The Hythe Handbook Winter 2017

Winter 2017 Delivered FREE to: all homes and businesses in CT21.

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In this edition:

Deborah Woodward Art Folkestone Triathalon 2018 Hythe Community Cinema Keep fit with Walking Football Military Wives Choir Plus lots of useful local information and reliable local businesses for all your needs

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Or looking for new windows, doors or a conservatory?

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Editors Letter Hello Everyone,

Turning to 2018...

Welcome to the latest edition of the handbook.

If you’re involved in a local community event or sponsored activity, do get in touch in plenty of time before the event so that we can help to spread the word and make it as successful as possible.

We’ve got plenty to keep you busy (and in the warm!) within the current edition, from puzzles, articles and details of what’s going on around you, to local clubs and societies you might like to join. We’ve got a helpful article on jobs around the home to carry out at this time of year, details of an excellent swimming class for those with little ones, and so much more.

We really do hope you enjoy it.

In each edition of the handbook, we always include a range of other articles about local news, charities and useful information something for everyone we hope. And if there’s a particular item or subject you’d like to see in future editions of the handbook please do just let us know.

And if you run a local business, but don’t currently have your advert included in the handbook, why not give it a try? We’ve been producing the handbooks for over 10 years now, and our readers will always let you know where they’ve got your details from, so let us help get your phone ringing - just give us a call on 01303 266755 for a no obligation chat.

With best wishes,

Tuija

Tuija Foster, Editor

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Contents Various local articles throughout.

Useful information includes: Childrens Page 18 Counselling 16 Crossword 24 Guttering Maintenance 8 How to advertise 37 Index 38 Local Clubs & Societies 28 Sudoku 33 Useful Phone Numbers 30 Vets Q & A 14 Waterbabies 4 Winter Jobs 10 Booking deadline for the next edition:

15th January 2018

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Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that data in this publication is accurate, the publishers cannot accept responsibility for loss, damage or omission caused by error in the printing (or not) of an advert or other information. It is the advertiser’s responsibility to ensure artwork is kept up to date and accurate. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for views expressed by contributors, or for the accuracy of claims made by advertisers. The Handbook cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions or endorse companies, products or services appearing in this magazine. All rights reserved. No part of this publication, including advert artwork, may be reproduced without the prior written permission of the editor. The use of this magazine for canvassing or direct marketing is strictly prohibited.

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Join The Number 1 Baby Swim School

Did you know you could take your baby swimming from the day they are born?

Imagine seeing your 4-year-old child swim 10 metres confidently. If you live by the sea, a river, or a canal, swimming is a vital life skill and you can teach it from birth.

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to worry that you have to wait until all your baby’s vaccinations are completed.

After spending so many months suspended in fluid in the womb, it’s no surprise babies have a natural affinity for water. They even feel more at home in water than on land, but this confidence can soon diminish. This is one of the main reasons we believe it’s best to start swimming as early as possible — even from birth.

learning skills and increase their level of understanding. Lessons also have therapeutic benefits for children with special needs.

Our lessons run locally at the Hythe Imperial and The Beacon. They are held in a small, warm pool, where both the child and adult will be comfortable and relaxed.

To find out more, visit the Waterbabies website: www.waterbabies.co.uk/contact/ kent, or our Facebook page: www. facebook.com/WaterBabiesKent/ Alternatively, please feel free to call us on 01622 729989

These calm and relaxing swimming lessons, which include underwater swimming, not only teach your child to swim, but they promote bonding and enhance the way babies and toddlers learn other skills too.

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Meet The Beautiful Game’s Slower Cousin Anyone can play, but in particular it’s a great way to keep fit for older people, people with health problems like obesity or diabetes sufferers, or those who have had to give up full-paced football due to injury. It improves fitness levels, gets people involved in social activity and generally improves health and wellbeing.

The Folkestone Walking Football Group is led by Steve Rich at Folkestone Sports Centre.

It’s just £3 per session and anyone over the age of 18 is welcome to turn up and play. Booking isn’t required.

Sessions are on Thursdays:

Everyone has heard of the beautiful game, football. Not so many have heard of walking football, but it’s exactly what is says it is.

Football. Just at a much slower pace. And it’s growing

in popularity worldwide with a Euros tournament planned in London in 2019 and a World Cup in 2020.

As well as being slower paced, the rules are also different.

It’s a non-contact sport, so no slide tackles or shouldering, balls are not allowed above the head, so no headers, a kick in takes the place of a throwin, and there’s no offside.

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12-1pm for slower paced players with disabilities or suffering from healthrelated problems

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8-9pm is more competitive, aimed at more able players

To find out more about this national phenomenon, which is as structured as its cousin, visit www.walkingfootball.com and www.walkingfootballunited.co.uk For more information about the Folkestone group call Steve Rich on 07990 976462.

FOLKESTONE WALKING FOOTBALL Back In The Game

Had an injury? Lost your pace? Need some gentle exercise? Still longing to play?

Indoor 6-a-side, slow paced, injury free Walking Football - the active sport prolonging your game For further information or to register your interest contact:

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/ 07990 976462

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Guttering Clearing And Maintenance Autumn - one of the most beautiful times of year as golden leaves fall from trees.

Not so great for your gutters. These will soon fill up with those beautiful leaves and as the autumn storms begin to come in they could cause a blockage preventing rainwater from draining away as it should.

For just £45 you can have your gutters fully cleared and cleaned. And if there are any faults with brackets or the guttering itself, this can easily be fixed at the same time for a small additional fee.

You’d be surprised what else can be found in gutters, so don’t rest on your laurels if you’re not surrounded by trees – moss build up that has fallen from the roof, general dirt, bird nests and even tennis balls can block the gutter and prevent it working effectively.

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Jobs to get your house Winter-ready too. Any leaks should also be fixed before winter.

Is your roof, rendering and pointing in good condition?

As the autumn brings more driving rain, it can creep into little crevices you might not have noticed were there causing an internal damp problem. Make sure all your pointing is good and that there are no cracks in the rendering.

People often call in the ‘trades’ when a problem arises, but planning your home maintenance through the year, dividing jobs into seasonal must-dos, can save you money in the long term.

Here is our handy guide for what jobs are best to do now, to get your home winter-ready.

Get your boiler serviced When the weather gets cold you want the heating to work.

So before it gets to the point you need it on regularly, it’s best to get is checked. It is recommended that you should have a boiler serviced annually.

If you don’t, now is a good time to start. Check your radiators aren’t leaking and ask your plumber to bleed any air out of them if you can’t do it yourself.

You don’t want the lead to lift in the wind and cause leaks. It’s always best to get this done before the winter, otherwise, come the spring, you’ll have greater expense on remedial work to stained walls and ceilings inside.

Pipes and overflows Check that all the overflows aren’t dripping, if they are then they need to be repaired.

Left running they will cause dampness and may freeze.

Make sure any external pipes are protected from the cold

Take a quick look at your roof to make sure there are no slipped tiles or slates – the last thing you want in the winter is to try and get a roof leak fixed.

Got an open fire or wood burner?

Make sure you have your chimneys and flues swept once a year, ideally before the heating season, and get a certificate of chimney sweeping. And if you have a gas fire that exhausts through the chimney flue this should be checked too as these can become blocked – albeit infrequently.

Adapted from a blog by Collier Stevens, Chartered Surveyors – www.collier-stevens.co.uk

Check the flashings on your windows and roofs Are all the flashings around your bay windows, flat roofs and doors securely in place?

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Come And Join Us

If you would like to join a ladies social group that promises fun, laughter, friendship, support, social events, singing, opportunities to perform and travel then look no further than the Military Wives Choir Shorncliffe.

We are one of seventy Military Wives Choirs nationwide and abroad forming a huge family that have the opportunities to get together on special occasions. Some of us even went to New York to sing in Carnegie Hall, Times Square P12

and then on the Intrepid!

Later this year we will be singing at the Menin gate in Ypres. We are so looking forward to the privilege and what’s even better is you don’t need to be a good singer or audition to join as we are first and foremost a support and social group.

Performances are optional.

We really don’t want you to miss out so if you are a wife or partner of a serving personnel then why not come and meet us. You will be guaranteed a very warm, friendly welcome.

Leave your cares and woes behind, come and be uplifted and we guarantee that you will leave smiling and no doubt singing and

looking forward to returning the following week with a whole new bunch of friends.

We have so much fun.

We are a very happy, fun loving family of women with military connections. We have veterans, wives of veterans, mums of serving soldiers and of course wives and partners of serving personnel.

If you are not a wife or partner of a serving personnel and would like to join then please get in touch as we may be able to enrol you in the very near future.

Please pick up the phone as a very warm welcome awaits you... you won’t regret it.

07843 937627 shorncliffe@militarywiveschoirs.org

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Group rates are also available.

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Montgomery Vet Clinic Q & A Q: I have a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who seems to have developed very waxy, smelly ears? What should I do?

It sounds as if your Cavalier may have an ear infection- these are very common in dogs with long and hairy ears. You will probably need to take your dog to the vet as he ought to have his ears checked with an otoscope. He may need medicated drops. After the infection has cleared it might be a good idea to use special dog ear wash in his ears regularly to prevent further problems. After you put cleaner in your dog’s ears it can get messy so stand back!

Q: We have just bought a pet rabbit for our children. Do we need to vaccinate him? If so why?

Vets recommend that rabbits are vaccinated against 2 diseases- myxomatosis and Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD). These are

available in a combined vaccine. Both these diseases are fatal to rabbits and there is not a good treatment for either disease. Both diseases are in the wild rabbit population so it is easy for your rabbit to pick these diseases up if he or she is outside. We often see these diseases in unvaccinated pet rabbits in the summer months. The vaccines are very effective and are available at your vet.

This year a new strain of VHD (VHD-2) has come to the UK and it has been the cause of several deaths here in Kent. There is now a new VHD-2 vaccine that vets can import. We would recommend that you vaccinate your rabbit both with the normal myxomatosis/ VHD combination vaccine and the new VHD-2 vaccine.

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What is Counselling? have value and in my experience it isn’t the model, but the relationship between you is the fundamental driving force of the work, so my advice: Meet with the Counsellor and ultimately go for someone that you feel comfortable with. It’s a bit like buying a pair of shoes, you might well be a size 6, but that doesn’t mean that every size 6 shoe will fit and be comfortable.

Nick Langley (MNCS Accred) runs a private Counselling practice in Hythe, offering traditional face to face, as well as Walking Therapy.

Also a qualified Teacher, he is a trainer at Thoros - Centre for Therapy Learning in Lyddon-Sea, whose Diploma has recently been accredited by the National Counselling Society.

Within his column, he will explain various approaches to Counselling, and how they can be of benefit.

What is Counselling?

In a nutshell Therapeutic Counselling offers you a regular, confidential space to discuss anything that you want to. Counsellors are trained to listen without judgement and will not be telling you how to live your life, or which choices to make. Instead she/he will work with you to explore your options, try and make sense of your feelings and ultimately P16

help you to find a greater sense of meaning and direction.

Keeping yourself safe:If you decide to give Counselling a try, I strongly advise that you check the Counsellor is registered with the Professional Standards Authority.

Counsellors who are registered It can help you to feel less stuck have been vetted and are entitled to display a logo stating or trapped by certain feelings as such, and you can confirm and the Counsellor can work the registration by checking with you achieve the goals the PSA’s website: www. that you set at the beginning professionalstandards.org.uk of the work.

Sometimes the work can be creative and sometimes it will just be talking things through, this depends on NLangley Counselling offers a the style of the professional and confidential Counsellor and Counselling service in Hythe, Kent. what works best for you.

There are many different models of Counselling available and when first seeking a Counsellor, the choice may seem quite daunting.

In all honesty though, all approaches

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• Personal Counselling • Clinical Supervision for Counselling Professionals • Academic Support for Trainee Counsellors

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Lympne Castle and your plans for 2018 Lympne Castle is a beautiful 13th Century Grade I listed building set high on a hill overlooking the Romney Marshes. Ideal for weddings, functions and private hire for lunches, dinners and special events, why not consider it as your venue for your event in 2018?

Weddings The Castle provides a perfect venue for wedding ceremonies and receptions, with guests passing through into the West Drawing room, which, with its oak panelling and open fire, is the perfect setting for the solemnity of the wedding service. With the castle set in

beautiful landscaped gardens with outstanding views of the Kent Countryside and English Channel, you can be sure your photography of your special day will be stunning too.

Private Events & Functions In addition to our luxury wedding facilities, we are also available for private events and functions too, which can take place within the castle or the grounds. Whether it’s a corporate event, team building session, convention or significant birthday, we can provide a variety of catering packages to suit all events,

from a range of canapes to a full sit-down meal.

Personal Service and attention to detail are all hallmarks of Lympne Castle’s excellent reputation, and this applies whether it’s for a spectacular wedding or a VIP event.

Please contact our team on 01303 261666 to chat through your plans for 2018 and how we can help.

Lympne Castle

A beautiful 13th Century, Grade 1 listed castle, over looking the Romney Marshes

Available for:

Weddings, functions and private hire for lunches, dinners and special events

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Whether you are looking for a corporate event, team building session, convention or 21st birthday, we provide a variety of catering packages to suit all events, from a range of canapes to a full sit down meal.

(Free parking on site) Please contact our friendly team on 01303 261666 www.lympnecastle.co.uk Lympne Castle, The Street, Lympne, Hythe CT21 4LQ P22

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Wednesday 13th December Saturday 30th December 2017 Cinderella

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01303 266755 Pure Window Cleaning Services Specialising in: • Window Cleaning (Inc Frames, Sills, Front & Back Door). Example price - 3 Bedroom Semi Detached House £12 • Can Clean Inside & Oaut • Conservatory Cleans • Soffits, Fascias & Gutters • Gutter Cleans Friendly, Family Business Sparkling Results Free No Obligation Quotes

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Top Street Food Vendor With A Big Heart appeal; Shepway Food Bank and Folkestone Rainbow Centre. They use their Facebook page to promote other charities, even if they’re not specifically fundraising or acting on their behalf.

So much heart. And that love is seen in their food too.

Churchy Junior Photography www.facebook.com/CJPhotography/

Streetz 2 Streetz is not your usual street food vendor – as well as their large selection of services, Streetz 2 Streetz has a big heart.

Take a closer look at their Facebook page and you’ll see umpteen charitable quests they have embarked upon.

Managers Jane King and Jackie Gamble have fundraised for the Alzheimer’s Society, delivered food to the homeless, used their truck to take collections for various local organisations like the Homeless shoebox

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Streetz 2 Streetz specialise in mobile catering providing hot and cold, locally sourced food to all kinds of events and parties.

Book Streetz2Streetz for your boot fair, kids party, school fete, corporate gathering or even your wedding, christening or anniversary do!

The food is fab, from ‘the best fish and chips’, to breakfasts, to candy floss! Just take a look on their Facebook page and countless reviews celebrate Streetz 2 Streetz as ‘phenomenal’, ‘5* service’, ‘fabulous and amazing’, ‘kind and thoughtful’.

East Kent Handbooks really does think you should consider Streetz 2 Streetz for your next event.

Visit www.facebook.com/ streetz2streetz/ to find out more.

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A Friendly & Reliable Service Tel: 07739 420220 or 01303 238248

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01303 266755

CountryDentalHythe

01303 266657

country-dental.co.uk

Mount House 17 Mount Street Hythe CT21 5NT • Caring, personal service — private and Denplan • Wide range of dental treatments available • Cosmetic treatments including whitening and adult orthodontics • Dental Hygienist • A warm welcome for nervous patients

Sally Harvey-Hendley GDC 63992 Chris Shaw GDC 59586 Priya Rasalam GDC 111258

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Local Clubs & Societies Folkestone & District Family History Society

website below, especially on Saturday afternoons when entry is restricted.

Hythe Bay Children’s Centre (within the grounds of Hythe Bay School but open to all)

http://folkestone-chess.wix. com/folkestonechessclub

Call The Children’s Centre on 01303 267802.

Folkestone and District Local History Society

Folkestone Rethink Mental Illness Carer Support Group

Hythe Bowling Club

Contact the chairman Alan Taylor for details: 01303 252567

We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 7 to 9pm in the Folkestone Mind Resource Centre Social room, Mill Bay entrance, for both information sharing and mutual support, and occasional speakers. Plus tea/coffee and biscuits.

Contact: Janet powell 01223 750321 www.folkfhs.org.uk

Folkestone Flower Arranging Club Please telephone 01303 210893 for further information.

Folkestone Big Band Appreciation Society Contact Tony Pettitt (Sec.) on 07798 773590 for further information.

Folkestone Choral Society Call 01303 210940 or 230959 for more information. www.folkestonechoralsociety.org Folkestone, Hythe and Dover Wildlife Group www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk 01304 853503 (Pauline Bateson) Folkestone & Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society (FHODS) The Tower Theatre, North Road, Shorncliffe, Folkestone.

For show information, please visit the website or call the box office. www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk 01303 223925 (Box Office) Folkestone Chess Club The Adult section meets Wednesday 6-9pm & Saturday 2-5pm. TheJunior section meets on 2nd & 4th Saturday in the month 10.30am-12pm.

Note that children must be accompanied at all times.

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For more information ring 07941495532.

Folkestone Walking Football Had an injury? Lost your pace? Need some gentle exercise? Still longing to play?

Indoor 6-a-side, slow paced, injury free Walking Football - the active sport prolonging your game.

For further information or to register your interest contact: stevewrich@hotmail. com 07990 976462.

Friends of St Leonard’s Church, Hythe Contact 01303 264470 or visit www.friendsofstleonardshythe. org.uk for information and details of concert programme.

Hythe and Romney Marsh Lions Club Second Monday of the month at Red Lion Pub, Hythe.

Fundraising for local charities.

01303 267392 (Margaret) Hythe and Saltwood Sailing Club Marine Parade, Hythe. www.hssc.net 01303 265178

Please contact the Membership Secretary. Tel.01303 266793 (Tim Green) Hythe Cycling Club We are Hythe Cycling Club based around Hythe [Kent], Dymchurch and Romney Marsh and riding to other Kent coastal towns and villages. Its members engage in the congeniality of regular cycling on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

For further information, please visit www.bc-clubs.co.uk/ hythecyclingclub/ or email cycleclub2015@gmail.com Hythe Farmers Market Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 10am – 12pm, in the Methodist Chuch Hall, Church Street, Hythe.

01303 266118 / 01303 268715 Hythe Green Preservation Society For further information please Contact chairman lynne sims 01303 238670 Jive/Swing Dance Classes Every Monday. Southcliff Hotel, 22-26 The Leas, Folkestone.

7.30-8.30pm class, 8.309.30 music, £5 inclusive Friendly dance class, large dance floor & great vintage music. Established in Folkestone since 2008, jive/ swing dance teacher with 15 years experience teaching.

Contact: 07540 080 224 revboogie@hotmail.co.uk

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Lympne WI

Parkinson’s UK

01303 230855 (Julie)

Folkestone and Dover Branch

Mature Movers – Fitness for the 50 Plus

For more information phone Madeleine Thomas 01303-253535

01303 261876 (Vera Neaves)

Redoubt Sailing Club

Military Wives Choir Shorncliffe We are a very friendly, fun loving, social Military Wives Choir that likes to sing and perform both locally and further afield. No auditions and performances are optional.

If you are a wife of a serving personnel (including reservists) and wish to join please contact us. You will be guaranteed a very warm welcome.

07843 937627 shorncliffe@ militarywiveschoirs.org

At Nickolls Lake, West Hythe.

Racing and free sailing (non racing) all year round. Adult and Children’s training.

01303 260512 (Rob Purvis, Membership Secretary) Saltwood Choral Society Call 01303 237992 Shepway Open Forum for Mental Health (SWOF)

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For full details of local clubs and societies please visit www.eastkenthandbooks. com or call the phone number of the club or society you are interested in.

To find out more contact: Telephone: 01303 850856 or 07902 804733 Email: shepwayopenforum@gmail.com

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South Kent Multiple Sclerosis Society Local support for all those whose lives are affected by MS. www.mssociety.org.uk/ branches/kent/south_east_kent sekentmssociety@hotmail.co.uk 08453 970543 Umbrella Club of Hythe Are you feeling lonely or just need a chat? Then why not visit the Hythe Methodist Church Hall on Mondays from 2pm – 4pm and Thursdays from 12.20pm – 4pm. Everyone welcome.

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barn owl, goldcrest, wren, woodpigeon, sparrow, kestrel, woodpecker, goldfinch, blue tit, cormorant

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Useful Numbers Chemists Hythe Area: Eakins

High Street

01303 266308

Martello Drive

01303 262683

267876

Boots

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Paydens, 31-33 High St, Hythe

266141

Paydens, Stade St, Hythe

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Folkestone Area: The Central Pharmacy 104 Cheriton Road

01303 254427

Guildhall Pharmacy 110 Guidhall Street

01303 259414

McCardle Pharmacy 41 Canterbury Road

01303 251511

Lloyds Pharmacy 114 Sandgate Road

01303 254383

Paydens 38 Cheriton High Street

01303 275625

Emergency Numbers Gas Emergency Kent County Council Police Station

Hawkinge Pharmacy 97 Canterbury Road Hawkinge

01303 892283

Lyminge Pharmacy 21 Station Road Lyminge

01303 862425

Chemist Late Night Opening (Hythe) The chemists don’t run a rota now, they are open as follows: Paydens (Stade St) until 6pm

Alcoholics Anonymous

08457 697555 0207 4030888

Anti-Social Behaviour Reporting

01303 660747

Childline Dentaline Electricity Power Loss Frank (Drugs Helpline) Kent Crimestoppers

0800 1111 01634 890300 0800 783 88 66 0800 776600 01304 828700 0800 555111

Mental Health Helpline

0800 1070160

National Domestic Violence

0808 2000 247

Stop Smoking Service

0800 849 4444

Swan, Wild Bird & Seagull Rescue

01303 242956

The Samaritans

01303 255000

Water Leakline

0800 7311 933

Hospitals

Eakins until 6.30pm Doctors Surgeries Hythe Area:

Kent & Canterbury

01227 766877

Maidstone Hospital

0845 155 1000

William Harvey Hospital

01233 633331

Oaklands

01303 235300

NHS Direct

Sun Lane

01303 267102

Royal Victoria

Folkestone Area: Park Farm Surgery, 1 Alder Road

01303 851021

The New Surgery 128 Canterbury Road

01303 243516

Dentists Dymchurch Road

01303 267513

East Street

01303 265566

08 45 46 47 01303 850202 (minor injury A&E)

Taxis JJ Taxis

08 45 46 47

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Boots until 6.30pm

NHS Direct

08458 247247

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Health Promotion

Hawkinge & Elham Valley Area:

0800 111999

01303 244442

Useful websites www.hythe-tourism.com www.hythe-kent.info www.discoverfolkestone.co.uk www.eastkenthandbooks.com

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Channel Rotary Club (Folkestone)

Channel rotary makes major donations to headway east kent and hypo hounds Channel Rotary Club (Folkestone) has donated a total of £3,500 to two remarkable charities that do amazing work in our local community. They are Hypo Hounds (based in Tenterden) and Headway East Kent (based in Folkestone).

The money was raised in the Club’s eighth annual Charity Bike Ride on 30th July this year when several hundred cyclists from all over the South East enjoyed a fun family day on Romney Marsh raising money for charity. Since it started, the Bike Ride has raised over £40,000 for good causes.

Hypo Hounds (www. hypohounds.co.uk) is Kent’s very own Diabetic Alert Assistance Dog Charity and it is taking Kent and the dog world by storm. Not only can it boast of training 13 dogs for clients with brittle Type 1 Diabetes but also of winning several National Awards this year including Crufts Friends for Life, PDSA Heroic Hound,

and the Gold Charity Mark for outstanding contributions to Kent residents. The charity trains pet dogs owned by clients who are at constant risk of diabetic attacks due to profound changes in their blood sugar levels. The dogs identify impending attacks using scent and behavioural changes and alert the client. This avoids both acute and long-term complications and recurrent hospital admissions with significant cost implications. The dog trainers have the highest possible training credentials, being Home Office approved.

The specialist dog training is very expensive (£8,000 each) and Hypo Hounds requires significant charitable donation to maintain its service. We all know the health benefits of having an animal in the house such as improvement in mood, relaxation, blood pressure and cardiovascular risk so in this case a dog is certainly “a man’s best friend”.

Headway East Kent (www. headwayeastkent.org.uk ) is an independent charity that promotes wider understanding of all aspects of brain injuries and provides social rehabilitation to adults with acquired brain injury as well as offering support to their families and carers. It has five day centres in East Kent at Folkestone, Ashford, Canterbury, Dover and Thanet supporting over 125 day-centre clients and 300 outreach clients. The centres provide a range of activities to assist learning of new skills, improve self-esteem and social interaction, and develop interests and aims leading to personal fulfilment and participation in the community.

Two very important aspects in delivering these aims are mindfulness yoga and fitness.

Presenting the donations at Headway’s Folkestone Day Centre, Channel Rotary President Alan Myers said “Channel Rotary is very pleased to donate these significant sums of money to two such deserving local charities. We applaud the remarkable work they do which improves the lives of their clients, families and carers”. Responding, Hypo Hounds CEO Jane Pearman said “We’re delighted with Channel Rotary’s support. The money will be invaluable in providing 35 specialist dog training sessions.” Paula McCormack, Day Centre Facilitator of Folkestone Headway, said “This very generous donation

by Channel Rotary will pay for much needed tutors to provide specific photographic, keep fit, numeracy and literacy training for our clients.“

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Folkestone Triathlon

Set the date 16 Sept 2018 – New triathlon located at Folkestone Harbour – run in association with the Rotary Club of Folkestone Channel and raising funds for charitable causes.

Channel Tri will start on Sunny sands beach, before competitors head out of the water and run to T1 located at the Harbour, the bike section takes on a one loop for the sprint and 2 for the standard triathlon.

Cycle through country lanes onto quiet, scenic country roads through Hawkinge and Alkham Valley, before returning to transition.

The run section is an out and back route along the coast towards Sandgate and return via the Leas Country park, before returning to the boardwalk at Folkestone harbour and cross the finish line.

This is a charity event organised by Tri Spirit Events on behalf of the Rotary Club of Folkestone Channel. The main charities will be the Celia Blakey Centre for care of people being treated for cancer and the Shepway Sports Trust many other local charities will also benefit.

For further information and to register your interest, please visit www.channeltri.org.uk Charity Trust Fund Registered No: 1031549

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The Fifth Trust Garden Centre at Elham Valley Vineyard

Here we look at the work of The Fifth Trust; a charity based near Canterbury, which supports adults with learning difficulties.

Today we are focusing on the work that is carried out in The Vineyard Wood Shed, and The Vineyard Garden Centre; both run by The Fifth Trust.

The Vineyard Wood Shed Quality wood products hand made at Elham Valley Vineyard We make great quality log stores, with a range of sizes/options to suit your requirements.

You are welcome to come and see all the items we have for sale – we are open seven days a week – or check out our website. Items can also be made to order, and all products are built to last using quality timber.

Animal Hutches And more!

The Vineyard Garden Centre We supply and deliver quality seasoned hard wood logs in East Kent We are always happy to advise new customers on the type of logs that they need to buy. We can deliver logs to your door.

Free Log Stacking Service We are not just a garden centre but a charity day centre for adults with learning difficulties. Our

aim is to create meaningful employment opportunities for the people who attend each day and help us with the work in the garden centre.

When delivering your logs, we will bring wheel barrows and some strong help to stack your logs wherever you would like them. Sourced from local Kent woods Unseasoned logs £45 bulk bag Barn stored seasoned logs bulk bags Mixed £60 Chesnut £60 Oak £65 Ash £70 The Fifth Trust Elham Valley Vineyard Breach, Barham Nr Canterbury Tel: 01227 831266

Items we make include: Log Stores Planters/Pergolas Potting Benches Boot Stores Bird Tables/Boxes P34

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Visit The Elham Valley Vineyard At The Vineyard, you will find:

Enjoy a cream tea, light lunch or a Sunday Roast

Offering a wide range of well priced, quality plants and items for your garden We also offer log delivery with a stacking service If you need a log store, we make those too at The Vineyard Wood Shed!

Elham Valley Vineyard, Elham Valley Road, Breach, Barham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 6LN Free on-site parking for all visitors

Providing fulfilling opportunities for adults with learning difficulties

01227 832022 www.fifthtrust.co.uk Reg charity no. 1136718

Old Motorcycles and Scooters Wanted.

Shed and garage clearance available.

All local areas covered.

Tel: 07788 124660

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Hythe Community Cinema Hythe Community Cinema is a rapidly growing and very friendly film club which shows a wide variety of intriguing films, with film screenings being held at the Tin Tabernacle, opposite Oaklands Surgery.

We show 10 films a year between October and July. Our aim is to screen films from around the world and to promote the enjoyment of and education in the craft of film making. We show a range of British and international films, both recent releases and more classic films, focusing on the work of independent film directors.

We hope that our film club is a valuable community resource for a town that has little in the way of evening entertainment.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact us: Email: hythecommunitycinema@gmail.com Phone: 01303 264914 or 01303 237227

Hythe Community Cinema – 2018 Programme 2nd January 2018, Rams Grímur Hákonarson 2015 • Iceland • 93 mins Drama • Rating: 15

3rd April 2018, I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach 2016 • UK • 100 mins Drama • Rating: 15 This heartfelt and emotional film follows a 59 year old carpenter, who, after a heart attack, befriends a single mother and her children as they navigate their way through the benefits system. Won a BAFTA for Outstanding British Film of the Year, a César for Best Foreign Film and the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

1st May 2018, The Black Hen Min Bahadur Bham 2015 • Nepal • 90 mins Drama • Rating: 12A A temporary cease-fire in the civil war allows a small Nepalese village to breathe a sigh of relief. Two young boys from different castes become close friends and raise a hen in hopes of selling the eggs. Offers a fascinating insight into rural life in Nepal.

In a remote Icelandic farming valley, two brothers who haven’t spoken in 40 years have to come together in order to save what’s dearest to them: their sheep. Winner of the ‘Un Certain Regard’ Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

5th June 2018, Paterson

6th February 2018, Muscle Shoals

Jim Jarmusch 2016 • US • 118 mins Comedy drama • Rating: 15

Greg Camalier 2013 • US • 111 mins Music documentary • Rating: PG In Muscle Shoals, Alabama, music runs through the hills, the river, and the spirit of the people. This film offers a compelling, wartsand-all glimpse of one of the most fascinating stories in modern American music.

A week in the life of a poetry-writing bus driver, and a quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life and of the poetry evident in its smallest details. A film of great gentle charm.

3rd July 2018, The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi Takeshi Kitano 2003 • Japan • 116 mins Action comedy • Rating: 18

6th March 2018, Hunt for the Wilder People Taika Waititi 2016 • New Zealand • 101 mins Comedy drama • Rating: 12A A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the P36

wild New Zealand bush. The bright, light comic mood of this film won it the Audience Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

An extraordinary film about a blind masseur / swordsman who comes to a town in control of warring gangs. Funny, beautiful, violent, traditional and exuberant by turns, it shouldn’t work but does. An upbeat film to end our season.

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Index

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Children Little Oaks Nursery

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Reading Rescue

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Waterbabies

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Food & Entertainment Griggs of Hythe

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J J Taxis and Wedding Car Hire 23 Leas Cliff Hall

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Lympne Castle

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January Café 2018 The Nutmeg

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Streetz to Streetz Mobile Catering 26 Crossword

Hythe Dental Care

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Ovengleam

N Langley Counselling

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Oven Wizards

Snippers & Clippers Hairdresser and Barber

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Perfect Windows

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Pure Window Cleaning

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The Wells Clinic

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Sprinks & Sons Builders

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Walking Football

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Tradex Kitchens

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Warwick & Warwick

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Wilco Plumbing & heating

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Home BDI Furniture

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Blue Shield Insurance

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C & M Windows

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Computer Lady – PC Help

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Coopers Window Cleaning

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HARD DrySudoku Home Solutions

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Emerald Electrical Services

Garden

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Land Matters

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The Fifth Trust Garden Centre 35 Health & Beauty Cargills

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County Dental

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Helen Craven Hypnotherapist 13 Sudoku EASY

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Exterior Painting & Decorating 27 Guttering Cleaning & Maintenance

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Log delivery and stacking from The Fifth Trust

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Metroline Fire and Security Alarms

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Motoring 5

Lipscombs Fiat Motorcycles Wanted

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Living Hope Bible Church

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Contractors for Domestic Commercial Education New Builds

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