Issue 135 - the Pembury Village Website

PEMBURY VILLAGENEWSIssue 135AUTUMN 2008

CONTENTSEditor’s Introduction 3New Parish Council Chairman andVice-Chairman 5Clerk’s Report 7Charles Amherst’s Almshouses 7The Pembury Society 9Welcome Back, Denise! 9Pembury School Junior Wardens 11Pembury Cricket Club 11Snippets 13Pembury U3A 15Pembury In The Past 15Out & About Club 16Pembury Bowls Club 16Pembury Scouts Family Camp 17Pembury Youth Theatre Academy 17Lower Green Youth Area 19Hospice In The Weald 19Pembury Gardeners’ SocietyAutumn Show 20Pembury’s Family Fun Day 21Pembury History Group 23Pembury Short Mat Bowls Club 23My Plot 25Green Room Music ofTunbridge Wells 27 & 28Common Sense (an Obituary) 28Pembury Village News Family 29NHS Retirement Fellowship Lunch 31Kent Police Male Voice Choir 31Green Gardening 33 & 34Crime in Pembury 34For Your Diary 35Rosie’s Recipes 36Brownies Kicking Asthma 37Church Times 37Your Representatives 38Village Organisations 39Cover photograph by Rachael Fowlie.Editorial Working Group:Louise Fowlie (Editor), Paul Barrington-King, Rosie Bass, Masha Bayles,Rick Bayles, David Coleman, Janet Ditchett and Kathy Wallwork.Please note: The Editor’s decision is final on whether or not to publish any itemsubmitted. The Editor reserves the right to edit (that is to cut, précis, alter, correctgrammar and spelling) any item published.PEMBURY VILLAGE NEWSEditor: Miss Louise Fowliec/o 6 The Grove, Pembury TN2 4BUDistribution enquiries: Parish Clerk 823193Email: pvn@pembury.orgWebsite: www.pembury.orgPembury Village News is publishedfour times a year by the ParishCouncil, but the views expressedin the magazine do not necessarilyrepresent official council opinionor policy.Typeset and printed byFolderspring and HeronswoodPress, Tunbridge Wells.2

EDITOR’S INTRODUCTIONHAVING LIVED in Pembury nearly allmy life, I appreciate the importance ofvillage life and community spirit.My name is Louise Fowlie, and I am the neweditor of the Pembury Village News. A keenlinguist, I studied French and Chinese atuniversity and have now returned toPembury.My interest in languages has developed mycuriosity of other cultures. After studyingFrench, Spanish and Japanese at school,I went on to university keen to explore everything.With some classmates, I co-founded aChinese Society for the university, aiming atbringing the Chinese foreign students andthose studying Chinese language togetherto practice their language skills and developfriendships. The time I spent with foreignstudents helped me to gain a better grasp ofother languages, and I studied Italian for ayear too. I think that it is this interest inother languages which has sharpened my eyefor detail.Whilst on a year abroad in Beijing, I mainlyspent my time studying Chinese at university,although I was also approached to teachEnglish and to help the Chinese students atthe university improve their spoken English.I found this to be quite challenging at times,and often found that they had a better graspof the English language than I did!Since returning to Pembury, I have designedand maintain a website for my parish church,learning new skills with each day. With somefriends, I also organised a very successfulquiz night,raising moneyfor the Hospicein the Weald.It’s true whatthey say – younever trulyappreciatesomething untilyou live withoutit. My time at university and my year abroadin Beijing have made me realise all the joysand pleasures of living in Kent. My timeaway has given me a new sense of enthusiasmfor life in Pembury, and I’m more eager thanever to embrace the wonderful things thathappen here throughout the year.I am ever so grateful to Alison Morton, formaking the hand-over period of such awonderful magazine as pain-free as possible.I’m really looking forward to bringing all thelatest happenings to you, so that we can allmake the most out of life in our village.I am always open to comments andsuggestions, so please e-mail me atpvn@pembury.org; I look forward to hearingwhat you have to say.Although the days may be getting shorter,and the temperature’s dropping once again,there’s still plenty to look forward to inPembury. Make sure you check out theFor Your Diary section on page 35 to ensureyou don’t miss a thing.Louise Fowlie, EditorCOPY FOR NEXT ISSUEAny news items or articles for possible inclusion in the next issueof this magazine must be forwarded tothe Parish Office, c/o 6 The Grove before1 November 2008.If you use a computer to type your article, it would be extremely helpfulif you could send it (and photos) in by e-mail to pvn@pembury.org3

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NEW PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMANAND VICE-CHAIRMANFOLLOWING DAVID Coleman standing down as ParishCouncil Chairman after a considerable time as either Chair orVice Chair (there was a profile of David in the Winter 2007 issue),June Crowhurst and Kevin Edser have been unanimously elected tothese crucial local roles.As the new Chairman, June brings a wealth of experience andknowledge having been involved in community service, not only as both aParish and Borough Councillor but also in many other local areas, includingyears of dedicated voluntary and charity work involving young people and those withdisabilities. She has already started work on her vision for the Parish, keen to involve localyoungsters in the development of our community and to build on the programme of improvingfacilities. This is particularly so in the Recreation Ground, where her ‘baby’ as previousAmenities Working Group Chair, the new Multi Sports Youth Area and Adventure Playgroundhas just been completed. June is also keen to advance facilities for older people and the ParishCouncil has already considered embryonic ideas for a fitness area specially tailored for the overfifties.Although Kevin Edser is quite a new Parish Councillor, he is not new to the Parish Council,having worked closely with them for some years on the new pavilion, and then acting (unpaid)as its agent during construction, liaising with the architect and the contractor and making surewe had the best deal delivered on target and in budget. Kevin knows a lot about local voluntarywork, having been much involved with the very successful youth football club (PAYFC). He alsobrings considerable commercial experience to the Council and this with his constructionindustry knowledge will be major a asset as Vice-Chairman, particularly as he also chairs theParish Council’s Planning Working Group, which comments on all local planning applications.With June and Kevin the Parish Council is now well set to advance its role even further inserving the people of Pembury.David ColemanIT WAS A very great honour to be elected Chair of Pembury Parish Council. Over the last fewyears it has been such a pleasure to be a member of this very forward-thinking Council.I have had the experience of working with some exceptional people, and thoroughly enjoyedevery moment.David Coleman has been a much valued mentor to me; his knowledge and experience havehelped shaped me into the councillor that I am today. Luckily for us all, David is staying on asa councillor.Barbara and Yvette are also a major source of professionalism and support, and I know we willall go from strength to strength. The new councillors are already settling in to the role, andI have huge confidence in them to keep the high standard that we have achieved.I have been honoured to work with our councillors and those who are still on board are a joy towork with. We all enjoy working for our village; a village which is unique in its capacityto embrace people and change. Pembury is a special village, one I am so proud to be a part of,and to be Chair of its Parish Council.June Crowhurst5

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CLERK’S REPORTRECREATION GROUND – At the beginning of the summer, workbegan on an area in the Recreation Ground for older children. TheParish Council had, the previous summer, commissioned an area foryoung children and after much consultation with the older childrendevised a scheme to encourage sport and challenging play for this oldergroup. The facilities consist of a Multi Use Games Area which is marked out forfootball, cricket, netball, basketball etc.; a street scene skating area; large, challengingclimbing equipment; a scoop swing; gym equipment and a meeting point.THE NEW PAVILION is proving to be a great asset to the village and is being used formeetings, Pilates, children’s parties etc. as well as its prime use for the junior footballers. It isavailable for hire, please contact me and I will pass on the details.IT’S A KNOCKOUT is taking place on 20 September in the Recreation Ground. Thisenables the many groups of older children in the village to get together for fun and games.WARD WALKS – Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and partner agencies will be carryingout Ward Walks in September. This will enable residents to discuss local issues and whatneeds improving. It is intended to target 30% of households but if you are not chosen, thereis still an opportunity to comment online.NEW COUNCILLORS – Over the last few months we have welcomed on board a numberof new councillors but we still have three vacancies. Although the responsibility of being acouncillor is taken very seriously, lots of fun is had and at times a great sense of achievementis gained. If you are interested, please contact me for further details.NEW CHAIRMAN – Finally, a big thank you to our retiring Chairman, Councillor DavidColeman, for all his hard work, support and advice over the last four years, and a bigwelcome to our new Chairman, Councillor June Crowhurst. June has been instrumental inobtaining all our new, exciting projects in the Recreation Ground and we look forward toworking with her to further improve the facilities in the village.Barbara RussellCHARLES AMHERST’S ALMSHOUSES –NOTICE OF VACANCYIN THE MATTER of the Charity known asCHARLES AMHERST’S ALMSHOUSES,in the Ancient Parish of PEMBURY, in theCounty of Kent (Registered Charity No.209602) Notice is hereby given that a vacancyexists in one of the Almshouses of this Charity.Elderly people who have resided in the area ofthe Ancient Parish of Pembury for not less thantwo years are eligible for appointment.Anyone wishing to apply for this vacancy should write for an application form to the Clerk tothe Trustees, Mr G H Stafford, 1 Greenleas, Pembury, Kent TN2 4NS. Completedapplication forms must be in the hands of the Clerk by the end of September 2008.7

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THE PEMBURY SOCIETYAT THE SPRING Meeting of The Pembury Society in April,Ken Watts, the Chairman, had the pleasure of publiclyannouncing that the Parish Council had agreed to work withThe Pembury Society looking at a suitable design for a newvillage sign.We were very pleased that the Hope ’08 Fun Day, organised bythe three churches of Pembury, was such a success and that theHospice in the Weald received such a handsome donation.The Autumn Meeting and AGM of the Society will be held on 23 October in the VillageHall at 8pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. The speaker for the evening will be thePembury Community Warden, Tom Younger, and his main topic will be Home Security.For those of you who aren’t aware of The Pembury Society, or what they do, the Societyhad their first formal meeting in 1974. A Pembury resident named Cyril Masterman, uponmoving to Pembury, found that too many developers were designing plans for housingestates and so designed a plan for the village which involved building a by-pass alongMaidstone Road.The Society has many aims including protecting the historical and architectural aspects ofthe village. They encourage residents to appreciate the area and take pride in the village,making it an attractive place to live and they provide the voice that matters in the right areaswhen it matters.If you would like to join the Society, please fill in the membership form found on thePembury website. The weight of the Society is directly related to the numbers of members ithas: the more members there are, the more effective the voice.Ken WattsChairman, Pembury SocietyWELCOME BACK, DENISE!IN 1988, I WALKED in to the new estate agent’s officein the High Street, just to say hello and introduce myselfto Denise Barnes. Twenty years later, I did the same thisJuly. Same face, at the same desk with the same cheerywelcome.Denise sold her business in 2005 at the top of its game.Transforming over two years into DB Estates under newmanagement, it went into insolvency this summer.However, the money in the village was on Denise.She bought the assets back and with new business partner,Howard Kingsnorth, formerly head of the Tonbridge office, she started up again. Living inthe village herself, Denise has helped a lot of people buy and sell houses in Pembury andhas employed a lot of local people over the years.Alison Morton9

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PEMBURY SCHOOL JUNIOR WARDENSTHIS YEAR saw the first group of Year 6 pupils atPembury School take part in a Junior Warden Scheme.This involved ‘yours truly’ visiting the school over severalweeks to give talks to those children participating to helpdevelop their ‘Life Skills’ and ‘Citizenship’.Thirty children from Year 6 took part and covered topicsincluding: Crime Prevention, Personal and CommunitySafety and Consideration for Others. Each topic includedbrief talks then activities, which I hoped would help thechildren remember what had been talked about. From therevision sessions each week, this proved very successful.If you get the chance, ask any one of them where the word ‘Constable’ comes from.Their final session was a visit to Camden Court to serve tea and cakes to residents there.This was part of their ‘Consideration for Others’ topic. The afternoon was enjoyed bychildren and residents alike. For the children the highlight, apart from the cakes, wasfinding out how different school is now, compared with 40, 50, even 60 years ago and forthe residents it was having the opportunity to share their memories.I was privileged to be able to present the 30 children with their certificates at the final‘Celebration Assembly’ at the school. Finally, I would like to thank those children who tookpart for their enthusiasm and attention during the sessions and also to wish them ‘GoodLuck’ as they start on the adventure of Secondary School.Parents, you should be Proud.Tom Younger, KCC Community Warden, PemburyPEMBURY CRICKET CLUBTHE CRICKET club this year has had amixed season on the playing front; thefirst team fighting against relegation andnever quite playing to their potential, andthe second eleven pushing for promotion.The junior section however continues togrow from strength to strength with circa 70boys and girls attending weekly coachingsessions, based at both the cricket club andPembury School, and the Under 11/13/15& 17 teams all competing well in theirrespective leagues. What continues to be ofgreat importance to the health of the club isthe number of junior members making thestep up into adult league cricket. AroundKent, it is only the clubs with this criticallink that survive, and here in Pembury wehave a fantastic production line thanks tothe work of our team of coaches and theparents who ensure our children are in theright place at the right time!I am in no doubt that part of the successhere is also down to the terrific familyatmosphere that now pervades the club.Much of this has been generated by the widerange of social functions being run throughoutthe year by Sandy Crouch. A packedclubhouse with members of all ages is now acommon sight at the club and we believe itwill be the foundation for our future success.That said, we are always on the look out fornew members, be they young or old and wewould be delighted to hear from you if youare interested in becoming a member. Whynot come along next season and have a lookfor yourself.Andrew Dawes11

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SNIPPETSPEMBURY LIBRARY’S BIRTHDAYCELEBRATIONSThis year Pembury Library will be 30 yearsold! We are holding a birthday party onSaturday 27 September between 2-4pmand all are welcome.There will be displays, competitions, craftsessions for children, a photo quiz, raffleand refreshments. We would like everyonein our local community to be involved incelebrating 30 years in the history of ourlibrary.For further information please contact thelibrary on 822278.NOTCUTTS’ PEMBURY’S IMAGECOMPETITIONThis year Notcutts have changed thePembury in Bloom competition to anImage Competition. There are manycategories which you can enter into, suchas Best Wildlife Picture, Best GardenPicture and Best Picture DepictingPembury Life. So take a look aroundPembury and use your imagination. Takeyour drawing, painting or printedphotograph to Notcutts by 30 November,clearly labelled with your name, phonenumber, address and competition category.Visit www.notcutts.co.uk for more details.VOLUNTEERING AT SCOTNEYCASTLEWould you like to be part of the excitingproject at Scotney Castle? More roomshave opened in the house and morevolunteers are needed to interpret thisspecial property to the public. It’s not farfrom Pembury, so if you would like tomeet some new people, please callProperty Manager Caroline Binder on01892 891793.FIREWORKSThis year’s firework display organised byPembury Parish Council will be in LowerGreen Recreation Ground on Friday7 November at 7pm. Please bring a torchfor your own safety and ensure that allchildren are accompanied by a responsibleadult. The show is free, but donations willbe accepted for local charities.CHILDREN’S LIGHT PARTYPembury Baptist Church are holding aparty for children aged 4-10 years, on31 October, 5-7pm. No witches, ghosts oranything gory, please!For more information, e-mailoffice@pemburybaptistchurch.org orphone 825590.THE PHOENIX TWIRLERSPembury’s own Majorettes ‘The PhoenixTwirlers’ will resume their practice sessionson Saturday 6 September from 10am to12noon at the Scout and GuideHeadquarters off Woodhill Park. All arewelcome, especially anyone interested injoining.IT’S A KNOCKOUTIt’s a Knockout is back! This year it willtake place on Saturday 20 September inLower Green Recreation Ground at 1pm.Each team is made up of six youths agedbetween 11 and 18, competing for theDenise Barnes Cup. To take part or formore information, please contact JuneCrowhurst on 824873, or Jennifer Robertson 824922 or email jennifer.ayres@btinternet.com for an application form.PEMBURY MUSICAL TALENTJust a reminder that PMT will take placeon 1 November 2008 in the Village Hall.Proceeds from this year’s event are goingto Demelza House Children’s Hospice.The number of tickets is limited, so contactBill Slessor as soon as possible on 824528.There are three bands who have alreadyagreed to play, so the event promises to begood!13

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PEMBURY U3APEMBURY U3A (University of the Third Age) continues togrow, with 150 members from Pembury and thesurrounding villages. The ethos of a U3A is that we never stoplearning and those of us in the ‘third age’ have skills, experienceor interests that we can share with others. Members offer to usetheir talents voluntarily in a variety of different ways, be it leading regular monthly rambles,organising theatre trips, study days, lecture lunches or inviting a small group to their hometo share a common interest. We have groups meeting regularly together to learn beadwork,crochet, water colour painting, pottery, bridge for beginners, book circle, cake decoration,table tennis, Scrabble, wine appreciation, French conversation, Spanish, ten-pin bowling,digital photography, poetry, folk singing, hand chiming, mah-jong, a Sunday Group, andmany more.There is a general meeting on the second Monday of each month in the Catholic ChurchHall with a speaker. Our September 8 Meeting is the first in a new U3A year and memberswill be able to sign up for their chosen Interest Groups. We will also hear retired ChiefDetective Inspector Colin Brede talk about “Behind the Scenes of a Royal Visit”.If you are interested in learning more please ring our Membership Secretary, AndrewRichardson on 824012 for details.Pauline Hawker, ChairmanPEMBURY IN THE PASTTHIS PICTURE was handed to us of some WI ladies of Pembury. Do you recogniseyourself or your friends? Do you know what the occasion was for the photo, or evenwhen it was taken?If you have any information relating to this picture, please contact the Editor, whose detailsare on the inside front cover. We will publish your replies in the next edition.15

OUT & ABOUT CLUBIN JULY, the Out and About Club enjoyed a horse drawn narrow boat trip from Kintburyin Berkshire. Fifty-three Pembury residents clambered aboard and spent three hoursbasking in the beauty of the surrounding countryside and the rhythmic clip-clop of ourhorse's hooves as he pulled us slowly along the canal. There was a fully stocked bar onboard and everyone made the most of it!Our next trip is toFaversham in September andthe Classical Spectacular atthe Albert Hall inNovember.The committee is alreadyworking on a programme oftrips for 2009 and a detailedpack will be produced readyfor the beginning of the year.If you would like to receivedetails of any of the aboveoutings please contact JeanPearce on 824422.Pauline HawkerPEMBURY BOWLS CLUBTWENTY-TWO teams from various bowls clubs, from as far as Chessington toCranbrook, took part in our annual Open Invitation Turn-a-round Mixed TriplesTournament on 1 June 2008. The winning team came from Culverden Bowls Club, withFrant Bowls Club coming a well deserved runner-up. The weather managed to stay dry, if alittle chilly, but that did nothing to diminish the enjoyment of the day; our first main eventafter the opening of the brand new clubhouse which was much admired by all the participants.At the time of writing, the internalclub competitions are taking placewith the finals being held on theweekend of 6/7 September. Themembers would give a warmwelcome to anyone wishing tocome and watch and be shownaround the clubhouse, which isbright and airy on the inside; theoutside, we hope, will eventuallyhave climbing plants to make itmore attractive.Barbara ScholtenCompetitions Secretary16

PEMBURY SCOUTS FAMILY CAMPBEAVERS, CUBS and Scouts, with their Mums and Dads, took part in Pembury Scoutsfirst Family Camp at the District Camp Site, Adamswell, which is the next high pointon the Spa Valley Steam Railway after leaving High Rocks.Just over 50 campers enjoyed a reasonably dryand sunny weekend, doing a range of activities.These included building a bridge over the RiverGroom, woggle making, camp cooking andcompeting on the obstacle course.No camp would be complete without the SaturdayNight Campfire and Sing-Song and the Sundaylunch BBQ which, of course, took place in thepouring rain!During the weekend, Southborough and Pembury Rotary Club made a presentation of alarge Scout banner to Pembury Scouts, which willbe displayed with great pride at all future events.Our thanks, once again, to Southborough andPembury Rotary Club.All in all a very successful camp, which we hope torepeat next year. This was made possible by thehard work of all the Pembury Scout Leaders.Thank you very much.Mike Cartwright, Group Scout LeaderPEMBURY YOUTH THEATRE ACADEMYPEMBURY YOUTH Theatre Academy has now been running for two years. In thattime, we have raised £800 for charity and our numbers have gone from strength tostrength. This summer we performed at the Musical Picnic on The Green, Pembury Schooland the Family Fun Day in the Recreation Ground. The routines were varied from diabolothrowing to break dancing, singing and flag throwing. We were also in the Tonbridge carnivalwhere the theme was nursery rhymes. We decided after a discussion with the group that wewould do ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’. We decorated a lorry completely in silver and allthe children wore silver ponchos; it was very hot, and we sang all the way up TonbridgeHigh Street, and we were very pleased to receive second prize in the floats section.Pembury Youth Theatre Academy is for childrenaged 5-14 years. The concept of the academy isto build children’s confidence, learn skills suchas song, dance and drama and maybe make a newfriend along the way. We meet every Mondayevening at Pembury Baptist Church. We alwayshave room for new members so if anyone isinterested in joining us, please call Dee on825144 for more details.Dee Barrington-King17

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LOWER GREEN YOUTH AREATHE WORK on the Lower Green Youth Area in theRecreation Ground has now been completed. At the time ofwriting, the date of the official opening is to be announced.The area now consists of a multi-use sports court, a small scalestreet furniture skate park, a youth shelter and some climbingapparatus. So far, the area has proved popular amongst the youthof our village, and it is expected that during the nice weather,youngsters will make the most of the area as a place to socialise.The park is used daily by various members of the community.It is an important part of our village life as it is often at the centreof village events such as fetes and fireworks. Particularly during summer, the RecreationGround is constantly in use by people walking dogs, playing in the activity areas, or playingsport on the field. The park is currently open at 8.30am everyday and closes half an hourbefore sunset.EditorHOSPICE IN THE WEALDTHE HOSPICE in the Weald has a fewupcoming events. For more details onany of them, call Ruth on 820508.Open Day – Thursday 18 SeptemberHospice in the Weald in Pembury ishaving an Open Day onThursday 18 September from10am-4pm where members ofthe public can come and have alook around the newly extendedDay Therapy Centre and thegardens. Presentations from the ChiefExecutive and Director of Nursing at 11amand 2pm. Admission is free. Refreshmentsavailable.Tunbridge Wells 10K and 1K Fun Run –Sunday 21 SeptemberRuns start and end at Lower CricketGround. Start time 10am. The 10K is achallenging course through BroadwaterForest. The 1K Fun Run is open toJuniors, Mums, Dads,Grandparents, etc. and is a lotless exhausting!Christmas Market –Monday 3 NovemberThe Christmas Market, at theHospice in the Weald, will have more stallsthan ever before for all your Christmasshopping. Refreshments and light luncheswill be available. Admission free.19

GARDENERS’ SOCIETY AUTUMN SHOWIN THIS AUTUMN’S village gardeners’ show on Saturday 13 September, children canbuild a vegetable animal they like or even create an imaginary one if they can – as long asit’s from vegetables. There are two age groups – under 7 years and 7 to 11 years and theanimals just need to be delivered to the village hall before 11am on the morning of theshow. There is no entry fee.If you are too old to makean animal, flower arrangingmay be for you. There areclasses for an arrangementfor an Autumn wedding, orone depicting an Autumnscene, one of foliage onlyand, if you are a completenovice, a triangle withChrysanthemums as themain flower. These are opento all and cost 15p per classto enter (only 10p tomembers of the PemburyGardeners’ Society).Also at this show, there is a cookery section with many different classes. You could makefive profiteroles; a cheese and onion flan, 1lb loaf of brown bread, an apple pie or achocolate sponge. Or show five pieces of flapjack or five peppermint slices; or a jar of plumjam or tomato chutney; or a bottle of wine. The list is very long so there’s got to besomething there that you can show off! The same entry fees apply.There are also classes for handicraft at every show. Why not enter something you haveknitted, embroidered or carved?To enter these or any of the many other fruit, vegetable or flower categories, pleasetelephone Ann Purton on 824223 for further information.20

PEMBURY’S FAMILY FUN DAYGIANT INFLATABLES, live bands,dancing displays and a children’sentertainer drew the crowds to theRecreation Ground during the afternoonof Saturday 21 June. The field was barelyrecognisable – like a tented tournament –with gazebos providing a perfect backdropto the splendid new pavilion and multisportsoutdoor court. Whilst the giantslide proved extremely popular withchildren, there were fun and games foreveryone in near perfect weather.Pembury churches had joined forcesto organise the fun day, as part of thenational Hope ’08 initiative, encouragingChristian churches to work together forthe community. Music was provided bythe Pembury Baptist Church Jazz Bandand Drenched, the PBC Youth Band.A dancing and gymnastics display wasgiven by the Pembury Youth TheatreAcademy. The event was opened byRev. Bill Eason, recently retiredCatholic Deacon.The fun day was financially supported by a generous grant from Councillor Kevin Lynes’KCC Members’ Fund. Village organisations were well represented with nearly 40 stalls,games and sideshows, including face painting, photographic competitions, basketballand football shoot-outs and many others. Whilst the afternoon was primarily intendedas community fun and not as a money raising event, donations were accepted from stallholders and the sum of £520 was passed to the Hospice in the Weald.The next Hope ’08 event willbe a Day of CommunityAction on Saturday 13September, when teams fromthe three churches will meettogether to provide active helpto those in need – fromdecorating to DIY, cleaningtasks to housework orgardening. For help with suchprojects, please contact one ofthe local churches – StAnselm’s, St Peter’s orPembury Baptist Church.John Hawker21

PEMBURY HISTORY GROUPWE ARE PLEASED to announce that, after many months of hard work, the PemburyHistory Group have completed their indexing of Mary Standen’s archive of Pembury.As you may remember, it was Mary’s will that this valuable collection of documents andmemorabilia should be left to the people of Pembury for their use and enjoyment. To thisend, the collection was given to the ParishCouncil for safe keeping on theunderstanding that the documents would beavailable to the general public in due course.It was hoped at the time that they wouldeventually be placed in Pembury Library, butthis has proved to be impracticable.Arrangements have, therefore, been made forthe collection to be held by the referencelibrary in Tunbridge Wells, where they canbe held securely and under proper archivalconditions. They will be available for viewingon request, but as they will be filed in the basement, should you wish to use them it wouldbe advisable to phone first so that they can be retrieved.A reference copy of the index will be held in Pembury Library for your convenience. It ishoped that, if anyone wants to view any particular items but cannot get to Tunbridge Wells,then arrangements can be made to have those items sent to Pembury on a temporary loan.They will still need to be viewed at the Library, and not taken home.It will also be necessary to have one or two more valuable documents lodged at the CountyArchives in Maidstone, but in these cases photocopies or transcriptions will be held in thecollection at Tunbridge Wells.It is hoped that the collection will be deposited in Tunbridge Wells by the time you readthis, but at the time of writing, the arrangements have not yet been finalised, so please bearwith us if there is a slight delay.Kathryn FranklinPEMBURY SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUBOUR SEASON starts on Tuesday 23 September and finishes with our club competitionfinals night on Friday 17 April.We play at the Village Hall on two Tuesday afternoons each month, every Thursdayafternoon and one Friday evening each month, when the evening league match and club rollups are played.We have two afternoon league teams and one evening league, with games played home andaway each month; friendly matches are played home and away against other clubs, mostlyon Sunday afternoons.This is a friendly, sociable club which would be pleased to welcome new members. Why notcome along on Tuesday afternoon, September 23, and try the game of Short Mat Bowls?For more information contact Arthur Storey, Club Captain, on 822509.23

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MY PLOTI’M EXTREMELY pleased with my meadow this year – ablaze of orange, red, white, yellow and blue; here evenbetween my Runner Beans! I did weed them out after takingthe picture though – not because of spoiling my bean crop, butbecause they got trampled on when I was picking.You couldn’t possibly see, but there are several courgette,marrow and cucumber plants in there as well. I had to weedaround them just so I could see where to water! At the time ofwriting, I am hoping that when they ‘take off’, they will be ableto hold their own – swamping the competition from thepoppies.eating the tops off lots of crops, the eggs makegood eating (though we all dread a fox findingthem) yet we’re all fascinated by her determinationand tenacity.I am not very good at getting parsnips to growfrom seed. They are tricky – it’s not just me – andsometimes they simply refuse to germinate. That isunless you let a plant flower and go to seed. Thenit does it all by itself! Last spring, I let some selfsown-seedlingsgrow on if they were in convenientplaces and these are some of the results ... Notthe prettiest parsnips but large (the banana is therefor scale; I didn’t grow it) and tasty. In fact thestraight ones were so long (30-40cm) theysnapped off when I lifted them so the multi-rootmonsters were actually better in some waysbecause they were shallower. Either way, they’rebetter than I can do deliberately.Caroline MazzeyIt’s against the rules to have poultryon the allotments, but this henpheasant made its nest in themiddle of a potato bed and laid nineeggs!Even after most of her cover wasblown when the spuds were lifted,she stayed for many more days.Again, at the time of writing wedon’t know what will happen next.There is a conflict of interests, toput it mildly. Pheasants are a pest –25

GREEN ROOM MUSIC OF TUNBRIDGE WELLSWHEN I MOVED to Pembury from South-East London 13 years ago, one of my firstpriorities was to become involved in the local music scene by joining the TunbridgeWells Choral Society. After a few months, a fellow singer suggested that I join thecommittee of Green Room Music (GRM), a society which arranges six classical chamberconcerts a year in Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells. Never having had anything to do withmusic administration before, I wondered what use I could possibly be on the committee.However, during my ‘vetting’ lunch at Trinity, the Chairman, Dennis Smith, quickly put meat ease and invited me onto the committee on the basis of my enthusiasm, rather than anyrelevant skills.Dennis gave me a potted history of GRM. The first recital was held in the Elizabethan Barnin 1967 as part of the Green Room Club of Royal Tunbridge Wells to campaign for atheatre and arts centre in Tunbridge Wells. In 1970 the recitals were transferred to theAssembly Hall where, for many years, audience numbers climbed and famous artists such asJanet Baker, Paul Tortelier and Alfred Brendel attracted sell-out audiences of over 1,000.But by 1987 audience numbers were falling so, for financial reasons, it was decided totransfer the recitals to Trinity Theatre and we have enjoyed this lovely, intimate venue eversince.I must have done something right on the GRM committee because after a couple of yearsI was appointed Series Director and found myself, virtually overnight, negotiating fees anddates with international artists, including the King’s Singers, Emma Kirkby and EmmaJohnson. If any of them guessed how inexperienced I was, neither they nor their agentsever let on! And the supportIreceived from the GreenRoom committee was alwaysoverwhelming. Sadly, in 2005I had to resign from my postfor personal reasons, althoughIremain on the committee.The new Series Director,Amanda Smith, has takenGRM forward in leaps andbounds. The 2008/2009season, starting on21 September, is the mostexciting and innovative yetand will include recitals by theEnglish Chamber OrchestraEnsemble, the Gould PianoJohn WilliamsPHOTO: KATHY PANAMATrio, the Royal String Quartet, the O (percussion) Duo, the Endellion String Quartet andJohn Williams. As well as these fantastic concerts there will be pre-concert talks, openrehearsals providing a “fly on the wall view” of musicians in rehearsal, the O Duo will holda workshop introducing percussion for all the family, entitled Crash, Bang, Wallop, and youcan find out about the man behind the guitar in conversation with John Williams before hiscontinued on page 2827

GREEN ROOM MUSIC – continuedrecital on 30 April 2009. Under Amanda's wing, educational projects are increasinglybecoming a regular feature of the GRM agenda, with workshops for local primary andsecondary school children taking place during this season.For full details of ticket prices for individual concerts and Green Room Music’s activities,visit the website: www.greenroommusic.org where you can also request a brochure. I willprovide Pembury Library with a regular supply of brochures, too.For those considering becoming a subscriber for the first time, we are offering a half-priceseason ticket for a mere £35. That means that each concert, including the John Williamsrecital, will cost less than £6!If you are passionate about bringing music to the local community, why not consider joiningthe GRM committee? Just ring the Chairman, Dennis Smith, on 01892 526566 to hearwhat an enjoyable experience it can be!Supplied by Brian Toseland. Gaby MolloyCOMMON SENSE (AN OBITUARY)TODAY WE mourn the passing of abeloved friend, Common Sense, whohas been with us for many years. No oneknows for sure how old he was as his birthrecords were lost long ago in bureaucraticred tape. He will be remembered as havingcultivated such valuable lessons as knowingwhen to come in out of the rain, why theearly bird gets the worm, life isn’t always fairand maybe it was my fault.Common Sense lived by simple soundfinancial policies (don’t spend more thanyou earn) and reliable parenting (adults, notchildren are in charge).His health began to deteriorate rapidly whenwell-intentioned but overbearing regulationswere set in place. Reports of a six-year-oldboy charged with harassment for kissing aclassmate; teens suspended from school forusing mouthwash after lunch; and a teacherfired for reprimanding an unruly student,only worsened his condition.Common Sense lost ground when parentsattacked teachers for doing the job theythemselves failed to do in disciplining theirunruly children. It declined even furtherwhen schools were required to get parentalconsent to administer Panadol, sun lotionor a sticky plaster to a student; but couldnot inform the parents when a studentbecame pregnant.Common Sense lost the will to live as theTen Commandments became contraband,churches became businesses and criminalsreceived better treatment than their victims.Common Sense took a beating when youcouldn’t defend yourself from a burglar inyour own home and the burglar can sue youfor assault.Common Sense finally gave up the will tolive after a woman failed to realise that asteaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilleda little in her lap, and was promptly awardeda huge settlement.Common Sense was preceded in death byhis parents Truth and Trust, his wifeDiscretion, his daughter Responsibility andhis son Reason. He is survived by threestepbrothers: I Know My Rights, SomeoneElse Is To Blame and I’m A Victim.Not many attended his funeral because sofew realised he was gone.28

PEMBURY VILLAGE NEWS FAMILYON SATURDAY 16 August, themembers of the Pembury VillageNews ‘family’ enjoyed an afternoon oflaughter, chatter and strawberries. Theafternoon was organised so that those onthe Editorial Working Group of the News,the distributors and Councillors couldmeet up and be thanked for all the hardwork they put in to bring you the News.For many of the people there, it was achance to laugh with friends and to meetthose they didn’t know. It was also veryimportant for me to meet everyone, and toput names to faces as I take on this newrole.Roger Ellaway, Linda Ellaway, Rosie Bass andBernie Bass.calling on Alison’s expertise!After the troubles over the distribution of thesummer issue of the News, the Council havedecided to return to our regular distributors.For those of you who didn’t receive a copy,you can download the summer issue from thePembury website. We are eternally grateful tothese kind people who deliver the News throughyour door every three months; they are indeedan integral part of the PVN family!EditorRev. Matthew Jackson (host and PPC Councillor)and Steve and Alison MortonKevin Edser (PPC Vice-Chairman), MatthewRosenz and Patrick Gillan (PPC Councillor)The group presented a "Sorry You’reLeaving" card to Alison and SteveMorton. Alison said a few words to thegroup, during which she thanked everyonefor the hard work that they have put inover the nine years whilst she was editor.The couple are about to embark on a newchapter of their lives, living in France.Although they will be in another country,they are not leaving Pembury behind.Steve intends to keep the Pemburywebsite up to date and, although shedoesn’t know it yet, I will be regularly29

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NHS RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP LUNCHWEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST saw 57 members and guests of the NHS Retirement FellowshipTunbridge Wells and District branch enjoy a carvery lunch at David Salomons to celebrate10 years since their formation.Our Chairman David Nicholson welcomed everybody, including our Regional RepresentativeMr Tom Owen. Mrs Elizabeth Roberts, who helped form this branch with Mrs Pat Oliver, wasalso given a warm welcome as was Mrs VeraPort, who was the Treasurer. There arecurrently 72 members including many originalmembers. Pat Oliver was made President inrecognition of her work to the Fellowship duringher six year term as Chairman.This year is an eventful one as it is the 60thanniversary since the inauguration of the NHS,30th anniversary of the Retirement Fellowshipnationwide and our 10th anniversary.The lunch concluded with a raffle which raised£79. We were also invited to view the museumand gardens, which are very beautiful.Pat Davis, SecretaryKENT POLICE MALE VOICE CHOIRTHE SECOND of St. Peter’s UpperChurch Community Concerts will takeplace on Saturday 27 September in theUpper Church at 7.30pm, and will featurethe renowned Kent Police Male Voice Choir.Tickets are £7.50 and there willbe a limited bar for beer, wineand juices.The Choir, which is based inMaidstone, started singing in1978, and are celebrating their30th anniversary this year. Theydraw members from serving andpast police officers as well ascivilian staff. Though anambassador for the Kent Police,and supported by them, theyare self-financing and no costfalls on the public.Whilst usually singing at charitable and otherevents in Kent, the choir has travelledfrequently, not only in Wales and southernEngland, but also to Germany, Holland andBelgium. Memorable events in the UK havebeen two appearances at the Albert Hall;with Shirley Bassey at Cardiff Arms Park; onTV with Harry Secombe; and for “Childrenin Need”. They have also sung inCanterbury Cathedral – as in this highvantage point photographtaken there.The choir rarely sings over herein far west Kent, so this is areally great opportunity forus in Pembury to listen toprobably around 30 of their47 singing members, andaccompanied by one of theirtwo lady accompanists. Theirprogrammes always featuresomething for everyone – fromTraditional songs to numbers by the likes ofScott Joplin, Irving Berlin and The Seekers.So why not make sure you get your ticketsin advance from Pembury Pharmacy or byringing 824761.Derek Hollweg31

GREEN GARDENINGDO YOU HAVE a pond in your garden? If you do, then there’s a good chance you’ll havesome newts. They’re fascinating creatures that look weird on land but stunning in water.Even if you don’t have a pond, there may be newts in your garden. They leave water in lateJuly to be back in February for the new mating season. While on land they prefer to hide indamp places hunting for slugs, worms and other invertebrates.We were lucky to host breeding pairs this summer. Our new pond was only excavated in May,with the help of my dad. Then it turned into a green soup for a few weeks. When it finallycleared one day, we spotted a newt doingsomething weird in the vegetation. Acloser look revealed that it was layingeggs! The last time I saw a newt doingthis it was on one of the BBC’s wildlifedocumentary programmes; I neverthought I’d be so privileged to watch itfor myself right in my own garden! I wasso proud that our efforts were not in vainand we instantly started referring to theefts (baby newts) as ‘our children’. Allnewts are protected in the UK by theWildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (theGreat Crested Newt, our largest nativespecies, is also protected under theHabitat Regulations Act of 1994 and it is illegal to handle them or disturb their habitat in anyway). Although common, newt numbers are in decline due mainly to the loss of habitat.There are fewer and fewer large ponds. So making a pond, however small, in your gardengives these ancient creatures a chance to go on.They have been populating this planet for millions of years. It would be a shame to lose themnow; especially since children get so excited at the very sight of them. It used to be commonfor little boys to have them as pets, my husband certainly did; however, nowadays theconservation organisations, rightly, encourage us to leave them in their natural habitat.You can encourage them, and other amphibians, into your garden - where they’ll contributesignificantly to keeping the slug population under control. Apart from having a pond, you cancreate a winter hideaway for them. A pile of logs or large stones with small crevicesunderneath. You can even line it with natural moss (all garden centres have it) or autumnlitter. Hibernation is not easy on animals. They have to sustain their basic body functionsthroughout winter on the limited resources that they have accumulated over summer andearly autumn. So be careful clearing your garden in the autumn. Disturbing a hibernatingnewt or hedgehog or any other creature may cause their premature death. Seek advice fromthe Wild Life Trust if you happen to find yourself in such a situation. I would strongly adviseleaving all major clearance jobs till after frosts have passed. We haven’t got that much wildlifeleft in the UK, so we should all do what we can to protect what we have.Seasonal advice: leave your autumn garden litter where it falls; don’t try to tidy up yourcontinued on page 3433

GREEN GARDENING – continuedgarden until spring time. Small animals and insects will seek winter refuge in leaf piles andother garden debris.Letting fallen leaves decompose right where they fall is also extremely beneficial for the soil.Left to its own devices the soil can rebuild its nutrient resources for the next season, whenthey’ll be in demand by your growing plants.However, if you do have a pond, make sure you clear fallen leaves from the pond surface.Excessive nutrients in the water will cause algae bloom in the spring – clear fallen leaves awayfrom the pond and leave them to decompose in other parts of the garden.Masha Odintsova-BaylesCRIME IN PEMBURYSORRY, BUT we are in to darker evenings again already and, sadly, the expected increasein crime figures. The police have reported on at least two occasions this year that overallcrime figures for West Kent have gone down, but those in Pembury certainly have not.Summer figures are always lower than winter, but year on year, season on season, theyincrease.If you look at April, May and June 2007, the figure was 36 but if you then look at thecorresponding period of time for this year, the figure is 49, an increase of just over 33% andthe Jan, Feb, Mar figure of 2008 at 85 was totally unacceptable. What we never hear is howmany arrests or prosecutions are made in relation to crime in Pembury.Unfortunately, criminaldamage is still the biggestscourge with violent crimein second place but wenever receive anyinformation as to whether itwas a domestic crime, astreet attack or an innocentcivilian or thug againstthug.We must not sit back andaccept these figures andmust do everything in ourpower to assist the police toget our incident level down.We should also receive aresponse from police HQ asto why our figures are onthe increase when they stateother communities are onthe decline. Be vigilant!Hugh BoormanMONTHApril 2008May 2008June 2008TOTALROADA21BBelfield RoadCanterbury RoadChalket LaneChurch RoadElmhurst AvenueHastings RoadHenwood Green RoadHenwoods MountHerons WayHeskett ParkHigh StreetKnights RidgeLower Green RoadPembury RoadPetersfieldRidgewayRomford RoadSandhurst AvenueTonbridge RoadWoodside RoadTOTALBurglary Other12311113CriminalDamage4961911111117111219Drugs Offences1111Fraud andForgeryTheft fromMotor Vehicle13431431411114Theft Offences24611136Theft of MotorVehicleVehicleInterference1121121111Violent Crime4239122139TOTAL1618154911211235121611231111124934

FOR YOUR DIARYVillage Market – Village Hall, Tuesdays 9.30am–11.30amPembury Community Warden Surgery – Village Hall, Tuesdays 10am–11.30amTown & Country (High Weald Housing) – Clinic, Tuesdays 10am-11.30amWRVS Lunch Club – Village Hall, Wednesdays 11.45am during school term time.CAB – Pembury Library, Wednesdays 9.30am-11.30amSeptember20 It’s a Knockout – Lower Green Recreation Ground – 1pm21 Hospice in the Weald Fun Run – Lower Cricket Ground, Tunbridge Wells – 10am27 Pembury Library 30th Birthday – Pembury Library – 2pmOctober1 St. Peter’s Mothers’ Union: ‘Magistrate in the Community’ – Upper Church Meeting Room – 8pm2 Pembury Afternoon WI: ‘Graphology’ with Eddie Prescott – Village Hall – 2pm3 Pembury Evening WI: ‘The Wind of Change (1987 storm)’ – Village Hall – 7.45pm4 Pembury Footpath Walkers – meet outside Camden Arms – 2.15pm5 Launch of ‘Promiseland’ Children’s Activities – Contact Pembury Baptist Church6 Floral Art - Village Hall – 7.45pm9 Pembury Book Group – Pembury Library – 11am9 Pembury Gardeners’ Society: ‘Vertical Gardening’ talk by Hilary Newman – Catholic Hall – 8pm13 Pembury U3A – Catholic Hall – 2.30pm13 Parish Council Meeting – Village Hall – 8pm23 Pembury Society AGM & talk: ‘Beat the Bogey’ by Tom Younger – Village Hall – 8pm25 Gardeners’ Society Social Evening – Village Hall – 8pm31 Children’s Light Party – Pembury Baptist Church – 5-7pm. Contact Pembury Baptist ChurchNovember1 RNLI (Lifeboats) Autumn Fayre – Catholic Hall – 10am to 12noon1 Pembury Footpath Walkers – meet at Stonecourt Lane Bus Stop – 2.15pm1 Pembury Musical Talent – Village Hall – 8.30pm3 Hospice in the Weald Christmas Market – Maidstone Road, Pembury – 11am-4pm3 Floral Art – Village Hall – 7.45pm5 St. Peter’s Mothers’ Union: ‘A Musical Journey’ – Upper Church Meeting Room – 8pm6 Pembury Afternoon WI: Annual General Meeting – Village Hall – 2pm7 Pembury Village Fireworks – Lower Green Recreation Ground – 7pm7 Pembury Evening WI: Annual General Meeting – Village Hall – 7.45pm10 Pembury U3A – Catholic Hall – 2.30pm10 Parish Council Meeting – Village Hall – 8pm13 Pembury Book Group – Pembury Library – 11am29 St. Peter’s Autumn Fayre – Upper Church – 10am29 St. Anselm’s Christmas Fayre – Catholic Hall – 2pm30 Notcutts Image Competition deadlineDecember1 Floral Art – Village Hall – 7.45pm3 St. Peter’s Mothers’ Union Christmas Supper. Ring Mrs Adams for details on 8227694 Pembury Afternoon WI – Village Hall – 2pm5 Pembury Evening WI: Rainham Theatrical Society – Village Hall – 7.45pm6 Pembury Footpath Walkers – meet at BoPeep Corner – 2.15pm8 Pembury U3A – Catholic Hall – 2.30pm8 Parish Council Meeting – Village Hall – 8pm11 Pembury Book Group – Pembury Library – 11am14 Carols by Candlelight – Pembury Baptist Church – 5pm and 7pm35

ROSIE’S RECIPESTHE AUTUMN season is upon us andI thought these recipes might appeal forthis time of year. These are simple and easilyprepared meals which everyone in the familywill hopefully enjoy. If you are vegetarian thenjust substitute accordingly.Sausage and Apple PanfryIngredients (for 4 servings)450 g (1lb) pork andbeef sausages (lowfator vegetarian canbe substituted)1 tsp oil2 onions, sliced2 green apples,peeled, cored andsliced1/2 tsp each driedrosemary and thyme (fresh herbs could also beused, about a good teaspoon of each)1 tbsp prepared mustard200 ml (7 fl oz) apple juice (unsweetened canalso be used)Preparation:In a large frying pan, fry sausages in oil untilbrowned all over. Add onions and cook for afew minutes. Add apples, herbs, mustard andapple juice. Stir and cook for 20 minutes, untilapples are tender and sausages are cooked.Place on a warmed serving plate and serve hot.Lightly cooked vegetables or salad go well.However, the following dish would also gonicely.Easy Vegetable PastaIngredients: (for 4 servings)2 carrots, peeled2 courgettes,trimmed1 tbsp olive oil225g (8oz) flat whitenoodles, cooked anddrained (add a littleoil to the water toprevent stickingduring cooking)1 tbsp fresh chopped parsleyPreparation:Using a vegetable peeler, cut lengthways longthin ribbons of carrot and courgette. Heat oilin a saucepan and fry vegetables for a fewminutes. Add noodles and fry for a further2 minutes. Stir in parsley and serve.To complete the meal why not try this pudding.Apricot Upside-down PuddingIngredients (for 6 servings)50g (2oz) butter50g (2oz) soft lightbrown sugar369g (14oz) tinapricot halves, welldrained8 glacé cherries225 g (8oz) plain flourlarge pinch salt1 tsp groundcinnamon2 tsp baking powder50g (2oz) butter100g (4oz) soft light brown sugar1 large egg2-3 tbsp milkPreparation:Heat oven to 190ºC (375ºF/Gas5). Grease andline the base of a 20 cm (8 in) cake tin withgreaseproof paper.Melt butter and sugar together and spreadover base of tin evenly. Arrange apricots andcherries on top. Sift flour, salt, cinnamon andbaking powder together. Cream butter andsugar together until pale, beat in egg and stirin flour mixture and milk to a smoothconsistency. Spoon over apricots and cherriesand bake for 50-60 minutes. Test with askewer. Turn out and leave tin over cakeso that sugar topping runs down over cake.Serve with whipped cream or natural yoghurt.If you have any Christmas recipes that youwish to share for the next issue then please letme know. My address is 81 Beagles WoodRoad, Pembury, TN2 4HZ or emailrosiebass46@yahoo.co.uk. I look forward tohearing from you.Rosie Bass36

BROWNIES KICKING ASTHMAWEDNESDAY 4 JUNE saw 30 Brownies dressed in green and purple running aroundPembury Recreation Ground. They were raising money for Asthma UK, a charitywhich helps people who suffer from asthma, and funds research into possible treatments forasthma. Many thanks to all the parents andfriends who supported the Brownies, andwho also joined us for refreshmentsafterwards, when Community Warden TomYounger presented certificates and medals tothe girls. So far they have raised over £580for Asthma UK. Fancy dress prizes went toJessica Tolhurst, Carys Hatcher and AbigailEvans.Moira Allan, 1st Pembury BrowniesCitizens Advice BureauFREE CONFIDENTIAL ADVICEPembury LibraryWednesdays 9.30 to 11.30amCHURCH TIMESST. PETER’SCHURCH SERVICESUpper Church8am Holy Communion9.45am The ParishEucharist and Jun Chch10am Holy Communion(Wednesdays)Old Church11.30am Matins (exceptfirst Sunday, HolyCommunion)Evening services asadvertised on Churchnoticeboards.Contact tel. no. 824761.www.pemburychurch.netCATHOLIC CHAPELOF ST. ANSELM –PEMBURYSunday Mass 10.30amHoly Days – Vigil Mass7.30pmWeekday Service:Wednesday – Mass 7pmwww.stjustusandanselm.org.ukPEMBURY BAPTISTCHURCHWhether you are familiarwith church or have neverbeen to a church before,PBC is an enjoyable, caringand diverse community withactivities all through the weekfor all ages.Our services explore relevantlife issues and are onSundays at 10am for a familyservice (with children’sactivities) and 6.30pm for acafé service. We’d love to seeyou there!Please call 825590 or visitwww.pemburybaptistchurch.org.uk for details.37

YOUR REPRESENTATIVESPARISH COUNCILCllr June Crowhurst,44 Elmhurst Avenue TN2 4DATel: 824873Chairman of Parish CouncilChairman, Amenities, ChristmasLights and Pembury in BloomCllr David Coleman22 Ridgeway TN2 4ERTel: 823402Cllr Kevin Edser,49 The Gill TN2 4DJTel: 823643Vice Chairman of Parish CouncilChairman of Planning & HighwaysWorking GroupCllr Janet Ditchett,7 Cornford Park TN2 4PWTel: 822586Cllr Patrick Gillan1 Knights Close TN2 4ELTel: 825324Cllr Matthew Jackson4 Hastings Road TN2 4PDTel: 824761Chair Public RelationsWorking GroupCllr Sally Osborn34 Canterbury RoadTN2 4JT. Tel: 822726Chairman, Allotments, Burials,Environment & EnvironmentalImprovement Working GroupCllr Andrew Proctor82 Woodhill Park TN2 4NPTel: 823064Cllr Jennifer Roberts21 High Street TN2 4PHTel: 824922Chairman, Finance, Audit &Personnel Working GroupCllr Chris Snow1 Cornford Park TN2 4PWTel: 825428Clerk to the Pembury ParishCouncilBarbara Russell, 6 The GroveTN2 4BU. Tel: 823193. Email:clerk@pemburypc.kentparishes.gov.ukDeputy Clerk to the Pembury Parish CouncilYvette Allen, 6 The Grove TN2 4BU.Tel: 823193.Email: deputy@pemburypc.kentparishes.gov.ukBOROUGH COUNCILPaul Barrington-King, 22 The Coppice, TN2 4EY. Tel: 825144June Crowhurst, 44 Elmhurst Avenue TN2 4DA. Tel: 824873Mike Tompsett, 14 Gimble Way, TN2 4BX. Tel: 822711COUNTY COUNCILKevin Lynes, 5 Downs Cottages, The Down, Lamberhurst, Kent TN3 8EX. Tel: 89092238

VILLAGE ORGANISATIONSAGE CONCERNMrs Sandra Springett. Tel: 522591BLACK & WHITE MARCHING MILITAIRELouise. Tel: 823097CATHOLIC CHURCHDeacon Bill Eason. Tel: 824133CONSERVATIVE PARTYTerry Cload, 56 Herons Way. Tel: 823966CRICKET CLUBHon. Secretary: Andy Dawes, 17 Cornford Park, Pembury.Tel: 822862FRIENDS OF PEMBURY HOSPITALc/o Pembury Hospital. Tel: 823535FRIENDS OF PEMBURY PARISH CHURCHChairman: Mrs S. Clarke, Little Stanton,Romford Road. Tel: 823932GUIDES, BROWNIES AND RAINBOWSMrs M. Allan, 9 Henwood Green Road. Tel: 822373HOSPICE IN THE WEALDMaidstone Road. Tel: 820500KENT COLLEGEHeadmistress: Mrs Sally-Anne Huang. Tel: 822006KENT COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL & NURSERYHeadmistress: Mrs Ann Lawson. Tel: 820204LABOUR PARTYDave & Sally Osborn, 34 Canterbury Rd. Tel: 822726LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTYDavid Mills. Tel: 825577LITTLE RASCALSc/o PBC Office. Tel: 825590MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYTW District. Tel: 0845 6037882NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND, UKMichael Coggles. Tel: 822705NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCHGill Pavely. Tel: 822605PEMBURY ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATIONBrenda Brown. Tel: 824163PEMBURY ATHLETIC (YOUTH) FOOTBALL CLUBDavid Gow. Tel: 824119PEMBURY BAPTIST CHURCHRevd. Wayne Alexander, Church Office. Tel: 825590PEMBURY BOWLS CLUBLen Birnie. Tel: 01892 681222PEMBURY BRIDGE CLUBGeoff Plummer. Tel: 824652PEMBURY COMMUNITY WARDENTom Younger. Tel: 07813 694138PEMBURY COMMUNITY WORKING PARTNERSHIPParish Office. Tel: 823193PEMBURY F.C. SATURDAYMick Waterman, 26 The Coppice. Tel. 824137PEMBURY F.C. SUNDAYPhil Craxton, 34 Woodhill Park. Tel: 823928PEMBURY FOOTPATH WALKERSN. & K. Franklin, 11 The Meadow. Tel: 823212PEMBURY GARDENERSAnn Purton. Tel: 824223PEMBURY PAVILION BOOKINGSCarole Edser. Tel: 823643PEMBURY PHOENIX TWIRLERSDave Brett. Tel: 824233PEMBURY PLAYERSMargaret Weaver. Tel: 824362PEMBURY SCHOOLHeadteacher – Mrs C. Thewlis. Tel: 822259PEMBURY SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONFrances Armstrong. Tel: 822259PEMBURY SCHOOL HOUSE NURSERYTeacher in charge: Rachel Teigen. Tel: 825580PEMBURY SEQUENCE DANCE CLUBSecretary: Mrs Marion Warren. Tel: 547617PEMBURY SHORT MAT BOWLING CLUBArthur Storey. Tel: 822509PEMBURY SOCIETYChairman: Ken Watts. Tel: 822770PEMBURY TENNIS CLUBMrs S. Smith, 2 Ridgeway. Tel: 822405PEMBURY U3AMembership Secretary: Andrew Richardson.Tel: 824012PEMBURY UPPER AND OLD CHURCHRevd. Matthew Jackson Tel: 824761PEMBURY VILLAGE MARKETKarol Young. Tel: 823413Julie Patten. Tel: 824479PEMBURY YOUTH THEATRE ACADEMYDee Barrington-King. Tel: 825144PEPENBURYPrincipal: Mr Roger Gibson, Cornford Lane. Tel: 822168POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICERPCSO Nick Brown. Tel: 07772 226001ROTARY CLUB OF SOUTHBOROUGH & PEMBURYSecretary: Mike Raper. Tel: 01892 520171ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTIONPeter Chartres, 54 Woodhill Park. Tel: 823759SCOUTS, CUBS AND BEAVERSMike Cartwright, 16 Cornford Park, Pembury.Tel: 823235SCOUT & GUIDE HQ MANAGEMENT TEAMMike Cartwright, 16 Cornford Park, Pembury.Tel: 823235 and Moira Allan, 9 Henwood Green Road.Tel 822373ST. PETER’S MOTHERS’ UNIONSecretary: Mrs M. Adams. Tel: 822769ST. PETER’S PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUBEvents Secretary, Carol Wakeford. Tel: 822030TOWN & COUNTRY (HIGH WEALD HOUSING)Sally Hunter. Tel: 501605TREE WARDEN. Caroline Mazzey. Tel: 822493TUNBRIDGE WELLS ACCESS GROUPGill Pavely. Tel: 822605TUNBRIDGE WELLS & DISTRICT VICTIM SUPPORTSCHEME. Tel: 513969VILLAGE HALLManager (bookings): Rachel Windus. Tel: 822837WHEELCHAIR LOAN(24 hour maximum, for Pembury Residents)Pauline Hawker. Tel: 824327WOMEN’S INSTITUTESAfternoon: Mrs Margaret Buss. Tel: 822530Evening: Mrs Angela Saunders. Tel. 822307WRVS LUNCH CLUBContact: Mrs Amanda Everett. Tel: 82328039