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Welcome Hi everyone welcome to the June Issue. I can’t believe we’re halfway through the year, where did all that time go? It seems that time passes quicker and quicker the older I get, and as next year will be a significant birthday for me, I’m concerned that I’m hurtling toward it at breakneck speed. In my head I’ve not changed a bit, but a quick look in the mirror soon puts me straight! From time to time I hear myself saying things that shock me into the realization that I have turned into my mum!

The mirror says it all, yes, I‘ve turned into my mum, or is that my dad I see or maybe even my nan! Of course I’m a mixture of them all, and that’s not a bad thought for the day. If I can be for my son what my parents were for me, then I’ve done well.

As much as we may try, we can’t hold back time, so acceptance is the key. So bring it on, it will all come out in the wash, as my mum used to say, there I’ve done it again!. And next year I will have one very big party to prove I can still “party like it’s 1999”! George Bernard Shaw said “You don’t stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing”.

This intro it was not intended as a therapy session but it’s amazing where your mind can take you at a times. Just for now take a moment or two to chill and browse these pages to see where your mind takes you, it might be a fantastic holiday or maybe plans to attend a local event, on the other hand it might be the answer to getting your toilet fixed, who knows!

Until next time, whatever you’re up to have a great month. Debbie

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Outdoor Relaxation

by Pippa Greenwood

When you get back from a hard day’s work, or when you simply find the time to escape into the garden after a stressful day, then it is essential that you are met by a soothing environment.

It is all very well creating a garden with lots of straight lines and wacky bits of metalwork, but if you want to really let your garden take the strain, then concentrate on a truly relaxing feel that will help you to unwind as you enjoy soft shades and textures of foliage, delicate flower colours and fabulous perfumes.

Plants have an amazing ability to calm and soothe even the most wound up, stressed out mood, but what should you grow if you really want to create that perfect place to relax?

Start by considering a fairly gentle perfume, like that produced by many roses. One

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A sowing of night-scented stock will produce plants that, although not flamboyant, have the most heavenly rich perfume – also perfect for early evening relaxation as this is when the flowers open and produce wafts of really sweet scent.

If you have space for a good-sized container plant, then grow your own Datura or Brugmansia. Commonly

known as the angel’s trumpet and although potentially very poisonous, these plants produce large elegant trumpet-shaped flowers with a wonderful perfume.

Think too of plants with a relaxing feel to them, such as the grass Chasmanthium latifolium. This grows to a height of about 45 cm and carries its flattened seed heads in vast numbers above the leaves. They move about delicately in the breeze and are almost impossible not to stroke.

Grow some Artemisia abrotanum - its soft, wonderfully grey-green leaves will make you want to touch it, and when you do so you will find it also releases a lovely aroma.

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You can even use it to edge a border providing conditions are right, and it not only has lovely, slightly furry or feltlike foliage but also produces that heavenly smell.

Take a look at some of the grasses and bamboos that are available; the rustling sound of bamboo foliage as the stems sway gently in a breeze, or as you brush your hand against them, is one of the most relaxing sounds I know, and for smaller spaces many of the grasses form wonderfully rounded and quite irresistible clumps of foliage.

When it comes to choosing favourite flowers, don’t forget that although some

bright colour is a good way to cheer you up, if you want to relax then concentrate on cream, white and, of course, the pastel shades. There are a host of these available for annuals, perennials, shrubs and climbers. Don’t forget that green is known to be a relaxing colour too, so ensure that you include plenty of plants with good foliage and, in shady areas, you may find that a miniature grotto-like patch planted up with ferns is just what you need.

And finally, before you rush off to the garden centre to buy some of these truly magical ingredients, just a reminder that water in a garden always helps to relax you. Whether it’s a small pond or perhaps a bubble fountain, position it where you can

hear that sound of moving water or enjoy watching the wildlife as it comes to feed and drink – and before you know it you will find that you want to move the whole of your life into your garden.

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Face-Agram Or Instabook? The Mature User’s Guide To Social Media

by Kate McLelland Nowadays grandparents are proving a match for their grandchildren when it comes to posting comments and uploading photos to social networking sites such as Facebook.

Social media’s fastest growing demographic is older users. When the seniors’ website silversurfers. com recently surveyed over three thousand of its members, it found that 81% of the sample checked their Facebook accounts more than once a day.

But what if you haven’t yet ventured into social networking?

How do you know where to start? If you’ve always wanted to dip your toe into the social networking pool - but fear you’ll drown in a sea of unfamiliar terms and bizarre practices - here’s a quick guide to three of the most popular platforms: FACEBOOK According to silversurfers.com, Facebook is the platform of choice for the over-50s. Many older users believe that they will get even more value from the site as they grow older.

What is Facebook? It’s a free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload videos and images and send messages.

Facebook is the most popular of all social media platforms, so it’s very likely you’ll find someone you know there.

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On the downside, the site has been criticised for invasive advertising and for being vulnerable to hacking attacks and scams.

TWITTER According to statistics portal Statista, 27% of Twitter users in the UK are aged 45 and over.

High profile ‘mature’ users include Donald Trump and Stephen Fry, both of whom have enjoyed a rather volatile relationship with the service.

What is Twitter? Twitter is a free-to-use online news and social networking channel where users post and interact with short messages known as ‘tweets’.

If you want to find out what the public is thinking on any particular subject, ask Twitter.

It’s also a great way to broadcast an opinion and connect with friends’ views, but messages are restricted to 140 characters, so Twitter won’t work for you if you’re the sort of person who likes to send long-winded ‘catch-up’ letters in Christmas cards.

INSTAGRAM Instagram is the fastest growing social media network. It is currently more popular with the younger generation, but there are signs that older users are starting to catch on.

What is Instagram? Instagram

is a social networking app created so users can share photos and videos from a smartphone or tablet.

It’s a simplified version of Facebook, but with an emphasis on mobile use and visual sharing. Instagram is a quick and easy way to show the world where you are and what you’re doing. On the negative side, you and your friends will only be able to use this app on iPhone and Android phones; because Instagram has been created for mobile phone and tablet users, it doesn’t work as well on a standard computer or laptop.

If you’re still feeling confused about which platform to choose, don’t worry. Simply ask around to find out which sites your friends and relatives use. That way if you have any problems finding your way around, you’ll always have someone to help.

At first social media may feel like an alien world with its own particular language but once you’ve started, you’ll quickly get the hang of it. Before long you’ll be posting like a pro … or maybe even tweeting like a Trump?

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Home & Interiors The Art of Display

Would you like to create displays of your treasured possessions that show them off to their finest advantage? Our top ten tips are sure to help.

1 Consider what you are displaying, whether it is sturdy or fragile, valuable or everyday. Do you wish to admire it from afar and protect it from sun, dust or accidental damage? Or are you happy for it to be close to hand and perhaps picked up at will? You may find you can manage with a display on a mantelpiece, shelf or table top, or you may wish to invest in a specially designed cabinet, case or stand. If you opt for specialist display furniture, whether that is a former shop fitting or a set of glass shelves, choose pieces that complement the style and proportions of your home.

2 Good lighting makes all the

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By Katherine Sorrell

difference to an effective there’s something extremely display. For serious collectors, pleasing about this mirroring carefully positioned ceilingand doubling. The only catch mounted spotlights are is that you must ensure your the ideal solution, but if objects are placed evenly you experiment with an and symmetrically. If you’re adjustable lamp you may not confident about judging well be able to provide a by eye, there’s nothing wrong more informal (and much with using a tape measure! cheaper) quick fix for a simple 5 When choosing a group of domestic display. Think about different objects to display, where the light comes from: look for ways in which they directly above, behind (for a will work together, whether dramatic silhouette) or from by colour, size, shape, texture the front, and how ‘warm’ or or proportion. It is important ‘cool’ the bulb should be in to have something that order to enhance colour and creates coherence, and don’t texture. forget that what you leave out can be as important as 3 Group objects together and what you put in. However they can be much more than much you love them, some the sum of their parts. Even objects may simply not fit the most unprepossessing well into the group. of objects carries a certain weight when displayed in 6 Every time you display more a group, and this sort of than one object, you need display is also ideal if some to make a decision whether of the pieces are not exactly to opt for symmetry or perfect, or if the items are asymmetry. It depends partly not of great individual value on the items you have and or importance. A group partly on your home and display may consist of almost personal taste. Symmetrical anything: a series of Delftware displays tend to appear more plates or tiles, a dozen classical, considered and framed silk headscarves, refined, and suit traditional pebbles in graduating sizes, rooms; the Georgian period, mirrored baubles, wooden for example, tended to shoe lasts, a row of modern emphasise the rules of chairs in sorbet shades… symmetry.

Asymmetry, you can have great fun with on the other hand, is ideal almost anything you decide for making an impact in a to gather together. contemporary space, and can seem more spontaneous and 4 Displays of identical pairs intuitive. of objects are probably the most simple, and often the 7 Less can often be more, and a most visually powerful, great way to make an impact of all. Whether it’s a pair with a display is by showing of silver candlesticks or off a single, fabulous, huge two raffia-wrapped lamps, object. Bear in mind that

The Home a large item needs space on the floor and assessing around it in which to how well the elements ‘breathe’, so ensure it doesn’t cohere. Choose the piece overwhelm its surroundings that you wish to be most by giving it plenty of wall, prominent, then surround floor, cabinet or shelf space, it with pieces that work and don’t place furniture too well alongside it, perhaps close. making a larger rectangle of the group, or else setting 8 Small objects can be a consistent line along one lost among the general side, the top or the bottom. furnishings of most rooms, so be particularly careful about 10 Finally, stand right back and how you display them. Try get an overview of your to ‘frame’ them within their final display. Does it need surroundings – maybe in a tweaking? Don’t be afraid specially designed cabinet to experiment and change or niche, on a side table things around. Whatever rather than a coffee table, your choice of objects and or on a plinth rather than a however you have arranged long, wide shelf, and they them, try not to make the will demand an appreciative finished result overly formal glance and a closer look. or perfect. This is, after all, your home and not a gallery, 9 Don’t be daunted by the and the only important thing thought of displaying large is that you absolutely love groups of paintings, prints or what’s around you. flat objects on a wall. Start by laying your potential group

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Cake and Bake Apricot Jam Swiss Roll Great for a teatime treat, this light sponge cake is best eaten on the day it’s made. For a chocolate version replace 25g of the flour with 25g sifted cocoa powder.

Ingredients: • 100g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling • 3 large eggs • 100g self-raising flour FILLING • 100g unsalted butter, softened • 225g icing sugar • Few drops vanilla extract • 6 tbsp apricot conserve

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1. Preheat the oven to 200C, Fan 180C, Gas 6. Lightly grease

a 33x23cm Swiss roll tin and line the base and sides with baking paper. Lightly grease the baking paper.

2. Place the eggs and sugar in a large mixing bowl and whisk with a hand-held electric whisk until the mixture is very thick and pale and the whisk leaves a trail when lifted out – this will take 8 to 10 minutes.

3. Sift the flour over the whisked mixture, and gently fold it in with a metal spoon until just incorporated. Turn the mixture into the prepared tin, tilting it gently to make sure the mixture spreads evenly into the corners.

4. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes until the sponge is pale golden and springs back when lightly pressed with your fingertips. Whilst the cake is baking, place a sheet of baking paper on a clean damp tea towel and sprinkle with 2tbsp caster sugar.

5. Quickly invert the hot sponge onto the paper and peel off the lining paper. Trim the edges of the sponge and roll up firmly from one short end with the paper inside. Leave to cool completely.

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10th &11th June A Festival of Flowers and Flour, the life of a country church at St. Margaret’s Church, Church Lane, Hothfield, TN26 1EL. 10.30 - 4.30 on both days. On the sunday it will be followed by Evensong at 4.30 p.m. Our Floral Cafe will be serving light lunches, cakes and cream teas, coffee, tea & prosecco. Free Entry - Plant and produce stalls.

Strawberry Fair Saturday 17th June 10.00 – 4.30. Appledore Parish Church TN26 2DB. Plants, preserves, crafts, jewellery, books, cakes etc.

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01233 758078 Hothfield Village Fête Sunday 2nd July. Starting 2.00pm until 4.00pm on the Village Green. Stalls, games, cakes, competitions. Prize Draw with £200 First Prize. Contact 01233 421149 Bethersden Kings Men Concert Friday 14th July at 7.30 pm in St Margaret’s Church, Bethersden.

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Ashford Astronomical Society meets at Woodchurch Memorial Hall on the last Friday of every month.

Meetings start at 7.30pm and are open to all.

There are informative talks, star-gazing sessions.

Further details can be found by emailing secretary@ ashfordastro.org.uk.

Ashford Decorative & Fine Arts Society (part of NADFAS). A great way to expand your knowledge of the arts, with inspiring monthly lectures given by some of the countries top experts, together with days of special interest and arts visits. All lectures are in Aldington Village Hall, usually on the third Tuesday of each month, from Sept to June. Membership is open to all. See www.ashforddfas.org.uk Ashford Writers is a friendly group for writers of all experience and abilities. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month in The Queen’s Head, Kingsnorth at 7pm. Admission £1. Visit www.meetup. com/Ashford-Writers/ or email cathywhite@outlook. com for more information.

Bethersden Art Group meets 7:30pm on Thursdays.

All abilities welcome. Contact Jen 01-233-820247.

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Every Monday 7:45pm - 22:30pm at Hothfield Village Hall, Park Drive, Hothfield, Ashford TN26 1EQ www. contrafusion.co.uk 01233 625 362 East Kent Morris Men and Women: Do you like dancing, drinking, socialising, music, having fun? Then why not try Morris Dancing? We are recruiting now for new members. This is a mixed side of women and men dancing together. Weekly Wednesday dance practices start again on September 21st at Mountbatten Hall, Mersham from 8pm to 10pm; afterwards we practise drinking in the pub opposite, the Farrier’s Arms! We dance Cotswold style Morris; this is the handkerchief waving and stick clashing variety. No experience required. Why not give it a try? Find us on Facebook or call John on 01233 625 362 ENJOY LEARNING offers enjoyable adult classes in NEW ROMNEY, DYMCHURCH and HYTHE. We teach ART APPRECIATION & SPANISH CLASSES. The Spanish

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Classes cost £5, payable weekly. For further details contact ANDREW and DEBBY on 01303 875542 Friendly Pop In Centre, Woodchurch, For The Over 60’S. Lower Road Woodchurch TN26 3SQ. Next door to Woodchurch Community Centre.Every Wednesday afternoon 2 to 4pm. Relax with friends. Also play, crazy golf, table tennis, air hockey,bowls or just have a good chat. Hairdresser every 3rd Wednesday. Tea, coffee, & cakes inside or on the lawn. You are very welcome. Tel Richard 07798566849 Hamstreet Baby & Toddler Group meet every Wednesday (term time only) in the Victory Hall from 9.30-11.30pm Call Hannah 01233 733863 for more.

Hamstreet Craft Workshop, Victory Hall, Hamstreet These are intended to be on the 1st Thursday of every month. Knitting, crochet, sewing, furniture painting Hamstreet Luncheon Club Alternate Wednesdays in the Dukes Head, Hamstreet at noon. If you wish to join the club phone Jennie on 01233 732766, Alison 733514 or Rosemary 732644.

Hamstreet Sports & Leisure Assoc The ground floor can be hired for sports changing which consists of male and female changing, Showers and disabled wet room. Along with the field and the multi use courts,we also have the top floor of the pavilion which consist of 2 rooms an office and a Lounge / Bar, we hire this out for small functions of 60 people, the building has disabled access and to the first floor we have a wheel chair lift. The pavilion also has a small fitted kitchen.

Hamstreet Victory Hall, Craft Classes are held on the 1st Thursday of the month between 2pm& 4pm. We paint furniture, crochet, knit, sew etc, and emjoy a chat and a cuppa. We are a friendly group and you will be made very welcome. Contact Ann on 07989 586575 for more information. Flower Arranging classes are held on the 3rd Thursday of the month between 2pm & 4pm. If you enjoy flowers and would like to join our friendly group you will be made very welcome. Contact Angela on 01233 732833 or Ann on 07989 586575 for more information.

High Halden Craft Group - Meets every Monday (except Bank Holidays) at High Halden Memorial Hall 10.30am till 1.00pm. £3.50 includes materials, coffee and free raffle ticket For more info call 01580 291621 or 01233 85030 High Halden Short Mat Bowls Club We play every Friday 7.30 - 10.00pm. in the village hall. New members are welcome so do come and give it a try. or ring 01233 850395 for more.

High Halden Young at Heart Club meets 1st Wed each month in The Memorial Hall at 2pm. Please contact George Burford 01233 850427.

Shadoxhurst Flower Arrangers are a small, friendly club who meet at 7.30pm in Shadoxhurst Village Hall on the first Wed of every month except January. No experience of flower arranging needed to join, just an interest in seeing blooms displayed advantageously.

Demonstrators visit most months but members also enjoy trips & meals out. If you would like to get to know us, please call the secretary on 01233 732212.

St Mary Magdalene Church, Ruckinge Coffee Mornings every Saturday 10am - 11.30am. Cakes, plants, produce.

Tai Chi Sessions, Victory Hall, Ruckinge Rd, Hamstreet.

Beginners’ classes now take place every Thursday at the hall from 9.30am and 10.40am. These are suitable for all ages and levels of fitness. Entry is £5 and info can be obtained from www.taichiforyou.co.uk or by phoning 07587 167756. Email queries should go to taichiforyou@hotmail.co.uk Tenterden Camera Club - A chance for members and guests to meet socially and discuss photography, exchange ideas, tips and problems.

We have an informal “Snap Chat” meeting at 7.30pm in the William Caxton on Tenterden High St on the first Monday of each month to discuss photographic issues. There is no charge and all are welcome - just buy yourself a drink... We also meet fortnightly (the second Thursday and the fourth Wednesday each month) in the upstairs meeting room at the Zion Baptist Church, Bridewell Lane in Tenterden.

Every month we have a fun project or theme for members to capture, complimented by the occasional local outings. Most months we have a speaker and at the end of the month (Fourth Wednesday) we have a social club evening where we look at the pictures and others with a cup of tea and biscuits. New members and guests very welcome. Full details on our web site: www.TenterdenCameraClub.co.uk Warehorne Folk Dance Club - Traditional English/ American folk dancing - meet at Kingsnorth Village Hall, Church Hill, Kingsnorth TN23 3EF every Wed 8 - 10pm £2. Call Edna 01233 627121 or David 01233 812935.

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Why did you decide to start a new travel agency? Who`s idea was it ?

“Originally it was my husband’s idea” says Jitka Morgan. “We both like to travel together, we really enjoy discovering interesting places around the world. We believe there are many people that don’t wish to spend their holidays just lying on a beach next to their hotel, knowing there are new things to discover and experience all around them. We were unable to find a travel agency that could provide trips of the standard we expected so we decided to start our own travel agency. We have created trips which we hope are unusual, and which we can tailor to suit individual customers.”

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Our colleagues can show you places that you would not usually find in a general tourist guide. We don’t want our tourist agents to be like a professor of history, we want them to be your friendly travelling partners, taking you, for example, to the best local food and drink venues in the area. This is why we don’t call them guides but tourist agents.

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Leisure Your favourite destination is Czech Republic but today you are introducing your Israel offers, why?

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That’s because I was born there and I love the country, but that will be our topic next time.

We have travelled extensively throughout Israel and have become specialists in the region.

Whatever your background, Israel will grab you and stay with you for the rest of your life. People may be scared to go there but this country is perfectly safe for tourists, it may be small but it’s huge in its diversity. A variety of religions, historical monuments built thousands of years ago plus an atmosphere which is different from the western world.”

How long does it take to see these places and appreciate the atmosphere?

“I recommend spending at least 7-8 days in Israel but we also offer a 12 day stay, where you can also visit Jordan. These trips are ideal for those of faith, but also those interested in history. When in Israel you can’t miss places like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre or the Wailing Wall, you also need time in Jerusalem or Bethlehem, these places offer a unique experience if you know where to go, and our tourist agents definitely know where to go.”

Jerusalem must be an interesting place considering that Jews, Christians, Muslims and Armenians all live in one city. What experience do you have with this?

“These people live together in one city and they have no problem with each other. Most people speak Hebrew and live in individual quarters.

Some quarters are really worth visiting, for example Mea Sarim, where you feel like you’ve gone back in time, only Orthodox Jews live there, it’s a very interesting place. Within the different quarters people have different lifestyles but they have no problem with each other.”

“Another unique offering of Israel is the Dead Sea. We believe this is an unforgettable experience and highly recommend a visit. There is nothing else like it in the world, it’s also believed to have healing properties.”

I feel that you could talk about Israel for hours but it can`t compare with being there, am I right?

“Definitely. There’s nothing like being there to experience it for yourself, so why not consider a different type of holiday and come with us to Israel. We promise you an unforgettable trip with Morgan`s Travel Agency, with people who love what they do and the destinations on offer.

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We produce 13 editions of the Kent Talking Newspaper, including one specifically for those living in Ashford and surrounding areas. We read from local papers, such as the Kentish Express, to ensure that our listeners get to hear of news and events that are relevant to them.

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Lancaster Builders (Kent) Ltd BEST MIX - Ready Mix Concrete/Screed Mixed on site: Pay only for what you need from 0.5metres Supply to Domestic / Building Contractors No Waste - No Danger to Environment Barrow Service Available Available 7 days a week

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Jakeman & Jakeman Homecare Steve Jakeman

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01233 625442 07910591393

219 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9QH

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General Painter & Decorator & Handyman - Internal & External Competitive Rates Free Quotations Trustworthy & Reliable - Public Liability Insured No job too big or too small

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Call Derek on 07905 700 142

We can design, supply and install the perfect solution for you

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Useful Information Contact Mike Wharrad

Emergency 999 Police Neighbhd Team

Ashford & Tenterden 101 Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Out of Hours Doctor 0845 4349655 William Harvey Hospital 01233 633331

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Age UK Ashford

SE Kent Multiple Sclerosis Soc 07767 326138 e: mssoutheast@gmail.com South East Kent Polio Branch NSPCC: Tenterden & District 01293 651840 CPRE Kent 01233 714540

www.samaritans.org

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e: flamingo@btinternet.com.

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St. John Ambulance Brigade 01233 611 414 East Kent Strokes 01233 840448

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CARM www.carmromneymarsh.org.uk E: Carmromneymarsh@supanet.com Macmillan Cancer Support W: www.forget-me-nots.co.uk Royal British Legion 01233 620 167

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