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Current Issue No.42
First Published 1904
October 2014
A Community Magazine for Willesborough, Sevington,
South Willesborough, Newtown and Finberry
WW1 SONGS AT COMMEMORATIVE W.I. TEA
See report on page 8
Ivan Khovacs,
our new Curate,
will be
ordained in
Willesborough
Church on Sept
29th at 7.00pm.
All are welcome.
See rector’s letter and
Ivans’ letter on page 3.
SCAN ME
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North Willesborough, South Willesborough, Newtown, Sevington and Finberry
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Supported by Councillors Jane Davey, Andrew Mortimer, David Smith and Bob Davidson
Ward Members, Ashford Borough Council and Cllr. George Koowaree.
The Parish of Willesborough with Sevington
The Churches of St Mary the Virgin Willesborough
with St Mary‘s Sevington.
Rector: Rev. John MacKenzie,
The Rectory, 66 Church Road, Willesborough
Email: [email protected] Tel: 624064
Curate: Rev. Dawn Stamper, contact as above.
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Libby Varley. The Church office is open Mon-Thurs
between 1.30 and 3.30pm, c/o The Rectory 624064
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Dear friends
Welcomes!
I am struck at the moment about the new and exciting developments in our church and in our community at
the moment.
Finberry - I have recently visited this new community being built in our Parish. I am very impressed by the
quality of housing stock being added and would ask that we do all that we can to help to integrate and
welcome this new village into its neighbouring community. People have begun to move in to their new homes - keep them and
the whole development in your prayers.
Church team - I have been very thankful for the tremendous welcome you have given to Dawn, our Curate. We have also
been asked to be the first Parish for another Minister beginning this stage of his Christian journey. Ivan Khovacs will be
ordained in Willesborough Church on Sept 29th - I think this will be the first time that this Parish Church has ever hosted an
Ordination service! Ivan has introduced himself in this edition of the Pilgrim. Please do be generous in you welcome of him
into our Parish.
Confirmation - We are welcoming a new community and welcoming new ministers, we also have the opportunity to welcome
new Christians in the life of the church. We will be hosting a Confirmation Service at Willesborough church on the 15th October. A number of people will be confirming those promises made on their behalf at their baptism; a chance to recognise what a
difference God makes in all our lives.
Welcomed - It is very important to be welcoming - to be outward looking and generous - it is also important to be welcomed! I
am very thankful to Willesborough Infant School who are welcoming the church into their community as we plan to relocate
there whilst Willesborough Church is closed in the new year for the extensive improvements needed to ensure that our building meets the needs of the church and the wider community for years to come. Thank you - it is good to know where we will
be! A meeting will be held at WIS on October 11th as we plan what this stage of the church's life will look like.
Giving and receiving welcome speaks to me of being very Christian - being generous, compassionate, caring and loving. It
helps us all build and sustain community. Let us try to always see and respond to issues and situations where we can practise
being welcoming and I hope and trust that we will all benefit from the experience.
Much love
John
God’s Theatre of Redemption and Renewal
Introduction to the parish of St Mary’s, Willesborough with Sevington.
Ivan P Khovacs
15 Sept. 2014
I
’ve been invited to introduce myself through The Pilgrim. And this is also an
opportunity to extend my gratitude to the people of St Mary’s, Willesborough
with Sevington, and John Mackenzie and his team for inviting me to join you on
such short notice. I look forward to getting to know you during my time in curacy.
Most of all, I look with great expectation to get to know, see and understand what
God is doing here, and what the Holy Spirit will inspire among us in the days
ahead.
In the meantime, I continue in my post as Senior Lecturer in theology at Canterbury Christ Church
University. I also oversee theological education for those training for ministry in the Dioceses of Canterbury, Rochester and Southwark. I was born in Equador, and educated in French and English schools
before rejoining extended family in New York, and finally, California. I had a strong Catholic upbringing,
but discovered faith in a vibrant and very personal way while at university. Christian friends of various
traditions and backgrounds helped to bring me into a missional and biblical faith. And most importantly,
to a knowledge of Christ as Lord and giver or Life: “I have come that you might have life, and life
more abundantly” (John 10.10). This renewal of life and faith eventually brought me to the reforming
and catholic mission of Anglican Christianity.
I am married to Julie, who is ordained and a curate in Ashford. I have known Julie since our student days
in California, so more than half my life! We have lived in Canada and spent much time in France. But
most significantly, we lived eight years in Scotland, rooted in St Andrews where I completed a theology
PhD and lectured before coming to the Diocese of Canterbury in 2008. In those first few years in Canterbury, Julie was training for ordination, and we made the Cathedral our home church. Julie was called to
parish ministry from a background in special education and, later, hospital chaplaincy.
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IVAN’S INTRODUCTION CONTINUED
I often forget to mention that I began professional life in theatre. In Scotland, I wrote and performed my
own one-man show based on my experiences in Christian ministry with a homeless community in
California. I still love the theatre, anytime, anyplace. So not surprisingly I am also passionate about finding drama in the Gospels. I especially enjoy helping people go deeper with familiar bible stories by
performing them as a drama. But theatre for me is also an image of Christian life. So I am passionate
about ‘performing’ our love of God in worship, and our faith before a watching world. Being ordained to
ministry is just another way of performing Christian faith in God’s theatre of redemption and
resurrection we call the Church.
In sport, I follow the agonies and ecstasies of Six Nations rugby, the Tour de France, and Wimbledon.
Every four years, I develop an interest in World Cup football. Other leisurely interests include Scottish
single malts. But something everyone eventually seems to learn about me is that I have an irrational
fear of big dogs, anything larger than a Westie. But I have an equally irrational affection for the
common variety neighbourhood cat.
Most recently, I have been an assistant in ministry to the Prior of St John’s Hospital in Canterbury. This
is an almshouse where God is renewing and sustaining faith in the lives of elderly residents. I have found
the people there an example of resilient hope, of a faith that can see us through life’s downfalls, renewals, and glories. And they have inspired in me a deeper love of God.
The people of St Mary’s, Willesborough and Sevington, have worshipped God for hundreds of years.
That seems a long time for someone coming from the New World! And it is humbling to join a worshipping community of men and women who are themselves a testimony to God’s faithfulness to this beautiful corner of his creation. But it is ultimately encouraging to come into a community of neighbourly love,
and of generous, spiritual depth. I look forward to sharing worship and prayer, as well as the
ordinary and extraordinary drama of life and faith, of Christian hope and redeeming love.
As ever, yours—
Ivan
Willesborough INFANT SCHOOL
Firstly a big welcome to all our new children and their parents and carers, we hope
you are settling into school life, and to everybody — we hope you had a lovely summer break.
What a busy term last term was! Of course our
Summer Fair on Saturday the 28th June was one of
the highlights of the year. We had a fancy dress
competition judged by Rev MacKenzie, with lots of
lovely creations - James Bond, mermaids and Elisa's.
We had a baking competition which was very kindly
judged by two members of Willesborough WI and lots
of fun stalls run by parents and teachers. We raised a
fantastic £2534.42, this will go toward fixing the shelter
roof in the bottom playground.
MUSTARD SEED RELIEF MISSION
LOVE IN A BOX
This month leaflets for Love in a Box will
arrive. If you are able to help please contact
Sue Heritage on 01233 502028
A very kind lady from Kennington has donated hat,
scarf and mitten sets, together with shoe boxes, so
if you would like one of the above please give Sue a
call - ‘first come, first served’
On the 11th July we had our first quiz night run by Mrs
Kingsnorth and Mrs Lewis and WISS. What an enjoyable evening it was! Great to see parents and teachers
enjoying an event together. We hope to run another
later this term so please keep an eye out for posters.
* SPARKLERZ *
This fun-filled group is for youngsters aged
between 6 - 10. There are games, colouring, and
stories about Jesus.
Our Year Twos had a leavers’ disco complete with a
hot dog tea and great fun was had by all. They each
received an autograph book to record messages of
good luck to each other. They designed a tea towel for
parents and carers to purchase. We wish them all well
at Willesborough Junior School.
The group is held every Thursday during term
time in St Mary’s Church, from 3.30pm to
4.45pm. The cost is 50p per child per session,
and this includes a drink and snack. If you
would like any further details please speak to
Revd. John MacKenzie.
This term we are hoping to run lots of new and exciting fundraising activities, hopefully the return of Chocolate bingo, and of course we are busy planning events
around Christmas. Hopefully we will be able to give
you dates for your diary in the next issue.
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The Church
Calendar for
October 2014
Sundays in October are after
Trinity’. 5th, 12th, 19th. The 26th is
the Last Sunday after Trinity.
26th also kept as Bible Sunday.
The main commemorations are:
4th Francis of Assisi
6th William Tyndale, translator of the Bible into
English and Reformation Martyr, died
1536AD.
13th Edward the Confessor King of England.
Died 1066AD. Founded Westminster
Abbey and was canonised in 1161AD.
15th St. Teresa of Avila. Spanish religious
reformer and teacher. Died 1582AD.
17th Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, martyred
c.107AD.
st
31 Martin Luther Protestant Reformer.
Translated the Bible into English.
C
Helena
onstantine was the first Roman Emperor to be
converted to Christianity. His reign followed
many years of persecution of Christians, and
marked the beginning of a more benevolent and
tolerant period. It also started a time of more interweaving of church and politics. Despite his lifelong
commitment to the faith, Constantine was not
baptised until he was on his deathbed in 338AD.
Constantine called together several Councils of
the church to discuss matters of dissension
among the faithful in various parts of the Empire.
The best known is the first Council of Nicea in
325AD. Constantine opened the event and then
stood aside to let the church leaders thrash out
their differences. Eventually, the council produced
the Nicene Creed, which is still used today.
Constantine is also credited with ordering the
building of the Basilica or Church of the Holy
Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Although the church has
been damaged and partly destroyed at various
times and has been repaired over and over again,
its appearance has not changed greatly in the last
200 years.
When Constantine became Emperor in 306AD, he
made his mother, the Empress Dowager. Under
her son’s influence, she later converted to the
Christian faith.
After a time of upheaval within Constantine’s family in 326, Helena decided to make a pilgrimage to
the Holy Land. At the time, excavations had un-
covered what was believed to be the tomb in which
Jesus lay for three days after His crucifixion. On the
orders of Constantine and Helena, the first Church
was erected over the tomb. It is also said that at
this time, Helena discovered what was claimed to
be true cross, on which Jesus died.
The story is a mix of fact and legend, but it is
claimed that Helena found three crosses in all, and
identified the true cross by having a sick person
touch each in turn. The cross by which he was
healed was identified by Helena as the true cross.
The cross was divided up and one part was placed
in the newly completed Basilica. Various other parts
came to be owned and revered in churches
throughout the empire, and some elements are in
the Vatican, where they can be seen today. Nails
from the true cross were also much prized and
revered.
Helena was also involved in establishing other
churches in the Holy Land, on the sites of the Nativity and of the Ascension.
The church has been an important Christian
Pilgrimage destination since at least the 4th century
Today it serves as the headquarters of the Greek
Orthodox Patriarch in Jerusalem. Control of the
building is shared between several Christian
churches and some secular bodies under complicated arrangements.
As well as two branches of Greek Orthodoxy, the
church is also home to Roman Catholicism. Anglicans and Protestants have no permanent presence
in the Church and some prefer to regard the
Garden Tomb elsewhere in Jerusalem as the true
place of our Lord’s crucifixion and resurrection.
A great Feast is celebrated each year on 14th
September to date of the dedication of the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre in 335AD. The clergy and
faithful pray before the true Cross, and all can go
forward to venerate it.
Anne King
Prayer for Direction
Heavenly Father,
The world is broken. So many lives are broken.
People don’t know which way to turn, or who to go to for
help.
And yet, you have provided everything we need.
You gave us Jesus, who is the Way to you.
Prompt us, by your Holy Spirit, to turn to him, instead of
wandering aimlessly.
You gave us your written Word as a living guide book
and manual for living in this world.
Open our eyes and hearts to receive your direction
through it.
Thank you Father, for your unfailing love and provision
for us.
In Jesus name,
5Amen.
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There have, as always, been many sporting successes
in tournaments such as football netball and cross country. Pupils continue to take part in all sorts of activities,
trips and events which are thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Our Year 6 pupils have moved onto various secondary
schools and we wish them the best for the next part of
their education and look forward to welcoming our new
cohort into Year 3.
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The School Councillors have had a busy year which included setting up their very own ‘Healthy Snack’ business which will carry on into the new school year. Year
6 ran their annual Enterprise project which is sponsored
by our local Councillor George Koowaree and was successful in coming second in the national ‘Community
Education Awards’ and given a highly commended.
Our out of school club has been running through the
holidays with various activities and a successful trip to
the zoo. The club continues to be a success and a positive addition to our school provision with breakfast club,
after school and holiday club available for pupils from
years 1 – 6.
We look forward to another successful year as we now
work towards becoming outstanding.
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MRS FORD REMINISCES Part 5
This was a great success and I think all those of us that
were in it got a lot of pleasure out of it. I was in two of
the “action” songs, “Grace Darling” and “Barny O’hea”
and also played a leading part in a short play. I can’t remember the name of it, but I was the Lady Hortensia
Angelina Sophia. The boys also took part in the concert,
singing “Clang, clang, clang on the anvil” and other songs
which I have now forgotten.
Following Mr Garner’s history of Willesborough Parish we
searched the copies of the Pilgrim and have and found this
article by a Mrs Ford first published in the Pilgrim in 1975
and repeated some years ago, but as ’Old Willesborough ’
stories seem popular we are giving it another airing!
O
ld John Chittenden died in 1912. I can’t remember
anything about his death or what was the cause of it,
but I know he was sadly missed by us children. His
widow lived on in the house throughout the First World
War and for some years after.
To be continued
Snippets From Willesborough Church
Magazine October 1907
When John’s shop was cleared out, we children used it
mostly for playing in. I remember we made a stage and
gave an entertainment, songs and recitations. “Where are
you going to” was performed by Ethel Webb and myself,
Ethel in a sun-bonnet, with a stool and milk pail, and I in
a kilt and Glengarry. I think we must have copied the
costumes from a nursery book. Ted Mills recited a poem
called “The Crocus” and tried introducing a bit of humour into it by adding a few words of his own as he went
along. I don’t remember what the rest of the gang contributed, but I think we showed some lantern slides, as I
had been given a small “magic lantern” for Christmas.
OCTOBER 6th.– Harvest Thanksgiving Services.
The collections during the day will as usual be for
the Christmas Gifts of flannel and meat to widows
and old people in the parish. I trust that a generous
amount will be given, as these gifts are much valued.
Gifts for the decorations will be welcomed, and
should be sent to the church by 10 0’clock on Saturday, October 5th. The present decorators would be
grateful if other kind helpers would join them in
their work.
Mothers’ Meeting begins for the winter session on
October 21st at the old School, at 2 p.m.
In April 1914 my sister May was married and my
younger sister and I were bridesmaids. We wore creamcoloured dresses, with mob caps on our heads, and carried baskets of flowers and ferns. We borrowed Mrs
Chittenden’s house as well as our own for the reception
as there were so many friends and relations who came to
the wedding. My sister and her husband then went to live
in their own home in Lees Road where they remained
until they died over forty years later.
The Bishop of Croydon has kindly offered to come to
Willesborough to speak at a Men’s Service on December the 8th and to preach in the evening. Please
make the Men’s Service known.
CURATE FUND.– In submitting the balance sheet,
as promised, I beg to give cordial thanks to those
kind friends, who have helped me to raise the fund.
But I sincerely hope that a few more friends will
come forward as subscribers, otherwise we shal have
a serious deficit next year, owing to the loss of Major
Knolly’s subscription, and to the fact that there is
already a deficit.
In August of that year, war broke out and my sister’s husband, being in the Territorials, was called for home service. He was in the 5th Buffs and served most of his time
in parts of Kent and Sussex, so he was not too far away.
That year I went to my grandmother’s for hop-picking.
This was the first time I had been away to stay on my
own. My father took me up there; she lived at Selling,
near Faversham. We went to Chilham by train, and then
walked the rest of the way. It was a quaint old thatched
cottage where Granny lived, surrounded by hop-gardens.
The name of the cottage was “Paradise”. I stayed there
three or four weeks, and when Dad came to fetch me
home he told me he had joined the Special Constables.
He showed us the first £1 note we had ever seen, a John
Bradbury, but I remember I took home a golden sovereign which I had earned hop-picking. My mother bought
some navy serge with it and I had a costume made out of
it by Mrs Hills along the Street.
CURATE FUND BALANCE SHEET.
During that winter at school we were busy rehearsing for
a concert to be performed before Christmas to raise
money to send cigarettes, etc., to the troops in France.
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FOR YEAR ENDING JULY 31st, 1907.
Receipts
£
s
Balance from last year
2
0
Subscriptions and Donations(as per list) 35
19
Rector’s Subscription
63
7
Grant from Additional CuratesSociety
50
0
Due to Treasurer, Aug. 1st, 1907
1
16
TOTAL
153 3
d.
6
0
6
0
0
0
Expenditure
One Year’s Stipend to Curate
150
Clerical Assistance during Curate’s holiday 3
153
0
0
0
0
3
3
World War One Commemorative Tea
On August 18th members of the Willesborough WI
enjoyed a delicious tea at their hall. This was decorated
to represent WW1 and an exhibition of memorabilia
from that era attracted a lot of interest. Items kindly lent
for the occasion by several members, included service
medals, letters from the front, a certificate from King
George V, many photographs depicting both servicemen
and families, and much more. During the tea, the ladies
were entertained by singers from the Willesborough WI,
who performed a medley of mainly WW1 songs and
readings, both serious and amusing. A rousing rendition
of ‘There’ll Always be an England’ accompanied by flag
waving, further added to the theme of the event. Thanks
go to everyone who in anyway helped make the afternoon such an enjoyable one.(Singers pictured on front page)
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WW1: THE HOME
FRONT AND THE
LONG HAUL
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changed. Kitchener called for more men, and
hundreds of thousands responded to the call.
Women too found themselves involved in new
ways: as nurses and ambulance drivers just
behind the front lines; as workers in munitions
factories, satisfying the artillery’s voracious
appetite for more shells, and in taking over jobs
previously done by men. My own mother, then in
her teens, left her Norfolk village to come to
London and work for the rest of the war as a
telephonist.
It was a long while, however, before the full
horror of what was happening across the
Channel became generally recognised. The poet
Laurence Binyon could speak at the end of 1914
of those mud and blood-stained young soldiers in
triumphant terms: ’they went with songs to the
battle, straight of limb, true of eye, steady and
aglow’. Even in 1916 the war correspondents
were still sending back dispatches describing our
gallant young men bayonet-charging the enemy
lines, putting terror into the hearts of the frightened Hun. But slowly the truth filtered through:
this war, uniquely, would involve the whole
nation and touch every single family in it. It
would be long and difficult. It would demand
resilience and courage. And it would not be
glorious.
By David Winter
he euphoric triumphalism
of
the
Summer of 1914 - ‘over
by Christmas’ - didn’t
last long. August saw
the
German
army
storming
across
Belgium and advancing
to the outskirts of Paris itself. Because at this
stage the Allied forces involved were mostly
French, the true gravity of the situation was not
generally appreciated in Britain, but in France
there was widespread fear of a swift German
victory.
However, the Allies - who had disagreed over
tactics - managed to sort themselves out. A few
generals were dismissed, Lord Kitchener fired
off some urgent messages from Whitehall, and
in the face of apparently imminent disaster a
brilliant counter-attack was planned and
launched. Its aim was to drive the Germans
back from the river Marne, north of Paris, and
inflict a heavy defeat on them by outflanking
their forces to the east of the capital. Crucial to
this plan, for the first time in warfare reconnaissance aircraft were used to spot movement on
the ground and relay the information to the
St MARY’S tODDLER GROUP
military commanders.
The Battle of the Marne in September 1914 was
the Allies first and greatest victory of the entire
War. They pushed the Germans back some forty
miles, until they managed to halt the Allied
advance.
Both sides, having suffered heavy casualties half a million men were killed or wounded, most
of them French and German - then decided to
dig in, literally. The trenches which they created
following the Battle of the Marne remained
more or less in place for the next four years.
Finally the generals, the troops on the ground
and eventually the public at home accepted that
this was now a war of attrition. Over by ChristThe Toddlers Group organiser, Charlotte Coles,
mas? Three more Christmases would pass
handed over a cheque for £150.37 from the Toddler
before this appalling conflict came to an end.
Group to the Special Care Baby Unit at the William
Slowly the British public abandoned the jingoisHarvey Hospital. As usual the monies were raised
tic fervour of the summer of 1914. The newspafrom the donations which people give for the sespers began to report the casualty figures, and
sion each week.
as these rose inexorably during the following
The group meet every Thursday in the church from
months and years the mood of the nation slowly 9 9.00am until 11.00am.
Old English Rose
Flower Shop
PILGRIMS HOSPICE
Eve is Loom Crazy
Nestled under the North Downs in the
idyllic setting of Evegate, Old English
Rose provides beautiful fresh flowers and
plants for all celebrations and occasions,
sympathy and corporate displays.
Our shop is full of rustic charm with
shabby chic gifts, garden ornaments and
balloons for all events.
Eve Boulton aged nine from Willesborough has been
busily making loom bands throughout her summer
holiday and has sold them to family and friends raising
the fantastic sum of £87.
Eve is a dedicated supporter of Pilgrims Hospices along
with her sister Louise and mum Gill having sadly lost
their dad and husband Mark.
We specialise in flowers for weddings and
events and stock a gorgeous range of hire
accessories for your big day.
Why not pop down and see us at:
The Courtyard, Evegate Business Park,
Smeeth. TN25 6SX
Nigel Donkin, Regional Fundraising Manager said “This
is a lovely way for Eve to get involved in Pilgrims Hospices fundraising. She is having fun whilst raising vital
funds for Pilgrims Hospices. We would like to say a
huge thank you to her.”
Telephone us on: 01303 812562
Order on line at:
www.oldenglishrose.co.uk
Orbital Marketing holds a week of fundraising for Pilgrims Hospices
A team from Ashford’s Orbital Marketing held a week of
fundraising for Pilgrims Hospices. This week they presented a cheque for £735 as the result of its week of
fun.
With a picture quiz, a
boot fair, a cake sale, a
raffle and a dress down
day there was something for everyone
Carpets ~ Upholstery ~ Rugs
Mattresses
Ann Prebble described
the dress down day:
“We held an 80s
themed event which
saw a shell suit
(remember those?), our
own Top Gun, some
very psychedelic and
neon coloured outfits,
and of course not forgetting leg warmers!”
Making a Will and letting your family and friends
know your wishes is vital, and it can be a lot
more affordable and straightforward than you
may think.
During Pilgrims Hospices Will writing fortnight, which
takes place from 20 October – 31 October 2014, the
charity is offering supporters the opportunity to have a
standard Will written or updated by a local solicitor or
Will writer, who will generously waive their fee in return
for you making a donation to Pilgrims Hospices.
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If you would like to more about the scheme call Pauline
Donkin at Pilgrims Hospices 01227 782066 or visit the
Pilgrims Hospices website www.pilgrimshospices.org
Hospice Events
THE PILGRIM STORY
Full details can be found at
http://www.pilgrimshospices.org/supporting-pilgrimshospices/events/event-calendar/
Autumn Fair
Date: Saturday 18th October Time: 10am - 3pm
Location: Zion Baptist Church, High Street, Tenterden
TN30 6BB
Cost: Free entry
Afternoon Tea and Talk
Date: Wednesday 29th October
Time: 2.00pm
Location: London Beach Country Hotel, Ashford
Road, Tenterden, TN30 6HX
Cost: £12 per person (to include full English Tea)
Contact name: Vicki Dodds
Contact tel: 01580 764061
You are warmly invited to an afternoon tea and talk in
the beautiful surrounds of the London Beach Country
Hotel by Internationally renowned horticulturist Alexis
Datta
Alexis is the recently retired head gardener of
Sissinghurst Castle Gardens
Elham Christmas Market
Date: Thursday 30th October 2014 Time: 6pm-9pm
Location: Elham Village Hall, Canterbury Rd,
Elham, Kent CT4 6SX
Cost: £1 entry
Pilgrims Hospice Ashford Christmas Fair
Date: Saturday 15th November
Time: 10.30 am
- 3.30 pm
Location: Norton Knatchbull School, Hythe Road,
Ashford TN24 0QJ
Cost: Free Entry
WILLESBOROUGH LADIES’ CLUB
On a wonderful sunny day the club went on its summer
outing to Marle Place Gardens in the village of Brenchley
near Tonbridge. After a scenic coach journey through the
Kentish “Garden of England” countryside we arrived at the
privately owned gardens of over ten acres consisting of
formal and informal planting. There was also a Nature Trail
through ancient woodlands including a pond where “marl”
a special clay was dug by hand many years ago. After a
visit to the kitchen garden we were given refreshments including a slice of delicious homemade cake.
On August 27 the talk was given by Clare Singleton from
the Granary Spa on the “Benefits of Holistic Therapy”.
After a relaxing and informative talk all the members were
given a £10 gift voucher by Clare to spend in the Granary
which is in Great Chart.
The club is mainly held on the fourth Wednesday of each
month and held in the W.I. Hall in Church Road at 7.30pm.
Len Hynds the speechless poet tells stories of his time as
a London Bobby:
THE CARELESS
"PETERMAN"
I
By Len A.Hynds
n the criminal fraternity, the man who did the
actual breaking into a locked safe, especially by
using explosives, was highly regarded and was
known as a “Peterman”, the “Peter” being the safe.
By undercover work, we discovered that a south
London team were planning a break-in, and they
needed the services of such a person. Eventually we
discovered who this person was, that they had
engaged, and in fact we learnt a lot from a tape recording of the conversation two of them had with him
in the back of a London Taxi which I was driving at
the time. He lived in another part of London, and we
learnt that he refused to carry anything which could
connect him to the crime and that the gelignite
explosive would have to be taken to the scene by
others.
We learnt where he lived, and where he would leave
his car on the night in question, allowing him to
cross a railway footbridge to where a stolen car with
false plates would be waiting for him.
It was my job to follow the Peterman discreetly, but
he was held up in a routine police check-point, looking for drunk drivers. When he eventually parked his
car and ran across the railway bridge, I was already
parked on the other side watching the stolen car. He
was late of course, and the thieves had already
forced an entry, and it was decided to arrest them.
Following discreetly, he suddenly saw the arresting
officer’s cars outside, and passed no doubt cursing
to himself. I radioed for assistance, and soon he was
also arrested. In spite of having nothing on him to
connect him with the crime, we had that vital tape
recording, but also in his wallet, was a contraceptive,
and it was known that he would pack gelignite into
the contraceptive, only a small amount and insert it
carefully into the keyhole of the safe, with the detonator pushed in after.
His face was a picture, when he was also charged
with going equipped for crime.
We thank Len Hynds for these
short stories, more can be found
on his website:
thespeechlesspoet.co.uk
We aim to have interesting speakers, demonstrations and
outings and will give a warm welcome to both members
and visitors. The October meeting will be held on the 22nd.
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County council meetings have resumed
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When is a roundabout not a roundabout? Answer: when
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of the junction especially lane and destination markings
and whether yellow boxes could be installed.
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Learning Disability Partnership Group
This Group meets every 2 month attended by the
Learning disabled within the Borough of Ashford This
particular one, which I attended the theme was Heath.
Specialists within the Health Sector attended and talked
about how to look after our teeth, how to brush them
and not to over-rinse after brushing so the tooth paste
does not wash away. Also talked about healthy eating.
A quiz about sugar content of various foodstuffs which
was enjoyed by all of us, brought home the amount of
sugar we take in when we drink say a can of ordinary
coke which contains sugar equal to about 18 cubes. On
display was a mobile fully equipped dental surgery
which is taken to areas where an NHS dentist is not
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Rogue Tree surgeon
Be careful who you employ to cut your trees or bushes
down. There is a person going round knocking on doors
asking if they want a tree cut. £200 was taken from a
pensioner for 2 bushes; one was a buddleia which he
cut, went away, never came back. The police have been
made aware
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Various works have been identified by me such as,
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SOUTH WILLESBOROUGH &
NEWTOWN W.I.
Waterside Children's
Centre
At the Swan WI September meeting members had the
opportunity to try the new Autumn styles of Hotter
Shoes. The talk, given by Colin Gardner, gave a detailed history of the British company started in 1959
in Lancashire, where they manufactured slippers. In
1990 they went into the retail market & are now a
successful High Street Brand exporting to the USA &
world wide.
Baby Massage
event at Waterside
Children’s Centre
In August Swan had a very successful Cake & Craft
stall at the Sellindge Show, lots of handmade items
and of course famous WI Cakes were sold.
Swan are holding their usual Autumn Quiz night on
Oct 4th 7.30pm at the Swan Centre. Teams of up to 6
persons at £3 per person. Open to all, come along to
test your knowledge & enjoy a slice of WI Cake in the
interval.
Events upcoming:
Parent & Toddler Group every Wednesday term
time 9.30-11am at The Swan Centre, next to
Waterside. Just turn up and play (0-5 years)
Also open to all is the WI Whist Night on Fri Sept
19th at Baxendale Court, Newtown. Come along and
have a go. Beginners welcome, someone will show
you how to play. This is a regular event, held on 3rd
Friday of the month, so easy to get to know fellow
players.
Under Ones’ Group every Thursday term time
1-2.30pm at Waterside. No need to book. This
group is for babies under one. A great opportunity to make new friends and share experiences,
with guest speakers and a variety of themed
sessions such as weaning and active movement.
No older siblings please.
The WI Walking Club were in London for their last
walk of the season on Sept 16th. First stop Tower of
London to see the "Field of Poppies", then on to
Canary Wharf.
Sign & Rhyme every Friday term time 9.3010am and 10.15-10.45am. Turn up at either
session. Come and join us for an introduction to
singing and signing. Learn basic signs to traditional and modern nursery rhymes. For babies
from 6months to 2 years.
Knit & Natter group met on 25th Sept & hope to carry
on with making new WI banner, and various other
items for next Craft Stall.
WI are holding Autumn Jumble Sale on Saturday 8th
November. Stalls include raffle, jumble and cakes.
Family Club every Friday throughout the year 10
-12 noon. Come along to access advice and support from health professionals and meet other
families. Baby weighing is available.
Our next meeting date is Friday Oct 3rd, 7.30pm at
Swan Centre South Willesborough.
Val Prior.
Swap Shop is next on November 12th 10-11am.
Come and swap any unwanted, good condition
adult/children’s clothes and children’s toys.
Goods can be brought into the centre from
November 3rd.
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on Tuesday 26th August, a vehicle parked in Romney Road, Willesborough, had its rear number plate
removed and stolen. The index number on the plate
is NU02RGO.
If you have any information regarding this incident or
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FROM OUR COUNCILLOR
Andrew mortimer
We are still in a quiet period although
the kids are back at school and the council committees are now in full flow. The
big news is that the Chilmington Green
planning application will be heard on 15th October at
the Council chambers. Because of the size and
complexity of the application, this will be the only
agenda item before the committee. It is your last
chance to comment on the scheme plans but do read
all the documents – and leave plenty of time as there
will be a huge pile to read!
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We are still uncertain when the Highmead House
application (on the A20 next door to the hospice) will
be lodged and, of course, the J10A plans are still
awaited so there is a lot going on with developments. I
hope that you will also have seen the plans to expand
the Outlet Centre as reported in the local papers. I
visited the exhibition in the Stour Centre last week and
was very impressed with the MacArthur Glen proposals which will bring jobs and tourists into Ashford. You
can see that there is a lot going on in Ashford, mostly
for the good but your opinions also count and we (the
councillors) are always keen to hear your opinions so
that we can properly represent you.
Andrew Mortimer
NORTH WILLESBOROUGH
(ASHFORD INDEPENDENT)
[email protected]
KENT Family History society
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& Associates
44 Hythe Road
Ashford
Kent
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Tel: 01233 633355
www. osteopathicclinic-ashford.co.uk
At the windmill
The Ashford Branch of KFHS has its
October meeting on Tuesday 28th October at Willesborough Windmill entitled ‘The Heartbeat Years’ the
speaker is Roy Ingleton. Doors open at 6.45pm with
the evening commencing at 7pm. Refreshments are
available. Members are free & visitors are £1.
Please feel free to pop along with any family history
queries and we will endeavour to help.
[email protected]
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Pilgrim Gardening Hints
for October 2014
By Phil Knowles
Hallo. You are more than welcome to the anniversary
edition as this column marks the start of its 17 th year.
Since 1998 we’ve produced in the region of 82,000
words. Thanks must go to successive editorial teams
who have never failed to make sense of my random
jottings, and to you, the loyal regulars and the newcomers, who avidly read what appears in print. It’s good to
know you are all there.
By way of celebration we’re taking a look through our
archives, and it’s back to 2003 for the FIVE TOP TIPS
FOR OCTOBER:Now is the perfect time to plant bare-rooted shrubs,
roses, fruit bushes and trees. They are usually available
from around mid-month. Remember to give them a
good soaking for several hours before planting in previously dug and well composted ground. With trees it’s
as well to drive in a support stake first to avoid damage
to the roots.
plants which no discerning slug would touch. These
include hollyhock, antirrhinums, wallflowers, sweet
William, hardy fuchsia, hebe, mallow, alyssum and
poppy. Also geranium, polyanthus and certain types of
marigold are not to his liking.
Food for thought there – sorry – concluding our celebratory look back.
Bang up to date next month with a brand new definition
in the A TO Z, which has been going now for exactly
14 years. Also there’ll be our checklist of things to do
to minimise winter damage in your garden and greenhouse – another popular feature which has appeared
annually since edition 4.
Until then, I’ll leave you as I did in November 1998
with a reminder that all information given here is intended only as a guide, and that the individual garden
dictates when any specific task is best carried out.
Happy gardening to you all, as always.
Phil Knowles.
Hard prune blackcurrants, removing up to half of the
http://www.thevillagealliance.com
oldest growth on mature bushes. On new stock, cut JUNCTION 10A
back to about 3” above the ground. Treat raspberries As reported last month, the FULL junction 10a is now planned to be
similarly, and remove the soft tips from this season’s built. Details are vague but we have been advised of the following:
 Design work is ongoing and detailed plans should be available
canes.
Lift and divide any perennials over 4 years old that
have formed large clumps. An exception here is
Michaelmas daisy, which is best left until spring.
Green tomatoes can be allowed to ripen in a drawer
covered with brown paper, or they can be used to make
chutney, absolutely delicious though somewhat smelly
in the cooking.


August 2015.
Local consultation regarding the scheme is planned for
August 2015.
Construction is planned to start November 2016 and complete April 2018.
Ashford Borough Council is setting up a consultation committee
comprising representatives from Mersham and Sevington, Willesborough, Wye and Smeeth. We are not sure that the composition of this
committee is fully representative of those who will ultimately be
affected and so will be seeking views and opinions from elsewhere.
Our initial concerns are:
 The final design - will it work?
 The disruption during construction.
Sow a row of broad beans in a sheltered plot or under a
cloche for an early crop next year, and protect cauliflower heads from frost by bending leaves over the
curds.
Let us know your views either via our website/email or via Facebook.
THE A TO Z OF GARDENING looks back to June SEVINGTON WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT
Ashford Borough Council received 2 planning applications regarding
2002 to review the first definition of the letter T, which the AXA/DMI Sevington warehouse site:
was TILTH, a fine crumbly surface layer of soil proKent Wool Growers warehouse and sales outlet:
duced by cultivation.
Reference : 14/00910/AS
Back to 2004’s double issue of October/November for Type : Full Planning Application for the new warehouse and feeder
roads.
a snippet from our series PESTS ON THE PLOT. Here
we reminisce over what’s top of the menu and what’s Overall Sevington Development (U19):
Reference : 14/00906/AS
not for the slug.
For the starters he enjoys a nibble at emerging seedlings, while a favourite main course can consist of
hostas, hyacinth, anemone, daffodil, dahlia, delphinium, lupin, lily, viola, pansy and tulip, all served up
with potatoes. (All according to seasonal availability.
Look out for the tell-tale hole in stems, flowers, leaves,
tubers or bulbs). And a possibility for dessert is sweet
peas!
Obviously his tastes are wide and varied, but there are
Type : Outline Planning Application for the overall site.
Unfortunately, by the time you read this the closing date for receipt
of comments and objections will have passed. However, you can
still view the applications on ABC’s online planning site at http://
planning.ashford.gov.uk/.
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There is still a little time to sign the petition against AXA/DMI extending the Sevington Development east of Highfield Lane (which
would effectively join Mersham to Ashford) so if you would like to
add your name please either visit our website to download a copy of
the petition form or email Linda Arthur [email protected] .
Ian Stevenson (Chair)
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REVISED PLANNING APPLICATION FOR
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A new planning application was lodged with the Council
by UK Power at the beginning of the month “to develop a small scale standby electricity generation plant
with associated access off Newtown Road”. As far as
I have been able to find out the residents of Newtown
are unaware of this project and there has been no
public consultation by the applicant, although the
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The above plan is the outline one agreed by the Planning Committee in 2009 and it shows housing and landscaping development at the west (left hand) side of
the site. Although the site owners’ Kier have had discussions on the overall development of the long railway shed, I am unaware of any discussions on rest of
the site and in particular on this change of use from
housing to industrial.
BACK OF SPAR SHOP
HIGH STREET ASHFORD
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SEVINGTON & COUNTRY
NEWS
From John Donovan
This new application above shows the standby generator building located at the west end of the site
behind the Clock Tower and the Works Cafe and
the plan shows all the listed buildings that have had
to be retained on site.
I will be objecting to this application as the adjoining Ward Member and I hope local Newtown residents will do the same.
To propose an industrial development into an area
so clearly defined for Housing is a disgrace. There
is already such a development in this area but that
is located on the Orbital Business Park where it is
located away from residential development.
Diary date:- Friday 12th December.
Carols with the City of Canterbury Brass
Band, Sevington Church, 6.30pm.
Rainfall during August totalled 109mls and this compares
with 72mls for August 2013. Rainfall year to date 830mls,
2013 363mls. The bulk of last year’s rain was in the last
three months, 440mls.
Ashford Market is experiencing its busy period for sheep
sales with regular Friday markets until the end of November. October sees the annual Romney Show and Sale Day,
when many thousand “Kents” will be on display. This brings
back memories for me of when I commenced working for
KWG in 1965. Sheep today are just a commodity in the market place and sell for whatever they can fetch, whether for
breeding, or as “stores” for another farmer to finish to killing weight, or for final selling to butchers or supermarkets.
Back in the sixties sheep were highly prized financially and
the name and reputation of a farm often depended on how
sheep were cared for.
EXTENTION OF THE ASHFORD TRUCK
STOP
It was announced on BBC South East News recently
that the Waterbrook Truck Stop is one of three
locations to be extended or developed for additional HGV lorry parking capacity; the other two
sites being Sellindge and Dover.
With lorry parking and lorry movement having been
such a long term major concerns for the residents
in the South Willesborough area, I would have expected some early notification and consultation but
that is yet another forlorn hope!
Wool was (in today’s terms) worth a lot of money and its
total monetary value often paid the shepherd’s wages or, in
the case of the tenant farmer, some of the rent. So highly
valued was wool that farm workers spent time removing
strands of wool caught up in barbed wire. Sheep droppings
stuck in the wool around the animals’ back end, these were
clipped out and were known as daggings - the term
“dagging out” means their removal - and were sold for
shoddy, reputed to be good for roses. The price of wool
since has dropped dramatically to the point where shearing
was carried out solely for welfare purposes as shearing costs
exceeded fleece value. But wool is once again of value and
is selling well at auctions - what goes around comes around.
DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION BY THE
ASHFORD DESIGNER CENTRE
The recent public presentation of Phases 2 and 3
of the Designer Centre was held recently at the
Stour Centre and was well attended by our local
residents and well reported in the Kentish Express.
The first part of the extention, Phase 2 is to infill
the bus drop off point from the north end of the
Tent to Newtown Road and when the later Phase 3
comes along, it will be built over the overflow car
park. Due to traffic speeds, it is possible the traffic into Newtown Road will be controlled by lights.
The breed was also in demand by the butcher, making good
money for the farmer. Unlike many breeds Romneys will
survive, and thrive, on very little grass and one Romney
Marsh farmer fifty years ago used to have his fields mowed
on a regular basis so that the grass was always producing
new shoots, good for the Romney. There used to be a saying
“the sun never sets on a Romney”, because the breed was
exported to so many countries; it was not unusual for the
breeder to travel with the animals to their destination to
ensure they settled in. They are not the most prolific of lambers but will produce good strong singles or twins. So, spare
a thought for the Romney producer on 10th October when
twelve months hard work will be on display and hopefully
the reward will be in the farmers’ pockets.
SOUTH WILLESBOROUGH POP INS
If you have problems you need assistance with or
you need further information on issues affecting
South Willesborough like those above, you can come
to my Pop Ins which are held at the Swan Centre
and they are on Sunday September 28th, October
26th and November 30th from 4.00pm to 6.00pm.
David Smith, Lysander, Royds Road, South
Willesborough, TN24 0DP
Email [email protected]
IF YOUR CLUB OR ORGANISATION IN WILLESBOROUGH , SEVINGTON ,
SOUTH WILLESBOROUGH OR NEWTOWN WOULD LIKE AN ENTRY IN THE
PILGRIM, PHONE 01233 620588.
[email protected]
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Coffee Break Crossword
www.puzzlechoice.com ukp015
Across
1. Afternoon nap in Spain (6)
4. Wide street (6)
9. Coherent (7)
10. Speak (5)
11. Playing card (3)
12. Exactly the same (9)
13. Not as strict (6)
15. Armed thief (6)
19. Set up or found (9)
21. Australian flightless bird (3)
22. Stories (5)
23. Chosen by vote (7)
24. Fervid (6)
25. Basement (6)
Sudoku
Down
1. Save from destruction (7)
2. Bird of prey (5)
3. Haptic (7)
5. Strongroom (5)
6. Observed (7)
7. Join up (5)
8. Hints (5)
14. Resolved (7)
16. Sports contestant (7)
17. Booming noise (7)
18. More judicious (5)
19. Additional (5)
20. Large shaggy bovid (5)
21. Exalt (5)
Answers on page 22
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Don’t stop now!
Elderly people will live longer and be happier if they continue working instead of
retiring at 65, the new Government
‘champion’ for older workers has said.
Too many people ‘write themselves off’
when they are still fit, according to Ros
Altmann, a former director-general of
Saga. Many people find they miss work
because it not only reduces their income,
but also gives them less contact with other
people.
Working longer, on the other hand, improves people’s health and wellbeing.
They don’t waste their talents and experience. If everyone worked just one year
longer, it would bring in an extra
£16billion, or add one per cent to the
economy. “Older workers have a huge
amount to bring to any workforce and are
a vast, untapped talent in the British labour
market... it makes sense for employers to
train someone in their fifties, as they are
likely to stay on for 10 years.”
FROM OUR COUNCILLOR
JANE DAVEY
NEWS FROM WILLESBOROUGH
W.I.
The planning applications have
now been submitted to Ashford
Borough Council for the Sevington
(U19) warehouse/distribution centre development and for the Kent
Wool Growers’ new site. The closing date for
applications will have passed by the time that this
edition of the Pilgrim is out (a short timescale for
comments in my view), but I hope that residents
will have taken the opportunity to comment on
these important developments, which will have a
major impact on this area.
Last months speaker was Barbara Stevens who
spoke on the ‘The Trials and Tribulations of a
Speaker’ . It was very funny and she had compiled
an A to Z guide from her experiences which
covered address details to adverse weather conditions.
The Harvest supper is to be held on Friday 19th
September.
The Group W I Christmas Fair will be held on the
22nd November in the Swan Centre.
Willesborough Community Forum have a Speedwatch device and, on the evening of 2 September, I observed volunteers using the device in
Church Road, Willesborough. Over the course of
two hours, 123 vehicles passed us and, of those,
only one was speeding (ie travelling over 30
mph). This may seem disappointing, especially
given residents’ perception (and mine) that
speeding is a problem at certain times of the day
in Church Road.
However, many motorists
braked when they saw the Speedwatch device,
which proves its value as an educational tool.
When I was first elected as a Councillor back in
2011, one of my first actions was to start lobbying
Kent County Council for a pedestrian crossing for
the dangerous junction of Church Road, Bentley
Road and Osborne Road. Many people cross
from the corner by the William Harvey Pub to get
to the church and health centre and vice versa.
As we all know, it’s a horrendous junction to
cross – you need eyes in the back of your head
and to be quick on your feet to get across safely.
Right from the start, KCC Highways told me that
we could not have a crossing at that point – it
would not be allowed as it was too near the
Boyes Hall Road/Sevington Lane bend. I continued to press KCC (who probably got fed up with
my emails) and finally, after three years (!), we
are getting somewhere. We are still not allowed
to have a pedestrian crossing between the pub
and the church due to the poor sight-lines. However, a compromise has been reached, whereby
there will be a crossing at the very end of Osborne Road, with a new path up the bank. There
are other features to the scheme too, such as a
lay-by (or build-out as it’s apparently called) outside the church. KCC will be consulting residents
soon on the scheme and I do hope that you will
respond.
CLLR JANE DAVEY
WARD MEMBER FOR HIGHFIELD AND
SEVINGTON
01233 661117 [email protected]
The Group W I Carol Service is to be held in St
Michael’s and All Angel’s Church in Kingsnorth on
the 16th December.
The WW1 commemorative tea was held on the
18th August. Members Night which was held on
the 9th September was a delightful evening. This is
when the committee members take a night off and
the members form a committee and take over the
evening.
Beautiful homemade cakes were the order of the
day. Each member of the committee was presented with a jar of what only can be described as
nostalgic sweets. This was a brilliant idea and reminded the committee members of the sweets
many had had in their childhood.
We were entertained by Rosie who had a beautiful
singing voice in spite of the fact she had a cold
and a sore throat. She entertained us with us with
many different songs including ‘Fields of Gold’.
Rosie is very talented.
Craft afternoon meets on the 2nd Thursday of each
month at 2 p m in the W I Hall
Games afternoon meets on the 3rd Thursday of
each month at 2 p m in W I Hall.
The W I Meets the second Monday of each month
at 7 15 in the W I Hall. Everyone is welcome.
THE PILGRIM IS NOW
AVAILABLE ONLINE:
www.willesborough.org.uk
Also St Mary’s on Facebook
www.facebook.com/Parish.of.St.Mary.
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Willesborough Community Forum
FROM OUR COUNCILLOR
BOB DAVIDSON
www.north-willesborough.org.uk
Another month has passed and the weather
remains kind to us. The Hythe Road has
begun to be busy with the young people
starting school. The Gas Company
finished their repairs on time and with no
real identified holdups.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL CAMPAIGN
It has been a long haul but we shall finally be submitting the
petition in early October. We shall let you know of any developments as the process continues. Once again, thanks to all who
signed.
SPEEDWATCH CAMPAIGN
We are building up some interesting statistics regarding traffic
volumes and speeds - these can be found on our website.
I have just returned from Bad Munstereifel on a twinning visit
to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Twinning with that town.
Daphne was on the first delegation to the town to make
arrangements to set up a link between both towns. It is hoped
that young people will come forward to continue this link for
the future.
If you would like to take part in this project please contact John
Micklethwaite on 01233 661556 or drop an email to the address
below.
OPEN MEETINGS
We have started planning our next Open Meeting, which will be
on the 12th November 2014; details will be published in the
November Pilgrim.
I am pleased that the Council has started to look at the parking situation within the town, and they may well agree a
scheme to allow free parking after 3pm within the Edinburgh
Road car park Monday to Saturday. Also a scheme of ‘free
after 3pm’ within Station Road Car Park on Sundays and
Bank Holidays. And finally a scheme of free parking on Sunday and Bank Holidays at Edinburgh Road car park. It is a
start and may lead to further changes. I am also pleased to
see that note a declaration to make parts of the Memorial
Gardens a Centenary Field to honour the memory of people
who lost their lives in World War 1.
EVENTS
We have started looking to stage some community events - if you
have any ideas (or expertise in such things) please contact us.
MEMBERSHIP
The average age of attendees at our meetings tends to be rather
high and is probably not so representative of the population of
Willesborough. We would therefore love more people of all ages
to attend - it is your community too, after all. We believe that
this will bring the Forum fresh ideas and help to enrich the
community.
Again dog fouling is starting to be a nuisance to many people.
The dog warden will be out and about in the area to ensure
that levels of fouling do not increase. I know that I harp on
about car parking but it is recognised that certain drivers are
irresponsible in their attitude to other users when parking, and
this is a hard thing to change. But we can all help by thinking
of others when parking. Keep safe and remember how important it is to ensure that your home and vehicle are secure at all
times whether home or away.
Ian Stevenson (Chair) Email [email protected]
PHOTOS FROM THE 50th TWINNING ANNIVERSARY TRIP
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WHAt’S ON
OCTOBER 4
AUTUMN GARDEN
TASKS
Topics to include pruning of
shrubs and climbers, mulching, winter protection and
plants of seasonal interest.
OCTOBER 26 – 31
AUTUMN WEEK
A week of activities for
families to enjoy.
ASHFORD FLOWER CLUB
Ashford Flower Club is hosting a floral art
demonstration ‘OMNIUM’ by Jean Plaskett, on
Tuesday, 21st October.
Venue: Furley Hall, Maidstone Road, Ashford.
Time: 7.30pm
Visitors - £3.00
St MARY’S SUNDAY SCHOOL
At W.I. Hall Church Road
The Sunday School of each month.
Drop off 9.30am for 9.45am. Collect 11.15 at Church
Contact Church Office 01233 624064 or Charlotte 637779
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MAKE DO & MEND SEWING
GUITAR TUTOR
Bespoke Curtains
Workshops in & around Ashford
& Blinds
Beginners Classes-Antenatal Courses
Clothing Alterations
For all ages & levels of fitness
Repairs & Zips
Emma or Andy on 07587167756
Call Paulette on 01233 331 994
www.taichiforyou.co.uk
Cherrytree Nursery School
S.W.A.N. CENTRE
Montessori Approach
Open 8.45am-3pm
‘Good’ Ofsted rating
2-4 yr olds
Mature, qualified & friendly staff
Call now to check availability of places at
Newtown (639367) Kingsnorth Rd (636748)
The Ideal Location for:
*Wedding Receptions* *Children’s Parties*
*Anniversaries*
*Clubs & Societies*
For details Mrs Masters on 01233 642087
South Willesborough & Newtown
Community Centre
Willesborough based. Fully CRB checked.
Contact Iain 01233 623942 or
07521 380658.
email :- [email protected]
www.myguitarlessons.co.uk/iain
SEWING REPAIRS
Curtain making, Cushions, Alterations
Zips, Blinds, Dress-making
Call Reena
Tel: 01233 650737; 07745863544
ANSWERS
The Home of Great Live Music
ALL SPECIAL
OCCASIONS
CATERED FOR
BIRTHDAYS
ANNIVERSARIES
NEW LOOK AND
LARGE GARDEN
FAMILIES AND
CHILDREN VERY
WELCOME.
Great Home Made Food Served Daily
Monday to Saturday Lunchtime Meals available for £4.95 or Less
Children under 10 Eat Free Every Day.
EXCELLENT NEW CARVERY AVAILABLE
SUNDAY 12-5 pm £8.95
Unlimited visits Tel. 01233 647349
QUIZ NIGHT EVERY SUNDAY
LIVE MUSIC FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS
The Windmill Inn, Hythe Road, Ashford, TN24 0QR
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WILLESBOROUGH WINDMILL
We had a Rolls Royce Day in June, a
Gefion Dog Show in July and then we
should have had the Craft & Heritage
Fair on Sunday 10th August but the
weather let us down. As you will
remember that was the weekend of the
tail-end of Hurricane Bertha and although we tried our
best it was impossible for the stallholders to be out on
the field with the heavy rain and the strong wind. Hey
Ho, we’ll do it again next year.
Guide Dogs for the Blind Companion Dog Show also
suffered from the wet weather but there were lots of
brave people in raincoats with dogs in raincoats who
did take part.
If you enjoyed the earlier Norman Cycles Day then we
have another one on Sunday 28th September – or if
you missed it completely then you have another
chance to mingle with bike enthusiasts. Tours of the
mill will be available, and refreshments (including
cream teas) in the Barn – ice creams too if the weather
is hot. This will be our final open day at the mill for
this season but the Barn can still be booked for group
get-togethers by ringing Pat White on 01233 733416.
Later in the year we will be having a Christmas Coffee
morning on Thursday 11th December and Carols in the
Courtyard on Friday 19th December.
Please put these dates in your diary and come along
and pay us a visit. Details on our website at
www.willesboroughwindmill.co.uk
TILLY – BEST IN SHOW
Michael Turner – former Norman Cycles employee – on
Gary’s trial bike in the field at the mill on Norman Cycles Day
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SEPTEMBER RECIPE
Cheesy Fried Potato
Ingredients
Method
2 slices bacon
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon diced onion
4 potatoes, peeled and sliced
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar
cheese
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium
high heat until evenly brown. Remove bacon from pan,
drain and crumble; leave grease in pan.
Heat bacon grease over medium heat and stir in butter.
Add onion and potatoes. Cover pan and cook, stirring
occasionally, until potatoes are golden brown.
Crack eggs on top of potatoes and stir gently to combine.
Sprinkle with salt, pepper, cheese and bacon. Continue
cooking until eggs are firm and cheese is melted.
makes 4 servings
We welcome any article, letter or advertisement for The Pilgrim although inclusion does not mean they are
necessarily the views of the publishers. Please note that if requested, we are willing to withhold the names of
contributors, although we do not accept anonymous letters.
Please Email [email protected] or send to The Pilgrim, c/o Keith Sinden, 9 Sprotlands Avenue,
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CHILDREN AND YOUNG AT HEART PAGE
BEFORE & AFTER
31st OCTOBER – ALL
HALLOW’S EVE
Many customs are linked with
this day – most of them because this was the ‘day before’.
To the Celts it was the day before winter and the New Year
officially began. In later years it
became the day before, or eve
of, the Christian festival of All
Hallows, or All Saints’ Day.
The Eve of All Hallows
(Hallow’s Eve gradually became the word ‘Halloween’)
was the day for driving out evil
– which makes it seem very
strange now that some people
‘celebrate’ Halloween by dressing up as witches and monsters
and having special parties.
Wouldn’t it be better for us as
Christians to celebrate by
dressing
up as
angels and
saints
rather than
as ghosts
and devils?
From medical records….
On the second day, the knee was better and on the
The answer to these
questions are either ‘befores’ third day it had completely disappeared.
or ‘afters’…
The patient has been depressed ever since she began
What comes before thunder? seeing me in 1983.
What comes after red on
Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
traffic lights?
She slipped on the ice in early December and her legs
What comes after Advent?
went in separate directions.
What comes before green in
The patient was released to the outpatient department
the colours of the rainbow?
without dressing.
What comes after dusk?
She is numb from the toes down.
What comes after revision?
Source: Grove Jokes of the month
What comes before a
surname?
What book comes before the Long wait
Book of Ruth in the Bible?
Service in the restaurant was abysmally slow. My
What comes after Lent?
husband was getting really irritated, so I tried to disAccording to the proverb, what
tract him with small talk. "You know," I said, "our
comes before a fall?
Answers at bottom of page
Why did
the angel
lose her
job?
She had
harp failure.
How do angels greet each
other?
They say ‘Halo’.
Working
First friend: “Whom are you working for
nowadays?”
Second friend: “Same people. The wife
and four kids.”
friend Christine should be having her baby anytime
now." "Really?" my husband snapped. "She wasn't
even pregnant when we walked in here."
Noise
The wheel of my grocery cart was making a horrible
scraping sound as I rolled it through the supermarket.
Nevertheless, when I finished my shopping and saw a
cartless woman, I offered it up, explaining, "It makes
an awful noise, but it works." "That's okay," she said
cheerfully, taking it. "I have a husband at home like
that."
Now hear this?
My wife says I never listen, or
something like that…
Salt
The Sunday School teacher was describing how when Lot's wife looked
back at Sodom, she turned into a pillar of salt. Young James nodded with
understanding. "My mummy looked back once while she was driving," he
announced, "and she turned into a telephone pole."
Heredity
Everyone believes in it
until their children act like
fools.
1. lightning 2.amber 3.Christmas
4.yellow 5.night 6. exams 7.fore
or Christian names 8. Judges
9.Easter 10.pride
Keith
Sinden
Pilgrim
Editor
Gill Sinden
& Yetunde
Pinheiro
Copy and
Pew Sheets
Apples
MOTHER: “Bobby, last night I put two apples
in this cupboard and now there is only
one. How do you explain that?”
BOBBY: “I expect it was so dark I couldn’t see
the other one.”
THE communication TEAM.
Judith Lee
Proof
Reader
Mark Hammond
Web-site
www.willesborough.org.
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Barber
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Gardner
Distribution
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Cursillo National Ultreya 2014
Canterbury Cathedral
Ladies Breakfasts
Anglican Cursillo is a movement of the Church
providing a method by which Christians are empowered to grow through prayer, study and action and
enabled to share God’s love with everyone. It is
active in many UK dioceses, and this year held its
Annual Ultreya (meeting) in Canterbury (last held
there in 2007).
The Salvation Army, Ashford and Willesborough Baptist Churches and St Mary’s Willesborough have started working together to
offer a ladies breakfast and had the first one
last June. The general aim is to invite new
friends to a low profile, fun get-together with
breakfast, music and a speaker. Also making
contacts with other churches in the area.
Janet and Sue hosted three cursillistas for the weekend, two from Ely and one from the Nottingham and
Southwell dioceses. Canterbury diocese organised the
event and the day started with registration in the
Chapter House, followed by a youth music group
singing and playing worship songs in Shirley Hall, in
the Kings School. There was a warm welcome given
here, and introductions and presentations by the
Canterbury Mayoress and the National Spiritual and
Lay Directors of the Cursillo movement.
After the numerous diocesan banners were paraded
into the Cathedral (see photo), there was an uplifting
eucharist service led by Bishop Trevor Wilmott.
Several hundred communicants were present and there
was a joyful atmosphere.
The specific aim is to pull our churches
together, share resources and events. Long
term aim is a stepping stone to Jesus and for
more ladies within Ashford to get involved.
The next lunch will be at the Baptist church,
Hythe Road on Saturday 1 November from
9am until 11am. All ladies will be welcome.
The following date has been fixed for 7 February. Venue to be arranged. If you would like
more information please get in touch.
Sue Milborrow 01233 643480
salvationarmy.org.uk/lse/ashford
Lunch then followed and the afternoon included small
group discussion and an inspiring testimony from a
Cursillo member. The afternoon ended with more
music from the music group. Some people participated in cathedral tours and in the evening there was a
barn dance led by a live music band and a fish and
chip supper, which was great fun. Next year the
National Ultreya will take place in Blackburn.
Bibles removed from Travelodge
If anyone wants to know more, please speak to Janet
or Sue, and visit the website:
www.canterburycursillo.org
Janet Pantrey and Sue Platts
The removals reportedly took place after refurbishment work
across the hotel chain, which replaced the drawers where Bibles
were being kept.
The nationwide hotel chain Travelodge has removed Bibles
from all of its rooms, in a move criticised by the Church of
England. Bibles provided free by the Gideons have been taken
away to avoid ‘discriminating’ against any other religion, as
Travelodge explains it.
In response, a spokesman for the Church of England said: “It
seems both tragic and bizarre that hotels would remove the
word of God for the sake of ergonomic design” or “economic
incentive”.
Writing on the Telegraph website, commentator Tim Stanley
described Travelodge’s decision as “an act of cultural vandalism upon a tradition that goes back 126 years”.
In an official statement Travelodge said: “Travelodge made the
decision to move copies of the Bible from its hotel rooms and
place them at reception for customers to borrow in 2007.
“This decision was based on customer research and the fact that
we live in a multicultural society. Therefore in order not to
discriminate against any religion, customers who would like a
Bible can pick a copy from any one of Travelodge’s 500 hotel
reception desks across the country, whilst staying at the hotel”.
Some of the diocesan banners that were paraded
into the Cathedral
Travelodge is the only hotel chain in the country to have
removed the Bibles, despite having never received a complaint
from a guest. Both Premier Inn and InterContinental Hotels,
who own the Holiday Inn chain, say that Bibles are being
retained in their hotels.
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THE SALVATION ARMY
The Salvation Army meet every Sunday, 10.30am at East Stour School, Earlsworth Rd,
TN24 0DW
- all are welcome to our informal and interactive services.
Please call or visit our website for further information and for our midweek activities.
salvationarmy.org.uk/ashford [email protected]
01233 643480
Weekly youth clubs open to all young people in Year 6 plus, at Waterside Youth & Children's Centre,
Turner Close, TN24 0BD.
Monday 7.30-9.30pm (14 year olds plus)
Tuesday 3.30-6pm
Thursday 3.30-6pm
Friday 7-9.30pm
The Salvation Army's Bridge Youth Project
@Waterside Youth & Children's Centre, South Willesborough
Volunteers needed!
Please contact Mike Gower - Youth Project Manager
07725 038976
[email protected]
CHRIST CHURCH WILLESBOROUGH ( The Free Church of England)
In Interregnum. Churchwardens: Mr C C Mills 627072. Mr N T Smissen 626335
Service Arrangements for October 2014
October 5th
October 12th
October 19th
October 26th
10.30 am
10.30 am
10.30 am
10.30 am
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer
Holy Communion
RevR Calender
Dr R Lane
Rev D Craven
Rev R Talbot
Trinity 16
Trinity 17
Trinity 18
Trinity 19
WILLESBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES OCTOBER 2014
with full children and youth groups
Oct. 5th
10.00am
Morning Service
6.30pm
Furnace – church for young people
6.30pm
THE SOURCE – coming together
to glorify God in an evening of sung worship, open sharing, prayer,
encouragement, and ministry to each other
Oct. 11th
3.00 – 5.15pm
Messy Church for all – see
separate notice
Oct. 12th
10.00am
Morning Service
6.30pm
Furnace – church for young people
Oct. 15th
7.45pm
THE SOURCE – coming together
to glorify God in an evening of sung worship, open sharing, prayer,
encouragement, and ministry to each other
Oct. 19th
10.00am
Morning Communion Service
6.30pm
Furnace – church for young people
Oct. 26th
10.00am
Morning Service
6.30pm
Furnace – church for young people
For further details see our website:
www.wbc-ashford.org.uk
or contact church office:
01233 632739 [email protected]
All services will be led by Rev Alan Dinnie unless otherwise stated.
The Furnace is led by Paul Martin and his team.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME ALONG TO OUR NATTERS
COFFEE BAR, EVERY TUESDAY MORNING 10.00 TO 12 NOON
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OCTOBER 2014 WILLESBOROUGH WITH SEVINGTON SERVICES
ST MARY’S WILLESBOROUGH CHURCH
5th Oct
8.00 am
ST MARY’S SEVINGTON CHURCH
Traditional Eucharist (BCP)
Oct 2nd
7.30pm Thursday Eucharist(+PCC)
10.00 am Family Service – HARVEST
Oct 5th
11.00am Harvest Service
11.30 am Baptism
12.30 am Baptism
Oct 19th
6.30pm
Evening Service
8.35am
Said Communion
FESTIVAL
6.30 pm Evensong
12th Oct 8.00 am
10.00 am Parish Eucharist
7.00 pm Deanery Eucharist and
Confirmation Led by Bishop Trevor
19th Oct 8.00 am
Traditional Eucharist (BCP)
10.00 am Family Eucharist
A Celtic type communion with a more modern style
26th Oct 8.00 am
Church Choir of St Mary
the Virgin Willesborough
Traditional Eucharist (BCP)
A modern-language service for all ages, using Common Worship
Order with hymns, congregational singing and music from the choir.
15th Oct
Oct 26th
Bible Sunday
Traditional Eucharist (BCP)
10.00 am Parish Eucharist
Our church choir is always delighted to welcome new members - previous experience and sight-singing ability is helpful,
but not essential.
The choir sings at the 10.00am service on all but the first
Sunday of each month, with a warm-up at 9.30 and a practice
after the service at 11.30-12.30. Opportunities to sing at extra
events - weddings, festivals, evensongs and other services occur throughout the year, and members are encouraged and
helped to develop their musical skills.
Please contact the Organist and Choir Director, Janet Hughes,
(tel 01303 264470 or email [email protected])
for more details.
Unless notice is given the following services will also take place in St. Mary the Virgin, Willesborough:
Every WednesdayEvery Saturday -
9.30am Eucharist. Traditional Language.
9.30am Morning Prayer will be said .
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Evensong at 6.30pm is held in the
summer months only on 1st Sunday
of the month, the last one being
October.