Rural Roundup

The Community Magazine for

Kingsdown

Ringwould-w-Oxney

Ripple

Sutton, Ashley, Studdal

& Little Mongeham

Issue Number 35 July/August 2013

Celandines and grape hyacinths against the church wall at Ringwould - Jean Winn Boats on Kingsdown Beach - submitted by Trevor Brooker

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Benefice Contacts

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

Sister Aileen CSC Well Cottage, Upper Street. Kingsdown, CT14 8BH 01304 361 601 Mobile: 07801 282 810 Email: aileen@sistersofthechurch.org.uk

Reader Mr Norman Gilliland 9 Addelam Close, Deal CT14 9LT 01304 381 589 Email: n.gilliland@btinternet.com

ALM Mr John Gray Email: jmgray0@btinternet.com 01304 379 941

St John the Evangelist Church, Kingsdown Churchwardens Mr Bob Wiseman Email: wiseman454@btinternet.com 01304 371 619 Ms Liz Sharp E-mail: elisabethsharp@yahoo.co.uk 01304 449 459 Mobile: 07778 452 538 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Sarah Spanner 01304 364 197 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Sister Aileen CSC 01304 361 601

St Nicholas Church, Ringwould Churchwardens Miss Ursula Bailey 01304 360 149 Mr Patrick MacWilliam 01304 373 888 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Lyn Dourthe 01304 360 097 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Mrs Jean Winn Email: jeanelizwinn@aol.com 01034 361 030

St Mary the Virgin Church, Ripple Churchwarden Dr Laurence Davey 01304 374 512 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mrs Rosemary Davey 01304 374 512 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Dr Laurence Davey Email: daveyldavey@aol.com 01304 374 512

St Peter & St Paul Church Sutton-by-Dover Churchwardens Mr J Boardman 01304 389 402 Mrs Maggie Crawley E-mail: Maggic1@hotmail.co.uk 01304 372 856 Parochial Church Council (Secretary) Mr P Mold 01304 371 738 Parochial Church Council (Treasurer) Mr A Ford 01304 364 989

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CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST Kingsdown FLOWER ROTA for June 2013

28th June - 11th July Liz Deschamps & Barbara Ridout 12th July - 25th July Ro Mulhern & Pam Sparkes 26th July - 8th Aug ust Carol Bryant & Andrea Miller 9th August - 22nd August Margaret Gilling & Sue Martin 23rd August - 5th September Jackie Collins & Georgina Maude

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From the editor Hello everyone, Did you miss me last month? It wasn’t because I was not around, but I just did not have the space to put in my two-penny worth. May I just remind you that this is a double issue which covers ````` July and August (I am having a rest) so please keep your copy safe for reference until the next issue is out at the beginning of September. I have mentioned before that we have a new Treasurer, but in fact we have a husband and wife team from Ringwould. We are very grateful to Martin and Helen Rodney-Smith for taking on the task. Our thanks go to them for kindly offering their services. Their contact details are on page 15 in this edition and I am sure they are ready and waiting to hear from anyone who feels they would like to contribute a donation towards the cost of printing the magazine. Another thank you, this time to the organisers of the Garage Safari in Kingsdown who so kindly donated £150 to Rural Roundup from their profits. With the summer holiday looming, let us hope the weather perks up a bit so that everyone can enjoy some lovely sunshine to prepare for the long winter days ahead. All the best, see you again in September. Doreen Clark

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Ringwould News correspondent:- Jean Winn

Tel:- 01304 361 030 Email: jeanelizwinn@aol.com

Tea and Chat meets this month on Thursday 4th July at 2pm in the church

social space. Homemade cakes and a cuppa, not to mention a good chat! £1. A surgery with PCSO and Community Warden will take place at this

get-together. Everybody Welcome so why not join us?

ST NICHOLAS 100 CLUB There are still a few numbers left and remember the more people who join the greater the prizes! We have just introduced a 3rd Prize as more people have joined so you now have three chances to win. June Winners were Jane Vian

(£20) and George Bailey (£10), Ursula Bailey (no relative to George!) ( £5). If you would like to join, email jeanelizwinn@aol.com, text 07818 828 613

or phone 361 030. Jean Winn

VILLAGE BARBEQUE Saturday 10th August at 3pm

We have received permission to hold our BBQ on the Green from the Parish Council, who have also given a £100 grant towards costs! Nearer the time every house will be given a ticket to exchange for the food, but now we need volunteers to come forward to help with the organisation. We hope to have some children’s activities etc. but watch out for the invitation with details nearer the event. To Volunteer phone:- 01304 361 030 email jeanelizwinn@aol.com or text 07818 828 613

A date for your diary, A Ringwould Rummage on Saturday 3rd August Ringwould will be buzzing with people on the morning of 3rd August, enjoying a stroll around and of course buying from the stalls which will be set up around the village selling all sorts of interesting bits and pieces and also some local produce. Tea, coffee and cake will also be on offer in St Nicholas Church. So have you got some items sitting in a loft or cupboard that you really don’t want? If so then now is the last chance to sign up for a stall . If you would like a stall please contact Sarah Spanner, by no later than Sunday 14th July telling her who you are and where your stall will be. Either email: sarahspanner@btinternet.com - Telephone: 364 222 or put a note through her door, The Gate House, Manor Mews Each stall holder will be required to pay £10 which will be collected on the day and

maps will be up around the village marking the way to the stalls. Please do join in;

previous events have been great fun and the money raised from the stall fees and

refreshments will go to Friends of St Nicholas, a small group which raises money to

ensure that the church building, such a beautiful part of the village scene, is preserved

and remains for future generations. Jean Winn

Ringwould History Society

Ringwould village hall Doors open at 7 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. start £1 members £3 non-members

Wednesday 17th July - Local historian Lorraine Senicle will give a talk about Harriet Quimby, who was the first woman to swim the English Channel. She landed on the beach in Kingsdown, close to the Zetland Arms. Wednesday 18th September - Brian Darcy will give a talk on The Crown Jewels.

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So as you head for the summer beach, how spiritually fit are you? It is estimated that around 100,000 people join gyms every January and it’s not hard to think why after turkey, Christmas pud and chocolate have done their worst. It also testifies to the emphasis we place on physical health and fitness in our culture.

The physical industry has it well worked out. We all have in our minds an image of the perfect body, whether male or female, and in our heart of hearts, most of us, I am sure, would like bodies like the ones the models have on TV. Then there is fitness: fit people can do what unfit people can’t. They can run upstairs, play tennis, and endure physical pain. Unfit people often have their options strictly limited. Gyms are communities dedicated to helping people acquire physical health and fitness. You go to a gym to learn a set of exercises that will help you develop a more attractive, healthier, fitter body. There is of course, a cost involved. It costs money, time and effort. Yet people do it. 800,000 people a year join gyms, if we believe the statistics. Of course, many don’t actually go (apparently Britons waste £37m per year on unused gym memberships and slimming classes!) but we still believe the narrative. Gyms offer a clear picture of what you can change into and provide the means to get there. Gyms offer the prospect of change of personal transformation, of the opportunity to do what before you could not do, of life enhancement. And people will pay the price, financial, physical and mental to get such transformation. Churches are the equivalent of gyms for the health and fitness of our spiritual welfare. The early church often used athletic metaphors for the spiritual life. 1 Tim 4 speaks about “training yourself in godliness”, 1 Cor 9: 24-27 compares Christians to athletes who “go into strict training” and the early Christian monks were often referred to as spiritual gymnasts, with their feats of fasting and endurance. In other words the early churches saw themselves as gyms do today – communities focused on enabling personal transformation, only this time spiritual, rather than physical. Just as a physically fit person can do things a physically unfit person can’t, the same is true spiritually: spiritually fit people can forgive when they are wronged, give when they are relatively poor, keep their temper when provoked and keep their promises to their wives or hus-bands even when sorely tempted not to. In Jesus Christ, we have seen an image of the perfect soul. This role model may not be featured in OK magazine or appear on the catwalk, but he does walk with us each and every day. You don’t have to be a Christian to realise that life tends to work better if you and those around you strive towards acquiring the qualities we see in Christ – those of patience, kindness, generosity, love, humility and forgiveness. Just imagine what life would be like if we practiced these “spiritual exercises” every day and if these became the habitual reactions to adversity and life in general? Happy holidays, Yours in Christ,

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Kingsdown News correspondent:- Barbara Brooker

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Funday Sunday! When can you take your pet to church?

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St John’s Church.

There will be fun competitions, prizes and a blessing of the pets.

Refreshments available too.

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will be available to speak to residents regarding local issues on:- (Thursday 4th July at St Nicholas Church, Ringwould. 2 - 3pm) see page 5.

Friday 23rd August at Kingsdown Village Hall (Lower) 5.30 - 6.30pm

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July is always a busy month in the school year. At the beginning of July Class 6 children will be visiting their secondary schools for a taste of what it will be like in September. There are many sporting fixtures across the term, including Sports Day, swimming gala and the Deal Athletics Summer Cup – for which we are the current holders! Trips take place at this time of year, classes will be visiting Dymchurch, on the light railway, Howletts and, of

course, the annual Isle of Wight residential. Class 5 will be experiencing what life would have been like as a child during World War 2. Including a day where they dress up in 1940’s costume. Environmental Art Week will take place in July, and this has been planned collaboratively with Temple Ewell CEP School. The children will be working outside with an environmental artist and drawing inspiration from the local area and Kearsney Abbey. Jo Hygate

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Ringwould-w-Kingsdown Parish Council Clerk:- Katie Amaouche, Inglewood, Dover Road, Ringwould CT14 8BP

Tel:- 01304 729 081 Email: parishclerkrwk@gmail.com

http://www.ringwouldwithkingsdownpc.kentparishes.gov.uk

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Please make a note of these dates as they will be strictly adhered to. Therefore any copy received after these dates will not be included.

The June meeting of Ringwould with Kingsdown Parish Council was rather animated and numerous things occurred! The Parish Council agreed to give a grant of £5000 to St John’s Church for much needed repair. A grant of £50 to the Deal and Dover Citizens Advice Bureau to help them continue to provide much needed support to local residents. Ringwould villagers wish to hold a Summer BBQ and Ringwould with Kingsdown Parish Council will sponsor the event and have donated £100 to help give the villagers a lovely day! Funds set aside for the maintenance of the Churchyard at St Nicholas Church have been released to keep the churchyard looking pleasant. A quote was accepted for a contractor to undertake the maintenance of the footpaths around the parish so that they are accessible for those wishing to use them, work should begin shortly. PCSO Skirrow informed the Parish Council that numerous cars in Kingsdown have been broken into. The Parish Council wish to advise residents to lock their vehicles and remove valuable items from them. Dover District Council asked the Parish Council to fund the public toilets in Kingsdown, which the Parish Council are pleased to do each year. However it has been noted that an act of mindless vandalism continues to take place; the toilet rolls are being taken and are being placed into the cistern, which is causing problems for the contractor who maintains them. The Parish Council would like to ask the person responsible to stop doing this thoughtless act, as if the damage continues to occur then the cost of maintaining the toilets will increase, which could lead to the much needed amenity having to close. The next meeting of the Ringwould with Kingsdown Parish Council takes place on Monday July 8th 2013 at The Learning Opportunities Centre at 7.30pm. Katie Amaouche

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Those of you who are interested enough to be keeping an eye on the progress of Kingsdown Village Hall will have probably noticed that some smart, new, Low Energy security lighting has been installed in the forecourt. This has certainly improved safety when leaving the hall in the dark also it is much more efficient and environmentally friendly. The next stage of this project will be to erect a new Community Notice Board on the wall at the road entrance and remove the old tatty one. All this has been possible thanks to a £2,500 from the Kent County Council Membership Grant. The next noticeable change will be the decoration of the Main Hall, Lobby and Kitchen. This will make a tremendous difference, something everyone has been waiting for and will be done during the Summer break. There is quite a lot of work still to be done, new lights in the main hall. The floor needs attention and eventually we will need new windows. Unfortunately this will have to wait until we have the money to carry out the work. In the mean time we are actively seeking grant funding. Let us hope it will not be too long before we achieve our goal. Doreen Clark (Treasurer)

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

Our membership has grown so much that there weren't enough cups to go round for tea at the June meeting! (We managed!) There was rapt attention for John Pearce's talk on Murder comes Gift Wrapped, about a murder committed in Ightham on May 21st 1984 ( We had to remember the date, we were threatened with questions at the end!) when John was the police officer in charge of the case. It was a high profile case with a somewhat unsatisfactory ending, but we were kept involved as we were shown slides of evidence, and were asked for our opinion. Very exciting! 34 delegates from East Kent attended the AGM of the National Federation of WI in Cardiff, where they were amongst 4000 members from all over Britain. We are looking forward to our outing to Scotney in July. A member highly recommended our weekly walking group which meets on Thursdays, it blows the cobwebs away and gives an opportunity to meet other members for a walk alongside chat. We acknowledged the Coronation Jubilee by having a rather luscious cake with our tea, and by giving three cheers for Her Majesty!

Our next meeting is on Monday 8th July in Kingsdown Village Hall at 2pm. Do come! Christine Smith

Happy Birthday to all with Birthdays in July/August July:- 11th Elizabeth Shepherd, 13th Pat Rowe, 16th Susan Martin,

20th Sue Parker-White, 27th Lisa Souter & Gillian Weston, 29th, Beryl Chidwick.

August:- 4th Jean Taylor & Hazel Williams, 6th Elizabeth Bembridge, 25th Jenny Todhunter.

Well! Everything is at least six weeks behind in the garden thanks to the not so wonderful weather this part of the country has been in receipt of as I write. Even the weeds are struggling to grow! But that puts us all in the same boat and the Society's

Committee has asked me to say something about the Annual Show on Sunday 1st September. A great deal of time and preparations by volunteers goes into putting this long running show on for you all to take part in. The Society was instigated nearly seventy years ago by Lady Ward with many of the silver cups being donated by her friends and two are in her name. The show is an open show so all of you who read the Rural Roundup can take part and we would love to see you here in Kingsdown. One gentleman who has a holiday home in the village turned up last year with the biggest marrow we had ever seen! Two young men did very well in the Home Produce section beating one of the fathers. So please come and exhibit in one or more of the many classes. Schedules are on sale in the Village Post Office or con-

tact me. We look forward to seeing you on the day and that it is warm and sunny! Take care in the garden during the next two months whilst you potter around.

Susan Martin - Chairman

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Ripple News Correspondent:- Laurence Davey

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

Tea and Chat in Ripple…Tea and Chat met on June 10th in Ripple Village Hall. After the tea drinking and chatting, the afternoon ended with a Quiz, which produced the usual signs of dissent from the participants when their answers did not coincide with those of the Quiz setter. It was a fortunate coincidence that our PCSO, Katie Parker-Brown, was making her regular visit to Tea and Chat, just in time to take in hand the traffic chaos around the road resurfacing work at the crossroads outside the Village Hall A cup of tea well earned! Tea and Chat will meet next on July 8 th at 2.00pm in Ripple Village Hall.

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Ripple...The Spring Bazaar held in the Village Hall raised £444.62 for church funds. A very warm ‘thank you’ to all those who helped at and attended the event.

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Ripple Village Hall…A reminder that following the retirement of the Bookings Offi-cer, a new system of booking the Hall has been introduced. Hall bookings can be made with, and the keys collected from, Mrs. Patricia Scott Bradford on telephone number 07967 307 440. This is a Ripple Village Hall dedicated number. For people living in Ripple, the keys can be collected from Mrs. Angela Turner. We are very grateful to these two ladies for enabling Hall bookings to continue in an orderly fashion. and to Denise Eaves for the many years that she looked after the Hall book-ings. The Committee continues to look for new opportunities to develop the Hall as a centre for village activities and for new members to join the Committee to bring new blood and ideas into the management of the Hall. The Hall has available for disposal an Orla RX620 Organ. Anybody interested should contact Laurence Davey on 374 512.

Bingo Club...The Bingo Club July meetings will be in Ripple Village Hall on July 9 th and July 23rd. There will be no meetings in August, the next meeting being on September 3rd .

Ripple Parish Council…At the meeting held on June 13th, Mr, Roger Pannell was co-opted onto the Parish Council, thus bringing the number of councillors back to five. A request has been received by the Parish Clerk from a Mrs. Parkinson concerning pupils at Ripple Primary School during 1957-1958. Mrs. Parkinson would like to know if anybody has any school photographs from that period. She can be contacted on 01843 822 484. The Parish Clerk also has her address.

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Christian Aid….The Christian Aid collection in Ripple this year raised £153. Our thanks to the donors and the collectors.

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Let’s be Sociable We are a very friendly group that meet from 10.30 ‘til 11.45am on the third Tuesday of every month, usually in the Church Hall, Downs Rd, Studdal. There is always a Bring and Buy stall, with home-made jams and local grown vegetables etc. and a Raffle. So come for a chat and a hot drink. Everyone is welcome and all the proceeds go to charities.

Drop in..........for coffee, cake and chat Everyone is welcome!...to join us for a drink and a chat – we meet

on alternate Monday mornings 9:30 – 11am in Studdal Church

Hall. July’s meetings are on the 1s t, the 15th and the 29th.

In August we plan to meet on the 12th and (possibly!) on the 26th

this is the Bank Holiday and not all of the regulars have booked summer

holidays yet! There will be up to date information on the notice board

outside the village hall nearer the time.

Or you can phone Liz to check on 07711 261 790.

Do come and join us if you can – it’s all free!

Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Clerk: Veronica Harrop (Ronnie) Homestead Farm, Homestead Lane, East Studdal,

Dover CT15 5BU 01304 375 142 Email: veronica.harrop@tiscali.co.uk

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Spectrum after school club Is your child starting school next term? If so they can come to Spectrum too.

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SUTTON PCC 100 CLUB Winners of the June draw were 4 Branton, 57 Odell, 74 Folwell

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In the Summer Programme for the White Cliffs Country U3A some events are exclusive to

Members but others, shown below, are open to non-members. Tickets £2.00 per person.

Friday 2 August: 1500-1700 at the Astor Community Theatre, Deal

“Authors’ Agents – who needs them?” a talk by Jane Gregory, a literary agent.

Friday 9 August: 1400-1600 at Deal Town Hall

“Murders What I Have Done” a talk by former Detective Chief Inspector Roy Murphy

Advance bookings can be made by contacting bgouge@tiscali.co.uk. or just turn up on the day;

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Deal Area Emergency Foodbank

Deal Area Emergency Food Bank has been operating for six months and it has been a steep learning curve for everyone involved. With the added demand being seen the 70 odd volunteers we have at present are certainly needed. One of our dreams, which hopefully will become a reality before too long is to have our own van that will cope with the large volumes of food that have to be delivered to the centres each week from the Warehouse. At the moment we are relying on cars which have a much smaller capacity and therefore need to make several journeys that could be done in one trip with a van. We have a “Van Fund” which is growing and I am sure we could buy half a van by now but the rest is taking its time! Has anybody got any ideas? If so please do get in touch. Another fantastic opportunity for Deal Food Bank and one we desperately need is to build up our stocks in the Warehouse. We have been invited to collect again from Tesco at Whitfield and Broadstairs on the 5th and 6th of July. We have over 20 food donation bins around the area and they are sited at::-

Citizens Advice Bureau, - Deal Town Hall - Golf Road Community Centre, Kingsdown Church - Mongeham Baptist Church - Parochial School - Sainsbury's,

Sholden School - St Andrew's Church, Deal, - St Clements, Sandwich, St George's Church, Deal, - St Leonard's Church, Deal - St Mary's Church, Walmer

St Nicholas Church, Sholden - St Peter's Church, Aylesham, St Saviour's Church, The Strand, Walmer - St Thomas' Church -Trinity Church, Deal,

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If you think you could help or need more information please email:- info@dealarea.foodbank.co.uk

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING.

Pat Crawford provides

the HADLOW COLLEGE COMMENT AND ADVICE COLUMN

Arguments abound concerning the use of genetic modification (GM) in food production. Public response - 'for' and 'against' - is not always based on scientific evidence and no doubt the debate will continue for a very long time.

Interestingly, according to a report in The Economist, GM could reverse the serious decline in the number of chestnut trees in America. Going back quite a few years, it is reckoned there were about 4 billion chestnuts in the States but, by the 1950s, they had been wiped out in most parts of America as a result of a fungus.

A trial lasting three years is to be undertaken involving 800 GM trees. Genes from other species of trees - and wheat - are involved in the trial. The article points out that commercially related GM applications relating to trees have been opposed by environmentalists. This experiment is not 'commercial' having reference to attempts to restore a native tree.

The London School of Economics has joined in the GM debate producing a report entitled Feeding the Planet in a Warming World. The report includes some pretty stark forecasts: over the next fifty years farmers and growers will be required to produce more food than was produced in the last 10,000 years in total!

The LSE suggests that existing agricultural practices will be unable to fulfil this vastly increased demand. Of course, research bodies throughout the world – includ-ing our own highly respected East Malling Research - are undertaking numerous trials relating to conventional plant breeding but the LSE suggests this will be insufficient. The report points out that new plant breeding techniques must result in crop varieties that deliver greater yields, withstand pests and disease, use less water and withstand heat…cold…wind…drought…heavy rainfall! (One of the most critical aspects of climate change relates to Extreme Weather Events. With little or no warning to allow for mitigation, devastating events are increasing in all parts of the world – and agriculture and horticulture often bear the brunt.)

The LSE calls for a change in Government policies to allow for GM: 'There is no agricultural policy change that could be adopted with more positive impacts and downsides than drastically reducing regulations applied to crops improved through biotechnology….'

' Humans and livestock have consumed billions upon billions of meals derived wholly or in part from these improved agricultural varieties for nearly two decades which have sustained a strong record of safety for humans and the environment. Yet these innovative products, which are developed and brought to market with precise, predictable and safe techniques, are subjected to regulatory obstacles that dwarf those faced by older products and obsolete technologies, some with genuinely problematic legacies.'

'Food for thought' is a very applicable phrase!

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Kingsdown Rocks Judging by the ‘thank you’ letters and emails received by the organisers Sue Slade, Steve and Jenny McCormick and Mike Glavin ……”brilliant!..... same again next year please”…..the Kingsdown

Musical Festival held at Kingsdown & Ringwould C of E. Primary School field on Saturday 8th June was a huge hit. Despite the cold wind, which kept some people away, a healthy audience – sometimes approaching 400 enjoyed a fantastic village occasion. The afternoon was very much a village occasion with displays by local societies and groups including WI, Garden, Historical and Conservation, Save the Children, Lifeboats, Badminton Club, Kingsdown Cat Sancturary, The St Nicholas Players and Brownies. The event kicked off with a Pre-School Nursery Rhyme Fancy Dress competition, followed by stage performances by the Brownies, The Blues Brothers (aka Kingsdown Cubs!) and Madeline’s Melodies Youth Choir. The afternoon audience was treated to top quality live jazz from the young and talented “Jazz Funcification”. The evening entertainment cranked up the tempo with fabulous performances by the Fab Four Electric Beatles, soloists:- Darren (Elvis) Price, Jack Wilby (watch out for this boy!), Kingsdown’s favourite ‘One Love” and Kingsdown’s own Sarah Banks - who also did a terrific job as Festival Compére for 11 hours!! The Rock Festival was finished off with a truly magnificent performance by “Gentlemen of Few” (move over Mumford and Son) and closed with a great session by “Coco Band”. Include all the above with the added attractions of the Scouts B-B-Q, Candy floss and Candy stalls, the Zetland Pub Tent, Balloon man and jugglers, Face- painting and Indians with Shetland ponies – (yes you read it correctly!) and you’ll know why Kingsdown Rocked. Mike Glavin

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Benefit Changes

A number of Welfare Benefit changes took effect from April 2013. The changes affect Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit and the replacing of the crisis loan and the community care grant. A benefit cap will also be introduced in July 2013. The Citizens Advice in Dover, Deal and Sandwich have seen a growing number of clients seeking advice and assistance regarding the changes. On 1st April 2013, Housing Benefit was reduced for council or housing association tenants who are under occupying the flat or house that they are living in. If a tenant has one spare bedroom the Housing Benefit has been reduced by 14%. For a tenant with two spare bedrooms, there is a reduction of 25%. Some people will be exempt from the changes. Council Tax Benefit has been replaced by a Council Tax Support, which allows local councils to decide what assistance should be given to people on benefits or in receipt of a limited income who are liable to pay Council Tax. In Dover and Deal District, the council has introduced the Council Tax Support whereby people who used to get full Council Tax Benefit will now have to pay 6% of the council tax bill. Starting on the 15th July 2013, there will also be a limit on the amount of benefit a person of working age can claim. The cap is £500 a week for a couple with or without children, £500 a week for a lone parent with dependent children and £350 a week for a single person without children. If anyone needs more information or assistance regarding the benefit changes or debt advice, they can contact the Dover and Deal Citizens Advice. This can be done by phoning the Advice Line on 08448 487 978 or going to the Citizens Advice in Dover, Deal or Sandwich.

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The Handelians present Merrie England

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth 11's Coronation The Deal and

Walmer Handelian Choral Society present a rousing performance of Merrie England,

a comic operetta set in the time of Elizabeth 1.The venue will be St. Mary's Church

Walmer on Saturday July 6th. at 7.30 pm. The conductor will be Stefan Catto and the

organist Robert Tapsfield. Tickets, priced £8, available from Mark One

Music ,Victoria Road, Deal and The Information Office, Landmark Centre, High

Street, Deal and at the performance.

The Manwood Singers

The Manwood Singers bring their year of 20th birthday celebrations to a fitting

conclusion with a performance of Rossini's Messe Solennelle. The choir and orchestra

will be conducted by Martyn Jordan with continuo by Robert Tapsfield. The soloists

will be Tamar File (Soprano) Michelle Harris (Contralto), Jeffrey Stewart (Tenor) and

Peter Cox (Bass). This takes place in St. Mary's Arts Centre, Strand Street, Sandwich

on Saturday July 20th. at 7.30pm.

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Calendar of Events 2013

July 2013

Mon 1st Drop in…..Studdal Church Hall 9.30am - 11.00am

Wed 3rd Loose Fibres Craft Club, Ripple Village Hall, 9.30am - 11.00am

Wed 3rd Kingsdown Lunch Club, details from The Post Office

Thur 4th Tea & Chat, Ringwould, 2.00pm

Thur 4th PCSO Surgery, Ringwould Church 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Sat 6th Flea Market/Table-top Sale, The King’s Head, 10.00am - 2.00pm

Sat 6th Merrie England, St Mar’s Church Walmer, 7.30pm

Mon 8th Tea & Chat, Ripple Village Hall 2.00pm

Mon 8th R’would-w-K’down Parish Council Meeting, Ringwould LOC, 7.30pm

Mon 8th WI Meeting, Kingsdown Village Hall, 2.00pm

Tue 9th Bingo Club - Ripple Village Hall, 7.00pm

Mon 15th Drop in…..Studdal Church Hall 9.30am - 11.00am

Tues 16th Let’s be Social, Studdal Church Hall 10..30am - 11.45am

Wed 17th Loose Fibres Craft Club, Ripple Village Hall, 9.30am - 11.00am

Mon 17th Ringwould History Society, Ringwould Village Hall, 7.00pm for 7.30pm

Sat 20th Manwood Singers St Mary’s Art Centre, Sandwich, 7.30pm

Sun 21st Funday Sunday, St John’s, Kingsdown, 11.00am

Tue 23rd Bingo Club - Ripple Village Hall, 7.00pm

Wed 24th School Breaks up

Sun 28th Vintage & Classic Car Meeting, Zetland Arms, from 11.30am

Mon 29th Drop in…..Studdal Church Hall 9.30am - 11.00am

Wed 31st Loose Fibres Craft Club, Ripple Village Hall, 9.30am - 11.00am

August 2013

Sat 3rd Ringwould Village Rummage

Wed 7th Kingsdown Lunch Club, details from The Post Office

Sat 10th Ringwould Village Barbeque

Mon 12th Drop in…..Studdal Church Hall 9.30am - 11.00am

Tue 13th Dover Sea Cadets Annual Coffee Morning, E. Studdal 10.30

Wed 14th Copy Date for September edition.

Wed 14th Loose Fibres Craft Club, Ripple Village Hall, 9.30am - 11.00am

Tues 20th Let’s be Social, Studdal Church Hall 10..30am - 11.45am

Fri 23rd PCSO Surgery, Kingsdown (Lower) Hall 5.30pm - 6.30pm

Sun 25th Vintage & Classic Car Meeting, Zetland Arms, from 11.30am

Wed 28th Loose Fibres Craft Club, Ripple Village Hall, 9.30am - 11.00am

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Clubs & Organisations e.

Kingsdown Garden Society Chairman:- Mrs Sue Martin 01304 363 917 Secretary:- Mr T Ridley-Ellis 01304 381 084 Kingsdown Angling Club Chairman:- Mr Richard Appleford 01304 368 804 Secretary:- Danny Bacon Mobile: 07815 134 658

1st Kingsdown Brownies & Guides Brown Owl & Unit Leader:- Miss S Griffiths 01034 367 124

Kingsdown Music Society Chairman:- Mrs Pat Grant 01304 363 991 Secretary:- Mrs S Glaze 01304 369 142

12th Deal Scout Group Scout Leader:- Chairmay Van de Merwe 01304 382 274

Kingsdown & Ringwould Women's Institute President:- Mrs Elizabeth Bembridge 01304 374 630 Secretary:- Mrs Kathy Erridge 01304 373 402

Kingsdown Pre School Chairman:- Mrs Lisa Dennison 01304 239 704 Secretary:- Mrs Raeanne Nightingale 01304 360 330

Kingsdown Parent & Toddler Group Contact:- Mrs Amy Bridges Mobile: 07841 702 249

Kingsdown Conservation Group Contact:- Chairman Mr Philip Evemy 01304 366 628

Kingsdown Table Tennis Club Mike Thompson Mobile: 07771 9041240 01304 380 275

Loose Fibres Craft Group Contact:- Rita Rhodes 01304 365 778 Ringwould History Society Chairman:- Mrs Jennifer Van Lens 01304 371 289

Secretary:- Mrs Mary Read 01304 363 528

Ripple Tea & Chat Mrs Rosemary Davey 01304 374 512

Ripple Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator:- Mr Roger Chatfield 01304 363 912

Ripple Bingo Club Mrs Daphne Lee 01304 365 573

St John’s Herritage Association Contact:- Norman Gilliland 01304 381 589

Sutton Spectrum Club for children Church Hall Studdal Tuesdays 4.00pm - 6.00pm (term time) Organiser:- Mrs Maggie Crawley 01304 372 856

St Nicholas Players Chairman:- Mr B Munro 01304 372 065 Secretary:- Miss Janet Alcock 01304 367 453

Deal & Dist branch of Save the Children Chairman:- Sarah Spong 01304 363 942 Secretary:- Jane Samuel 01304 361 013

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Hall Bookings Kingsdown & Ringwould School Maggi Bowden (Sec) 01304 373 734 Kingsdown Village Hall Mike Glavin Mobile: 07817 655 953 Email: chicoglav@btinternet.com Ringwould Village Hall Mrs Mary Read 01304 363 528 Ripple Village Hall Mrs P Scott-Bradford Mob: 07967 307 440 Studdal Church Hall Mrs Barbara Odell 01304 361 262 Sutton Community Centre Booking Clerk 01304 363 361

Ringwould-w-Kingsdown Parish Council Chairman: Mr Patrick MacWilliam Sunraker, Back Street, Ringwould CT14 8HL 01304 373 888 Email: patrick.macwilliam@uwclub.net Clerk: Mrs Katie Amaouche Inglewood, Dover Road, Ringwould CT14 8BP 01304 729 081 Email: parishclerkrwk@gmail.com

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

Ripple Parish Council Chairman: Mrs Daphne Lee Eastchurch, Sutton Rd., Ripple CT14 8JA 01304 365 573 Clerk: Mrs Kath Hastilow 01304 372 235

Email:- ripple.parishclerk@sky.com

Sutton-by-Dover Parish Council Chairman: Mr Simon Butcher Bower Lodge, Stone Heap Road, East Studdal,CT15 5BU 01304 371 420 Email:- simon_butcher_3@hotmail.com Clerk: Veronica Harrop (Ronnie) Homestead Farm, Homestead Lane, East Studdal , Dover CT15 5BU 01304 375 142 Email: veronica.harrop@tiscali.co.uk

Kingsdown Village Hall Maintenance Officer: Mike Glavin Mobile: 07817 655 953 Chairman: Mr Anthony Graham 01304 361 043 Email: anthony.graham4@btopenworld.com Secretary: Mrs Jane Banks 01304 373 774 Email: j.banks_jane@hotmail.co.uk

Ripple Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator:- Mr Roger Chatfield 01304 363 912

Ripple Bingo Club Mrs Daphne Lee 01304 365 573 Sutton Spectrum Club for children Church Hall Studdal Tuesdays 4.00pm - 6.00pm (term time) Organiser:- Mrs Maggie Crawley 01304 372 856

MS Society Thanet & Deal Helpline Mobile: 07968 123 059

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The Citizens Advice service is an independent network that helps people resolve their money, legal, family, consumer and other problems. We provide information and advice and influences government and organizations to bring about change in policies and laws. Our advice is provided free, it is independent, confidential and impartial and available to everyone. All of our advisors are volunteers and are fully trained to a very high standard, working at over 3,200 service outlets throughout the country. This unique position enables us to be an influential and powerful voice, in representing the UK to the countrys policy-makers and service providers. Citizens Advice is an Independent charity. Advice - Our staff work with you to help sort out your debt worries and can help you to claim benefits you may be entitled to. We can help you with housing and employment problems and deal with questions relating to consumer or tax problems. We can give advice on legal matters, answer questions on immigration or family matters. We have a free legal clinic on Wednesday mornings or can refer you to one of our specialists if you have a more complex problem. Dover and Deal is a one stop shop for your problems.

Deal - The Cedars 26 Victoria Road, Deal. CT14 7BJ Tel: 01304 374 128 10am - 3pm Monday - Wednesday

You can also call Advice line on 08448 487 978 Monday to Thursday between 10.00am and 3.00pm to talk to one of our friendly assessors.

Are you content to let Dover District Council impose future (as yet unknown) developments on our village?

If you care about the future of Kingsdown and wish to see a more caring and cohesive community, please support our drive to develop a Neighbourhood Plan. The information boards about such a Plan have been on display in the village hall, at the music festival, and in the church. Many thanks to those who have already volunteered and expressed their interest. However, in order to form a truly representative steering group we really need some volunteers from a younger age group (i.e. under 50!) and men! There will be opportunities to read the information boards between now and the autumn, when we hope to start the process. In the meantime, for further information or to add your name as a volunteer, please contact Helen or Ron via info@kingsdownconservation.org.uk or call 366 628 Mary Lord