NEWSLETTER JUNE 2008
LYMPNE VILLAGE HALL. Please support our Garage Safari on Sunday 8th June. You can obtain a safari map from the Village Shop for 50p which gives the addresses of residents in the village who are opening up their garages to sell their unwanted goods. Wander round the village following the map and go and pick up a bargain! All officially paid stalls will have a green sign on them, please support them.
All stall money and map funds go back into YOUR Village Hall to keep it going. Please
also note in your diary our Grand Summer Fayre on Saturday 19th July, 1-
Our next project is to update the changing rooms at the Village Hall to make them larger and include showers, build a storage room, and increase the size of the meeting room. So your ongoing support in all our ventures is very much needed and appreciated.
OPERATION SUNSHINE. In May we contributed pasta, salt, rice, sugar, candles, matches, soap, saucepans and children’s clothing. We have an urgent need for scissors, especially nail scissors and compact mirrors. If you can help please contact June Biggs on 269975. Many thanks to all who continue to support this Charity.
Waste collections for Lympne during JUNE will be as follows: 4th and 18th JUNE Box,
Bag and Landfill Waste. Box, Bag and Garden Waste 11th and 25th JUNE. Please note
that collections will be one day earlier in the Newingreen and Otterpool Lane areas.
For further information call 01303 858660 or e-
LYMPNE SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB meets every Monday and Thursday at 7pm in the Village Hall. No experience is necessary. New members most welcome. All that’s required is a pair of flat smooth soled shoes or carpet slippers. For more information please phone Mick & Marian Hatton on 01303 814274.
TESCO FREE BUS. This service runs from Lympne on a Thursday to Tesco at Cheriton.
Pick-
The return service departs Tesco at 11.45am.
INVITATION TO A PROGRESSIVE DINNER PARTY. Following on from last year’s successful progressive dinner party Lympne Village Improvement Society are inviting Lympne residents to once again join in on Saturday 5th July. If you have not taken part in this kind of event before this is how it works: Each couple provides one course in their own home for themselves and two other couples and then move on to two other homes for the other two courses. To round off the evening we all meet together in the Village Hall for a chat over coffee and mints. Emphasis is on the social aspect rather than your cooking skills and it’s an ideal opportunity to meet other residents of Lympne. The cost is £10.00 per couple. ‘Old hands’ will tell you what fun it is. To book your place or for more details please contact Ann Laight on 260304.
VILLAGE SHOP FUN QUIZ.
Don't book any holidays or nights out
Pat’s Fun Quiz Evening – Saturday 7th June – Teams of 4/6/8. Tickets £5.00 per player available in the shop. Please try and support us.
Thank you.
Sue Covus, our Community Warden reported that two vehicles in West Hythe Road had been vandalised. She had received reports of motorbikes using the airfield as a racing track which is not allowed and which she is looking into. There had been quite a lot of graffiti in the area which she had managed to get cleaned up. KCC Community Wardens are organising a Youth Football tournament to be held in the summer and is hoping to make up three teams from Lympne. If you are interested contact her on 07773 397141. Charlotte Carey, our PCSO, can be contacted on 07772 226182. For emergencies dial 999.
No speaker in May but lively discussions on two controversial resolutions being taken
to the AGM held at Liverpool in June. Long time member, Joan Chislet was congrat-
A pub lunch, a coffee morning, members day outing and a ploughman’s lunch are all being planned for the coming weeks. If these activities appeal to you, why not come along to a WI meeting at the Village Hall. You are sure to see someone you know – friendship is part of the WI movement. Entry, parking and a cup of tea are free and Lympne WI is known for exceedingly good cakes!! The subject in June will be ‘One Man and His Chicken’, Thursday 12th June at 2pm. The contact number is 01303 261216.
If you have any queries regarding local issues, complaints, or any other matters you may wish to raise you can contact Lympne Parish Councillors as follows:
Mr Colin Hunter -
Mr Dennis Pearson -
Mrs Ann Laight, 36 Manor Farm Close
Mr Norman Newlands, Danehurst, Aldington Road
Mrs Gail Keeble, 34 Harman Avenue
Mr Tony Baker, Speldhurst, Stone Street
Mr Ray Morgan, Beech House, Stone Street
Clerk: Ann Goodwin, The Pines, Stone Street, Tel 265651,
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Planning Application for Lympne Primary School. It was agreed by the Planning Applications Committee on 13 May that, on the recommendation of the Head of Planning Operations Group that the ridge of the roof of Lympne Primary School be reduced by 600mm across its entire length from the height as built. In addition the four ends of the clerestorey roof would be hipped. It was considered by Lympne Parish Council that this was the best solution possible.
If you would like to have an email copy of this Newsletter you can contact the Parish
Clerk on ann.goodwin3@btinternet.com and ask to be added to the mailing list or log
on to St Stephen’s website on www.lympne-
The next meeting of Lympne Parish Council will be on WEDNESDAY 4th JUNE 2008 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall Committee Room. Subsequent Parish Council meetings for 2008 will be held on the following dates at 7.30pm in the Village Hall Committee Room unless otherwise advised: 4th June, 2nd July, 6th August, 3rd September, 8th October, 5th November and 3rd December.
Minutes of all Parish Council meetings are available for your information, once approved, at the Village Shop or by appointment from the Parish Clerk on 01303 265651.
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A unique DVD on the HISTORY OF LYMPNE , compiled by Carole Edwards and produced by John White , is now available. Copies may be purchased at just £7.50 from Lympne Village Stores, The County Members and Hythe Book Shop! All proceeds go towards the major refurbishment of St Stephens Church, Lympne.
The DVD offers a fascinating insight of Lympne’s ancient history stretching back to Roman and Saxon times through to 2000AD and includes prints, photographs, maps, villagers’ memorabilia and archive records including the news that we nearly captured Hitler! Copies are going fast – so get your copy now!
PORT LYMPNE WILD ANIMAL PARK, This year we are very pleased to be hosting what promises to be the biggest and best outdoor event to date. Z008 Music Festival will be taking place in the car park area of Port Lympne between Friday 4th and Monday 7th July. We are constantly thinking of new and exciting ways to fundraise for the important conservation work that we do, and are delighted that this festival will give us an opportunity to
not only raise much needed funds, but also awareness for our message. We do, however, take our commitment to being good neighbours very seriously. We have appointed professional personnel to manage this festival for us, including professional traffic managers, security personnel and noise controllers. We also work very closely with the emergency services and the local council to ensure that all our events are safe and have as little impact as possible on our local residents – including the animals! We would like to thank you in advance for your understanding and support during this weekend. Hopefully, we will see some of you at the festival. For tickets and further details of acts performing please go to www.zoothousand.com.
THE PUNCH & JUDY PLAYGROUP. Such busy times! We had a fantastic response to our Elvis night and a good time was had by all. We managed to raise £452 which will be going towards equipment and hopefully we will be able to get a gazebo for the new outdoor play area which was official opened by Councillors George Bunting, Susan Carey, Shirley Newlands and Norman Newsland. Mr Ian Benson of Nusteel Ltd also attended. We have been overwhelmed and want to thank everyone for their support.
The Scouts will be holding Boot Fairs on the Port Lympne grasslands on the following dates: 21st June, 26th July, 30th August and 27th September. They are raising money for their expedition to the Congo in 2009. For further information please visit www.totallywild.net, call 07968 489 621 or email portlympnebootfairs@talktalk.net.
FRIENDS OF KENT CHURCHES ANNUAL SPONSORED BIKE RIDE AND WALK. This event has been running for over 20 years and this year promises to be a really successful day. The event takes place on Saturday 13 September 2008 from 10am to 6pm. Over 700 churches across Kent will be involved, welcoming riders and walkers, often with refreshments. Money is raised through sponsorship and is shared between your nominated church and the Friends of Kent Churches, who give grants for church repairs.
Last year more than £140,000 was raised. Plan your own route, long or short, flat
or hilly, challenging or relaxed, whatever suits you. This is a lovely day out for
all the family. Visit the website – www.friendsofkentchurches.co.uk for more information,
sponsor forms, tee-
HYTHE FLOWER CLUB
is hosting another floral art demonstration on Thursday 5th June at Saltwood Village Hall, by the much acclaimed demonstrator Robin White. 7pm for 7.30pm tickets £6 on the door. All are welcome. Come along for a very enjoyable and relaxing evening. For more information telephone 01303 266957.
THE LYMPNE FELLOWSHIP. Our May meeting was a very unusual one and most amusing. We heard many interesting stories about chickens and there different characters. We were introduced to a rather large chicken named "Brahms" she was more frightened of us that we were of her, she was very well behaved. After a delightful talk questions were asked and we all learnt a lot about chickens. Out next meeting is on the 12th June this will be for a Treasure Hunt walking around Saltwood. If you are interested in joining our Fellowship Group our Chairman Eileen Jennings on 264316 or Pamela Watts on 230254.
Otterpool Quarry. Lympne Parish Council has voiced very strong objections to this planning application for the following reasons: Whilst not objecting in principal to the need for this type of installation, they believe the proposed location is totally inappropriate. The number of estimated HGV’s generated by this kind of operation would place an intolerable strain on our already grossly congested infrastructure and would cause mayhem when combined with Operation Stack and the extra traffic created from the planning applications already passed in our area. The information submitted appeared to be out of date and there were many inconsistencies in the application. Lympne Parish Council and Shepway are asking for more information. Further discussion will take place at the next Parish Council meeting to be held on Wednesday 4th June and you are welcome to attend.