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Issue Number 44

June 2014

The Community Magazine for Kingsdown Ringwould-w-Oxney Ripple Sutton, Ashley, Studdal & Little Mongeham

Benefice Contacts The Reverend Cathy Sigrist BA Hons The Rectory, Upper Street , Kingsdown CT14 8BJ 01304 373 951 Email: catherine.sigrist@btinternet.com Reader

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Mr Norman Gilliland 9 Addelam Close, Deal CT14 9LT Email: normanjg@sky.com

01304 381 589

Mr John Gray

01304 379 941

Email: jmgray0@btinternet.com

St John the Evangelist Church, Kingsdown Churchwardens Mr Brian Maynard and Mr Peter Dodkins 01304 381 075 Mr Bob Wiseman Email: wiseman454@btinternet.com 01304 371 619 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Sarah Spanner

01304 364 222

Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Mrs Jean Winn Email: jeanelizwinn@aol.com

01034 361 030

St Nicholas Church, Ringwould Churchwardens Miss Ursula Bailey Mr Patrick MacWilliam Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Lyn Dourthe Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Mrs Jean Winn Email: jeanelizwinn@aol.com

01304 360 149 01304 373 888 01304 360 097 01034 361 030

St Mary the Virgin Church, Ripple Churchwarden Dr Laurence Davey Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Rosemary Davey Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Dr Laurence Davey Email: daveyldavey@aol.com

01304 374 512 01304 374 512 01304 374 512

St Peter & St Paul Church Sutton-by-Dover Churchwardens Mr J Boardman Mrs Maggie Crawley E-mail: Maggic1@hotmail.co.uk Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mr P Mold Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Mr A Ford

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01304 389 402 01304 372 856 01304 371 738 01304 364 989

From the Benefice Registers Funerals Kingsdown Kathleen Patricia Baker 15th April 2014 Brian William Powell 21st April 2014 Sutton Rose Elizabeth Stuart 27th May 2014 Weddings Kingsdown Shaun Edley and Claire Kennett – 3rd May 2014 Baptism Kingsdown Angelina Pearl Barnett – 4th May 2014 CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST Kingsdown FLOWER ROTA for June 2014 Friday Thursday 30 May - 12 June Tan Harrington & Georgina Maude 13 June - 26 June Margaret Gilling & Sue Martin 27 June - 10 July Georgina Maude & Lynn Price Any queries please ring Lesley Dobby (373 331), Georgina Maude (389 253) or Barbara Ridout (361 019)

Hi Everyone, I do hope you are enjoying the lovely sunshine we are getting between the heavy downpours. This augurs well for some lovely “Front Gardens in Bloom” in Kingsdown & Ringwould later in the year.

It’s good to see that the Garage Safari was so successful again this year and I was delighted to learn that along with the Kingsdown Church and Kingsdown Rocks the Rural Roundup can be looking forward to receiving a donation. Thank you so much Rex & Rita.

To continue on with the subject of the Churches, I was surprised to learn how much money it takes to maintain the lovely buildings we have in our Parishes. I hope you all read Cathy’s very comprehensive, extended article this month explaining exactly how much money it takes and where it all goes.

Although I am not actually a regular ’Church-goer’ I can sympathise with the struggle it must be to keep these Churches going and I’m sure you will all agree with me that we should, if we are able, support Cathy by each giving a small donation to help towards her predicament and make sure we don’t lose any of our Village Churches.

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Double 100 Cycle Challenge

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Lunch and refreshments provided at feeding station on route. And goodie bags and medals for each participant. To join in and for further information see: http://www.kssairambulance.org.uk/ involved/double100

Ringwould News Tel:- 01304 361 030

correspondent:- Jean Winn Email: jeanelizwinn@aol.com

ST NICHOLAS 100 CLUB - ST NICHOLAS 100 CLUB There are still a few numbers left and remember the more people who join the greater the prizes! May Winners were Sheila Partridge (£20) Iris Cornelius (£10) and Alison Smith (£5). If you want to join, either email jeanelizwinn@aol.com or phone me on 361 030 Jean Winn Tea and Chat meets this month on Thursday 5th June at 2pm in the church social space Homemade cakes and a cuppa not to mention a good chat! £1, why not come along? This month’s quiz is a picture quiz about people who died in May and June, how many do you know? Why not come along and find out.

YOUR VILLAGES NEED YOU!

Thanks to those who have already contributed, there is still time for late entries Have you any WW1 photos, stories or memorabilia? it need not be local. Items for the exhibition to take place at Ringwould Hall in August on the 100th anniversary of the start of WW1, anything of interest which we can borrow.

So look in your cupboards and call me on 01304 361 030 Jean Winn Bishop Trevor and Margaret Willmott's Open Garden & Plant Stall Saturday 7 June, 2-5pm at Upway, St Martins Hill, Canterbury In aid of the Children's Society - The Bishop and his wife are very keen gardeners, and the garden is only open once a year, so why not come along and support a good cause.

You can come by bus (only a short walk from the Waitrose stop just up hill and opposite the old Canterbury Prison) or park at Longport if coming by car.

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11.00am Holy Communion

8am (BCP) Holy Communion 11.00am Funday Sunday

4pm Messy Church At Studdal Hall

9.30am Prayer and Praise

10am United Holy Communion

11.00am Holy Communion

11.00am (BCP) Matins

Studdal @6 Studdal Hall

Sutton

9.30am Holy Communion

9.30am (BCP) Matins

9.30am Holy Communion

8am (BCP) Holy Communion 11.00 Holy Communion

11.00am Holy Communion

Ringwould

Kingsdown

8am (BCP) Holy Communion

6.00pm (BCP) Evensong

8 am (BCP) Holy Communion

11am Morning Prayer

Ripple

Services using the Book of Common Prayer are marked (BCP)

For weekday services please check weekly news sheets or the website www.ringwouldchurch.com/ ’diary’ page .

There are usually Monday – Sutton Parish Prayers @9.30am in Studdal Hall; Wednesday 10am, Kingsdown, Holy Communion (BCP)

29th June

22nd June

15th June

8th June

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Church Services June 2014

Dear Friends Will YOUR Parish Church be here in 5 years’ time? I believe YOUR Parish and Church Matters.

Following a couple of comments that I have received lately, I would just like to try and dispel a few myths and put forward some facts regarding your local parish church – whether you live in Ringwould, Kingsdown, Ripple or Sutton – the facts are the same.  St. John’s Church, St. Nicholas Church, St. Mary’s Church and St. Peter & St. Paul’s Church are YOUR churches. They belong to everyone. The basic structure of our present parish system was developed in the tenth century and survived both the Viking invasions and the Norman Conquest in 1066. In the middle of the 13th century, the Church of England became an organised body containing some 9,500 parishes under the control of the Bishops.  As parish churches we do not receive any funding – either from the Government or the Church of England.  Each year, each parish is asked to pay to Canterbury Diocese what is called its “Parish Share” to pay for the costs of training, paying and housing the clergy and providing them with a pension and also to provide support and advice to the parishes. A complex formula is used to calculate the amount each parish pays but it includes the numbers on the church electoral role, the numbers attending services and whether the parish is in an area of deprivation. This year, the parishes have to pay the following amounts: Ringwould - £19,368; Kingsdown - £31,824; Ripple - £3,900 and Sutton - £8,448.

In addition, the PCCs (Parochial Church Councils) – the equivalent of the Board of Directors of a company – also have to maintain, heat, light and insure the buildings.  In addition, last year at St. John’s, we installed new heating at a cost of just over £60,000. We are also having work carried out to repair the building – in particular the stonework and stained glass windows, in addition to which all the guttering needs to be replaced. Likewise we need to carry out repairs to the tower at Ringwould – an estimated £20,000 for the tower itself and some £50,000 to carry out repairs to the bells.

Repairs are also being carried out at Ripple following subsidence when a drain collapsed – the amount is approximately £10,000 and at Sutton we will shortly begin major drainage works which will again cost some £10,000. At the same time we are carrying out work to Studdal Hall.

These are huge amounts to find and those who worship in the churches cannot raise these amounts on their own. This is why we have fund raising events – to ensure that these buildings continue to exist for future generations. Organisations such as “The Friends of St. Nicholas” and “St. John’s Heritage Association” exist to try and raise money to preserve the buildings – which in church speak is called “the fabric” for future generations. The “fabric fund” is simply a fund where monies raised are kept or “ring fenced” to pay for the repair of the structure and building of the church.

I often hear the comment “the church is always asking for money!” Well, last year St. John’s Kingsdown spent some £111,355 which works out to £2,141 per week! The parish had to raise this amount – although we were fortunate in receiving grants of £30,000 from charitable trusts. (continued on page 9)

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Ringwould-w-Kingsdown Parish Council Clerk:- Katie Amaouche, Inglewood, Dover Road, Ringwould CT14 8BP Tel:- 01304 729 081 Email: parishclerkrwk@gmail.com

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Front Gardens in Bloom for Kingsdown & Ringwould

A prize of a £100 will be awarded for the most attractive garden/frontage in each Village Along with prizes for 2nd & 3rd and certificates for Runners-up During the week beginning Saturday 12th July 2014, Members of Ringwould-wKingsdown Parish Council will tour the two villages to select the most attractive garden/frontage in each village of Kingsdown & Ringwould. Those without a front garden may display containers, hanging baskets etc. or you can even pretty-up an adjacent front verge.

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Continued from page 7 - So yes, we are always trying to raise money, but it is to ensure that your buildings are preserved for you and for future generations to enjoy. So that couples can continue to be married in “their” parish church, so that babies and adults can continue to be baptised and to ensure that there is a place where relatives and friends can say their final farewells to loved ones, many of whom are laid to rest in one of the parish churchyards, which are also maintained by the parish.

Some of you may have seen the latest episode of “Rev” where the church was closed.

Well, the simple fact is that unless the buildings are kept in good order and supported then eventually they will close on grounds of health and safety if we can’t find the funds to keep the buildings in good order. My hope and prayer is that each parish will want to keep its parish church at the heart of the community – not only now but for future generations.

As a Christian I believe that “All things come from God, and of God’s own do we give Him.” If you would like to help support your local church there are a number of ways; by becoming an active member of the church, by supporting fund raising events, by making a one-off gift payment, by placing a regular standing order or perhaps including a legacy in your will. Please do something today to help preserve your local parish church for today’s and tomorrows’ generations. Information about how to support your parish is available on the Benefice Website www.ringwouldchurch.com or on the church notice board. If you wish to make a donation, by cheque or directly, the parish bank details are as follows: Account Title

Bank

Sort Code

A/c Number

Ringwould Church Kingsdown PCC Sutton by Dover PCC Ripple PCC

Nat West Deal Lloyds TSB Deal Nat West Deal Nat West Deal

52-30-23 30-93-34 52-30-23 52-30-23

08112207 02480669 08113890 61235822

Yours in Christ, Cathy (see page 27 for future events)

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Walmer Horse & Dog Show 2014 – Sunday 15 June 2014 This year will be the 37th running of the Walmer Horse & Dog Show in the lovely grounds of Walmer Castle. We are very fortunate to be able to hold our Show there with kind permission of English Heritage. The Show is run to give local riders and owners the opportunity to partake in a larger show ground than is available for many of the other local events. We invite competitors and spectators to witness an exciting day of equestrian and canine competition, serious and not so serious.

The Show is run also to raise funds for charity and this year we have selected our charities for personal reasons. Firstly, we are supporting the Kent Air Ambulance Trust. This charity is well known to all of us and the Show has worked with the Trust in the past. Our link this year concerns the sad case of a promising young triathlete who was killed earlier this year on the Dover-Deal road.

Many of you will be familiar with the sad details of this event.

Our second charity is actually a trust fund set up by the family and friends of a riding instructor Natasha Lowe who died of a heart attack. The trust is to provide financial assistance for her two year old daughter who suffers from the same congenital heart defect as her mother.

Our third charity is The Royal Marsden Hospital Melanoma and Sarcoma Research Fund.

Sarcoma is an aggressive cancer which led to the death of the father of one of the Show directors.

The melanoma and sarcoma unit at The Royal Marsden is the largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world.

Finally, we are supporting Chancepixies Animal Welfare, the dog rescue charity in West Hougham. Chancepixies is committed to solving the cause of animal abandonment, mistreatment and abuse at source - irresponsible ownership and breeding - in all its forms.

This year the securing of sponsorship has been a challenge. Work and personal commitments have affected the committee’s time to organize the Show. The Show organisers will welcome anyone who feels they could contribute to the future success of the Show. Let’s hope this year that the weather is kind to us and that you all have a memorable day. For further information, please visit our website www.thewalmerhorseanddogshow.co.uk or facebook page. Or call Simon Pollard on 07725 424 888.

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Kingsdown News correspondent:- Barbara Brooker 51 Balmoral Road. Kingsdown CT14 8BY Tel:- 01304 369 537 or Email the editor direct to ruralroundup@btinternet.com Rural Roundup Distributor - Lesley Dobby Spring Cottage, The Avenue, Kingsdown, CT14 8DX Tel:- 01304 373 331 Hope for Kingsdown Sea Defences Funding Helen Williams has received a letter from Charlie Elphicke, our local MP, showing that he is taking our case for funding seriously. He is meeting with the Environment Agency to impress upon them the need for Dover District Council’s application for funding to be approved. A decision is due to be made by the Environment Agency in October and we will be kept informed. Thanks go to Helen for her efforts in chasing up this issue.

5TH KINGSDOWN GARAGE SAFARI RAISED £1,050.

All money raised will go toService is on St. John's Church, Kingsdown Fabric Fund Sunday 15th June (for church maintenance) Kingsdown Rocks which is event & Rural Roundup.

This is a complete non-profit making event and we thank all who supported us Come and make your Dad a gift, sing particularly the Kingsdown conservation some songs, do some craft activities, group for their generous sponsorship. followed by Bacon Butties.

Regards Rita & Rex Martin

The next

Funday Sunday!

Fathers’ Day

This informal service is at 11am in St John’s Church, Kingsdown.

Come and join the fun!

'A very big thank you to everyone who made cakes and helped at the 'Massive Cake Stall' at Kingsdown Garage Safari on Sunday 11th May. A total of £220 was made towards St John's Church Restoration Fund.

Lisa, Annie and Rosie.'

See page 27 for more future events

KINGSDOWN ROCKS - Forthcoming events for 2014 Saturday 14th June Afternoon Tea at Kingsdown Village Hall th Saturday 12 July Music Quiz at Kingsdown School Saturday 2nd August Music Festival at Kingsdown School Field

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Kingsdown continues……………………...

A very big thank you from Julie and the family of the late Brian Powell.

As you may know by now my dear husband Brian Powell lost his most bravely fought battle against advanced lung cancer, and passed away here at home, on Easter Monday, 21st April. He had been a very fit man up to April/May 2013 when we heard he had been struck down by advanced lung cancer, out of the blue! True to character he fought it and was very positive throughout until the dreaded cancer won the battle. At his memorial service in St John’s Church, Kingsdown, following the private cremation, on 1st May, my family and I were quite overwhelmed by the number of people who attended the service, the church was overflowing with people! After this was the wake at Kingsdown Golf Club where once again many people came to join us in our celebration of his life.

He had supported Teenage Cancer Trust for many years, having completed many sponsored walks in aid of the charity – Hadrian’s Wall, Ring of Kerry, Cornish Coastal Path and others, raising many thousands of pounds. During his battle against the cancer he commented several times that he now knew what young people were going through when they too found out they had various forms of cancer. He requested that at his funeral any donations should be to that very worthy charity. During the church service, over £1553 was donated, and more cheques are still being received by the funeral directors, E.B. Cavell in Deal. He would have been so delighted if he knew how kind people have been to make such donations. On behalf of our family, I would like to thank all of our friends and neighbours for all the beautiful cards of condolence and wonderful letters we have received.

Julie Powell

KINGDOWN BEACH CLEAN Saturday 26th April 2014 A really big thank you to the 30 or so people who, despite the very wet and windy conditions on the morning, turned up to clean the beach. We collected rubbish in the area from the sea to the road, and Oldstairs Bay to Boundary Road. We finished with about 50 large orange sacks, which Dover District Council collected very promptly after the event (although some large pieces of fishing net and an old fire extinguisher, found in the bushes, still need collecting.)

Our willing volunteers offered a few observations which we hope will be acted upon by the Parish Council, Dover District Council, and the organisers of future similar events.

The area from the lifeboat house to Walmer needs to be included in another clean-up; there was a lot of fishing tackle including fishing hooks, found abandoned on the beach; the boat plot owners need to be asked to tidy up around their boats, (some old collapsing boats and sails need to be disposed of), and the campaign saying ‘there is no such thing as the poo fairy’ needs to be repeated, because volunteers found nappies plus dog and human excrement on the beach.

If any other local groups would like to contact us, we can save them some ‘behind the scenes’ organisation. We have prepared a risk assessment and have all the contact numbers of the waste collection services of Dover District Council.

Thank you again to those who braved the weather, and we hope everyone enjoys our litter free beach now the summer is coming!

Jane Banks, Helen Williams and Mark Thomas 15

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Kingsdown & Ringwould CEP School Head teacher - Jo Hygate Glen Road, Kingsdown, CT14 8DD Tel: 01304 373 734 Secretary - Email: maggibowden@kingsdown-ringwould.kent.sch.uk

Last month we received a letter from Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, regarding an interim assessment on our school that had been undertaken by Ofsted. In summary the letter states that whilst Ofsted Inspectors haven’t visited the school since 2011 they feel our high standards and performance have been sustained. As a result of this they have decided to defer our next Ofsted Inspection until the summer term of 2015 Jo Hygate at the earliest. We will of course continue our drive towards school improvements, working hard to maintain high standards and good education for all our children.

Sporting Achievements for 2013 – 2014 This has been another busy and successful year for sport at Kingsdown School.

We have run two boys and two girls’ football teams throughout the season. The boys did well in their league and got to the Final in the cup, played on Wednesday 21st May. The girls’ team were unbeaten in the league and won our schools “Triad” cup.

We entered a Year 3 and a Year 4 team in the Dover/Deal schools tennis tournament at the Deal Indoor Tennis Centre. Each of the teams was unbeaten and had to play against each other in the final. Congratulations go to our year 3 team (Tom, Charlie, Lewis and Wallace) who will now represent this area in the Kent Finals.

The Swimming team entered the Deal/Dover Schools gala and finished a very creditable 3rd overall. Congratulations go to Evie who won the Gold Medal for the 25m Breaststroke.

In the Northbourne Park schools Cross Country event, 36 teams took part and we finished 9th overall.

Jo Hygate TERM DATES 2013/2014 TERM 6

Start Finish

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See page 19 for a special message to the School from 'Save the Children”

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TERM 4

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Shaun Roper BSc (Hons), MCSP, SRP (Chartered Physiotherapist)

Save the Children is grateful to everyone at Kingsdown and Ringwould CEP school for welcoming Sarah Spong of the local branch to the school so that she could talk to the pupils about the work of the charity in the six months that has passed since Typhoon Haiyan struck in the Philippines. The pupils have previously raised money for Save the Children, so Sarah explained how that money had been used to help children affected by the disaster. Save the Children has delivered 400,000 litres of drinking water to the most affected areas. Many people survive disasters but would otherwise be made unwell by drinking contaminated water. We have delivered 31,300 'hygiene kits'. These kits contain items such as toothbrushes, shampoo, soap, towels namely items essential to ensuring that families stay clean and healthy. We sent 12 Doctors to the islands and they have been travelling the islands in mobile health clinics providing access to healthcare, to the most remote areas. The situation is still precarious in that more than 500,000 homes have been washed away as well as schools, clinics and roads.

Save the Children know that a child has the capacity to recover from the most extreme trauma if provided with the appropriate support. Save the Children has provided 'Child friendly spaces' ie spaces for children to play. So far they have been used by 16,712 children. We are also involved in rebuilding schools and have been working closely with the Department of Education in providing equipment for children to re-start school.

We have made great progress in the six months since the disaster but much more needs to be done. Just £3 can buy life saving antibiotics that will save a child's life. To support the work of Save the Children please visit www.savethechildren.org.uk or telephone:- 02070 126 400. Thank you so much, Kind regards Sarah (Chair East Kent Coastal Branch)

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LARGE MAIN H ALL (for up to100) with well equipped kitchen L OWER HALL (for up to 24) with tea-making facilities Booking Secretary: Jane Banks 01304 373 774 bookings@www.kingsdownvillagehall.org.uk Attention all knitters! ......

If you have any odd balls of double knitting wool laying around, the WI will knit them into blankets for the needy. Please telephone June Powles on 362 082 and I will happily collect.

Thank you.

Coffee Morning and Table Sale at The King’s Head, Kingsdown Next one will be held on Saturday 7th June 10 – 12 on Please come along and lend your support to Village Causes If you would like to have a table please contact Amanda, tel: 01304 373 915

Afternoon Tea and Cake Sale 29th June 2014 At ‘Kittys’ – Cliffe Road Kingsdown 2.30 – 4.30pm

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Rural Roundup Editor:Doreen Clark, Popinjay Balmoral Road, Kingsdown. CT14 8DB Tel:- 01304 362 333 - Email:- ruralroundup@btinternet.com Treasurers:- Mr Martin & Mrs Helen Rodney-Smith 2 Ringwould Cottage, Back Street, Ringwould, Deal, Kent CT14 8HN Tel:- 01304 373 795 helen.rodneysmith@googlemail.com.

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Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Clerk: Veronica Harrop (Ronnie) Homestead Farm, Homestead Lane, East Studdal, Dover CT15 5BU 01304 375 142 Email: veronica.harrop@tiscali.co.uk

Some comments arising from Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Meeting  At the Annual General Meeting on the 6th May Barbara Merriman was elected as our new Chairman after the resignation of Carolyn Clews who temporarily held this position. Congratulations were given to Barbara by the Parish Councillors.

 There is a vacancy for a Councillor on the PC and anyone who is interested in becoming a Councillor please would they contact the Parish Clerk with a short CV by email or letter at the address above.

 Mrs Knight explained that a group of people in the parish are to set up an online scrap book for Parishioners to send in local historical photos and literature so that an interesting archive of the parish can be made. The Parish Council intend to provide a link for the online scrapbook on the Parish Council website. Material for the online scrapbook can be emailed to Suttonscrapbook@aol.com .

 A Memorial bench is to be purchased by Mr Odell and the PC in memory of Mrs Barbara Odell. It will be placed on the picnic site at Jacks Bush.

 Ron Little is looking for Ashley Allotment holders and residents to make the changes in the allotment orchard which were suggested by the Wildlife Conservation Association to enhance the wildlife. Please contact Mr Little if you can help.

 The PC said it was sorry to hear that the Spectrum Club had had to close for the time being due to the lack of children. Spectrum Club is an after school club for primary school children held in Studdal.

 The Chairman thanked Carolyn Clews and wished her well in her new ventures.

Veronica Harrop - Parish Clerk

SUTTON PCC 100 CLUB…….Winners of the May draw were 50 Brown, 74 Folwell, 16 Merriman. Well done!

Please contact Maggie telephone 372 856 or email:- maggic1@hotmail.co.uk Neighbourhood Forum Meeting on Wednesday 11 June 2014 from 6:30pm to 9pm in Sutton Parish Community Centre, Downs Road, East Studdal, Dover, CT15 5BP Topic

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Sutton Parish Feté Sutton Parish Church Feté will be held at:The Community Centre, Studdal On Saturday 21st June 2014 at 2.00pm to 4.00pm There will be games, plant stall, broken crockery, raffle, white elephant, cakes coconut shy, and lots, lots more. Do come and join the fun of your village fete.

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Your help would be gratefully received and you will find the experience rewarding and great fun. Contact Ann on 01304 364 989

Drop in.....for coffee, cake and chat

Everyone is welcome! to join us for a drink and a chat – we meet on alternate Monday mornings 9:30 – 11 in Studdal Church Hall. June’s meetings are on the 2nd, 16th and the 30th - do come and join us if you can!

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When: Sunday June22nd From: 4 – 6 pm At: Church Hall, Studdal For: adults and children of every age. Come and join us for craft, games, stories & song; chat over a cuppa, and enjoy a meal together.

Contact Ann on 364 989

Loose Fibres meetings 9.30am - 12.30pm June 4th & 18th July 2nd 16th & 30th August 13th & 27th September 10th & 24th October 8th & 22nd November 5th & 19th December 3rd 17th & 31st

Let’s be Sociable We are a very friendly group that meet from 10.30 ‘til 11.45am on the third Tuesday of every month, usually in the Church Hall, Downs Rd, Studdal.

There is always a Bring and Buy stall, with home-made jams and local grown vegetables etc. and a Raffle. So come for a chat and a hot drink. Everyone is welcome and all the proceeds go to charities.

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SUTTON PARISH SCRAPBOOK – 2014.

Old photographs of our neighbourhood attract a lot of interest when they appear in local newspapers. I noticed this particularly when some photos of Sutton village were published recently in “The Mercury”. I assume the owner of the photos had allowed the Newspaper to make copies so that we could all share his reminders of our village history. There must be many more old and interesting photos and other documents among the 300 households in the Parish, items which many would interested to see.

A small group of us plan to have a computer and scanner at Sutton Fete on Saturday June 21st this year [2.00pm to 4.00pm]. We would like to make copies, while you wait, of any photos, newspaper cuttings or other details of general Parish interest that Fete visitors care to bring us; there will be no need for the owners to part with their treasures for more than a few minutes.

In the meantime if anyone has suggestions or items to include please send me details using the email address – Suttonscrapbook@aol.com We will gather these copies together in a “scrapbook” which we hope will be available to everyone “on line”.

Richard Fuller, Sutton Court Farmhouse.

Home Group – an opportunity to explore Christianity and spirituality If you have ever wanted to just explore Christianity or spirituality or have questions that you would like to discuss with like-minded friends, then “Home Group” may be for you. The meetings will be from 7.00pm – 9.00pm on a Wednesday evening and will take place in a relaxed atmosphere with tea and coffee. We will meet up at The Rectory in Upper Street, Kingsdown. So if you are interested, please give Cathy a call on 373 951 for more information and to discuss starting dates.

Confirmation Course If you are baptised and would like to be confirmed, then please call Cathy on 373 951 to discuss as we will shortly be arranging a Confirmation Course.

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SECRETARY: - Kathy Erridge Tel: 01304 373 402 Meetings are held at 2.00pm on the second Monday of each month (except Aug) at Kingsdown Village Hall, Upper Street or Ringwould Village Hall, Dover Road

WI Meeting May This meeting was our Resolutions Meeting in which two members put forward their arguments for and against a Resolution which is voted on at each branch. The Resolution this year covered the subject of whether one should discuss with the family one’s wishes on organ donation. This prompted a very lively debate. The Resolution was unanimously carried in favour of discussion with family members.

We then enjoyed our tea with cakes galore!

We are looking forward to a conducted tour of Dungeness Nature Reserve early next month and have also arranged a coach trip to the Detling Show in July.

Two theatre trips have also been booked – to CATS in June and to HAY FEVER in September, both at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury.

Our next WI meeting will be held on June 9th at 2.00 p.m at Ringwould Village Hall and the speaker will be Sue Watson on the subject of “Songs of Kent”.

Lisa Souter

Happy Birthday to all with Birthdays in June: 2nd Hazel Marriott 7th June Powles th 10 Elizabeth Monk 10th Joan Rawcliffe 19th June Warwick 25th Mary Druce,

Why is it that we suffer from very high winds just as the young plants and seedlings start to put on some growth?

And why is it that we have to have that wretched stuff called Bindweed put on tremendous growth and not be affected by anything that is thrown at it?

Just a couple of things that make us a nation of gardeners, whether we are amateurs or professionals and isn't it fun!! There is (or was by the time you read this), a tall weed at the back of my borders with white flower heads that gave the garden a lift on some dark wet days. Sorry I don't know the name of it!! So there is a place for some weeds in the garden. We only call them weeds when they grow in the wrong place. But not Bindweed!! There will be a lot of rescuing of shrubs and plants during the next few days.

A very big thank you to everyone who contributed, helped and bought at the Plant sale, and the committee of the Garage Safari, whom we would also like to thank for allowing us to hold it on the same day as their event. We had a very good day even if it was windy and over cast. The programmes for the Annual Show which is on Sunday 31st August are on sale for £1 in the P.O. There is no fee to enter any of the classes this year and we hope that you will take part.

The speaker for the meeting on Monday 30th June will be Neil Arnold telling us about Creepy Kent. Please come along as all are welcome. Membership is £7 for the year and £1 for visitors.

Susan Martin - Chairman

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A ‘Tribute’ to Kingsdown Following two lovely recent articles re ’the kindness of strangers’, I am moved to come full circle in wanting to express my thanks to ‘the kindness of Kingsdown’.

Having lost my mother in early February, my wife Jacqueline (Jaky) Elizabeth Dalrymple was admitted to hospital on the 19 th February, and tragically passed away on the 18th of March, aged just 63.

In the three months that have since passed by, the amount of support and unselfish generosity afforded to me has been truly beyond belief. X. Folk have left me food parcels and done shopping for me. So many people visited Jaky in hospital, and have sent me emails, cards, text messages and flowers etc by way of love and affection. I had a great deal of help too with the funeral and reception arrangements, and for Jaky’s farewell evening too.

Donations were invited for the ‘Brain-Research-Trust’ for Jaky, and such plea raised a total of £3,120 (£2,500 of which came from the people of Kingsdown).

The village has been just quite amazing and I thank each and every one of you for your kind support and friendship. I couldn’t have made it this far without you all. X. Finally, I would like to thank Reverend Cathy Sigrist for her immense contribution following Jaky’s death. The people of Kingsdown are indeed ‘special’, none more so than Cathy, and we are lucky to have such a wonderful and committed person at the very helm of our community. My thanks to you all again.

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Ripple News Correspondent:- Laurence Davey Fairmead, Church Lane, Ripple CT14 8JL Tel:- 01304 374 512 Email: daveyldavey@aol.com Tea and Chat in Ripple…Tea and Chat met in Ripple Village Hall on May 12th to enjoy the tea, sandwiches, cake, and, of course, chat. The afternoon also included a Quiz which received the usual reception – delight for the known answers, derision for the unknown. The next meeting will be on Monday, June 9th at 2.00pm in the Village Hall.

*************** Ripple Village Hall…A number of armchairs have been provided in the Hall for the use of the elderly or less mobile.

There have been a number of occasions recently when the heating has been left on in the hall after use.

Various options for controlling the length of time the heating is on are being considered; in the meanwhile, users are urged to observe the notices asking that the heating is switched off before leaving the Hall.

The Bingo Club… meetings during June will be held in Ripple Village Hall on June 10th and June 24th.

Ripple Parish Council… At the Annual General Meeting held on May 8th, Councillor Daphne Lee was elected to serve as Chairman for a further year.

The Council discussed at length the proposed housing development off Station Road in Walmer. Although this application does not directly affect Ripple Parish, councillors had grave concerns regarding the increase in traffic, both in Walmer and the surrounding villages. With Ripple being just one of the parishes being used as a ‘rat-run’ it was felt that the volume of traffic would increase considerably.

Further speed checks have been carried out in the village recently and it is believed that several vehicles were caught over the speed limit, although no further details are available at present.

Please continue to report any concerns no matter how trivial you may think they are, to PCSO Kerry Skirrow or KCC Community Warden Gordon Guillou-King.

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Calendar of Events June 2014 Mon 2nd

Drop in…..Studdal Church Hall 9.30am - 11.00am

Tues 3rd

Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Meeting. Studdal Church, 7.30pm

Tues 3rd

School Returns for Term 6

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Kingsdown Lunch Club, details from The Post Office

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Loose Fibres Craft Club, Ripple Village Hall, 9.30am - 12.30pm

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Home Group, The Rectory, Kingsdown, 7.00pm - 9.00pm

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Tea & Chat, Ringwould Chruch, 2.00pm

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Bishop Trevor’s Open Garden & Plant Sale. (See page 5)

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Coffee Morning & Table Sale, The King’s Head, 10am - 12noon

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WI Meeting Ringwould Village Hall, 2.00pm

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R’would-w-K’down Parish Council Meeting, LOC, 7.30pm

Wed 4 Wed 4 Wed 4 Thur 5 Sat Sat

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Mon 9 Mon 9

Mon 9th

Tea & Chat, Ripple Village Hall, 2.00pm th

Bingo Club - Ripple Village Hall, 7.00pm

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Neighbourhood Forum, Sutton Community Centre, 6.30pm - 9.00pm

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Home Group, The Rectory, Kingsdown, 7.00pm - 9.00pm

Tues 10 Wed 11 Wed 11 Sat

14th Afternoon Tea, Kingsdown Rocks, Kingsdown Village Hall

Sun

15th

Sun

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Funday Sunday, Kingsdown Church, 11.00am

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Drop in…..Studdal Church Hall 9.30am - 11.00am

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Mon 16

Closing date for July issue of Rural Roundup

Tues 17th

Let’s be Sociable, Studdal Church Hall 10..30am - 11.45am

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Mon 16

Walmer Horse & Dog Show, Walmer Castle, 9.00am - 4.00pm

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Home Group, The Rectory, Kingsdown, 7.00pm - 9.00pm

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Loose Fibres Craft Club, Ripple Village Hall, 9.30am - 12.30am

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Wed 18 Wed 18 Sat

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Sutton Parish Fete, Sutton Community Centre, 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Sun

22nd

Studdal Messy Church, 4.00pm - 6.00pm

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Bingo Club - Ripple Village Hall, 7.00pm

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Home Group, The Rectory, Kingsdown, 7.00pm - 9.00pm

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Vintage & Classic Car Meeting, The Plough, Ripple 11.30am

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Afternoon Tea & Cake Sale,“Kitty’s” Cliffe Road, Kingsdown. 2.30pm

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Drop in…..Studdal Church Hall 9.30am - 11.00am

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Kingsdown Garden Society Kingsdown School, 7.45pm

Tues 24 Wed 25 Sun Sun

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Clubs & Organisations e.

Deal & Dist branch of Save the Children Chairman:- Sarah Spong 01304 363 942 Secretary:- Jane Samuel 01304 361 013 12th Deal Scout Group Scout Leader:- Chairman Van de Merwe 01304 382 274 Kingsdown Angling Club Chairman:- Mr Richard Appleford 01304 368 804 Secretary:- Danny Bacon Mobile: 07815 134 658 1st Kingsdown Brownies & Guides Brown Owl & Unit Leader:- Miss S Griffiths 01034 367 124 Kingsdown Conservation Group Contact:Chairman Mr Philip Evemy 01304 366 628 Kingsdown Garden Society Chairman:- Mrs Sue Martin 01304 363 917 Secretary:- Mr T Ridley-Ellis 01304 381 084 Kingsdown Parent & Toddler Group Contact:Mrs Amy Bridges Mobile: 07841 702 249 Kingsdown Pre School Chairman:- Mrs Raeanne Nightingale 01304 360 330 Secretary:- Mrs Rossie Charnley 01304 361 387 Kingsdown & Ringwould Women's Institute President:- Mrs Elizabeth Bembridge 01304 374 630 Secretary:- Mrs Kathy Erridge 01304 373 402 Kingsdown Table Tennis Club Mike Thompson Mobile: 07771 9041240 01304 380 275 Loose Fibres Craft Group Contact:Rita Rhodes 01304 365 778 MS Society Thanet & Deal Helpline Mobile: 07968 123 059 Ringwould History Society Chairman:- Mrs Jennifer Van Lens 01304 371 289 Secretary:- Mrs Mary Read 01304 363 528 Ripple Bingo Club Mrs Daphne Lee 01304 365 573 Ripple Tea & Chat Mrs Rosemary Davey 01304 374 512 Ripple Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator:- Mr Roger Chatfield 01304 363 912 St John’s Herritage Association Contact:Norman Gilliland 01304 381 589 St Nicholas Players Chairman:- Mr B Munro 01304 372 065 Secretary:- Miss Janet Alcock 01304 367 453 Sutton Spectrum Club for children Church Hall Studdal Tuesdays 4.00pm - 6.00pm (term time) Organiser:- Mrs Maggie Crawley 01304 372 856

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Parish Contacts Hall Bookings Kingsdown & Ringwould School Maggi Bowden (Sec) 01304 373 734 Kingsdown Village Hall Jane Banks - 01304 373 774 Email:-bookings@www.kingsdownvillagehall.org.uk Ringwould Village Hall Mrs Mary Read 01304 363 528 Ripple Village Hall Mrs P Scott-Bradford mob: 07967 307 440 Studdal Church Hall Mrs Claire McLaren 01304 371 274 Sutton Community Centre Booking Clerk 01304 363 361

Ringwould-w-Kingsdown Parish Council Cllr Patrick MacWilliam (chair): 01304 373 888 E: Patrick.macwilliam@uwclub.net Cllr Ron Broadley: 01304 371 568 Email:- ronbroadley@btconnect.com Cllr David Bucknell: 07803 612 059 Email:- rasmusbuck@aol.com Cllr Doreen Clark: 01304 362 333 Email:- clarkdorann@btinternet.com Cllr Nick Jackaman: 01304 375 072 Email:- nickjackaman@btinternet.com Cllr James Murray: 01304 360 976 Email:- j.murray91@btinternet.com Cllr Antony Shepherd: 01304 372 906 Email:- as@shepherdinternational.com Cllr The Rev.Cathy Sigrist: 01304 373 951 Email: catherine.sigrist@btinternet.com Cllr Mark Thomas: 07968 070 535 Email:- windsorhillscondo@fsmail.net Please visit our website: www.ringwouldwithkingsdownpc.kentparishes.gov.uk The Clerk to the Parish Council is:Mrs Katie Amaouche: 01304 729 081 Email:- parishclerkrwk@gmail.com

Kingsdown & Ringwould Community Warden & PCSO Community Warden, Malcolm Wells Mobile: 07969 584 181 PCSO, Gary Painter (new non-emergency number) 101

Ripple Parish Council Chairman: Mrs Daphne Lee Eastchurch, Sutton Rd., Ripple CT14 8JA 01304 365 573 Clerk: Mrs Kath Hastilow 01304 372 235 Email:- ripple.parishclerk@sky.com

Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Clerk: Veronica Harrop (Ronnie) Homestead Farm, Homestead Lane, East Studdal , Dover CT15 5BU 01304 375 142 Email: veronica.harrop@tiscali.co.uk

Kingsdown Village Hall Maintenance Officer: Mike Glavin Mobile: 07817 655 953 Chairman: Mrs Mary Fish 01304 361 862 Email c/o: clarkdorann@btinternet.com Secretary: Mrs Jane Banks 01304 373 774 Email: banks_jane@hotmail.co.uk

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In May KCG members were some of the first visitors to the South Foreland Lighthouse to experience going out onto the scaffolding platforms. Hard hats and high-vis jackets were the order of the day, and it was a spectacularly clear evening for seeing the coast of France. In contrast the ‘early birders’ experienced wet and very windy weather on the Dawn Chorus walk, and even the birds kept sensibly under cover. Our thanks go to the Zetland for ‘drying us out’ and giving us breakfast at 8am and of course to Ken Chapman (SBBOT) and Sarah Roantree (KCG) who listened and identified the birds.

Following the favourable comments we received after planting bulbs around the village KCG has offered to sponsor hanging baskets for the businesses in Upper Street this summer. These should be in place in early June and we hope they will help to make the village look even more attractive. The recipients will be The Post Office, Del’s, The Kings Head, the Oxtail and the hairdressers.

Once again thanks go to Rex and Rita Martin who did a fantastic job organising the Garage Safari which must have had a record attendance this year and raised over £1,000 for the village.

Future Events - Book now for a visit to the Beavers at Ham Fen on Thursday 24 July at 7.15pm with Tony Swandale of Kent Wildlife Trust and for a Bat Walk on Thursday 7 August at dusk (local starting point TBA). For booking or further details for either event please contact Rosie on 01304 365 963 or email rb@kingfisher45.plus.com

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