are folding tables for your use. There is a fully

Phone 01303 772873

equipped kitchen which includes crockery & cutlery settings and a

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combination microwave, tea urn, fridge, coffee machine & kettles.

07778773500

E-mail:

Please note there is NO WHEELCHAIR ACCESS. For more information please visit our newly designed website:

theoldfirestation369@gmail.com

Website www.theoldfirestationsandgate.co.uk

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www.theoldfirestationsandgate.co.uk Or ring Mike Chalk 01303 772873 or Zoe Varian 01303 248114

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Help us to save Prospect Cottage

We are delighted to announce an exciting partnership between Art Fund, Creative Folkestone and Tate to save and preserve Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, the home and garden of visionary filmmaker, artist and activist, Derek Jarman.

Prospect Cottage continues to be a site of pilgrimage for people from all over the world who come to be inspired by its stark beauty and by Jarman’s legacy. Without this public appeal, Prospect Cottage is at risk of being sold privately, its contents dispersed, and artistic legacy lost.

With your help a total of ÂŁ3.5m needs to be raised by 31 March 2020 to help purchase Prospect Cottage, which will enable continued free public access to the cottage's internationally celebrated garden, the launch of an artist residency programme, and a programme of guided visits within the cottage itself.

Major grants from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, the Linbury Trust, and private donations have already taken the campaign half-way towards its target. Art Fund is now calling on the public to make donations of all sizes to raise the funds still needed.

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Keep us flying high Would you like to know more about Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex or maybe even get involved? •

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Learn about how the charity works, innovates and saves lives with one of our informative talks. Book one of our volunteer speakers to visit your group for free and find out more about our life saving work.

Volunteer for one or more of our varied roles and help us go above and beyond.

If you would like to find out more please get in touch - we would love to hear from you

aakss.org.uk

hello@aakss.org.uk

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01634 471 900

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To advertise in three The Sentinels with circa 2300 targetted readers and growing please email me at:

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 gauranteed.

david@thesentinel.org.uk

for a rate card.

Thank you.

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Now available in paperback 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.

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Funding Available The Hythe Institute Fund considers applications for funding from local organisations including schools, scouts and guide groups, sports clubs and the trustees of local halls and facilities; who may require funds for maintenance or improvements.

The recipients must be in the Hythe parish (including Hythe, Seabrook, Saltwood, Palmarsh, Lympne and Newingreen).

To apply for funding go to www.hytheinstitutefund.org.uk or e-mail us on hytheinstitutefund@gmail.com or call us on 01303 278888.

Trustees meet to review applications every four months. The cut off dates to receive applications are: • 10 January • 30 April • 30 September

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Over 55? this blog site might just be for you

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.

Kindle edition The shouty exclamation! ÂŁ9.99 Hardback The three dots of... ÂŁ12.50 (Not forgetting the brackets) Great gift And even more

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

for a rate card.

TAI CHI AT THE CHICHESTER HALL W E Starts N Wednesday, February 19. 5:30pm to

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6:15pm. Tai Chi is a great way to exercise, increase flexibility, improve overall strength and make new friends. This class is suitable for all ages and abilities, you can sit down for all or just parts of the class. Beginners are especially welcome! Simply wear flat soft soled shoes and loose comfortable clothing. ÂŁ6 per session.

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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 round to Clyme House (see below) and I will scan.

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I am delighted to inform you that three electronic editions of The Sentinel are now published. We now produce a Sandgate, Hythe and a Newington version each month.

If you would like to receive a copy of any please email me at:

david@thesentinel.org.uk and put the name of the version you require ie The Sentinel Hythe or The Sentinel Sandgate/Hythe etc in the subject line.

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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.

Please put your articles etc in plain text or Word and images should be in .jpg, .tiff or .png.

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