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MAY 2015
IN THIS ISSUE
Pilgrims Way Artists
Neighbourhood Plan
HOKH
Family Festival
Summer Exhibition.
Voice your opinion!
Bluebell Walk, 3rd May.
11th-14th June.
SEE PAGE 6
SEE PAGE 14
SEE PAGE 24
SEE PAGE 29
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MAY
2015
Welcome to the May edition of the Lenham Focus. I’m
stepping into James’ shoes for this month’s edition
while he is on holiday.
Annie Drylie
Stand In Editor
lenhamfocus.co.uk
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Spring is finally here and as I walk
around Lenham I notice how beautiful
the daffodils look. This is a great chance
to take advantage of the lovely weather
and support local events, which include
the Heart of Kent Hospice Bluebell
Walk on 3rd May. Also this month is the
Pilgrims Way Artists Summer exhibition,
which runs from the 15th to the 25th
May. This is a great event with a number
of very talented artists exhibiting their
work at the beautiful Tithe Barn.
all the family. Please see the enclosed
article for more details.
Lenham Family Festival runs from 11th to
14th June with a Family Fun day on 13th
at Lenham Community Centre, which
promises to be great entertainment for
Last but not least, we have a new
format. We hope you like it and look
forward to hearing your views at
[email protected]
As always, we have some interesting
articles for you. The Neighbourhood
Plan article asks you to register your
views on future housing development,
which you can do by completing a
straw poll at the Tithe Barn on 7th
May. This really is a good opportunity
to make your views known on future
development in Lenham.
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A brief report of the Lenham
Parish Council meeting
held on Wednesday 1st April
7.30pm at the Community
Centre.
The Community Warden, Martin
Sherwood, has been working with
the Clerk to bring to the attention
of the dog warden, working at
Maidstone Borough Council
environmental services, the
on-going socially unacceptable
problem with the minority of dog
owners who allow their pets to
foul the footpaths and not clear
up afterwards.
The problem is particularly bad
on the path to the primary school,
along Robins Avenue and Robins
Close. Parents are quite rightly
concerned that pupils of both the
primary school and nursery are at
risk of being contaminated.
The law is quite plain and simple,
it is illegal to allow dogs to foul
the footpaths and penalties for
not clearing up the mess are
enforceable by the dog warden.
Conclusive evidence of owners
who do not clear up after their
animals will lead to such penalties
being applied. The MBC dog
warden will visit the area and
issues penalties.
Please keep the parish clean and
tidy and pick up after your pet.
The neighbourhood plan is
making steady progress and
has been presented to MBC
as a draft version one, early
in April. Copies of the plan
will be available to read in
the Library and surrounding
businesses as well as being
available on the LPC and Save
Lenham websites.
Nomination papers for the
local election on May 7th
will be delivered to MBC
by the Clerk on April 7th.
The Annual Parish meeting
following the elections will be
held on Wednesday 13th May.
This is the first meeting of the
new parish council and roles
and positions will be decided
at this meeting.
The BMX skate park equipment
will be repaired and repainted as
part of the on-going maintenance
programme of the facility.
Ham Lane play area repairs
will be undertaken to ensure
the equipment is up to risk
assessment standards.
Maidstone Road car park will
be cleared, gullies swept,
vegetation cut back and old
damaged posts removed. This is
the second stage of the overall
improvements the parish council
are undertaking. The drains have
already been cleared and the
lighting in the car park will be
upgraded, following which the
white lining will be reinstated.
It is hoped to have the works
completed within the next few
months.
It was agreed to grant £100 to the
Lenham Family Festival to help
towards the costs of staging the
popular event.
Quotes for the upgrading of the
CCTV system will be considered
and a schedule of suggested
works presented to the new
parish council following the May
elections.
The solar panels for the
Community Centre should be
delivered within the next month.
Any queries please contact the
Clerk. Margo McFarlane 01622
859682
Dates for
your Diary
Keep up-to-date with the
latest goings on in and around
Lenham.
2 May
Len Valley Churches Ladies
Breakfast, Dog & Bear 8.30am
A chance to enjoy a cooked or
continental breakfast, meet new friends
and listen to an inspiring speaker.
To book your places please ring or
email the church office on 850604 or
[email protected]
MAY ‘15
11 to 14 June
Lenham Family Festival
with a Family day on
nearer to the event.
Please also see Clubs & Societies
section for various events in May.
Saturday 13 June 12 noon to 9pm at
Lenham Community Centre.
Please see event schedule (p29) and
www.lenhamfamilyfestival.co.uk for
more up to date listings and times
War Time Revue
Songs sketches, jokes old and new at
Lenham Community Centre 7.45pm.
Tickets £8.00 available from Len Valley
News.
3 May
Heart of Kent Hospice
Bluebell Walk
The walk starts at Harrietsham Village
Hall. Registration opens at 8.30 a.m.
Entry is £10.00 per adult and £3.00 per
child or £25.00 per family of two adults
and 3 children. See www.hokh.org or
e-mail [email protected].
7 May
Election Day at Lenham
Community Centre
Neighbourhood Plan Straw Poll
at Tithe Barn - 7am to 10pm
15 to 25 May
Pilgrims Way Artists
Annual exhibition at Tithe Barn 10am
to 6pm daily (exhibition closes at 4pm
on the last day). Entrance and car park
are free. Thirty local artists, potters and
sculptors will be exhibiting over 350
works.The featured artist will be Peter
Robson. Illustrated exhibition guide £1
with a free draw ticket for an original
painting by Kaidy Lewis.
17 May
Len Valley Rose Service
Len Valley Churches hold a service to
remember all of those who have died
in the previous years and whose funeral
services we have been privileged to take
part in. This year the service will be at
St Mary’s Church at 3pm. The service is
open to all.
BALLROOM & LATIN CLASSES
WEEKLY GROUP CLASSES £5/person
Monday
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Invite you to their ANNUAL SUMMER EXHIBITION in the
TITHE BARN on Friday, 15th May to Bank Holiday Monday,
25th May, 10am to 6pm daily (exhibition closes at 4pm on
the last day). Entrance and car park are free.
Thirty local artists, potters and sculptors will be exhibiting over
350 works.
Featured artist will be Peter Robson. Illustrated exhibition
guide £1 with a free draw ticket for an original painting by
Kaidy Lewis.
Artists’ Demonstration evenings are on Saturday, 16th May and
Wednesday, 20th May from 6pm to 9pm. Please come and
meet the artists at their easels and discuss their work.
Members’ Craft Stalls in the adjoining cobbled barn on Friday,
22nd May to Sunday, 24th May. Jewellery – Ceramics – Glass
– Woodwork - Fabric
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PILGRIMS WAY ARTISTS
Invite you to their
18th Annual Summer Exhibition
at the Tithe Barn, Lenham, Kent, ME17 2QD
FRIDAY 15TH MAY-MONDAY 25TH MAY 2015
10am to 6pm DAILY - Entrance and Car Park FREE
Closes 4pm 25th May
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& Wednesday 20th May 6pm-9pm
Come along and see the Artists at their easels and discuss their work.
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One Hundred
Years Ago…
by Amy Myers
L
enham was radically
affected by the war at
home as well as by what
was happening on the
war fronts. The Battle of Ypres
was still raging on the Western
Front with major gas attacks by
the enemy and heavy losses.
On the 9th however there was
a resurgence of hope when the
first of Kitchener’s New Army
recruits left for the front, despite
the bad news from Gallipoli
and the horror of the sinking of
the passenger ship Lusitania,.
With many US casualties it
looked likely that America might
abandon its neutrality in the war,
but that failed to happen.
The big event on the home
front in Lenham was the opening
of VAD Detachment 134 at
Stanfield House, under Dr John
Temperley Grey, which had been
in preparation since January.
It could look after 35 patients,
twenty of them at Stanfield
House and another thirteen
at the Foresters’ Hall, now the
Lenham Social Club. Young
women in the village, fired up by
their brothers’ example in joining
up, trained as VADs and joined
Stanfield House, including Meg
Woolley and later the new vicar’s
wife Mrs Etherington.
The new spinning and
weaving initiative sponsored
by Mrs Etherington’s husband
was spurred on by the award
of £15 by the Kent Education
Committee as a start-up fee for
the new classes. May also saw
the Sunday School anniversary
at the Congregational Chapel
(until recently the United Reform
Church). The ‘lucky’ children
attended a service and tea, and
were entertained by a violin
solo and Mrs Foreman singing
‘Rock of Ages’. A far cry from
today’s ‘Messy Church’ events.
More fortunate were the young
Edward Collins and Leslie Clark,
who received prizes of £5 each
from Lenham’s Foord Trust for
their ‘diligence, good conduct in
and out of school, and general
proficiency’. There were many
Clark families in Lenham in
1915, with many of them serving
in the war. Young Leslie was
probably the son of bricklayer
Joshua, who was 37 and married
to 32-year-old Emma. The
family lived in Barefield Cottage,
Lenham, and Leslie would have
been 14 or 15 at the time of his
prize – and with luck just too
young to be called up.
Thank You
by Margo McFarlane
D
ear all, I would like to say
THANK YOU for all your
hard work and dedication in
ensuring the Lenham
NHP has made steady progress to
date. Despite a quite tight time-line,
we, as a team, have managed to fulfil
the tasks required to produce the
draft (version one) plan. From the inception of the plan
by Lenham Parish Cllrs. aided by the
excellent work of the HIVE teams, and
the unwavering contribution made
by the Save Lenham group, through
to the steering group, with the
professional advice from Designscape
Consultancy and Arborvitae
Landscape Planning Ltd. the plan has
developed.
Lotus Print and Design from Lenham
Heath have always met the requests
for the colourful posters and leaflets
along with the actual plan booklet to
be produced ASAP!
The talented photographers in
the village and the writing and proof
reading team have supported the
process throughout.
Those who were involved in the
housing survey and the production
of the data from the survey excelled
themselves. Once again, the call for
helpers to ‘communicate’ the plan
details was answered by the loyal
Save Lenham ‘foot soldiers’ who are,
as we speak, with the help of Cllrs.
and residents, delivering leaflets and
talking to parishioners about the plan
and the aims of the group to produce
the document.
As always, the Community Centre
team have assisted throughout and
the Lenham Library, along with local
businesses, have advertised the plan
by allowing posters and indeed draft
plan copies to be available for those
who prefer to read a paper copy, the
plan is also available on both the LPC
and Save Lenham websites.
Obviously, we still have more
to do, so I hope you will carry on
supporting the project....expect
requests for assistance soon!
On a personal note, I have had the
pleasure of meeting new ‘like minded’
people, who share my passion to
protect our wonderful village and
vibrant community.
Many thanks once more,
your continued support is much
appreciated.
Regards Margo McFarlane (Clerk
& RFO to Lenham Parish Council)
Telephone 01622 859682
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Bowls Club
by Trevor Green
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MAY
2015
W
ere you fascinated
by the lawn bowls
shown on TV from
the Commonwealth
Games in Glasgow last July?
How would you like to have a go
yourself and find out what it’s all
about?
We are a lively and successful
local club (just over the parish
boundary on the road into
Lenham) and we are on the
lookout for new members. You
Lenham Cricket
Club – Preview
to 2015 Season
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I
t’s a new voice this year
from Lenham Cricket Club. I
would like to start by saying
thank you to Nick for his
accuracy and witty banter whilst
updating everyone on the clubs
achievements over the last
few seasons. I am hoping not
to disappoint and keep you all
informed in a similar manner,
maybe even entice some new
players or supporters along.
After another wet winter the
teams are looking forward to
starting a fixture filled season
with Saturday league matches
and Sunday friendlies.
Weather permitting we kick
the season off with a weekend
of friendly games to ease us in
slowly. By the time this goes
to print our first weekend
of matches will more than
likely be complete, Saturday
25th and Sunday 26th, both
Away. However our first
home game is Saturday 9th
May against New Ash Green.
I will be updating you all in
future magazine issues re: the
outstanding performances or
moments worth noting. Our
fixtures cards are currently at
the printers, but once available
will be in various locations
including the Dog & Bear and
don’t have to know anything
about the game – Tom, our
County Qualified coach likes
nothing better than showing new
bowlers the ropes. And the club
has bowls you may borrow until
you decide to get your own.
In addition to our excellent
green we have a great clubhouse
with good facilities, including
a bar! Take a peek at the
pictures on our Web site: www.
lenhambowlingclub.org.uk.
If you decide it’s just what
you’re looking for – friendly
people, pleasant surroundings,
useful exercise and a bit of
social life – please get in touch.
You will be made to feel most
welcome. Have a word with
Brian Fuller (Men’s Captain) or
Lyn Fuller (Ladies’ Captain), both
on 01622 851538 if you want a
chat about what we can offer.
Alternatively, contact Trevor
Green (Club Secretary) on 01622
859642 who will be happy
to answer any questions and
arrange a visit.
With the weather getting
better and the outdoor season
just starting, now would be the
best time to get involved. So
don’t put it off – pick up the
phone today!
Trevor Green, Club Secretary
Red Lion.
Our winter preparations have
taken their usual format with nets
being held on Monday evenings
at Sutton Valence School and
hopefully this warm up translates
to lots of runs and wickets once
we start playing. In March we
started pre -season preparations
on the ground, outfield and
on the club house, all essential
to keep the club going. These
works will be ongoing every
weekend up to season start and
any volunteers will always be
warmly welcomed. A big thank
you from the club to everyone
who has attended especially
Tony, Jack and Nick who have
spent many hours at the ground
to ensure the wicket and facilities
are in the best possible order.
Last season we reported
on our achievement in
gaining promotion within the
Invicta league. This year we
are reporting that the league
unfortunately folded and we are
now looking forward to the new
season within the KRCL league.
So this will mean some familiar
and some new teams on this
year’s playing list. Good luck to
the lads in the new league.
The year’s cricket would be
very difficult without our local
support. A big thank you needs
to go out to Brain and Anne
Hogg at the Dog & Bear and to
Tony Jansen at the White Horse,
Sandway for sponsoring the
club. One of the Lenham Cricket
trademarks is also the wonderful teas
supplied by our wonderful wives,
girlfriends, mums, sisters, the Dog &
Bear and the Red Lion. They have set
the standards for which other teams
are ranked against and Dave the
Scorer takes the cake situation very
seriously. You will find our teams in
The Dog & Bear and The Red Lion
after matches, socially celebrating
either a good win or commiserating
over a few needed refreshing drinks
and partaking in any post game
nibbles provided (thank you).
There was a good turnout at
our AGM in January, thank you to
Lenham Social Club for hosting our
meeting. This year we see a change
in leadership for the Saturday side
with Adrian Longley taking over
the role as league team captain, he
will be assisted by Jack Ambrose
as his vice captain. There is no
change to the Sunday line up with
Dan Russell leading his merry crew,
ably supported by vice skipper Nick
Rutledge.
In next month’s issue I will update
you all on forthcoming events such
as Presidents Day and Pixies Fun day,
the dates of which will have been set
out in the fixtures card. We will also
have the first report on results and
preview to the next few fixtures.
Before signing off we would
like to extend an invite to any new
or old players interested in playing
cricket or getting involved in the
club to get in touch. The contacts
are Adrian on 07961340312 or
Dan on 07759959798 or Tom on
07725632955.
Mat Revitt
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Lenham
Gardening Society
by Keith Varney
O
ur members enjoyed a
very informative talk by
Helen Silk at our March
meeting, her talk was
about butterflies and wild flowers
native to Kent, the talk was superbly
illustrated by some wonderful
pictures. Our May speaker will be MR G
Bareham whose talk is entitled ‘Every
Picture Tells a Story’. Hmm sounds
interesting? Don’t forget that our June
meeting has been put back by one
day to Friday 19th. Our speaker will
be Steve Bradley from BBC Radio
Kent Garden Show. So please make a
note in your diary and bring a friend
if you like. We have completed our review
of members’ wishes concerning
outings and the following have been
arranged;
May 12th Nymans followed by a
stopover at Hastings for a dip and
Fish & Chips (not included), tickets
available from Pat on 859084, will
cost £12 if you are a member of
the NT, £23 if you are a non-NT
member. Non LGS members will
be £14 & £25 respectively. Coach
leaves Lenham Square at 9.30 sharp. July 21st Secret gardens, tickets
available at the May meeting £12
including Cream Tea (£17 non
members). Likely start 2.00pm. August 18th Penshurst £18
including cream tea, details to
follow. Tickets available at June
meeting. As you can see we have arranged
some varied and interesting trips
for you all, so please support your
Society and sign up for them. Happy Gardening
Keith Chair LGS
Lenham
Heritage
by Lesley Feakes
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S
ometime ago someone
in the village said “Oh
we do not have a History
group” amazed I replied
“Whatever do you mean, of
course we do!”
Now we have the newly
named Lenham Heritage group
covering all aspects of history
ancient & modern and all things
that should command peoples’
concern with our environment.
On 25th March 2015 we had
an evening talk from Ross Lane
on the ancient footings of two
shops found by Canterbury
Archaeological Trust under
where the ironmongers once
stood. It was a very good &
interesting talk …but how many
people attended? Just 9!
Fortunately Ross says he can
return next year with an even
more detailed account and
many of the items found, I just
hope people can generate more
interest!
April 29th there is a HISTORY
talk by Bronwen Sadler, (retired
chairman of Kent History Fed)
on W. Wilberforce and the Slave
Trade. I only hope the people of
Lenham show enough interest to
attend that also!
But I now ask you, how many
of you are really interested
in Lenham? You all make
grumblings when proposed
housing affects you directly
but who is really interested in
our history, our heritage, and
our unique centre of Kent and
the importance of Lenham
throughout history?
In Dec 2010 I took these
photos of the pond area in the
snow, the first of which was
printed on the front cover of
Focus. “Where is that” several
people asked me.
The woodland is the wet
woodland developers propose
to destroy for the sake of
(hopefully) making money, yet
it is a wildlife haven.
The Stour was not always
called the Stour, it was once
the Aeshe (from aescet = ash
tree ?) Hence Aeshford was so
named and perhaps Lenham was
Essetesham, corrupted to East
Lenham?
Why destroy an enormously
beautiful historic piece of our
wildlife heritage for the sake of
“executive” housing when the
area could be improved and
enjoyed as a splendid asset to
the entire village?
Has there been any string
pulling? Why did MBC and LVPC
not insist on a Watching Brief for
the Groom Way development?
The known Roman ditch was
extremely important and I
sincerely thank David Tomlinson
of Coombs for allowing us in
to investigate. But KCC and
archaeologists in Kent could
not believe that a Watching
Brief was not officially asked
for! Kent Downs Trust and other
groups are very concerned re
any buildings proposed across
the pond area. The Roman finds
indicate a Roman Bath House
somewhere in the vicinity. They
can be associated with temples.
So where was the temple
honouring the river gods …or
maybe it’s even more than that;
could have been early Christian
shrine ….. Glebe Land belongs to
the Church …churches were built
on springs ….the water of life!
Apparently the developers
have now bought the land
from the family that previously
owned it and are all set to go
ahead. Even if planning is given
I predict that they will struggle
to make a profit. Why? Because
our findings at Groom Square
indicate archaeology is present
and the spring of an important
river will have Neolithic, Bronze
Age, Iron Age and Roman
sacred features. AND the land
is waterlogged! If important
archaeology is there, the cost of
preserving all the wooden, cloth
and basketry items is enormous!
Archaeologists get excited but
developers get depressed as
profit flies out the window!
Wetland has no difficulties
for building so I am told they
just sink piles …oh? And how
does one know what the piles
are ramming through? Roman
pavements? Porticos? Hidden
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to discern, one needs a Karsche jet
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and surveys are needed before
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river stir themselves, 12cm of rain on
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lake should be and where the water
meadows still are, and where houses
should not be built!
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wonderful to see so many
come and enjoy our
afternoons.
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on Thursday 14/05/2015 at the
Social Club 2.00-4.00pm. We are
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Report
by Gill Simes
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MAY
2015
I
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to hear about ‘American
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confusion in communications
we actually had a talk about
‘Queen Victoria’s Uncles’,
equally fascinating. Judging
by the number of illegitimate
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explains to a certain extent the
well documented, strict morality
and prudishness of the Victorian
reign, a direct contrast to the
depravity and debauchery of the
previous era. Our April speaker Is
Ian Porter on ‘Suffragettes’ and
in May we have our A.G.M. Our
June Speaker is Paul Beard on
‘Barnardo’s’.
Several of our members
attended the Annual Council
Meeting of West Kent Federation
on March 25th.We heard a talk
by Julie Summers, the author of
‘Jambusters’,
a book about the W.I.
during World War Two. This
has been dramatised and will
be beginning as a major drama
series on ITV within the next
few weeks called ‘Home Fires’
and produced by the makers of
Foyle’s War. The other speaker
was Mandy Hickson, the first
female Tornado pilot in the
R.A.F. Since retirement she
has made a career of giving
motivational talks and this was
truly inspirational and interesting.
The current catchphrase for the
W.I. is; ‘INSPIRING WOMEN’ and
these two ladies were amazing
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i everyone hope
you are all keeping
well and enjoying
the sunshine. I
can’t believe it’s May already.
2015 has gone by in a flash.
This month we are having a
fashion show. The clothes
are all from Bonmarche and
2 or 3 of us will be sashaying
down the room to show how
they look when on. We have
done this several times now
and it is always a lot of fun.
The meeting is on Thursday
21/05/15 at the Community
Centre 2.00-4.00pm. We
look forward to seeing you
there.
A big thank you to all who
make these afternoons fun
and interesting.
If you require a lift please
phone Jenny on 01622
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come and we shall have an excellent
afternoon.
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who knew him.
Nobby was involved in many
organisations in Lenham but he is
probably best known for being a
member of the British Legion and
Lenham St John’s Ambulance for about
55 years; I had the pleasure of attending
his Laurel Leaf award given for over 52
years’ service to St John’s.
To honour his memory his friends and
family have purchased a six foot oak
bench which is going to be placed
outside the Osborne Room at the
Lenham Community Centre.
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2015
by Neighbourhood Plan Team
W
hat’s it all about?
Since November
2011, local
communities have
had new powers to have a say
in the future of their village by
uniting in the preparation of a
neighbourhood plan. Lenham
Parish Council have been
involved in the preparation of
such a plan for Lenham, which
has now reached its next draft
stage. Once a final version
has been approved, it can be
submitted to Maidstone Borough
Council who, provided that more
than 50% of the village residents
who vote in the referendum
have voted to approve it, are
legally bound to take note of its
contents.
Come along on 7th May to the
Tithe Barn between 7am and
10pm where you can register
your views in a straw poll on the
current draft of the plan in order
that the parish council can be as
sure as is possible that the plan
as it currently stands reflects a
majority village opinion. Copies
of the now published draft plan
can be read in the library, the
Community Centre, a number
of the village shops, and on both
the Lenham Parish Council and
the SaveLenham websites.
What have we been doing?
We’ve been working as a HIVE.
There have been busy volunteer
bees in their hundreds gathering
your views on Lenham’s Housing,
Infrastructure, the importance of
Village Life, and Economy. This
huge community effort has also
involved five public consultation
meetings, an incredible amount
of committee meetings and
heavy administration. All this has
resulted in this current draft plan.
Why are we doing all this?
Maidstone is our local planning
authority, but their 2014 draft
plan has not yet been accepted
by the planning inspectorate,
which has resulted in the large
numbers of development
applications that have now
been submitted. Lenham Parish
Council and a large concerned
local group are therefore
opposing some of the 20
building proposals that have
been published in the last year.
Our Neighbourhood Plan will
enable us to challenge the place,
number and quality of new
houses.
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what type of houses we want
built in Lenham.
What parking facilities and extra
infrastructure is needed to cope
with development and how
our current and future traffic
problems should be addressed.
Where are we going?
After 7th May we will meet with
Maidstone Borough Council to
discuss further.
Will this Neighbourhood Plan
stop development?
The answer is not necessarily,
because a certain amount of
new housing is to be expected
but the Plan could stop the
destruction of our local
landscape and heritage as well
as pointing the way for more
natural growth, which is the
way the village has dealt with
development in the past. There
are no plans at present for new
offices or manufacturing in
the village which would create
enough new jobs to absorb
an enormous increase in the
numbers of residents, or for
the additional infrastructure to
support them.
What can you do?
Read the new draft plan in one of
the venues mentioned above
or just come along on Election
Day, 7th May, to the outside
booth at the Tithe Barn and
read it there, discuss it and
record your opinions.
Neighbourhood Plan Team
Date
07/05/15
Where
Tithe Barn
Thursday 7th May
Election day
by Peter Bailey
”In a democracy, every citizen
should have the right to vote.”
The diary:Monday 31 March, dissolution of
Parliament
Our MP, Hugh, will not be standing for
re-election.
Our UKIP Borough Councilor, Eddie,
stands for parliament in Maidstone.
Lenham Parish Council Chairman, along
with 2 long standing councilors, will not
be standing for election.
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of Eddie, irrespective of our politics.
We are now required to vote for the
person best suited to represent our
community?
At National level, with a huge
Conservative majority in the
constituency, we have been presented
with an Oxford graduate/ Management
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knowledge of the area as a substitute
for Sir Hugh!!! We have to make our
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aureen’s Florist, run
by Maureen and
James Bell, has been
brightening our high
street since 1997. In addition to
flowers the shop provides a very
handy dry cleaning, laundry and
shoe repair agency. Maureen and
James had previously operated
one-half of the shop, which was
originally run by Carol Wickham
as a haberdashery and wool
shop. Maureen ran their business
initially alone, and James joined
her in 2000 when he retired from
his job in the transport/delivery
industry.
Maureen describes her affinity
with flowers: ‘I started my
working life as a BT telephonist,
but always loved flowers, so
I retrained in my 30s to be a
florist. I have worked in several
very busy town centre shops, but
prefer being in Lenham with its
friendly atmosphere, getting to
know our customers, supplying
flowers for their family weddings,
births, anniversaries, etc., and
also the sadder occasions when
a loved one dies, and flowers are
the last gift given as a tribute.
As well as normal sprays and
wreaths, we are sometimes
asked to make personalised floral
tributes like cars, dominoes and
football shirts. We’ve even
made a copy of the ‘Red Lion’
sign and several pints of beer
for the pub when they lose
a favourite customer. My
favourite flowers are freesia
and roses, mainly for the
perfume.’
Maureen’s connection with
Lenham commerce goes back
to the days when her father
owned the Corner House
at the end of the Limes and
ran a greengrocery there for
many years, taking over from
Mrs Bellamy. Maureen and
James were married in 1970
at St Mary’s Church. Their
reception was held in the old
Village Hall (and was catered
by the Red Lion).
In addition to running the shop,
Maureen and James have family
responsibilities as well. Their
twin sons have two daughters
each and live locally, which
makes it easy to call on the
grandparents for baby-sitting!
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Sunday 3rd May
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see separate church services page
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1st Thursday
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Parish Council Meeting
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Archaeology Club
Reading Group
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Len&Har. Disability Grp
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Bowling Club
Brownies (2nd Lenham)
Drama
Gardening Society
Guides (1st Lenham)
Lenham Badminton Club
Lenham Heritage
Lenham Nursery School
Lenham Players
Lenham Wanderers
Lenham Social Club
Harrietsham & Lenham Beavers
Harrietsham and Lenham Scouts
Harrietsham and Lenham Cubs
Mother’s Union
Pilates Classes
Redback Explorer Scouts
Royal British Legion
St John Ambulance
Women’s Institute
St Edmunds Platts Heath
Country Ways Quilters and stitchers
Lenham Valley Business Association
Mrs Manley
Linda Bird
Lyn Fuller
Andrea French
Gail Kelly
Keith Varney
Mrs J Thomsett
Mrs Pat Abson
Lesley Feakes
Ami Rathmill
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2015
W
ho do you follow
on Twitter?Which
football team do
you support?
Poldark, Wolf Hall or Game
of Thrones? The Killing or The
Bridge?
Being a follower means being
a fan. Wanting to know more, be
part of the fan club.
Being a follower implies a
journey. Moving from A to B. It
also implies change; new ways
of thinking and doing.
Peter was one of the first
followers of Jesus. Jesus said to
Andrew ‘Come and see’ and to
Philip ‘Follow me.’ The first thing
he said to Peter was ‘You’re a
rock’ And the last thing he said
was ‘Follow me.’
Perhaps Peter thought, “It’s
not the same any more now that
Jesus isn’t here in the flesh,”and
“How can I follow someone I
can’t see any longer?” Could
one way be by remembering
what he did and said, how he
behaved and then modelling his
life on that? Yes, but even more,
by knowing the spirit of Jesus
was present with him for the rest
of his life.
How can we follow someone
we’ve never seen or met? Well,
I might follow someone on
Twitter who I’ve never met but
that doesn’t stop me feeling I
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Thank you to all those who generously
helped make the Church look so attractive
for Easter. Sue Greenwood
Len Valley Rose
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Church
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V17 E5
ach year the Len Valley Churches hold
a service to remember all of those who
have died in the previous years and whose
funeral services we have been privileged
to take part in. This year the service will be at
Lenham on May 17th at 3pm.
We hold a short service with space to reflect on
your loved one, to light a candle and place a rose.
There are some simple prayers and words of
comfort. Please feel free to join us whether your
service was led by a minister from the Len Valley
churches or not. The service is open to all.
know them because I know their
opinions, their comments, their
passions. By reading what they
say. How can we be followers of
Jesus, nearly 2000 years after his
death? Simple. By reading one
of the accounts of his life. Start
with Mark, one of the shortest
and simplest.
But even more than that, I’d
say I’ve ‘seen’ and ‘met’ Jesus
through reading the Bible,
meeting people who are like him,
and in prayer.
Someone once said,
“Following Jesus is all we do.” I
rather like that! Does that make
being a follower of Jesus, being
a Christian, seem easy or hard?
Very simple and at the same
time very profound I’d say. But
definitely worth giving it a go!
Coffee and Cake
at St Mary’s
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s this the best kept secret in Lenham? Coffee
and home made cake is served with a smile
every Saturday morning from 10.00 to 12.00.
Drop in for a chat; meet up with old friends or
make new ones.
Len Valley Churches
Ladies’ Breakfast
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oin us at The Dog and Bear, Lenham on
Saturday May 2nd at 8.30 am. A chance to
enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast,
meet new friends and listen to an inspiring
speaker. This month it will be Sarah Montgomery,
a doctor who has worked abroad in many
different countries, teaching family medicine and
working in refugee camps. She has just reurned
from Burkino Faso and India.
To book your place please ring or email the
church office on 850604 or churchoffice@lvb.
org.uk
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If your business could perform a lot
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Andrew is a much sought after business
speaker and not to be missed.
You need not be a member of any of the business
associations listed. To reserve your seat for this
meeting which will include an opportunity to meet
new people in your area please telephone your
business association or 01622 820841. Further
information is available from the related websites for
Charing Business Association; Lenham Valley Business
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Bluebell Walk
Sunday
3rd May 2015
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2015
T
he Heart of Kent
Hospice invites
you to join its new
circular 6 mile route
through the beautiful heart of
Kent’s countryside when the
bluebells are at their finest. The walk starts at Harrietsham
Village Hall, ME17 1LE and
is a perfect day out for all
the family (including dogs!). At the end of the walk you
will have an opportunity to
visit our legendary cake stall
and our new Heart of Kent
Farmers Market where you
can treat yourself to local
produce from exceptional
Kent suppliers. Hungry
walkers will also be able to
enjoy a reasonably priced hog
roast prepared on the day by
our own catering team.
Registration opens at
8.30 a.m. on the day of the
walk but advance booking is
recommended to save time
on the day. Please note that
the latest start time is 11.00
a.m.
Ample free parking. No
minimum sponsorship. Entry is £10.00 per
adult £3.00 per child £25.00
per family of two adults and 3
children.
For further information
or to book your place
please contact fundraising
on 01622 790195, visit our
website www.hokh.org or e-mail
[email protected].
HOKH
Summer
Recital
V17 E5
In the Tithe Barn Lenham
Saturday 20th June 2015
perform for us again this year.
Yuki has played numerous
concerts both in this country and
others, and is widely acclaimed
as being an artist of rare poetry,
intensity and virtuosity.
The children will perform at the
start of the show and this will be
followed by Yuki’s recital.
The evening will start with
a champagne and canapé
reception.
W
She will be accompanying
some of the children of
Lenham Primary School who
are rehearsing with their music
teacher, Sam Diplock.
Tickets will be available from
Valerie Woollven 01622 850624
e are very pleased
to tell you that
Miss Yuki Negishi,
the international
pianist, has very kindly agreed to
Lenham
Wanderers
by Mike Kingsman
O
What a unique season
this is turning out to be
for LENHAM WANDERERS
TWO SENIOR SIDES, with
both teams winning their respective
Finals of the M&D Challenge Cup.
The 1st Team took on fellow
Premier Division LEEDS S.V. side and
won with goals from JOE SMITH
2, HARRY JUDGE 1 & 1 from JOSH
Story Time
by Karen Gambrell
W
ould you like to share
more stories with your
children? Storytime
is on every Monday
afternoon, 2.15pm-2.45pm, in the
children’s corner at Lenham Library.
Following a recent re-launch
Storytime is now run by the parents
for all children, birth to pre-school, in
Lenham and the surrounding villages.
It remains free of charge.
We would love to see you for
half an hour of stories and nursery
rhymes very soon. Why not take
advantage and borrow some more
stories to take home from the
library’s excellent collection?
Bookstart bear and the team look
forward to meeting you!
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WALKER, giving them victory in a
very exciting Final.
The RESERVES, not to be out done
by the 1st Team, beat DITTON
MINORS by 2 goals to 1, the goals
coming from Captain STUART
WILSON + 1 OWN GOAL. The
RESERVES followed up their success
of last Season when they beat THE
EARLY BIRD in the BENEVOLENT
CUP FINAL.
Lenham Wanderers Football
Club is holding its Youth Teams
Presentation day on Saturday
13th June at the William Pitt Field
starting at midday. There will be
games and plenty of fun for the
younger children to join in and
at 4pm the club will present the
children from the teams of the Youth
Development, U9’s and U10’s with
trophies for all their hard work and
commitment throughout the season.
Please note the clubs AGM
is on the 8th June at Lenham Social
Club starting at 8pm. Everyone
is welcome and it is a good
opportunity for you to have you say
about how our football club is run.
Tempest Healthcare (Osteopath based in Lenham)
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T
empest Healthcare is
set in a stunning 14th
century Georgian
building in the heart of
Lenham square.
Clinic Owner Chris Tempest is
excited to begin his new venture
in the historic village, in a fully
restored 14th century property. Practicing in osteopathic
medicine but treating more than
just your typical back pain!
To include IBS,
headaches, arthritic pain, sciatica,
general aches and stiffness and
much more…essentially helping
the body revive itself!
Chris Tempest practises across
Kent & East Sussex & has chosen
to set up a practice in Lenham
following a recent relocation to
the area. Lenham’s country life
village community made it an
easy choice when looking for
new premises.
He provides a variety of
treatment styles (Cranial, Visceral
& Structural Osteopathy) to suit a
range of patients from newborns
to the elderly…
The building has been
painstakingly restored keeping
alive much of its character. The
original features help provide
the wow factor on arriving
at Tempest Healthcare with
its grand presence within the
square. Inside, the abundance
of architectural features are
vast including a large brick
open fire place, sash windows
& impressive ceiling heights all
original 14th century.
The practice welcomes
all new patients with a free
impartial spinal health check,
with opening times set to suit
the busy lives we all lead with
appointments start from early
am to late pm & weekends…
for more info visit www.
chris-tempest.co.uk or call
07749980096 or find us on
Facebook.
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Lenham Church Open Day
Saturday July 18th
10am to 4.30pm
Don’t miss this!
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St Mary’s is having a power-packed community day on July 18th!
There are masses of activities for children and adults including:
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Music throughout the day
Bell Ringing
Art/Crafts/Flower arranging
History Trails for children and adults
Bouncy Castle
Beat the Goalie
Shops, clubs, societies and businesses are being showcased inside
the church.
Enjoy delicious home- cooked food and refreshments throughout
the day - coffee & cake, ploughman's lunch, tea and scones.
Come and see this beautiful ancient church, the historic and
Tempest
modern core of Lenham’s life on July 18! You will enjoy it!
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Maidstone United Reformed Church,
Week Street. Wednesdays from 3rd
June to 29th July. Church opens
from 12.30p.m. and music begins at
1.00p.m.
3rd June
BEL CANTO – Brian White - bassbaritone & Kathryn Norman soprano
10th June THE TAMARISK STRING QUARTET
rags & tangos by Joplin, Gershwin et
al
17th June MARTIN HINDMARSH - tenor &
JENNIFER WESTWOOD - mezzo
soprano
24th June MAIDSTONE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
1st July
FRIDAY’S MUSIC – recorder consort
8th July BRYAN GIPPS and RICHARD KEMP
pianoforte duo
15th July MAIDSTONE GIRLS’ GRAMMAR
SCHOOL
22nd July LAURENCE LONG - pianoforte
29th July JAYMEE COONJOBEEHARRY - flute
& EDMUND WHITEHEAD - pianoforte
Admission free & coffee is available.
Retiring collection to be shared
between Maidstone URC and Hi Kent
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01622 884774
07761559744
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Late appointments available & Free parking
No.8 The Square,Lenham, ME17 2PQ
07749 980096
www.chris-tempest.co.uk
Welcome to
LENHAM
PARISH COUNCIL
Meetings are held at the Lenham
Community Centre at 7.30pm. Members
of the public are welcome to attend.
Parish Council first Wednesday of the
month (except September)
Planning Committee first Monday of the
month (except Bank Holiday)
Planning Committee third Wednesday of
the month followed by Finance and
General Purposes Committee meeting.
For more details contact the Parish Clerk
01622 859682 (during office hours)
[email protected]
lenhamparish.org.uk
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washed down with a pot of piping hot tea
and served on our gorgeous vintage crockery!
Booking Essential. Gift Vouchers available.
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he weather stayed fine and the
volunteers who joined the Lenham
Parish Council annual spring clean
numbered forty four, ranging in ages
from three to eighty three.
It was a pleasure to welcome new
faces to the regular team of village stalwarts
who support the event and busy themselves
improving the environment for parishioners to
enjoy.
A large area was covered including
Sandway and Platts Heath along with Hubbards
Hill and Warren Street.
Maidstone Borough Council are very
supportive of our clean-up campaign, they very
helpfully deliver all the bags, gloves, high viz
jackets and litter pickers to my home address
and pick them up after the event, this year the
very helpful chaps loaded the delivery straight
into my car for me!
It is a great shame that the William Pitt
Field is particularly badly littered by regular
users of the facilities, at least three large black
sacks, as well as an abandoned tent were
collected on the day.
As always our local farmers used their
open back vehicles to collect the debris from
around the parish and deliver to the collection
point outside the WCs in Maidstone Road,
awaiting collection by MBC. There was fifty
plus black bags and assorted road signs and car
parts to be picked up.
Lenham Enhancement Association
volunteers led a team of willing helpers to
clear the Ham Lane and A20 areas, which due
to inconsiderate lorry drivers were particularly
littered.
The Sams and Mills families are regular
attendees and their offspring always willingly
join in a special mention to Robert and Daniel
along with Sophie and Hannah. This year a new
family came along and offered their support,
welcome to the Coulling family, and thank you
William and Annabelle for bringing mummy and
daddy along with you, they were quite useful!
The week-end before saw the team of
volunteers cut back and tidy up the church yard,
another regular event which helps to keep the
village looking clean and tidy.
So thank you to everyone who joined the spring
clean your efforts are much appreciated, see
you next year.
Margo McFarlane Parish Clerk
Lenham Family
Festival 11th – 14th
June.
Laugh.Play.Sing.Dance … a
celebration of fun for all the
family. Come and join us, there is
so much to see and do.
W
e want to ensure that
your time with us is as
enjoyable as possible
for the whole family
and at the same time raise much
needed money for our chosen
charities Alzheimer’s Society,
Cancer Research UK and Demelza
Hospice Care.
Below is our current programme
of events. A final event line up will
follow in the June Focus edition,
in leaflet form and on the website
http://lenhamfamilyfestival.co.uk/
Event Schedule
Thursday 11th
Social Club: entertainment
from Swadelands School for the
Community Hub from 2pm to 4pm.
Friday 12th
Social Club: a musical mystery
evening.
Tithe Barn: we are finalising details
for an event to take place within
this historical and beautiful barn.
Saturday 13th
Fun Day at Lenham Community
Centre from 12 noon till 9pm.
Outside main stage
The Invicta Ukulele Club - Ukulele
and banjo music for all tastes
Dirk Wickenden – Award-winning
saxophonist
SamsandSon - Our local favourites
For the Kicks - A lively alternative
rock band
Nathan Hood - A vocal talent not to
be missed
Johanna Coulson - Singer and
ukulele player extraordinaire
Renegade - A young and upcoming
rock/metal band
Students from Creative Arts
Academy (CAA) - Pure quality for
your ears
Blackshot 21 - Our headliners from
2014 are back!
Inside the Community Centre
Fred Thurnham - light organ music
Charlie Hewish – junior magician
Music Mayhem with Steph – music
and entertainment for babies and
toddlers
Baby and Toddler group – arts and
crafts
GDC Dancing School
Vivien Lawrence’s Ballet School
The WI will provide delicious cakes,
tea & coffee whilst you relax and
enjoy the performances in the main
hall.
Outside the Community Centre
Bouncy castles and fairground
games.
Various stalls including: The 60+
club (darts), Age Concern (bowl a
pig), Guides (tombola), Pick a straw,
Alpaca woollen products, Messy
Church, Gardening Society, Kent
Crafts, Greetings Cards and many
more.
and pianist John Summerfield will be
giving a charity concert ‘Songs from
the shows’ at 8pm at St. Mary’s
church, Lenham.
All venues are free of charge,
donation to charities only.
All contributors will be performing
free of charge and funds raised will
be donated to this year’s chosen
charities: Cancer Research UK,
Demelza Hospice Care for Children
and The Alzheimer’s Society.
There are no parking facilities (apart
from disabled parking) on the
Community Centre site in order to
make the environment as childfriendly as possible. Please do not
bring your car if you are within
walking distance.
Where is the Festival?
Lenham Social Club, High Street
ME17 2QB
There will also be a selection of
food stalls, including Guy the
Butcher with Scouts providing
a BBQ, White Horse at Sandway
Hog Roast, Lenara Cakes, Sweets
& Candy Floss, Ice Cream,
Sandwiches. Lenham Social Club
will be supplying a bar and, our
very own town crier Gez Clark will
be on the mic introducing acts
throughout the day.
Tithe Barn, Entrance from the High
Street ME17 2QB
Sunday 14th June
The Square: Sixpenny Piece will play
an acoustic mix of diverse styles
with a rocky, folky heart during the
Lenham Market.
White Horse at Sandway, Lenham
Heath Road ME17 2HY
In addition on Saturday 20th
June
Hungarian soprano Andrea Turner
Lenham Community Centre,
Groom Way ME17 2QT
Lenham Square/Lenham Market
ME17 2PG
St Mary’s Church,Church Square
ME17 2PJ
Stalls, acts and venues subject to
change at committee’s discretion.
We look forward to seeing you
there.
Lenham Festival Organising Group
Prize Crossword
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1. Lock keeper? (7)
5. They may well be under 1ac! (7)
9. War gone? Rest in. It changed for the
following decade. (7,8)
10. A fruity woman. (5)
11. Open up once more on musical
note. (9)
12. Submitting accounts of a play’s
performance. (9)
14. Beta minus! How cute! (5)
15. Evidence of assessment. (5)
16. Boat round sides. This sort maybe.
(9)
18. Reveller was once at sea, by the
sound of it.(9)
21. Go on holiday. (5)
22. Perfect advice to a farmer whose
straw is scattered. (5,2,2,1,5)
23. What an intellectual removes from
his breakfast food before eating? (7)
24. Statement of the truth, somewhat
pompously. (7)
DOWN
1. Bear a grudge maybe for support
held up by time. (7)
2. Roman clothing put on when eating?
(7,8)
3. Quieter? Yes, and silent! (9)
4. Animal I greet lacking energy, for a
change. (5)
5. Ow! Once gut digested this! (3,6)
6. Wander with topless fruit. (5)
7. She went for a Burton. (9,6)
8. Stops holding empty
agreement processes. (7)
13. Protected yet detached. (9)
14. A heavyweight buzzer. (6,3)
15. Blow me! A change can be
cut. (7)
17. Sounds like many but it just
describes a membrane. (7)
19. Viewpoint measured by
mathematician. (5)
20. Red, Spanish and on the
bottle! (5)
Last months
Crossword
solution.
Last months winner:
Toni Scrivener of
Lenham
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T
he Focus has been
roughly the same for
the past 18 months. We
felt that we wanted to
freshen up the magazine yet
still retain the feel that has been
present since we took the design
over.
You’ll have probably noticed
that the format has changed
to A4, there were quite a few
reasons behind this. Firstly, when
laying out articles on an A5 page,
you end up with either slightly
too much space or slightly too
little. You may have noticed
this in previous editions where
articles have sometimes spread
across many pages whilst being
cut up with adverts.
Secondly, more space allows
for more interesting editorial
design. Rather than just a 2
column style we can make
use of 1-3 columns mixing up
the design slightly to be more
appealing to read, similar to
national newspapers.
When making the changes
we had consider the needs
of our advertisers. Ultimately
they make the magazine
possible by advertising
with us. We can now
accommodate both portrait
and landscape adverts, so
advertisers have a lot more
control over how their ad
appears in the magazine.
We also in the future want
to lay out the magazine
into sections allowing us
to incorporate ads that are
relevant to the articles. Lastly,
as you may have seen in the
front of the Focus, we have
now introduced full A4 page
adverts to make even more of
an impact.
In response to comments,
we have darkened the text
throughout the magazine. The
typeface has also changed to
Museo Sans and Museo Slab
with a much higher weight to
ease readability. As an added
touch we have added 4 blocks
to the front cover, giving you
a snapshot into what’s in the
magazine.
We hope that you like
the new format and design.
It’s important to us that the
Focus still feels like the Focus
and that it is a change for
the better. If you have any
questions or queries please
don’t hesitate to get in touch
with us at hey@madebyfalcon.
co.uk or James at editorialslf@
gmail.com - we’d love to hear
your feedback!
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Music Mayhem is an established music group for babies, toddlers and pre-­school children. We currently run sessions all over Kent, including Lenham, where we have been making Mayhem for over 2 years.
From week commencing 20th April 2015, our Lenham session will now take place on Mondays (instead of Thursdays). Sessions continue in the Osborne Room at the Community Centre between 10am and 11am, with Steph. Unlike many other groups, we run in term time and holidays.
We provide fun and education through music, movement and songs, in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Our 1 hour session includes singing a mixture of traditional and new songs, dancing, actions, musical instrument time, bubbles, as well as a well earned drink and biscuit! Key benefits:
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Learning new words and songs
Developing new skills e.g. hopping, marching etc.
The session costs £4 per child (£1 for each additional sibling)
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Heart of Kent
Hospice 10K
Run
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MAY
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550 runners took part last year
and this year promises to be
even bigger! The Hospice is
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Indy Circuit which gives you
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The event takes place on Friday
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Fun Run and 7 pm for the 10K
with registration starting one
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The cost of entry is £20.00 per
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per runner including children
– children under 12 must be
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One Moment In Rhyme
I was challenged to write a poem mentioning all 50 US states in just 24 lines,
here is the result…
50 States in 24 Lines
Iowa a Kentucky as a bet I could lose it
I’ll squeeze in Rhode Island along with Massachusetts
Alaska is cold, need a New Jersey and North Dakota
Tennessee and Pennsylvania make up this verses’ quota
Georgia could win this but do we Delaware?
North and South Carolina are happy to share I’ll tell her about Wisconsin, Arkansas and Oklahoma
And beautiful Vermont, from Alabama when I phone ‘er
Hannah Montana and George Washington lend me a hand
Through Nebraska, Louisiana and of course Maryland
Through New York and New Mexico where if I can I’ll be phoning
To tell her about Connecticut, Texas and Wyoming
In Arizona’s Death Valley won’t need my South Dakota
Will sail up the Mississippi, Kansas to Minnesota
Roll the dice in Nevada and in Hawaii buy a new toy
A surfboard for California but not Illinois
I won’t rhyme Virginia and West Virginia that would be Maine
Michigan and Missouri, I’m at it again
Florida, Oregon and Colorado can cheer
Ohio opens up a rhyme for New Hampshire
Final verse of the poem so here we Idaho
Squeeze in Indiana is the way to go
That’s it they’re all in there, well 49 are so far
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From the beginning of March Buzzlines will
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The timetable is shown overleaf. Free trial seats
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By using North Greenwich we avoid the Blackwall
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