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JUNE 2015 IN THIS EDITION

New Head Teacher at Lenham Primary School

Lenham Wanderers AGM on the 8th June

Lenham Family Festival 11th to 14th June

Lenham Family Festival Fun Day 13th June

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Welcome to the June edition of the Lenham Focus. We have had lots of feedback on the new format, most of it has been positive, but we are always interested to hear

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from our readers. The Lenham Focus is a community magazine and as such it should be shaped by the community. Any ideas are welcome and where possible they will be incorporated and if they can’t be we will let you know why. Coming up this month we have the Lenham Family Festival and we would encourage everyone to get involved. There is a great weekend of events planned for all the family. Some of our readers also noted that the wrong date was used in the advert for the Lenham Primary School summer fayre. This is on the 4th July not the 27th June as previously noted, again please help support this great event.

We omitted to thank Mike Cockett for May’s front cover so thank you Mike and also to Andy Flood for consistently forwarding beautiful and artistic front covers for us to use. I would like to finish with my usual plea for help and support on the magazine. It is put together by a small but dedicated team and distributed by a small army of residents but, as always, more help would be appreciated. Anything you think you can help with please let one of the team know or if you have some free time and just want to help out there are always things to do.

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The meeting on Wednesday 6th May was the last meeting of the present LPC before the election. An AGM of the LPC will be held on Wednesday 13th May at which the Chairman and committee members will be elected.

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Martin Sherwood the Community Warden has been delivering leaflets concerning the MBC Dog Watch initiative. Martin and PCSO John Boyd requested that any incidences of criminal damage be reported on the 101 contact number. The importance of reporting immediately means evidence can be collected and incidences logged for investigation.

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Six nominations for the position of Parish Councillor have been delivered to MBC. As there are thirteen positions available the six nominations are uncontested. If parishioners are interested in joining the LPC the option of co-option is available for the remaining seven seats. Please contact the Clerk for details. The lime trees in the Square have been pruned and will be pruned each year, the next schedule of works will be February 2016. The contentious planning application for the development of the United Reform Church site raises health and safety concerns for the continuation of cricket being played in the adjacent field. MBC have stated consultation with the developers, LPC and the Cricket Club will be undertaken, and clarification of meeting dates will be sought. Following a site meeting to discuss the problem of diseased trees along the boundary between the Community Centre and the Paddock to the rear of Grovelands, the developers have offered to remove the trees and replant the area

at no cost to the parish. Cllrs. agreed to accept the offer subject to clarification of removal schedule, replacement species and agreed contractor. Further discussions with the MBC tree officer will take place and advice taken accordingly. Several environmental issues were discussed and it was agreed that following the AGM when the next LPC are in office, projects would be identified and carried forward. Projects which will need attention include the William Pitt field, Cemetery, Maidstone Road car park, CCTV and web-site. The Parish Council would appreciate support from residents to complete the projects and

would welcome new Cllrs. to join the council. Meeting dates for June. Monday 1st June Planning, Wednesday 3rd June LPC, Wednesday 17th June Planning followed by Finance and General Purposes. All meetings are held at the Community Centre and start at 7.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend all meetings. For details contact Margo McFarlane LPC Clerk 01622 859682 hello@ lenhamparish.org.uk

Dates for your Diary Keep up-to-date with the latest goings on in and around Lenham. 8 June Lenham Wanderers AGM Lenham Social Club 8pm 11 to 14 June Lenham Family Festival Lots of events throughout the weekend, please see page 30 for more details. 13 June Lenham Family Festival Fun Day Lenham Community Centre, 12pm till 9pm, please see page 31 for more details.

JUNE ‘15 20 June Platts Heath School Summer Fayre Platts Heath Primary School, Headcorn Road – starting at 12pm 4 July Lenham Primary School Summer Fayre Lenham Primary School – starting at 12pm

Lenham Wanderers Youth Team Presentation William Pitt field 12pm 20 June Messy Church Lenham Churchyard 4pm, bring your own picnic. Lenham Festival continued Hungarian soprano Andrea Turner and pianist John Summerfield will be giving a charity concert ‘songs from the shows’ as part of the Lenham Family Festival on Saturday, 20th June 2015 at 8pm at St. Mary’s Church, Lenham.

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nly three months to go, August 29th at Lenham Community Centre. The schedule of classes has been issued and is available from Lesley on 850275, Pat on 859084 or myself on 850228. The full programme should be available by the end of the month and can be picked up from the Library, General Store etc. Please remember that the show is open to everybody living in Lenham, you do not have to be a member of the LGS to enter. The hall will be open at 10.00am for exhibitors, judging will take place at 12 noon and visitors at 2pm, cups will be presented at approximately 4pm. There will be an entry charge for exhibitors of 25p per exhibit, eight or more fixed at £2. Visitors will be charged 50p; tea and cakes will

be on sale during the afternoon. The Harrietsham Garden Society have suggested an Inter Village Garden Society competition whereby each will exhibit a few classes which will be judged by an Independent judge. The successful winner will be presented with a Silver Platter

kindly donated by the HGS. Next year the HGS will host the competition and maybe some of the other local societies may wish to take part. So please start planning your exhibits and let’s try and make this show bigger and better. Chair LGS

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One Hundred Years Ago… by Amy Myers

he Western Front was in the throes of battle on Vimy Ridge, Gallipoli was the scene of fierce struggle and a new war front was opening up in Italy. June was the month that saw another local resident, John Barton, leave Boughton Malherbe for the Buffs, but it was also the month that reservist and musician Harry Giles of the Royal West Kents returned to his wife and family in Lenham after being discharged. He had joined the regular army in 1905, but as a reservist had been

recalled in August 1914. He had only been in France a few days when he was wounded. On the home front, there were different war concerns. Lenham’s vicar, Francis Etherington, was attending a high-powered diocesan conference in Maidstone, led by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Many issues were discussed, including ‘exaggerated reports of war babies’ together with standards of life now that so many army units were billeted locally. The Bishop of Croydon referred to the close connection between ‘drink and impurity’ and the ‘tendency of drink on young people and others in normal health to inflame the passions, obscure the judgment and weaken the moral power’.

Canon Galpin from Saltwood raised the question of ‘How best to deal with unmarried mothers and their babies’. The general feeling was ‘with sympathy’, although the habit of young girls to hang around army camps ‘was deplored’. Other weighty matters were being decided by a harassed Kent Education Committee faced with budget restrictions. Lenham Council School was urged to ask the Local Sanitary Authority if it might defer its payment of £180 for drainage, and Platt’s Heath School, also facing problems, was advised to seek help in getting a loan of £250 so that the school might be enlarged. Cuts? Where have we heard that before?

Lenham Players by Jan Moll

ur War Time Revue production on the 2nd May was a great success and a fun evening. It was good to see so many from Lenham. Thank you all for your support. A donation from the ticket sales was made to the British Legion, as well as the Boiler fund at the Community Centre. We shall be performing a one

act sketch from Talking Heads at the Lenham Festival in June and our Autumn production, The Ghost Train, will be staged on the 23rd/24th October. We are always looking for new members, whether on stage or behind the scenes, so whether you are interested in acting or in helping to build or paint a set/find the right piece of furniture or prop/make a costume – or any of the many other things which go to make a successful production, please contact our Chairman, Mary Tapsfield on 01622

880448 or myself as secretary of Lenham Players on 01622 850747 for more information. Better still, come along to our AGM at Lenham Community Centre in September; meet other Lenham Players over a glass of wine, or cheese and biscuits. I shall post the date in the August edition of Focus. In the meantime, if you would like to be added to our mailing list to find out more about events we are planning, please email or give me a call on above number. Jemoll859@gmail.com

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ere you fascinated by the lawn bowls shown on TV from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow last July? How would you like to have a go yourself and find out what it’s all about? We are a lively and successful local club (just over the parish boundary on the road into Lenham) and we are on the lookout for new members. You

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enham Cricket Club would again like to thank everyone who has assisted us, either with time or through provision of materials, in our preseason ground and clubhouse preparations. Special thanks to those who mustered when our windows were vandalised just before the start of the season. The early weekends within the cricket season are never easy to predict, with the scarcity of players due to football commitments and the inevitable April/May showers, getting a game in isn’t easy. Our first weekend of planned cricket this year became a victim and saw no play. Our next weekend, Sunday 3rd May, we travelled away to East Sutton and the sun broke through in time to enable play. This Sunday friendly fixture is a club regular with two equally matched teams. We won the toss and decided to bowl first. East Sutton scored 184 for the loss of 5 wickets, which is a very reasonable score on early season subdued wickets. Dave Seales and Tom Curtis both contributed by taking 2

don’t have to know anything about the game – Tom, our County Qualified coach likes nothing better than showing new bowlers the ropes. And the club has bowls you may borrow until you decide to get your own. In addition to our excellent green we have a great clubhouse with good facilities, including a bar! Take a peek at the pictures on our Web site: www. lenhambowlingclub.org.uk. If you decide it’s just what you’re looking for – friendly people, pleasant surroundings, useful exercise and a bit of social life – please get in touch.

You will be made to feel most welcome. Have a word with Brian Fuller (Men’s Captain) or Lyn Fuller (Ladies’ Captain), both on 01622 851538 if you want a chat about what we can offer. Alternatively, contact Trevor Green (Club Secretary) on 01622 859642 who will be happy to answer any questions and arrange a visit. With the weather getting better and the outdoor season just starting, now would be the best time to get involved. So don’t put it off – pick up the phone today! Trevor Green, Club Secretary

wickets each and Jack Ambrose added a run out. Stuart Russell bowled 13 overs for few runs but wickets were not forthcoming despite two dropped catches. In the chase we lost 3 wickets, two very early on, however Adrian Longley and Mike Rickner dug in and chased down the total with 3 overs remaining. Adrian scored 76 and Mike 83, this also saw Mike score his maiden 50 for the club. What a great start to the season and we will be hoping that the runs and wickets for Lenham are plentiful this year. With only one match having being played before the editorial deadline match reports are somewhat sparse. This does

however leave some space to give a preview into the coming months’ fixtures. Looking forwards however June has a full agenda with 8 Home games and 2 Away games. Saturday League Games Sat 30th May (home) Willesborough 1.30pm Start Sat 6th June (home) Milstead 2nds 1.30pm Start Sat 13th June (away) Hunton 2nds 1.30pm Start Sat 20th June (home) Rumwood 1sts 1.30pm Start Sat 27th June (home) Headcorn 2nds 1.30pm Start

Sunday Friendly Fixtures Sun 31st May (away) Murston 2pm Start Sun 7th June (home) Boughton& Eastwell 2pm Start Sun 14th June (home) Priory 2pm Start Sun 21st June (home) Willesborough 2pm Start Sun 28th June (home) Newington 2pm Start

A perfect opportunity to break out the picnic blankets and enjoy an afternoon on the green. The cricket is free to watch and can be very entertaining.

Royal British Legion Women’s Section by Enid La Plain

ummer has arrived so we shall be holding our Annual Strawberry Tea on the 25th June. This will be in the Community Centre 3pm for 3.30pm. Tickets £6 available from Eve on 858478.

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Lenham Gardening Society by Keith Varney

ur April speaker gave a very informative talk on the history of Sissinghurst. We thought we knew all about the place but Steve Harmer soon put us right with some very interesting facts about the people who lived there over the past 400 years and the stories concerning their behaviour. We will certainly look at Sissinghurst with a different light. Our June speaker will be Steve

Bradley from BBC Radio Kent Garden show, the topic will be a surprise to us all but he promises us some serious bits and some funny bits, well worth coming and we hope that as many as possible will come, please bring a friend. Remember it’s on Friday 19th June, one day later than normal. The competitions will be A Single Rose and/or A Summer Photo. July 16th is the date for our Pimm’s & Strawberries social, please make a date in your diary, tickets will be available at the June meeting. There will be a tombola, raffle and a produce stall so grateful for any items for these please.

July 21st will be our outing to the Secret Garden, coach will be leaving Lenham (Dog & Bear) promptly at 14.00hrs or 2pm, whichever comes first. The cost will be £12 for members and £17 for non-members, price includes a cream tea. Tickets available at the June meeting and from Pat on 859084. Reminder that we will be having a stall at the Lenham Family Festival on Saturday 13th June, so why not come along and see us, maybe take a turn on the stall? Well that’s it for now hope you are all preparing for the Lenham Garden Show Keith Chair LGS

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s usual we had a very good talk from Bronwen Sadler on The Slave Trade. As usual it was not that well attended but those who came thoroughly enjoyed it. You very nearly did not get this article as I have not been too well and my brain is a little slow. Archaeology has been in the news recently regarding health, they have discovered that DNA can be extracted from ancient bones and the DNA of people’s

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ur April speaker,Ian Porter, gave a brilliant talk on Suffragettes. We were all absolutely enthralled and learned a lot about the single minded and brave ladies who fought so hard, and suffered so much to gain the vote for women.Nobody who listened to that talk would miss the opportunity to vote in an election having heard what the campaigners for ‘Women’s Rights’ went through to prove that the female sex were intellectually on a par with men ,and capable of making their own decisions!!!!! Mr Porter is a published author and we had the opportunity to buy his latest book, a novel about the suffragette era. Our May meeting was the A.G.M. where the resolution for 2015 was discussed, and the committee elected. The resolution this year is ‘Failing to care - an assessment of need in long-term care’ a topic that all of us in time may find relevant. In June the National A.G.M. will be held at ‘The Royal Albert Hall’.This will be in

diseases also located and identified. I knew that for some time they could identify those who had died of the plague by this method, but now it is also some of the more unusual conditions also. Folk in Lenham had long told me that tetanus was very common in this area “because of the horses” and I had still wondered why, as horses were everywhere. But it is of course because they were horses working the land and these local fields show evidence of being arable for millennia. Clay with flints type land is ideal for cereal crops but the poor horses (and oxen) must have frequently cut their feet on the flints. The bacteria then gave them tetanus

(that they obviously survived) and because they became carriers it passed back into the soil to infect others. So the cycle was continuous. Even now I would advise people to make sure their tetanus boosters are up to date (every 10 years ) and do not be persuaded that “ Oh , you are immune in later life” ….this just is not so! It’s a very nasty disease that needs continual vigilance, especially in our area. Deep puncture wounds in the garden? Please review your tetanus protection! I am not sure whether we shall be organising evening walks this year. I will keep you posted. Lesley Feakes 850275 or email 606@feakes.com

the presence of H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth,The Princess Royal, and The Countess of Wessex. Since this is the W.I. Centenary the meeting is being streamed live to various venues throughout the country.West Kent Federation is staging an event locally with a buffet lunch, which several of our members are attending. Our June speaker is Paul Beard whose subject is ‘Barnardo’s’ and in July Antonia Gallup will be telling us about her ‘Trip across India on a Motorbike’. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in W.I. catering. Without the revenue

earned by these ladies our W.I. would find it impossible to survive financially and their hard work is sincerely appreciated. If you feel that you would like to come and have a taster of a W.I. meeting, we meet on the 2nd Thursday of every month except August at 7.30pm in the Community Centre.

Forthcoming Events 12 June 15 June 20 June 27 June 12 July

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Bingo: every Tuesday and Sunday Night Quiz Night: first Tuesday of every month New members always welcome, apply to club Members and Guests Only. All events start at 8pm.

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i everyone, hope you are all keeping well. I can’t believe its June. 2015 has gone by in a flash. This month we have a fashion

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show. The clothes are from Bon Marche and 2 or 3 of us will be sashaying down the room to show how good they look when on. We have done this several times now and it is always a lot of fun. The meeting is on Thursday 21/06/15 2.00-4.00pm. It is being held at the Community Hall. We

i everyone, hope you are all well. This month we have Swadelands School Entertains. Really looking forward to it. It’s on Thursday 11/06/15 2.00-4.00pm at the Social

hope to see you there. A big thank you to that help make these afternoons such fun and a big success. If you are in need of a lift please ring Jenny Lloyd on 01622 859208. Martin, Sue, Olive, Jackie, Jenny and Nina

Club. It will be a good afternoon. Our thanks to all who help make these afternoons a success. Martin, John, Fred, Jenny and Nina

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ince our last report a party of twenty visited The National Memorial Arboretum. We arrived in time to participate in a short Act of Remembrance, held in the Memorial Chapel, during which the Last Post was played and a minute’s silence was observed at 11 o’clock. This was followed by a fifty minute land-train tour of the major memorials. We then dispersed to wander the garden. We all found the Far East pavilion very moving and harrowing as the displays showed the horrors that were inflicted on their captives by the Japanese military. The next day we visited the Royal Air Force museum at Cosford before sampling the delights of the M25 on a late afternoon at the start of a bank holiday weekend. The Imperial War Museum is holding The Battle of Britain Anniversary Air Show at Duxford on the weekend 19/20 September. Entry is by pre-booked ticket only. The Branch is considering a trip to Duxford on Sunday 20 September provided there is sufficient support to justify hiring a coach. The maximum cost, which includes the £25 entry fee, would be £40. If you are interested in going, then please contact either Bill Peter on 850520 or Barry Wood on 850702.

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he straw poll organised on Thursday 7th May at the Tithe barn was well attended with a steady stream of parishioners looking at the display materials and taking the opportunity to read the latest draft version 1 plan. Thank you to the team of volunteers who did a wonderful job of organising the poll from 7am to 10pm. A full report with results of the poll will be in the July Focus. Neighbourhood Plan team

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ool’s paradise “Ouch!” The straps of my swimming costume twanged against my

back. “It’s O.K. dear. You were all caught up. Just trying to help.” Forcing back an Anglo-Saxon reaction, I managed a faint smile and made a dash for the pool. Thora - we’ll call her Thora because she reminded me of various characters from ‘Talking Heads’ - walked out to the pool and started barking at her friends: “It’s no use coming tumurra Frank. Tumurra is a Bank Holiday and ‘B’ members can’t use the pool when the hotel is busy.” “That’s not what we was told. We was told we was welcome.” Thora repeated her theory as if this would give it more credence, then made a dash for the hotel reception. Peace at last? No. Frank started thrashing past at a furious pace with his arms flailing in a front crawl. All too quickly Thora returned. Hands on hips, feet apart, swaying back and forth with an air of authority: “No Frank, I’m right, we’re not welcome tumurra. Hotel guests only on Bank Holidays. ‘B’ members excluded.” “Thank goodness for that” I felt my mouth saying to my brain. If my mouth uttered anything so uncharitable, my brain ensured it was done silently. Thora shared her jewel of information with every ‘B’ member who turned up after her, and, as if dissatisfied that the strap-twanging had not had enough of an effect, followed me back into the changing room. “Filthy wet floor” she exploded, as she picked up a mop and sent a shower of water straight towards the skirt I was stepping into. “Roll on the Bank Holiday” Mouth muttered to Brain. I do hope Brain kept the volume down. The next morning Oliver was

holding court. If his belly flops into the pool were not Olympian, his voice certainly was. Oliver did not ask for, he demanded attention. “Bring back the ‘B’ team” I heard Mouth say to Brain. For 15 minutes Mummy Oliver yelled at and cajoled her boy, then gave up and left. Dad took over with about as much effect as Mummy. I tried to carry on practicing my breast stroke and was soon lost in my own world as a secret agent trying to board a ship, so having to swim as silently as possible towards the hull by nightfall. Oliver might be nine but he didn’t have the monopoly on silly games and I’ve watched far too many James Bond films. My mind wandered further and I started to think about Thora, Frank and Oliver. “Love your neighbours” Brain said to mouth. “Stop scowling and love your neighbours.” “Trust you to start coming over all reasonable” muttered Mouth. “It’s Good Friday” explained Brain. “Remember what that means. On Good Friday we remember Christ giving up his life for you, Thora, Frank and Oliver.” “Well yes, but Thora pinged my costume and invaded my social space.” “She was just being friendly.” “But she sluiced water towards my skirt.” “It didn’t reach and she made the floor safe.” “But she yelled her head off.” “And saved all her friends from a wasted journey.” “Oh alright, alright... but what about Frank splashing away? Front crawl is definitely a man thing. He was annoying.” “And you weren’t annoying, doing widths when the ‘B’ members were all swimming lengths? Did any of them tell you off for getting in their way, even once, all week? No, not one.” “No, I suppose not… but what about Oliver, yelling, splashing and ignoring his parents?” “Weren’t you ever young? Oliver gave up his time willingly, playing with a much younger lad, Tim, and keeping him entertained.” Oh alright, alright, you win. Love your neighbour, tolerate others

and don’t be grumpy about the little things.” That’s more like it. Jesus went to the cross and suffered a dreadful death in order that you could be saved and enjoy eternal life. Now, if you could just manage a little smile?” “I would smile but then I’d get water in my mouth, gurgle and never get to the battleship in silence.” Brain sighed and left Mouth to make up its own mind. God leaves us all to make up our own minds. As if crucifixion, resurrection and loving us unconditionally is not enough, we all have free will as well! I pray that you love your neighbours, even the really annoying ones who swim widths and not lengths, and I thank the Lord that you are almost certainly, far more tolerant than me… St Mary’s Church Flowers and Brass cleaning Church Flower and Brass cleaning Rota for June

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e’ve had some great weather over the last few weeks and hopefully there’s more of the same over the coming months; it must mean it’s time to get the barbeque out! There’s more to barbequing that just putting a sausage or burger on the grill; it’s a healthy, tasty and sociable way to eat and a variety of different foods can be cooked in this way. Before you even start putting food on the barbeque make sure it’s at the right temperature – too hot and it’ll burn the food on the outside and leave raw meat inside but if it’s not hot enough it’ll take forever to cook anything. When the coals are glowing orange and there is a layer of grey/white ash on top it’s time to start adding meat to the grill. Lots of food can be barbequed; pork chops, beef steak (sirloin and rump), lamb cutlets, chicken legs, spare ribs, pork belly or, if you’re feeling more adventurous perhaps you could cook a spatchcock chicken or butterflied leg of lamb. At GB Lister Butchers, we have lots of different types of meats in our shop that are perfect for

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t’s with great pleasure that I write to you to introduce myself as Lenham Primary School’s new Headteacher.

I started just after the Easter Holidays and I have been busy spending my first few weeks getting to know the school, teachers, governors and of course the children. I have been out on the playground most mornings and at the brilliant football tournament, so am also starting to get to know the community. It’s a very crucial time of year for the school with the SATs and financial years starting and ending but the staff and governors have been incredibly welcoming and collectively we are working hard to ensure a smooth transition. I’m a firm believer that we are in

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t the meeting on Wednesday 6th May, the last meeting of the present Parish Council before the General & Local Election, the traditional order of business was changed. The reason for the change was to make a presentation. Cllr. Nigel Godfrey, well-known by many of you in the village, retired from the council. Having served the community for twenty years and being involved in some of the major projects throughout the parish, Nigel felt it was time to stand down. Nigel joined the LPC to offer his services to help improve the village. One of his main projects was the installation of the very well-used BMX and Skateboard ramp at William Pitt field. He

a partnership with parents and I will be communicating regularly with families about the work the school is doing. This will include running regular parent workshops to keep families updated on all the national changes to the curriculum and assessment and to also give practical ideas about how parents can support their children with learning at home. From next term I would also like to start running some parent forums to get views and opinions on some whole school issues. It will obviously take a few more weeks to get to know everyone, but to help you get to know me a little better, here is a brief autobiography: • I have taught for 21 years (I had to do several recounts on that one!). • My last role was at Hornbeam School in Deal

worked with the local youths to fund raise the money for the equipment and took the advice of the user group, ensuring the equipment installed was their preference. Nigel also helped provide new play equipment at the Cherry Close play area and was often seen undertaking regular health and safety risk assessments to ensure all three play areas were up to the required standard. Lenham Parish Council was well represented by Nigel at many training sessions, Kent Association of Local Council, AGMs, Maidstone Borough Council planning meetings and various other meetings with outside bodies. I was fortunate to start my tenure as Clerk to the Parish Council under the guidance of Nigel, who was Chairman at the time. He always offered help and

where I was the Deputy Headteacher. Prior to that I was Curriculum and Foundation Stage Leader at Rye Primary in East Sussex. • My specialist subjects are Literature and History. • I believe passionately in equality and the potential that education has to empower and enrich lives. • My hobbies include long distance walking, my allotment (though due to recent inactivity I have been downgraded to shed monitor…) and anything that involves food. • I’m married and have one football mad stepson, two dogs and two chickens. I’m incredibly excited about becoming the school’s Headteacher and hope to strengthen and celebrate all the things that are already great about the school whilst moving it forward to meet ever increasing national expectations.

advice and used his extensive knowledge of local government to ensure LPC were abreast of the ever-changing laws. Cllr. Andrew Barr who has worked with Nigel for the past twenty years said a few words and gave a brief outline of Nigel’s accomplishments. LPC are grateful for the dedication shown by Nigel and thanked him, and his wife, Jeannie, who has supported Nigel throughout, with a presentation of a voucher for a family photographic portrait and of course a bouquet for Jeannie. Thank you Nigel for all your hard work, you will be missed!

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Alas, my normally regular brisk walk across farmland up to the white cross which dramatically dominates the local landscape, then following a short stretch of the Pilgrims’ Way returns me back to Lenham village, has had to be abandoned after a fall which landed me in hospital with fractured ribs (Wow! Painful!!). I’m back home now, slowly making progress and recently I managed a slow, short walk from Grovelands to the nearby pond, following the banks of the stream a little way. My priceless reward was the truly wondrous and uplifting sight of several clumps of Marsh Marigolds, ...Calthiapalustris, radiating their own bursts of brilliant sunshine along the partially shaded banks of the stream. I have never before experienced this wild flower growing so vigorously. It is a plant of northern latitudes growing in the UK since the ice age, and which has been highly prized ever since, as witnessed by a remarkably long list of local names which would completely fill several pages of Focus! So just to mention a few :- ‘Goldilocks’, ‘May-flower’, ‘Mary-buds’, ‘Bulls eyes’, ‘Monkey bells’, ‘Water babes’ and ‘Yellow blobs’. Gerard praised these blooms in his famous Herbal, and perhaps Shakespeare also had the plant in mind when, in Cymbelline, he wrote, ‘the winking Marybells begin to open their eyes’. In those days, May-Day was a very important festival, and also considered to be a rather

dangerous time when witches, elves and malevolent fairies were thought to be active. So bunches of Marsh Marigolds were picked to hang over the main cottage door to provide full and valuable protection. Also along the stream bank were Lesser Celandines, Ranunculus ficaria, radiating their own brand of golden light but in a much more modest way. The generic name is a diminutive of the Latin ‘Rana’ ... frog, indicating their growth occurs in the same damp, shady environment where frogs can usually be found. Ficaria comes from another Latin word ... ficus, meaning ‘fig’, which refers to the distinctive shape of the root tubers which store substantial food reserves during the winter months, thus ensuring early development in the spring. Yet another reproductive system can be seen in development of bulbils, which are small bulb-like swellings usually found in the axils of the leaves. Later in the season they drop off and over-winter in the soil, thus adding yet another

supply of plants for the future. These flowers are very sensitive to sunlight, soon closing towards evening or in cloudy conditions, and as the plants mature, the yellow pigment bleaches out, leaving patches of pure white on the petals. Wordsworth loved this widespread and very pretty plant ... ‘There is a flower, the Lesser celandine that shrinks, lyme many more from cold and rain; and, the first moment that the sun may shine, bright as the sun himself, tis out again!’ Focus readers may recall a childhood memory, when, as in the case of other Buttercups, one of the flowers was held under the chin of a friend whilst asking the question “Do you like butter?” In my case, the resultant golden glow on my chin would always motivate my response, “Yes, Yes, Yes!!”.

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Lenham Wanderers by Mike Kingsman

What a unique season this is turning out to be for LENHAM WANDERERS TWO SENIOR SIDES, with both teams winning their respective Finals of the M&D Challenge Cup. The 1st Team took on fellow Premier Division LEEDS S.V. side & won with goals from JOE SMITH 2, HARRY JUDGE 1 & 1 from JOSH WALKER,

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ould you like to share more stories with your children? Storytime is on every Monday afternoon, 2.15pm-2.45pm, in the children’s corner at Lenham Library. Following a recent re-launch Storytime is now run by the parents for all children, birth to pre-school, in Lenham and the surrounding villages. It remains free of charge. We would love to see you for half an hour of stories and nursery rhymes very soon. Why not take advantage and borrow some more stories to take home from the library’s excellent collection? Bookstart bear and the team look forward to meeting you!

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giving them victory in a very exciting Final. The RESERVES, not to be outdone by the 1st Team, beat DITTON MINORS by 2 goals to 1, the goals coming from Captain STUART WILSON + 1 OWN GOAL. The RESERVES were following up their success of last Season when they beat THE EARLY BIRD in the BENEVOLENT CUP FINAL. Also Lenham Wanderers Football Club is holding its Youth Teams Presentation day on Saturday 13th June at William Pitt Field which will be

starting at midday. On the day there will be lots of games and plenty of fun for the younger kids who are welcome to join in. At 4pm the club will present the kids from the teams of the Youth Development, U9s and U10s with their trophies for all their hard work and commitment throughout the season. Please note the club’s AGM is on the 8th June at Lenham Social Club starting at 8pm. Everyone is welcome and it’s a good opportunity for you to have your say about how our football club is run.

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t’s only seven years since Philip and Faye Jarvis opened their estate agency in Lenham Square and yet from the word go they have seemed part of the Lenham landscape. Phil Jarvis had been an estate agent locally for fifteen years when he opened his agency; a brave thing to do as in 2008 the economy was depressed and many estate agents were closing down due to financial difficulties. Both Phil and Faye are Kentish born, Phil having been born and educated in Canterbury and Faye in the Maidstone area. They fully integrated themselves into the Lenham community, supporting a range of community events, including the Pilgrims’ Way Artists’ Exhibition, the Family Festival and the Christmas Lights. On the sports side, Phil runs the Lenham Wanderers development squad – his son is in the team; and Phil is also a governor of Swadelands School. Faye is an active member of the PTA at Lenham Primary School and also organises the Christmas Grotto at the Lenham Lights Switch-on each year. Faye and Phil explain that ‘we chose Lenham because it is such a lovely place to live. There is a real community here and excellent commuter links for London and the Continent’.

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about their work at the agency. ‘No two days are ever the same,’ Phil explained. They enjoy all the angles to it, sharing and helping their customers with all the ups and downs involved in the mov-

ing process and steering them to that all important moment when ‘the keys are picked up’. ‘Moving house is a stressful time and we try to minimise this for people looking to move’.

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LENHAM PARISH COUNCIL

The Lenham Swimming Club

Meetings are held at the Lenham Community Centre at 7.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Parish Council first Wednesday of the month (except September) Planning Committee first Monday of the month (except Bank Holiday) Planning Committee third Wednesday of the month followed by Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting. For more details contact the Parish Clerk 01622 859682 (during office hours)

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The Village Pool is Back! Family-friendly Heated Outdoor Pool 20m x 8m Lifeguards on duty Run by volunteers Family Sessions

GB LISTER Produce you can trust Lenham’s Traditional Family Butcher & Greengrocer

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Saturday and Sunday

6.00 – 7.30pm 2.30 – 4.00pm

Tuesday Friday

7.45 – 8.30pm 7.00 – 8.30pm

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Locally sourced meat which hasn’t had to travel thousands of miles before it reaches you.

10% DISCOUNT and FREE DELIVERY for senior citizens on Tuesdays. Tel: 01622 858220 Email: gblister@live.com 13 The Square, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2PQ

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Adult - £5.00 Child - £3.00

Charge per Swimming Session Members Non-Members £2.50 £3.50 £1.50 £2.50

Come and find us at Swadelands School, Ham Lane, Lenham For further information contact Chris Hills on 859174 / chills99@btinternet.com Like us (Lenham Swimming Club) on facebook

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Lenham Family Festival 11th – 14th June. PAGE 30 JUNE 2015

Laugh.Play.Sing.Dance … a celebration of fun for all the family. Lenham Festival is a four day family festival that takes place in various locations in Lenham. The Festival started in 2012 and has gained momentum each year, in 2014 we raised £2,160 and with your help we hope to raise more this year for our chosen charities, Alzheimer’s Society, Cancer Research UK and Demelza Hospice Care. Please refer to our website for updates, times and a final line up http://lenhamfamilyfestival.co.uk/ Below is our current programme of events:

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Social Club: entertainment from Swadelands School for the Age UK Hub with raffle prizes from 2pm to 4pm

Friday 12th •

Social Club: Musical mystery Quiz evening.

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Main Event Fun Day Saturday 13th Lenham Community Centre 12 noon till 9pm Outside stages •

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The Invicta Ukulele Club Ukulele and Banjo music for all tastes Dirk Wickenden – Awardwinning saxophonist SamsandSon - Our local favourites Bev Grove – Jazz & Classics For the Kicks - A lively alternative rock band Nathan Hood - A vocal talent not to be missed Johanna Coulson - Singer and Ukulele player extraordinaire Renegade - A young and upcoming rock/metal band

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Students from Creative Arts Academy (CAA) - Pure quality for your ears Jamie Middleton – talented local musician Fred Clark - Fred Clark is one of the most exciting acoustic singer/songwriters in Kent The Paul Kloppers band – Pop & dance to get you moving Blackshot 21 - Our headliners from 2014 are back!

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Fred Thurnham - light organ music Lenham Players – our local Amateur Dramatic group will perform a ‘Talking Heads’ production Charlie Hewish – junior magician Music Mayhem with Steph – music and entertainment for babies and toddlers Baby and Toddler group – arts and crafts GDC Dancing School Vivienne Lawrence’s Ballet School The Lenham Ladies will provide delicious cakes & tea & coffee whilst you relax and enjoy the performances in the main hall.

Bouncy castle, egg & spoon, pony rides, children’s games area & fairground games. Various stalls including: The 60+ club (darts), Age Concern (bowl a pig), Guides (tombola), Pick a straw, Alpaca woollen products, Messy Church balloons, Jubilee Church mini golf, nail bar & face painting, Gardening Society, Kent Crafts, Little Gem, Ann Clark Jewellery Stall, Greetings Cards and many more.

There will also be a selection of food stalls; White Horse at Sandway Hog Roast, Lenara Cakes, Sweets & Candy Floss, Ice Cream, Sandwiches & Marshmallow heaven, Lenham Social Club will be supplying a bar and our very own town crier Gez Clark will be on the mic introducing acts throughout the day. Sunday 14th June •

The Square: Sixpenny Piece will play an acoustic mix of diverse styles with a rocky, folky heart during the Lenham Market.

In addition on Saturday 20th June Hungarian soprano Andrea Turner and pianist John Summerfield will be giving a charity concert ‘Songs from the shows’ at 8pm at St. Mary’s Church, Lenham. All entry to the venues is free of charge, donation to charities only. All contributors will be performing free of charge and funds raised will be donated to this year’s chosen charities: Cancer Research UK, Demelza Hospice Care for Children and The Alzheimer’s Society. There are no parking facilities (apart from disabled parking) on the Community Centre site in order to make the environment as child-friendly as possible. Please do not bring your car if you are within walking distance. Where is the Festival? Lenham Social Club, High Street ME17 2QB Lenham Community Centre, Groom Way ME17 2QT Lenham Square/Lenham Market ME17 2PG St Mary’s Church, Church Square ME17 2PJ Stalls, acts and venues subject to change at committee’s discretion. We look forward to seeing you there. Lenham Festival Organising Group

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Hungarian soprano Andrea Turner and pianist John Summerﬁeld will be giving a charity concert ‘songs from the shows’ as part of the Lenham festival on Saturday, 20th June 2015 at 8pm at st. Mary’s church, Lenham.

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Collected funds will be going to cancer research UK, Demelza house and Alzheimer’s society. Entry by donations on the day.

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ACROSS 1. Rage or bad temper. (5) 4. Another name for a student. (5) 7. Unsolved problems are described as these. (9) 8. Short name for a sweet fizzy drink. (4) 10. Written works by students. (6) 12. Village where The Focus Magazine is centred. (6) 13. Our county. (4) 16. Mars is known as this. (3,6) 18. Children often describe delicious food as this. (5) 19. Something that flies, and a carpenter’s tool. (5)

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Down clues 1. A space at the top of a house. (5) 2. Another name for a precious stone. (3) 3. A lovely smelling summer flower. (4) 4. What polite people say if they want something. (6) 5. The lowest rank in the army. (7) 6. The opposite of ‘wins’. (5) 9. ‘The United ……. . (7) 11. A grain used when making beer. (6) 12. A vehicle that carries goods. (5) 14. Kind of string used for baling. (5) 15. A children’s card game. (4)

Please leave your completed crossword entry at Lenham Library on or before the 15th of the month.

Last months Crossword solution. Last months winner: Fred Jarman of Lenham.

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Heart of Kent Hospice 10K Run

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oin us for the second Brands Hatch chiptimed 10K run taking place entirely on the track of the world famous circuit. Over 550 runners took part last year and this year promises to be even bigger! The Hospice is also introducing a 2K Family Fun Run of one lap of the Indy Circuit which gives you a chance to experience the famous track whatever your ability or age.

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The event takes place on Friday 12th June – 6 pm start for the Fun Run and 7 pm for the 10K with registration starting one hour prior to each event. The cost of entry is £20.00 per runner for the 10K (reduction to £18.00 for UKA members). The cost of the fun run is £5.00 per runner including children – children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. For further information or to book your place please visit our website www.hokh. org , email fundraising@hokh. co.uk or telephone 01622 790195.

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eart of Kent Hospice is delighted to offer cyclists the unforgettable experience of riding between two of the world’s most iconic cities - London and Paris from 9th to 13th September this year. This is the charity bike ride challenge of a lifetime taking you through beautiful English

Villages and into the stunning countryside of rural France . You will pass historical landmarks and famous battlefields of the First World War until you reach Paris, undoubtedly one of the most magical cities on earth. If you want to join our team of new and existing riders as you cycle your way to your greatest

achievement yet then please contact Becky in the Fundraising Team on 01622 790195.

Canterbury Choristers CHARING CHURCH WILL WELCOME THE CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS ON

SATURDAY 13TH JUNE AT 7PM ADMISSION

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REFRESHMENTS, CONCESSIONS FOR CHILDREN ALL PROCEEDS TO CHARING PARISH CHURCH TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR

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Len Valley Practice

Exciting New Development! From Tuesday 4TH November we are commencing a free medication delivery service for our patients who are: •Housebound •MDS Patients •Under District Nursing Care •Requiring Dressings/B12s •Have serious difficulty in collecting medication Please direct any enquiries to our Dispensary Manager, Elaine Moles on (01622) 852 901

Lenham Parish Council Clerk: Margo McFarlane 13 Mercer Drive Harrietsham ME17 1AY Telephone 01622 859682

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Vacancies on Parish Council (South Ward)

Following the uncontested Parish Council elections there are three vacancies on the South Ward. Which must be filled by co-option. Anyone wishing their name to be put forward for co-option should contact the Clerk details as above

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From the beginning of March Buzzlines will introduce a new commuter coach service to connect the A20 corridor between Hothfield and Hollingbourne with the Jubilee Line at North Greenwich. The timetable is shown overleaf. Free trial seats will be available to new passengers from the inception of the service on 2nd March, capacity permitting. By using North Greenwich we avoid the Blackwall Tunnel and connect to the Jubilee Line for onward services into Canary Wharf (one stop) and the City and Westminster. Commuters heading for Canary Wharf and the City should also find their journey times substantially reduced. Even allowing for London Travelcard costs, commuters using these services will expect to save well over £1,000 annually against the costs of a rail commute. Commuters able to save car and parking expenses will find their savings climbing even higher. Bikes are accommodated at no charge and there is at-seat power and wifi.

BUZZLINES ADDS NEW LONDON COMMUTER SERVICE FOR A20 CORRIDOR BETWEEN J9 AND J8 OF THE M20 SAVINGS TYPICALLY £1,000-£2000 vs RAIL COSTS

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There are heavily-discounted season ticket opportunities for one or two regular travellers who are happy to act as our on-board ticket managers and to help with marketing the service locally.

The single-journey carnets are designed to help those working part-time or who split their weeks between working in London or at home. The validity of single-journey carnets is open-ended so this provides an especially economical alternative for occasional travellers to pre 10am day Travelcards.

Prices will be reviewed annually and any inflationary increases will not exceed those applied to the equivalent rail journeys.

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