Rural Roundup February 19

Rural Roundup

Pictured by Jean Winn - Sunrise, taken on the road between Ringwould and Ripple.

Issue Number 90

A Community Magazine

February 2019

covering Kingsdown, Ringwould-w-Oxney,

Ripple, Sutton, Ashley & Studdal, Little Mongeham & Walmer

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Slightly late I know but a belated ‘Happy & Prosperous New Year from the Roundup Team.

Well here we are again in full colour. Due to a slight rise in advertising rates and the generosity of readers we are able to start the new year in style. Many thanks to all those who helped us achieve our goal.

Not such good news regarding the Kingsdown & Ringwould Autumn Container competition. Unfortunately there were only two people who registered so with such little interest it was decided that it would not go ahead.- sorry folks.

So here I am again, on my ‘soap box’. I have asked many times before that copy for Rural Roundup is not sent in as A4 posters. Please send a word format in a font size no larger than 12pt with pictures as jpegs and if you don’t know what you are doing then call me or come and seem and we can go through it together. Sorry It takes me far too long to fiddle around reducing copy to fit the space available.

I do hope that any long-standing resident of Kingsdown will note the request from Nicola on page 11 and get in touch wilth her with any information you might have that could help her.

Kind regards, Ed. Closing date for the March Issue of Rural Roundup Monday 11th February Copy to Editor: Doreen Clark, Popinjay, 2 Balmoral Road, Kingsdown. CT14 8DB Tel: 01304 362 333 Email: ruralroundup@btinternet.com Rates for advertising from Treasurers: Mr Martin & Mrs Helen Rodney-Smith 2 Ringwould Cottage, Back Street, Ringwould, Deal, Kent CT14 8HN Tel: 01304 373 795 Email: helen.rodneysmith@googlemail.com.

Please note advertising rates for renewals and new adverts as from 1st February, 2019 Copy accepted providing space is available.

Whole-page (single edition) £60.00 - Whole-page Annual (10 issues) £525.00 Half-page (single edition) £40.00 - Half-page Annual (10 issues) £265.00 Up to a Third-page (single edition) £25.00 - Third-page Annual (10 issues) £190.00 Quarter-Page Annual (10 issues) £140.00 Sixth-page Annual (10 issues) £95.00 Payment :- All cheques to be made out to “Rural Roundup” and sent to the treasurer please The Editor reserves the right to edit or omit submissions without referral. Articles may not always reflect opinion of the Parish or Editor.

Errors & Omissions Excepted. © Rural Roundup 2010

Index of contents Editorial/Advertising Rates Index Kingsdown R with K PC Conservation Group K’down Garden Society Kingsdown School Ringwould News Walmer PC Ripple News & PC Ripple News Sutton, Ashley, Studdal & Little Mongeham

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Sutton P.C. Kingsdown Walmer PC Churches WI’s Church Services Walmer Parish Contacts Cornilo Benefice Contacts Parish Churches Clubs & Organisations Calendar of Events

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KINGSDOWN Email the editor direct to ruralroundup@btinternet.com or phone:- 01304 362 333 After ten years of organising the Garage Safari, Rita and I, are hanging up our boots!

It is a very popular day and the ‘Kingsdown Rocks Committee’ have kindly offered to take over the responsibility of organising the event, being the other multi-donating organisation in the village.

There will be no change to the ‘tried and tested’ format and the funds will be distributed to local good causes chosen by the organisers, as before.

We have every confidence that this event will continue to be a great success and we thank all past participants for their support which has, over the past ten years, raised over £10,000.

Best wishes Rita and Rex

St John’s Heritage Association Tower Repair Appeal Thanks to all who supported the Christmas Fayre and the Charity Dance the proceeds of which will be devoted to the Tower repair which hopefully will be completed in the Spring.

We have raised £12k, but even if our grant applications are successful, we are liable to fall short of the £18k needed to complete the job so your continued help is needed at our fundraising events in 2019. Of course you can always make a donation or become a member of the Association (details from Ian Stephen) Our next event is a Spring Concert on Saturday 30th March 7pm in the church featuring the Sandwich Music Group with contributions from Singing for Pleasure and the Kingsdown Bell ringers; please save the date.

After the successful Carol Service St John’s sent £190 to Porchlight and £250 to the Children’s Society after the equally well-attended Christingle service on Christmas Eve. Very many thanks. Ian Stephen. Email: id.stephen@sky.com

The Trustees invite you to St John’s Village Hall th Annual General Meeting. Monday 11 March 2019 at 7.00pm Would you like to help run your Village Hall?‘ New Village Representatives required.

Nominations by 25th February Contact 01304 373 774/07532 109 972 Email: - info@kingsdownvillagehall.org.uk www.kingsdownvillagehall.org.uk Kingsdown Carol Singers The Kingsdown Carol Singers had another successful year keeping alive this one hundred year plus Kingsdown tradition of Carol singing around the village despite the inclement weather. Thanks to the generosity of Kingsdown people we exceeded last year’s fund raising and were able to donate on your behalf £1,148.13 to Kingsdown Church for its fabric fund and £765.00 to The Mission for Seafarers.

Warm thanks to the villagers who were brave enough to leave the warmth of their firesides and join us and particular thanks to those who provided us with the refreshments that kept us going so cheerfully.

Carol singing every Christmas is fun, satisfying and a great way to get to know the village and villagers and we look forward to next year so if you would like to be part of this traditional and worthwhile event then you will be very welcome. You can contact us through the church.

Sylvia Main on behalf of the Carol Singers.

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RINGWOULD WITH KINGSDOWN PARISH COUNCIL Clerk:- Katie Amaouche, 30a Mill Hill, Deal, Kent. CT14 9EW Tel:- 01304 369 791 Email: parishclerkrwk@gmail.com

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Happy New Year from Ringwould with Kingsdown Parish Council At the December meeting, a proposal from Friends of Kingsdown Play Park was received for the installation of Gym equipment for Phase 3 and was approved unanimously.

Councillors agreed slight amendments to the Tree Wardens objectives.

At the January meeting, councillors approved with a majority, to sign the Service Level Agreement for 2019/2020 to fund the cleaning, utilities, rates and maintenance of the toilets in Kingsdown at a cost of £5,827.33.

The Council have agreed the budget and precept for 2019/20 and the precept will be £44,839.02 and with the increase in the Tax Base this means that there is a 0% increase on the Council Tax for Ringwould with Kingsdown Parish Council.

The Parish Council is looking into Speedwatch (see below) within the Parish and hope for a positive response from residents.

If you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor at the next election to be held in May, then please contact Dover District Council Democratic Services to find out more on 01304 872 303 or email democraticservices@dover.gov.uk.

The next Parish Council Meeting is on Monday 11th February at Ringwould Village Hall, at 7.30pm.

Katie Amaouche, clerk to the council Election in May 2019 In May this year 2019 an election for a new Parish Council will be held to take us forward for the next four years.

So if You are somebody with an interest in Local Affairs and is inclined to ask "Why don't they do something about this or that"? this could be an opportunity for you to step forward.

A first step on the right road might well be to attend some of the public monthly Council Meetings before April, just to see if Parish matters are something that would really interest you. Come and see how local issues are dealt with. You will be more than welcome.

Ian Miller

The Parish Council budgets annually for a small amount of money to be allocated for grants to the local community..

When considering an application for a grant the Council’s priority will be how the project/event will benefit some or all of the residents within Ringwould and Kingsdown.

If you or your club/organisation would like to be considered, please fill in the application form which can be found on the website at the top of this page and submit it to the clerk who will take it to the Council for consideration.

Doreen Clark Speed Watch I am looking at setting up a Speed watch Scheme in Ringwould and Kingsdown.

The scheme would require a minimum of around 20 Volunteers to run correctly, giving up an average of one hour per week.

If you require further information or wish to volunteer then please email: richardsiddans@gmail.com. Below is a brief description of Speed watch: The Community Speedwatch scheme trains volunteers from members of the local Community to get actively involved in monitoring the speed of vehicles travelling through the village. Volunteers monitor speeds using a speed indication device (SID).

The owners of vehicles who've been repeatedly seen speeding or have been recorded at more than 50% over the limit are sent a letter of advice.

Thank you for taking your time to read this Richard S Siddans

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We have been approached by a member with regard to planning application DOV/16/00924 which relates to an application to erect a store at the golf course.

This application has been rejected once and is expected to have serious impact on an area of outstanding natural beauty. We know that the volume of objection affects the results of these appeals so please look at the application and take action if you share our concerns. Knowing that our village is threatened by unsympathetic developments we have arranged for Hilary Newport, Director of the Kent Branch of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England to talk on 19th March about how we can all be better prepared to resist inappropriate building developments in and around our beautiful village.

But before that our next talk is on 5th February 2019 when Ken Chapman from the Kent Wildlife Trust will talk about ‘Winter Sea Birds of East Kent’. Doors open at 7:30pm in the Kingsdown and Ringwould Co E Primary School. All welcome.

Shops are always changing hands in Deal but the announcement by Marks and Spencer that they intend to close their Deal branch has raised the spectre that our local thriving town will go the way of many others. Anyone who wishes to keep M&S in Deal High Street may wish to email the chairman on chairman@marks-andspencer.com or sign the petition on https://www.change.org/p/marks-and-spencerkeep-deal-marks-and-spencer-open or if you are more of a pen and paper kind of person then call into the Tamarisk Boutique who are running a paper-based petition.

Anne-Marie Martin, talks@kingsdownconservation.co.uk

Kingsdown Garden Society Secretary:- Jane Jobey Tel:- 01304 381 702 As the sap begins to rise, we are waiting for the spring to come. It may be colder over the next month but there may be a few days of watery sunshine to tempt us out. There is plenty to do as the garden begins to come back to life. Bare rooted deciduous trees and shrubs can be planted to enjoy the beginnings of spring, indeed more may become available as the problem of plastic pots continues to defy solution.

This is a good time to apply organic fertilisers to all borders; seaweed meal, blood fish and bone or pelleted chicken manure will suffice.

Now is the time for covering vegetable beds with cloches or anything that is handy so they will warm up and give the new vegetables a quick start.

The most satisfying of occupations is to wrap up warm and start traversing the beds looking for new life, and perhaps clearing a few weeds gently as the back and legs stretch out; be careful you do not want early strains!

Any job in addition to these is a bonus, try some unusual activities now you have the time – shaping a new bed in outline with structural shrubs such as phormiums or a small flowering cherry.

Next Kingsdown Garden Society meeting is on Monday 25th February when Jo Baker will be speaking on ‘Permaculture and edible plants in the garden’ The Garden Society has a new website: www.kingsdown.info/gardensociety here you can find out more about the society and what is going on.

Jaqui Stephen

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Kingsdown & Ringwould CEP School

Head teacher: - Jo Hygate, Glen Road, Kingsdown, CT14 8DD. Secretary Maggi Bowden, Tel:- 01304 373 734 Email:- maggibowdenkingsdown-ringwould.kent.sch.uk The festive season seems a distant memory now and the new year has started with a wealth of new opportunities ahead. Some of our planned highlights for Spring 2019 include the Year 3 and 4 production “Porridge”, Year 6 attending a Kent Police event on good citizenship and we have started to remove all single use plastic from the school to help our local environment.

A range of sporting fixtures are in the diary and the Kingsdown Dance Group are busy practising as they aim to return for the fourth year to the National Finals of the schools competition in June. We will let you know how we get on.

We are always welcoming of help and assistance from the local community and would be pleased to see anyone who can offer some hours or a talent to enrich the learning experiences for our children. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Rose Cope on rose.cope@kandrkent.com or call the School Office on 01304 373 734.

We will see what we can offer one another.

Kind Regards, Rose Cope Term 3 Starts Monday 7th January Term 4 Starts Monday 25th February

Finishes Friday 15th February Finishes Friday 5th April

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported Save the Children this year. The support locally has been absolutely incredible. This support has enabled Save the Children to bring essential healthcare, education and protection to millions of children both here in the UK and all around the world who are missing out. Just £1 could buy potentially life-saving antibiotics to treat three newborn babies with infections.

In Dover, Save the Children has supported FAST- Families and Schools Together. This project supports parents and equips them with the necessary skills to prevent their child falling behind with their schooling. It also provides grants for families living in poverty and who would otherwise lack basic household items such as beds or bedding.

Save the Children is one of the Disaster Emergency Charities who respond whenever an appeal is launched following a disaster.

Thousands of Children are suffering from severe malnutrition in Yemen and it is providing essential food, clean water and medical care to these children.

The next quiz in aid of Save the Children is on Thursday 28th February at the Deal Vics Cricket Club CT14 7RQ 7 for 7.30 pm £2 per head, no booking required.

Sarah (Spong) (Chair Deal Save the Children) A former pupil of Kingsdown & Ringwould CEP School, Nicola Pollard is currently leading a Heritage Lottery funded project about oral histories - focused on life on the coast and around the sea and is looking for people who might talk to her about their memories of life in the village or surrounding area. Maybe how the villages have changed or any big sea storms or events, any folklore passed down from relatives. Can you help? If so, please contact Nicola on Tel: 07814 209 798 or email: nicolalpollard@gmail.com Kingsdown & Ringwould WI that meets on the second Monday of each month from 2.00pm - 4.00pm is looking for someone who is willing to set out the tables and chairs ready for the meeting and clear them away after the meeting. The meetings are held at Kingsdown Village Hall October - March and at Ringwould Village Hall April - September.

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Ringwould - Correspondent:: Jean Winn Tel:- 01304 361 030 Email:- jean.winn@gmail.com or text 07818 828 613 Tea and Chat meets on 7th February at 2pm in the church social space Homemade cakes and a cuppa not to mention a good chat! £1.50, why not come along? You don’t have to be from Ringwould!

See picture left. Last month’s tea and chatters enjoy a quiz

Folk Duo ‘Ninebarrow’ who were nominated for the BBC Folk awards in 2017 are coming to Ringwould Church to give a concert on 22nd March 2019.

Tickets cost £13; to know more go to https://www.ninebarrow.co.uk/ You can also see and hear them on YouTube.

There will also be a bar and raffle.

Tickets can be able to be bought online by card @ www.ninebarrow.co.uk/ ringwould (66p service charge) or by Contacting Jean Winn 01304 361 030 or jean.winn@gmail.com Please come and help support the Cornilo Churches.

Delivery of Rural Roundup to Queens Rise. We will need a new person to take on the RR delivery for Queens Rise probably from March. Is there someone in Queens Rise who would volunteer to take this on? Give me a call or text on 07818 828 613 Jean.

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Walmer Parish Council Clerk to the Council:- Kirsty Holroyd 8 The Strand, Walmer, Kent. CT14 7DY. Tel:- 01304 362 363 Website:- www.walmercouncil.co.uk Email:- walmerparish@btconnect.com

Highlights of Walmer Parish Council Meetings held on Wednesday 5thDecember & 2nd January 2019 at 8 The Strand, Walmer, at 7.00pm.

Planning Committee: - The Committee Chairman, Cllr Murray reported the lack of evidence in support of works to or felling of trees covered by Tree Protection Orders continues to be a problem and that Dover District Council had been asked to help improve the situation.

Remembrance: - Cllr Miss Emma Orridge thanked Cllr Mrs Beard-Gould for having worked so hard on creating two very successful Remembrance events and on behalf of the Council Cllr Mrs Le Chevalier, the Council Chair presented Mrs Beard-Gould with a commemorative certificate.

Amenity and Environment: - Members resolved that David Sephton, an experienced arboriculturist, be asked to carry out an inspection of all the Council’s trees at a cost of £750.

Finance & General Purposes Committee: - After considering a report from this committee members resolved that a total resource level of £148,513 be requested which results in a Band D council tax of approximately £45.14.

January Meeting Finance: - Members confirmed that budget figure approved in December.

Planning: - Councillor Richard Styles reported that he had held a site meeting at the pond on the Lord Warden Estate with an expert who had confirmed that the pond was supporting some bird and wildlife and was fed by a natural stream. Cllr Styles will report this to Dover District Council who are considering an application to reduce the size of the pond.

Walmer Green: - In response to a complaint from a member of the public that motorists were parking in front of the access points at intervals along the railings on Walmer Green and blocking access for pedestrians, pushchairs and wheelchairs which caused great inconvenience, members heard that Dover District Council had set aside some £50,000 to restore the railings and improve the road markings.

New Scam: - Councillor Murphy reported that Kent County Council were warning local people to beware of a new scam in which people are told that there has been a problem with their TV licences and they should pay the fee again to the sender. If you receive such an email then please ignore it or check with the TV Licensing Authority.

Date of next meeting: - The next meeting of Walmer Parish Council will be on Wednesday 6th February at 7 pm at the Parish Office.

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Ripple Parish Council Clerk:- Mrs Karen Castle Tel:- 01304 364 406 Email: - clerk@rippleparish.co.uk - Website:-www.ripplepc.kentparishes.gov.uk Highlights from Ripple Parish Council Meeting 13 th December 2018 Automatic Traffic Counters (ATCs) Following further analysis of the data collected, Councillors were able to ascertain that the biggest traffic problem was in Mongeham Road. Of the 10,500 cars a week using the road, 28% were recorded speeding Northbound and 36% recorded speeding southbound. In our bid for traffic calming measures for the village, the parish council will share the data with KCC highways.

Streetlights Cllr Robert Dougill was pleased to report that following a site meeting with DDC, the missing lights along Chapel Lane will be replaced as part of a programme of streetlight upgrades by DDC. Battles Over We were delighted with the turn out for the Beacon lighting event for Ripple Parish Council’s joint commemoration with Great Mongeham on the 11 th November. It was a lovely service and thank you to Charlie for her moving rendition of The Last Post.

The Parish Council would like to thank BMTC for sponsoring the prizes for the guy competition at our Bonfire Event.

Next meeting is on Thursday 14th February at 7pm in the village hall Ripple News - Correspondent:- Laurence Davey, Tel:- 01304 374 512 Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL . Email: daveyldavey@aol.com

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Ripple (One of the Cornilo Churches)

Service times will continue to be displayed on a monthly basis in the church and in the current edition of Rural Roundup. Services during February will be: February 3rd – Morning Worship at 11am. February 10 th – Holy Communion at 11.15am. February 17th – Evensong at 6pm. February 24 th – Holy Communion at 11.15am.

The Church Christmas Bazaar held on November 10 th raised a total of £257.20.

Our thanks go to everybody who helped and supported the Bazaar.

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Ripple News - Correspondent:- Laurence Davey, Tel:- 01304 374 512 Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL . Email: daveyldavey@aol.com

The Bingo Club: The next will be held on Friday 12th & 26th February

Loose Fibres Craft Group - Welcomes Vistors on Wednesdays 6th & 20th February 10.00am - Midday in Ripple Village Hall Contact:- Rita Rhodes 01304 365 778 Tea and Chat in Ripple The next meeting will be on Monday 11th February at 2.00pm in Ripple Village Hall.

Contact: Mrs Rosemary Davey 01304 374 512

Sophie Lacemakers Meet at Ripple Village Hall from 10.00am to 3.00pm on the second Saturday every month.

Everybody is welcome; for further details contact: Catherine Moss (birchymoss@hotmail.co.uk or, 01843 845 827).

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Ripple (One of the Cornilo Churches)

Music for Soprano and Organ

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Friday 15th February at 2pm

Programme

(Organ) Joseph est bien marie Claude Balbastre (1724-1799) Panis Angelicus Cesar Franck (1822-1890) (Organ) Ancient Noel (1&2) Cesar Franck Ave Maria Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) (Organ) Andante Lefebure-Wely (1817-1869) O Christ O Sun of Justice Alan Ridout (1934-1996) (Organ) Pastorale Padre Davide da Bergamo (1791-1863) Adam lay y bounden George Sharman (Organ) Tous les Bourgeois de Chatres Claude Balbastre

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Sutton, Ashley, Studdal & Mongeham Let’s be Sociable

We are a very friendly group that meet from 10.30am 'til 11.45am on the third Tuesday every month in the Church Hall, Downs Road, East Studdal.

There is always a Bring and Buy stall, with home-made jams and local grown vegetables, etc. and a Raffle.

The next meeting will be Tuesday 19th February

BINGO - None in February

The next meeting will be on Friday 1st March 2019, At the Community Centre, 7.30pm Come and join our “Happy Players”

Over tea

Companionship and Conversation. bring handicrafts and share interests 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 3.30 - 5 pm Church Hall Studdal contact: Dot 821 705 cottagepie13@gmail.com

Thanks to all who hosted our Coffee Mornings last year - we sent donations to Studdal Church Hall Fund (2), Medical Assistance to Zambia, Diabetes UK, Freedom From Torture, Sight Savers, Great Oaks Small School (2), Dover & Deal Sea Cadets, John Foche & Cushire Charity, Air Ambulance and Deal Salvation Army towards the Christmas/Boxing Day Dinner they provide.

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SUTTON BY DOVER PARISH COUNCIL Clerk:- Mrs Susan Smith, Tel:- 01304 827 266

Email:- suttonbydoverpc@gmail.com

www.sutton-by-doverpc.kentparishes.gov.uk

Sutton by Dover Parish Council Notes from the ordinary meetings on Tuesday 4th December 2018 and 8th January 2019 held at the Church Hall Studdal Grass cutting and grounds work - Mr Stokes,who has cut the grass and carried out

general grounds maintenance in the parish for many years, has decided to retire in March. The Parish Council would like to thank him for all his hard work over the years and to wish him a very happy and well earned retirement.

The Parish Council are therefore looking for someone to take on the grass cutting contract for the playing field, the BMX track and various verges in the parish to include some tree work. The Council are keen to find someone before the new grass cutting season begins in April. Please contact the parish clerk if you are interested.

Flooding in the Parish - A natural flood management event will be going ahead at the beginning of the Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 5th February. A representative from Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership is hoping to attend the meeting to give a short presentation and discuss ways the community can help with local flooding.

Planning - The Councillors considered seven planning applications. The planning log is up and running on the website for parishioners to check local applications.

Litter Pick - A local resident has kindly offered to organise another community litter pick to go ahead in the parish on Saturday 13th April 2019 from 9.30 am to 13.00.

Refreshments will be served late morning in Studdal Community Centre at the end of the litter pick.

Precept - The Council discussed and agreed the precept amount of ÂŁ11,859 for the financial year 2019 to 2020.

Data Protection - Councillors were advised to open a separate email account to deal with PC matters as this is best practice from a GDPR perspective. They were also advised to delete older emails.

Broadband - The new cabinet is now ready for service and is showing live on BT's systems. Local residents can therefore contact their ISPs to place an order. BT have a wholesale line checker which will show the address, which cabinet is being used, whether the service is available or not and what speeds people can expect The next ordinary monthly meeting is to be held on Tuesday 5th February in the Church Hall, East Studdal at 7.30 pm.

Susan Smith Clerk to the Council.

Spring Litter Pick 2019 - Keep our Parish Clean

Please support this event, it is only once a year and the more people who participate the less arduous it is on the few who faithfully turn out every year. It is remarkable what a difference just a couple of hours litter picking can make!

Saturday 13th April 2019 from 9.30am - 1.00pm Please meet in the Community Centre, Downs Road, East Studdal at 09.30am for a safety briefing, which all participants Must attend Participants Are Required to provide their own hi-vis jackets and strong gloves.

Pickup sticks and rubbish bags will be provided by the Parish Council and refreshments will be provided at the end of the event.

Please email or Phone to register your support claire.inglin08@gmail.com 01304 369 256 This event is supported by Sutton by Dover Parish Council

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Kingsdown Rocks Grand Jumble Sale in Kingsdown CEP School Saturday 23rd February 2.00pm Please save your ‘jumble’ Dover Area Mobile Library Kingsdown: Jarvist Place 12.50 -1.20pm Kingsdown: Kings Close 1.30 –2.00pm

The library still comes every Two Weeks at the times stated below.

Next dates:- Saturdays 16th February and 2nd March (and every two weeks there–after).

Singing for Pleasure……..

Held in Deal and Kingsdown, is a fun, relaxed and enjoyable environment where we learn beautiful folk songsfrom around the world in harmony. Songs are very accessible and everyone welcome, no experience needed!

Sessions run term time only and cost £5 PAYG. No booking required!

Tuesdays 2-3pm at Deal Community Church (Stanley Rd entrance) Wednesdays 2-3pm at Kingsdown Village Hall.

For more info contact Natasha Greenham 07912 184 808 natashagreenham@yahoo.co.uk

Kingsdown Toilets. Several readers have asked Rural Roundup to clarify the position of the public toilets in Undercliffe Road, Kingsdown following unsubstantiated rumours that they were being sold to a developer and would be closed down.

Dover District Council own the toilets and the Ringwould with Kingsdown Parish council allocate several thousands of pounds of ratepayers money every year to fund the opening, cleaning and so on for six summer months every year to provide an essential service for the increasing numbers of tourists visiting the local beaches.

There have been unsightly rubbish and recycling bins next to the toilets for some time which have attracted litter and pests such as foxes, seagulls and rats to the site all keen to explore the contents of the frequent overspill from the bins The District Council has now built a secure locked store for the bins at the back of the toilets and in order to pay for this has sold a small piece of land adjacent to the toilets to a local resident for garden use only. Most of the land is already leased to the resident.

The new bin store has meant that the unsightly bins and the problems they generated are gone and the land near the toilets which has been sold will be improved and much more pleasurable to look at and has helped to ensure the continued existence of the toilets which are a valuable asset for tourists, cyclists, walkers and others during the summer months.

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Local councils to improve safety for mobility scooter users Each year an increasing number of mobility scooter riders are being killed or injured in road accidents because they have limited or no access to the safety of the pavement.

Department of Transport figures have revealed at least nine people died in accidents involving mobility scooters last year with another 200 injured.

Now the three local councils are planning to carry out a comprehensive survey of the local areas to establish how users of mobility scooters need to access pavements are catered for and particularly where the access black spots are located. Of course many of these access points are also helpful for users of ordinary wheelchairs and mothers with pushchairs.

They believe that the best people to carry out this survey will be the people who use mobility scooters who will know exactly what to look for so if that is you and you would like to help make life safer then please contact Councillor Mike Eddy at Deal Town Council [01304 361 999] or Councillor James Murray at Walmer Parish Council. [01304 362 363] Support materials including maps and report forms will be provided and each volunteer will be allocated a specific, limited area to travel along and report on.

Information obtained through the survey will be presented to our local Highways authorities Kent County Council and Dover District Council with the request that they make good any deficiencies in accessibility for the users of mobility support vehicles.

We know that all councils are keen to improve road safety for everyone and hope that a comprehensive survey supported by factual information will be acted upon for the benefit of not just those obliged to use such vehicles, but also motorists who are sometimes delayed in their journeys because scooter users have been forced onto the roads.

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Some of the issues to be looked at include: No approved access and approximate distances between street corner and the first access usually the dropped kerb to a private garage.

Access but poor construction has left a ridge between pavement and road which is difficult for some mobility scooters to overcome.

Obstruction caused by parked vehicles because although there is access, it is not protected by parking restriction signs.

Walmer Parish Council has responded to an informal consultation from the Dover Joint Transport Board to introduce parking restrictions on Mobile homes along the seafront from the Junction with the Strand near the Sailing club along a section of Kingsdown road towards Kingsdown.

The council’s planning committee which deals with all consultations and surveys on behalf of the council have asked the board to consider extending their proposals in the following way: • Make the proposals effective all year round.

• Look at the possibility of introducing the restrictions to all the roads leading away from the Beach and Kingsdown Rd. • Consider the Borrow Pit car park as a possible alternative overnight park for such vehicles 29

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Church History at Walmer Chapel:

Thomas Treanor – ‘Sky Pilot’ A power-point talk by Norman L Hopkins

In aid of Walmer Deal and District RNLI

Thursday, February 14th - 7.00pm

at Walmer Chapel 30, Station Road, Walmer Deal, CT14 7QS http://www.walmerchapel.org Thomas Treanor, aged 37, came to Deal in 1878 to take up the calling of Chaplain of Missions to Seamen. He also became Secretary of the Downs branch of the RNLI. Here he displayed enormous Christian commitment, courage and compassion in an eventful life and recorded his seafaring exploits in three books, including “Heroes of the Goodwin Sands” Hot refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Walmer Chapel Station Road, Walmer, Deal, Kent CT14 7QS Pastor Clive Lambden

Email: clive@mail.ru Tel: 01304 268 847 or 07951 877 263 Church Email: walmerchapel@gmail.com (trustees) Sunday Services - 10.30am & 6.30pm Tuesday - Women's meeting - 2.15pm

Wednesday - Prayer Meeting and Bible Study; 1st week missionary focus 6.30pm Thursday - Mother & Toddler group 9.30 -11.30am (term time) Saturday - 'Jacob's Well' Coffee Morning - 10am - 12noon Do please let us know of your events too. Every blessing Clive Lambden for Walmer Chapel 07951 877 263 31

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Kingsdown & Ringwould WI

(formed 9th April 1947, reformed 8th October, 1984) Secretary: - Doreen Clark Email:- clarkdorann@btinternet.com

Kingsdown & Ringwould WI meet on the Second Monday of each month (not August) at 2.00pm (for two hours) either at Kingsdown Village Hall or Ringwould Village Hall. Visitors and New members welcome.

Next Meeting will be on - Monday, 11th February at Kingsdown Village Hall Mercy Ships - Gehad Homsey

Mongeham & Ripple WI

(formed 13th June, 1945) President:- Elizabeth Sleeth 01304 619 093

Mongeham & Ripple WI meet on the Third Wednesday of each month (not August) at 2.30pm (for two hours) at Great Mongeham Parish Hall, Mongeham Road, Great Mongeham, CT14 9LL. Visitors and New members welcome.

Next meeting will be on Wednesday 20th February Fashion in the 60s & 70s - Linda Warren

Saint Martin’s WI

(formed 17thMay, 1973) Secretary:- Wendy Marshall, 01304 365 687) Email:- w_marshall@btinternet.com

St Martin’s WI meet on the Second Thursday of each month (not August) at 7.30pm (for two hours) at Great Mongeham Parish Hall, Mongeham Road, Great Mongeham, CT14 9LL. Visitors and New members welcome.

The next meeting will be on Thursday 14th February

Walmer Women’s Institute - Celebrating One Hundred Years (formed in 3rd September 1918)

Secretary:- Margaret Musson Tel:- 01304 374 010 Email: - emuss@tiscali.co.uk

Walmer WI meet on the Second Friday of each month (not August) at 2.00pm (for two hours) at Walmer Parish Hall, Dover Road, CT14 7JH

Visitors and New members welcome.

The next meeting will be on Friday 8th February Schoolgirls in the War - Mary Smith 33

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Busy Bees Pre-school Worth Deal

Fun and friendship for children aged 18 months to 5 years old 30 hours of FREE childcare available from September 2017 Transport available from Kingsdown and Walmer Open term time 8.15am to 3.45pm with linked additional hours Tel. 07912 555 537 www.busybeesworth.co.uk 34

Mobile: 07919 373 546 Email:stevejenkins444@yahoo.co.uk

CHURCH SERVICES FOR FEBRUARY 2019 Parish of the Cornilo Churches St John’s the Evangelist Church, Kingsdown

Sundays St John the Evangelist, Kingsdown 3rd 9.30am Breakfast Church 10th 9.30am Holy Communion 17th 9.30am Funday Sunday 24th 9.30am Holy Communion Wednesdays -10.00am Holy Communion (BCP)

St Nicholas Church, Ringwould 3rd 9.30am Holy Communion 10th 9.30am Matins 17th 9.30am Holy Communion 24th 9.30am Prayer and Praise St Peter & St Paul Church, Sutton-by-Dover 3rd Sunday @6 – Studdal Hall 10th 11am Holy Communion 17th 11 am Holy Communion 24th 4pm Messy Church @Studdal Hall St Mary the Virgin Church, Ripple 3rd 11.00am Morning Worship 10th 11.15am Holy Communion th 17 6.00pm Evensong 24th 11.15am Holy Communion

Walmer Parish Churches St Mary’s Church - St Clare Road, Walmer Sundays 8.00am Traditional Said Communion 9.30am Parish Sung Communion 11.00am ‘Download’ – contemporary family worship Mon-Thurs 8.30 - 9.00am Morning Prayer St Saviour’s Church - The Strand Sundays 11.00am Parish Sung Communion (Matins 2nd Sunday) 6.00pm Choral Evensong (3rd & 5th Sundays only) Weekday Weds 10.30am Traditional Said Communion Blessed Mary of Walmer - Church Street Thursdays 10.00am Said Communion For special midweek evening festivals – see website

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Tell your friends to pick up a copy of Rural Roundup where they see this sticker displayed in the shops around Walmer. It can also be accessed on line at www.walmercouncil.co.uk (click on News)

Cllr Peter St Ange We made a slight error in the last edition of Rural Roundup when we reported that Walmer Parish Councillor Peter St Ange who laid a Remembrance wreath at St Saviour’s Church on behalf of the Council had been a soldier with the Green Howards when we should have said the Royal Green Jackets Regiment which was formed in January 1966 by the amalgamation of the three separate regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade: the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd), the 2nd Green Jackets, the King's Royal Rifle Corps and the 3rd Green Jackets, the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own).

Their motto was Celer et Audax (Latin: "Swift and Bold"). As they were used as shock troops and marksmen, they had to get to the front line of battle as fast as was possible so marched at 140 paces per minute (at a 30" pace) whereas other regiments march at just 120.

Traditionally, rifle regiments wore rifle green tunics, an early form of camouflage, instead of the red jackets worn by line infantry, hence the regimental name.

Peter who joined the parish last year has owned and run the Sea Café on Walmer Green for 14 years and is a member of the Amenity & Environment Committee and the Planning Committee explained: “I’ve been welcomed with open arms in the years I’ve been here and I want to give something back to the community.”

One of the ways in which he is doing that has been to change his business name to the Sea Café Coffee Shop and to launch a new campaign about community unity with new signs which feature a black hand shaking a white hand alongside different religious symbols and a gay pride rainbow flag.

He said: “I love rainbows. No one complains that the reds are better than the blues.

The beauty is the diversity of the colours. What a shame it would be is we woke up to a rainbow that was just green?”

Over the years Peter has collected hundreds of stones which he has had decorated with words and symbols of some of the experiences he has been through in life Some stones are placed on every table in his café and customers are encouraged to examine them and, if they wish, to express or just think about some of the thoughts, feelings and emotions written on the stones which have affected them.

Mr St Ange calls this interesting process a ‘Conversation with the Stones’ and hopes it will help to break down barriers between individuals and so far it seems to be working as people of all ages have been inspired to talk about things both to Peter and his staff and amongst themselves.

Talkative Toddler Julian Fright encouraging his mother Jo and grandfather Martin Griffiths to talk to the stones in the Sea Café.

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Parish Contacts Deal & District Branch of Save the Children Chairman:- Mrs Sarah Spong Treasurer:- Mrs Gill Hughes

01304 363 942 01304 364 188

Hall Bookings Kingsdown & Ringwould School

01304 373 734

Maggi Bowden (Sec)

Kingsdown Village Hall

Jane Banks 01304 373 774 Email: bookings@kingsdownvillagehall.org.uk

Ringwould Village Hall

Mrs Jennifer Van Lens

07934 253 594

Ripple Village Hall

Mrs P Scott-Bradford

07967 307 440

Studdal Church Hall

Mrs Claire McLaren

01304 371 274

Sutton Community Centre

Meg & Darren Parfitt 01304 239 190 Email:- dcparfitt@sky.com

Walmer Baptist Church Hall

Administrator 01304 373 853 Email:- admin@walmerbaptistchurch.co.uk

Walmer Parish Hall

Elaine Wickenden 01304 366 605 www.walmerparishchurches.org

Ringwould-w-Kingsdown Parish Council Chairman:- Doreen Clark 01304 362 333 Email:- doreenrwk@btinternet.com Clerk:Mrs Katie Amaouche 01304 369 791 Email:- parishclerkrwk@gmail.com (Please visit the website: www.ringwouldwithkingsdownpc.kentparishes.gov.uk) Ripple Parish Council Chairman:- Mr Keith Morrison

Clerk:-

Mrs Karen Castle

keith@keithgmorrison.co.uk

07852 314 616

01304 364 406 Email:- clerk@rippleparish.co.uk

Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Chairman:- Miss Barbara Merriman 01304 369 256 Email:- Barbara.merriman16@gmail.com Clerk:Mrs Susan Smith 01304 827 266 Email:- suttonbydoverpc@gmail.com Walmer Parish Council Chairman:- Mrs Sue Le Chevalier 07814 267 506 Email:- sue@hougoumont.co.uk Clerk:Kirsty Holroyd 01304 362 363 Email:- walmerparish@btconnect.co Kingsdown & Ringwould PCSO Jacqui Brook (new non-emergency number) 101 Email:- jacqui.brook@kent.pnn.police.uk KCC Community Warden Mr Martin Dadd 07969 584 181 Email:- martin.dadd@kent.gov.uk

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Walmer Parish Churches St Mary’s, St Saviour’s, and Blessed Mary of Walmer Open lives, open hands, open churches

The Walmer & Cornilo Benefice

INVITATION – a date for your diary “Let your priests be clothed with righteousness and let your faithful shout for joy” Psalm 132.9 You are invited to a special licensing service on Tuesday 26th February in St Mary’s church, Walmer at 7.00pm for both the Rev’d Carolyn Wood, as associate priest in the Walmer & Cornilo Benefice, and the Rev’d Canon Seth Cooper as Rector. It will be led by the Rt Rev’d Trevor Willmott, Bishop of Dover, assisted by the Ven Darren Miller, Archdeacon of Ashford.

Carolyn comes to us from Carew in South Wales where she has served for about five years. She will move into a house in Thistledown, Walmer.

Please do continue to pray for Carolyn and welcome her into the benefice when you see her. No doubt Carolyn will need time to settle in to a different routine, get used to the ‘geography’ of the parishes, and, more importantly, get to know us better as we learn more about her.

Please come and support Carolyn and Seth at the beginning of this new ministry.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU www.walmerparishchurches.org www.cornilochurches.org.uk Elizabeth Ho., 32 St Mary’s Road, Walmer, CT14 7NQ 01304 366 605 41

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Benefice Contacts Walmer Parish Churches St Mary’s, St Saviour’s, & Blessed Mary of Walmer Rector: Rev Canon Seth Cooper Elizabeth House, 32, St Mary’s Road, Walmer, CT14 7QA Email: vicar@walmerparishchurches.org 01304 366 605 www.walmerparishchurches.org

Parish of the Cornilo Churches Contact details

Rector: Rev Canon Seth Cooper Elizabeth House 32, St Mary’s Road, Walmer, Kent CT14 7QA Email: vicar@walmerparishchurches.org 01304 366 605

Associate Priest: position pending ALM’s Ann Ford John Gray

Churchwardens John Boardman

Patrick Macwilliam

Email: fordyforge@btinternet.com Email: jmgray2505@gmail.com

01304 364 989 01304 379 941

Email: johnsboardman@hotmail.co.uk Email: patrick.macwilliam@uwclub.net

01304 389 402 01304 373 888

Email: elizabethbembridge@gmail.com Email: daveyldavey@aol.com

01304 374 630 01304 374 512

Email: jean.winn@gmail.com

01304 361 030

Email: id.stephen@sky.com www.cornilochurches.org.uk

01304 380 550

Deputy wardens Elizabeth Bembridge

Dr Laurence Davey Treasurer Jean Winn

Secretary

Ian Stephen

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Church Parish Priest: Fr Duncan Lourensz 14, Blenheim Road,, Deal, CT14 7DB

01304 367 496

Walmer Baptist Church

Pastor: Seyan Tills The Manse 2 Kelvendon Road, Walmer, Deal, CT14 7H 01304 364 216 Email: pastor@walmerbaptistchurch.co.uk - www.walmerbaptistchurch.co.uk

Walmer Chapel Pastor: Clive Lambden Station Road, Walmer, Deal, CT14 7QS

01304 268 847 Mob: 07951 877 263 Church Email: walmerchapel@gmail.com (trustees)

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Call Steve on 07792 349 022

01304 852 784 or 07738 364 378

Walmer Parish Churches

St Mary’s, St Saviour’s and Blessed Mary of Walmer Parish Office:- Elizabeth House, 32 St Mary’s Rd, Walmer, CT14 7QA Telephone:- 01304 366 605 Website:- walmerparishchurches.org

Walmer Parish Hall Dover Road, Walmer, CT14 7JH

Elizabeth House, St Mary’s Rd, Walmer, CT14 7QA

Badminton Tues/Fri evenings Contact: Simon, Tel: 01304 366 605

Heart Start Course Various times Contact: Beverley, Tel: 07947 582 770

Deal Tri Thurs evenings Contact: dealtri.co.uk

Computer Club for beginners, Tues AM Contact: Chitra, Tel: 01304 366 605

Walmer WI Every 2nd Fri each month Contact: The Sec. 01304 374 010

Bible Study Group Wednesday eve.

Contact: Revd Seth, Tel: 01304 366 605

The hall hosts a number of other fitness, dance, and activity groups.

Community Coffee Morning Thursdays AM Contact: Tel: 01304 366 605 Quilting Alt Thurs eve Contact: Tina, Tel: 01304 366 605 Youth Group (Year 6 & above) Contact the parish office for meeting details.

St Savior’s Church The Strand, Walmer The church has a meeting room for up to 30 people, conference style ‘church’ auditorium for up to 120 with kitchen and toilets.

For more information and booking enquires including private hire for meetings and parties: Tel: 01304 366 605 or visit www.walmerparishchurches.org

The Computer Club meets on Tuesdays from 10.00am - 12 noon at Elizabeth House, 32 St. Mary’s Road, Walmer.

Anyone who would like help in using a laptop, iPad, android tablet or smartphone is welcome to join us. Our team of volunteers will be able to assist you.

Visit www.walmercc.simplesite.com for more information Contact: Email: chitraswami2000@yahoo.co.uk Telephone 01304 366 605.

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Clubs & Organisations e.

12th Deal Scout Group Group Scout Leader:- Jim Wheeler Kingsdown Angling Club Secretary:Danny Bacon Mobile: 1st Kingsdown Brownies & Guides Brown Owl & Unit Leader:- Miss S Griffiths Kingsdown Conservation Group Contact:Alison Sharvill Kingsdown Church Crafters Contacts:Masheeda Downing Mercy King Kingsdown Garden Society Chairman:Barbara Peel Secretary:Jane Jobey Kingsdown Pre School Chairperson:- Sarah Lang-Maggs Secretary:Susannah Davidson Kingsdown & Ringwould Women's Institute President:Mrs Jaqui Stephen Secretary:Pending Kingsdown Table Tennis Club Cathy Whitnall Kingsdown Village Hall Chairman:Nick Hansom Secretary:Mrs Jane Banks Ringwould Village Hall Chairman:Mr David Evison Secretary:Mrs Avril Woolf Kingsdown Welcome Pack (for newcomers) Contact:Sylvia Main Loose Fibres Craft Group Contact:Rita Rhodes Ringwould History Society Chairman:Mrs Jennifer Van Lens Ripple Bingo Club Contact: Mrs Daphne Lee Ripple Tea & Chat Contact:Mrs Rosemary Davey Ripple Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator:- Mr Roger Chatfield St John’s Heritage Association Contact:Ian Stephen St Nicholas Players Chairman:Mr George Hannah Secretary:Miss Janet Alcock

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07815 134 658 01034 367 124 01304 360 516

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Calendar of Events February 2019 Tue

5th

Tue

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Kingsdown Conservation Group, Kingsdown School, 7.30pm

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Kingsdown Lunch Club - details from Del’s Post Office

Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council, Studdal Church Hall, 7.00pm

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Wed

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Wed

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Walmer Parish Council Meeting, 7.00pm th

Wed

6 /20

Thur

7th

Tea & Chat, St Nicholas Church, Ringwould, 2.00pm

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Fri

8

Mon

11th

Mon

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Walmer WI Meeting, Walmer Parish Hall, 2.00pm Closing Date for March Edition of Rural Roundup

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Ringwould with Kingsdown P.C. Kingsdown Village Hall, 7.00pm

th

Mon

11

Tue

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Loose Fibres Display of Crafts, 100am -12noon, Ripple Village Hall

Kingsdown & Ringwould WI, Kingsdown Village Hall, 200pm th

12 26 th

Bingo Club - Ripple Village Hall. 7.00pm

Thur

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Ripple Parish Council Meeting, 7.00pm

Thur

14th

St Martin’s WI , Mongeham Parish Hall, 7.30pm

Fri

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Organ Recital, Church of St Mary. Ripple, 2.00pm

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School Finishes

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Mongeham & Ripple WI, Great Mongeham VH. 2.30pm

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Kingsdown Rocks, Jumble Sale, Kingsdown School, 2.00pm

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Mon

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Kingsdown Garden Soc. Kingsdown School, 7.45pm

Mon

25th

School returns

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Save the Children Quiz, Deal Vic’s Cricket Club, 7.30pm

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Bingo Studdal Community Centre, 7.30pm

March Fri Every

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Computer Club, Elizabeth House, Walmer, 10.00am - 12 noon

3 Tuesday Let’s be Sociable, Church Hall, East Studdal, 10.30pm 2nd & 4th Tues Over Tea St Peter’s and Paul’s Church Hall, Studdal - 3.30pm 5.00pm

Every

Tuesday

Every

Thursday Bumps, Babies & Beyond. St John’s Church, K’down 9.30am 11.30am

Every Every

Friday

Walmer Knitting Group, Walmer Baptist Hall, 2pm - 4pm

Kingsdown Church Crafters, St John’s Church, K’down 1.00pm 3.00pm

2nd Saturday Sophie Lace-makers, Ripple Village Hall, 10.00am - 3.00pm

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A warm welcome awaits you at the Five Bells. Situated in the village of Ringwould close to Deal and very convenient for the port of Dover and Eurotunnel. We serve breakfasts, evening meals, Sunday lunches and even take away pizzas or fish and chips.

We can accommodate up to 20 guests in our comfortable ensuite rooms and apartments. Why not hire the venue for a special occasion from a Wedding to a Christening to a Wake to a Birthday Party from as little as ÂŁ120. We can offer a sit down meal for 40 or a buffet for up to 160. We can cater for a variety of styles and budgets. For as little as ÂŁ250 you can have the whole venue to yourself. We can recommend local DJs, photographers, cake maker etc.

Please call us on 01304 364 477 to discuss your requirements, make bookings or reserve a table for dinner. Alternatively pop along for a drink, take a look around or visit us on Facebook, or visit our website www.fivebellsringwould.co.uk.

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